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BDP conference divides the region

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Francistown regional conference scheduled for this weekend in Tati Siding is already causing controversy, with some BDP members in the region doubting its motive.According to sources within the party, the BDP faction...

15 February 2013

FCC must partner with corporate bodies

The Francistown City Council (FCC) should start entering into partnerships with the corporate world for better financial performance, the city’s councillors recommended.Debating the 2013/14 financial budget for the municipality last Thursday,...

15 February 2013

Government should boost private sector

Botswana’s increasing dependency on customs and excise to fund the country’s budget is not sustainable in the long term, as it is not guaranteed based on fragile economic performance. A panellist at a recent BG Breakfast meeting held in...

15 February 2013

Skeletons tumble out of BMC’s closet

New information has emerged that the embattled Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is losing millions of Pula to truck owners contracted by the parastatal to transport cattle to its abattoirs.It is alleged that truck owners are basically being paid for...

15 February 2013

‘Zee’ Khumalo returns

RUGBYIt is no longer speculation, the search for a Development Manager at Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) has ended and Zilwele Khumalo will take back his position at the union despite attempts by his home country to entice him to stay. BG Sport can...

15 February 2013

African Energy confident on Sese

African Energy, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed miner is confident that negotiations with an unnamed power off-taker for Sese power project will bear fruit. The negotiations, which are currently ongoing, will pave way for the construction...

15 February 2013

Everyone is a salesperson

      Everyone, like it or not, is “in sales.” No matter what your career, no matter what your industry, your entire day is based around persuading other people to help you or do things for you. You are always selling. Jason Leister,...

15 February 2013

Tax on rental income with mortgage interest

Last week we dealt with questions on rental income and its deductions. The taxpayer also wanted to know whether he is allowed to let the rental be taxed in the hands of the wife. We found that all deduction that relate to the generation of rental...

15 February 2013

Ipelegeng a waste of money – analysts

President Ian Khama’s poverty eradication initiatives are creating a culture of dependency, unless there are sustainable and creative alternatives to employment creation, two analysts observed this week. Government has allocated over P580 million...

15 February 2013

Suspended BNYC boss reinstated

The Executive Director of Botswana National Youth Council  (BNYC), Benjamin Raletsatsi who has been on suspension for close to a year will resume duty in April, Botswana Guardian has been told.He has been cleared on some of the disciplinary charges...

15 February 2013

Which way Zim?

Saviour Kasukuwere is a giant of a man, almost standing at two metres. Like his first name denotes, he is seen as a ‘saviour’ for his nation having been deployed by Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe with a strict detail. He has to wrestle out...

15 February 2013

Office ambiance matters

On an average, a person spends around seven to eight hours in the office each day. Therefore, the office environment can greatly influence the productivity of the workers. A growing body of research and studies indicate that a well-designed office is...

15 February 2013

Kaira’s love story

Competition Authority Chief Executive Officer Thula Kaira’s love story is an interesting one. It took him five years to know that his cousin’s friend was the one for him.They first met in 1999 at their home country, Zambia. Strangely when he...

15 February 2013

COSAFA relocates to South Africa

FOOTBALLBotswana and 13 other Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) region countries will on July this year compete in the revived Cosafa cup tournament in Zambia.  The tournament, which has been suspended since 2010, has...

15 February 2013

Bloated BNSC secretariat a problem!

I remain convinced the future of Botswana sports lies 100% in substantially increasing investment in youth development initiatives. We have to and must focus our full efforts in getting youth and grassroot sport right. Any half-hearted measure will...

15 February 2013

‘De Graaff has lost interest’

There is a simple reason why the country’s multibillion-Pula beef industry is collapsing: it’s because the Agriculture minister Christian De Graaff is so fascinated by lion breeding that he has lost the will to concentrate on the less profitable...

15 February 2013