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Please note that Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) offices will be closed on Wednesday, 30th, and Thursday, 31st October 2024 in observance of the National Elections holiday in Botswana.

Our offices will reopen on Friday, 1st November 2024, with regular hours.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to serving you when we reopen!

The Financial Year 2022-23 marks the final lap of the first BGI Strategic Business Plan adopted in 2018 rolling for a period of five years.

The Board of Directors celebrates the success of developing this Strategic Business plan and have pledged its commitment individually and as a collective, to ensuring its effective implementation. As it builds on the first Plan, the board believes the new strategic plan is agile and focused on supporting a vigorous and thriving Geoscience organisation.

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Deputy Permanent Secretary (Corporate Services) in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE) Ms. Hazel N. Reaitsanye visited Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) on a familiarizations tour, yesterday (March 02, 2022) This follows her recent appointment to the Ministry.

She was welcomed BGI CEO Mr. Olefile Cisco Mashabila who led a detailed presentation on BGI impact operations, activities and challenges.

Ms Reaitsanye was accompanied by MMGE Finance Manager Mr...

Botswana Geoscience Institute’s multimillion-pula project aimed at interpreting and assessing Aeromagnetic Data in Northern Botswana, is on schedule and budget.

This project, undertaken at a cost of P10,125,670.00 Million and funded through the Development Fund of National Development Plan 11(NDP 11) is primarily evaluating areas of mineral potential such as Base metals, Rare Earth Metals, Precious metals and platinum group metals (PGMs).

At a workshop, held recently, to review project progress...

Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) Board of Directors led by its Chairperson Professor Motsoptse Modisi, has expressed their confidence on the infrastructure, facilities and seismological network of the Institute to contribute meaningfully to the national economic development agenda.

The Board Chairperson, speaking during the tour organised by the incoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olefile C. Mashabila, said with such infrastructure and networks, the Institute cannot afford to fail to deliver...

Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) is pleased to present to you the Borehole Information System (BIS). This Portal, http://www.bh.bgi.org.bw/,  avails all Borehole information online to the general public.

The System, called BoreHive, is a milestone of the Institute pursuant to its Strategic Plan (2018-23) goal of aiming to collate, package, enhance and avail 100% of Botswana geoscience information online.

It is also an enormous step that contributes to the success of the Institute’s Mission of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Ms Ellen Richard Madisa visited Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI), recently (May 20, 2021).

This was her first tour of the Institute since appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry on April 26, 2021. The aim of the tour was to appreciate the operations, purpose and progress on projects and other activities that support the National Economic Development Agenda.

Ms Madisa received a detailed...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) Mr. Tiyapo H. Ngwisanyi, has been conferred with Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Embassy of Japan. This Awards was presented.

The conferment took place on the 26th of January, 2021 at the Embassy of Japan in Gaborone by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan, Fujino Yuka, Among those who came to witness the ceremony were the Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology Lefoko M. Moagi...

Member of Parliament for Lobatse, who is also Minister of Infrustructure and Housing Development, Honorable Dr. Matsheka extended his gratitude to the continuous commitment and dedication of Botswana Geoscience Institute staff for their contributing immensely to the Growth of Botswana.

Speaking during a meeting with BGI employees, during his constituency tour, on April 26, 2021 Dr. Matsheka encouraged BGI Staff to continue offering themselves to serve the country even under such difficult times. ...

Geotechnical Information is very important for urban planning. This therefore calls for improved collaboration by urban planners and geotechnical engineers/geologists. This collaboration has tremendous potential to improve the quality and reduce the cost and impact of new infrastructure developments.

This was revealed by Mr. Koketso Gabriel Botepe, BGI Manger Applied Geoscience at the presentation during Palapye Sub-District Council meeting recently in Palapye. This is part of stakeholder...