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Region slams Botswana over health bill

NENEWS Botswana faces an onslaught over the proposed Public Health Bill, which a regional AIDS and rights alliance organisation has described as regressive.A regional litigation centre has also joined the fray. Both came out guns blazing this week...

27 January 2013

Transnational crime on the rise

NENEWS Transnational crimes often hamper police investigations and may even prolong investigations because they are committed between many countries.  Officer Commanding (OC) No. 15 District Senior Supt. Alakanani Makobo said this in an interview...

27 January 2013

PPADB snowed under

NENEWS When the Public Procurement and Disposal Board (PPADB) took over the tendering process in all government departments, many thought that the tendering processes would sail smoothly, but challenges still remain. All the ministerial tender...

27 January 2013

Farmers question minister Seretse’ ranch

Some members of Lemakhumo community in the central district want Serowe Sub Land Board to explain why Defence, Justice and Security minister Ramadeluka Seretse was allocated land in an area set aside for communal grazing. Lemakhumo comprises of...

27 January 2013

Batswana lose millions in another investment scam

Investors in Botswana have been exposed to an investment scam by a shady organisation known as Eurex Trade PTY LTD, which robs them of their hard earned cash. The scam is known as the ‘Ponzi Scheme’. It is run by a group of people who are said...

27 January 2013

The quintessential labour dispute

A lot is at stake. In fact everything in the case between the Attorney General and three public sector unions is at stake.It is about the dismissal from work of government employees deemed as essential service workers because they were involved in a...

27 January 2013

Mogae’s credibility on trial

Former President, Festus Mogae’s credibility has been put on the spotlight.Lawyers acting for the Nchindo family in a case in which Louis Garvas Nchindo, Tourism Development Consortium (PTY) LTD, and Joseph Malope Matome are appealing against their...

27 January 2013

BHC strong despite stagnant tariffs

Botswana Housing Corporation’s (BHC) revenue grew by 10 percent in the 2011/12 financial year despite rental tariffs being stable in more than seven years.  The Reginald Motswaiso-led corporation raked in an income of P342 million (P312: 2011)...

27 January 2013

Prime Time concludes Zambian acquisition

Botswana’s upcoming asset and property company, Prime Time Property Holdings, has completed a multimillion-acquisition deal with a Zambian Property company, BG Business has established.  The acquisition in Zambia is only awaiting some regulatory...

27 January 2013

The first pay of the year!

A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step, so it has been said. The first pay of the year is in your hands, or close by. What will you do?Let’s look at how trends and habits are formed. When you examine your entire life you will find...

27 January 2013

Employees ditch LEA for greener pastures

Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) management is currently under investigation following allegations of serious leadership incompetence at the quasi government authority. Previously, LEA Human Resource Director Masego Mookodi told journalists that the...

27 January 2013

Botswana uncertain of transmission standard

Cabinet is still to decide on which of the two digital transmission technology standards Botswana should adopt, Botswana Guardian has been told. This delay has now brought fear that Botswana may not be able to meet the June 2015 set date for the...

27 January 2013

Govt- BITC clash over CEO package

Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) Board of Directors has clashed with government over a package to be given to the Centre’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) whom they have been hunting for close to a year.If the board had its own way, then...

27 January 2013

The wedding invitation card

The wedding invitation is the first impression your guests get about your big day. It is not only a means of announcing your wedding but also informs them as to what to expect at the ceremony. Its design elements create the suspense about the...

27 January 2013

Sugar piling up excess weight

A new inclusive study published by the British Medical Journal investigated the link between sugar consumption and the effects it has on weight gain. The conclusion of the study found that weight loss could be achieved simply by reducing one’s...

27 January 2013

Diamond Zebras technical team in disarray

FOOTBALL The Botswana Football Association (BFA) leadership this week maintained that all was well in the national Under 17 football camp after somewhat controversial appointments that have allegedly incensed head coach Kagiso Kobedi. The BFA...

27 January 2013

Highlanders aim for position nine

FOOTBALL Bottom of the Premier League placed BR Highlanders have signed a number of players from lower division teams in a bid to avoid the much dreaded relegation axe. However, the Mahalapye based minnows have surprisingly not signed any big name...

27 January 2013

Chinese poachers deported

Two Chinese nationals linked to illegal trade in rhino horns and elephant tusks were this week deported to their native home.The deportation order- although shrouded in secrecy-was a culmination of a legal tussle between the state and the poachers...

27 January 2013