28-Mar-2020 to 12:34

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana announced on Saturday that it has hanged two death row inmates despite rising international calls for the country to abolish capital punishment.

27-Mar-2020 to 13:22

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Local economists have warned that although Botswana has not yet recorded any cases of the dreaded coronavirus, measures put in place to avoid its transmission are likely to weigh down on the economy.

26-Mar-2020 to 09:21

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — President Mokgweetsi Masisi has called on fellow Batswana to prepare for a possible lockdown as the southern African country moves to protect itself against the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has brought life to a standstill in most of its neighbours.

26-Mar-2020 to 09:03

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Air Botswana has suspended all flights while Qatar Airways has been forced to stop flying to Botswana following a slump in bookings due to the impact of coronavirus, Transport Minister Thulaganyo Segokgo announced on Wednesday.

24-Mar-2020 to 15:26

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — As a precaution to further protect Batswana from the possible spread of the virus in Botswana, the Gaborone has imposed travelling restrictions to neighbouring countries, the presidency said on Tuesday.

23-Mar-2020 to 14:19

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected calls by the opposition Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) to conduct an audit of the outcome of the 2019 general elections.

23-Mar-2020 to 06:00

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi went into self-quarantine on Sunday, a day after he attended the inauguration of President Hage Geingob of neighbouring Namibia.