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Botswana

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Article
/ 10 May 2013

China comes to Africa’s medical aid

Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine.

By Mia Malan
MPs demand disclosure as trust dips
Africa
/ 11 January 2013

MPs demand disclosure as trust dips

Botswana’s opposition party has thrown its weight behind law for officials to declare their interests.

By Staff Reporter
Botswana to market itself as a ‘not uninteresting’ destination
Article
/ 3 January 2013

Botswana to market itself as a ‘not uninteresting’ destination

Botswana’s tourism ministry has confirmed that it will update and rebrand the country as an international destinatio

By Not The Mail and Guardian Author
Spin can’t diminish Botswana’s woes
Article
/ 11 December 2012

Spin can’t diminish Botswana’s woes

The right-of-reply article by Dr Jeff Ramsay, deputy permanent secretary for Botswana’s government communications is full of spin, says Sam Ditshego.

By Letters
Botswana’s ruling party could lose support
Africa
/ 22 November 2012

Botswana’s ruling party could lose support

The African Spring may not have materialised, but in Botswana the winds of change are buffeting a party that has ruled the country since independence.

By Staff Reporter
Sweet taste of success for beer exporter
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Sweet taste of success for beer exporter

With government help, a Namibian brewery is leaving its Botswana competitor thirsty.

By Roman Grynberg
Khama report lacked evidence of corruption
Analysis
/ 16 November 2012

Khama report lacked evidence of corruption

In the past decade we have come to expect little from the M&G in its reporting on Botswana, which tends to be ill-informed, writes Jeff Ramsay.

By Staff Reporter
Khama article played fast and loose
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Khama article played fast and loose

The article "Khama Inc: All the president’s family, friends and close colleagues" reads like a breathless whodunnit, writes Tom Tweedy.

By Letters
Khama Inc: All the president’s family, friends and close colleagues
Africa
/ 2 November 2012

Khama Inc: All the president’s family, friends and close colleagues

An M&G investigation has revealed President Ian Khama’s extensive use of the Botswana state to establish a far-reaching network built on patronage.

By Staff Reporter
IMF: The making of inequality
Article
/ 19 October 2012

IMF: The making of inequality

What is truly scary about the IMF’s income distribution figures, is that Botswana now has a more unequal distribution of income than South Africa.

By Roman Grynberg
Grain price squeezes Botswana
Article
/ 7 September 2012

Grain price squeezes Botswana

Not a soul who goes to the supermarket will have failed to notice the rapid rate of price increases of almost all foods in the past 18 months.

By Roman Grynberg
A railroad to economic freedom
Article
/ 3 August 2012

A railroad to economic freedom

The decision to deliver coal deposits to either the Indian or Atlantic ocean has international implications, writes Roman Grynberg.

By Roman Grynberg
ConCourt rules SA can’t extradite suspects in death row cases
Article
/ 31 July 2012

ConCourt rules SA can’t extradite suspects in death row cases

The Constitutional Court has ruled that SA may not extradite foreign nationals suspected of crimes that may lead to them to face the death penalty.

By Sapa Author, Staff Reporter and Staff Reporter
Botswana is open for business
Article
/ 28 July 2012

Botswana is open for business

Lowering taxes for new miners may not be enough to counter the lack of infrastructure, writes Roman Grynberg.

By Roman Grynberg
Botswana’s beef with the EU
Article
/ 6 July 2012

Botswana’s beef with the EU

Declining subsidies and increasing restrictions are forcing the country to think the unthinkable, writes Roman Grynberg.

By Roman Grynberg
Crackdown in Botswana reserve ‘not about Bushmen’
Africa
/ 14 May 2012

Crackdown in Botswana reserve ‘not about Bushmen’

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

By Sello Motseta
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Article
/ 19 April 2012

SA joins neighbours for Windhoek climate change hub

Southern African countries have agreed to launch a centre in Namibia to tie together climate change studies across the region.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 18 April 2012

Britain ‘planned poison gas tests in Botswana’

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.

By Richard Norton-Taylor
Extracting the maximum benefit
Article
/ 24 February 2012

Extracting the maximum benefit

In terms of mining, there are no easy options to make the most of local beneficiation.

By Staff Reporter
Power to the Cup Nobodies
Article
/ 27 January 2012

Power to the Cup Nobodies

The Africa Nations Cup minnows are putting up
a surprising fight and challenging the status quo.

By Staff Reporter
Which way for Botswana coal?
Article
/ 20 January 2012

Which way for Botswana coal?

Choosing the route of a new railway is a tough and imminent decision the government faces.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2011

Renewables to dethrone king coal

If you read the history of the development of all the great powers, it was steam then electricity generated by coal that fuelled industry and navies.

By Staff Reporter
Botswana: Southern Africa’s most secretive state
Article
/ 11 November 2011

Botswana: Southern Africa’s most secretive state

Botswana has been awarded this year’s "Golden Padlock" award for the Southern African country with the most secretive public institutions.

By Glenda Daniels
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Article
/ 8 November 2011

In conservative Botswana, a push to legalise prostitution

Botswana is looking to legalise prostitution in the conservative country in a bid to bring down one of the world’s highest HIV rates.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 October 2011

Afcon favourites Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana avoid early clash

The Africa Cup of Nations’ main contenders Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana avoided each other and the likes of Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia in a kind draw.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 18 October 2011

Eight safari tourists killed in Okavango airplane crash

A small plane carrying 12 people has crashed in Botswana, killing the British pilot and seven tourists from France, Sweden and Britain.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 October 2011

Race for Africa Cup of Nations places heats up

The struggle for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations places reaches a climax this weekend with 21 countries chasing 10 tickets to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

By David Legge
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Article
/ 30 September 2011

Botswana judiciary ‘remarkably deficient’

The High Court in Johannesburg has slammed Botswana as a "pariah state not synchronised with the majority of African countries.

By Niren Tolsi
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Africa
/ 23 September 2011

Unions fight for sacked Botswana strikers to be reinstated

Botswana’s unions have asked a court to force the government to reinstate nearly 2 600 state workers fired during the country’s first strike.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 September 2011

De Beers secures 10-year deal with Botswana

Diamond producer De Beers says it has signed a new 10-year contract for sorting, vaulting and sales

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 September 2011

Botswana seeks to exploit its coal reserves

Botswana will lift a moratorium on new prospecting licences for coal in a bid to optimise benefits from its 212-billion tonnes of coal reserves.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 September 2011

Alienated leader criticises Khama’s ‘iron-fisted’ rule

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party is in crisis following the recent resignation of its flamboyant secretary general, Kentse Rammidi.

By Ntibinyane Ntibinyane
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