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GPA deadlock: Case for foreign supervised polls
... possible options to address our crisis. One such option that immediately comes to mind is the recent suggestion by Botswana President Seretse Ian Khama for Zimbabwe to go back to the electorate to determine who should govern the country. Khama, Comment?
Botswana Bus - Gaborone, Botswana
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... the wall over a portrait of the President a clock reads 5:40. The time is just before 11 at night, and the bus to Botswana, scheduled for the hour, is filling up, the motor running. It's almost midnight when the bus pulls out of the station, though ... Comment?
Goin' Up the Country - Maun, North West, Botswana
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... salt plains, and the thorn bush-bordered kraals, or paddocks, that cover even the most remote portions of Botswana. Straight lines and intersecting right angles mark the cattle fences, the system of fence "highways" that divide almost ever inch of ... Comment?
Egos and Icons - D'Kar, Botswana
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... and one of the founders of the movement for Bushman self-determination. Braam and his wife, Willemien, came to Botswana as missionaries from South Africa in the early eighties, and settled in the Bushman village that had sprung up around D'Kar San ... Comment?
Dancing in the Moonlight - Ghanzi, Botswana
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... generations have been mistreated, neglected, and in some cases, used as slave labour on cattle farms Artiste . The Botswana government has looked on the Bushman as an embarrassment, a backward people little prepared or willing to adapt to modern ... Comment?
A View to A Kill - Kasane, North West, Botswana
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With a population of between 70 and 120,000 in and around Botswana, elephants are lords of the bush. Comment?
Participants call for regulation of deputy sheriffs
... sheriff. The committee chaired by Justice Modisi Letsididi of the Francistwon High Court met at the University of Botswana to hear oral submissions from the members of the public and the stakeholders. This was the second meeting after the Maun one ... Comment?
Human trafficking crime against humanity
... hence violence is part of the human trafficking. According to the Reverend Nkwadike, human trafficking exists in Botswana and statistics show that the country is used as a transit to South Africa, which she described as a hot spot for the trade. She ... Comment?
... due to the recent production of bio-fuels. The Ghanzi South legislator told Parliament that government had engaged Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) to buy directly from farmers to avoid the unfair monopoly of middlemen. He said government would ... Comment?
... organisers of the tour, close to 6 000 people are expected to attend the show which starts at the University of Botswana Amphitheatre tomorrow. The tour will also feature other gospel artists such as Uche of My God Is Goodo fame as well as I Want to ... Comment?
Child soldiers blot on humanity
Botswana will not enlist children as soldiers because it is a crime against humanity, defence, justice and security minister, Mr Dikgakgamatso Seretse proclaimed Wednesday. Comment?
BOPSSA stages U-15 soccer tourney
Botswana Primary Schools Sports Association will today stage an Under-15 soccer tournament. Comment?
Heart of the Matter, December 3, 2009
... organ should not allow its members to undermine the same GPA it guaranteed," said Jonathan Moyo, who added that Botswana was - spiting' both SADC and the African Union "as guarantors of the GPA". What drivel! Zimbabwe's Secretary for Foreign ... Comment?
Zimbabwe takes Botswana to task over foreign radio news transmissions
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HEADLINES author/source:VOA News published:Wed 2-Dec-2009 Patience Rusere Washington - The Zimbabwean government is reported to have said it will lodge a diplomatic protest with neighboring Botswana for allowing what Harare calls "pirate" radio stations to transmit into Zimbabwe from its soil. Comment?
Southern Africa: Choppies Footprint Straddles Botswana and SA
The Choppies Group has set the pace to double its footprints across Botswana and the southern African region. Comment?
Speech by President Lt. Gen Seretse Khama Ian Khama at the World Aids Day commemmoration
... of our country. To this end, in the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS of 2006, United Nations member states, Botswana included, expressed their commitment to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. We ... Comment?
Reatile accuses authorities of sabotage
MP for Ngwaketsi West Mr Mephato Reatile has accused some local authorities of sabotaging governments plans to establish a Botswana Excellence Strategy for Economic Diversification and Sustainable Growth. Comment?
... does not reflect the views of the people. He said the current system of First Past the Post was not working for Botswana since history has revealed that the countries employing the system were unable to reach the SADCs 30 per cent target of women ... Comment?
Dance sport asscociation grows despite challenges
Botswana Dance Sport Association held dance competitions in 10 categories in Jwaneng over the weekend. Comment?
Commissioner commends Kazungula police
... that were stolen in South Africa. The duo had been charged for being found in possession of property stolen outside Botswana and had since appeared before Kasane Magistrates Court for mention. Mr Tsimako urged the officers to continue with the ... Comment?