Local transporter cries foul as BTC hires foreign luxury coaches
THE move by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation’s (BTC) to charter two luxury coaches from South Africa to ferry its employees to a sports event in Swaziland, has been condemned by a local transporter. BTC hired the buses over the Easter holidays.

The oath does it for new police boss
Commissioner of Police designate Edwin Batshu describes himself as a God fearing man who prefers to spread the gospel. Batshu has been appointed to succeed Norman Moleboge as the next police chief. He has been deputy commissioner of police.

BNF supports Basarwa relocation - Molefhabangwe
GABORONE West MP Robert Molefabangwe has said that his party – the Botswana National Front - is not opposed to the relocation of Basarwa from the Central Kalahari Game reserve.

We’re all in this together - Mogae
MASERU: Botswana’s President Festus Mogae says all of southern Africa is confronted with a host of challenges, including poverty, famine, unemployment and vulnerability of economies to drought, the HIV/Aids pandemic and a desire for further access to global markets.

Exhibits go missing in court case
FRANCISTOWN: Exhibits in a long-running case in which a trader has been accused of obtaining by false pretences was postponed yesterday because of missing exhibits. Chief Magistrate Kenneth Obeng postponed the case to today to enable the state to locate the exhibits.

AIDS claims 800,000 South African voters
CAPE TOWN: About 800 000 people affected by HIV/AIDS will have missed out when the final election results are announced in South Africa.

Abusive granny fined P50
FRANCISTOWN: A-55-year-old woman has been fined P50 for insulting a neighbour by a Customary Court.