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Learn more | UNDP in Botswana
Dec 7, 2021 | 03:53 amUNDP Business Supplier Development Programme has entered into partnership with selected Banks in Botswana to prioritize access to funding for small ...
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Palesa to shine at Miss World Top Model Fashion Show - TheVoiceBW
Dec 7, 2021 | 02:56 amMiss Botswana Palesa Molefe will today compete at the Miss World Top Model Fashion Show. She will be wearing her national costume.
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Bad Start For Team Botswana - Mmegi Online
Dec 7, 2021 | 02:01 amTeam Botswana started their campaign at the AUSC Region 5 Games on a bad foot. On Saturday, some of the outdoor games had to be cancelled due to ...
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Mmopane cash heist suspects remanded in custody - TheVoiceBW
Dec 6, 2021 | 18:52 pm... of ammunition and entering Botswana through an ungazetted point. ... on the 30th of November, the two allegedly entered Botswana at an ...
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Country's Dilemma - To Reveal or Not to Reveal Omicron Origins
Dec 6, 2021 | 07:16 am[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- World health experts are still searching the origins of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. But in Botswana, where the variant was first reported, officials say what matters is that it was discovered, not where it[…]
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Botswana's Reported Covid-19 Cases Decrease Despite Presence of Omicron
Dec 6, 2021 | 07:07 am[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Botswana's reported COVID-19 cases have declined despite the detection of the highly transmissible omicron variant of coronavirus. Botswana was one of the first two countries in the world, along South Africa to report cases of the[…]
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Botswana Gets WHO Award for Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention Milestone
Dec 6, 2021 | 07:05 am[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- The World Health Organization has recognized Botswana for its efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from expectant mothers to unborn children. Officials say no children born to HIV-positive mothers this year had the virus.
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How Can Scientists Update Coronavirus Vaccines for Omicron?
Dec 5, 2021 | 11:34 am[The Conversation Africa] If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it's possible that existing vaccines won't be as effective as they have been. If so, it's likely that companies will need to update[…]
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Botswana Is First Country With Severe HIV Epidemic to Reach Key Milestone in the Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Dec 3, 2021 | 06:23 am[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville, Geneva, Nairobi -- Botswana has become the first high-burden country to be certified for achieving an important milestone on the path to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Government Loses Bid to Overturn Homosexuality Ruling
Nov 30, 2021 | 08:05 am[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Botswana's government has lost a bid to overturn a 2019 court ruling that decriminalized same-sex relations. Human rights groups have welcomed the decision, saying it opens the door to challenge what they say are other discriminatory[…]
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Covid-19 - South Africa, Botswana Fight Travel Restrictions
Nov 30, 2021 | 07:48 am[East African] South Africa has said it is being punished for being efficient in detecting new Covid-19 variants, while Botswana claims the Omicron variant was brought into their country by diplomats.
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Former Botswana President Ian Khama Denies Fleeing the Country
Nov 29, 2021 | 15:52 pm[Daily Maverick] Ian Khama has spoken out about his current visit to South Africa, which he said was for meetings and not to flee arrest, as some media outlets reported.
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Europe Halts Travel From Southern Africa Over New Coronavirus Variant
Nov 26, 2021 | 21:56 pm[DW] The European Union wants member states to halt air travel with South Africa and several surrounding countries over a new coronavirus variant. Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic were all quick to react.
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Botswana Records Four New Covid-19 Variant Cases
Nov 26, 2021 | 14:50 pm[East African] Botswana has recorded four cases of the new Covid-19 variant now known as B.1.1.529, the country´s presidential Covid-19 Task Force announced Thursday in a statement.
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Botswana Court of Appeal Sets a Date for Decriminalisation Judgement for 29 November 2021
Nov 26, 2021 | 13:40 pm[SALC] On Monday, 29 November 2021, the Botswana Court of Appeal will issue a judgment on the decriminalisation case, Motshidiemang v Attorney General, the matter in which Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO), with support assistance from the Southern[…]
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Jwaneng Mine Recrush wins Golden Award
Nov 24, 2021 | 10:57 am[The Patriot] Debswana's Jwaneng Mine Recrush Plant has won the latest Group Processing Golden Plant Award. Jwaneng took the three top spots in the Quarter three (3) awards with Jwaneng Modular Plant (JMP) and the Jwaneng Main Treatment Plant (MTP)[…]
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Govt Earns U.S.$2.7 Million From Elephant Hunting
Nov 24, 2021 | 09:38 am[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana has earned $2.7 million from elephant hunting this year, say officials, more than double the last full hunting season seven years ago. Botswana lifted a five-year ban on trophy hunting in 2019 and this year the[…]
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'They Accuse My Brothers of Being Poachers'
Nov 22, 2021 | 13:31 pm[Namibian] SUBPOENAED by the Botswana prosecution authorities to appear in Kasane Magistrate's Court, Charles Nchindo was among the Namibian witnesses at the inquest into the deaths of his three young brothers and a Zambian cousin.
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Let's Use the Covid-19 Wakeup Call to Help Women Rise From the Nightmare of Cervical Cancer
Nov 18, 2021 | 02:09 am[allAfrica] Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity
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Calls for Cooperation Between Nam, Botswana to Benefit Tourism
Nov 16, 2021 | 13:31 pm[Namibian] THE Namibian Wetland Route Association has called for better bilateral agreement between Namibia and Botswana to ensure an easy flow of travel for tourists, which will benefit both Namibian and Botswana operators along the Chobe River.
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Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Launch HIV Prevention Programme for Young Women and Girls
Nov 15, 2021 | 16:28 pm[The Herald] Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana have launched a regional programme that seeks to reduce the prevalence of HIV among adolescents, girls and young women in three districts across the SADC countries.
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Poor Gems Crash to Botswana
Nov 15, 2021 | 10:46 am[The Herald] IT was a bad day on the court for Zimbabwe's Gems yesterday as they went down to Botswana 47-44 at the ongoing Africa Netball Cup in Windhoek, Namibia.
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Namibian Descendants in Botswana Push for German Genocide Compensation
Nov 12, 2021 | 10:24 am[VOA] Gaborone -- Thousands of people in Botswana whose ancestors came from Namibia are demanding reparations for genocide they say was committed by German forces more than a century ago. Namibia is negotiating with the German government, but the descendants[…]
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Teen Arrested in Botswana Attempting to Smuggle Stolen Vehicle Into Zimbabwe
Nov 8, 2021 | 09:01 am[New Zimbabwe] A male Zimbabwean teenager who allegedly stole a vehicle at Marobela village in Botswana before attempting to smuggle it into Zimbabwe through an undesignated point has been remanded in custody in the neighbouring country.
