Author

TOM ONIRO
Correspondent
  • Community trusts rise from hunting ban ashes

    Khama’s decision then, took all the community trusts by surprise, and it led to their collapse as most were in areas unsuitable for photographic safari activities.In defence of his preferred non-consumptive approach to conservation, which is not...

  • Study to determine fate of Maun airport underway

    CAAB CEO, Dr Bao Mosinyi is convinced of this view as more airlines that want to open up routes into Botswana prefer the MIA. The MIA was certified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in February 2024 despite its runway not being...

  • New land lease fees threaten aviation sector development

    The review saw a steep hike in fees from P100 per year for each airport or airstrip to P55 per square metre. Airports and airstrips are by their nature big pieces of land, The CAAB CEO, Dr Bao Mosinyi, noted at a recent media briefing in Maun that...

  • BDP’s indecision stresses Maun East party supporters

    Exactly two months ago, the central committee released a list of all council and parliamentary candidates who had been approved to contest for the primary elections. Mysteriously, the list of 61 constituencies had a blank in relation to the Maun East...

  • Drought increases wildlife, water supply problems in North West

    The crisis was highlighted by the North West District Council chairperson, Itumeleng Kelebetseng during the recent opening of the Full Council meeting in Maun. He noted increased incidents of human-wildlife conflict as more wild animals move into...

  • Botswana voted Africa’s best safari country of 2024

    This is the fourth time Botswana has won, consolidating its prized number one position among African safari countries. Following close behind Botswana was Tanzania at second place and Namibia taking up the third spot. Uganda, being host to more than...

  • ‘Land Boards, Land Tribunal have no powers over inheritance’

    “There is nowhere the Land Board is empowered to adjudicate over inheritance disputes. It too does not have that jurisdiction,” Justice Maripe noted. In its earlier ruling, the Land Tribunal here had said it did not have the jurisdiction over...

  • Ethiopian Airlines inaugural flight lands in Maun

    The route will be covered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a stop-over in the Zambian copper belt city of Ndola. In fact, the inaugural flight on Monday delivered its first passengers to Maun and later took away new passengers to Addis...

  • FlyNamibia set to launch Windhoek-Maun flights

    FlyNamibia’s safari operations manager, Marco Theron, said the flight would be from Eros International Airport in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, and Maun International Airport. The Windhoek-Maun route will offer direct flights on Wednesdays,...

  • When ex-presidents throw spanners into statecraft works

    In Botswana, the political disconnection with former President Ian Khama began at the advent of President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s tenure on April 1, 2018. The problem has since metamorphosed into a crisis, with Masisi’s administration...

  • Constitutional amendment Bill out

    The Bill, published on March 12, 2024 in the Extra-ordinary Government Gazette, is expected to be presented before Parliament by Minister for State President, Kabo Morwaeng.According to the draft Bill, the object is to amend the Constitution...

  • IEC registration workers still not paid

    This week’s announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of a supplementary voter registration has been received with indignation by the affected temporary workers. The IEC announced that the supplementary voter registration will...

  • Botswana faces electoral integrity concerns

    Botswana is set to be amongst the 70 countries holding elections this year.However, it will not be counted amongst the 43 nations considered to conduct fully free and fair elections, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit's report published...

  • Zim promises to address trade impediments

    The Botswana Trade and Investment Centre (BITC) and ZimTrade had jointly organised a business forum on the sidelines of the week-long fourth session of the Botswana/Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) held in Maun recently. At that forum, Kgafela...

  • Zim yearns for one-stop border, rail project

    This came out here on Tuesday at the on-going fourth session of the Botswana-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC). Senior government officials, ministers and the business community, are attending the meeting. The two countries’ ministers from...

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