Africa Botswana The Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, part of Google's commitments to racial equality, will provide support to African start-ups that meet eligibility criteria in a dozen countries, including Botswana
Africa Botswana Nene Maiga, CEO of Orange Botswana, is among Africa's most inspiring women in leadership, according to House of Rose Professional following 5 factors, including career achievements or active and visible advocacy for gender equality
Africa Botswana A trophy hunter has recently shot and killed one of Botswana's largest "big tusker" elephants; it is the largest elephant hunted in Botswana since 1996, according to the AfricaHunting.com community
Africa Botswana Concerned about excessive logging and felling of live trees, particularly without permits, the government is considering stringent measures to discourage the practice which is a direct cause of land degradation
Africa Botswana Despite losing nearly 350 elephants between 2020 and last year due to suspected cyanobacteria toxins, the country is still believed to be home to 130.000 African elephants, more than any other country on the continent; 500 will soon be taken to Mozambique
Africa Botswana 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
Africa Botswana To connect 500 villages to the internet, the country will invest $13 million in the SmartBots scheme
Africa Botswana The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) recently trained five women in Mahalapye on how to produce dishwasher liquid, pine gel, bleach, liquid detergent and hand sanitiser
Africa Botswana The 31-year-old Senete native, Kedumentse Liphi, produces solar powered bags, 'Chedza Solar Backpacks', for students who do not have access to electricity in rural areas or whose parents cannot afford to buy electricity tokens
Africa Botswana Stanbic Bank Botswana, in an effort to create shared value and deliver progress in the country by reducing the employability gap and supporting education, will sponsor three students from the University of Botswana for future skills development
Africa Botswana The country is awaiting presidential assent to make official the bill that requires anyone seeking to offer cryptographic services to apply for a licence, thereby regulating trade in cryptocurrencies and digital tokens
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