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
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