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Zimbabweans making merry at Christmas
Cleopatra Matimbe (24) pushes her trolley slowly through a busy supermarket in central Harare, picking up groceries for Christmas.
Now it's hard for her to remember that last year, she and most of Zimbabwe had no holiday celebration.
"Last
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Botswana: PrEP trial will be unable to show if drugs block infection
A trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection in Botswana is highly unlikely to show whether giving antiretroviral drugs to block infection is effective, due to a lower-than-expected rate of new infections and low retention rates, the
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Zanu PF’s ‘pirate’ troubles
THE normally unflappable Secretary for Media, Information and Publicity, Cde
George Charamba was recently in a bit of a ‘state’ emphatically berating the
Botswana government for hosting the relay facilities of ‘pirate’ radio
stations which he claims
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Novel is music to fans' ears
By now, many American readers are hooked on Alexander McCall Smith's several series - one set in Botswana, others in Scotland - and every now and then he surprises us with a story that stands alone and is every bit as good.
Such is the case with "La's
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U.S. Health Officials Announce Shift In Focus Of PrEP Trial In Botswana
U.S. health officials on Thursday announced they will shift the focus of a clinical trial in Botswana aimed at testing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - the strategy that "a daily low dose of the drugs, which interfere with the ability of the virus to
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Africa in fresh bust-up over ivory sales
With black market sales on the rise again, some nations that consider their
elephant populations to be out of danger are arguing stocks of the precious
ivory should be sold legally.
Tanzania and Zambia, for example, have asked the CITES (Convention
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Moody's Lowers Greece's Rating Just One Notch
(Bloomberg) — Greece had its credit rating cut one step to A2 by Moody's Investors Service, sparking a rally in its bonds as concern eased that a steeper downgrade would make its debt ineligible as collateral at the European Central Bank.
"There is
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The Mud Pyramid: Did George W. Bush Save the World? A Conspiracy Theory
We’re all used to the media stories that place George W. Bush behind Adolph Hitler as the second most evil man in the world, and we’re used to the conspiracy theories that suggested that Bush tried to wipe various minority groups off the planet, but
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China, Africa boost legal ties: S. African lawyer
Legal ties between China and Africa have taken a major step forward with the conclusion of the First Forum on China-Africa Legal Co-operation in Cairo, Egypt on Monday.
Under the theme "Strengthen China-Africa Legal Exchange and Promote All Round
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No 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Don't miss Alexander McCall Smith's sparklingly funny seasonal story especially written for the Mail
Very strange, muttered Mma Makutsi. Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Botswana's only detective agency for the problems of ladies - and others - looked up from her desk.
'I beg your pardon, Mma?' Her
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No 1 Ladies’ Scots accent
Wid ye credit it? The next instalment in Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling
Number 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series is to be published first in the
Scots tongue.
Readers of English and other languages will have to wait until 2011 before
they can
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Dramatic Carnegie exhibit due for the top of the table
For many visitors of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the diorama exhibit of a Barbary lion attacking a man on a camel is scary, unsettling.
"Arab Courier Attacked by Lions," as it's known, is dramatic enough to scar the mind, much the way the
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TV’s Top Ten of 2009
Television’s outstanding moments, programs, and performers of the year.
Santelli’s rant against mortgage subsidies and for a “tea party” revolt triggered a movement. CNBC regulars Larry Kudlow and Charlie Gasparino also provided insightful analysis and
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World Cup 2010: Carlos Alberto Parreira Absence Delays Squad Selection
The team was due to be announced yesterday but the coach was still at home in Brazil.
According to team manager Sipho Nkumane, SAFA is waiting on the coach and all will be known when he returns, probably next week.
“We cannot announce the
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An action-packed January for Indian diplomacy
Vice-President Hamid Ansari kicks off the diplomatic calendar Jan 5 with a week-long visit to three African countries -- Botswana, Zambia and Malawi. The visit has been long in the making and will bring to the fore India's multi-faceted ties with
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ANCYL calls for talks on nationalising of mines
THE ANC Youth League (ANCYL) will put forward in January a discussion document on how to nationalise the country’s mines, a spokesman said.
