Oppenheimer: Partnerships with Governments of Resource-Rich ...

Oppenheimer: Partnerships with Governments of Resource-Rich ...
IDEX Online - Israel
He described how Botswana, a landlocked and arid country, in 1967 was ranked the poorest in the world, also the year in which diamonds were first discovered ...

Botswana warns of more asylum-seekers

Botswana warns of more asylum-seekers
The Zimbabwean - Harare,Africa
BY STAFF REPORTER An increasing number of Zimbabweans crossing into neighbouring Botswana have been seeking political asylum, according to Botswana Minister ...

Botswana Prepares to Host Harare Refugees

Zimbabwe: Botswana Prepares to Host Harare Refugees
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Botswana is preparing for an influx of refugees fleeing the worsening political crisis in Zimbabwe sparked off by President Robert Mugabe's shock defeat in ...

Southern Africa: Regional Offers Critical Lessons On Internal ...

Southern Africa: Regional Offers Critical Lessons On Internal ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
After resounding victories by the ruling parties in Botswana and South Africa in 1999, the two countries found themselves wrestling with the same questions ...

On safari: where else to see the big cats

On safari: where else to see the big cats
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Phinda, Samara (South Africa); Kicheche Mara, Offbeat Mara and Governors and Mwagusi (Kenya); Ndutu and Tanzania Under Canvas (Tanzania), Lebala (Botswana). ...

'She showed me her middle finger'

'She showed me her middle finger'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Caroline Smith A man employed by the Botswana consulate allegedly slapped a woman after an argument between the two on a Cape Town road on Wednesday ...

How Botswana Leverages Growth

How Botswana Leverages Growth
BusinessWeek - USA
There is perhaps no better example today than the African country of Botswana, which is looking to leverage its leading position in diamond mining into a ...

Gem of an Idea.

Gem of an Idea.
TIME - USA
Botswana, the world's biggest producer of diamonds, has proved an exception to this rule, raising its 1.9 million people out of poverty within the span of a ...

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract
Bloomberg - USA
By Joseph Balise April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana will on May 5 name the preferred bidder for a contract to manage state-owned Air Botswana for three years, ...

Commonwealth to Help Country Set Up Free Trade Zone

Botswana: Commonwealth to Help Country Set Up Free Trade Zone
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Commonwealth Secretariat is providing technical assistance to help set up a modern free economic trade zone in a bid to diversify Botswana's economy. ...

Saving Face

Saving Face
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
On the drive home to Botswana we stopped in Bulawayo to off load the last of our Zim dollars since they are not very likely to appreciate in value and they ...

Five Batswana in MNet Idols

Botswana: Five Batswana in MNet Idols
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Multichoice Botswana public relations officer Tshepo Maphanyane said Batswana had fared well in the past reality shows and that she is confident that the ...

Botswana: Pupil Gets Trophy for Understanding 4 Ds

Pupil Gets Trophy for Understanding 4 Ds
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The vision road map laid out by the President Ian Khama during his inauguration should act as a basis for the improvement of democracy in Botswana says ...

Who d' Boss! - The Battle for Gaborone Tomorrow

Botswana: Who d' Boss! - The Battle for Gaborone Tomorrow
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
"This game is the direction of Botswana football and everybody is born being a Rollers or GU fan, and change as and when work pressures and other ...

Botswana: Fighting Aids in the Courts

Fighting Aids in the Courts
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The two-day competition, to be played at the Botswana netball Courts and dubbed the "HIV/AIDS 'Youth Under-20 Tournament", will also involve voluntary ...

Francistown Seeks Closer Chinese Ties

Francistown Seeks Closer Chinese Ties
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Botswana and China have signed a number of economic and social agreements which signify growing relationships between the two countries. ...

Botswana: Have We Given Up?

Have We Given Up?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
I am seriously annoyed about Botswana's the lack of self-reliance. Had a chat with some small-scale entrepreneurs this weekend especially in the food ...

Uganda: Nine Citizens Among 65 Top Idols

Uganda: Nine Citizens Among 65 Top Idols
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Now after the Idols auditions did their rounds in Uganda, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the judges have named their top 65 ...

IT’S '#1’

IT’S '#1’
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
The show is set, and filmed, in Botswana, where star Jill Scott will spend the summer wrapping the 13-episode series. When Precious makes her debut, ...

Albidon says assays confirm thick nickel sulphides at Sunnyside ...

