Development delays worry Seretse

28 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: BOPA 27 February, 2009 SEROWE – The Member of Parliament for Serowe North East constituency, Mr Ramadeluka Seretse has called on the political leaders and the civil servants in the Serowe/Palapye Sub-district to develop a strategy that expediate implementation of government projects. Mr Seretse expressed concern that some government projects, which were included in [...]

South Africa: Petrol to Rise By 45c Per Litre in March

28 February, 2009 in South Africa

source: allAfrica BuaNews (Tshwane) Michael Appel 27 February 2009 Pretoria — South African motorists will be forking out 45 cents more per litre of petrol from 4 March, while diesel drivers will enjoy a decrease of 38 cents per litre, the Department of Minerals and Energy reported on Friday. The wholesale price of diesel with [...]

SADC eyes US$2bn Zim investment

28 February, 2009 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: SouthAfrica.info Fri, 27 Feb 2009 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is considering the investment of US$2-billion into Zimbabwe’s reconstruction, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel, said on Thursday. This was much less than the $5-billion which Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said was needed to reconstruct the crisis-torn country. “I was present when [...]

British bank accused of propping up Mugabe regime

28 February, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 27 February 2009 A British bank currently operating in Zimbabwe has been accused of propping up Robert Mugabe, reportedly by transferring money directly to the dictator’s regime. The accusations by the UK’s Foreign Office were made in internal British government emails last year, which showed concern about the [...]

South Africa: Highest Court Considers Local Man`s Zimbabwe Land Plea

28 February, 2009 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) Ernest Mabuza 27 February 2009 Johannesburg — THE Constitutional Court yesterday was not sure whether it had jurisdiction to hear an application by a South African farmer whose farms had been seized in Zimbabwe, because it was not clear whether the court could rule on the president’s conduct in the [...]

Defects found in Chinese Project

27 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi MQONDISI DUBE Correspondent SELEBI-PHIKWE: Some defects have been detected in a multi-million sewer reticulation system constructed by a Chinese contractor in Botshabelo. The project is still under a two-year defects guarantee. This means the contractor has to rectify the defects at no cost to the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC). “There are some minor [...]

More Khama, no oversight on `intelligence` organs

27 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi Editorial As the debate on the controversial Intelligence and Security Bill raged on a few years ago, members of Parliament on both sides of the aisle complained of a seeming lack of oversight mechanism in the draft. Perhaps in the recent history of the House no other legislation inspired such heated debate. Most [...]

South Africa: SAA staff `offered huge amounts of money`

27 February, 2009 in South Africa

source: IOL Keith Ross February 26 2009 at 11:39AM Staff of South African Airways tried to warn management of suspicious activities involving flight crew before the recent drug bust in London, but their bosses “just shrugged their shoulders”. The staff’s warning was given to management after some of them had been offered huge amounts of [...]

MPs lose `Battle of the Caravan`

27 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER Minister of Defence, Justice, and Security Ramadeluka Seretse told the House that the purpose of the caravan is to provide accommodation for the president when travelling around the country. “It will serve as a substitute for hotel accommodation and will make up for absence of hotels in other places. In this [...]

South Africa: Zuma`s guilty – 59% ANC voters

27 February, 2009 in South Africa

source: News24 26/02/2009 14:04 – (SA) Michael Hamlyn Cape Town – According to opinion pollsters Ipsos Markinor fewer than half (41%) of ANC supporters think that the ANC presidential candidate Jacob Zuma is innocent of corruption. The survey was published on Thursday. Not surprisingly white and coloured South Africans have little confidence in Zuma. Few [...]

Capital Bank bullish despite crisis

27 February, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi PATRICIA MAGANU Staff Writer FRANCISTOWN: Capital Bank has officially launched a branch in Francistown. The bank chairman Hitesh Anadkat said they would like to do business in Francistown even through the rough times. “We are positive in the long term future of this area,” he stated. He said that Capital Bank opened a [...]

Lift Zim sanctions – SA

27 February, 2009 in South Africa

source: News24 26/02/2009 18:14 – (SA) Cape Town – Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday urged the international community to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Addressing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) council of ministers’ meeting, she said the formation of an inclusive government in Zimbabwe had indeed paved the way for Zimbabweans to begin [...]

Zimbabwe leaders match wits in power struggle

27 February, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: International Herald Tribune By Celia W. Dugger Published: February 26, 2009 JOHANNESBURG: Two weeks after Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was sworn in as prime minister and joined President Robert Mugabe in governing, the archrivals are openly matching wits and wiles in a struggle to dominate the political landscape of a country whose people [...]

Civil service performance on downward spiral

26 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: BOPA 26 February, 2009 GABORONE – Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Mr Eric Molale has decried laxity and complacency in the public service. Addressing ministry officials, directors, district commissioners and council secretaries in Gaborone yesterday, Mr Molale regretted the continued down spiral of productivity in the service. “Standards have been taking a nosedive [...]

Press Release (1) Re: Afrobarometer – 88% Approval for President Khama’s leadership; Survey shows strong public support for Government efforts

26 February, 2009 in Botswana

source: Republic of Botswana (23/2/09): TAUTONA TIMES no 4 of 2009 The Weekly Electronic Press Circular of the Office of the President “Democracy, Development, Dignity and Discipline” C1) 23/2/09: Press Release (1) Re: Afrobarometer – 88% Approval for President Khama’s leadership; Survey shows strong public support for Government efforts The Botswana results 2008 Afrobarometer Survey [...]