Spokesman Floyd Shivambu said this framework would be put forward after the ANCYL discussed it at its lekgotla
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Beautiful Botswana
Day 14 - Kasane
Awoke today to a glorious sunrise over the campsite which reflected beautifully on the Chobe River. I decided to do the optional early morning game drive in Chobe National Park today, more for want of something to do than any great
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Botswana: weed intrusion threatens fish and tourism on Okavango
AFP - The Okavango Delta, a natural treasure in northern Botswana, is under threat after a large portion of the reservoir was infested with weed threatening tourism and fishing industries.
Salvinia molesta weed also known as Kariba weed, which
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Vice-President Ansari to begin three-nation Africa visit from Tuesday
During the week-long trip the Vice-President along with Union Minster of State for Labour and Employment Harish Rawat and his delegation will visit Zambia, Malawi and Botswana.
Addressing the media in the national capital, Secretary (West) Ministry of
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India to get uncut diamonds directly from Botswana
“This is of direct interest to us, as we have a large and prosperous diamond cutting industry in Gujarat,” vice-president Hamid Ansari said as he embarked on a three-country visit that will take him to Zambia, Malawi and Botswana. “As more and more
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Zambia uses Queen's baton relay to fight drug abuse
The baton will be arriving in this country from Malawi Jan 23 and will then leave for Botswana Jan 24. "We have tied up with the Drug Enforcement Commission to use the platform to fight drug abuse," the media liaison officer of the Queen's baton relay
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Australia to Suffer the Price of Racism
The number of Indian students wanting to study in Australia has slumped by almost 50%, according to figures from the Australian government.
Indeed, when once I was in this situation—considering which university to attend, and my parents, who lived
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India boosts ties with Africa, expands credit lines
* Increased credit lines, more technical support
* India signs develoment deals with Malawi
LILONGWE, Jan 8 (Reuters) - India will increase credit lines to Africa to $5.4 billion until 2012 from the current $2.15 billion, and will also boost
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Ansari arrives in Botswana
Vice-President Mohammmad Hamid Ansari arrived in Botswana capital Gaborone this afternoon on a three-day official visit.
Botswana Vice-President Mompati Merafhe and his wife received Vice-President Ansari alongwith other dignitaries at the Sir Sereste
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Ansari heads for jungle safari after state banquet
Gaborone (Botswana), Jan.10 (ANI): Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, his wife Salma Ansari and some members of the delegation accompanying him on his tri-nation tour of southern Africa, left this morning for Kasane, about 1200 kilometers
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India not to be ‘prescriptive’ while giving aid, Botswana told
Gaborone (Botswana), Jan 11 (IANS) Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari Monday wrapped up his three-day visit to Botswana Monday evening with the same message he carried to other African countries – India will not be “prescriptive” while
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Tri-Africa nation visit showed keenness for enhancing ties with India: Ansari
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Tuesday that his visit to the three African states of Zambia, Malawi and Botswana not only reflected the goodwill these countries had with India, but also highlighted their keenness to enhance the level of
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Pirates confident of turn-around
Write off Orlando Pirates' title chances at your peril.
That was the stern warning on Wednesday from Bucs spokesman Mickey Modisane, as the Buccaneers prepare for the final lap of six matches in the Absa Premiership which resumes on
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Globalstar Prepares for Launch of Second-Generation
Satellites
GlobeNewswire
2010-01-14
Installation of Telemetry Control Unit Gateway Upgrades Helps
Pave Way for Summertime Launch of New Constellation
Satellites
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc.
(Nasdaq:GSAT), a leading
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'Balfour must testify'
Prostitutes are hoping that the 2010 Soccer World Cup will help them to get off the streets.
"If someone burns a face with acid, his face should also be burnt with acid," said a victim.
James Selfe, who speaks for the Democratic
Alliance on
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A quick hello from Mozambique
Hey everyone! I know its been a while since I last blogged but I just wanted to quickly tell everyone I'm still alive. I've just been told the cafe closes in 5 min so this will be a quick post. Everything has changed since I last posted. New tour
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Mehbooba Mufti and her 'green' love (Capital Buzz)
It happened at a recent India-Pakistan peace conference in the capital. He was the best and she was the best, they said of each other.
That Mehbooba Mufti's favourite colour is green is well known and her scarf, veil and even her party flag don that
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Army worms damage crops in Malawi
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) said hunger was looming in the poor southern African country. It called on the government to act urgently.
"There are signs of widespread hunger because of the dry spell and the damage caused by army worms," FUM
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$US1.2 billion pledged for Haiti quake aid
MORE than $US1.2 billion ($A1.3 billion) have been pledged in aid funding to Haiti, which is struggling to recover from last week's deadly earthquake, United Nations data shows.
