No job losses in public service

30 January, 2010 in Botswana

source: BOPA 28 January, 2010 KANYE – Moshupa MP, Mr Mokgweetsi Masisi says despite the trying economic conditions, the countrys leadership has decided to do all it can to avoid job losses in the public service. Mr Masisi, who was addressing kgotla meetings at Manyana and Tlanege said government decided to apply for loans from [...]

MP, residents cry for constitutional reforms

30 January, 2010 in Botswana

source: Mmegi EDWARD BULE Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: The Francistown South Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Wynter Mmolotsi and his constituents are clearly in one accord on some constitutional matters discussed in the last sitting of Parliament. This emerged recently at a well-attended consultative meeting the vocal legislator addressed at Block Seven in Francistown. Mmolotsi, a backbencher, [...]

South Africa: New CEOs for 5 Gauteng hospitals

30 January, 2010 in South Africa

source: News24 2010-01-28 22:57 Johannesburg – Five new chief executive officers have been appointed at Gauteng state hospitals to stabilise, improve and sustain the quality of services, Health and Social Development MEC Quedani Mahlangu said on Thursday. This was a part of Operation Kuyasheshwe-la, which was launched in June last year. “They know that they [...]

`Avatar is real`, say tribal people

30 January, 2010 in Botswana

source: Mmegi Following the film ‘Avatar”s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. A Penan man from Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, told Survival International, ‘The Penan people cannot live without the rainforest. The forest looks after us, and we [...]

Zimbabwe: ZANU PF says `No more GPA concessions` until sanctions lifted

30 January, 2010 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Violet Gonda 28 January 2010 The inter-party negotiations were dealt another serious blow on Wednesday when ZANU PF’s supreme decision making body, the Politburo, said there will be no more Global Political Agreement concessions until the sanctions have been lifted. Ephraim Masawi, ZANU PF Deputy Secretary for Information and Publicity, [...]

Moroka lands at De Beers

30 January, 2010 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi GREG KELEBONYE Staff Writer Former Trade and Industry Minister, Neo Moroka has been appointed resident director and chief executive officer of De Beers Botswana. This is a new post in the organisations’ Botswana office. Moroka lost his Kgalagadi South parliamentary seat to John Toto in the last general election. He becomes the third [...]

South Africa: Airlines probed over World Cup fares

30 January, 2010 in South Africa, World Cup 2010

source: IOL January 28 2010 at 11:17PM The Competition Commission is investigating collusion among local airlines, it said on Thursday. “The Competition Commission has initiated an investigation against major airlines BA/Comair, South African Airways, 1Time, SA Airlink, Mango and SA Express for allegedly colluding on prices and pricing strategies to be adopted during the Fifa [...]