Botswana Bound

Malawi draw 1-1 in Zanzibar and Botswana are held by Iraq as both sides prepare for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.  

FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Botswana has recorded a significant decline in the malaria cases, a senior government official said on Monday. Speaking at a malaria sensitization workshop in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city situated ...  

Has the adventurer in you been itching to do something wild? How about crossing international borders? You are probably wondering, what? Well, how about an African safari? Yes, even you can do it, from Tucson Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park.  

South African Airways has launched a new service between Johannesburg and Maun, Botswana - gateway to the world-famous Okavango Delta - as the continent's most awarded airline continues to grow its African network.  

Austin notes that Wilderness Safaris is part of the Wilderness ... participants bear witness to the stunning beauty and continually moving game of northern Botswana from walking on islands in the jewel of the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta, to the diverse ...  

The slim, fit-looking president of Botswana says he is finally ready to get married but made it clear that overweight women need not apply. President Ian Khama, 57, has never been married, but at a political party meeting last month he said his top ...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Diamond Empowerment Fund and the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana announce today that diamond industry leaders, government officials, and business executives from throughout the world have been invited to attend a special VIP black tie event to celebrate the global success of the diamond industry in Botswana. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana, 1531 New...  

A prominent scientist has praised the upsurge in the use of modern information technology in Botswana to improve the health of its citizens. Dr. Budzanani Tacheba, director of cluster development within the Botswana Innovation Hub -Science and ...  

JOHANNESBURG - African leaders are meeting in Botswana's capital to produce a declaration on sustainable development in Africa.  The meeting is preparation for the United Nations Conference on Sustainability next month.  Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama says that Africa’s natural resources are being depleted at an ever-increasing rate.  Mr. Khama spoke at Africa’s first summit on sustainable development, in Gaborone. “The...  

The Company's shares will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol HMG and the Frankfurt ... of the Kalahari Copper Belt in northwestern Botswana. The Ghanzi property covers 2,149 square kilometres, and contains sediment-hosted ...  

Botswana’s security forces are arresting and intimidating Bushmen, despite the tribe’s legal right to live and hunt in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Botswana’s security forces are arresting and intimidating Bushmen, despite the tribe’s legal right to live and hunt in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Survival International, the NGO...  

Armed with an erratic temper and deadly teeth, hippos have a well-earned reputation ... Then, without a moments notice, the animal barges toward them at an impressive speed, prompting someone to shout, "Oh s***!" Remarkably, the group escaped ...  

Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all have launched national campaigns urging men to undergo circumcision to help reduce their risk of contracting or transmitting HIV infection, but "all the countries are lagging far behind their targets," Agence France-Presse reports in an article focusing on efforts in Botswana.  

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has indicated that her visit to Botswana will afford the two countries new opportunities and partnership ... He said their strong bonds of friendship are based on shared values and principles of democracy, respect for ...  

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Pan-African telecoms service supplier Gateway Communications has announced that it has brought additional capacity from submarine cable SAT-3 to landlocked Botswana via South Africa, under its Southern African Development Community (SADC) initiative. Customers can now access high speed, reliable connectivity, which will help to improve Botswana’s economic sectors, including mining, tourism and agriculture. Gateway has also revealed that more...  

According to a dispatch from Gaborone, a Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation was constituted by the two countries and will be responsible for the effective implementation of the Bilateral Partnership Framework Agreement. Speaking at the signing ...  

Diamond Empowerment Fund Announces Gala Salute to Botswana: "Diamonds Empower ...MarketWatch (press release)The Diamond Empowerment Fund and the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana announce today that diamond industry leaders, government officials, and business executives from throughout the world have been invited to attend a special VIP black tie event to ...Diamond Empowerment Fund Announces Gala Salute to Botswana: “Diamonds Empower ...EON...  

Nana reviews The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, an interesting detective story set in Botswana: “It is unique, in that it brings both the old and the new together. It is not superfluous with its description of Africa as a tomb for the death and the dying and only inhabited...  

[OSISA] More than 25 years ago, Botswana reported its first case of HIV/AIDS. It was the start of my country's darkest decade. Within ten years, Botswana - a democratic, well-run, diamond-rich economic success story - was facing catastrophe.  