Albidon says assays confirm thick nickel sulphides at Sunnyside ...
Hemscott - London,UK
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Albidon Ltd. said drill assays have confirmed the presence of thick nickel sulphides at the Sunnyside discovery in Botswana, ...

De Beers Reduces Client Numbers on Lower Gem Supplies (Update2)

De Beers Reduces Client Numbers on Lower Gem Supplies (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
It includes customers who will buy diamonds from joint ventures that De Beers has with the governments of Botswana and Namibia. ...

Angola/Mozambique: Football - Female Squad Play Mozambique for ...

Angola/Mozambique: Football - Female Squad Play Mozambique for ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... the match between Swaziland and Namibia, whereas in group B, South Africa will take on Botswana and Zambia will face Zimbabwe in Benguela province. ...

SA man could be hanged in Botswana

SA man could be hanged in Botswana
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A South African recently condemned to death in Botswana could soon be hanged if he loses his appeal against the sentence, the SABC reported on Tuesday. ...

Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Reports to March 31 2008

Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Reports to March 31 2008
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
ASX RELEASE 29 April 2008 Quarterly Report - 1 January to 31 March 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Botswana Copper Project (100%) Prefeasibility Study 7 Current project ...

Liquor Laws: BOMU Says Dialogue Is The Key

Liquor Laws: BOMU Says Dialogue Is The Key
Mmegi - Gaberones,Botswana
Speaking at a news conference at Botswana Craft last Tuesday, BOMU secretary general Rasina Rasina confessed that the executive has been under intense ...

FNBB Golf Clinics Pay Dividends

FNBB Golf Clinics Pay Dividends
Mmegi - Gaberones,Botswana
By Mqondisi Dube SELEBI-PHIKWE: The First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB)-sponsored golf coaching clinics are paying handsome dividends, a Botswana Golf ...

TALKING MUSICA

TALKING MUSICA
Mmegi - Gaberones,Botswana
Musika takes this opportunity, in anticipation of May Day, to recognise the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) and its efforts at the consolidation ...

Letshego Makes Strides In The Market

Letshego Makes Strides In The Market
Mmegi - Gaberones,Botswana
Currently the company, which is a division of Micro Provident Botswana has clients across the board from the civil service and the private sector. ...

BTC launches GSM service

BTC launches GSM service
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
Botswana's state-run operator BTC has launched mobile phone services, making it the third mobile service operator in the country. ...

Mining Soars Under Mogae

Mining Soars Under Mogae
The Southern African - Toronto,ON,Canada
The Fraser Institute recently ranked Botswana 11th in the world for mining policy, environment and investment on its annual Survey of Mining Companies. ...

IAMGOLD Obtains US $140 Million Credit Facility

IAMGOLD Obtains US $140 Million Credit Facility
CNNMoney.com - USA
IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD" or "the Company") (TSX: IMG)(NYSE: IAG)(BOTSWANA: IAMGOLD) announced today that it has signed an agreement with a bank ...

A Most Precious Private Eye

A Most Precious Private Eye
Hartford Courant - United States
Mma Ramotswe, as she is called with the traditional honorific in Botswana, is a thoughtful, sensitive woman of "traditional African build. ...

DiamonEx says full-scale diamond production

DiamonEx says full-scale diamond production
Hemscott - London,UK
... the company said drilling has been planned for 19 targets at the company's Jwaneng project area in southern Botswana by the end of 2008. ...

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK BOTSWANA FIRST TO FINANCE SIGHTHOLDER

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK BOTSWANA FIRST TO FINANCE SIGHTHOLDER
Tacy - Ramat Gan,Israel
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana has become the first bank to extend credit to a local DTC sightholder for the purchase of rough diamonds from the newly ...

3rd Quarter Activities and Cashflow

3rd Quarter Activities and Cashflow
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
Any drop insales revenue from the weakening US dollar is offset by an evenweaker Botswana pula resulting in lower operating costs. ...

Zimbabwe anti-opposition violence mounting

Zimbabwe anti-opposition violence mounting
Radio Netherlands - Netherlands
Fearing for his life, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai shuttles back and forth between South Africa and Botswana. "The minute he sets foot in Zimbabwe, ...

Former Langleyite in Botswana with Peace Corps

Former Langleyite in Botswana with Peace Corps
seattlepi.com Buzzworthy - USA
The 57-year-old departed for Botswana on April 14 to begin pre-service training as a district AIDS Peace Corps Volunteer. Upon graduation from Volunteer ...

Padlocks useless against scavenging baboons

Padlocks useless against scavenging baboons
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The ferry to cross the Zambezi River from Botswana to Zambia was another adventure. No one seemed to know in what order vehicles should load, ...

