Botswana News

There were 32 accidents at mines in Botswana last year, which is a "significant decrease" compared with 55 reported in 2008, the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources said at the 4th Colloquium on Diamonds at the GICC last week.

Frederick Kebadiretse 8 March 2010 The raising of VAT from 10 percent to 12 percent could have a domino effect on medical insurance premiums, the CEO of Associated Fund Administrators , Kabelo Ebineng, has said.

Botswanaa TMs statement on sanctions was part of a communique issued Tuesday after a bilateral meeting on the weekend in Victoria Falls a ' the meeting in two years of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Permanent Joint Commission.

Traditional beer? The only solid access I've had to information about traditional beer drinking patterns in southern Africa is what I read a couple of years ago in Xhosa Beer Drinking Rituals by Patrick McAllister.

In its endeavour to make it easier for members and custodians to access information concerning Botswana Athletics Association , the association has launched its Website for public use.

The Russian Federation is proud of its bilateral relations with Botswana, which date back to March 6, 1970.

Diversified financial services concern Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited has appointed Regina Sikalesele-Vaka as the new group Chief Executive Officer , grinding to a halt the rumour mill that has been running since last year regarding the appointment.

Botswana has been found to have a shortage of citizens with vocational skills. The Vocational Training Fund , a reform put in place by government, emanated from these findings.

Botswana is adopting a two-pronged approach to tackle abuse of its immigration system by increasing the sophistication of travel documents, visas and work permits, and putting more boots on the ground to apprehend undocumented foreign nationals.

South African jazz maestro, Don Laka has been visiting Botswana in preparation for the launch and promotion of his new album, Poison, as well as to explore ways to impart skills to the musicians in Botswana.

The BDP youth must understand that the game has changed. Our people are not interested in pronouncements of a glorious internal party democratic tradition that is under attack from the current leadership.

The Botswana government has been urged to find cheaper ways of dealing with the issue of Zimbabwean illegal immigrants.

The inaugural Gaborone city marathon, which will take place in April, promises to be one of the biggest and best in the country.

Jwaneng Town, with a population of about 18,000 people, is bracing itself for the influx of more than 2,000 workers assembling in the mining town to accelerate the P3.4 billion expansion of the Debswana mine pit.

The 12th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 22 - 25 August 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana at the Grand Palm.

Miss Botswana scouting crusade may only be limited to Gaborone next year as the national scouting tour has proved to be a wild goose chase with severely limited benefits to the organisers.

Six traffic officials have been arrested for corruption in two separate incidents in the North West.

Botswana for years was hailed as an economic success story, but the collapse in demand for the country's diamonds has hit revenues hard and raised questions about an ambitious spending scheme.

A 20-member German delegation is in the country to explore investment opportunities in agriculture, water resources, mining and energy sectors.

International rating agency, Standard & Poor's has downgraded Botswana's credit rating from A to -A, on the back of government's decision to run budget deficits to sustain fiscal support to the economy.