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Oil drilling threatens the Okavango River Basin, putting water in Namibia and Botswana at risk

The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River Basin, in an area covering 34,000km².

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Protest held in Botswana against bill legalizing same-sex relationships

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Botswana's capital of Gaborone on Saturday to protest against legislation seeking to make same-sex relations legal.

Radio France Internationale

South Africa Women's World Cup team sits out game in pay dispute as 13-year-old player called in

A standoff between South Africa’s Women’s World Cup squad and the national soccer association over pay and other issues has forced officials to field a makeshift team of little-known players that included a 13-year-old for a game against Botswana

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Botswana Pushes For Free Trade In Ivory Despite Threats To Leave CITES

Government argues legal trade would benefit economy and conservation efforts in the country.

Zenger

Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture

Botswana will not back down on demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Thursday, upping the stakes as talks for a new sales deal appear to be stalling.

Reuters

Wilderness Safaris: an extraordinary brush with nature in Botswana

From swimming elephants to lions on the hunt, Radhika Aligh has the experience of a lifetime in the African wilderness

Evening Standard

A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter

Bernadine Swale thought she couldn’t cope after her divorce. Now, she loves her life cycling around Florida with terriers and fine-dining with schnauzers in New Zealand

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Botswana’s Nijel Amos receives three-year ban for doping

Botswana's Nijel Amos has been banned for three years after the 2012 Olympic 800m silver medallist tested positive for a banned metabolite.

The New Daily

Elephants are a menace for these 6th graders. Then they went on a safari ...

Botswana has one of the last thriving elephant herds – and a history of human-elephant conflict that threatens both sides. A nonprofit has a program to shift that dynamic. Will it work?

WEKU

Harry narrates new video promoting Sentebale’s HIV charity work

The charity works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana.

The Independent UK

Carol Vorderman reveals how she fell in love with her boss and flew to Botswana to be with him

I'm A Celebrity's Carol Vorderman met the 'first love' of her life when she was 19

Wales Online

Archaeology shows how hunter-gatherers fitted into southern Africa’s first city, 800 years ago

Where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet, forming the modern border between Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, lies a hill that hardly stands out from the rest. One could easily pass it without realising its historical significance. It was on and around this hill that what appears to be southern…

The Conversation

Okavango River bridge captures Botswana’s conservation story

The new bridge connects the formerly isolated eastern panhandle, boosting economic opportunities and social cohesion, says President Masisi

The Independent UK

Okavango Delta residents worry over low flood water levels

Livelihoods, wildlife depending on the river at risk amid growing impacts of climate change

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President who once banned trophy hunting begs MPs to stop wildlife 'destruction'

Ian Khama, the former of President of Botswana, is imploring UK MPs to attend a crucial Commons vote on Friday as efforts to ban trophy hunting imports gather pace

WEKU

Botswana has seen a huge spike in rhinoceros poaching over the past 5 years

There's been increased demand for the endangered species' horn by some east Asians who believe it has medicinal properties.

Tribune News Service

Auto review: Ineos Grenadier is an old-school SUV for a digital world

For those who miss the old Land Rover Defender, the basic, no-thrills British-built SUV that had proved its worth for decades in war and peace, in Botswana and Belgravia, Ineos Automotive has your SUV: the 2023 Ineos Grenadier.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Call and Response,' by Gothataone Moeng

FICTION: Masterful stories explore the push-pull of traditional and modern life in Botswana.

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Who's most likely to save us from the next pandemic? The answer may surprise you

The South African-based scientist who co-discovered the omicron variant of COVID-19 makes an intriguing argument.

Daily Record

Prince Harry shares promise he made Meghan Markle on their third date

While most couple's third date might involve a nice meal or trip to the cinema, Harry and Meghan jetted off on a five-day holiday to Botswana.

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's romantic promise to Meghan Markle on third date - and he's still keeping it

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle camped in Botswana for their third date, spending their evenings watching the sun set in canvas chairs in front of the fire

Reuters

Botswana court upholds ex-president Khama's arrest warrant

A Botswana court on Friday dismissed an application by former President Ian Khama to have an arrest warrant against him struck down.

Reuters

Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Botswana's former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week.

Daily Mirror

Trophy hunters just 'like ISIS terrorists' says former African president

Botswana’s former leader Ian Khama compared sick marksmen who kill elephants, lions and zebras for sport to ISIS extremists 'because those people take a morbid delight in killing'

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Botswana issues arrest warrant for ex-President Ian Khama

An arrest warrant has been issued in Botswana for former President Ian Khama on a charge of illegal possession of firearms

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