Akani Simbine lit up the track in Botswana as he roared to a blistering 9.90 seconds in the 100m, claiming the fastest time in the world so far this year, Cape {town} Etc reports. Racing in front of a packed National Stadium in Gaborone during the Botswana …
Featured Interviews 11 April 2025 CIVICUS discusses Botswana’s new government with Dumiso Gatsha, director of Success Capital, a local youth-led LGBTQI+ organisation. Botswana’s 2024 election made history. The Botswana Democratic Party’s 58-year rule ended …
Botswana can become a sundry number of things. Some mutter that the country can become a logistics hub whilst some posit it can become a financial transactions hub shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Switzerland. The list goes on and on. This confusion …
With a total budget of P97.61 billion, a swelling deficit of P24.7 billion, and total public debt now at P74 billion (25.75% of GDP), the country stands at a crossroads. The lingering question in the minds of many is ‘how is the deficit going to be …
Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by Moody’s, as a result of the prolonged downturn in the diamond industry. Last month S&P Global Ratings (S&P), another of the “Big Three” credit rating agencies, made the same …
Article By: Phenyo Babusi Activists are warning that drug and human trafficking are increasingly overlapping in Botswana, exposing young girls and women to severe exploitation. The crisis is worsened by poverty, addiction, and stigma, requiring urgent …
Despite concerns over venue preparedness, the Botswana Golden Grand Prix athletics meet is set to start today at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone. Speaking during a conference yesterday, Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chairperson Marumo …
Namibian sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi fell short of podium finishes in the women’s 100-metre (m) event at the World Athletics Continental Tour Golden Grand Prix held in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday. Masilingi crossed the finish line …
South African sprinter Akani Simbine made a huge amount of money after defeating African champion Ferdinand Omanyala at the Botswana Continental Tour on Saturday. Simbine is coming from finishing third at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, and now …
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