As members of the global climate change convention, African countries have on countless occasions expressed their need for finance to use in implementing their mitigation and adaptation strategies. Nevertheless, speaking during the side lines of the ongoing 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, Saber […]
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Botswana’s leaders made a call for urgent action on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in the African region today (17 September) at a landmark forum held in Gaborone. The call comes as the world prepares for a high-level meeting on NCDs at the UN General Assembly in New York, which will take place at the end of […]
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Rural development is centred on natural resources and agriculture. The effects of climate change on the ecosystem have since worsened the plight of the rural poor, as natural resources and agriculture as the main sources of sustenance are under threat. Renewable energy projects Most affected are women and girls whose gendered chores dictate to them to […]
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The use of fossil fuels, the worst being coal, for energy production is said to be the single biggest contributor to anthropogenic climate change in the world. Botswana, among other African governments that are signatories to the Paris Agreement, is trying to juggle development with climate change mitigation and adaptation. To this end, Botswana has […]
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In celebrating ten years of existence, the ongoing gathering of countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) has highlighted the establishment of the New Development Bank as one of its most important achievements. The bank which was established to fill a critical gap in project funding has since its formation, disbursed loans totalling […]
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Given the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, the President of Business Botswana has openly invited China to invest, and take advantage of Botswana’s duty-free market access to the US. “Come to Botswana, target AGOA if the Americans won’t buy from you. Come and manufacture here, then sell to them,” said Business […]
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Following its successful partnership with Tsholofelo Children and Youth Trust, the Charity Association of Chinese in Botswana plans to establish charity care centres across the county. The association’s efforts are inspired by the desire to safeguard the upbringing of vulnerable children in the country, as street kids and children at risk are becoming a growing […]
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A Chinese farmer who has called Botswana home for over two decades has opened Botswana’s first moringa products manufacturing business called Moringa Technology Industry (MTI). Registered in 2014, the business which is currently in the process of producing samples of moringa tea, juice, powder and tablets among other products to be submitted to the Botswana […]
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The past few years have seen a number of Chinese citizens implicated in elephant rhino, donkey, lion and pangolin poaching activities, as well as the subsequent smuggling of their products. Such wildlife crimes gravely undermined the image of China and the Chinese people. To this end, the Chinese government has vouched to fully punish all […]
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For the first time ever on the African continent, multilateral government organisations, Chinese companies, overseas Chinese associations, scholars and the media have gathered under one roof with the endeavour to resolve issues of habitat loss, human and wildlife conflict, poaching and illegal wildlife trade, while attracting greater Chinese involvement in wildlife conservation in Africa. When […]
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