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Botswana

Botswana
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Botswana. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Gaborone
Head of State
President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Head of Government
President Mokgweetsi Masisi
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Julian Assange is finally free to reunite with his wife Stella and two young children, Gabriel and Max. Photos: AP, @MoreBirths/X
Celebrity children

Who are Julian Assange’s children – Daniel, Gabriel and Max?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally free to be a normal dad after he pleaded guilty to violating US espionage law, returning home to Australia last week – here’s what we know about his family

China-Africa relations

Chinese firm to acquire Zambian copper mine amid African minerals buying spree

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Tourism

World’s longest walk? 24,262km from South Africa to China

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Style Edit

Style Edit: De Beers’ new campaign, Unveiling The Extraordinary

In 6 chapters it tells the story of finding, cutting and setting the precious stones to turn them into finished pieces of jewellery

De Beers’ latest campaign, Unveiling The Extraordinary, tells the story of finding, cutting and setting the precious stones to turn them into finished pieces of jewellery. Photo: Handout
South Africa

South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims, transport ministry says

Seriously injured 8-year-old child is sole survivor after bus plunged off bridge and caught fire in province of Limpopo. President Ramaphosa earlier appealed to South Africans to take care when travelling.

China-Africa relations

Green energy powers China’s investment boom in Africa after pandemic

Race for minerals vital for renewable energy drives rise in Chinese investments and construction deals in Africa.

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Obituaries

Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies age 82

Geingob maintained close ties with the US and other Western countries but also forged a warm relationship with China. He had been receiving treatment for cancer.

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong ‘aims to increase flight links to more belt and road countries’

Airport Authority chairman Jack So tells aviation symposium that city hopes to increase flight links beyond 40 belt and road countries already covered.

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North Korea

North Korea’s thwarted smugglers lay bare abusable UN sanctions regime

Japanese police raided a used-car showroom in Chiba recently on suspicion it had attempted to transfer a US$68,000 Lexus to North Korea, according to reports.

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North Korea

North Korea may recall ambassador to Switzerland by year-end

Sources say ambassador Han Tae-song may have been involved in the illegal trade of elephant tusks and rhino horns through deals in four African countries.

Han Tae-song, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, in Geneva in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Investing

Chinese miner MMG buys Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine for US$1.9 billion

The metals miner said it had entered into a share purchase agreement worth US$1.88 billion to buy Canada-based Cuprous Capital, the parent company of the copper mine, amid a surge in demand for the metal needed in green energy transition.

MMG’s copper mine in Las Bambas, Peru. The mining company has been hunting for copper assets for more than a year, amid a surge in demand for the metal. Photo: SCMP Handout
Luxury brands

5 new lifestyle finds that capture the wonder of nature

Designers draw on the beautiful sights and smells of our world to inspire jewellery by De Beers and Elhanati, placeholders from Buccellati, Diptyque candles and Korean brand Nonfiction’s perfumes

Tourism

‘It was sensory overload’: how sober travel is driving a new tourism trend

Alcohol-free travel companies such as Hooked and We Love Lucid are catering to a growing sober tourism trend driven by travellers looking for deeper experiences unclouded by booze and hangovers.

High Jewellery

LVMH tests the market for lab-grown diamonds in luxury watches and jewellery

The luxury conglomerate is experimenting with including man-made stones in high-end watches and jewellery, but continues to focus on marketing natural diamonds, particularly through Tiffany & Co.

Fred’s Force 10 high jewellery necklace, featuring the very first lab-grown blue diamond, the Audacious Blue. Photos: Fred
China-Africa relations

Why China’s focus on African food imports will not blur infrastructure outlook

New initiatives to boost Africa’s agricultural and industrial modernisation do not mean a shift away from infrastructure building but rather the launch of a parallel track, observers say.

Kenyan avocados on display at a food and agricultural products expo in Shanghai. Dozens of other African countries have recently signed deals to export farm produce including chillies, cashews, sesame seeds and spices to China. Photo: Xinhua
Explainers: Politics

Explainer | Not just Trump: these leaders also got into legal trouble

There is a long history of leaders prosecuted before, during and after holding power with representation across continents.

Luxury travel

Where are the world’s richest travelling for summer holidays in 2023?

It’s all about privacy, seclusion, bespoke experiences and escaping the ‘hoi polloi’ … here’s where the world’s wealthiest holidaymakers are travelling this summer and why

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Tourism

Why Bezos, Branson’s risky adventures aren’t what most wealthy tourists want

The likes of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and OceanGate have made daring adventures available to the ultra-rich but, unlike Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, most wealthy travellers prefer exclusivity without the risk.

Richard Branson likes to hang off skyscrapers, and his company Virgin Galactic takes the ultra rich to space. But these aren’t the preferences of your average wealthy traveler. Photo: Twitter / @richardbranson
Tourism

African wild dogs: a brief encounter with the elusive apex predators

Long misunderstood, African wild dogs are intelligent and highly social, and pose little risk to people. But, as usual, it is humans who have pushed these ‘heroes of the bush’ onto Botswana’s endangered list.

China-Africa relations

Zimbabwe citrus firms gain access to China’s massive fresh food market

China lists 11 registered Zimbabwean citrus orchards and 6 citrus packing houses to export citrus to China, which may help bridge a gap in the Chinese market over summer

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International Cricket Council

New cricket revenue-sharing plan threatens growth of game, associates say

Cricket Hong Kong says need for development should carry ‘significantly more weight’ than it appears to get under new proposal from game’s world governing body.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay (right) visits the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore along with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Absa plans to open Beijing office to serve Chinese firms in Africa

The Pan African lender, which expects to launch the advisory office by the year-end, is awaiting approval from South African authorities.

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Absa Group controls banks in 10 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania and serves millions of customers on the continent. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

How The North Face co-founder and ex-Patagonia CEO sparked Argentina rewilding

Kristine and the late Doug Tompkins were captivated by the landscape of Argentina’s Ibera Wetlands and began buying up farmland. Now being rewilded, jaguars, pumas and deer roam Ibera’s ‘brilliant waters’.

Celebrity children

Where are the former US first kids in 2023? From the Trumps to the Obamas

From Donald Trump’s 5 kids and Barack and Michelle Obama’s daughters to George W. Bush’s twins, here’s what the former US presidents’ children have been up to in 2023 …

High Jewellery

Will The Eternal Pink diamond set a new auction sales record?

The extremely rare jewel is expected to fetch over US$35 million, which could beat The Williamson Pink Star’s most expensive price per carat record

A woman displays the 10.57 carat Eternal Pink diamond at Sotheby’s, on March 27, in New York. Photo: AP Photo
TV shows and streaming video

What a view | From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

BBC Earth’s ‘Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family’ profiles our pets’ wild cousins, from cute foxes to wolves and jackals, who are essential for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem.

Fennec foxes, the world’s smallest canid, in BBC Earth’s “Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family”. Photo: BBC Studios
Japan

Japan LGBTQ activists launch group ahead of G7

Pride 7 plans to submit a policy recommendation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven advanced industrialised nations that lacks a law protecting the rights of LGBTQ people.

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Luxury travel

How Africa’s luxury safaris are becoming more sustainable

Operators are looking to shake up the traditional model of jeeps and permanent infrastructure sat on protected land seized from local people – but it’ll still be up to travellers to do their homework

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