Summary: Algeria 3-1 Botswana in World Cup Qualifiers

EVENT ENDED Algeria defeated Botswana 3-1 to claim victory in Matchday 7 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Image: VAVEL The match ends with the score at the time Algeria 3-1 Botswana, the home team takes the win and the 3 points in this match to...

Algeria vs Botswana – Preview & Predicted Score

Algeria continue their push for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they host Botswana at the Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou. The Desert Warriors sit top of Group G with 15 points from six games and are aiming to extend their lead over...

Botswana announces public health emergency

(MENAFN) Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, citing severe strain on the country’s healthcare system due to past mismanagement. The announcement came after Boko’s historic victory in last year's elections,...

Why once-thriving Botswana is in tears

In a new widely circulated YouTube video, “Miracle to Meltdown: The Sudden Fall of Botswana Explained”, the outspoken but often divisive South African activist and content creator Willem Petzer, the country frequently hailed as Africa’s “shining...

Remembering ATI: The liberator We Never Knew We Needed!

The passing of rapper Atlasaone Bryn Molemogi, better known as ATI, has left Botswana mourning a voice that transcended music to challenge politics, gender norms, and silence itself BRADLEY FORTUIN The past two weeks have been a sad and...

Seville restores Jamaica’s sprint supremacy as SA misses 100m podium

Jamaica returned to the top of the 100m podium at the World Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, but SA — even with two dogs in the fight — missed out yet again. Gift Leotlela finished fifth in 9.95sec and veteran Akani Simbine ended seventh in...

SAA launches new route to Gaborone, Botswana

South African Airways (SAA) is pleased to announce the launch of a twice-daily service between Johannesburg and Gaborone, Botswana, commencing, Tuesday, 4th November 2025. Bookings for this route have now opened on flysaa.com. This further extends...

SAA Expands Regional Network with Gaborone Route

South African Airways will launch twice-daily flights between Johannesburg and Gaborone beginning November 4, expanding the airline’s regional footprint as it continues rebuilding operations across southern Africa. The new Botswana service will...

South African Airways launches new route to Gaborone

World Athletics Championships 2025 Results Day 2: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden outpaces Sha'Carri Richardson for gold, Tara Davis-Woodhall wins title

Day 2 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo concluded on September 14, 2025. In the women's 100m, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed her first World title with a new championship record of 10.61s, finishing ahead of Jamaica's Tina Clayton...

2025 World Athletics Championships: Saminu misses out on 100m finals after finishing fourth

By Simon Asare Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – Ghana’s national 100m record holder Abdul-Rasheed Saminu was unable to progress to the 100m finals at the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Saminu qualified for the semi-finals by...

Lab-grown diamonds robbing southern Africa of riches

Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies. Diamond-dependent Botswana is leading the way and launched a sovereign...

What Caused Botswana’s Public Health Emergency?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Botswana, a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS, declares a public health emergency; China reroutes its exports to African nations; and radical left-wing South African politician...

Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart

Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at risk of extinction” from HIV — to tell the world how they did the impossible: squash childhood HIV rates. The number of children...

Botswana declares health emergency over critical medicine shortages

Botswana has declared a health emergency due to a severe shortage of medicines and supplies. Hospitals and clinics are struggling to address conditions such as hypertension, cancer, and diabetes due to shortages. The health ministry attributes the...

Botswana's Vice President Arrives in Addis Ababa for Ministerial Conference on Money Laundering

Addis Ababa, August 28, 2025 (ENA) -- Botswana's Vice President, Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe, arrived in Addis Ababa today to attend a ministerial conference on crime prevention on money laundering and illicit financial flows. Upon his arrival at...

Andries to represent Botswana at Miss Universe

The Miss Universe pageant is scheduled to take place on November 21, where Victoria Kjaer Theilvig of Denmark will crown her successor at the end of the event. Andries was crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2025 over the weekend at Adansonia Hotel....

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville powers to world 100m glory in front of Usain Bolt

Oblique Seville was crowned the first Jamaican world 100m champion since Usain Bolt after blazing to a personal-best 9.77 seconds in Tokyo. World record holder Bolt, who last won gold at a world championships a decade ago, was the guest of honour...

Flames’ Foreign-Based Stars Arrive Ahead of Botswana Clash

Published on September 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM by Evance Kapito 187 words • approx. 1 min read All the foreign-based players called up to the Malawi National Football Team (Flames) have arrived in the country as preparations intensify for the upcoming...

Botswana declares national health emergency as medical supply chain breaks down

Botswana’s president, Duma Boko, declared a national health emergency on Monday 25 August as the country faced severe and widespread shortages of essential medicines, supplies, and equipment. The country’s health ministry had warned of the...