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[Financial Gazette]BOTSWANA has tightened the noose on permit applications, leaving thousands of Zimbabweans in that country whose applications have been rejected with the prospect of being forced to return back home. Zimbabwe's western neighbour notified the Home Affairs Ministry last month that it would no longer accept the use of emergency travel documents (ETDs) for use at borders. (AllAfrica)

[OSISA]Three years ago, political pundits were confidently penning the ruling Botswana Democratic Party's obituary. (AllAfrica)

[Zimbabwe Standard]Two Zimbabwean men who were recently arrested in Gaborone West sobbed like babies as they were being caned at the Old Naledi customary court after being convicted of "intention to commit crime". (AllAfrica)

Minister of Trade and Industry, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu this week reminded stakeholders that investment and trade promotion for any given country relies on their collaborative efforts. Makgatho Malesu was officiating at the launch of the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre’s (BITC) corporate and brand strategies. She commended the BITC board of directors for the successful implementation [...]

Read more: BITC LAUNCHES STRATEGIES Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

STAFF EMPOWERMENT: Mosinyi As part of the Barclays Learning and Development programme, Barclays Bank of Botswana (BBB) recently hosted its second Learning Expo. The expo was one of the two expos that will be held this year, aimed at encouraging growth and diversity of careers among the Barclays staff. Through this programme, Barclays Bank offers [...]

Read more: BARCLAYS HOLDS LEARNING EXPO Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I am really interested to know if this Northern Port University is fake or not and I want to know if it is how can I claim them and get back my money. Thanks a lot. I’m sorry to sound unsympathetic, I really am, but what made you think you could [...]

Read more: Consumer’s Voice – 3rd May 2013 Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

Deciding to break up with someone is not always black and white. You’re caught wondering, “Am I weak if I stay? Am I a quitter if I go? Am I just not seeing things clearly? Are these feelings a phase?” And if there are children involved, how will they be affected? As with any big [...]

Read more: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

NO LITTERING That HIV/AIDS is a scourge is not in doubt. It is perhaps one of the worst tragedies in history. Governments all over the world have been battling to save their people who were perishing like flies as hospitals were ‘littered’ with ailing bodies. Uhm.. is littered really the right way to put it? [...]

Read more: CHILLIN’ OUT 10.05.13 Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

HIGH-TECH: can be effective at an expense Let’s have a bit of fun. The question now is, should we take it easy, or would we be better off making things more difficult for ourselves? For the past three weeks I’ve been talking about how people go about deciding what they will do to earn a [...]

Read more: CHOOSING A TARGET Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

TYTE MESMERIZES MACHESO House-kwasa sensation Tyte, real name Keletso Merafhe over the weekend mesmerized Zimbabwe’s top selling artist, Alick Macheso with her awesome dancing moves on stage. Slim and vivacious Tyte left the Zimbabwean music guru stunned as she danced to the tunes of her album, Sthibo. Dressed in a black see-through -Tyte gyrated throughout [...]

Read more: GROOVING IN THE GHETTO Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

Over 200 farmers in Francistown recently vowed before Assistant Minister of Agriculture Oreeditse Molebatsi, to improve the country’s food security through the use of the latest technologies. Government recently increased farming subsidies for all farmers to benefi t from the Integrated Support Programmed for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD). Farmers who have been categorized into three [...]

Read more: NEW GOVT. INCENTIVEES IMPRESS FARMERS Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

THE ‘GO’ IN GOABAONE BORN TO SERVE: Lenong Orange customer advisor  looks to God for inspiration Goabaone Benson Lenong prays to God every time he leaves home for work. He says the prayer is not about salary increment but rather about good service and it makes him happy. It has taken a while for the [...]

Read more: CELEBRATION SHOUT OUT Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

Perhaps one of the hardest calculations to balance is the mother + father = child equation. As I share with you this week’s customary court scenario our story shows how something as natural as childbirth can unbalance and break a mother’s heart until she takes her agony to her resting place. Maria and her son [...]

