ARTICLES RELATING TO BOTSWANA

Ian Khama injured in cheetah 'attack'

2013-04-29 12:44

Botswana President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah at a defence force barracks, a report says.

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2013-02-06 09:34

Southern Africa has a lot to offer when it comes to culture and nature. The best way to explore this beautiful part of Africa is by a 4x4 road trip through South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

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Botswana gets Google Street View

2012-12-03 22:11

Botswana has become the second African country to be featured on Google Maps' Street View, allowing users to explore landmarks such as the Okavango Delta.

Border defence yields mixed results

2012-11-28 22:32

The SA National Defence Force has had mixed results since borderline deployment was initiated in 2010, chief joint operations officer Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi says.

Body of missing hiker found near Cape Town

2012-11-06 10:36

The body of a man, believed to be a missing hiker from Botswana, has been found in a gorge in the Bainskloof mountains near Cape Town.

Botswana women get inheritance rights

2012-10-12 12:51

In a landmark ruling Botswana's High Court has given women inheritance rights for the first time, ending a male-dominated system that had prevailed in the thriving African nation.

Botswana and SA sign energy memorandum

2012-08-29 18:04

Botswana and South Africa have agreed to establish a commission to promote cooperation between the two countries.

Botswana beef a bonus for consumers

2012-08-07 10:38

Botswana's export of thousands of tons of beef to SA will lower prices but could hit local producers hard, says the Red Meat Producers' Organisation.

Namibia, Botswana welcome fast broadband

2012-06-27 08:14

Namibia and Botswana have inaugurated their links to a 14 000km underground cable system that provides both with faster and cheaper internet connectivity.

Concerns over stockpile ivory theft

2012-06-22 16:01

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) has expressed concern over recent thefts of ivory stockpiles in Zambia and Botswana.

King out of action for 45 days

2012-04-15 14:39

Physicians caring for the king of Spain say he is likely to be out of action for 45 days after fracturing his hip during a much-criticised elephant-hunting trip to Africa.

Southern Africa to get transfrontier park

2012-03-15 18:23

The world's biggest wildlife conservation area is being launched by 5 southern African countries.

Zuma set for 'make or break talks' in Zim

2012-03-08 14:05

President Jacob Zuma is expected in Zimbabwe in the next few days for make or break talks with President Robert Mugabe on the timing of elections, a report says.

Pilot who 'borrowed' plane suspended

2012-02-17 13:39

A young SA Air Force pilot has been grounded pending the outcome of a commission of inquiry, after he 'borrowed' a plane to visit a friend in Botswana.

Rwanda joins 'clean' African states

2011-12-01 09:05

Rwanda has joined the thin ranks of African nations seen as fairly free of graft, in a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt.

Elephant kills SA man in Botswana

2011-11-24 10:07

A Knysna woman has described how her husband was killed by an elephant cow at a watering hole on a game farm in Botswana.

Botswana tries to allay air safety fears

2011-10-21 20:37

Botswana's transport minister has sought to quell fears about safety on aircraft serving the tourist attraction of the Okavango Delta wetlands following an accident that claimed eight lives.

2nd plane crashes in Botswana

2011-10-19 12:27

An air charter says a second light aircraft has crashed on takeoff in Botswana’s Okavango Delta but all six people onboard survived unscathed.

Tourists killed in Botswana plane crash

2011-10-17 22:47

Eight foreign tourists were killed when their plane crashed after take-off near an airstrip in north Botswana's Okavango Delta.

Discontent grows in Botswana

2011-10-09 13:42

Discontent with political leaders is mounting in Botswana, which has long been held up as a model of democratic governance in Africa.

Botswana growing quickly

2011-09-29 22:34

Botswana's population has grown by 21% to two million people in the last decade, based on initial findings from the latest census.

Mines: Botswana shows SA how

2011-09-18 14:09

De Beers and the government of Botswana have concluded a milestone agreement for transferring all sorting and marketing activities to Gaborone from London.

Malema: Technicality may trip up ANC

2011-08-31 18:59
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The ANC's national disciplinary committee is deciding whether it should drop the charges against Julius Malema, according to a report, because proper procedures were not followed.

ANCYL confirms charges against leaders

2011-08-24 14:33
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The top five leaders of the ANC Youth League are facing disciplinary action taken by the ANC, league deputy president Ronald Lamola has confirmed.

ANC charges Malema with misconduct

2011-08-19 11:46
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The ANC has confirmed that it has charged youth league president Julius Malema with misconduct over statements he made regarding Botswana.