President Ian KhamaBotswana's center-right president gets the top honor among 34 African leaders, according to a Gallup poll. From The Zimbabwean (UK): "Only 36% of the Zimbabwean population approves of Mugabe’s leadership, according to Gallup - a distant rating from the 81% enjoyed by Botswana’s Ian Khama, who is the most popular leader in southern Africa."The article continues: "In Botswana, only 19% of the population disapproved of Khama’s...  

Botswana to Push Power Infrastructure Investment As Power Imports Phase Out, Says Frost & Sullivan CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, April 19, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Rising Demand, Paralleled by Expensive Power Imports, Set to Boost Development of Botswana’s Domestic Electricity Industry Electricity demand in Botswana is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) [...]  

Three teams remained undefeated in the League. Spartans improved to 7-0 record on top beating BDF V 67:50. Police has 4-0 record after 81:54 win over BC Saints. Dolphins is another team with a perfect (2-0) record, however the team did not play last weekend. In another games Bullets lost to Troopers 49:60, but then beat Splinters 72:58. Cadets celebrated a 58:51 win over Splinters and then a 60:55 victory over Troopers.  

Gaborone (Botswana), April 12 (IANS) Botswana’s diamond exports bounced back from a four-month slump in February, rising to 2.23 billion pula (nearly $306 million) or three times their level in January, the Bank of Botswana has said. The bank’s data shows diamond exports, both rough and polished, in February 2012 was 89 percent higher [...]  

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain's King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital on Wednesday and apologized for making an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana – a jaunt which has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis. The 7… More: continued here  

By Paul Day and Julien ToyerMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital on Wednesday and apologized for making an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana - a jaunt that has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis.The 74-year-old monarch, who suffers from osteoarthritis, broke his hip in Botswana and was flown back to Spain for emergency replacement surgery on Saturday."I'm much better. [More...  

Love in the Shadows is a new book by Lauri, a writer and blogger living in Botswana: “For the first time I'm trying my hand at a thriller/romance. Here's the blurb: Songbird Kedi Taukobong is living her dream. Enormously successful as an Afro-pop musician, she travels the continent performing to...  

MADRID (AP) — Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said Saturday. It was the monarch's fourth surgery in almost two years.  

GABORONE, Botswana, 9 April 2012 – The Parliament of Botswana has committed to strengthening the implementation of the national Children’s Act. The Children’s Act promotes and protects the rights of children in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Police in Botswana say they are cracking down on poaching in a game reserve, but a rights group says the move is an attempt to intimidate Bushmen who went to court to secure their right to live in the area.  

Botswana's diamond mining sector accounts for 31 percent of the country's economic output -- and a glistening De Beers five-diamond bracelet sells online for $1,500. But how much does depleting diamond mines cut into Botswana's overall economic health? [More]  

Botswana's economy contracted 5.8 percent quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of last year from 5.5 percent in the previous three months due to a sharp reduction in mining output in the world's biggest diamond producer, it has been ...  

Miss Lebani will use the scholarship to complete a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, in addition to her PhD studies at AIBN in next-generation Dengue fever diagnostics. She hopes to use the dual qualifications to teach the next generation of ...  

Police in Botswana say they are cracking down on poaching in a game reserve, but a rights group says the move is an attempt to intimidate Bushmen who went to court to secure their right to live in the area.  

Glenna Picton 713-798-4710  HOUSTON – (May 11, 2012) – Ten years ago, HIV-positive children in Botswana were not expected to reach, much less survive, adolescence.read more  

Siyabonga Nomvethe is confident South Africa will impress in their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers with Ethiopia and Botswana. Bafana Bafana will host Ethiopia at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on 3 June before travelling to neighbours Botswana six days later.  

has announced the addition of the "Botswana Mining Report Q2 2012" report to their offering. Hana Mining has announced a 350kt ('000 tonnes) copper reserve (at a cut-off of 0.3% Cu) at its Ghanzi deposit. Discovery Metals' Boseto mine has a total JORC ...  

