Khama is a joke - Mabiletsa
FRANCISTOWN: Kgatleng East legislator, Isaac Mabiletsa has said Vice President Ian Khama has reduced himself into a national joke by calling on MPs to exercise restraint in their debate for higher salaries and allowances.

Mmamabula coal investors list in Toronto Exchange
CIC Energy Corp, the company with the majority shareholding in the Mmamabula coalfield project, was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada on Tuesday. CIC chief operating officer, Francois Badenhorst said they instantly started trading in Toronto after the listing. He said the response has been very good and they expect it to get better. He disclosed that the corporation intends to list on the Botswana Stock Exchange soon.

Bifm not happy with BBS date
Botswana Insurance Fund Management (Bifm) has complained about the date set by Botswana Building Society (BBS) for a Special General Meeting. Head of Corporate Communications at Bifm, Mothusi Lekalake yesterday expressed dissatisfaction regarding "the purported notice of meeting".

Bakwena want Land Board fired
MOLEPOLOLE: Molepolole residents have requested the Minister of Lands and Housing Ramadeluka Seretse, to dissolve the Kweneng Main Land Board with immediate effect.

Khama stirs the hornet's nest
Morwa Khama. An acronym that can never be taken lightly. The seriousness that goes with the Khama connotation is highly manifest in the mythical descendant of the Ngwato royal blood - Vice President. On Wednesday, Khama made a somewhat rare appearance in parliament.

To buy or not to buy a presidential jet?
With only a few years left before President Festus Mogae retires, there is talk that he should get a new presidential jet, following the Athens, Greece incident where they made an emergency landing after realising a crack in the cockpit window.

Domestic tourism should be encouraged
FRANCISTOWN: Botswana's prime tourism areas like Maun, Kasane and particularly Okavango and Tuli Block are lacking in domestic tourists Assistant Director of Tourism Wazha Tema has said.