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  • Botswana: Masisi Visits Affected School

    23:18 | 15/3/18
    AllAfrica.com
    He also advised authorities to consider coming up with ways to harvest and recycle the water, adding that it was a pity for government to spend millions of Pula to dispose waste water when it could be harvested and used economically. "Water is a ... more»

  • Woman extradited over 2m pula fraud

    18:48 | 9/3/18
    Nehanda Radio
    Botswana police said the suspect arrived at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport under escort and appeared at the Village Magistrate Court on charges of stealing by servants. more»

  • Zimbabwe: Woman Extradited Over 2m Pula Fraud

    18:48 | 9/3/18
    AllAfrica.com
    A 40-year-old Zimbabwean woman was recently extradited to Botswana from her safe haven in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to face fraud charges involving 2 million pula. The Botswana Police Service reportedly issued a statement that Evelyn Chivinge, who ... more»

  • Botswana: Khama to Open Thapama Interchange

    14:07 | 9/3/18
    AllAfrica.com
    The Francistown-Tonota dual carriage way & Thapama Interchange project was carried out by China Railways Seventh Group with citizen company, Pula Consultants(Pty) Ltd providing consultancy services. In addition to the upgrading of the existing road ... more»

  • How to save Botswana's sparkling reputation

    05:07 | 9/3/18
    The Economist
    WHEN Ian Khama steps down at the end of the month, after ten years as president, he will leave his country looking perky. Mr Khama has been lavished with praise as he makes a series of farewell sorties around the country. more»

  • Botswana to privatise loss making beef parastatal

    05:18 | 2/3/18
    Nasdaq
    GABORONE, March 1 (Reuters) - Botswana will privatise its loss-making beef exporting firm Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), it said on Thursday, as the landlocked Southern African nation aims to slow down the drain of funds on its Treasury. more»

  • Tourists spent 150% more in 2016

    03:26 | 27/2/18
    WeekendPost
    In 2016 alone Botswana's tourism sector realized 1.9 million visits which generated over 14 billion pula worth of business. more»

  • TK probed for P80M

    21:03 | 19/2/18
    The Voice Online (blog)
    The leaked documents, some of which had at one point gone missing from the Public Accounts office where they were submitted last year titled, “all correspondence must be addressed to the minister's office” have indicated that Khama unilaterally ... more»

  • Murder trail leads to Botswana

    18:23 | 16/2/18
    Mail & Guardian
    What we do know is that the 42-year-old's murder is connected to one of the biggest financial scandals to have rocked Botswana. It is alleged that a quarter of a billion pula (about R250-million) from the National Petroleum Fund, which falls under ... more»

  • Botswana's government spending to rise 13.6pct this year - budget

    05:41 | 2/2/18
    Reuters
    GABORONE, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Botswana will spend 63.3 billion pula ($6.6 billion) in the fiscal year beginning April 2018, a 13.5 percent rise in government expenditure from the previous year, a budget bill seen by Reuters on Thursday showed. more»
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