The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies
UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded
Ahead of Botswana’s general elections in 2024, President Mokgweetsi Masisi uses De Beers partnership to win votes, say analysts
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The former head of state is wanted for the unlawful possession of firearms and is to be apprehended on sight, according to the arrest warrant
An adventure in Botswana shows that the Suzuki Jimny’s capabilities belie its diminutive frame
People poison vultures for various reasons, including a belief that they can see into the future and to stop authorities from being alerted to poaching
The statutory, customary and informal governance approaches need to be streamlined and ensure that people’s livelihoods are protected along with the sustainable harvesting of mopane worms.
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The route will see riders travelling from South Africa to Zimbabwe and Botswana. The four-day cycling event aims to raise environmental awareness and money for the Children in the Wilderness nonprofit.
Three countries in sub-Saharan Africa notorious for consistently executing people – Botswana, Somalia and South Sudan – were responsible for all the known judicial executions in the region in 2021
Anti-foreigner sentiment may be an election-winning issue come 2024. But African immigrants deserve better
The oil and gas lies under wild and beautiful land that is critical for providing millions of people with drinking water and livelihoods, and is home to endangered wildlife
Discoveries by the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project underscore the importance of the upper Okavango catchment in Angola, whose rivers and source lakes sustain the Okavango Delta
The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons
When Covid-19 hit and borders closed, people still needed to bring their groceries into Zimbabwe. Some women have taken the chance to earn a bit of cash
The Botswana middle-distance runner suffered an injury in qualifiers and could not make a podium finish in the finals. Though gutted, he is hard at work again and hopes to do better in the next Games
Research by Afrobarometer has found that almost three in 10 respondents (28%) said they had paid a bribe in the past year
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson
Six months into Botswana’s vaccine roll-out, only 5% of the population has been vaccinated
Spills and pollution would harm the Okavango Delta and the Tsodilo Hills world heritage sites
Born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, the songwriter’s career is coming into full bloom in South Africa
Opposition parties have requested that the regional delegation return to the Kingdom within one week and meet all stakeholders under one roof
SA’s agriculture department has established a FMD task team to prioritise the outbreak, and a veterinary operational committee is also dealing with it
To avoid the spread of the highly contagious disease, 937 farms are being monitored
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
All people living in Southern Africa need equitable vaccine access. Time is short and our people are dying, so the regional body should act fast
Thirty-four bishops and three archbishops decry exploratory drilling as a ‘sin’ against the Earth
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting
Twenty land borders have reopened after a month’s closure prompted by congestions that raised concerns about the spread of the virus.