Serval confirms renewal of exploration licences in Botswana

Copper and future metals developer Serval Resources has confirmed that all exploration licences within its Botswana portfolio have now been renewed. The latest renewals include PL 061/2021, PL 062/2021, PL 2473/2023 and PL 2474/2023, with …

WHO OWNS BOTSWANA’S SUNSHINE?

Botswana is localising electricity generation through solar power, but foreign ownership raises a deeper question about where the long-term wealth created by the energy transition will ultimately flow. DR DOUGLAS RASBASH Minister Bogolo Kenewendo’s launch …

Botswana wants Aliko Dangote to build its cement, and its rail line, and more

President Duma Boko told Aliko Dangote in Gaborone that Botswana is interested in big-ticket investments rather than small ones, and asked him to bring the country's pension funds into whatever he builds there. Africa's wealthiest man paid a …

Botswana Darts Finish Second

Botswana secured medals across every category at the Region 5 Darts Tournament, but the association says it will seek to improve on its second-place finish   GAZETTE REPORTER   Botswana finished second overall at the Region 5 Darts Tournament, securing …

Botswana’s rare slaty egret signals the health of the Okavango

Deep in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, a rare waterbird is helping scientists understand the health of one of Africa’s most important wetland ecosystems. The vulnerable slaty egret is found only in southern Africa, with its range centred on the Okavango Delta …

Beyond Wildlife: Unlocking Botswana’s heritage and cultural tourism potential

Heritage and cultural tourism involves travelling to experience the history, traditions, physical artefacts and living customs of a particular community or society. In simple terms, it allows visitors to understand not only where a country is going, but …

Aliko Dangote meets Botswana President Duma Boko to explore infrastructure deals

Industrialist Aliko Dangote met with Botswana President Duma Boko in Gaborone on Thursday to open discussions on large-scale infrastructure investments, pointing to regional transportation projects that could draw significant private capital. The meeting …

Botswana parliament passes gambling bill retaining proposal to lower age to 18

Botswana’s parliament has backed sweeping gambling reforms, including a controversial proposal to lower the legal gambling age to 18. Botswana’s National Assembly has passed the Gambling (Amendment) Bill, 2026, retaining a proposal to lower the country’s …

Why Dolly Was Botswana’s Honorary Icon

Before streaming playlists and algorithmic discovery, Botswana found its country music heroes through the radio. For generations of listeners, Dolly Parton was one of them — her voice arriving through Radio Botswana and settling into family stereos, …

Rwanda, Botswana seek to deepen defence cooperation