Botswana News

News as at April 4, 2026, 5:09 am

Government Grants Seven-Day Grace Period for Expired Licenses and Permits

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Owing to challenges with the Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS) online system, the government has declared a seven-day grace period to use vehicles with expired licences and permits.

Modipane Stages Impressive Come-Back

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- This year's Miss Botswana 2026 competition had, as all others years before, combined glamour with stiff competition.

Masunga Sports Complex Open for Public Use

  • [Botswana Daily News] Masunga -- Masunga community has at its disposal, the use of Masunga Sport Complex.

Boko Sets Sight On Export-Oriented Agricultural Reform

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Advocate Duma Boko has unveiled a transformative roadmap for the agricultural sector to move away from subsidy-driven dependency toward an enterprise-driven model aimed at high-growth exports and economic diversification.

Mophato Dance Theatre Raises Awareness On GBV

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Mophato Dance Theatre women bared it all on Friday night in a performance that aimed to raise awareness on gender-based violence (GBV) through theatre.

Botswana Launches Program Linking Startups to $150m Climate Fund

  • [Daba Finance] Botswana Innovation Fund and Scalar International launched the Scalar Botswana Innovation Program, a 12-month initiative to support climate and digital technology startups.

Boko Commits to Advance BIUST Mission

  • [Botswana Daily News] Palapye -- President Advocate Duma Boko has promised to champion Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)'s mission, advocate its interests and promote its achievements within Botswana and beyond. President Boko, who was inaugurated as BIUST's chancellor in Palapye on March 27, said he accepted the responsibility with humility, gratitude, enthusiasm and resolve, pledging to provide strategic and external leadership in support of the governing authority of the university.

FMD Prevalence Declines

  • [Botswana Daily News] Masunga -- Vaccination for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) at Zone 6b, North of Bisoli Farm is at 95.5 per cent and at 96 per cent at Zone 3c - Maitengwe but a small number of cattle still show a few signs of the disease.

Revamped Mpatlise App to Revitalise Agriculture

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The launch of the revamped Mpatlise Application signals a step in advancing Botswana's digital transformation and revitalising the agricultural sector.

Govt Backs Stanbic Housing Loan Initiative

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In a strategic bid to address housing demand in Botswana, Stanbic Bank Botswana has unveiled Legae Home Loan, an initiative aimed at making home ownership a possibility for Batswana.

Govt Cleared to Withdraw P23.4 Billion From Consolidated Fund

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has approved revenue appropriation of over P23.4 billion thus authorising government to withdraw funds from the consolidated fund for state expenditure to enable implementation of approved budget priorities.

Ministry Adopts One - Stop Service Centre for GBV Survivors

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs is collaborating with a multi-sectoral team to establish One-Stop Service Centres for GBV survivors to address the gap between reporting gender-based violence (GBV) and accessing justice.

SDC Approves P233m Budget for 202627 Financial Year

  • [Botswana Daily News] Serowe -- The Serowe District Council (SDC) has approved a budget of over P233 million for the 2026/2027 financial year.

Lobatse Council to Maximise Existing Revenue Streams

  • [Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- The Lobatse Town Council aims to maximise existing revenue streams and identify new income sources after a P224 million budget was approved for the 2026/2027 financial year, falling short of the council's estimated requirement of P290 million.

Envoys Reaffirm Support for Botswana Conservation Efforts

  • [Botswana Daily News] Kasane -- European Union (EU) Heads of Mission to Botswana and SADC have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Botswana in maintaining its status as a global leader in environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Maintenance of Education Facilities Priority

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government has prioritised maintenance and refurbishment of existing education facilities across all levels of education in line with the twelfth National Development Plan (NDP 12) and Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP).

Warriors Coach Marinica Targets Four Nations Tournament to Build Future Squad

  • [New Zimbabwe] Warriors coach Marian Marinica says he will use the upcoming Four Nations Tournament as a platform to build a competitive squad for future assignments.

Councillors Reject Proposed Liquor Act

  • [Botswana Daily News] Kanye -- Kanye District councillors have unanimously rejected government's proposed amendment to the Liquor Act, which seeks to abolish liquor control authorities and transfer their powers to a director.

Eastern Zambezi Still Uses Botswana Pula As NDP's Lukato Blames Past Leadership for Bridge Delays

  • [Namibian] Political leaders and National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato are blaming past failures and corruption for the continued, illegal use of the Botswana pula in Namibia's eastern Zambezi region.

Strategies in Place to Curb Human - Wildlife Conflict

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry of Environment and Tourism, through the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), has implemented various strategies to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the North West District.

Air Botswana Deploys Plan to Stabilise Performance

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Air Botswana has implemented a short-term strategic plan to stabilise its performance, starting with the completion of a mandatory C-check maintenance on its ATR72-600 on March 6, increasing the airline's operational fleet to three aircraft, though it currently maintains a two-aircraft schedule.

Nam-Botswana Want 'No-Stop' Border Posts

  • [Namibian] Namibia and Botswana have discussed implementing no-stop border posts to facilitate seamless trade and the smooth movement of people.

Sustainable Water Irrigation and Farming Technologies (Swift) Vacancy - Assistant Accountant

  • [The Patriot] Sustainable Water Irrigation and Farming Technologies (SWIFT) is a multinational engineering and technology company specializing in Water Supply, Renewable Energy Production,

Botswana's President Seeks to Strengthen Trade Relations With Namibia

  • [Namibian] President Duma Boko of Botswana says part of his country's plans with Namibia is to strengthen trade between both counties.

S&P Downgrades Botswana With Negative Outlook On Diamond Weakness

  • [Daba Finance] S&P Global Ratings downgraded Botswana's sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BBB and assigned a negative outlook, citing prolonged weakness in global diamond demand.

Financial Constraints Halt National Border Buffer

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The exercise to create a buffer along the international boundary was put on hold on account of financial resources, acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Dr Edwin Dikoloti has said. Dr Dikoloti said this answering a question in Parliament on Tuesday, indicating that the exercise commenced in May 2024 and was intended to cover the entire boundary of Botswana with its neighbours, including the Molopo area, to address territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Lucara Boosts Miss Botswana Ahead of Grand Finale

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- With only 12 contestants remaining in the Miss Botswana 2026 competition, the road to the coveted crown has entered its final stretch, buoyed by corporate support after Lucara Botswana pledged P500 000 to the pageant and an additional P600 000 to Change Africa to support initiatives aimed at empowering women ahead of the grand finale on Saturday. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Gaborone Monday, Lucara Botswana managing director, Naseem Lahri said the sponsorships marked the continuation of their

Lefika Relays Ready to Go

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Both the National Stadium and the University of Botswana stadium will be ready for the Lefika International Relays on March 28. The stadia will be also used for the upcoming World Athletics Relays and were expected to be certified by the world athletics body before the May 2-3 event.

Industrial Court Deploys New Strategy to Eradicate Case Backlog

  • [Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Industrial Court is set to devise new means to eradicate its case backlog through the establishment of a Judicial Case Management (JCM) Unit, which will comprise four Judges of the Industrial Court.

Hunting Quota to Address Human-Lion Conflict

  • [Botswana Daily News] Maun -- Government has introduced an experimental spatial lion hunting quota as part of efforts to address the growing human-lion conflict in Botswana.
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