Unease over Bulela Ditswe task force
WHILE the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Bulela Ditswe task force has begun collecting information, not all members of the ruling party are happy with the committee. Already some BDP notables condemn the committee as a pawn used by the dominant faction to achieve what they failed to get in the party primaries.

Red tape retards development of Lobatse
RED tape and bad planning appear to be retarding Lobatse’s development despite the fact that the town is the gateway to the Trans-Kgalagadi Highway. The bureaucracy has even ignored urgent recommendations of a Geo-technical Survey report of 2001 carried out by Council for Geo-science (RSA) together with the Botswana based Geo-technics International.

Gaolathe stresses health in economic growth
PARLIAMENT was told on Monday that to boost economic performance, there is need to improve the reproductive health of the working class because of the ravages of HIV/AIDS.

Namibian Attorney General in Botswana
ATTORNEY General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana will pay an official visit to Botswana from February 9 to 11.

Mugabe moves against corruption
PRESIDENT Mugabe has admitted that corruption has affected his land reform programme he announced he has created a new ministry to deal with corruption. The anti-corruption ministry will be headed by Didymus Mutasa, a close ally from Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party.

Bribery warning at ‘419’ trial
A Nigerian judge hearing a case in which a Brazilian bank is alleged to have been defrauded of $240m has warned defendants not to bribe court staff.