Well known to be one of the world's premier wildlife destinations, our senior travel designer, Samantha, took a trip to the Okavango Delta recently to check if it really is what it says it is. The slideshow below is one of her days exploring the ...  

The price of this business forecast report covers 4 quarterly reports on this country. This quarterly report will be downloadable instantly as a PDF document, with the 3 remaining reports delivered at regular intervals throughout the year. Amid solid but ...  

The Bushmen or San are one of the last surviving hunter gatherers in the world. They inhabit the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana and genetically are the closest tribe to human ancestors. The basic right of these ...  

GABORONE, Botswana — When the time comes, countries getting foreign aid are supposed to take over and make their own way. A helping hand, whether it’s offered by the U.S. government or corporate and nonprofit charities, is meant to help ...  

Airlink confirms that it will commence operating daily scheduled flights between Johannesburg (ORTIA) and Maun Botswana from Friday 15 June 2012.  

GABORONE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's consumer inflation slowed for the fourth consecutive month to 7.5 percent year-on- year in April from 8.0 percent in March, but observers said the country still has a long way to go before reaching its objective target.  

FORMER Highlanders and Zimbabwe coach Madinda Ndlovu emulated his countryman and predecessor Rahman Gumbo when he led Mochudi Centre Chiefs to the Botswana beMOBILE championship title at the weekend. Ndlovu, who had moved to Botswana following a ...  

Botswana group Wilderness Holdings (WIL) is to move from the Africa board to the Main Board of the JSE with effect from 21 May 2012, where the company shall continue to maintain its inward secondary listing in South ...  

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf departed the country today on a five-day official visit to the Republic of Botswana. Her visit is at the invitation of her counterpart, His Excellency Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President of the Republic of Botswana.  

Representatives of community-based tourism programmes in the KAZA-TFCA partner countries Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Angola convened at Katima Mulilo for a meeting related to the management of the effects of human-wildlife conflicts.  

There were two representatives from Jamaica - myself and Owen Smith, who was the top man at Jamaica Mortgage Bank. Likewise, there were two from Botswana, Lucky Ghanie and the subject of this coloumn. She was attractive enough to be a ...  

If you love wild animals but hate the thought of visiting a zoo, then why not make 2012 your year to take a well-deserved South African Safari! Affordable, entertaining, and an experience you will never forget, a safari holiday is perfect for singles, couples, and families with older kids who still enjoy travelling together but need plenty of activities on hand to keep the tweens and teens occupied! If the thought of catching malaria is...  

GABORONE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's Zebras head coach Stanley Tshosane has chosen Turkey to prepare for the upcoming 2014 Federation of International Football (FIFA) World Cup qualifying games against Central Africa Republic (CAR) and South Africa ...  

[OSISA] Lauded as a 'shining example of democracy', Botswana is one of the few countries in Africa that has never experienced a military coup. I recently studied a paper by Dr Naison Ngoma, a senior researcher at Institute of Security Studies in South Africa titled, Coups and Coup Attempts in Africa: Is there a missing link? In the paper, Ngoma talks about how Botswana, Namibia and Mauritius have never had...  

"We are co-ordinating with Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and efforts ... In case, it s not, then we will arrange their accommodation in hotels. "About 31 athletes from the African nation will be arriving in here in two batches ...  

South African Airways (SAA) is continuing to expand its network in Africa by launching a new daily direct service between Johannesburg and Maun in Botswana on June 15.  

PCI Botswana concluded a three-year program called "Building Bridges", with a goal of training and equipping local organizations to increase their effectiveness in reaching citizens with HIV/AIDS care and support. The program was supported by the U.S ...  

GABORONE, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's national soccer team ... encounters against Central African Republic and South Africa intensify. Zebras travel to Central African Republic for the 2014 World Cup qualifier on June 2 before they return to play ...  

While the names of party leaders Duma Boko, Gomolemo Motswaledi and Dumelang Saleshando have been the most mentioned, not much has been said about one figure that has been pivotal to the ongoing talks. Oddly enough, this man boasts no political affiliation.  

Johannesburg - A lioness has escaped from a farm in Botswana and crossed the border into South Africa, North West police said on Friday. "It is alleged that it may have escaped from the Kgale ...  

