BCP promises to oust BDP from power
IN the run-up to the 1999 general elections, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) promised their supporters a big win. But eventually, the party could only manage a single parliamentary seat through Joseph Kavindama in Okavango and a few council seats.

Kgosi Linchwe plans meeting over ordination
BAKGATLA Paramount Chief, Kgosi Linchwe Kgafela II, is expected to address a Kgotla meeting in Mochudi, today (Friday) to discuss the controversy surrounding the ordination of a Dutch Reformed Church woman minister.

Nkate supports Israeli investors
TRADE and Industry Minister Jacob Nkate has said that he fully supports the efforts of Israelis from the Leviev Group to establish a diamond cutting and jewellery manufacturing outfit in Botswana.

Kgoroba launches children’s world report
THE 2004 State of the World’s Children Report (SWCR) was officially launched yesterday by the Minister of Education George Kgoroba. The launch was preceded by a panel discussion on the topic: ‘Is the girl-child in Botswana vulnerable? If so, what is she vulnerable to?’. This year’s SWCR theme is ‘Girls, Education and Development’.

RADS living standards can be improved
BOTSWANA Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) Senior Research Fellow Dr Jay Salkin has said that the development of strategies that are rights-based will improve standards of living for Remote Area Dwellers (RADs).

Kobedi remains defiant in BDP
LOCAL musician Johnny Kobedi who recently joined the ruling Botswana Democratic Party from the Botswana National Front (BNF) says his defection would not stop him from criticising bad government policies.

Botswana gets state of the art AIDS machine
DIAGNOFIRM Medical Laboratories have introduced a machine that measures the HIV viral load. In an interview with Mmegi, Diagnofirm Managing Director Mohammed Iqbal Chand, said the machine measures the viral load in real time and gives the results in four hours.