Botswana NewsNews on Botswana continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.De Beers and Botswana: an unusual partnership pays off- August 14, 2008 In 1967, the year after Botswana gained its independence from Britain, a huge diamond mine was discovered in a remote area called Orapa, about 400km from the capital city of Gabarone.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/de-beers-and-botswana-an-unusual-partnership-p... MDC-Mutambara official deported from Botswana- August 13, 2008 Mutambara senior official Mr Gabriel Chaibva was on Friday deported from Botswana after being accused of being a Government sympathiser.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/mdc-mutambara-official-deported-from-botswana?... Zimbabwe: Botswana Deports Mugabe Propagandist- August 12, 2008 Controversial self-confessed Robert Mugabe mouthpiece, Caesar Zvayi, who has been hiding in Botswana, was on Friday afternoon sent back home.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/zimbabwe-botswana-deports-mugabe-propagandist?... Botswana: MPs Chew Media Bill- August 12, 2008 Expectations are that more MPs, ministers and the Leader of the Opposition, Otsweletse Moupo, will get his chance to have his say on the Media Practitioner's Bill when Parliament resumes its sitting in the ...http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/botswana-mps-chew-media-bill?fromrss=1 MDC official thrown out of Botswana- August 12, 2008 HEADLINES authorsource:Radio VOP "Accused me of being a government spy and their police accompanied me all the way from Gaborone to Plumtree" Bulawayo - Suspended MDC senior official Gabriel Chaibva was last ...http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/mdc-official-thrown-out-of-botswana?fromrss=1 Two SA nationals up for murder in Botswana- August 11, 2008 Two South Africans and a Botswana man are expected to go on trial for murder on Monday for allegedly killing a business woman in Lobatse, Botswana, the SABC reported.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/two-sa-nationals-up-for-murder-in-botswana?fro... Threat to kill incidents soar- August 11, 2008 The Botswana Police Service says incidents of threat to kill have over the years increased tremendously nationwide.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/threat-to-kill-incidents-soar?fromrss=1 BOMU interim committee to decide on election date- August 10, 2008 Botswana Musicians Union interim committee will meet this week to decide on the date to hold the association elections following the committee resignations last week Thursday.http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/bomu-interim-committee-to-decide-on-election-d... Former African Leaders Launch Regional Campaign To Pressure Politicians On HIVAIDS- August 9, 2008 Former leaders of Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, as well as other well-known African figures, launched an initiative Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City to put pressure ...http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/former-african-leaders-launch-regional-campaig... Botswana: Airport to Get Major Upgrade- August 9, 2008 Parliament on Tuesday approved the loan P124 million entered into between the Botswana government and the OPEC Fund for International Development for the upgrading and expansion of Sir Seretse Khama ...http://www.topix.net/world/botswana/2008/08/botswana-airport-to-get-major-upgrade?fromrss=... |