Morupule expansion in progress

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business, Mining, Morupule

source: BOPA 26 October, 2009 PALAPYE – Morupule Colliery mine will in the near future expand to produce about 4 million tonnes of coal. The officials told the Bangwato tribal leaders who recently toured the mine that the expansion and increased coal production tonnage from 1 million to about 4 million was prompted by the [...]

Diamonds land man in trouble

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business, Mining

source: BOPA 26 October, 2009 MAUN – The Maun Magistrate Court on Friday convicted former Debswana mine employee, Obokeng Kealeboga of two counts of unlawful possession of four rough diamonds. Magistrate Clifford Foroma said the defense had dismally failed to justify how Kealeboga got the three diamonds, which were found on a mat inside a [...]

High risk mining industry needs to prioritise human security

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business, Mining

source: BOPA 26 October, 2009 FRANCISTOWN – Mining is said to be a high risk industry that has to keep up with the demands that will at all times ensure that human life is secure. Speaking at the annual inter mine first aid competitions in Francistown on Saturday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International [...]

Zimbabwe: Zambia Now Top Export Destination

27 October, 2009 in Zambia, Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica The Herald (Harare) Published by the government of Zimbabwe Walter Muchinguri 26 October 2009 Harare — ZAMBIA has regained its position as Zimbabwe’s leading export destination in the region during the first six months of the year. According to the 2009 Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries survey, Zambia accounted for 31 percent of the [...]

Mozambique Woos Botswana In Railway And Dry Pot Venture

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Staff Writer Mozambique has joined Namibia in courting Botswana to build a railway line to its seaport and a dry port. The latest newsletter from the Botswana Ministry of Works and Transport says that Mozambique tabled its proposal in June. The proposal was made to a Botswana delegation made up of [...]

Consultation on Mmamabula project at advanced stage

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: BOPA 23 October, 2009 MAHALAPYE – The consultation process between CIC Energy and the affected communities in the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP) is at an advanced stage. The project, which will affect residents of Mmaphashalala, Dibete, Dovedale, Mookane and Pallaroad, has seen the formation of liaison groups in some villages to act as intermediaries [...]

FCC Takes Action Against Illegal Vendors

27 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi Isaac Pinielo Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: The Francistown City Council (FCC) says it will continue to take action against street vendors who operate without licences. The council’s senior public relations officer, Priscilla Gulubane said they are concerned by the many street vendors who either operate without licences or in illegal places. “People with hawkers’ licences [...]

Mugabe denies ZPF failure in unity government

27 October, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 26 October 2009 Robert Mugabe has denied that his ZANU PF party has played any part in the failure of the unity government, insisting that his party has abided by all the conditions set by the Global Political Agreement. In his first public comments since the MDC announced [...]

Has Khama raised BDP credibility ratings?

26 October, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi RYDER GABATHUSE and SIKI MOTSHWARI JOHANNES FRANCISTOWN: Once again Botswana has reafirmed her democratic credentials to the outside world by successfully holding her 10th general elections in a non-violent and conducive atmosphere. In spite of a few hiccups experienced here and there, Botswana takes pride in providing exemplary leadership to her peers in [...]

New CBD slowly takes shape

26 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi A cloud of dust emerges below the surface as yellow monsters are busy digging the ground where men will lay foundation for some of the skyscrapers that are set to change the capital city’s skyline and architectural landscape. Mmegi Staff Writer WANETSHA MOSINYI and photographer MORERI SEJAKGOMO recently toured the new Gaborone Central [...]

Zimbabwe: Mugabe Refuses to Budge Over MDC Cabinet Boycott

26 October, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) Reuters 24 October 2009 Harare — President Robert Mugabe has shrugged off the former opposition’s boycott of Zimbabwe’s unity government, saying he would not yield to pressure to make concessions, state media reported on Saturday. Mugabe and his former opposition foe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, formed a power-sharing government in [...]

Business community wants proposed Competition Authority to be independent

26 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Sunday Standard by Gowenius Toka 25.10.2009 12:42:26 P As Botswana continues to enter into various trade agreements such as Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA’s), SADC Trade Protocol and other WTO inspired arrangement, it has become imperative to create conditions that would enhance investors’ confidence. The introduction of the Competition Bill for many represents a giant [...]

Another victim of DIS Torture Speaks Out

26 October, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi ISAIAH MOREWAGAE Staff Writer A Gaborone taxi driver is living in fear of agents of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) after they allegedly brutalised him a few hours after he arrived at Gaborone West Phase One from his home village of Molepolole on Monday. In a police statement deposed at the [...]

South Africa: New `Stalking` Bill Worries Media

26 October, 2009 in South Africa

source: allAfrica Business Day (Johannesburg) Chantelle Benjamin 26 October 2009 Johannesburg — SIMPLY for doing their work, journalists and their publications could face criminal charges or damage claims in terms of a new harassment bill approved by the Cabinet last week and due to go before Parliament. A similar law in the UK is replacing [...]

Doing business in Botswana gets harder- WB report

26 October, 2009 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi WANETSHA MOSINYI Staff Writer A recent report by the World Bank has further made it harder for Botswana to lure Foreign direct investment (FDI) as it shows that the country is becoming one of the most difficult places in the world to register a property, as it drops 17 points in rankings in [...]