James takes Rose's role as Stratford's Cleopatra

James takes Rose's role as Stratford's Cleopatra
London Free Press - Canada
The books are set in Botswana and centre on its only female-led detective agency. "It is such a positive story of people making a life. ...

Our Man In: Botswana

Our Man In: Botswana
GQ - USA
But I'm not foolish enough to turn down the chance to go on safari in Botswana—even if my pre-trip briefing included some disconcerting clothing ...

Human Rights Group Says Tourism Site Would Get Water, But Not ...

Human Rights Group Says Tourism Site Would Get Water, But Not ...
Voice of America - USA
By Joe De Capua In Botswana, there are new developments Friday on the controversy over bushmen efforts to regain full access to their traditional lands. ...

Botswana's Education System - Good Example to Africa

Africa: Botswana's Education System - Good Example to Africa
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Botswana has set a good example to other African countries for investing more in education, says North West MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, ...

Botswana Property Podcast

Botswana Property Podcast
Nubricks.com - London,England,UK
The latest podcast in the Nubricks Property Podcast series takes us to the southern African country of Botswana. In edition 30, Adam Samuel is joined by ...

Let Them Cook, Sell and Paint - Khama Roadmap

Botswana: Let Them Cook, Sell and Paint - Khama Roadmap
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Office of the President has kicked off Citizen Economic Empowerment (CEE) initiatives effective from today. A directive from the Permanent Secretary to ...

Francistowners Blame Price Hikes on Zimbos

Botswana: Francistowners Blame Price Hikes on Zimbos
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Many Batswana are hoping that the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe will improve shortly so that food prices in Botswana stabilise. ...

HIV/AIDS code of conduct established for journalists in Botswana

HIV/AIDS code of conduct established for journalists in Botswana
International Journalist's Network - USA
A code of conduct has been launched in Botswana in efforts to guide journalists reporting on HIV/AIDS to address social issues related to the disease. ...

Safari Adventures in Botswana

Safari Adventures in Botswana
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
We were on safari in Botswana, in wild Africa, not some tame game park. The rules were clear: Stay in the four-wheel-drive Toyota and the animals will see ...

BNF Election Queries in Phikwe

BNF Election Queries in Phikwe
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Botswana National Front (BNF) has postponed its primary elections in the Phikwe East constituency after some candidates challenged their opponent's ...

Botswana's Best Friend

Diamonds: Botswana's Best Friend
Forbes - NY,USA
But work taking place from Botswana to India, Mexico to China, goes a long way toward debunking this so-called "resource curse." Technology is helping the ...

Accused Insists on SA Legal Representation

Accused Insists on SA Legal Representation
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... again did not start as expected because the accused applied to the court to be represented by a South African lawyer at Botswana government expense. ...

Anti-Malaria Crew Heads for Zimbabwe

Anti-Malaria Crew Heads for Zimbabwe
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Members of the crew travel in four small boats and have so far covered Zambia, Angola, Namibia and Botswana. The other remaining countries to be covered are ...

Gem Diamonds plans new mine in Botswana

Gem Diamonds plans new mine in Botswana
Mining MX - Sandton,South Africa
[miningmx.com] -- UK-listed Gem Diamonds (Gem) intends developing its Gope kimberlite project in Botswana into a mine producing one million carats annually ...

Moral Decay, Our Challenge

Moral Decay, Our Challenge
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Recently, the newspapers were screaming of a new era, a new dawn as we inaugurated a new President. But what occupied our minds was the moral decay of our ...

Born Again Kwaito Star Gives Testimony

Born Again Kwaito Star Gives Testimony
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
South African kwaito star Kabelo Mabalane, better known as Buza Luv, says he is also in love with Jesus. Speaking at a one-day church camp in Lobatse this ...

Nico Forced to Play Ball

Nico Forced to Play Ball
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Selibe Phikwe-based Nico United have expressed their anger and dissatisfaction at the Premier Leagues' decision to ignore their appeal against re-scheduling ...

Just a Thought - Shades of the 'Jamaican Bob Sleigh' Team?

Just a Thought - Shades of the 'Jamaican Bob Sleigh' Team?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Of course, the concept that Botswana may take part in such a prestigious world event in a sport that may appear unfamiliar to us is unusual - but not ...

Tebbie's Leba Kwano Spices Police Television Show

Tebbie's Leba Kwano Spices Police Television Show
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The song lifted from the songstress' second album Khubama, is used as background music for the programme aired on Botswana television on Sunday evenings. ...

