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Botswanan president urges state-owned enterprises to explore int'l markets
Xinhua News Agency
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GABORONE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan President Duma Boko on Monday urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and parastatals to increase productivity and profitability and to explore international markets. During a meeting with the executives of...
Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos To Release Candid Memoir
StratNews Global
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June 30, 2025
Home Europe Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos To Release Candid Memoir Spanish prosecutors investigated allegations of fraud laid against the former king in Spain and Switzerland, but dropped the probe due to insufficient evidence and the statute of...
‘My history is being stolen’: scandal-prone Spanish former king to publish memoirs
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos will publish his memoirs by year end in an unprecedented move by a Spanish monarch, publishing house Planeta said on Monday.Once revered for his role in Spain’s transition to democracy, Juan Carlos was forced to...
Gaborone to bid for CAF Women’s Champions league qualifiers
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
The tournament is zonal qualifiers that feature eight league champions from Southern Africa, battling for a single CAF Women's Champions League finals spot. The tournament has been held in South Africa for two previous editions in 2022 and 2023,...
Botswana Tennis Open dangles P85, 550 cash incentives
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
With a total prize money of P85, 550, this year’s edition promises energetic matches from players drawn from across the region. There are decent cash prizes for the winners with the men's and women's singles champions guaranteed P12, 000 each. The...
Botswana secures $200m OPEC Fund loan
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Gaolathe, who is also the Finance Minister, attended the OPEC Fund’s Development Forum earlier this month as part of his engagements with investors and funding partners. A statement released by the OPEC Fund says the loan complements a package...
MISA Botswana to host second Golf Day
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Now in its second edition, the MISA Golf Day is a fundraising initiative to support the ongoing MISA Botswana activities. As a champion of media freedom, freedom of expression, and pluralistic independent journalism, MISA plays a vital role in...
Liu Jianchao meets ministers from Mozambique and Botswana
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), met on June 13 with Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, and Phenyo...
Namibia and Botswana continue to strengthen border relations
Informante
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June 29, 2025
Date: June 29, 2025 Staff Reporter NAMIBIA and Botswana continue to show their dedication to tackling issues affecting border communities, as the second phase of the Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Sensitization Campaign is currently underway...
Trump slams Fed Chair Powell in handwritten note
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
President Donald Trump is finding novel ways to try to pressure Fed chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates – this time releasing an angry hand-written note online that casts the US central bank as behind the curve. Trump posted a chart of...
Botswana court orders apology over S.African magnate graft claims
Macau Business
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June 27, 2025
Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first lady,...
Legal, security personnel from Nigeria, 6 others get drug investigation training
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 27, 2025
DEA drug investigation course Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hosted an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal,...
BAA Releases Bantsi to Lead 2026 World Relays Secretariat
Sunday Standard
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June 30, 2025
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has recommended its president, Moses Bantsi, to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 2026 World Relays. According to well placed sources, the BAA leader’s appointment is already approved....
Botswana Govt, Bridgette Motsepe reach settlement in ‘Butterfly Case’
SABC News
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June 27, 2025
The government of Botswana and business mogul Bridgette Motsepe have reached a court settlement, concluding a protracted litigation over allegations made against her in what is now known as the “Butterfly case”. This case affected Bridgette...
President lifts Tanzania globally – PM
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
DODOMA: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has lauded President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan’s leadership for setting Tanzania on a new path of inclusive development, diplomacy and national cohesion through the implementation of the 4Rs philosophy. In his...
How Botswana’s Sustainable Natural Diamond Story Sparkled At JCK
Forbes
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Diamond exports provide Botswana's economy with strong supplies of foreign exchange and have helped ... More finance industrial development, improvements in Botswana's infrastructure plus nationwide free education.Natural Diamond Council Various...
Motsepe cleared! – Botswana court slams dirty money claims as lies
African Insider
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June 28, 2025
Gaborone – Botswana’s High Court ruled on Friday that a former government investigator’s claims of corruption against South African mining executive Bridgette Motsepe were false and ordered an apology. Motsepe is the sister of South Africa’s first...
Government urges reporting of illegal animal movements to control foot and mouth disease
IOL
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Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has called on the beef industry to follow new rules aimed at stopping foot-and-mouth disease and urged the public to report any illegal actions to help control the outbreak. IOL previously reported that...
AECI reports improved performance in spite of challenges in the local market
IOL
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June 30, 2025
AECI’s international industrial and chemicals operations reported an improved performance for the five months to May 31, while its South African-based business was impacted by weak power challenges and supplier headwinds. The group, which provides...
Pouncing lions, pronking springboks, poison-arrow lessons: Botswana’s safari idyll
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 27, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In Botswana, they named their currency, pula, after their most precious commodity. Their...