Major national donors included Canada, which has pledged $US53.6 million ($
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does
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Herpes med does not cut HIV transmission risk
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study took place at 14 sites in seven countries in eastern and southern Africa (Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia).
Around 9 in 10 people with HIV infection also
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Author McCall Smith Defends His "Upbeat" Africa
JAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - Alexander McCall Smith has sometimes been criticized for portraying an unreal Africa, but the creator of a series of detective novels set in Botswana believes writers are unfairly condemned for their craft. In Smith's "No.
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Alexander McCall Smith picks comforts of home to launch new book
Alexander McCall Smith has chosen The Edinburgh Bookshop in Bruntsfield Place to host the launch of The Double Comfort Safari Club, the 11th novel in the Botswana-based series.
The shop will host a public launch on 3 March, with staff moving acros
s
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Author defends 'upbeat' Africa
Jaipur - Alexander McCall Smith has sometimes been criticised for portraying an unreal Africa, but the creator of a series of detective novels set in Botswana believes writers are unfairly condemned for their craft.
In Smith's No 1 Ladies Detective
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, study finds
ScienceDaily (Jan. 25, 2010) A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common
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Kenya: Total Ivory Ban the Answer
Kenya's economy has emerged the victor after the government got the backing of 16 African governments for a complete ban on ivory trade.
Tanzania and Zambia had put forward a proposal for the lifting of the 2007 nine-year freeze on the sale of ivory
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One-Third Of World Cup Tickets Unsold
JOHANNESBURG -- The world soccer's governing body says one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the first tournament held in South Africa.
About 1 million of the 3 million tickets are still available, FIFA officials
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One-third of World Cup tickets unsold: FIFA
Soccer's international governing body says one-third of World Cup tickets remain unsold less than five months before the start of the tournament, the first to be held in South Africa.
About 1 million of the 3 million tickets are still available, FIFA
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On the Road to South Africa!
While Botswana is flat, landlocked, and scarce for water -- it is also one of Africa's most stable democracies (free and fair elections since their independence in 1966), extremely safe, and surprisingly economically vibrant, with more than half of the
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Africa's continental divide: land disputes
The specialists know the warning signs. Analysts and scientists and field officers and academics spend years writing white papers, issuing reports and holding conferences, trying to provoke interest in issues that often seem arcane. Please, they have
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CELEBRATE commUNITY spotlights citys cultures
The third annual CELEBRATE commUNITY Event, sponsored by United for Diversity, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Recreation Center.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m., with the flag ceremony opening the festivities
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Time to meet healthcare goals
Amid much hype about how the World Cup will benefit the whole of Africa, at last 2010 is here. But who will really benefit?
First in line will be big business, of course, but it is not clear what poor people on the continent will gain. To
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Secretary Sebelius Announces Members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
2010-02-02 01:49:02 -
HIV. The Council also includes people who are from community-based organizations that cater to the medical, legal, or mental health needs of people living with HIV and AIDS.
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
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Dibotelo Replaces Nganunu
President Ian Khama has appointed Justice Maruping Dibotelo as the new Chief Justice (CJ) with immediate effect.
He has been acting Chief Justice since last November after Nganunu was taken ill and subsequently hospitalised in South Africa for over a
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Botswana shares jump after copper find
Explorer Botswana Metals Ltd has announced high copper grades at its Airstrip project in Africa.
Shares in the Melbourne-based Botswana shot up in early trade, and at 1151 AEDT were trading up 6.7 cents, or 176.32 per cent, at 10.5 cents.
Company
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The Colored People of South Africa
When the Dutch settled on the Cape of Southern Africa in 1652, they found that the native Africans were very reluctant slaves. The Dutch looked to their East Asian possessions for more reliable servants.
Today the 200,000 descendants of these people
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Botswana Recalls Diplomats
Botswana is to recall two diplomats from Harare in protest against what it considers a 'rebuff' by Zimbabwe to engage them and find a 'diplomatic' solution to the continued detention of three wildlife officials.
The wildlife officials were picked up
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Private schools sprout in Zimbabwe as public system struggles
AFP - "No disruption to learning" touts a newspaper ad for a new private Zimbabwean school, one of many springing up in living rooms, backyards and plots across Harare.
