Archive for August, 2010
source: SW Radio Africa By Irene Madongo 22 August 2010 Reports that Prime Minister Morgan Tvsangirai now has to consult the party over important decisions, is a strong indication that he needs to rely more on formal structures within the party than his informal advisors, an analyst has said. On Sunday the Zimbabwe Standard reported [...]
source: Sunday Standard by Kabelo Seitshiro 23-08-2010 Botswana’s leading dairy factory, Clover Botswana, on Wednesday announced the operation of its new multi-million dairy products factory in Gaborone. The project took ten months to complete and processes fresh milk and juice products. According to the Managing Director, Herman de Lange, the new factory has created more [...]
source: Mmegi Frederick Kebadiretse Staff Writer Local network service provider, be MOBILE, will use this year’s Consumer Fair, that kicks-off today, to launch new products and services. The announcement was made by BTC Group Communications Manager, Golekanye Molapisi, at a media briefing at Lekidi Football Centre in Gaborone recently. Molapisi said the BTC group, which [...]
source: SW Radio Africa By Tichaona Sibanda 23 August 2010 The intrigues in Zimbabwe’s power politics have taken a new turn with the emergence of a powerful group that is said to be in control of the country’s diamond riches. They are allegedly using the proceeds of the sale of the diamonds to enrich the [...]
source: Sunday Standard by Edgar Tsimane 23-08-2010 De Beers says it is “cautiously optimistic” that the year will be good for Botswana’s diamond industry amid challenges ahead. The company’s resident director and chief executive officer, Neo Moroka, announced before a stakeholder engagement breakfast Thursday that there were signs of recovery in the diamond market following [...]
source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER In a development aimed at boosting trade and investment between the three SACU member countries, Botswana is set to sign a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with Lesotho and Swaziland. Presently, trade between the three countries is very low with Botswana importing goods and services worth a mere P26 million in 2009 [...]
source: Mmegi CALISTUS KOLANTSHO Correspondent SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Selebi-Phikwe Town Hall is the venue of the copper mining town’s first-ever regional buyer/seller forum beginning tomorrow. The forum will run under the theme SPEDU Region’s First Buyer/Seller Forum That Promotes Transparency. In an interview with Mmegi Business, SPEDU’s Marketing and Communications Officer, Dineo Seleke, said the aim [...]
source: The Botswana Gazette Written by KHONANI ONTEBETSE Wednesday, 18 August 2010 00:00 The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security, Bruce Palai has said Government awarded a South African based company, Sagem Security South Africa a tender to supply the Botswana Police Service with Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in February [...]
source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER A six-member delegation from Beijing, China is in Botswana to forge working relations with the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture and the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC). The Chinese delegation, which is led by the vice-president of the Beijing Youth Federation (BYF) Deng Yaping, arrived on Monday and was treated [...]
source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER Tourism concern Wilderness Safaris has partnered with Great Plains Conservation in a P30-million deal that will transform one of Botswana’s famous tourism properties, Duba Plains in the Okavango, into a diversified premier tourism attraction. In a statement released this week, Wilderness says the sale of Duba Camp, whose proceeds will be [...]
source: IOL August 18 2010 at 10:59PM By Ed Cropley The United States joined the chorus of disapproval of proposed changes to South Africa’s media laws that some campaigners have likened to the draconian press curbs of the apartheid era. Speaking at the South African Institute of International Affairs on Wednesday, US ambassador Donald Gips [...]
source: The Botswana Gazette Written by NCHIDZI SMARTS Wednesday, 18 August 2010 12:00 Amendments to the Income Tax Act and Value Added Tax Act are only expected to be effected in 2011. This is contrary to expectations created by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Kenneth Matambo in his February budget speech, that changes [...]
source: Mmegi While a new disciplinary regime will have contractors who fall foul of the law eventually de-listed, nervous citizen contractors want government officials who line their pockets with kickbacks kicked out of the way, reports MBONGENI MGUNI In a move that will effectively sideline affected businesses from the government’s P23.4 billion procurement cake for [...]
source: Fin24 Aug 18 2010 22:32 Johannesburg – The nation-wide public servants’ strike will step up a gear on Thursday, despite government’s protestations that it doesn’t have the cash for an improved offer. The 200 000-strong Public Servants Association (PSA) announced on Wednesday that it would join striking Cosatu unions. “PSA members will from tomorrow [...]
source: The Botswana GazetteWednesday, 18 August 2010 00:00 FNBB today launched a new competitively priced Business Debit card, offering business customers accelerated access to their funds 24hours a day, 365 days a year. The Business Debit card is FNBB’s latest offering continuing the Bank’s innovative culture of offering solutions to customers. The FNB Business Debit [...]
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Mma Ramotswe Blog- Mma Ramotswe movie buttresses South African dominance
- MmaRamotswe finally airs
- `The No. 1 Ladies` Detective Agency` Puts Spotlight on Botswana
- Mmaramotswe Airs On M-Net Today
- McCall Smith heroine writes cookbook
- It's a Boy for Jill Scott!
- Agency` In best drama series at the Emmys
- Mma Ramotswe markets Botswana in the US
- No.1 Ladies` Detective Agency kicks off with 5.2m viewers
- Back to Botswana on BBC1 this Sunday
- selected Press Preleases
- STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY Lt. GEN. SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA
- H.E. the President, Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President of the Republic of Botswana on the Occasion of the Annual Diplomatic Reception
- H.E. the President, Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama at the Botswana Democratic Party Leadership Forum/Pitso, Gaborone
- H.H, Lt. Gen. Mompati S. Merafhe, Mp, Vice President of the Republic of Botswana at a Fundraising Dinner for Mochudi Resource Centre for the Blind
- The Minister of Defence Justice and Security Hon.D.N.Seretse at the Farewell Party of three Senior Staff
- The Director General Directorate of Intelligence and Security during the Security Association of Botswana Annual General Meeting, Oasis Motel
- Response to the Report in Mmegi of Friday 06 August on rumoured Replacement of the Attorney General
- Botswana retains eighth place position in Mining Survey
- President's Housing Appeal for the Needy
- Yusuf Dada, Group MD of Motor Centre Botswana on the Occasion of the Commissioning and Hand Over of the Boswelakoko Clinic by the A.S.Dada Foundation
Palapye meets Google Maps
- BBC Africa News
- Nigerian traders shot and burnt
- Sudan leaders in oil crisis talks
- Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 7
- Five Nigeria governors forced out
- Hung parliament after Congo poll
- 'Dr Death' faces S Africa charges
- Boko Haram urged to state demands
- Held Libyans 'die after torture'
- Kenya's finance chief steps down
- Tshisekedi under 'house arrest'
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