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| May 8 | ||
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Southern Africa: Botswana Bans Sale of Bulk Fuel to Zimbabwe
Botswana last week banned the export of bulk fuel to Zimbabwe, in a move seen as welcome regional pressure on Mugabe's regime, to respect the will of the people. |
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South Africa: Botswana Listing Date for Blue Financial
PAN-African microfinancier Blue Financial Services will dual list on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) next Thursday, joining a league of blue-chip South African companies trading on the bourse, a top company official said yesterday. |
Business Day | |
| May 7 | ||
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Africa: Nine New U.S. Ambassadors Nominated
Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation. |
allAfrica.com | |
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Zimbabwe: Cross-Border Fuel Lifeline Cut
In the latest blow to Zimbabwe's wounded economy, the Botswana government has banned the export of bulk fuel to the neighbouring country. Scanty parallel market supplies are quickly running dry and transport is grinding to a halt across Zimbabwe. |
IRIN | |
| May 6 | ||
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Botswana: G4s Security Revenue Up
The security services group, G4S Botswana has released good results with the company's revenue growing by 14.7 % to P90.3 million for the year ended 31 December 2007. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Hunting the Sun
The recent power blackouts, has awakened many citizens of Botswana - and the South African region (SADC) as a whole - to God's gift to Africa - the sun. Now many are turning to solar energy, as the alternative source of light and heat. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Giving GBC TV a New Look [interview]
As pay television channels flood the market, Botswana's oldest yet not widely accessed, Gaborone Broadcasting Company Television is reposition itself. The buy-in into GBC TV by South Africa's leading private television station, ETV, last year has seen a great number of changes at the station. One was the appointed of Paul Beyl as the station's General Manager. ZEPH KAJEVU pooped in at the ... |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Hail to the Leader!
President Ian Khama's small business stimulation plan has been a huge hit so far both inside government and on the streets, but it has also led to some misunderstandings. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: UB And University of Pretoria Sign Partnership
The University of Botswana and the University of Pretoria have signed a five year Memorandum of Co-operation aimed at developing and nurturing new partnerships and to share human and material resources between them. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: GIPS Students Tackle HIV
The students of the Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies (GIPS) have taken on an initiative to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This time around, they are targeting the second city of Francistown with a big bash scheduled for June. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Choppies to the Rescue
The Choppies chain of super markets expanded their services by opening a new branch in Bobonong village last Friday. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Health & Wealth for All
The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) president, Japhta Radebe, has called on the government and local authorities to lead by example by providing industrial workers with medical aid and retirement pension schemes to enable them to meet increases in the cost of living. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: 'Hospital Killed My Baby'
A grieving Francistown family has accused Nyangabgwe Hospital of gross negligence and a cover up over the tragic death of their baby daughter last Friday. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: MISA's New Chief [interview]
April 1 was not just a day of change of guard at the presidency. It was also the day the youthful and soft-spoken Thapelo Ndlovu took over the reigns of MISA-Botswana from the outspoken father of the media, Modise Maphanyane. MOSES MARUPING spent time with him. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Under 20 Ready to Battle
The national Under-20 football coach, Oris Radipotsane, is confident the lads will do well in the African Championship qualifiers preliminary second leg against Namibia at the National Stadium on Sunday. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana/Angola: Women Zebra's Off to Angola
They may have been humiliated 9-0 in an away game to Ghana recently and losing out 13-1 on aggregate to their Ghanaian counterparts, but most of them will feature in the senior women's team. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: GNT Dreams On
Francistown-based side Great North Tigers (GNT) wasted valuable chances that could have provided a smooth ride for their championship campaign as they lost 3-0 to visitors FC Satmos last weekend. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: The Chiefs Onslaught Continues
Mochudi Centre Chiefs continued their uncompromising form on Tuesday night as they added to Notwane's woes by beating them 2-1. The Kgatleng side looks ready to complete a historic win with an unbeaten 30 league games. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Tasc in Trouble
Tasc's survival chances remain in the balance as they host an ambitious Gaborone United at the Francistown stadium on Thursday. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: The Coach is Worried
Zebras coach Colywn Rowe should be a worried man as his charges prepare for the African Nations Championship against Zambia on Friday. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Rowe Owed Over P200 000
Zebras Coach, Colywn Rowe, is owed P200 000 (US $33, 000) in bonuses by the Botswana Football Association. And the bonus is ten months late. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Chilume Sued By Maid
A Tutume Concillor, Tjishaba Chilume, who is also the wife to the former Member of Parliament Obed Chilume, appeared in court for allegedly failing to pay wages to one of her employees, Chituelele Gaothobogwe. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Livestock Dominates Agricultural Sector
Livestock production is reported to be dominating the agricultural sector though pastoral farming was in the past bedeviled by frequent droughts and diseases. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Appeal Court Sets Aside Mzwinila's Conviction
The Court of Appeal has set aside Edward Mzwinila's conviction and sentence of 10 years imprisonment for armed robbery because there is a reasonable possibility of mistaken identity connecting him to the crime. |
The Voice | |
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Botswana: Problems At Education a Concern
Delays in projects implementation, lawlessness and vandalism of property at some schools have rendered the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, a problem child of the government. |
The Voice | |
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