Botswana faces a greater risk of inflation being higher than currently projected due to the proposed increase in electricity tariffs and transport fares.
The development is likely to negatively impact Namibian cross-border traders.
A 31-year-old Namibian truck driver, suspected of carrying dagga, is remanded in custody following a second brief appearance in the Gantsi Magistrates' Court in Botswana.
Mbaunguraije Kaitjirokere is yet to be asked to plead to a single count of cross-border drug trafficking crime.
Arican leaders and continental organizations have called for restraint, dialogue, and adherence to international law as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East following military exchanges involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.
In the past, cross-border trade in Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city, was largely dominated by women from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The 3-day consultative meeting of police chiefs from the six member countries—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—concluded yesterday in Kasane, Botswana.
At least 350 cattle have been rustled from Botswana's northwestern border villages in the Okavango District to Zambia through Namibia between 2022 and 2025, as cross-border criminal activities continue to rise.
Zambia's Ministry of Tourism has issued a high alert for a herd of elephants that has crossed its border with Namibia and Botswana.
The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) has commended Namibia and Botswana for their joint efforts in curbing poaching.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) hosted a public lecture on Monday with former president of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi, with a focus on the historical bilateral relationship between the two nations.
The lecture was titled Namibia-Botswana: Past, Present and Future.
Former President of Botswana Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has hailed one-stop border operations at the Trans Kalahari-Mamuno Border posts.
Masisi said the one-stop border post is significant in facilitating ease of trade between Namibia and Botswana.
