A national intervention improved same-day initiation of antiretroviral therapy for people newly diagnosed with HIV - 59%, Botswana-University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers reported in the journal AIDS

Duma Boko, president since 1 November, and his government plan to legalize undocumented Zimbabwean migrants with temporary residence and work permits; Botswana hosts the second-biggest Zimbabwean diaspora in the world and many are farm or domestic workers

Air Botswana has announced a new partnership with local dairy company Dream Flavours, as part of its strategic support for the #PushaBW initiative promoting local brands and will thus start to offer local yoghurt products on its flights

The first batch of locally assembled electric vehicles was presented in capital Gaborone with the support of two Chinese vehicle manufacturers