Opposition Leader Had Few Choices As He Fled to Botswana

Opposition Leader Had Few Choices As He Fled to Botswana
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
With Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa ruled out of the exile equation, the only option Mr Tsvangirai had was Botswana. So on the night of April 8-9 or ...

Elephant Attack Victim Missing Body Parts

Elephant Attack Victim Missing Body Parts
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
In a dramatic twist to the lead story The Voice carried last week, the Police investigators have revealed that the half bottom of one of the victims of the ...

Workers Endure Terrifying Lie Detector Tests

Workers Endure Terrifying Lie Detector Tests
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
This week, employees of Cash Crusaders were reeling with shock after going through a lie detecting testing exercise. They could not get any help from the ...

Stolen Moments in the Bush

Stolen Moments in the Bush
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Thirty-seven-year-old Pontsho Mokgwathi regretted the days she used to rush to the bush for a quick roll in the hay with her ex husband, Seboko Gouwe, ...

Excellence is

Excellence is
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Wame Rankolobete, a waitress at Nandos Restaurant in Game City, is this week's Consumer Watchdog column award winner for customer service excellence. ...

Lea Calls On Young Women to Venture Into Business

Lea Calls On Young Women to Venture Into Business
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Young women have been advised to emulate their male counterparts and venture into business. Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) official, Neo Mahube said this ...

Sex for Sweets

Sex for Sweets
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
According to Deputy council secretary at North East District, Oupa Mosisane, the case was referred to Botswana police on the 19th March. ...

Media Houses Walk the Walk

Media Houses Walk the Walk
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Three newspapers, Sunday Standard, Mmegi, and The Voice, made history last week Thursday when they launched Botswana's first HIV&AIDS policy booklet titled ...

Shining Light

Shining Light
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
As part of its diamond beneficiation programme, Diamond Trading Company (DTC) Botswana is calling on all designers to enter the company's inaugural Shining ...

Botswana Bushmen refused borehole

Botswana Bushmen refused borehole
BBC News - UK
The government of Botswana is refusing to allow Kalahari Bushmen access to a water borehole. In 2006, the Bushmen won a landmark legal victory against the ...

Botswana Donates to Flood Victims

Botswana Donates to Flood Victims
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The High Commissioner of Botswana to Namibia, Norman Moleboge, yesterday responded to President Hifikepunye Pohamba's appeal for aid from the international ...

Khudu Launch a Massive Success

Khudu Launch a Massive Success
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
By the time he played his "new" song aimed at Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) for expelling him from the union and the awards, people were now attentive and ...

Is Bob Undermining Its Ability to Meet Inflation Target?

Is Bob Undermining Its Ability to Meet Inflation Target?
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
In Botswana, petrol had for a long time been used to subsidise increases in diesel and paraffin. The recent fuel hike suggests this is no longer the case; ...

Issues in Education - BIUST Faces Many Challenges Ahead

Issues in Education - BIUST Faces Many Challenges Ahead
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Of all the challenges ahead for the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) perhaps the hardest will be not to be known as the ...

UB Health Fair Meant to Clear the Air

UB Health Fair Meant to Clear the Air
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
It was all fun at a University of Botswana (UB) students-organised health fair last Friday. A lecturer from the Department of Environmental Health and fair ...

Family Counselling a Must

Family Counselling a Must
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
They are one of the many families in Botswana looking after an HIV-positive member. But like many other families, they have not received any form of ...

Low Women Representation Worries BNOC

Low Women Representation Worries BNOC
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Since Botswana started taking part in the Olympics Games 27 years ago, it has not improved in terms of participation as it has been represented by two codes ...

'I Am a Democrat' - Khama

'I Am a Democrat' - Khama
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
We have a clear vision of what we want Botswana's future to be. The successful implementation of our economic diversification policies and all this implies, ...

Govt Still Committed to Inga Project

Govt Still Committed to Inga Project
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Kedikilwe says although focus is currently on other power projects like the Mmamabule Coal Fired Power Station and Morupule B, Botswana is still fully ...

Bobby's Babes Fail At First Hurdle

AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Namibian Under-20 football team will face a mammoth task when they travel to Botswana for their 2nd leg of the African Youth Cup qualifier in two weeks' ...

Disabled People in Botswana Largely Neglected in HIV/AIDS Efforts ...

Kaiser network.org
Disabled people in Botswana have been largely excluded from the country's HIV/AIDS efforts, disability advocates said at a recent two-day workshop, ...