Privatisation must benefit Batswana

31 August, 2007 in Botswana, Business

spource: Daily News By Baleseng Batlotleng GABORONE – Government has been advised to ensure that Batswana benefit from the envisaged privatisation of state assets. Dr Eugene Mokeyane, an economic consultant, said yesterday that privatisation is a powerful tool for empowerment. “The privatisation policy must be predicated on the need to ensure that Batswana are the [...]

Lack of protection kills mushroom production

31 August, 2007 in Botswana, Business

source: Daily News By Edison Ramonkga GABORONE – A local mushroom farmer is up in arms and acusses South African cartels of selling produce at lower prices to drive Batswana out of business. Mr Deon Vansale said in an interview that in 2005, he spent P1.5million to start a mushroom production in Tsamaya in the [...]

SA: Small business amnesty cut-off looms

31 August, 2007 in South Africa

source: IOL August 31 2007 at 01:25PM Small business owners have until 1pm on Saturday to submit their 2006 tax return and financial statements in support of their applications for the small business tax amnesty. “Sars is encouraged by the number of queries and visits to our offices in the past week,” the SA Revenue [...]

Vision 2016 council identifies way forward

31 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: Daily News By Emmanuel Tlale PALAPYE – Vision 2016 Council has identified monitoring and evaluation, as strategic areas that are imperative to enabling the council to deliver on its mandate, says Mr Resego Taolo. The Vision Council’s monitoring specialist told a three-day workshop for project planners in the local and central government that it [...]

Expectant residents await Boteti River

31 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: Mmegi GALE NGAKANE CORRESPONDENT The Botesti River is expected to flow again 20 years after it dried up. That means the residents will once again hear the piercing cry of the fish eagle from the forests of Boteti River. Along with other colourful species, the majestic black and white bird of prey was a [...]

Exploit full potential of human resource

31 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: Daily News By Daphne Motswakae KASANE – Societies have not yet taken the full advantage of their human resources by involving women as much as men in the democratic process, says the Speaker of the National Assembly of Lesotho. Speaking at the 11th Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers in Kasane on Wednesday, [...]

New Companies Act promotes business growth

31 August, 2007 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE CORRESPONDENT The new Companies Act has been hailed as a progressive piece of law that has liberalised businesses in Botswana in line with modern standards across the globe, John Kiggundu, a law professor at the University of Botswana, said Tuesday evening. Kiggundu was presenting a public lecture on the statute he [...]

Mebki: `Meddling in Harare is fundamentally wrong´

31 August, 2007 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: IOL August 30 2007 at 11:10PM Cape Town – The South African government would not do anything beyond what the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had tasked it to do with regards to Zimbabwe’s crisis, President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday. Responding to a question in the National Assembly on the South African government’s [...]

State media under fire

31 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: Mmegi OARABILE MOSIKARE CORRESPONDENT FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Television (Btv) came under fire from the majority of councillors who believe the station gives them a raw deal. The councillors put the charge to the Director of Broadcasting Services (DBS), Bapasi Mphusu during a full council meeting. First to launch his attack was Motlatsi Molapisi who alleged [...]

Czech embassy to close over `crazy´ Zimbabwe policies

31 August, 2007 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 30 August 2007 The weekly Financial Gazette reports that the Czech Republic is closing its embassy in Zimbabwe because of what its foreign affairs minister described as ‘crazy’ policies by Robert Mugabe’s government. Karel Schwarzenberg is reported to have addressed members of the Czech chamber of deputies last [...]

Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce to become civil service college

30 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 30 August, 2007 GABORONE – Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce will soon become Botswana Civil Service College. Deputy Director of Recruitment at the Directorate of Public Service Management, Ms Pearl Matome, said at the public service convention that consultation was ongoing with relevant stakeholders to effectively implement this transformation. Ms Matome said [...]

Southern Africa: More U.S. Soldiers Not Welcome in Africa, Says Lekota

30 August, 2007 in SADC, South Africa

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) 30 August 2007 Posted to the web 30 August 2007 Wyndham Hartley Cape Town More armed US soldiers are not welcome in Africa, said Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota yesterday. Any country that allowed itself to be a base for the US strategic command in Africa (Africom) would have to live [...]

Solar energy to improve product quality Matlhabaphiri

30 August, 2007 in Botswana, Technology

source: BOPA 30 August, 2007 GABORONE – The Solar Energy Curriculum Development (SECD) programme seeks to establish training standards and curricula for the two main solar energy technologies used in Botswana. The technologies are solar water heating and solar photovoltaic electricity. Speaking at the launch of the programme, Assistant Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, [...]

Wild animals migrate to South Africa

30 August, 2007 in Botswana

source: BOPA 30 August, 2007 TSHABONG – A massive migration is taking place in the Kgalagadi South area as wild animals migrate to South Africa due to the gripping drought in Botswana. Mrs Onalenna Kgathi, district wildlife coordinator, said in an interview that besides losing animals to South Africa, some were dying as a result [...]

SA: FBI trains SA police ahead of 2010

30 August, 2007 in South Africa, World Cup 2010

source: SouthAfrica.info Themba Gadebe 30 August 2007 Johannesburg law enforcers are receiving training from American experts on tackling terrorism financing and money laundering ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The American members of the world renowned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are giving a week-long training course to Johannesburg Metro Police and members of [...]