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Zimbabweans shine at Southern Africa engineering awards
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 7, 2025
Top engineering minds from across the Southern African region were celebrated for their excellence and leadership at the Southern Africa Federation of Engineering Organisations (Safeo) General Assembly and Awards Ceremony held from July 4 to 5 at...
BotswanaPost launches solar-powered Post Office
MMEGI
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July 7, 2025
This initiative, funded by the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) Fund, is part of a broader strategy to enhance operational resilience, environmental stewardship, and uninterrupted service delivery in remote and...
Absa’s digital transformation journey with SAP
South Africa Today
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July 14, 2025
How the banking group transformed their operations by replacing legacy systems with cloud, AI-ready SAP technologies. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 14th, 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- When financial services group Absa began its ERP...
Droughts are a ‘slow-moving global catastrophe,’ report finds
Mongabay
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July 7, 2025
A new report documents some of the most widespread and damaging droughts in recorded history, between 2023 and 2025, affecting millions across Africa, the Mediterranean, Latin America and Southeast Asia. More than 90 million people across Eastern...
Awards Wrap: 2025 Bookmarks finalists announced, Shop! SA announces 2025 Awards judges panel
The Media Online
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July 15, 2025
The Media Online’s weekly column delivering news of award wins, entries, competitions, dates to note and winners in the media. 2025 Bookmarks finalists announced These exceptional individuals, brands and agencies are setting the standard in South...
The Kalahari Desert
Pilot Guides
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July 7, 2025
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna located in Southern Africa, covering parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The Kalahari spans roughly 900,000 square kilometers (about 350,000 square miles). While often referred to as...
WAFCON is thrilling fans but faces familiar problems
Deutsche Welle
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July 15, 2025
The rescheduled women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is underway in Morocco, a year later than planned. The tournament sees some of the best players in the world fighting for glory, but as players and nations emerge, familiar problems linger...
Global drought crisis deepens: Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster
Mail & Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Extracting water from a traditional well using a manual pulley system. (Abdallah Khalili / UNCCD) Some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have unfolded since 2023, a new UN-backed report has found. The analysis...
PM Modi in Namibia: An era of mineral plus digital diplomacy
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Namibia on 9th July 2025, it was considered a visit that carried more weight than it showed. He became the first prime minister to do so in the last three decades, and the timing could have never been...
Natural Habitat Adventures Introduces Peru’s First All-Electric Van for Tourism in Cusco & the Sacred Valley
Adventure Travel News
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July 7, 2025
Natural Habitat Adventures (Nat Hab), a leader in responsible nature-based adventure travel, in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has introduced the first all-electric van (EV) for tourism use in Peru. The new all-electric vehicle...
Ranger houses boost protection of trans-boundary conservation area
Southern Eye
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In her remarks, Environment, Climate and Wildlife minister Evelyn Ndlovu applauded IFAW and ZimParks for prioritising ranger welfare. THE government has commissioned two ranger houses at Matetsi Unit 5 in Hwange in a bid to strengthen conservation...
Agronomic Board builds homes at Buitepos
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has constructed two houses for the customs officials serving at Buitepos along the Botswana and Namibia border. The total cost of the first phase of the project was about N$4.6 million, which included the...
Govt To Review Cash-In-Transit Police Escort
Botswana Gazette
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July 7, 2025
Introduced in 2021 in response to the alarming rise in heists at the time, the government is concerned about the financial burden of escorting cash-in-transit vehicles on the Botswana Police Service SESUPO RANTSIMAKO The government is currently...
Chakwera hails President Boko for inspiring Malawians
The Maravi Post
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July 7, 2025
By Sellah Singini LILONGWE-(MANA)-President Lazarus Chakwera has hailed President of Botswana, Advocate Duma Gedion Boko for his words of encouragement to Malawians who have gone through a lot in the past five years. Chakwera said this on Monday...
Chakwera lauds Boko, Malawians for great 61st Independence Day Celebrations
The Maravi Post
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July 7, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera has lauded his Botswana counterpart Advocate Duma Gedion Boko and Malawians for great Independence Day Celebrations. Chakwera expressed satisfaction on how the nation celebrated the nation’s 61st...
Khato Cherishes President Boko’s Visit: A Symbol of Unity and Shared Futures in Malawi
Nyasa Times
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July 6, 2025
Malawi is set to commemorate and celebrate its 61st independence anniversary tomorrow, Sunday, 6th July. Ahead of this event, Botswana’s president who, exudes pan-Africanist aura and spirit has arrived in the country to grace the occasion and is...
Wilderness reaffirms commitment to impact across conservation
Sunday Standard
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July 4, 2025
Wilderness today reiterated its unwavering commitment to creating sustainable impact across Botswana’s pristine landscapes and communities. As one of the country’s leading conservation tourism operators, Wilderness has spent over four decades...
Botswanan president stresses investment-friendly reforms, economic diversification
Xinhua News Agency
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GABORONE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan President Duma Boko has said the government remains committed to transparent, investment-friendly reforms and the vision for a diversified economy. Boko made the remarks Thursday while meeting Chido Munyati,...
Westlife signals new era post statutory management: stronger, compliant, future-focused
Weekend Post-Insightful
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July 14, 2025
WestLife Insurance Company has officially emerged from over two years of Statutory Management, marking a pivotal moment in its corporate journey. Under the oversight of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) and the...
Inside the British royal family's most scandalous summer vacation spots
Fox News
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July 13, 2025
Prince Diana's former bodyguard Lee Sansum recalled how young Prince William and Prince Harry were affected by the paparazzi. He also explained why he believes the term "paparazzi" is "dehumanizing." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...