The price of this market report covers 4 quarterly reports on this sector. This quarterly report will be downloadable instantly as a PDF document, with the 3 remaining reports delivered at regular intervals throughout the year. Botswanas construction ...  

he said in his village of Molepolole, outside the capital Gaborone. Studies show that circumcision can reduce a man's risk of HIV infection by 60 percent, making it one of the most effective ways of preventing AIDS in a country like Botswana where one ...  

sales of new passenger cars in Botswana grew by over 20% in 2007, 2008 and 2010, although they did dip in 2009 owing to the effects of the global financial crisis. BMI estimates that growth in 2011 came in at 10.6% and believes that the level seen in ...  

In Botswana, nine new companies accredited by the Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) have committed to injecting P1.3 billion FDI into sectors such as financial services, technology and renewable energy, in their first year of operation.  

Ngoma Safari Lodge opened in Botswana in May with eight spacious, luxury suites, all facing the legendary Chobe River, acclaimed for its large herds of elephants and host to over 75 mammal and 450 bird species found in the Chobe National Park and Chobe Forest Reserve.  

Ian Khama: The bachelor who reigns over BotswanaDaily MonitorBy Mtokozisi Dube (email the author) Ian Khama, the President of Botswana, has been shown to have 81 per cent popularity in the country. But critics say the report is just to boost his image. Botswana's bachelor President Ian Khama is rated the most ...and more »  

GABORONE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) spokesperson Willough Kemoenon said on Saturday that the country has only one pugilist qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Kemoenon told media that Oteng Oteng, Commonwealth Games ...  

Botswana Squash Racket Association (BSRA) development manager, Koketso Ntshebe confirmed that Walker will be the only Botswana representative at the British Open this week. "Yesterday Alister (Walker) played his first game in the British Open held in London.  

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) With more diverse routes added in Zambia and Malawi Gateway Communications, the leading supplier of pan-African telecommunications services, has continued to work on its ambitious plans for bringing sub ...  

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Botswana will issue a tender this year for two, 300 MW coal-fired power plants to be built by independent producers to meet rising demand in the landlocked southern African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday.  

Botswana Foreign Minister P. Skelemani expressed his pleasure to welcome the first Vietnamese delegation to visit Botswana since the two countries established diplomatic ties in February, 2009. The two sides need to set up co-operative ties between ...  

Gam — Farmers from Gam settlement bordering Botswana have come out with guns blazing demanding the removal of the 21 day quarantine imposed in the settlement to restrict the movement of their cattle into the southern market. Gam in the Otjozondjupa ...  

Abortion push escalates in BotswanaLifesiteby Hilary White, Rome Correspondent GABORONE, Botswana, May 5, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An editorial in the Botswana Gazette this week, notes that there has been a mass escalation by international NGOs pushing to legalise abortion in answer to the ...and more »  

Young Warriors Turn Focus to Botswana BattleAllAfrica.comAFTER a nightmarish camp, the Young Warriors believe they have overcome the earlier challenges and are ready to finish off Botswana in an African Under-20 Championship first round, second leg tie at Molepolole Sports Complex this evening.and more »  

The state of Botswana journalismMmegi OnlineTo mark the International Press Day, veteran journalist,RAMPHOLO MOLEFE reflects on the highs and lows of Botswana journalism. He finds several instances of convergence between the interests of the labour movement and the press Last year's public ...and more »  

Of Botswana identity and tribalismMmegi OnlineIn Botswana, DIS can shoot and kill, poison, strangle, or torture anyone any time without being controlled or questioned by anyone; they have such freedom. What were South Africans after when they fought the apartheid government? Freedom and identity.and more »  

Botswana police rep scoops gender summit awardMmegi OnlineA representative from the Botswana Police Service (BPS) scooped an award at the just-ended Gender Justice and Local Government Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Senior Superintendent Thatatsotlhe Nwokoro, emerged the winner ahead of 12 other ...and more »  

Botswana's new landmark set to boost job marketSA Commercial Prop NewsBy SA Commercial Prop News 10 minutes ago The newly built Airport Junction Mall will create 600 permanent jobs once fully operational, says the Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Gloria Somolekae. Speaking at the official ...and more »  

Gaborone, Botswana - You wouldn't know there's a food crisis in this country, one of Africa's wealthiest and most stable countries, because it's a silent one. This is not the doom and gloom Africa that we often hear sensationalised in the media ...  

