Botswana

Lithium batteries theft a headache for Botswana’s mobile firm

Gaborone – Botswana’s biggest mobile operator said on Thursday its telecoms towers were being plundered for lithium batteries, whose... Read more

18 Nov

Algeria

Football: African friendly results

Johannesburg – Results from friendly internationals involving African teams on Tuesday: In Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa 1 (Mokoena... Read more

28 Sep

Botswana

Botswana to cull 10 000 cattle to curb foot-and-mouth outbreak

Gaborone – Botswana, a top beef exporter to the European Union, plans to slaughter 10 000 cattle to curb... Read more

20 Sep

Botswana

Over 150 endangered vultures poisoned to death in southern Africa

Johannesburg – At least 150 critically-endangered vultures were poisoned to death in separate incidents in Botswana and South Africa,... Read more

13 Aug

Botswana

Botswana ex-leader Ian Khama accused of illegally possessing firearms

Gaborone – Botswana’s former president Ian Khama faces 13 criminal charges, including illegally possessing five firearms, court documents showed on... Read more

20 Apr

Botswana

Botswana president vows to honour gay rights judgment

Gaborone – Botswana’s president vowed on Monday to fully implement a 2019 court ruling decriminalising homosexuality, two months after losing... Read more

25 Jan

Botswana

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi tests positive for Covid

Gaborone – President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, which with South Africa was the first country to detect the Omicron... Read more

3 Jan