Botswana Bound

UK Foreign Secretary visits Botswana.   LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Botswana until 15 February. This will be the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary in twenty-six years. The visit will further build on the close links between the UK and Botswana [...]  

JOHANNESBURG Feb 15 (Reuters) - Botswana's consumer inflation slowed to 8.8 percent year-on-year in January from 9.2 percent in December, the Central Statistics Office said on Wednesday. The statistics agency said inflation went up to 0.5 ...  

Back in Maun, the dusty safari town on the edge of the Okavango Delta ... Organising permits for the national parks can be a frustrating business and the prospect of driving and camping solo in the wilderness is not everyone's idea of a holiday.  

Tuli Safari Lodge’s staff choir has earned its first royalty cheque from iTunes. Tuli Safari Lodge is believed to be the only Botswana safari lodge choir to feature on iTunes. All proceeds from the Tuli Safari Lodge choir CDs and performances go towards ...  

Mozambique reportedly withdrew its offer to Botswana to use the Port of Maputo to export its coal to Asia . Mozambique had offered some space at Maputo Port for Botswana's coal exports but later withdrew the offer because of its own rising coal ...  

The Guinean national soccer team crushed debutantes Botswana 6-1 in their second group stage game at the African Nations Cup. This was by far the biggest victory by any team at the tournament so far. Botswana had a player ejected shortly before half time for a bad tackle when the score was 3-1.Guinea play tournament co-favorites Ghana in their final group stage game on Wednesday Feb. 1 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time (1800 GMT). The Syli national will...  

Just spent two days under canvas in the Chobe National Park in Botswana. No Internet obviously there, in fact electricity was off betteries and generator. Huge amount of wildlife there – so much I will have to blog them by category. At the end of the trip I’ll also blog in detail on the four [...]  

[The Herald] Marange - Botswana Defence Forces Commander Lieutenant General Tebogo Carter Masire has commended Zimbabwe's indigenisation policy urging the country to ignore propaganda on programmes that benefit and empower people.  

Botswana's construction industry is in line for robust growth of 5% on average a year between 2012 and 2016, as economic diversification, strong mining sector investment and growing per capita income drive demand for infrastructure. The country has seen ...  

The Congress will hold a counter-protest against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s proposed maun vrat (vow of silence) scheduled for Thursday. Chouhan said he would take a vow of silence to highlight the Centre’s alleged delay in ...  

Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana produces some of the highest quality organic, free range beef in the world. Until early last year, the EU was an important destination for this high value product. Then, following a visit by EU veterinary inspectors ...  

Mali secured their first Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final spot in eight years after a 2-1 win over Botswana here on Wednesday. Goals from Garra Dembele and Barcelona star Seydou Keita put Mali into the all important Group D runners-up spot after the 1-1 ...  

Botswana coach Stanely Tshosane is expected to make wholesale changes after the 6-1 thrashing by Guinea. One man who will certainly be replaced is Patrick Motsepe, who was sent off against the Syli Nationale. Mali, meanwhile, are fully fit but will miss ...  

Get all the latest news, live streams, highlights & videos as Botswana face Mali on 01/02/2012 @ 18:00 GMT. Botswana vs Mali Live. Live Video, Highlights & Match Preview. 18:00 GMT – Wednesday, 01/02/2012.. The Africa Cup is set to kick off soon and there is some great action to be seen. One close game [...]  

Goran Stevanovic considers Tuesday's African Cup of Nations Group D opener against Botswana very important than the tournament final. Ghana, four-time champions play first-timers Botswana in Franceville. And after spending time on Monday studying tapes of ...