UN: AIDS devastating Africa, 14 million people have died since 2000

UN: AIDS devastating Africa, 14 million people have died since 2000

Shortened life expectancies due to AIDS, as low as less than 40 years, have been documented in Botswana, the Central African Republic, Lesotho, Swaziland, ...

Notwane Launch Rebuilding Process

Notwane Launch Rebuilding Process

Remember the days of Brown 'King goals' Gasemotho, Thazo 'Careca' Tiwayi, the late Shono 'Madonsela' Ngaka and Maitumelo 'Mighty' Modikana? ...

Keeping F/Towners in Fashion

Keeping F/Towners in Fashion

She exudes unfettered confidence when it comes to discussing issues of business, something that she acknowledges to being her most treasured realm. ...

Let's Respect the Dead

Let's Respect the Dead

Somewhere in this newspaper, we carry a story about two families fighting over the burial of one of their own. This is strange but it has happened before ...

Miscellaneous' Dream Still Alive And Well

Miscellaneous' Dream Still Alive And Well

This comes after Botswana Football Association (BFA) Disciplinary Committee (DC) ruled in their favour that they be awarded maximum points after BR ...

Khama Frees Prisoners

Khama Frees Prisoners

President Ian Khama has handed out a heavenly present to a sizable number of prisoners currently held in Botswana's prisons. Khama has outrightly pardoned ...

Elizabeth Steals the Show

Elizabeth Steals the Show

Elizabeth Ramaeba proved that she is a force to be reckoned with when she outclassed her peers in the task song at Popstar Botswana at the Botswana ...

Birks and Mayors signs exclusive partnership for the distribution of ...

Birks & Mayors signs exclusive partnership for the distribution of ...

MONTREAL, June 2 /CNW/ - Birks & Mayors Inc. has announced today that they have entered into a partnership to be the exclusive distributor of Botswana ...

Iamgold says can double reserves at Niobec mine

Iamgold says can double reserves at Niobec mine

It also announced cost-cutting measures at mines in Mali and Botswana. Iamgold said a feasibility study had estimated capital costs of C$8 million to ...

Bank Of Botswana Adjusts Rates

Bank Of Botswana Adjusts Rates

At the meeting held last Monday, the Bank of Botswana Monetary Policy Committee decided to increase the Bank Rate by half a percentage point (50 basis ...

Nkate hails Botswana, China relationship

Nkate hails Botswana, China relationship

SEROWE - The Minister of Education and Skills Development, Mr Jacob Nkate, says Chinas financing of two primary schools in Botswana bear testimony to the ...

Botswana Will 'Show The Way' With Aggregation - Khama

Botswana Will 'Show The Way' With Aggregation - Khama

By Wanetsha Mosinyi The move by Diamond Trading Company (DTC) International (Aggregation) to bring its operations to Botswana next year has been hailed as ...

Botswana, Japan partner in natural resources

Botswana, Japan partner in natural resources

GABORONE - Botswana and Japan entered into a new form of cooperation in the area of natural resources and energy during the Japanese Minister of Economy, ...

IAMGOLD Announces Operational Improvements Impacting Reserve Life ...

IAMGOLD Announces Operational Improvements Impacting Reserve Life ...

The Company's Mupane gold mining operation located in Botswana in Southern Africa, will convert the current contractor mining arrangement to owner mining. ...

Botswana faces food crisis

Botswana faces food crisis

By WENE OWINO Botswana faces the highest malnutrition level in the world, the private weekly, Sunday Standard, says in its current edition. ...

No. 1 Ladies' Opera House to bring arias to Botswana's bushland

No. 1 Ladies' Opera House to bring arias to Botswana's bushland

Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, has founded Botswana's first opera house, The No. 1 Ladies' Opera House. ...

No. 1 Ladies' Opera House to bring arias to Botswana's bushland

No. 1 Ladies' Opera House to bring arias to Botswana's bushland

Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, has founded Botswana's first opera house, The No. 1 Ladies' Opera House. ...

Botswana turn against neighbours in racist attacks

Botswana turn against neighbours in racist attacks

Xenophobic attacks against Zimbabweans broke out in Botswana’s Northern Province on Monday, resulting in the Zimbabwean ambassador to Botswana visiting the ...

Botswana 0-0 Madagascar

Botswana 0-0 Madagascar

Botswana are held to a goalless draw in Gaborone by Madagascar in Group 7 of the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. ...

Call to convert Botswana agricultural stations into viable ...

Call to convert Botswana agricultural stations into viable ...

An Agricultural Officer in Botswana has called for the upgrading of Agricultural Research Stations into institutions that would lead in recommending ...

