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A budget tourist’s experience

Traversing the green covered land across the Chobe District, it is evident that both animals and humans have enjoyed the late December rains. The trees and grass are blossoming and the Chobe area enroute to Kazungula and Kasane becomes even a...

10 January 2014

No delight in playing my Gunners – Nare

Daniel ‘Chico’ Nare is a sentimental man. The BMC FC coach gets emotional everytime he is confronted with the thought of facing and beating his beloved Extension Gunners in any premiership competition. For Nare, facing Gunners brings back a lot...

10 January 2014

How Africa’s ‘Last Eden’ was saved

“Colonials officials were sceptical. Create an African-sponsored game reserve?’ they asked. ‘Impossible! Try teaching them to grow rice in swamps instead.’ ‘Teach an African hunting people to preserve the very animals off which they...

10 January 2014

BMC prepares for export market

Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) aims to slaughter 200 000 cattle in 2014 as a way to meet its expanding export market. The Commission’s Communications Manager Tiro Kganela this week revealed that although BMC has been slaughtering close to 200 000...

10 January 2014

DIS implicated in refugees’ torture claims

United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Botswana confirmed to have received complaints from refugees in Dukwi refugee camp alleging sexual abuse, torture and ill treatment perpetuated by security agents against refugees. However the...

10 January 2014

Things fall apart at BOSETU

The fight for the control of one of the country’s successful trade unions-Botswana Sector of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU)-has been fingered as the main reason why the union’s president Shandukani Hlabano would not be seeking a reelection at the...

10 January 2014

Botswana cautioned

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invoked the spectre of the Arab Spring to caution underperforming countries against the dangers of the financial exclusion of some citizens.“Africa is now the world’s second fastest growing region after...

10 January 2014

Billionaire tackles mad ivory rush

Carvings made out of ivory enthrall some ivory traders in Asia as much as it irritates US philanthropist Paul Allen and Michael Chase, a local conservationist. It is this joy derived from ivory carvings – from poached elephants - that Chase wanted...

10 January 2014

African banks target Botswana

Two leading African commercial banks have expressed interest in setting office in Botswana, BG Business has learnt. Nigerian banking group-United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Kenya’s Equity bank have publicly stated their desire to establish branches...

10 January 2014

Dukwi refugees feel unwanted

Dukwi refugees and asylum seekers suspect malice on the part of Botswana government when it cut water from the camp for the whole of the festive season, saying it is one way government is pushing them out. On  December  9 last year, Water...

10 January 2014