Nick Graham’s two-hit outing paced Chambersburg followed by three RBI from Joe Furry. A.J. Maun earned the pitching victory, scattering five hits while striking out four. Maun also hit three batters during his complete-game outing. Entering Monday ...  

The Ngepi Campsite in the Bagani area is also a favourite to foreign visitors. Both regions are blessed with an abundance of water from the mighty Zambezi to the Okavango in Botswana, and because of this the area is alive with birds, rarely spotted animals ...  

Mmegi OnlineBotswana scribes battle to access information - MISAMmegi OnlineThe director of the Botswana chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) says accessing public information is a big challenge faced by the local media. Speaking to Mmegi ahead of the first day of the commemoration of World Press Freedom ...and more »  

Mmegi OnlineAfrican Energy markets Botswana coal in AsiaMmegi OnlineAfrican Energy has embarked on a campaign to market Botswana coal resources to the Asian market ahead of the company's resumption of mining at its Sese coal project next year. The company which had a trial coal export of a 25 tonne wagon to Maputo last ...and more »  

Mmegi OnlineAfrican Energy Resources Seeking Asian Partnership For Botswana Coal ProjectBernamaLONDON, May 4 (BERNAMA-NNN-AIM) -- International mining company African Energy Resources says members of its management team have travelled to India and China to seek strategic partners for its Botswana-based Sese Coal and Power Project.African Energy Resources Seeking Asian PartnershipAllAfrica.comAfrican Energy Resources to start talks on...  

and this has fed through into our outlook for Botswanas food, drink and mass grocery retail sectors. In general, we hold a less positive view towards the industry in Botswana than we do in the wider Sub-Saharan African region over our forecast period.  

Much of the country is covered by the Kalahari Desert. Beneath the sand there are a precious few twisting volcanic pipes of kimberlite and diamonds. The pipes discovered so far are the site of eight diamond mines. Botswana is the world’s ...  

Business Monitor International's Botswana Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, auto associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with indepen  

Floral arranger Lisa Doucett and assistant arranger Gerda Mosca will represent ... through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum Island and the Great Marsh, native wildlife and their habitats and the role of refuge management in the ...  

Edmund Smith-Asante observes that Botswana is the only African country most likely to approach the MDG7 (achieving universal access to water by 2015): “Botswana currently experiences 89 under-five sanitation-related deaths yearly, the lowest ...  

Ministry officials will also address students after they have commenced studies to explain the delays. Counselling will be provided where necessary. "It is difficult to address them now because they are scattered. Bringing them in one place could be ...  

Botswana has called for joint marketing ventures with Zambia aimed at developing and boosting tourist arrivals in both countries Botswana Tourism marketing executive-local and African markets, Tshepiso Mphele said it was important for the two countries to ...  

If you like to live on the wild side Botswana is the place to be. Whether your thing is moroko rides, quad biking, off road adventures or safaris, Botswana has got it all. The astounding and astonishing prolific wildlife and the vast lush greenery is a ...  

Botswana has called for joint marketing ventures with Zambia aimed at developing and boosting tourist arrivals in both countries Botswana Tourism marketing executive-local and African markets, Tshepiso Mphele said it was important for the two countries to ...  

Electricity demand in Botswana is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6 per ... Corporate Communications, at samantha.james[.]frost.com. 2011 Update of the Botswana Electricity Industry is part of the Energy & Power Growth ...  

Spanish King Juan Carlos addressed his people for the first time since his fall on Wednesday, saying he felt better and is hoping to resume his duties again soon ... You can see a video of the King’s Botswana hunting guide shooting a huge elephant ...  

The reward is the chance to experience a vast nation with very few fences. Companies such as Safari Drive (01488 ... The entire delta covers an area more than twice the size of Devon. As the water pools and eddies, it creates a landscape of hundreds ...  

