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. ...