From the health-conscious to those looking for leisure, hiking has become a popular outdoor activity for many. In Botswana, almost no month can pass without a social media post advertising upcoming outdoor activities be it sponsored walks, marathons,...
The OCT, which covers Seronga, Gunotsoga, Eretsha, Beetsha and Gudigwa, holds the rights to two concessions, NG22 and NG23, making its revenues from sub-leasing these to photographic tourism investors.No longer content with sitting on the sidelines,...
CBNRM is a conservation-based development approach that recognises that natural resources coexist with people who rely on them for their subsistence.A CBNRM Act would have been a powerful tool in the arguments presented by the communities who spent...
LONDON: Besides the fact that I was a first timer to the UK, I was interested to appreciate London, a city with about 8.982 million (2019) people coming from a country with a population of slightly over two million. Botswana’s population can only...
Tshepang Othusitse, the head of the Physical Education (PE) Department at Legae Academy in Gaborone, told Mmegi that the school management has, this week, cancelled outdoor afternoon activities due to the heat wave.“We have also pulled out our team...
The very definition of heatwave demonstrates the gravity of the situation Batswana have faced every single month since summer started in October.“For you to say an area is under a heatwave, you have to look at the average temperatures for at least...
According to Kenneth Photlokwe, an MSc in Medicine student at Wits University, South Africa and local health columnist, because the human body requires Vitamin D, being outside in the sun is not always detrimental.He says research has shown that a...
The country has experienced recurring patterns of soaring temperatures in recent months. There are worries that the erratic weather patterns present difficulties across the agricultural sector, particularly for small-scale farmers who lack sufficient...
The country is experiencing one of the most prolonged periods of above average temperatures this summer. Besides the obvious effects of rolling heatwaves on livelihoods, these conditions also put significant challenges on mental health.This week,...
Under the original Transitional National Development Plan covering the financial years between April 2023 and March 31, 2025, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) was allocated P1 billion in support from government.The Corporation was due to receive...
Islamic State-linked insurgents in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province, have ramped up their deadly assaults in recent weeks, with reports of significant military and civilian deaths, including beheadings.A prolonged lull in attacks...
Despite being amongst the pioneers of synthetics, through its Element Six firm which was established in 1946, De Beers has consistently been dismissive of any argument that these lab grown stones could pose any kind of threat at retail level. Element...
Translated to Madume in the vernacular, the custom is not only a form of communication but an acknowledgement of people upon meeting with each other. However, Madume (greetings) in any language or human culture can be expressed both audibly and...
Under the tonnes of strategies, policies, projects and billions of Pula announced in the recent budget, lies the principle objective of improving the livelihoods of Batswana. Under that principle indicator is the basic, primal need to be happy.The...
Mmegi: In 2022 the government of Botswana amended the Public Procurement Act, a move which necessitated the evolution of the former Public Procurement Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA). What was the...
And this applied across all the respective departments.Throughout its years of operation, the establishment has had some of the most committed and loyal associates ranging from staff and management to board members, shareholders, correspondents,...
Cycling in the wilderness is not commonplace in Botswana but is considered to be one of the greatest ways of experiencing the natural outdoors and exploring the incomparable beauty and breathtaking scenery of wild animals and different...
Too much of a good thing? Or from the perspective of some natural diamond producers, good riddance to bad rubbish?The latest data coming out of the retail jewellery sector indicates that lab-grown diamonds are facing their moment of truth, a crash in...
With its legacy of good governance and democracy, Botswana diamonds can give consumers confidence their special purchases fund development, and not destruction.From the outset of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and partners have stood...
Traders here spoke to Mmegi and highlighted the paradox of Chema Chema being launched shortly after the demolition of the Francistown Central Business District (CBD) market place and the eviction of some informal traders.The demolition sparked...
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