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Close to 900 people were arrested in the past two days for allegedly violating Botswana’s night curfew, the police said on Monday.
Five members of the Botswana Defence Force escaped death by a whisker on Wednesday when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed on take-off during an anti-poaching operation in the north of the country, army spokesperson Tebo Dikole said on Thursday.
Botswana’s special courts on gender-based violence (GBV) commenced sitting on Tuesday, with more than 200 cases to be heard over the next three months.
Southern African leaders on Friday agreed to come up with a comprehensive regional response to the armed insurgency in Mozambique which has triggered a humanitarian crisis amid a surge in internally displaced persons in the country.
Botswana will open its borders to crossborder buses and other vehicles on December 1 as the government eases restrictions imposed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic almost eight months ago, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
Botswana has unveiled a US$115 million facility to assist local businesses with loans to weather the economic headwinds triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local media on Monday.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched a US$20 million regional appeal for assistance in its efforts to control an outbreak of African Migratory Locusts that have ravaged crops in parts of the region.
Botswana allowed international flights on Monday as the government embarked on a phased reopening of its 14 entry points following a seven-month closure in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has congratulated Tanzanians for the generally peaceful general elections last week.
The Botswana government on Thursday reported the death of 55 white-backed vultures in the central region of the country due to suspected poisoning.