It's a big selling point in a country where government schools lost an estimated 20,
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Anglo Platinum Seeks to Raise $1.6 Billion
By Robb M. Stewart JOHANNESBURG—Anglo Platinum Ltd., the world's largest producer of the metal, said Monday it will tap its shareholders for $1.6 billion to help cut debt that ballooned last year amid a slump in demand. The Johannesburg-based company
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McCall Smith's precious gift to Scots
THE Indian language of Marathi is the 44th and most recent one in which the books in Alexander McCall Smith's No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series have been published. Next month, that total increases by one, with the publication of a new book
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Pirates CAF match switched to PE
The second leg preliminary African Champions League match between Orlando Pirates and Botswana champions Gaborone United has switched from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on February 28.
The Buccaneers line-up against
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De Beers rights issue bolsters balance sheet
The company was cautious about the future and said output would only slightly rise in 2010 after halving last year.
"With the fragility of the world economy and perceived weakness of the global recovery post recession, the company would only expect a
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De Beers mourns death
South Africa is making concerted moves to lower the weight of its wine bottles.
Casinos have added R143-billion to the country's GDP since gambling was legalised in 1996.
Diamond producer De Beers was "deeply saddened" by the death of
Louis Nchindo,
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Free State Stars and Platinum Stars face off today
Free State Stars will travel to Rustenburg this afternoon where they will face Platinum Stars at Moruleng Stadium in a Absa Premiership Soccer League match. Eala Kota who are third from the bottom of the log will be hoping to bag maximum points after a
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India’s groupthink on Islam: reflections from jaipur
Intellectuals in India trace the Muslim world’s problems almost exclusively to the US and Israel’s alleged misdeeds
If you’re looking for a defining image from the fifth Jaipur Literature Festival, which ended on Monday, there are plenty to choose
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Experts explore ways to circumcise men in Africa
Now there may be a new weapon in the arsenal — a ring-shaped device that is mostly painless and requires less time for health workers.
The Chinese-developed device, the ShangRing, has been tested in a small study in Kenya and a larger test is set for
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Put a ring on it? Experts explore new ways to circumcise men in Africa to fight AIDS epidemic
The Chinese-developed device, the ShangRing, has been tested in a small study in Kenya and a larger test is set for later this year. The Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation will invest about $4 million into studying the device.
The drawback is that men must
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Review: `The Good Guy' is subprime Wall St. drama
Written and filmed before the economic collapse, the Wall St. drama "The Good Guy" is about as valuable as AIG stock.
The film, written and directed by Julio DePietro in his debut, is indeed unfortunate in its timing. About the only hint of the stock
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Capsule reviews: 'Shutter Island' and others
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
"Blood Done Sign My Name" — It's not surprising that Timothy Tyson's riveting, race-focused 2004 memoir made it to the screen, though the man who brought it there might raise an eyebrow. "Blood" marks the
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Group: Kenya must pay for land taken for park
Job Kiprotich pose for a picture outside his home in this Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 picture in Nairobi, Kenya. Job Kiprotich is part of the Endorois community near Lake Bogoria that was forced to leave nearly four decades ago by the Kenyan government. Now
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32 reported dead in storm on Portuguese island
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Stretching from the Minho River on its mountainous northern frontier with Galicia to the dry Algarve in the south, Portugal occupies most of the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula. And though it once ruled half of the world, it
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Diamond-rich Botswana's economy loses sparkle
Botswana for years was hailed as an economic success story, but the collapse in demand for the country's diamonds has hit revenues hard and raised questions about an ambitious spending scheme.
Botswana produces 22 percent of the world's diamonds,
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Seed Co Sues RBZ Over Debt
Published by the government of Zimbabwe
Harare — Seed Co International Limited is suing the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe over a US$3,6 million debt after the latter allegedly failed to pay for seed it ordered from the firm's Botswana branch during the 2007
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Hirschfeld Wins Miss Millennium Pageant
Maruapula Private School employee Theresa Hirschfeld, scooped the Miss Millennium beauty pageant on Saturday evening.
After failing to grab the title last year, Hirschfeld was determined to make it this time around. Kgomotso Manyeneng, an employee of
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Idaho's dismal immunization rate targeted - Tue, 23 Feb 2010 PST
BOISE - With Idaho’s child immunization rate among the worst in the nation, lawmakers are revamping the state’s immunization reminder system to try to cover more people.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of SB
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Zimbabwe to Lift Rangers' Immigration Status
The Zimbabwean government might lift the Prohibited Immigrant (PI) status imposed on three wildlife rangers who were arrested after straying over the Zimbabwean border.
