CKGR Judgment To Be Broadcast Live
The state broadcast media has been granted permission for live transmission of the judgement in the historic Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR) relocation case. The Lobatse High Court has set December 13 as judgement day in the marathon case in which some residents of the CKGR, mainly Basarwa have challenged the government's decision to relocate them.

Man Acquitted Of Murder
The High Court in Lobatse acquitted and discharged Tebogo Shime Tatedi of the murder of Maruping Khumoyame.

Turmoil Reigns In BPC Workers' Union
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) Workers Union is in turmoil as some members of the union have withdrawn their monthly subscriptions in protest against decisions that were taken by the executive committee. It appears that things fell apart after the union suspended and ultimately expelled the assistant national chairman, Molefe Modise, who was seen as a pain in the neck.

FCC Attracts Investors
FRANCISTOWN: The Mayor of Francistown Buti Billy has said they are working round the clock to attract blue chip companies to invest in the city. He said that Francistown is not only developing fast but has proved to have everything that potential investors need. These include serviced land and industrial plots.

Vandalism Of School Property Rampant
FRANCISTOWN: The vandalising of property in government schools is a common affair. Students always find time in their busy study schedules to vandalise school property, be it lockers - which are supposed to keep their books safe, chairs, doors, locks and windows that are supposed to shelter them from rough weather.

Criminals Of Irresistible Charms
FRANCISTOWN: The desperate, the greedy, the weak, the strong, the rich, the poor, the na•ve and even the wise cannot escape from them. Though conmen and women mostly use the simplest of tricks, they continue to wreck havoc because people never seem to learn from the experience of others. Francistown resident Olebile Gibson says that after a painful experience and heavy losses at the hands of tricksters, she might be a victim again because it is not easy to resist the purveyors. She says the criminals are just too tempting and know exactly when to pounce on the vulnerable.

Five Academics Promoted To Professorial Positions
The University of Botswana announced the promotion of five members of the academic staff, two of them citizens of Botswana, to professorial positions.

Nkoyaphiri School Bogged In 'Stone Age Era'
At a time when other primary school children are using computers, those at Nkoyaphiri are still bogged in what can be described as the 'Stone Age' era. The pupils at the Mogoditshane school are learning under very deplorable conditions 40 years after independence. They still attend classes in the open due to lack of classrooms.