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• BMC Fails To Exploit EU Market

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi Wanetsha Mosinyi Staff Writer LOBATSE: Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) has failed to fully take advantage of exporting beef to the European Union (EU) duty-free and exploiting the opportunity created by the suspension of Brazil from the market as the global recession forced consumers to look for ...
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• 60 receive computer systems engineering degree

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: BOPA 30 November, 2009 GABORONE – Computer Systems Engineering degree graduates from Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) have been urged to translate their knowledge and technical skills into value propositions to benefit themselves and the country at large. The minister of Infrastructure, Science and ...
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• Poor Standard Of Debates

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi Bame Piet Staff Writer Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Pono Moatlhodi has expressed disappointment at the emerging trend in Parliament where Members of Parliament (MPs) refuse to yield for their colleagues seeking clarification. In an interview with the Monitor on Friday on parliamentary ...
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• Worldwide Hotel Deals

  
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• Eleanor Kasrils obituary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  An anti-apartheid activist, she fled South Africa in disguise Eleanor Kasrils, who has died aged 73, was a leading figure in the anti-apartheid struggle. Married for 45 years to Ronnie Kasrils, South Africas former minister of intelligence, Eleanor shared his life on the run from the security forces and in exile in ...
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• Top 10 (+2) adventure destinations for 2010

  
  Gadling — Authority: 700
  Filed under: Biking , Climbing , Arts and Culture , Hiking , History , Paddling , Skiing , Africa , Asia , Europe , North America , Oceania , South America , Antarctica , Botswana , Madagascar , Bhutan , Mongolia , Nepal , Iceland , Canada , New Zealand , Chile , Peru , Camping , Ecotourism ...
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• Botswana growth forecast revised

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER London-based Business Monitor International (BMI) has revised upwards its full year growth forecast for Botswana from -9.9 percent to -6.5 percent for 2009 because of significant recovery in diamond exports in the second quarter of the year. The firm now expects Botswana’s economy to ...
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• DIS, DCEC probe dozens in corrupt land deals

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Sunday Standard by REUBEN PITSE 29.11.2009 10:45:26 P The Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) have joined forces to investigate massive land corruption involving millions of pula and about 30 illegal land dealers The crime busters are ...
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• Of titles,deeds and foreclosures

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi ISAAC PINIELO Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: Many in Botswana do not understand what title deeds and surety mortgage bonds are all about. They think ‘these things’ are none of their business, considering them to be matters of the wealthy. To 35-year old Maipelo Chabaesele of Francistown, deeds, ...
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• Introduce another `D` for Dismissal – council worker

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi GALE NGAKANE Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: The Francistown City Council(FCC) is working flat out to meet the deadline set by permanent secretary, Thato Raphaka when he addressed Ministry of Local Government workers last Friday. Raphaka had given the council until today to have, among other things, made ...
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• Police helicopter helps combat crime in F/town

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi RYDER GABATHUSE AND KARABO SENAME Staff Writers FRANCISTOWN: “My wife and her cousin had just arrived home after visiting some of our relatives and friends on the other side of the town,” recalls Ricardo Mbakile, tears welling up in his eyes. “Three thugs,” he pauses before he could complete ...
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• BCL gets tough on suppliers

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Sunday Standard by Godfrey Ganetsang 29.11.2009 10:31:44 P BCL mine, the copper/ nickel miner, presented a rule book to its league of suppliers with the aim of rooting out some rogue associates and at the same time slashing out on costs. The new terms of the rule book were presented to southern region ...
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• `Collapse`of SACU could sink Botswana – Study

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER Although the world economy is slowly but surely showing signs of recovery, Botswana faces imminent economic jeopardy with the shaky Southern African Customs Union (SACU) threatening to break up. If that happened, it could result in the country losing billions of Pula, forcing it to take ...
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• Botswana: model for democratic Africa

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 588
  Not all of Africa is desolate as fundraisers and NGOs would prefer to portray the continent. There are some successful African nations. Botswana is one of Africa’s most successful countries. It also sets a trend for the rest of Africa, as a model to emulate. Based on polls, Botswana is continental Africa’s ...
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• European Union intervenes in Africa crisis

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: BOPA 27 November, 2009 GABORONE – The European Union has managed to set up institutions that have been able to deal with crises in the African continent. Speaking during a public lecture titled European Foreign, Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): European interventions in Africa at the University of ...
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• Simply Botswana CD-ROM hits shelves

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: BOPA 27 November, 2009 GABORONE – The Simply Botswana CD-ROM is expected to take the country to greater heights through its creative concept to promote and market the country. Speaking at the official launch of the CD-ROM this week, the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oil Botswana, Mr Boitumelo ...
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• Mascom appoints Russian firm for upgrading its services

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER Botswana’s biggest mobile phone operator, Mascom Wireless, has selected Russian firm Bercut to supply its Ring Back Tone solution. According to results of a tender for the supply of a Ring Back Tone (RBT) solution announced by Mascom, Bercut’s X-tones was chosen as a solution to meet ...
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• Chinese arrested over work permits

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE Correspondent FRANCISTOWN: A number of Chinese were arrested yesterday for working without permits, the police have said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Chabaesele Kesupetswe said that they nabbed a good number of Chinese in shops and other businesses for working without ...
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• PEEPA acts to replace Galeforolwe

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi STAFF WRITER Government has started looking for a replacement for outgoing Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joshua Galeforolwe. The human resource consultancy firm HRMC this week ran advertisements in local newspapers for the position. The ...
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• Debswana to spend P20 billion on expansion

  
  Palapye.com News Blog — Authority: 150
  source: Mmegi WANETSHA MOSINYI Staff Writer Debswana will spend $3 billion (P20 billion) over the next 15 years on extending the life of Jwaneng Mine. Cut 8, as the project to extend the life of the world’s biggest diamond operation by production value is styled, “will ensure profitable and continuous ...
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