 

I don't see peaceful Zim polls - Khama

2013-02-15 15:06

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's most outspoken high-level African critic Ian Khama has expressed doubt over the possibility of peaceful elections in Zimbabwe, according to a report.

SADC begins training of Stand by Force in Zim

2013-02-05 10:07

SADC military inspectors have converged in Zimbabwe to attend a training course set to improve the operation and proficiency of the military component of the SADC Standby Force in war times.

Botswana to ban wildlife hunting

2012-11-29 13:21

Botswana, one of Africa’s premier safari destinations says it will ban commercial hunting of wildlife because of a decline in animal population.

Botswana's rulers face united rival

2012-11-22 14:43

The African Spring may not have materialised, but in Botswana - the continent’s oldest multi-party democracy - the winds of change are buffeting a party that has ruled the country since independence.

No winner of African governance prize

2012-10-15 19:58

The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership - the world's biggest individual prize- has not been awarded for a third time in four years as no suitable candidates were found.

Zuma, Khama agree to step up poaching fight

2012-08-30 20:43

President Jacob Zuma and Botswana President Ian Khama have urged their respective ministers to intensify efforts to combat rhino poaching.

Mantashe to visit Botswana

2012-08-23 16:53

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe will visit Botswana to strengthen party relations, the party says.

SA boy attacked in Okavango Delta

2012-07-06 10:08

A 6-year-old South African boy has been attacked by a predator in the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta.

Botswana forced to rehire 400 strikers

2012-06-22 22:25

A court in Botswana has forced the state to reinstate 400 civil servants fired last year after the biggest strike in the southern African country's history, a union official says.

Two more African airlines fly to SA

2012-05-04 12:45

Air Botswana and Air Nigeria will be flying to South African airports from June onwards.

Spanish king breaks hip in Botswana

2012-04-14 12:50

Spanish King Juan Carlos has had urgent surgery to replace his hip after he fractured it in a fall during a visit to Botswana.

Botswana's Bushmen return home

2012-03-13 12:45

After winning a long court battle with Botswana’s government, the Bushmen of the Kalahari can now drill new water wells and return to their ancestral lands.

Google Street View to launch in Botswana

2012-02-23 20:37

Botswana will be the second African country to launch Google Street View, saying the technology would boost the nation as a diamond exporter and safari destination.

Botswana - Africa attitude to ICC wrong

2011-12-12 21:23

Botswana's President Ian Khama has hit out at African leaders who refuse to co-operate with the International Criminal Court saying it put the continent "on the wrong side of history".

Motswana girls turn to SA for abortions

2011-11-25 09:15

Motswana girls are turning to local clinics and hospitals near the border to terminate pregnancies, SA’s Limpopo health department says.

Legalise prostitution, Mogae says

2011-11-08 08:07

Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae is calling for the legalisation of prostitution in that country in hopes of bringing down one of the world’s highest HIV rates.

SA, Botswana 'must share crime info'

2011-10-21 19:01

South Africa and Botswana must open channels of communication between borders to deal with cross-border crime, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says.

Botswana plane crash victims identified

2011-10-18 18:00

Three French, three Swiss and two Britons were killed in an accident in Botswana’s Okavango delta in the northern tourist area, diplomatic sources say.

Wife of man missing in Botswana hopeful

2011-10-11 10:08

The wife of a Lydenburg farmer who went missing in Botswana's Chobe game reserve last month still hopes he will be found, even though the air search for him has been called off.

Elderly SA farmer missing in Botswana

2011-10-07 10:34

An 80-year-old Mpumalanga farmer has been missing for three weeks in the Chobe National Park after he went looking for help when his vehicle got stuck.

Botswana unions fight govt in court

2011-09-23 14:12

Botswana labour unions have asked a court to force the government to reinstate about 2 600 public service workers fired during the country’s first national strike in April, an official says.

Bushmen drink from re-opened borehole

2011-09-05 21:30

Survival International says Botswana's Bushmen are drinking water from a borehole in the Kalahari desert for the first time in nine years.

ANCYL calls for political solution

2011-08-26 19:30

The ANC Youth League in the Eastern Cape has called for a "political solution" to the impasse between its leadership and the ANC over comments made on Botswana.

Botswana's Bushmen boycott census

2011-08-20 11:00

Botswana's indigenous people don't want to be counted by a government with whom they have long clashed.

ANC silent on possible ANCYL charges

2011-08-16 17:18

There is still no word on whether the ANC will lodge disciplinary charges against its youth league, following its comments on Botswana.

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