Read more: MOTHERHOOD NOT FOR COWARDS Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

From the outside, the new building housing the Ministry of Trade and Industry -BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE INSPECTION CERTIFICATE -MTI DEPARTMENTS MOVED IN PREMATURELY -P7 MILLION RENT PAID BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING From the outside, the new building housing the Ministry of Trade and Industry(MTI) cuts a picturesque figure, but inside it harbours unhappy [...]

Read more: SAFETY WORRIES AT MTI Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

KGOBOLA THE GAME CHANGER I take him to be one of the pioneers of today’s traditional music.  Kgobola of “Mr Chinese” and “Mokoti of ko Jwaneng” fame was perhaps together with Stigger Sola the first people to play modern day “Borankana”. Maxy and the rest followed. He was the game changer. Kgobola used to mesmerize [...]

Read more: BIG WEEKEND 10.05.13 Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

The other day someone said to me, “I’m going to self publish because these publishers are crooks.” I asked why he was saying that and he said because the publisher only gives the writer 10% of the income and they take 90%. Obviously this person has a long road to travel to understand the industry [...]

Read more: WHY YOUR PUBLISHER IS PROBABLY NOT A CROOK Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

THAPELO MALEKA “HEART BEAT: In the music industry sex sells. That’s the concept; the point is to pull crowds to our shows. We can bet that with what my dancers have to offer on stage you won’t want to miss any of my shows.” He is a crowd puller and whenever he stages a performance he [...]

Read more: THE ULTIMATE BAD ASS MC Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Peter Siele this week told parliament that the Ipelegeng programme had a lot more to offer than grass cutting. He said other projects that can be undertaken include maintenance of drift and cordon fences, primary and secondary school facilities, staff houses and other government facilities. Siele said the [...]

Read more: IPELEGENG NOT LIMITED TO GRASS CUTTING Post from: The Voice Botswana NewsBlog

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African Copper Plc , announces production of 2,429 Mt of copper in concentrate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 from its 100% owned mines in Botswana.

The petroleum exploration Licences Number, 123/2013, 124/2013 and 125/2013 were awarded to Transfer Holdings Limited on 29 April 2013.

LGBT rights advocates in more than 100 countries around the world will commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia on May 17 with a series of marches, workshops, performances and other events.

GABORONE, Botswana, - African Press Organization - Today, Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation to explore new partnerships to address some of the most pressing health challenges facing Africa and strengthen an innovative health partnership based on south-south ... (more)

The International Monetary Fund guided a workshop on the Special Data Dissemination Standard in Gaborone, Botswana, this week for officials from central banks, national statistical offices, and ministries of finance from eight African countries 1 . The workshop, which benefitted from financial support from the United Kingdom's Department for ... (more)

The Okavango Diamond Company will hold a pilot sale of rough diamonds on June a Za Z26.

Having ruled Botswana since 1965, the BDP was undergoing a major split - a split that was so serious and so messy that many thought it would be close to impossible for the party to regroup, let alone win the 2014 general elections.

Apparel and textile members of Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association have reported lack of local and export orders for June and beyond, putting jobs of about 4,000 workers at stake.

[MISA]The Media Institute of Southern Africa's (MISA) Botswana Chapter will on May 3rd commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Francistown, the country's second largest city, with a solidarity march. (AllAfrica)

[allAfrica]Cape Town -Botswana President Ian Khama received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, according to local media reports. (AllAfrica)

[RFI]In the African press: the Botswanan President's brush with a cheetah; a luxury car maker looks to expand in South Africa; and a Kenyan government minister's family asks a foreign expert to investigate the senator's sudden death. (AllAfrica)

[ACNS]The Diocese of Botswana in the Church of the Province of Central Africa has elected Fr Metlhayotlhe Rawlings Belemi, a priest working in South Africa, as the bishop-elect of the diocese. (AllAfrica)