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Thursday, 13 October 2011 | Issue: Vol.28 No.153

We must rethink donor-funded projects

The House of Hope Centre for Orphans in Palapye is in trouble.
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Botswana is set to get P6.6m in military assistance and P565.7m in health-related assistance from the United States, Mmegi has established. Read more

BNF snubbed by ANC in regional seminar

The Botswana National Front (BNF) has not been invited to the high profile regio...
Who is Pires?

Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (born 29 April 1934) was the President of Cape Ver...
KBL's entrepreneurial programme begins

Kgalagadi Beverages Trust ("KBT"), the corporate social investment arm of Kgalag...

Witness contradicts himself in court		Kalafatis killers apply to appeal
The defence lawyer in a case in which a judge of the High Court, Justice Onkemetse Tshosa, is charged with several counts - including those of drunken...		Three former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officers serving time for the murder of John Kalafatis will today make oral submissions in a bid to get thei...

BMC prepares to slaughter for Angola market		KBL's entrepreneurial programme begins
*Francistown abattoir to reopen on Monday The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is preparing to slaughter cattle from Ngamiland for the Angolan market...		Kgalagadi Beverages Trust ("KBT"), the corporate social investment arm of Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Ltd (KBL) and Botswana Breweries (Pty) Ltd (BBL) h...

Moloi might miss AFCON finals		Prisons XI coach warns against complacency
The Zebras are likely to miss talented midfielder Dirang Moloi for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next January following revelations that the star ...		Prisons XI coach, Digger Montwedi has warned his players not to be carried away in the wake of his team's good form, which has seen them maintain top ...

Miracles that change lives at Winning Life Ministries		Botswana, haven for Malawian swindler witchdoctors
FRANCISTOWN: Situated opposite the Chedu Choga shopping complex is the Winning Life Ministries Church, a place that has turned out to be a hope of lif...		BLANTYRE: Gone are the days when one would toil for seven good years in medical school to gain a certificate and license to prescribe medicines to hea...

'We will deliver the Umbrella' - Modubule		The ups and downs of opposition cooperation The BNF and BDP's fight for the attention of the ANC: 1912-2004 The strategy behind the debacle at GCC
The Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) chairman and the party's team leader at the unity talks, Nehemiah Modubule took time off from his busy sched...

Know your labour rights		How transparent and inclusive are these Talks?
When to terminate a fixed term contract		The Umbrella Talks are in the minds of most citizens that yearn for change. The success of these talks will greatly influence the political direction ...

Mugabe may probe WikiLeaks' claim		China rallies against US domestic legislation on RMB exchange rate Excessive vitamin E linked to prostate cancer
HARARE: Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe may probe party officials who said that he has prostate cancer in US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks, state ...

Zeus, Lomwe cook up Double Wowza album		Hillsong thrills Francistowners
Zeus and Lomwe have become household names throughout Africa because of their recent participation in the Big Brother Africa Amplified (BBAA) reality ...		Not even a poor sound system could deter visiting Australian outfit Hillsong as they put up a stellar performance during a one-off concert at the Fran...