Logistics providers join hands to deliver IDA Foundation aid to Botswana

Botswana has received an emergency shipment of more than 36 tonnes of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies as the country battles a declared public health emergency due to severe medicine shortages. The 82-pallet consignment was arranged by IDA...

Ex-NSIA boss chairs Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund

BY SAM OTUONYE The President of Botswana, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko has announced the creation of a new Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited with a Nigerian, Farouk Gumel as inaugural Chairman of its Board of Directors. Gumel is...

Botswana speeds up medicine delivery after health crisis

The Botswana government says progress has been made in getting medicines to different parts of the country. This follows President Duma Boko’s declaration of the State of Public Health Emergency, 2 weeks ago. This followed reports of shortage of...

Botswana Appoints Nigeria’s Farouk Gumel As Chairman Of New Multi-Billion-Dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund

The President of Botswana, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, has appointed Nigerian banker and investment executive, Mr. Farouk Gumel, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the newly launched Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited...

Botswana appoints Nigerian, Gumel, as SWF chairman

The President of Botswana, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, has announced the creation of a new Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited, with a Nigerian, Farouk Gumel, appointed as the inaugural Chairman of its Board of Directors. Gumel is currently the...

Reasons & Remarks – Rallying For Vets

I got a call from my friend, Brad, asking me to speak at a local rally to support veterans. I have to admit I was a little apprehensive because, despite my propensity to advocate for veterans, I had never participated in a rally for any reason....

Closing Bell: ASX pares back losses on energy sector gains as healthcare drags

The energy sector came to the ASX’s rescue today, making up for some of the losses in healthcare and gold stocks. Pic: Getty Images. ASX recovers from 0.7pc plunge to lose just 0.13pc Gains in energy offset larger losses in gold and healthcare IEL...

ASX recovers to shed just 0.13pc as healthcare and gold drags

ASX recovers from 0.7pc plunge to lose just 0.13pc Gains in energy offset larger losses in gold and healthcare IEL and GYG power consumer discretionary higher ASX makes staged recovery Things weren’t looking great on the ASX 200 this morning, down...

Gumel heads Botswana’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

The President of Botswana, Duma Boko, has announced the creation of a new Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited with the former Chairman of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr. Farouk Gumel, as the inaugural Chairman of its Board of...

Diamond-rich Botswana Appoints Nigerian as Chairman of Multi-billion-dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund

Eromosele Abiodun Chairman of Nigeria’s second oldest bank, Union Bank Plc, Mr. Farouk Gumel, has been appointed by the President of Botswana, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko as the Chairman Board of Directors of the Botswana Sovereign...

Botswana government sends medication to various parts of the country

The Botswana government says progress has been made in getting medication to different parts of the country. This after President Duma Boko declared the state of public health emergency two weeks ago. This followed reports of shortage of medicines...

Global Critical Resources Corporation Reopens Tataki Mine with President Duma Boko

FRANCISTOWN, Botswana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 16, 2025-- Together with the President of Botswana Duma Boko, Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Kenewendo, Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Mmolotsi, Ambassador of the United States Howard...

Botswana's Health Crisis Exposes Country's Fragile Political, Economic Systems

Kim Heller|Published 33 minutes ago 5min Kim Heller Once celebrated as a stronghold of democracy and stability in Africa, Botswana is now displaying worrying signs of deterioration, as the nation grapples with economic and health challenges....

Botswana’s First Clinical Embryologist Pushes for IVF Services

Botswana has achieved a historic milestone in the field of reproductive health with the country’s first clinical embryologist, Ms. One Stephen, completing training under the Merck Foundation Fertility and Embryology Program in November 2023. Her...

Experts Launch a Climate and Health Curriculum for African Negotiators Ahead of COP30

Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Health Delegates at the...

Preps For Gaborone Int’l Karate Open Advanced 

Shihan Mpho Bakwadi is all agog about the tournament that will pitch first-rate Batswana karatekas against the best from the DRC, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia and possibly the US and assert Botswana’s place in the martial arts...

Kalafhi Medical Group eyes medical tourism as Botswana’s next growth frontier

The company, trading under Phomolo Health (Pty) Ltd, is fully citizen-owned and was founded in 2018 by Dr. Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane. Since its establishment, its operations have since grown to include four medical clinics, three retail...

Botswana Trades Mineral Access for US Tariff Relief

Government offers priority mineral rights in bid to cut export duties GAZETTE REPORTER President Duma Boko’s administration has offered the United States priority access to critical minerals in ongoing negotiations to reduce export tariffs...

Dutch tourist praises SA medics

Netcare medics successfully treated a Dutch tourist’s spinal fracture, ensuring safe surgery, rehabilitation, and a smooth return home. A Dutch tourist who suffered a spinal compression fracture in a boating accident in St Lucia has returned to...

Bomaid Deepens Partnerships with Healthcare Providers Across Disciplines

The Fund has been a proud sponsor of these events, as well as the 2nd Botswana Dietetic Association Symposium held under the theme Transforming Health Through Nutrition: Integrating Science, Wellness, and Disease Prevention amongst others. Bomaid...