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 [...]