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Reteng refutes Ramsay's ethnic report
Minority tribes' NGO, Reteng has disputed the ethnic statistics released by presidential spokesperson Dr Jeff Ramsay. The NGO says that Ramsay's version of ethnic distribution in the country in his weekly Tautona Times is wrong. Professor Lydia Nyathi-Ramahobo of Reteng reminded Ramsay that at the last session of the Centre for the Eradication of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the government stated correctly that there is no data on the number of tribes in Botswana.Botswana makes progress on MDGs
Baboloki Tlale, the chief executive officer of Botswana Coalition of NGOs (BOCONGO), believes that the country has comparatively done well to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). He pointed out that with nine years to go, Botswana has done well in providing access to free primary education among others.State loses funds in AIDS war
Government is losing funds due to delays in the completion of projects on HIV/AIDS and lack of financial control, the Auditor General has said. In his report on the accounts of the state for the year ending March 31, 2005, the Auditor General says that government failed to make use of a provision entitling it to liquidate damages in the event of unauthorised extension of one HIV/AIDS project.Double tragedy in Tonota
FRANCISTOWN: Tonota police are investigating the deaths of two young lovers whose bodies were found lying still in the village on Monday evening. It is believed the deaths came after a love affair gone awry.BCP awards NDF special membership
SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has announced that its ally the New Democratic Front (NDF) has been awarded a special status membership. Hence the NDF is now a duly recognised partner of the BCP. The two parties will officially launch the initiative between June 3 and 4 at Gaborone South and Lobatse. Another official launch will be on the 10 and 11 June in Kanye North and Ngwaketse South constituencies respectively. The BCP is impressed by the high level of maturity and discipline that characterised the opposition negotiation process.Smooth sailing for BDP youth wing congress preparations
Preparations for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) youth wing congress in Bobonong in July are progressing well, party executive secretary Dr. Batlang Serema has said. He expressed optimism that the congress would take place without hurdles due to the seemingly peaceful mood that the BDP is going through since the Tlokweng retreats.The realities of FMD
FRANCISTOWN: The branch manager of Shoprite Supermarket in Francistown, Uyapo Baganetswe has said that business has been hit hard by the shortage of fresh and processed meat caused by the recent outbreak of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).
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