GABORONE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) on Tuesday presented its 2014 African Youth Games bid during the Sports Ministers Meeting in Moscow, Russia, a senior official said. About 120 sports ministers and invited guests ...  

"I'm very sorry. I made a mistake. It won't happen again," King Juan Carlos said as he left a Madrid hospital following surgery on his right hip, which he fractured in three places in a fall at the safari camp in Botswana last Friday. News of the trip ...  

Spain's King Juan Carlos faced fire Monday for a hunting trip in Botswana during which the monarch, patron of a wildlife charity, broke his hip and ended up in hospital. A petition on the online forum Actuable listed 40,000 signatures urging the king to ...  

The creation of the Non-Bank Financial Institution Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) in Botswana, was recently announced by MicroCapital, reportedly has disappointed microlenders in the country. As it is intended to protect borrowers, the law is expected to limit collections of late payments by microlenders. NBFIRA announced that microlenders would no longer be allowed to access and [...]  

MADRID - Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said yesterday. It was the monarch's fourth surgery...  

JOHANNESBURG, April 25 (Reuters) - The weighted average yield on Botswana 14-day certificates fell to 4.42 percent from 4.45 percent a week ago, the central bank said on Tuesday. The auction results were as follows: Issue 14-day Auction Date 24 ...  

The king of Spain made an unprecedented apology yesterday (Wednesday) for going on an elephant hunting trip to Africa. "I'm very sorry. I made a mistake. It won't happen again," King Juan Carlos said as he left a Madrid hospital following surgery on his ...  

Tatenda Motonyorere was stabbed to death by unknown assailants who pounced at pastor Prince Fulu's residence on April 7 during the night. Tutume Police Station commander Superintendent Vusimisi Jorowe, confirmed that police attended the scene after a ...  

The 74-year-old monarch, who suffers from osteoarthritis, broke his hip in Botswana and was flown back to Spain for emergency replacement surgery on Saturday. "I'm much better. ... I'm very sorry. I made a mistake and it won't happen again," the ...  

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited provides you an in-depth strategic analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the ...  

The trip's highlights happen during the day, when you'll be able to spot incredible animals including elephants, hippos and giraffes. But winding down under the stars, cocktail in hand, with the sound of Africa all around you, is pretty hard to ...  

MADRID (AP) — Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said Saturday. It was the monarch's fourth ...  

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Police in Botswana say they are cracking down on poaching in a game reserve, but a rights group says the move is an attempt to intimidate Bushmen who went to court to secure their right to live in the area.  

The Faculty of Business, University of Botswana is inviting applications for the post of the Director in its Graduate School of Business. The University of Botswana is a Public Institution situated in Gaborone, the nation's capital city. In 2010, the ...  

According to results from a 2012 survey compiled by a German mineral industry advisor company Behre Dolbear, Botswana amassed a total 37 points to be ranked eighth in the world while finishing top in Africa amongst 25 countries considered in this year's ...  

“From what we have gathered, it was an irresponsible trip, taken at the most inopportune time,” fumed the centre-right daily El Mundo. “The spectacle of a monarch hunting elephants in Africa while the economic crisis in our country causes so many ...  

Kenneth Matambo, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning of Botswana, has reportedly approved a set of microfinance regulations including a mandate that non-financial institutions, individuals and companies that participate in microlending must register with the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) and apply for a formal license. A second regulation requires microlending institutions to [...]  

The Royal Household has informed that King Juan Carlos woke up in the middle of the night in the camp where he was staying and fell on ... Speaking for the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Anna Simó criticized the fact that the king had not joined a waiting ...  

JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - Botswana will issue a tender this year for two, 300 MW coal-fired power plants to be built by independent producers to meet rising demand in the landlocked ...  

Queen Sofía is on official duty in Greece and is said to be staying there until Monday. Doctor Ángel Villamor, the surgeon who fitted the Monarch with his replacement hip, says King Juan Carlos should be able to return to official duties in 10 days and ...  

She has played alongside acclaimed international DJs. Last Thursday, Ms Kels was one of the local Djs who showed big stage temperament against South African Djs among them Euphonik, Black Coffee, Lulo Cafe and Mphonza at the Woza Easter Bash. "A year after ...  

