Botswana

November 29, 2021

Botswana upholds ruling decriminalising same-sex relationships | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Botswana upholds ruling decriminalising same-sex relationships Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries. – The Guardian reports.... Read More

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32-yr-old Adebo Ogundoyin emerges as speaker of Oyo Assembly, Peruzzi assaults Twitter influencer Pamilerin, Botswana decriminalises homosexuality – Here’s everything that went down this week

This week was a rollercoaster of buzzy stories, from politics to pop culture and while we routinely reported each of these stories from our YNaija desk, here’s a roundup of everything that went down in the past six days and are still trending today: 32-yr-old Adebo Ogundoyin emerges as speaker of Oyo Assembly Adebo Edward... Read More

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BREAKING: Botswana decriminalises homosexuality in landmark ruling

Botswana’s High Court has ruled to decriminalise homosexuality on Tuesday, in a landmark case being watched across Africa after Kenya recently upheld its own anti-homosexuality laws. Botswana is regarded as one of Africa’s most stable and democratic nations but homosexuality is outlawed under the country’s penal code of 1965. In March, the court postponed a... Read More

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December 4, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Cassper Nyovest’s concert crowd fill up Africa’s largest stadium; Beyoncé changes her email address every week | More stories

It was Friday like five minutes ago but here we are again, Monday! Here’s your new week roundup of biggest stories that made the rounds in entertainment all weekend and others that unraveled on Sunday night. Cassper Nyovest nearly filled up a 75000-capacity stadium The target was 75,000 but South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest sold... Read More

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Gatlin “bends the knee” before Usain Bolt, free sanitary products for school girls in Botswana | See our top 10 photos from last week

Last week, Usain Bolt’s final race ended with fans posting comments like “so he’s not a god after all” as Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman clocked in ahead of him at the World Athletic Championship and for a second time this year the Archbishop of Cantebury, Josh Welby visted Buhari in the United Kingdom where the... Read More

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[The Sexuality Blog] Botswana just became the first African country to offer free sanitary products to young women

Botswana, the quiet country sandwiched in the heart of Southern Africa has always been way ahead of the pack in Africa in terms of economy, policy and social equality. And now they’re taking yet another step forward by being the first country on the continent to offer free sanitary pads to young women in all... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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September 28, 2016

Waziri Adio: Recession as opportunity for reversing resource curse

And, sadly, it came to pass. It is well predicted that most countries blessed with natural resources, even in the best of times, perform worse economically than countries not so endowed; and that, when times are tough, countries that are dependent on natural resources come to an assured grief. There is a popular name for... Read More

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September 22, 2016

That’s how Botswana deported an American pastor for……

American pastor who is known for his anti-gay stance, Steven Anderson has been deported by Botswana for his ‘notorious’ homophobic comments on a Botswana radio station. Anderson was said to have made daring comments about the Orlando nightclub shooting and was subsequently arrested by immigration officers on September 20 while in the studio. The Botswana... Read More

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Blame it on the ‘zobo’ | Official says that’s why 17-year-old Nigerian weightlifter failed drug test

by Kolapo Olapoju Everyday, we learn new things! Who could have imagined that taking a harmless drink of Zobo would be Chika Amalaha’s undoing. The 17-year-old Nigerian weightlifter was stripped of her gold medal after failing a drug test at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, UK. Andrew Ekanem, the Treasurer of Nigeria... Read More

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It’s official: PenCom brings the World Pension Summit to Abuja this July

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The World Pension Summit ‘Africa Special’ will bring together leading players from Africa’s pension industries, as well as key figures from across politics, business and finance to exchange expertise and increase international cooperation on the continent. The Abuja event will also mark the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Pension Reform... Read More

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October 15, 2013

Wickedness: HIV positive woman arrested for breastfeeding neighbour’s baby (PICTURED)

A Zimbabwean woman who breastfed a neighbour’s baby without her consent faces a possible two-year sentence for deliberately infecting another person with HIV after she tested positive. Thirty nine-year-old Annie Mpariwa appeared in a Gaborone court on Wednesday and the case was deferred to October 24 to allow a second HIV test to be performed... Read More

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September 6, 2013

ASUU strike: NANS blasts FG, threaten to shut down private universities

University students under the umbrella of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, yesterday, took to the streets in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, calling on the Federal Government to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. They equally threatened to shut down activities in the private universities in the country... Read More

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Dele Momodu: If I were President Jonathan

by Dele Momodu The first and most important was that I expected a man who comes from my kind of humble background to run a simple and less expensive government. Fellow Nigerians, I had planned, and hoped, to escape from President Goodluck Jonathan’s unending brouhaha this week but that seems impossible for as long as... Read More

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Forever gorgeous: A rare 101-carat diamond gets sold at auction for $26.7m (WATCH)

A flawless diamond has set a world auction record, selling for $26.7m (£17.5m). The rare Botswana-mined 101-carat diamond was sold at a Christie’s auction in Geneva. It was bought by the Harry Winston firm and beat the previous record set by the 76-carat Archduke Joseph diamond, which sold for $21m (£13.8m) in November 2012. Read... Read More

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September 13, 2012

Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, yesterday explained the reasons behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s return from his foreign trip to Malawi and Botswana ahead of schedule. Abati reportedly said the president finished his mission on the second leg of his trip earlier than expected further explaining that there is no hard and fast rule to the duration... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Jonathan cuts foreign visit short, rushes back to Abuja

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan put an abrupt stop to his state visit to Botswana and Malawi further fuelling speculation about the state of health of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity had in a statement on Saturday, while announcing the president’s... Read More

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September 8, 2012

Cassava Africana: President Jonathan to launch Malawi’s National Cassava Project next week

by Stanley Azuakola On Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a three-day working visit to Malawi and Botswana. He will be accompanied on the visit by by Governors Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Sule Lamido of Jigawa according to a statement by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati on Saturday. The entourage... Read More

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Big Brother StarGame Daily Di-Gist #10: Prezzo spits some game at Goldie, and Upville is full of…

by Denike & Ifedayo UPDATE: So earlier today (Day 11) Prezzo seemed to be trying to work his way back into Goldie’s heart (or her underwear, I’m not sure he can tell the difference) and recited poetry to her, boy is spittin’ some game up in … well, Upville. More on this in our Daily Di-Gist tomorrow! So the... Read More

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