Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers

By Nevison Mpofu GABORONE, Botswana — Once overlooked by many farmers, safflower is emerging as a potentially transformative crop in Botswana, offering small-scale producers a climate-resilient pathway to improved food security, income generation and agro- …

Botswana stops citizens seeking to join Russian military at 3 airports

James Kunda 22 August 2026•Update: 22 August 2026 Botswana said Saturday that some of its citizens were intercepted at airports in the country, South Africa and Ethiopia while attempting to travel to Russia to join its military in the war against Ukraine. …

Botswana stops citizens from being recruited into the Russian Military at airports in the country, South Africa, and ...

Botswana has stopped eight of its citizens from being recruited into the Russian military after intercepting them at airports in Botswana, South Africa and Ethiopia, as the southern African country intensifies efforts to prevent its citizens from being …

Today in Africa — August 21, 2026: U.S. Opens Beef Import Window for African Exporters, Botswana Foils Russian Military ...

DR Congo's Ebola Death Toll Passes 2,500 as Outbreak Spreads Across Area Bigger Than France More than 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is now spreading exponentially across an area larger than …

China calls Trump’s bluff over new Iran sanctions, Botswana saves citizens from shady Russian military recruitment, ...

China rebuffs US economic threats over Iran Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump threatened “tremendous economic consequences” for countries that do business with Iran as Washington tries to squeeze Tehran economically. China, Iran’s biggest …

Botswana births outside wedlock rise as marriages plummet

The number of marriages registered in Botswana has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, while births outside wedlock now account for the overwhelming majority of registered births, according to the Botswana Statistics Report on births, marriages and …

Botswana announces phased ban on single-use plastic bags

GABORONE, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Botswanan government has announced plans to implement a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic bags in a phased manner, in line with a directive from President Duma Boko. The action underscores the government's …

Makhadzi’s Botswana One Woman Show on hold

El Niño Heat Threat: Botswana’s Health Risks in 2026 

As southern Africa braces for another bout with El Niño, Botswana finds itself on the frontline of a looming health crisis. This climatic phenomenon, notorious for triggering extreme weather, is expected to bring soaring temperatures and prolonged dry …

Botswana intensifies FMD controls as outbreaks threaten livestock trade

Staff Reporter BOTSWANA is intensifying efforts to contain foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), with the outbreaks raising concerns for cross-border animal health and livestock trade in the region, including Namibia, which shares a border with Botswana and …