House suspends Intelligence Bill
Parliament suspended debate on the Security and Intelligence Bill to a later date to finish other business for the House. Member of Parliament for Molepolole North, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri, tabled without notice a motion calling for the adjournment of debates on the Bill, as it would require a Special Select Committee of Parliament.

We need privacy in HIV tests - the disabled
The president of Botswana Association of the Deaf, Maggie Mapharing and an intern at BONELA, Shirley Keoagile, have cried foul at being left behind in the intervention strategies in the fight against HIV.

Cambridge lauds Botswana exam system
In a speech to the 16th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) held in Cape Town this week, Ann Puntis, the Chief Executive of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) praised Botswana's Ministry of Education for the reform of its education system which has significantly expanded access to internationally recognised qualifications.

P100 000 for information on airport robbery
The Botswana Police Service is offering a reward of up to P100 000-00 to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of suspects who allegedly attacked and robbed Fidelity Cash Management Services of over US$800 000-00 and 80 000-00 Euros in cash at Sir Seretse Khama Airport yesterday afternoon (18 December 2006).

SI not pulling punches yet
Survival International is one of the organisations that helped set up the recently-launched boycottdebeers.com website, Alexander Bagge, a campaigner with the British non-governmental organisation, has confirmed.

Steve Biko's legacy will never die - Leepile
Murdered black consciousness architect and apartheid struggle activist, Stephen Bantu Biko, was remembered at a solemn event at the South African High Commission in Gaborone yesterday.