Africa Botswana The High Court has upheld the marijuana production license for a single company, Fresh Standard (Pty) Limited, which will now be the only firm allowed to produce hemp and cannabis for industrial and medical purposes in the country
Africa Botswana The country has launched voter registration ahead of the 2024 polls, as the Independent Electoral Commission will conduct a supplementary voter registration exercise for the next three months
Africa Botswana The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa has approved a US$1 million grant to facilitate the country's transition to clean energy, including supporting the private sector in investing in renewable energy generation and reducing negative environmental impact
Africa Botswana Tourism in the country is already starting to recover from the negative effects of the travel bans that followed the new Omicron variant; the tourism industry is the country's second largest employer after diamond mining
Africa Botswana The country plans to start COVID-19 vaccinations for adolescents aged 12 to 17 early in 2022
Africa Botswana High inflation will last longer than expected, with the Bank of Botswana expecting a decline by the third quarter of next year, not the second; the price of cooking oil has risen by almost 30% in the past 12 months
Africa Botswana A national strategy for nursing and midwifery for 2020-2024 has been launched by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in an effort to provide quality healthcare: it comprises topics including education and training, regulation, leadership and research
Africa Botswana The Pension Funds Act is about to be amended to allow members of pension funds to borrow directly or use part of the pension as collateral for mortgage loans
Africa Botswana The country delivered its first iron ore exports to China; Botswana is heavily dependent on precious stones, with diamonds accounting for more than 70% of foreign exchange earnings
Africa Botswana This year's Miss Botswana journey is being documented in a 13-episode docu-series that will be aired on Botswana Television, with the show's finale scheduled for today
Africa Botswana Botswana's Court of Appeal has begun hearing a government attempt to overturn a 2019 landmark ruling that declared prison sentences for same-sex relationships unconstitutional
Africa Botswana For the Cyber Awareness month, CyberSmart BW launched the CyberSmart Champions Network, a peer-to-peer cyber awareness initiative with the aim of educating young people on how to stay safe online
Africa Botswana Research by the University of Botswana indicates that the country has enough feedstock to produce more than 15 million litres of B20 biodiesel a year, thus slowly turning the goal of becoming a biodiesel producing country into reality