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Joina to stand as BCP parley candidate

Love him or hate him, you just can’t ignore Themba Joina, the president of the MELS Movement.And who to realise this than Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which has already begun courting him with the view to have him stand as the party’s...

15 November 2012

Umbrella conveners now part of UDC leadership

Following the conclusion of the Umbrella talks which recently gave birth to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the party launch on November 11th, the conveners of the negotiation process are now part of the leadership of UDC. With only...

15 November 2012

Tsvangirai doesn’t offer anything

Renowned Zimbabwean writer and social justice activist Ndzimu Unami Emmanuel Moyo says there is nothing new that Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) can offer Zimbabweans. “They are talking about removing Mugabe (Robert) from...

15 November 2012

Teachers try to defraud own funeral scheme

The board chairperson of Botswana Sector of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) Funeral Scheme, Shandukani Hlabano has raised concern about some members who have been making attempts to defraud the arrangement.Addressing BOSETU delegates in Palapye over...

15 November 2012

Turnstar leads property industry growth

Arguably the largest property and asset management company, owners of Game City Mall, Turnstar Holdings, led the growth in Botswana’s property industry.A report by Investment Property Databank (IPD), an international property assessment company,...

15 November 2012

Another BDC embarassment

Another gaffe knocks on the door of Botswana Development Corporation with potential risk of losing over P200 million worth of assets in the state-of-the-art Can Manufacturers factory in Lobatse.Built at a capital investmet of P126 million the plant,...

15 November 2012

What is next Mr Sebego?

It clearly becomes a source of worry when elected representatives take over to run organisations that they should be offering oversight role to. This quite clearly amounts to conflict of interest. It implies that instead of offering fiduciary role...

15 November 2012

Bridge team gets better and better

BRIDGEBotswana Bridge players came seventh out of 24 competing teams last weekend in Johannesburg to wrap up the year with an impressive finish at the SABF Interclub Championships. The experienced team made up of Diniar Minwila, Nancy Minwila,...

15 November 2012

We are clean on BDC – StanChart

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed bank, Standard Chartered Bank said it did nothing wrong when it approved transactions between Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) and a controversial Chinese glass company, Shanghai Fengyue. The bank was...

15 November 2012

BoB snubs Letshego, eyes Chinese bank

The Bank of Botswana (BoB) is likely to give an unidentified Chinese bank interested in setting up in Botswana the go-ahead, BG Business has established. Although details are still sketchy, some sources within the financial sector have pointed out...

15 November 2012

Loans and advances boost BBS profits

An increase in loans and advances to Botswana Building Society (BBS) customers pushed the society’s profits for the half year ended September 2012, their financial statement has revealed.The Society, which is among the first few indigenous...

15 November 2012

Fengyue lawyer says Matambo to blame for BDC mess

A Johannesburg-based lawyer representing Shanghai Fengyue company told Botswana Guardian this week that Finance Minister, Kenneth Matambo has to be investigated for flaunting corporate governance at Botswana Development Corporation (BDC). Jack...

15 November 2012

CEDA spent P3.2bn in 10 years

Faced with funding 80 percent start-up businesses, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has managed to survive 67 percent of its funded business beyond three years, spending a whooping P3.4 billion in the process. CEDA has funded 5324...

15 November 2012

Ballet: A growing phenomenon

It is one of the oldest forms of dance that also gave birth to the likes of jazz and contemporary dance moves. The word Ballet comes from the French and was borrowed into English around 1630. Its origin can also be traced to the Italian balletto, a...

15 November 2012

Deadly stomach cancers on rise

The American Cancer Society reports a record one million new worldwide cases of stomach cancer and 800,000 deaths per year.  Stomach cancer has been found to be the fourth most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. It...

15 November 2012

Where ocean meets the dunes

An expedition to Namibia to explore its hidden tourism gems got me to a place where the ocean meets the dunes, Sandwich Harbour. During one morning in Swakopmund, I visited the Ministry of Environment and Tourism office to see where I could go...

15 November 2012

It’s Magosi vs Mapalastina

FOOTBALLThere sure will be entertainment galore this Saturday when traditional blood rivals Township Rollers and Mochudi Center Chiefs clash in a beMOBILE Premier League encounter that has all the ingredients to produce fireworks. It will be a...

15 November 2012

Setete at BFA’s mercy

FOOTBALLSuspended Botswana Premier League (BPL) General Manager Phuthego Setete is likely to know his fate as early as Sunday after Industrial Court judge Isaac Bahuma on Tuesday dismissed his application against the Botswana Football Association...

15 November 2012

BDC fat cats

The money went to not more than eight people. But finding out what happens to the money after it leaves the country is doubly difficult, firstly because the “disbursements” where allegedly done in mainland China, and secondly because it was done...

15 November 2012

Clampdown on the DCEC

A  segment of the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) fears that the proposed amendments to the Corruption and Economic Crime Act that were recently published to just a ploy by government to take over the agency. On the 2nd November...

15 November 2012