Botswana In Headlines – allAfrica News

• Botswana Closes Doors On Foreign Teachers, Truck Drivers
  [VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- A Botswanan official said this week the nation will no longer issue work permits to foreign teachers and truck drivers in order to protect local jobs.
• UDC Failures Could Spur BDP Comeback
  [The Patriot] The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is gone in so far as mounting a dramatic comeback to the throne is concerned. But it stands a chance to increase seats in the National Assembly come the 2029 general election though such will not be significant enough to take power. The party lost a significant number […]
• Botswana Records Grim Gender-Based Violence Statistics
  [VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Despite efforts by Botswanan authorities to combat gender-based violence, nearly 100 women were raped and 10 murdered during the late-December festive season, officials said Tuesday.
• Giant Freshwater Aquifer in Southern Africa Is Under Threat From Mining
  [The Conversation Africa] A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of water. But the Namibian government has awarded uranium prospecting licences […]
• Botswana Issues 400 Elephant Hunting Licenses, Drawing Fresh Opposition
  [VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant.