SADC ministers responsible for Gender and Women's Affairs have expressed concern over the persistently high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) across the region.

The recent ministerial meeting has made significant progress towards the adoption of the SADC UniVisa project.

Although the date and venue for the launch are yet to be made public, NBC News is reliably informed that the project is moving towards consideration by Heads of State sooner rather than later.

Botswana has granted citizenship to 64 refugees as part of commemorating the 2026 World Refugee Day and the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention.

National media coordinators and development partners in Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Comoros have been urged to intensify awareness and promotion of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards.

Following the successful implementation of the use of national identity cards as documents for cross-border travel between Namibia and Botswana, authorities in the neighbouring country are using the lessons from the agreement to launch similar arrangements with other countries in the region.

The long-standing partnership between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) was recently strengthened during a meeting between SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi and WHO Representative to Botswana and SADC, Fabian Ndenzako, in Gaborone.

Botswana authorities have raised concern over a growing trend in which more Batswana are opting to travel to Namibia for tourism instead of visiting domestic destinations.

This is despite the fact that the neighbouring country is best known for its legendary Okavango Delta and plentiful wildlife.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have reaffirmed their commitment towards creating a harmonised regulatory framework aimed at dealing with malnutrition in the region.

The Khama III Memorial Museum in the royal village of Serowe in the central part of Botswana recently received 45 cultural artefacts from the Brighton and Hove Museums in the United Kingdom.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken against vigilantism that has become the order of the day in the country.

Addressing the nation last night, Ramaphosa warned against infiltrators who want South Africans to turn against those who were not born in the country.