Sang convey to Merafhe greetings from Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. He said since China and Botswana established diplomatic relations 37 years ago, the two peoples have always trusted each other and treated each other on a equal footing. The exchange ...  

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Botswana's economy contracted 5.8 percent quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of last year from 5.5 percent in the previous three months due to a sharp reduction in mining output in the world's biggest diamond producer. On a year-on-year basis, gross domestic product expanded by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter, an abrupt slowdown from a year-on-year 7.1 percent in the previous quarter, the Central Statistics...  

Rhinos to Host Botswana TeamsAllAfrica.comTwo weeks ago Zvomuya hailed Edward Rainsford and the MidWest Rhinos for hosting a successful under-19 club tournament in Kadoma. "It is a very important development in our programme, we want to see franchises playing a pivotal role in as far as the ...  

Although the company now boasts the most high-end equipment and is a market leader, it believes there is still ... with the current owners being in control of the business for the last 15. About Food & Drink Digital Food & Drink Digital is a pioneering ...  

The Eiffel Tower perhaps in the case of Paris. For London, it is perhaps the London Eye or the famous Big Ben. The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty do it for New York City, while pyramids loom large at the mention of Cairo Now, quick ...  

Botswana Stock Market Commentary - Week Ending March 23, 2012Afribiz.infoThe Botswana DCI shed 0.3% to close at 7037.55 on the back of losses in grocery retail stock Choppies (-6.3%, BWP 1.50) and property stock NAP (-1.4%, BWP 2.15). Trading was bearish with only 2.1m shares being transacted to generate BWP 4.3m in market ...and more »  

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At large, the outlook for Botswana's food, drink and mass grocery retail (MGR) industry is not so rosy as that for the wider Sub-Saharan African region over the forecast period to 2016. In the midst of solid mining-led economic ...  

Bafana Bafana will not play a warm-up international before they meet Ethiopia and Botswana at the start of the World Cup qualifiers because coach Pitso Mosimane does not want to risk injury after a long season. But Safa insiders have confirmed that there ...  

Botswana is one of only a couple of success stories in Africa. After the country secured democratic rule in 1966, three of the four diamond-bearing formations were found within its borders creating a magnitude of wealth for the country. Botswana not only has political and economic stability it also boasts one of the best education systems within Africa. Although this is enough to be proud of on a continent where many other countries are below...  

Enmeshed with second recession and serious economic crisis, the Spaniards have expressed outrage over an “irresponsible” and costly elephant-hunting trip of the country’s King Juan Carol. King Juan Carlos came under media fire after going on an ...  

RAPAPORT... Interim results from Botswana Diamonds recorded no revenue for the six months that ended on December 31 and a loss of $365,000 (GPB 230,000) or 21 pence per share. During the company's first reporting period, which spanned three quarters from ...  

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[ANGOP] Luanda - The Angolan ambassador to Botswana, José Agostinho Neto, stressed on Thursday in Gaborone, the importance of the Battle of Cuito Cunavale, marking the 24th anniversary of the defeat imposed in 1988 by the Armed Forces of Angola (then FAPLA) against the army of the former apartheid regime in South Africa.  

Then we set off for the camp, across log bridges and occasional pond-sized puddles ... the staff waited patiently to repair them. “It’s bush karma,” said Tanya, Mombo’s manager, when the lionesses finally left and vultures were picking the bones.  

Spanish newspapers were filled with accounts of how hunting trips to Botswana, where Juan Carlos fell, cost more than most Spaniards earn in a year. El Pais, Spain's leading newspaper, said the cost to arrange a hunting trip in Botswana to kill ...  

MADRID - Spain's King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital ... the 13-year-old son of the king's eldest daughter Infanta Elena, accidentally shot himself in the foot with a shotgun during target practice outside a family home north ...  

Many people in Indonesia are likely to have never heard of Botswana. Even Indonesia, one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement, did not have diplomatic relations with Botswana, Africa’s second-richest nation, until Wednesday. Indonesia ...  

Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said Saturday. It was the monarch's fourth ...  

