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Botswana: 30 Percent Levy Burns a Hole in Sechaba
While the 30 percent alcohol levy introduced last year has raised more than P180 million, to be channelled towards youth development, it has left Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited with a huge dent which has compromised their...
What Next for BNF?
After its dismal showing in the general election,the BNF leadership is meeting for a critical self-analysis this weekend and has proposed November 21 as an tentative date for a wider introspective forum with the general...
Botswana: Study Uncovers 'Pockets of Severe Poverty' Within Botswana Districts
A Central Statistics Office (CSO) study to produce the country's first Poverty Map has uncovered pockets of poverty at district level according to which Kgalagadi, Ghantsi and Ngamiland have the highest concentrations of...
Joina - A Confident Loser
Gaborone — Even after another humiliation in last month's general elections, MELS leader, Themba Joina has not lost hope that his party will attain state power at some stage. Joina, who is the only spokesman for MELS, appeared...
Moupo Should Gracefully Bow Out
After a grueling campaign that saw all the parties up the tempo of the election campaign during which even advertising, on-line networking and other complex methods were used to lure the voter, the dust has settled.
The Battle Begins for Magosi
Just when the dust is about to settle on the general elections, the battle begins for certain members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi, the former House of Chiefs. About 22 incumbent members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi will struggle to retain their...
Botswana: BESNet Deploys Poll Monitors
Gaborone — The Botswana Electoral Support Network (BESNet), a group of civil society organisations in Botswana, has launched 250 election observers to monitor the 2009 general elections on Friday. Addressing the media at the...
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Botswana
GABORONE, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Southern African country Botswana will hold its 10th general elections on Oct. 16. The following are some basic facts about Botswana. Botswana is a landlocked country bordered by South Africa to...
Botswana: Bullish Discovery Adds Contingency Funds to Pad Cots
Capital costs for the feasibility study at Discovery Metals' Boseto copper and silver project in Maun has ballooned to US$150 million from US$131 million in January. In an economic update on the project's Bankable Feasibility...
Botswana: Gaborone Central Has the Most Foreign-Based Voters
Gaborone Central leads in the number of Batswana residing outside the country who have voted. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) received the ballots yesterday at an event attended by the media and political parties. Of...
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