Tragic Bus Accident: 45 Killed as Easter Worshipers’ Bus Plunges off Bridge in South Africa
A bus crash in Limpopo province, South Africa, en route to an Easter conference, resulted in the tragic deaths of dozens of worshipers on Thursday, […]
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Botswana offers Angola 8.000 elephants to repopulate national parks
Botswana has offered 8,000 elephants to Angola for the repopulation of parks in the country and will also share its experience in the area of […]
Court upholds decriminalisation of homosexuality in Botswana
Botswana’s judiciary upheld its decision to decriminalise homosexuality on Monday, rejecting an appeal filed by the landlocked southern African country’s conservative government. “The application on […]
Botswana: the opening of the elephant hunt is controversial
If the Covid-19 pandemic had drawn a line under the 2020 elephant hunting season, the 2021 edition opened on Tuesday, April 6 in Gaborone, the […]
Zimbabwe: political turmoil ‘seems like a coup’ – African Union
The African Union chairperson, president Alpha Conde on Wednesday said the political situation in Zimbabwe “seems like a coup” against President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe’s military […]
Botswana: Five feet bronze Buddha statue stolen from temple
A half ton-bronze Buddha statue has been stolen from a temple in Botswana’s capital Gaborone. The theft comes weeks ahead of the first visit of […]
Benin: Local anti-malaria drug wins $100,000 award
A ground-breaking anti-malarial drug made by Dr Valentin Agon of Benin, has been awarded $100,000 at the 2016 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) in Gaborone, […]