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Education Minister touts Ghana’s stride in TVET transformation at Botswana Forum
Haruna Iddrisu Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has highlighted the significant strides Ghana has made in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation at the 2025 TVET Pitso forum in Gaborone, Botswana. The...

Haruna Iddrisu highlights Ghana’s TVET successes at high level event in Botswana
Ghana’s Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has highlighted the country’s bold strides in transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the 2025 TVET Pitso Forum in Gaborone, Botswana. The high-level event, co-hosted...

Botswana Forum: Education Minister touts Ghana’s stride in TVET transformation
By Kodjo Adams Accra, July 10, GNA – Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has highlighted the significant strides Ghana has made in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation at the 2025 TVET Pitso forum in...

TVET no longer the preserve of the less academically inclined – Education Minister
Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has said technical and vocational education is no longer a second option for students but a key driver of national growth and job creation. Speaking at the 2025 TVET Pitso Forum held at Ba Isago University...

Haruna Iddrisu showcases Ghana’s TVET success in Botswana
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has highlighted the significant strides and successes of Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation at the 2025 TVET Pitso forum in Gabrone, Botswana. The event, co-hosted by...

Mobile-First Innovation and Cultural Strategy Drive SBC Summit 2025’s Focus on Africa
Reading Time: 3 minutes As part of its Emerging Markets conference focus, SBC Summit 2025 will shine a spotlight on Africa’s booming gambling ecosystem, offering stakeholders targeted insights and real-world strategies for growth in the region....

Haruna Iddrisu in Botswana to share Ghana’s TVET progress
Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu is in Botswana for a two-day high-level meeting focused on strengthening skills development and regional cooperation in technical and vocational education. Mr Iddrisu was invited by the Government of Botswana...

Botswana designers, revelers make bold statement at Durban July
Among the crowd, Botswana nationals stood out for their creative interpretations and strong presence on and off the runway. Attendees from Botswana began arriving as early as Thursday, with designers, stylists, and racegoers preparing to showcase...

Gaborone Hosts National Arts Festival
Thousands gathered in Gaborone for the first leg of the National Arts Festival, celebrating creativity, cultural expression, and grassroots talent GAZETTE REPORTER The National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB) successfully hosted the Gaborone...

Gender Data Shines Light on Marginalised African Women
Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe space to report incidents. More than a support...

All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...

Creation Botswana Validates Local Designers
Local fashion designers reflect on the powerful validation, industry insight and lasting community sparked by Creation Botswana, a game-changing fashion development programme GOSEGO MOTSUMI When Boikanyo Molale, stood to speak at the close of the...

Ukraine is working to expand cooperation with African countries in agriculture, education, digitalization, and IT
Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Brusylo held an online meeting with heads of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Mozambique, Botswana, and Mauritania. Representatives...

Coach List Promotes Volleyball Growth in Botswana and Southern Africa
Regis University Women's Volleyball Head Coach Joel List ventured to Botswana and southern Africa to promote volleyball through Bring it Promotions and the Ditsala International Cup. Collaborating with the Botswana Volleyball Federation, the...

BOTSWANA ARTISTS LAMENT BETRAYAL AND NEGLECT UNDER NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
Botswana’s creative sector is in turmoil as frustrations mount over the performance of the National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB). In a powerfully worded open letter to the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Jacob Kelebeng, local...

Warriors make Botswana home base
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has announced that the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Francistown, Botswana, following a strategic partnership with the Botswana Football Association (BFA). This was...

Botswana President Boko pledges to support Malawi’s mining sector
* Word has been spoken today affirming that which has been spoken before, examples have been enacted * It is now time for transformative action that speaks to the growth of our economies, to the rise of the continent and to the transformation of...
Brave Warriors relocates home matches to Botswana
Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has confirmed hat the Brave Warriors will play their upcoming international home matches in Botswana. This comes as Namibia works to upgrade its stadiums to meet international standards....

UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...
NICHOLAS SHUBITZ: How Russia wins friends and influences people
The inaugural Russia-Africa summit in 2019 was a pivotal moment in enhancing educational co-operation, with the number of African students studying in Russia almost doubling to 34,000 by the time the next summit was held in 2023. These numbers...