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Bose Maposa to Receive Outstanding Administrator Award

Bose Maposa, Assistant Director for Graduate Programs in the Center for International Studies (CIS), was named Outstanding Administrator for the 2020-2021 academic year by the Outstanding Administrator Awards Committee of the Administrative Senate. A two-time OHIO alum (African Studies ‘09 and Public Administration ‘10) who also studied in Botswana and Cuba, Maposa joined CIS in 2010 as the Assistant Director for the African Studies Program and was promoted to her current position in 2018.

Wed, Mar 24, 2021 Thu, Mar 25, 2021

Botswana Is Ready to Welcome Tourists Again — and the Safari Possibilities Are Endless

Botswana is looking to welcome tourists once again to its expansive and elephant-rich delta as the country began a phased reopening of its borders on Monday, according to the government.

The country allowed air travel to resume at several major airports, including the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in the capital of Gaborone, and will require travelers to show a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of their departure, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced last week.

TRAVEL AND LEISURETue, Nov 10, 2020 Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Botswana Reopens And At This New Luxe Resort You Can Sleep In A Treehouse

The southern African country famous for its Okavango River Delta, Kalahari Desert, and more than 120,00 elephants has begun its phased reopening. A brand new safari lodge will give you incredible views of the country’s wildlife from your suite on a small island and even from a treehouse.

FORBESMon, Nov 9, 2020 Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Botswana’s success is remarkable – and it’s down to capitalism

Classical liberalism, as the economist Deirdre McCloskey argued in her trilogy The Bourgeois Era, was chiefly responsible for the Great Enrichment in Western Europe and North America. However its main tenets – including limited government, equality before the law, free trade and fiscal probity – are not the exclusive preserve of the West. Just look at the rise of Hong Kong.

CapXFri, Aug 21, 2020 Tue, Aug 25, 2020

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO BOTSWANA FROM COVID-19 HIGH BURDEN AREAS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO BOTSWANA FROM COVID-19 HIGH BURDEN AREAS

1. Subject to Government Notice No 486 of 2020, Lifting of Prohibition of Entry into Botswana, and in line with the country's COVID-19 Five Point Response Plan, the Presidential COVID-19 Task Force advises the public that:

Wed, May 5, 2021 Wed, May 5, 2021

LIFTING OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT MASISI APPROVES LIFTING OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN A PHASED MANNER STARTING FROM THE 9th NOVEMBER 2020

His Excellency the President Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi has approved the lifting of international travel restrictions in a phased manner starting from the 9th of November, 2020 and extending to the 1st of December, 2020, covering the 14 Points of Entry listed as follows:

Botswana Daily NewsFri, Nov 6, 2020 Fri, Nov 6, 2020

MEDIA STATEMENT - ELEPHANT MORTALITY IN SERONGA

12 July 2020

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND TOURISM

MEDIA STATEMENT

ELEPHANT MORTALITY IN SERONGA

Botswana Daily NewsSun, Jul 12, 2020 Sun, Jul 12, 2020

Press Release: Botswana Introduces New COVID-19 Requirements at Ports of Entry

The Ministry of Health and Wellness informs members of the public and the international community that effective 14th February 2022, there will be some changes at all ports of entry in Botswana, for purposes of reducing the risk of imported COVID-19 cases into the country. The new changes include...

Botswana Ministry of Health and WellnessSat, Feb 12, 2022 Thu, Feb 17, 2022

Unity across the continent will unlock Africa’s tourism potential

The African travel and tourism industry has the potential to attract considerable investment if the continent works together as one destination, develops a more environmentally sustainable approach and enhances air connectivity. That was the overriding message of Tourism Ministers from across Africa during the International Tourism and Investment Corporation (ITIC) WTM African Tourism Investment Summit in Cape Town, South Africa mid-April.

BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS.COMMon, May 16, 2022 Thu, May 26, 2022