Government spokesperson Jeff Ramsay said this was revealed at a meeting to discuss
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Little monkey business as Precious makes her debut in Scots
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Zimbabwe Cricket turns on PR spin, but same old crooks run show
PETER ROEBUCK
February 27, 2010
EVERYTHING and nothing has changed in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Cricket. Of course, the two are inextricably connected.
The links between the senior ranks of ZC and the ruling party are close and
not to be denied by idle
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Pirates crash out of Champs League
Gaborone United stunned Orlando Pirates with two dramatic late goals, one an own goal in the dying minutes earn a 2-2 draw against Bucs which was enough to knock the 1995 African champions out of the Orange CAF Champions League at the first hurdle at
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BOTSWANA: Technology to catch undocumented migrants
GABORONE, 1 March 2010 (IRIN) - Botswana is adopting a two-pronged approach to tackle abuse of its immigration system by increasing the sophistication of travel documents, visas and work
permits, and putting more boots on the ground to apprehend
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Fluor Awarded Debswana Contract for Diamond Mine Expansion in Africa
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:
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engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract
from Debswana Diamond Company Ltd, a joint venture of the Government
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Bomb at Botswana president's office
POLICE in Botswana today carried out a controlled explosion on a bomb found outside President Ian Khama's office.
Mr Khama is currently on a state visit to Australia and police said it was unclear when the device was set to explode.
The device was
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CIC Energy Shifts Focus to 300 Mw Station
Canadian developer, CIC Energy is fast-tracking the construction of a 300 megawatt (MW) power station on its Mmamabula licence area, as its flagship, the 1 200 MW Mmamabula Energy Project, continues to be entangled in red tape.
It is expected that
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Chinese Giant Takes Over 300 Mw Project
In response to delays in the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP), Chinese energy and mining titan Golden Concord Holdings Limited has snapped up a 70-percent equity in the 300-megawatt power station being developed by CIC Energy.
With the 1 200 MW
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Soccer: No home build-up dates for All Whites
New Zealand football have shelved plans for a match for the All Whites on home soil as part of their World Cup build-up.
The national body had hoped to lure a decent opponent here to give the All Whites another game but also ensure home fans could see
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Man spends £1.5million travelling to every country in the world
So far it has lasted 11 years and cost him £1.5million.
The father-of-three now holds the world record for travelling to the most destinations – that’s 814 of the 873 countries, islands, federations, republics, war zones and rebel states on the globe.
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Barbie victim hangs herself
Pretoria - A victim of Cézanne Visser, 32, better known as Advocate Barbie, committed suicide in Botswana at the weekend.
The body of Jeannine du Plessis, 21, was found on Sunday morning in the Kgalagadi area, where she had hanged herself from a tree
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Residents flee village invaded by elephants
"The population is doing all it can to survive."
He said the wild elephants had come from Botswana, one of the world's premier wildlife viewing destinations, and urged the Angolan government to contain animals returning to the war-torn nation.
The
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Villagers flee rampaging elephants
Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, local officials said.
No one was killed in what the Mucusso
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Indian boxers confident for Commonwealth Boxing Championship
New Delhi, Mar 11(ANI): Indian pugilists are confident of a title-winning show at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championship, to be organized at the Talkatora Stadium in national capital New Delhi from Friday.
Over 100 boxers from 14 countries are
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Scientists Protest Proposed Ivory Auction
Image credit: marfis75/Flickr Tanzania and Zambia, conservationists fear, may receive special permission from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to auction off a combined total of 112 tonnes of stockpiled ivory. Though
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Book review: The Double Comfort Safari Club
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Mixed day for India as Akhil crashes out
With this, India are assured of at least six bronze medals since Beijing Olympics and World Championship bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75 kg), Asian champion Suranjoy Singh (52 kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) advanced to the medal round (semifinals) in
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Its business mixed with pleasure for visiting Africans
The conference organized jointly by the Export-Import Bank of India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the commerce and external affairs ministries at the Taj Palace Hotel is host to nearly 400 political and business leaders and diplomats
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South Africa drags heels on Canadian power-plant bid
A s South Africa struggles with power shortages that could threaten its growth, Canadian coal miner CIC Energy Corp. ELC-T has been baffled by its inability to get approval for a massive power plant that could supply the country with desperately needed