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Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: “President” Sekeramayi , the coup and Mugabe’s manic…
Nehanda Radio
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July 2, 2025
It is May 2017 and President Robert Mugabe is in Cancun, a resort town in Mexico attending a UN global conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. While ensconced in his hotel suite, Mugabe summons Saviour Kasukuwere, one of three Cabinet Ministers...
New trade agreement with China sparks optimism in Botswana beef industry
China Daily
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Beef exporters in Botswana have warmly welcomed a new trade agreement granting access for the country's premium beef to the Chinese market — seen as a major boost to one of Botswana's pillar industries. Boniface Monnawapula, a board member of the...
President lifts Tanzania globally – PM
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
DODOMA: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has lauded President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan’s leadership for setting Tanzania on a new path of inclusive development, diplomacy and national cohesion through the implementation of the 4Rs philosophy. In his...
The Shocking Safari We Weren’t Expecting
Fodors Travel Guide
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July 11, 2025
Seeing predators catch their prey on a safari is highly likely at this camp in Botswana. N o one prepared me for my first safari. I suppose as a travel writer I ought to have had a baseline understanding of how things were going to go, but I was...
Disgraced ex-king of Spain to tell his ‘truth’ about turbulent time
The Times
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The disgraced former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, will publish his much-anticipated memoirs in November. The book, titled Reconciliation and written in collaboration with Laurence Debray, a French author, will be published on November 12, ten days...
Government urges reporting of illegal animal movements to control foot and mouth disease
IOL
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Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has called on the beef industry to follow new rules aimed at stopping foot-and-mouth disease and urged the public to report any illegal actions to help control the outbreak. IOL previously reported that...
WAFCON 2024: FIFA Hails Super Falcons On Quarter-final Ticket
Complete Sports
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July 11, 2025
World football governing body, FIFA, has saluted Nigeria’s Super Falcons for qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Super Falcons had to dig deep before overcoming a stubborn Botswana side 1-0 thanks...
Mozambique’s LAM ruffled by management chair’s Air Botswana board role
FlightGlobal
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Air Botswana has unveiled a new board structure, but the appointment of Dane Kondic as chair has sparked discontent within Mozambican carrier LAM, where Kondic already heads the management committee. Kondic, a former chief executive of Air Serbia,...
United Nations (UN) Leaders Engage World Health Organization (WHO) Botswana To Strengthen Coordination And Multilateral Collaboration
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In an expression of strengthened partnership and renewed commitment to multilateralism, the WHO Botswana Country Office recently hosted two high-level courtesy calls from newly appointed UN leaders, Ms. Wenyan Yang, the UN...
Botswanan president urges state-owned enterprises to explore int'l markets
Xinhua News Agency
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GABORONE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan President Duma Boko on Monday urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and parastatals to increase productivity and profitability and to explore international markets. During a meeting with the executives of...
Algeria faces CAF investigation at WAFCON in Morocco
The New Arab
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July 11, 2025
Morocco's team members pose for a picture after their loss in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final football match between Morocco and South Africa at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 23 July 2022. [Getty] The Confederation of...
Monarch location 'overcrowded and filthy'
MMEGI
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June 25, 2025
The survey results were shared by Francistown city mayor Gaone Majere in his address during full council yesterday (Monday). He stated that the council, in partnership with UN Habitat, Department of Town and Country Planning, and Botswana Homeless...
Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos To Release Candid Memoir
StratNews Global
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June 30, 2025
Home Europe Spain’s Former King Juan Carlos To Release Candid Memoir Spanish prosecutors investigated allegations of fraud laid against the former king in Spain and Switzerland, but dropped the probe due to insufficient evidence and the statute of...
King Letsie III pushes climate agenda in Berlin
Public Eye
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June 25, 2025
Strengthens climate diplomacy through key bilateral meetings ‘MANTSANG KHUTLISI and TEBOHO KHATEBE MOLEFI MASERU – On the sidelines of the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum, King Letsie III, accompanied by the foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane,...
‘My history is being stolen’: scandal-prone Spanish former king to publish memoirs
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos will publish his memoirs by year end in an unprecedented move by a Spanish monarch, publishing house Planeta said on Monday.Once revered for his role in Spain’s transition to democracy, Juan Carlos was forced to...
MISA Botswana to host second Golf Day
MMEGI
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June 30, 2025
Now in its second edition, the MISA Golf Day is a fundraising initiative to support the ongoing MISA Botswana activities. As a champion of media freedom, freedom of expression, and pluralistic independent journalism, MISA plays a vital role in...
Botswana’s Boko: U.S.-Africa Business Summit addressed practical solutions
CNBC Africa
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June 24, 2025
On the dynamic sidelines of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola, Botswana’s President Duma Boko offered his insights on the crucial discussions addressing Africa's investment landscape, trade relations, and transformative growth. The...
Liu Jianchao meets ministers from Mozambique and Botswana
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), met on June 13 with Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, and Phenyo...
Namibia and Botswana continue to strengthen border relations
Informante
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June 29, 2025
Date: June 29, 2025 Staff Reporter NAMIBIA and Botswana continue to show their dedication to tackling issues affecting border communities, as the second phase of the Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Sensitization Campaign is currently underway...
Botswana Strikes Beef Export Gold
Botswana Gazette
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June 22, 2025
Botswana will assume South Africa’s position as China’s main beef trading partner in Africa due to the outbreak of FMD in its southern neighbour. This means Botswana will be expected to match South Africa’s beef exports to the massive Chinese...