PORTLAND, Maine — The first female judge to serve on Botswana’s high court visited a local high school Tuesday afternoon and later was to kick off a new lecture series sponsored by the University of Maine School of Law. Unity Dow emphasized ...  

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he keeps asking, even when I tell him it's for a six-day safari. "My trip is run by Africa," I say. "Camping in tents with a guide from this tour company. Driving in jeeps to see the animals and to let them see me." "No, no," says the guy.  

Ahead of their meeting in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers both Central African Republic and Botswana face problems.  

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital on Wednesday and apologised for making an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana - a jaunt that has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis.  

The news provoked criticism from the Spanish media, which contrasted the King’s travels with the austerity measures crippling the country’s economy. To contact the reporter on this story: Ben Sills in Madrid at bsills@bloomberg.net.  

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Police in Botswana say they are cracking down on poaching in a game reserve - but a rights group says the move is an attempt to intimidate Bushmen who went to court to secure their right to live there.IOL News  

The Wildlife Safari is fundraising for terminally ill children, and they're pulling out the big guns to do it: All next week, the park is bringing the two new cheetah cubs out to play.  

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The Wildlife Safari is fundraising for terminally ill children, and they're pulling out the big guns to do it: All next week, the park is bringing the two new cheetah cubs out to play.  

Reuters reports that Botswana's consumer inflation slowed to 7.5 percent year-on-year in April from 8.0 percent in March, the country's statistics office ...  

Botswana police say they are targeting poachers, not Bushmen, amid claims of intimidation from a Basarwa settlement in the Kgalagadi Game Reserve.  

If Spain's king had shot an elephant in Botswana during his ill-fated hunting excursion it would have been one of perhaps 150,000 that roam the vast southern African country.  

Well known to be one of the world's premier wildlife destinations, our senior travel designer just got back from an outstanding trip to Africa.  

Botswana's headline consumer inflation slowed to 8.0 percent year-on-year in March from 8.2 percent in February, the Central Statistics Office said, it has been ...  

Spain's King Juan Carlos faced fire Monday for a hunting trip in Botswana during which the monarch, patron of a wildlife charity, broke his hip and ended up in hospital.  

Having said this, passenger car sales growth of 10.6% ... It was followed by Nissan Motor in second and Mazda Motor in fourth. Germanys Volkswagen was in third place.  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Botswana Mining Report Q2 2012" report to their off  

Mint Management Technologies (Mint) partnered with Microsoft West East Central Africa (WECA) and fellow Microsoft Gold Partners K2 in hosting...  

Botswana's senior players agree to return to training ahead of their 2014 World Cup qualifiers despite not being paid their bonuses.  

YOUNG Warriors captain Willard Kalongonda and his deputy Kuda Mahachi hold the ... Mpho Kgaswane (Santos), Kenalemang (GU), Kgosietsile Shadreck (GU), Moatlhodi Sam (Hotspurs).  

Reuters reports that Botswana will issue a tender this year for two, 300 MW coal-fired power plants to be built by independent ...  

Secret colonial-era files released this week show that Britain tried to test poison gas in Botswana in World War II after plans for SA were nixed.  

Spain's King Juan Carlos has come under fire for going on a hunting trip to Botswana while Spaniards continue to grapple with an economic crisis.  

James Pham spotted this beautiful impala while on a safari in Botswana's Chobe National Park.  

The US Federal Trade Commission will decide in the next 30 days whether it will fine Google for bypassing privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser ( ZDNet UK - Regulation )  

Botswana police crack down on poaching in reserve where Bushmen fought to live  

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Spanish King Juan Carlos has had urgent surgery to replace his hip after he fractured it in a fall during a visit to Botswana.  

Spain's King Juan Carlos has undergone surgery after fracturing bones while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana  

A South African dream safari turned into a nightmare, and it was all caught on camera.  

King Juan Carlos of Spain issued an unprecedented apology for going on safari while Spain's economy struggles  

Stanley Tshosane signs a new three-year deal to continue as coach of Botswana.  

Stanley Tshosane signs a new three-year deal to continue as coach of Botswana.  

Spain king hurt in Botswana elephant hunting trip