UB aims for zero infections
There is a message circulating on social media posted by one Yara @ Sedii_k claiming that “of the 600 University of Botswana students who tested for HIV, 400 tested HIV positive”. This information is a...
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Ex-miners get Golden handshake
• SA mining giants to pay R5 billion to Tuberculosis and Silicosis affected ex- miners • Pay-outs range from R10 000 up to R500 000 In the song Stimela, Hugh Masekela laments about the rough life of...
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Major shakeup at BDF
> Senior army officers eye BDF Commander post A major shakeup is expected at Sir Seretse Khama barracks when President Mokgweetsi Masisi appoints a new Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Commander as the...
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Masisi clips Tshekedi's wings
• As he cuts the Tshekedi, Magosi axis • Tshekedi hired Magosi to set up tourism intelligence • DIS appointment to collapse Tshekedi's spy unit • 'We have to respect his recruitment by bagolo' –...
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Parliament hosts APLESA Conference
In accordance with the Parliament of Botswana’s responsibility as a subscribing member of the Association of Parliamentary Libraries in the Eastern and Southern Africa [APLESA], she therefore has been...
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Hunting ban impoverishes communities
It is shocking that for a country with such populations of elephants, Botswana does not have a butchery for local game meat, and skin hides as captured in Objective three of Policy and Strategy...
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Mogae pleads for peace
Asks warring South Sudan parties to put nation’s interests first Former Botswana president and chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission on Friday urged South Sudan leaders to put...
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Matsheka fires broadside at BTO
Unless there is a policy intervention from the government on the functionalities of Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO), players in the tourism sector will not be able to reap the benefits derivable...
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Masisi wows Gerald Estate
• taps into late brother Tshelang's legacy in F/town West Fresh from a familiarization tour with fellow SADC leaders and a brief visit to the U.K, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, on Tuesday 15th May,...
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The reasonable radical: celebrating Gobe Matenge
The Botswana Society in partnership with the University of Botswana will on May 21, 2018, host an evening event to celebrate the life of the late Gobe Matenge, the Society’s chairman for many years and...
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Climate Smart Agriculture: Key to Improved Yields
The Climate Change division of BITRI hosted Barolong Annual Field Day and a farm walk in Tlhareseleele in the Borolong District on May 03. The field day was held to promote the use of Climate Smart...
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F/town gears for 'No Tobacco Day'
The District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Francistown hosted a briefing on the upcoming ‘World No Tobacco Day’ to address major concerns due to deaths caused by tobacco consumption. The world...
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Who pays Balopi's bill?
• BDP SG always on Masisi's entourage • BDP worried about decline in popularity • 'We are the ruling party, we have to be close to Govt'- Balopi Questions have been raised about the constant appearance...
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Kgosi's assets under scrutiny
As new DIS boss launches forensic audit • DISS audit uncovers secret companies used for covert operations • Over P5 million petty cash discovered • Rifles confiscated from Khama's Mosu residence •...
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Khama’s privileges falling, FAST
• Limited free ride on OK1 • His henchman fired • Security detail cut • Masisi reverses policies, key appointments • Khama’s loyalists angry at developments • A fight back from the aggrieved expected...
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Party elders caution Masisi
Ø Accused of appointing his close associates Ø We must condemn the playing of the tribal card – Balopi PHILLIMON MMESO phillimonm@thepatriot.co.bw Some elders within the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...
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Northern Trade Fair underway
The long awaited Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair finally started on Thursday. Coming at a time when the northern region is plagued with several economic ailments, the closure of several mines and...
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Teacher graduates demand jobs
A group of unemployed teacher graduates that marched to the Ministry of Basic Education in Gaborone on Friday to hand over a petition has given Minister Bagalatia Arone 20 days to have responded to...
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Magosi, Tshekedi fall out
· As President revokes the notorious ‘Shoot-to-kill’ policy against poachers · Magosi says they are personal friends but not at where work is concerned · Tshekedi felt ambushed when weapons of war were...
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Court hails BOCRA for siding with consumers
Data costs to go down as Mascom loses case Local leading telecommunications giant, Mascom wireless Botswana has lost with costs a case in which they were challenging the lawfulness of a directive...
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