Beeld wins eNatis case

31 May, 2007 in eNatis (SA), South Africa

source: news24 31/05/2007 12:37  – (SA) Pretoria – The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application by the director general of transport, Mpumi Mpofu, to prevent the Beeld newspaper from publishing a story on security problems with the eNatis system. The department of transport was trying to stop Beeld from publishing a story about eNatis [...]

Hollywood Comes to Town in Botswana

31 May, 2007 in Botswana, Mma Ramotswe

source: Filmmaker South Africa Production teams for the forth-coming Hollywood movie The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is expected in Gaborone end of month to prepare for the shooting of the movie based on Alexander McCall Smith’s serialised novel. The film script for MmaRamotswe, which was written by Anthony Mighella, has changed from the original [...]

SA rolls out red carpet for Blair

31 May, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL May 31 2007 at 08:34AM By Botho Molosankwe Pomp and ceremony heralded the arrival of British Prime Minister Tony Blair who arrived in South Africa on Thursday morning accompanied by his wife Cherie and a number of United Kingdom delegates. Blair, who is stepping down as Prime Minister in July, is in the [...]

Govt to amend Interpretation Act

31 May, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 30 May, 2007 MAUN – Government is mulling amending the Interpretation Act, said lands and housing minister, Mr Dikgakgamatso Seretse. The Act provides for the interpretation of the constitution and other amendments. Addressing North West District Councillors, he said the review would spell out a comprehensive definition of age of maturity, especially in [...]

Young Zebras off to Morocco

31 May, 2007 in Botswana, Sport

ource: Mmegi TSHEPO MOLWANE STAFF WRITER National Under-23 go into unknown territory when they travel to North Africa to face Morocco in the opening game of the 2008 Olympic Games qualifiers at Complex Sportif Prince Moulay Abdella in Rabat on Saturday evening. The Dream Team, who are under the tutelage of David Bright, leave this [...]

Drought relief projects to create 35 000 jobs

31 May, 2007 in Botswana, Business

source: BOPA 30 May, 2007 SEROWE – The Central District Council (CDC) has approved a 10-month Drought Relief Programme, which is expected to cost more than P84 million. The programme carries 331 projects that will be implemented in the district during the drought period that runs from next month to April next year. It is [...]

Khama’s Marriage On Or Off Again?

31 May, 2007 in Botswana

source: allAfrica Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone) 30 May 2007 Posted to the web 30 May 2007 Lekopanye Mooketsi The proposed marriage of Vice President Ian Khama to private dentist Nomsa Mbere was expected to be the wedding of the decade. The wedding was supposed to be a high profile affair because Khama is not only the [...]

SA: Attempt to stop eNatis story

31 May, 2007 in eNatis (SA), South Africa

source: news24 30/05/2007 09:05  – (SA) Johannesburg – The Department of Transport is bringing an urgent interdict against Beeld newspaper to stop a story about the controversial eNatis system, said the newspaper on Tuesday night. Beeld investigative reporter Adriaan Basson said the newspaper had got hold of a section of one of the Auditor-General’s reports [...]

Drivers Rev for Toyota 1000 Desert Race

31 May, 2007 in Botswana, Business, Sport, Tourism

source: allAfrica Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone) 30 May 2007 Posted to the web 30 May 2007 Maureen Odubeng The 2007 Toyota 1000 Desert Race, fondly remembered by most local motor sport enthusiasts as the ‘Mantshwabisi race’, is scheduled to begin on June 15 running through to June 17. For this year’s event, apart from changing 80 [...]

SAs Lottery process still in limbo

31 May, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL Boyd Webb May 30 2007 at 11:36AM The lottery saga will be resolved soon, Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has confidently predicted on Tuesday as critics again lambasted him for mishandling the issue. The minister suspended the lottery at the end of March after the Pretoria High Court ruled that the awarding [...]

Where is SA on the global peace index?

31 May, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL May 30 2007 at 05:01PM South Africa is the 99th most peaceful country of 121 throughout the world, according to a global peace index compiled by the intelligence unit of the Economist, it announced in a statement from London on Wednesday. South Africa was ranked the 14th most peaceful of 21 African states, [...]

Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) forms anti-corruption committees

30 May, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 30 May, 2007 GABORONE – The newly established corruption prevention committees in the Department of Road Transport and Safety has been urged to work hard to combat corrupt practices. The Deputy Director of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime, Ms Rose Tsiane, said the committes would go a long way as the [...]

Vodacom workers set to strike

30 May, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL May 30 2007 at 02:39PM Members of the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) at Vodacom have vowed to continue with the planned industrial action, the union said on Wednesday. “Following the Labour Court’s lifting of the strike interdict against workers, the union has resolved to continue with the industrial action,” it said in a [...]

Negotiation with SA Airlink at advanced stage

30 May, 2007 in Air Botswana, Botswana, Business

source: BOPA 29 May, 2007 GABORONE – Discussions with SA Airlink regarding the privatisation of Air Botswana are at an advanced stage and it is hoped a final proposal will be presented to government before the end of June. Only then would it (government) be in a position to review the proposal as a whole [...]

First National Bank Botswana shares shoot up

30 May, 2007 in Botswana, Business

source: BOAP 29 May, 2007 GABORONE – At the close of business on Friday, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) shares were trading at 3600t or 11 per cent above their opening price on Monday. The price jump according to a weekly report from Capital Securities is driven by increased demand following the recent announcement of [...]