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Botswana: Visually Impaired Artists Defy Odds
Gaborone — Lentswe la Batlhoka Pono, a group of five visually impaired male local artists, continues to defy the odds and live their passion for music, by sending out a message that highlight that disability is not inability. In an interview with BOPA, the group's representative, who is also the music composer, Zachariah Maleke aka Sespo, said their newly released album, Sesifikile, comprises six disco tracks.
Botswana: GBV National Disgrace
Gaborone — Batswana should acknowledge and treat gender based violence (GBV) as a national shame of the highest order, says First Lady Ms Neo Masisi. Speaking after completing a cycling challenge against GBV in Gaborone on October 10, she said it was therefore critical for them to work collectively and making waging a relentless war against the human tragedy a priority. "It calls for all of us to take decisive steps and act collectively to end it.
Botswana: Covid-19 Cases Escalate At 100 Per Day
Gaborone — The number of COVID-19 cases in Botswana is continuing to move on an upward trajectory with more than 1 000 registered over a 10-day period. Giving an update on Tuesday, COVID-19 presidential task force deputy coordinator, Prof Mosepele Mosepele said the country had recorded 1 228 new cases between September 24 and October 4. The death toll had increased by two bringing to 18 the total number of Batswana who had lost their lives to COVID-19, he said.
Botswana: De Beers Group Introduces Reset Initiative
Gaborone — De Beers Group has introduced ReSet, a series of collaborations with jewellery designers to engage in conversations around sustainability and to offer a fresh perspective on the positive impacts of natural diamonds. A media release from De Beers group says the initiative aims to help reset perceptions and shine a light on the significant positive contribution that natural diamonds deliver for the people and places where they are found.
Botswana: Dikoloti Calls for National Unity in War Against Covid-19
Gaborone — It is critical for the nation to unite in the fight against COVID-19 through universal adherence to all health protocols, says Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Edwin Dikoloti. The minister was speaking during the commemoration of national month of prayer for HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 in Gaborone on September 27, Minister Dikoloti stressed that the fight against COVID-19 required efforts of all individuals.
Botswana: Elephant Mortality Linked to Cyanobacteria
Gaborone — Findings on the mortality of 330 elephants around Seronga area between April and July are linked to cyanobacteria, Department of Wildlife and National Parks' Dr Reuben Mmatli has said. Giving an update during a press briefing in Gaborone on September 21, Dr Mmatli said the bacteria only affected elephants and shockingly not animals and vultures which consumed carcasses or drank water from the same ponds.
Botswana: Green Hydrogen Big Game Changer
Gaborone — H2Atlas Africa project has been hailed as a historic and unique cooperation initiative between SADC and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Botswana: Tap Into Domestic Tourism - Charles
Gaborone — Batswana have been encouraged to undertake domestic tourism to know their country better as well as to revive the tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Narrating the journey of the Rediscover Botswana Expedition on Sunday, two local journalists, Thalefang Charles and Sonny Serite, who undertook a cross country road trip of more than 8 000km, expressed their gratitude for the opportunity they got to explore the country.
Botswana: Intake Likely to Decline
Gaborone — There is a likelihood of a decrease in this year's tertiary institutions intake due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the economy. Minister of Tertiary Education, Research and Technology, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe told the media on Tuesday that applications for sponsorship would be opened in various areas of the country soon to ease the process. The minister also acknowledged that attachment of students was disrupted by lockdown.
Botswana: Morwaeng Urges Whistleblowers to Report Misuse of Wage Subsidy
Gaborone — Batswana have been urged to step forward and report embezzelment of wage subsidy incidents. Expressing concern over reports of some companies using the subsidy for unintended purposes, Minister for Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration, Mr Kabo Morwaeng said action would be taken against perpetrators.
Botswana: Biust Set to Deliver Online Teaching
Gaborone — Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) will on June 15 introduce Collaborate, a blackboard-linked online system. According to a BIUST media release, the new teaching mode will blend traditional face-to-face and online teaching in large classes. The release says classes with large enrolment will be split into smaller sections to comply with COVID-19 protocols, while the spill over sections in any given class will be taught simultaneously, using the system.
Botswana's President Masisi wins hotly-contested election
1 / 3 Victor: President Mokgweetsi Masisi Incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday won a five-year term in Botswana's elections which saw his ruling party secure more than 51 percent of parliamentary votes, the chief justice said. "Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is elected President of the Republic of Botswana," chief justice Terrence Rannowane announced.
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