Botswana

Tourism damaging Kalahari delta

Villagers say visitors to delta are a threat to wildlife and their fishing industry Music, dancing and smiling platitudes greeted the royal guest in the fishing village of Samochima, northern Botswana. But cutting through the...

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POLITICS-BOTSWANA: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner

By Vusumuzi Sifile GABORONE, Nov 21 (IPS) - But now, a month after Botswana held its 10th General Elections, Mogami is still among the most talked about women. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had named its secretary general...

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Reader photo of the day: A lilac-breasted roller on the hunt in Africa

Submitter Alan shares his vivid photo of the most colorful bird we'd ever seen (and that's including peafowl), taken in Botswana. The bird is a lilac-breasted roller, a species commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of...

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ARISE Master Trainers Bring One-of-a-Kind Life Skills Lessons to Detention Facilities Across Florida

There are 25 detention facilities in the state of Florida. As of November 2009, ARISE life skills training programs are being utilized in 22 of those facilities. The Master Trainer program plays a big part in the continuation...

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New travel books offer hundreds of trip ideas

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for inspiration for your next trip? The 2010 edition of Travel + Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips shows the upscale magazine's editors suggesting some surprisingly down-to-earth destinations, such as the...

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Botswana: Balikani Leaves a Happy Man

Francistown — Despite the fact that he quit after disaster had struck, Bernard Balikani has said he left the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) presidency a happy man. He stated that he built offices for the party at Francistown...

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Botswana: Meeting Slams FCC Human Resources Department

Francistown — Officers from the human resources department at the Francistown City Council (FCC) have been slammed for sleeping on the job and failing to deliver. At a meeting convened by the permanent secretary in the Ministry...

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Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa

'Prevention is the best cure' is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasing the risk of...

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Botswana: Ambitious Motlakase Break New Ground

Palapye — Plot number 4297 in Khurumela ward in Palapye is no ordinary physical address, though it was desolate a few months ago. The piece of land has sprung to life with the construction of a historic project; a stadium owned...

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Botswana: Drama as Rivalry Plays Itself Out in Parliament

column Wednesday's parliamentary session witnessed the explosion of an underlying subterranean fire that had been simmering for sometime between political foes. The questions were briskly dealt with and then the peace and calm...

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