President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, which with South Africa was the first country to detect the Omicron variant of coronavirus, is isolating after testing positive for Covid, the government said on Monday.

The SAHRC has called for victims of the July looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to participate in its national hearing.

Botswana is among a handful of countries in Africa, where social codes are often conservative, to have decriminalised homosexuality

Botswana has banned poultry products from SA after an outbreak of ‘bird flu’ was confirmed at a commercial chicken-layer farm this week.

Mokgweetsi Masisi has been undergoing self-quarantine and will work from home at the official presidential residence, away from his family.

The 2020 hunting season is expected to open in April.

The government has already tried to sell the airline, without success.

The BDP and Eric Masisi have sealed victory in the Botswana election. The ruling party have overcome a fierce challenge from the opposition.

The electoral commission said it had yet to receive any complaints about the voting.

The polls have been opened in Botswana, as the most critical elections in more than 50 years get underway. Here’s all the latest news and developments.

The Windsorton Police Station was robbed on 2 October with suspects making off with two rifles and four 9mm pistols and the SAPS have appealed to the public for information that could lead to arrests.

Citizens are encouraged to celebrate its heritage and explore the country’s tourism gems.

The president has begun his truce mission by sending an envoy of government officials to apologise respectfully to African countries.

President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed the importance of eradicating corruption and making it easier to do business in attracting foreign investment.

It’s getting very silly now. South African drivers are paying the price for the criminal behaviour of others, as protests against xenophobia halt motorists.

Endangered elephants are at the brink of extinction due to poaching.

African leaders have finally launched a long-awaited free-trade agreement seven years after the concept was first agreed, but political integration as envisaged by the continent’s founding fathers decades ago still seems a pipe dream.

The Nakop border officials were applauded for preventing unregulated dagga from entering South Africa’s illicit drug market.

Endangered elephants are at the brink of extinction due to poaching.

South Africa could be in line to host the Miss Universe pageant for the first time in 2019 having staged Miss World seven times.

The winning photograph is a haunting aerial shot of an elephant in northern Botswana that has been killed and butchered for its ivory.

The arrests were made in areas that have been severely hit by rhino poaching and will hopefully lead to further in-roads in the fight against poaching.

It’s understood that police have regained control of the situation but that the area still remained volatile on Thursday morning.

Well, we had a good run. Reports have emerged that Eskom have a shortage in capacity. The firm aren’t worried about load shedding, but Ted Blom is.

The Africa free trade agreement has the potential to create an open market of 1.2 billion consumers worth $2.2 trillion.