Botswana

The country has announced that it will extend and expand restrictions on tomatoes, potatoes, onions and other products until July 2025, with a view to achieving the country's food self-sufficiency

Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Hunting quotas for elephants and other species could be increased to the maximum allowed for the benefit of communities during the 2024 hunting season

Botswana's ban on vegetable imports, many of them from South Africa, is effectively protecting internal market, according to President Mokgweetsi Masisi

New manganese deposits have been discovered in the southwestern villages of Lobatse, Ramotswa and Kanye; the country is known worldwide for diamond, gold, copper and nickel mining

JCA, renowned leader in road safety and compliance, has extended its Road Transport Management System certification to organisations in Botswana

Independence Day in Botswana was marked by a high number of deaths, with 39 dying at last weekend's celebration; there was also a very high number of traffic violations

The United Nations food agency and the government of Botswana held a training workshop for 60 horticulturalists aimed at improving agricultural practices by teaching wastewater use, food safety practices and other essential farming techniques

The governments of Botswana and Bahamas have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish bilateral political consultations, during a visit by the President of Botswana to The Bahamas that will end today

The country has about 131.900 elephants, according to a recent survey, more than Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe together

A 1.080,1-carat lla-type gem-quality white diamond has been discovered in the country; it is the fourth diamond greater than 1.000 carats discovered in the Karowe mine since 2015