Representatives responsible for trade, technical regulations, legal matters, and standardisation, among others, from the 16 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are meeting in Johannesburg.

There are important lessons that Botswana can draw from Namibia and Morocco, as the country seeks to create a tax system that is not only technically sound but also fair, efficient and aligned with the aspirations of its people.

For some in neighbouring Botswana, March 21st might just be an ordinary day on the calendar. 

But for Botswana nationals of Namibian descent, it is time to remember Namibia's independence from the yoke of colonialism.

Some Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are grappling with severe humanitarian crises following devastating floods and torrential rains, as the harsh impacts of climate change exacerbate the La Niña weather phenomenon.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) members should emulate Namibia and Botswana in allowing free movement of people in the region.

Botswana faces a greater risk of inflation being higher than currently projected due to the proposed increase in electricity tariffs and transport fares.

The development is likely to negatively impact Namibian cross-border traders. 

A 31-year-old Namibian truck driver, suspected of carrying dagga, is remanded in custody following a second brief appearance in the Gantsi Magistrates' Court in Botswana.

Mbaunguraije Kaitjirokere is yet to be asked to plead to a single count of cross-border drug trafficking crime.

In the past, cross-border trade in Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city, was largely dominated by women from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

At least 350 cattle have been rustled from Botswana's northwestern border villages in the Okavango District to Zambia through Namibia between 2022 and 2025, as cross-border criminal activities continue to rise.

The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) has commended Namibia and Botswana for their joint efforts in curbing poaching.