Sources: BBC
A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from Botswana crashes in Limpopo, South Africa, killing 45 people. 2024-03-28
Indonesia bans foreigners who have travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini and Nigeria in the past 14 days amid the emergence of the Omicron variant. 2021-11-28
Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant. 2021-11-26
Israel bans entry of travellers from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini and discourages its citizens from travelling to those countries due to the emergence of the Lineage B.1.1.529 variant. 2021-11-25
Botswanan mining company Debswana presents a 1,098-carat diamond discovered on June 1 to President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The company claims that it is the third-largest diamond ever discovered. 2021-06-16
A study by Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, and headed by geneticist Vanessa Hayes, pinpoints the Okavango region in northern Botswana as the origin of modern humans. Other scientists express skepticism at this, particularly at the study's primary evidence coming from mitochondrial DNA. 2019-10-28
Citizens of Botswana cast their vote to elect the members of the National Assembly and local government councils. 2019-10-23
Botswanan President Ian Khama retires from office. Mokgweetsi Masisi is inaugurated as the fifth President of Botswana. 2018-04-1
The high court of Botswana overturns a customary law which prevented women from inheriting the family home. 2012-10-12
Spanish King Juan Carlos is criticised for going on a hunting trip to Botswana while his country is in an economic crisis. 2012-04-15