Father from Botswana, mother from India: 5 cheetah cubs at Kuno usher in new lineage

An Indian-born cheetah has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park after mating with a Botswana Cheetah — ushering in the Botswana lineage of India’s cheetah population.KJP21, a 32-month-old female born in India, gave birth to the five cubs on …

Six Decades of discovery: Botswana Society anchors the nation’s story

Titled “Six decades of discovery: The Botswana Society and the Story of Botswana,” the gathering under the Ko iSong banner delivered more than nostalgia. It reaffirmed a quiet but relentless institution that has spent nearly six decades forcing Botswana to …

UB remembers Swaneng quintet as Botswana marks 60 years

The commemorative visit to their gravesites, held on September 24, 2026, formed part of UB’s corporate social responsibility and community engagement activities as Botswana prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence on September 30. The four students …

Indian-born cheetah gives birth to 5 cubs in MP's Kuno; marks beginning of Botswana lineage

Bhopal: An Indian-born cheetah has given birth to five cubs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, taking the total number of the big cats in the country to 60, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday. The father is a cheetah …

Botswana at 60: Saving journalism for the next 60 years

Fifty years on: Remembering the young lives behind Botswana’s university dream

On September 24, 2026, UB staff, relatives of the deceased, tribal leaders, local authorities and district administration officials from Serowe gathered at the graves to remember Fantisi Gaotlhobogwe (27), Sarah Mathware (16), Magdalene Khumalo (18), …

Botswana Celebrates 60th Independence Day with Controversial Elephant Hunt

Botswana. On September 30, 2026, as Botswana celebrated its 60th Independence Day, the issue of 23 elephants being hunted and their meat used as a dish at a national ceremony has attracted international attention. Botswana's Ministry of Environment and …

Botswana withdraws from joint 2028 AFCON bid with Zimbabwe and South Africa

  The decision, reported on Tuesday by the Mmegi newspaper, leaves Zimbabwe and South Africa to continue with their joint submission to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Botswana failed to lodge its bidding documents by the 14 September deadline …

Botswana, Mozambique Set Trade Ambitions as New Commission Targets Economic Results

Botswana and Mozambique have agreed to elevate their bilateral cooperation to a Bi-National Commission, seeking to turn more than five decades of diplomatic ties into stronger trade, investment and regional infrastructure links. The move comes with a clear …

Why Botswana-based Wendy Piggery is not your regular pig farming business

At 19, Wendy Therisanyo Keabetswe received a government award after being recognised as one of Botswana’s top national GCSE achievers. The opportunity gave her an early entry point into entrepreneurship and, combined with her farming background, eventually …