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Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings

Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings

Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 (N275,500) per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a...

New Air Botswana Board Chair in Cross Border Conflict of Interest 

New Air Botswana Board Chair in Cross Border Conflict of Interest 

Mozambique has queried the naming of Dane Kondic as Board Chairman of Air Botswana because he holds the same position at Mozambique Airlines GAZETTE REPORTER The newly-appointed Board Chairperson of Air Botswana, Dane Kondic, is facing allegations...

Botswana President Duma Boko Expected in Malawi for Independence Day Celebrations

Botswana President Duma Boko Expected in Malawi for Independence Day Celebrations

Published on July 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM by Edgar Naitha 97 words • approx. 1 min read Botswana’s President, Duma Boko, is expected to arrive in Malawi this afternoon for a three-day official visit. According to a statement from Malawi’s Ministry of...

Création Botswana in final chapter celebrating fashion, creativity

Création Botswana in final chapter celebrating fashion, creativity

Launched in September 2023, Création Botswana is a pioneering fashion entrepreneurship program designed to empower and elevate Botswana's creative industry. In an interview with Arts&Culture, the project manager Nature of the entity, Inger...

Inside Boko’s struggle to dismantle Botswana’s deep state

Inside Boko’s struggle to dismantle Botswana’s deep state

In political theorem, the deep state refers to a sect of unelected officials that run the government and dictate policy behind the scenes. In this case, the deep state refers to the entrenched, unelected machinery of government that continues to...

"Funny how costs are different": Gent compares petrol prices in SA compared to other countries

"Funny how costs are different": Gent compares petrol prices in SA compared to other countries

A digital content creator shared a viral comparison showing how South Africa's R24 per litre petrol price stacks up against countries around the world The man discussed countries with very low petrol prices and others that charge more than South...

Duma Boko ushers in new political era as Botswana’s first opposition president since 1966

Duma Boko ushers in new political era as Botswana’s first opposition president since 1966

In a historic political shift, Botswana’s 2024 general election delivered a surprising outcome that reshaped the country’s post-independence political narrative. Despite the departure of both the Botswana Congress Party and the Botswana Patriotic...

Botswana’s Mares Geared Up for WAFCON Challenge

Botswana’s Mares Geared Up for WAFCON Challenge

Botswana’s senior national women’s football team, the Mares, have set their sights on making history at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Morocco. Preparations are progressing smoothly with no injury concerns reported, and...

Botswana President Boko dates Malawi, to pair with Chakwera in 61st Independence Day Celebrations

Botswana President Boko dates Malawi, to pair with Chakwera in 61st Independence Day Celebrations

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Botswana President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko is visiting Malawi for three days. Boko is expected to arrive in Malawi on Saturday, July 5, 2025 through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital Lilongwe. Reads Foreign...

Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye, SPECIAL REPORT: “President” Sekeramayi , the coup and Mugabe’s manic phone call to Zuma,

By Luke Tamborinyoka Kasukuwere left Mugabe’s suite around 2am with clear instructions to help mobilise party structures, particularly the youth, to support Sekeramayi for President at the party conference in December 2017. According to...

PAMO 2025: NITC student wins silver for Nigeria in Botswana

PAMO 2025: NITC student wins silver for Nigeria in Botswana

The management of Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) has expressed excitement over the recent performance of one of its students, Oghenerukevwe Esemitodje, who won a silver medal at the recently concluded 2025 Pan African Mathematics...

Botswana Athletics Association Worried About Increasing Doping Violations

Botswana Athletics Association Worried About Increasing Doping Violations

For close to a decade and a half, Botswana has been enjoying an unprecedented success in the international track and field athletics arena. Due to this success, after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) was incepted by World Athletics in 2017,...

Gideon Boko: A visionary leader shaping Botswana’s future through diplomacy with Malawi

Gideon Boko: A visionary leader shaping Botswana’s future through diplomacy with Malawi

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-President Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana is a figure of significant importance in the Southern African political landscape. His recent three-day official visit to Malawi marks a pivotal moment in his presidency, reflecting his...

Khato Cherishes President Boko’s Visit: A Symbol of Unity and Shared Futures in Malawi

Khato Cherishes President Boko’s Visit: A Symbol of Unity and Shared Futures in Malawi

Malawi is set to commemorate and celebrate its 61st independence anniversary tomorrow, Sunday, 6th July. Ahead of this event, Botswana’s president who, exudes pan-Africanist aura and spirit has arrived in the country to grace the occasion and is...

India’s Olympic dream hits snags as IOC flags ‘doping, governance issues’ during first meeting

India’s Olympic dream hits snags as IOC flags ‘doping, governance issues’ during first meeting

Efforts to host the 2036 Olympic Games in India hit a snag this week after the officials held a meeting with the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. The IOC highlighted several concerns — including doping and governance issues — that...

Peace First: Leaders call for unity ahead of elections

Peace First: Leaders call for unity ahead of elections

Malawi celebrated its 61st Independence Day with powerful calls for peace, unity, and justice from both President Lazarus Chakwera and visiting Botswana President, Duma Gideon Boko at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. President Boko, the Guest...

SADC PRESIDENTS & PRIME MINISTERS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SADC PRESIDENTS & PRIME MINISTERS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS President Dr Lazarus Chakwera holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Trinity International University in the United States of America. He also holds a bachelor degree from...

AIDS deaths could rise to 4 million by 2029 after Trump’s policy decision, UN report warns

AIDS deaths could rise to 4 million by 2029 after Trump’s policy decision, UN report warns

After decades of progress in the fight against AIDS, a new report warns that millions of lives are now at risk due to a sudden funding crisis. A major chunk of international aid, led by the United States, has been pulled back in the past six...

AfricaUnlocked forum: How Africa’s trillion-dollar SME growth relies on B20 alignment

AfricaUnlocked forum: How Africa’s trillion-dollar SME growth relies on B20 alignment

Cape Town. African nations must shift from a dependency mindset to one of self-reliance by prioritising entrepreneurship, inclusive growth, and private sector development, experts have urged at the ongoing AfricaUnlocked 2025 Forum in South...

Chakwera sees an opportunity in Boko’s visit for cementing Malawi-Botswana bilateral relations

Chakwera sees an opportunity in Boko’s visit for cementing Malawi-Botswana bilateral relations

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi leader Lazarus Chakwera, has lauded President Advocate Duma Gedion Boko’s visit as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations between Malawi and Botswana Chakwera was speaking on Saturday, July 5 2025 at Kamuzu...

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