It's about the call: VanWyk family to serve as missionaries in ...

It's about the call: VanWyk family to serve as missionaries in ...

Instead of transferring to Cameroon again, the family is opting to serve its first term of three years in Botswana, which was recommended by their area ...

African Copper plans Botswana Mowana mine start in July

African Copper plans Botswana Mowana mine start in July

L: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to start production at its Mowana mine in Botswana in July and achieve 25000 tonnes a year after 2012, the company's ...

DCEC Tails Crime Syndicate

DCEC Tails Crime Syndicate

Recently there has been an outcry in the country over severe shortage of drugs in Botswana's clinics and hospitals. In the recent past there have been media ...

There is So Much Talent Out There - Keitumele

There is So Much Talent Out There - Keitumele

Botswana Musicians Union publicist Joel Keitumele says he is astounded by the amount of talent discovered in the presidential music awards talent hunt. ...

Phempheretlhe Returns With a Bang

Phempheretlhe Returns With a Bang

After disappearing from the limelight for sometime, one of Botswana's pioneer gospel artists Phempheretlhe Bafana Pheto makes a return next month with a new ...

How Ramaotwana Dumped Moupo

How Ramaotwana Dumped Moupo

If he uses standard Latin phrases socially, if that's even possible at all, Botswana National Front president Otsweletse Moupo would most probably have ...

Ditau Resigns

Ditau Resigns

Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union (BOSETU) President Eric Ditau has resigned. He is joining the Labour Department as a Principal Industrial Relations ...

BCC Caters for Street Children

BCC Caters for Street Children

The number of street children in Gaborone has compelled the Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) to propose programmes to help them become part of the society ...

Olympia Capital Eyes Another Acquisition

Olympia Capital Eyes Another Acquisition

The company, which originates from Kenya, listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) in 2005 as a "speculative stock" and later migrated to the main board ...

Tshekedi Inspires Song And Dance

Image via WikipediaTshekedi Inspires Song And Dance

They burst onto the scene in single file formation akin to what soldiers display on Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Day. They displayed character, discipline ...

Moyo Warns Fraudsters As Capital Bank Opens

Moyo Warns Fraudsters As Capital Bank Opens

The Assistant Minister of Finance Guma Moyo has said the growing incidence of financial crime in Botswana should not be overlooked. ...

Mothusi Slams Officials

Image via WikipediaMothusi Slams Officials

Long-serving TASC midfielder Tebogo 'Panapana' Mothusi has blamed management for the team's relegation to the First Division North league. ...

Star Rally Gives Tshekedi Royal Welcome

Star Rally Gives Tshekedi Royal Welcome

Kwelagobe acknowledged that Khama' initiatives broke new ground in Botswana's political landscape. Some of the initiatives that Kwelagobe announced were the ...

Extend Protection to Transport Workers

Extend Protection to Transport Workers

They have formal jobs elsewhere, including at the Department of Road Transport and the traffic department of the Botswana Police Service. ...

BoB Raises Bank Rate to Tackle Inflation

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The Bank of Botswana (BoB) yesterday silenced its critics when it responded to rising inflation with an increase in its benchmark rates by half a percentage ...

Zebras Lie in Wait for Madagascar

Zebras Lie in Wait for Madagascar
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
According to the Botswana Football Association (BFA) technical director, Losika Keatlholetswe, Gabonamong sent him an sms, informing him that he has an ...

Rape Case Postponed

Rape Case Postponed

The case in which Radio Botswana personality, Norman Patlakwe, is accused of rape has been postponed to June 12. When he was meant to appear for trial ...

Foot And Mouth Fence in Disrepair

Foot And Mouth Fence in Disrepair

The Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Shaw Kgathi told Ntlo ya Dikgosi Tuesday, that the international boundary fence along the Namibia - Botswana border ...

BR staff receive treatment after SA mob attack

BR staff receive treatment after SA mob attack

LOBATSE - Botswana Railways (BR) has confirmed that its train crew, a locomotive engineer and train man, received medical treatment in South Africa after a ...

Tshosane is Not a Worried Man

Tshosane is Not a Worried Man

BDF XI coach Stanley Tshosane says that after his 1-0 loss to BMC on Saturday, his preoccupation is to prepare his players for the play-offs instead of ...

Shareholders Approve Primetime-Tati Deal

Shareholders Approve Primetime-Tati Deal

... a property firm that has been operating in Botswana for over 21 years and owns at least 13 properties in various subsidiary companies.

Botswana scientists get Nobel recognition

Botswana scientists get Nobel recognition

Dube is a senior lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Botswana (UB) and has been active in global environmental change ...

