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North East District (Botswana)

Young Producers Aspire to Conquer Ghetto

"We are trying to represent Francistown and do what has never been done in Francistown as far as productions goes." These are the words of Thabang 'Brown' Michael an upcoming producer in Francistown. He owns Botsa Majita...

Botswana: New Licence Regime Cripples Local Traders

A Francistown-based business consultant, Kaizer Boatile has lamented that the new trade regime, which came into effect on April 1 has made life tougher for most entrepreneurs. This is Trade Act, 2003 or Act No.5 of 2004.

Botswana: BCP and BAM Arrange to Wed

Posted to the web 18 July 2008 Oarabile Mosikare Francistown Just like other opposition parties, the Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM), will meet here on Sunday for their annual delegates conference. The president of the...

Botswana: The Agony of Travelling Nowadays

Posted to the web 18 July 2008 Gale Ngakane Francistown If it were possible for him, he like most low-income earners in Botswana would resort to the mode of transportation used in the olden days. Clutching his battered suitcase...

Botswana: Property Booms Amidst Activox Suspension

Posted to the web 18 July 2008 Wanetsha Mosinyi It was announced last May that the Activox Refinery project being built near Francistown by Tati Nickel, a subsidiary of Russia's Norilsk Nickel, was to be postponed indefinitely....

Botswana: BTV Blackout in Francistown

Posted to the web 17 July 2008 Gale Ngakane Francistown Francistown residents are coiled up in frustration following a complete blackout of Btv programmes since last week Wednesday. This has prompted some people to ask whether...

F/Town Targeted for Legal Year

Posted to the web 17 July 2008 Ryder Gabathuse Francistown The Francistown High Court will next year host the legal year opening session in the department of Administration of Justice's endeavours to take the High Court to the...

Kgosi Gaborone Escapes Car Crash

Chairperson of Joint Advisory Committee of Ntlo Ya DiKgosi and Botswana Christian Council (BCC) On Social Values Kgosi Puso Gaborone nearly perished in a horrific car accident before he addressed the Francistown community on...

Archives Promote Good Governance, Says Kokorwe

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Gladys Kokorwe, says the services offered by the Francistown Records Centre show that government attaches great importance to management and preservation of public records and archives.

Botswana: Sex Workers Inaccessible

Posted to the web 14 July 2008 Gale Ngakane Francistown Delegates at a two-day HIV/AIDS meeting in Francistown repeatedly brought up the issue of inaccessibility of sex workers as one of the threats to the national quest to...

               

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