Minister says govt has complied with Basarwa case decision

31 July, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi EPHRAIM KEORENG Staff Writer Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Dikgakgamatso Seretse has said that government has complied with a December 2006 High Court decision to allow a group of Basarwa to return to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) without the requirement of obtaining entry permits. The group moved to the High [...]

Mining sector experiencing signs of recovery

31 July, 2009 in Botswana, Business, Mining

source: The Botswana Gazette Written by JFG Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:37 Botswana’s economy is expected to hit troubled times in the next year or so, BIFM Investment Committee has revealed. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the first quarter of 2009 show that total GDP was 20 percent lower than in the same period [...]

Phikwe drilling company beats the odds

31 July, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi Calistus Kolantsho Correspondent SELEBI-PHIKWE: Discovery Drilling Africa continues to grow in leaps and bounds despite the economic downturn. The company’s director, Hendrick Herbst, says the Selebi-Phikwe-based Discovery Drilling started its operations last year in July. He explained that he decided to be based here because he wanted to support the economy of this [...]

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai meets Generals in groundbreaking meeting

31 July, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Tichaona Sibanda 30 July 2009 The Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the country’s powerful service chiefs met on Thursday in Harare, the first such meeting at the highest political level since the formation of the inclusive government. A highly placed source in government told us the two hour meeting, which [...]

Palapye gets new recording studio

30 July, 2009 in Botswana, Palapye

source: Mmegi GASEBALWE SERETSE Correspondent The town of Palapye has got a new recording studio called Ruff Riddims thanks to the efforts of 28-year-old producer, Moemedi Ramogapi. According to Ramogapi, Ruff Riddims aims to discover and develop new talent in Botswana and market it to the world through, among other things, the Internet. “I am [...]

Zimbabwe: Exiles lash out as SA plans to redeploy army border patrols

30 July, 2009 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 29 July 2009 The Zimbabwe Exiles Forum (ZEF) has lashed out at the South African government’s plan to redeploy the army to patrol the border with Zimbabwe, saying the move will pose a serious risk to Zimbabwean exiles still fleeing the country. The proposed move follows a recent [...]

Swine Flu causes panic in F-town

30 July, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi GALE NGAKANE Correspondent FRANCUSTOWN: Francistown health authorities are reportedly panicking because of the spread of Swine Flu in the second city. So far, reliable sources say that five new cases, in addition to the two that were earlier identified, have been confirmed. Health workers are worried that the situation may get out of [...]

Mmamabula project delayed again

30 July, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: The Botswana Gazette Written by JFG Friday, 31 July 2009 00:00 Eskom still to sign purchase accord CIC Energy has announced that the first power from its Mmamabula project could be delayed until early 2014 after it failed to conclude a purchase agreement with Eskom, the South African utility provider. The Toronto (Canada) and [...]

CIC signs development deal for Mmamabula

30 July, 2009 in Botswana, Business, Mining

source: Mmegi BRIAN BENZA Staff Writer The promoters of the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP), CIC Energy, are pressing ahead with their ambitious plans to build the 1200 MW plant in Botswana despite the glitch they faced last week concerning the power purchasing agreement with Eskom of South Africa. Barely a week after announcing that the [...]

South Africa: Zuma Signals Another Warning to Unruly Protestors

30 July, 2009 in South Africa

source: allAfrica BuaNews (Tshwane) Chris Bathembu 29 July 2009 Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma has once again sent a stern warning to striking workers who are unruly, saying their actions will not be tolerated. Speaking on Wednesday at the Presidential Guesthouse against the violence that has accompanied the current municipal strike, President Zuma said while [...]

Brewers set standards in political party funding

30 July, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi Editorial The gesture by Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) and Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL) to give P2 million to political parties is highly commendable. The donation comes at the right time when political parties are engaged in campaigns for this year’s general election. Electioneering by its very nature is expensive. Producing election manifestos, posters, [...]

MPs salaries to be stopped ?

30 July, 2009 in Botswana

source: The Botswana Gazette Written by JFG Wednesday, 29 July 2009 12:52 They will be evicted from flats Legislators set to resist the order Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Minister Margaret Nasha was expected to address Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday to inform them that their stay at the Parliamentary Flats will be terminated immediately [...]

Zimbabwe: NGO sector concerned over Mugabe threats

30 July, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 29 July 2009 Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have voiced serious concern over comments made this week by Robert Mugabe about the ‘advisability’ of having NGOs operating in the country. Speaking at the Global 2009 Dialogue conference in Uganda, Mugabe said the government might have to reconsider whether such organisations [...]

Khama names new envoys to Nigeria and Brazil

30 July, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi EPHRAIM KEORENG Staff Writer President Ian Khama has appointed the director of public relations, research and information in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Clifford Maribe as Botswana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria. Maribe has spent the past 19 years working in the ministry. He started as a foreign affairs officer and rose through the [...]

South Africa Protests: Zuma urges arrests

30 July, 2009 in South Africa

source: Fin24 2009/07/29 09:38:00 PM Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday urged police to arrest anyprotesters who use violence, as fresh clashes erupted in the latest anti-poverty demonstrations rattling the country. “People have the right to protest but not to interfere with the rights of others, so violence and trashing is not allowed,” Zuma [...]