New Kid On the Block Promises Hot Album

New Kid On the Block Promises Hot Album

A new Francistown- based gospel artist is busy cooking a gospel album. The musician promises a hot debut album. The 37-year-old Tumisang Maretele, ...

The Day Gunners Rolled Into Town

The Day Gunners Rolled Into Town

It was billed to be a season closing epic encounter. It was a game that featured two teams fighting for a top four finish and two players battling it out ...

Botswana, Africa's Hidden Gem

Botswana, Africa's Hidden Gem
Epoch Times - New York, NY, USA
By Radcliffe Dockery Newly elected Botswana president Ian Khama swears in on April 1, 2008 at an official ceremony in the Botswana capital Gaborone. ...

26 Fighter Pilots Graduate

26 Fighter Pilots Graduate
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
Twenty-six members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) on Friday graduated from the Flying Training School (FTS where they were trained to fly the PC 7 ...

Kombani Defends Liquor Laws

Kombani Defends Liquor Laws
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
Regarding concerns that Botswana was being turned into a police state, the permanent secretary said the government has the responsibility to safeguard the ...

Boccim Boss Slams Own Show

Boccim Boss Slams Own Show
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
The President of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM), Modiri Mbaakanyi, has spoken strongly against the organisation of ...

Chedza Axed From Pop Stars

Chedza Axed From Pop Stars
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
As the local talent search show Pop Stars Botswana is set to reach its climax, the axe has begun to fall on some of the unlucky hopefuls. ...

'Negligent' Police Officer Faces the Music

'Negligent' Police Officer Faces the Music
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
A member of the Botswana Police Service in Maun is facing a disciplinary charge following conclusion of investigations into alleged neglect of duty. ...

BR Halts Night Train Movements to South Africa

BR Halts Night Train Movements to South Africa
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
Botswana Railways (BR) spokesperson Linah Masenya has revealed that BR has stopped trains travelling from Botswana to South Africa at night following two ...

South Africa: Citizens Fear Death Sentence

South Africa: Citizens Fear Death Sentence
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
After learning that I am from Botswana she explained how she is afraid of visiting Botswana because "there is a death penalty". ...

Issues In Education

Issues In Education
Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
A major historical policy decision has been made in the Republic of Botswana's Parliament in its approval of a new Tertiary Education Policy, ...

BRIEF CASE

BRIEF CASE
Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
The Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Association (BDMA) was granted membership of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) at a conference ...

Botswana Sends 50 Zim Poll Observers

Botswana Sends 50 Zim Poll Observers
Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
By Bame Piet Botswana is sending 50 observers to the June 27 presidential run-off in Zimbabwe, and 25 of them left on Saturday whilst rest will leave on ...

Botswana Brand Board Appointed

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Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
By Business Reporter A seven-member Interim Board of Directors has been appointed to speed up the implementation of the Brand Botswana Management ...

The Travesty Of Botswana Football

Image via WikipediaThe Travesty Of Botswana Football

Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
The recent sacking of the Botswana national team coach was yet another blunder on top of others by the Botswana Football Association (BFA). ...

British investors buying up properties on Anna Maria ...

BIZ BUZZ: British investors buying up properties on Anna Maria ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL, USA
Jewelry retailer Birks & Mayors Inc. has entered into a partnership with a factory in Botswana to be its exclusive distributor of diamonds in North America. ...

Botswana Diamond Exports up 60% in Q1

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Botswana Diamond Exports up 60% in Q1

Israel Diamond Portal - Ramat Gan, Israel
Botswana’s rough diamond exports grew by 63.6% and 53.9% measured in Pula and US Dollar terms respectively in the first quarter of 2008, compared to exports ...

DTC Botswana, rough diamonds

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Israel Diamond Portal - Ramat Gan,Israel
AFNS reports that the Diamond Trading Company Botswana ( DTC ) is currently holding its second sale of rough diamonds. Like the central DTC , the Botswana ...

ABSA 2008: Nissan the target on Toyota Botswana 1000 Rally.

ABSA 2008: Nissan the target on Toyota Botswana 1000 Rally.
marathonrally.com - Nuremberg, Germany
Ford and Toyota will be hoping the law of averages catches up with Nissan in the Production Vehicle category of the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert ...

Luxury safaris in Botswana set up camps amid the animals

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Luxury safaris in Botswana set up camps amid the animals

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA,USA
By Patti Nickell, McClatchy Newspapers OKAVANGO DELTA, Botswana -- It was a scene straight out of a Hemingway novel. Gin and tonic in one hand and slathered ...