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NOTHING TO SHOW
Sep. 3 | Minister of Environment Wildlife and Tourism: Kitso Mokaila Northwest district chairperson Tebogo Bethia recently told the Minister of Environment Wildlife and Tourism Kitso Mokaila that Maun was not benefiting from the natural resources that are found...
Jazz takes centre stage
Sep. 3 | Song bird: Oumou Sangare in a full swing Jazz music took centre stage at one of Southern Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg last week as 49 jazz acts came together for a four day jazz dosage, playing for a crowd well over 22 000. The Executive Producer...
Building dynamic leaders for tomorrow
Sep. 3 | READY TO FACE THE WORLD: Some participants of the YES programme More than 50 children aged between eight and 17 attended a residential course at Mokolodi Nature Reserve over these school holidays. The teenager’s course, Youth Empowerment and Skills...
Another accolade for Ndadi
Sep. 3 | Uyapo Ndadi The Director of Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/ AIDS (BONELA), Uyapo Ndadi has been named 2010 Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) recipient in the category of contribution to children,...
FAIRLY DONE!
Sep. 3 | ATTENTIVE: Exhibitors at the prize giving ceremony Botswana Consumer Fair comes of age The fifth edition of Botswana Consumer fair ended amid jubilation on Sunday as more than 500 exhibitors folded up their stalls after a week-long and fruitful stay. The...
Further nudging for women in media
Sep. 3 | SHOWING THE WAY: Mooki Participants of the Women In News programme organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers got another boost for their careers on Monday as they got professional coaching on creating good impressions and a...
Empowering the girl child
Sep. 3 | WITH GIRLS IN MIND: Selolwane A United States of America’s John Hopkins University, Go Girls Initiative which was launched in the country last year is beginning to bear fruits. This is according to the organization’s recently appointed Chairperson...
PRISON WARDER TURNS SERVICE PISTOL ON HIMSELF
Sep. 3 | SCENE OF CRIME: Francistown centre for illegal migrants It was shock and disbelief on Monday, when a 27-year old prison warder took his own life with a service pistol at the Francistown centre for illegal immigrants. Joseph Virange from Tshidilamolomo...
NOT OUR FAULT
Sep. 3 | REFUSING TO GIVE UP: George Arbi The police report reveals that the escaped prisoner hanged himself Botswana Police have refused to be held accountable for the death of a Ramotswa man whose remains were discovered on a hilltop three months ago. Thapelo...
SCRAMBLE FOR TONOTA NORTH
Sep. 3 | HOPEFUL: BDP candidate Fidelis Molao The political environment is simmering and with a day to go before the Tonota North bye-election, it is apparent that the outcome is set to go down to the wire. In what has become a two horse race our opinion poll...
BREAK THE CHAIN
Sep. 3 | Minister: Shaw Kgathi Minister of Youth Sports and Culture Shaw Kgathi will this Saturday launch behavior change trucks in Francistown. The launch will be combined with Multiple Concurrent partnership (MCP) campaign by the Francistown District Multisectoral...
GONE TOO SOON
Aug. 27 | REST IN PEACE: Napata Michael Charles Cephas Napata born on 23 October 1972 passed away in a car accident on the 9th of August 2010 at the age of 37. He is survived by his wife of 10 years Joy and his two sons Ryan (8years) and Daniel (4years). Friendly,...
Call on Governments and NGOs to speed up march to equality
Aug. 27 | GENDER LINKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Colleen Lowe Morna With only five years to go for governments to meet the 28 targets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, activists have given a 54% progress rating,...
‘IT’S THE COPS’ FAULT’
Aug. 27 | Kedibonye Diphatse Bokaa murdered woman’s family speaks of years of abuse at hands of the accused Relatives of a 31-year-old Bokaa woman whose body was found in a septic tank two days after she disappeared are blaming the police for her death. Kedibonye...
BOSETU SHIFTS ALLEGIANCE
Aug. 27 | SPOKESMAN: Motshegwe The future of Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union (BOSETU)’s affiliation to Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) will be decided on Monday at a special congress to be held at Good Hope Secondary School. BOSETU leadership...
BOYFRIEND LEFT TO FEND FOR THE CHILDREN
Aug. 27 | OVERWHELMED: Bakaile A Francistown man who was dumped with two children by her long time girlfriend says he is being emotionally tortured by the woman’s new boyfriends, who persistently phone him. Ontiretse Bakaile (27) was until early this year co-habiting...
LET GUIDES CARRY GUNS
Aug. 27 | Can Kill (Picture from Internet) Professional guides demand as they mourn one more colleague killed by elephants Botswana Guides Association (BOGA) affiliated safari companies have come in financial and comforting support of the family of a Gunns Camp...
RINGO PROMISES FIREWORKS
Aug. 27 | Ringo Madlingozi Renowned South African jazz singer Ringo Mandlingozi has promised to give revelers the best he has to offer when he performs at Botswana Craft Marketing next month. The show is jointly sponsored by The Voice Newspaper,Duma FM and...
BURNING CONCERN
Aug. 20 | CONCERNED: Kgosi Puleng As veldt fires ravage Dutlwe village The mouth-watering aroma of food wafts through the air from a Dutlwe Primary School kitchen as villagers prepare lunch for delegates attending a Botswana Housing Corporation groundbreaking...
