Alcohol levy: Consumers desert local brews for imports

29 November, 2010 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi BRIAN BENZA Staff writer Sechaba Brewery Holding’s dwindling sales volumes of alcohol beverages is not a reflection of lower intake of alcohol in Botswana as consumers have migrated to less expensive imports than home brews, managing director Hloni Matshela has said. Briefing the media on the company’s interim results for the half-year ended [...]

Anger as Mugabe prepares to attend EU summit

29 November, 2010 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Alex Bell 26 November 2010 There has been an angry reaction to Robert Mugabe’s planned attendance at a European Union (EU) summit in Libya next week, with the EU coming under fire for continuing to host a known human rights abuser. Mugabe will be attending the EU-Africa summit in Tripoli [...]

Water tariffs still unchanged, says Kedikilwe

29 November, 2010 in Botswana

source: Mmegi LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI Correspondent The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Ponatshego Kedikilwe has told Parliament that there has been no tariff increase changes effected since the Water Sector Reforms were institutionalised through a Presidential directive last year. Kedikilwe said the directive stipulated that following the transfer of water services from the Department [...]

Africa, EU Plan Ministerial Science Policy Dialogue

29 November, 2010 in Africa

source: allAfrica SciDev.Net (London) Linda Nordling 26 November 2010 Cape Town — African and European heads of state are expected to endorse plans for a high-level science policy dialogue between the two continents when they meet in Libya next week (29-30 November). The agreement, which has already received support from African and European science ministers, [...]

Another Zuma mediation effort starts in Zimbabwe

29 November, 2010 in South Africa, Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Lance Guma 26 November 2010 South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in the country Friday as part of endless regional efforts to diffuse political tensions that have paralysed the shaky coalition government. His visit came two days after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai filed a High Court petition seeking to annul [...]

Rental freeze set to squeeze BHC revenues

29 November, 2010 in Botswana, Business

source: Mmegi MBONGENI MGUNI Staff Writer As the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) counts the costs of a five-year freeze on rentals, indications are that government could continue its freeze on an area that accounts for the bulk of the Corporation’s revenues. Rentals across the BHC’s 10, 300-strong portfolio of properties were last increased in 2005 [...]

South Africa: SA, Kenya Sign Trade Pact

29 November, 2010 in South Africa

source: allAfrica BuaNews (Tshwane) 27 November 2010 Pretoria — Kenya and South Africa have agreed to waive double taxation for businesses operating in the two countries and a Memorandum of Understanding on agricultural cooperation. The agreements – signed during Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s visit to Kenya – are aimed at improving commercial relations between the [...]