Botswana at a Glance: 2007-08
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British Billionaire Sells FTSE 100 Company to Save His Botswana
NEWS: BOTSWANA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPTH: TRUST, SCIENCE, AND OPENNESS PAGE 2 MEDIA IMPROVING - US REPORT PAGE 10 WILL BE CENTRAL TO THE NEW NORMAL May 3 - 9, 2020 EXCELLENCE IS STANDARD PRACTICE PRICE: P12.50 www.sundaystandard.info @SunStd_bw COVID-19 infected nurse case in court n Nurses union sues state after colleague is infected while on duty n Confidential details to be aired in court n Infected nurse cannot depose an affidavit KHONANI ONTEBETSE by not providing elementary personal protective clothing like disposal gowns estricted details on how and protective eyewear. the Botswana nurse who He states that the government has recently serviced Parlia- endangered health and safety of the ment was infected by the family members of each health of the coronavirus are expected workers who are exposed to coronavi- to be brought to light in a rus by not putting measures in place to case in which Botswana Nurses Union ensure that when they have worked the R(BONU) is suing government for ex- day in vulnerable environments, they posing its members to the deadly virus. are provided with isolated accommo- In crude poetic justice, after the dation for a period of at least 14 days nurse tested positive to coronavirus, after their final shift. President Mokgweetsi Masisi, his ex- He said that initially in a letter dated ecutive, legislators and a number of 31 March addressed to BONU’s erst- senior government officials had to be while attorneys, the government had quarantined for 14 days because the made an undertaking to take all the nurse worked from parliament the day measure that are reasonably necessary before her results came out. -
Moswaane's Ambition Divides
The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | May 16, 2021 News 1 KGAFELA II, AN UNWANTED MAN IN SA - PAGE 3 | MAHALAPYE RIVER A DEATH TRAP - PAGE 3 | BOFEPUSU WARNS MASISI - PAGE 5 STOP COVID-19 WEAR A MASK! www.thepatriot.co.bw MAY 16, 2021 | ISSUE 424 P12.50 Khama ‘UDC, BDP are lost’ lures Tshekedi out, -Motshwarakgole Molefhi • They are in to BPF crisis because Guma in they have • Denies offering • ‘I am ready to lead BPF and serve in next NEC’ - Guma abandoned him party • Hostile Butale ouster can fuel factions - Analyst their roots presidency • ‘Starting campaigns for a non-existent political office is malicious and toxic’ -Analyst • ‘I cannot talk • Ideological politics now’ - leaders Molefhi frustrated • It will be a in favour of huge upgrade experimental from Butale politics -Analyst Motshwarakgole politics. Taking a swipe at the BDP, Motshwarakgole expressed regret STAFF WRITERS that the ruling party has been [email protected] hijacked by new comers, thereby sidelining the die hard supporters eteran trade unionist, who sacrificed a lot and fought for Johnson Motshwarakgole the party over the years. “There V of National Amalgamated are people who have been groomed Local and Central Government, inside the BDP many of them are and Parastatal Workers Union in the [political] wilderness because (alias manual workers union) they have been sidelined,” said has warned the ruling Botswana Motshwarakgole. Democratic Party (BDP) and Prominent BDP politicians who opposition coalition, the Umbrella have been groomed for leadership for Democratic Change (UDC) that but have now been cast aside over Molefhi they face a crisis of leadership if they the years include former Executive do not revive their structures and Secretary and Member of Parliament, PHILLIMON MMESO Guma Moyo Tshekedi Khama embrace the old guard. -
Southern Africa Report
ISSUE 4 | DECEMBER 2015 Southern Africa Report Botswana’s foreign policy in SADC Business unusual? Dimpho Motsamai Summary Botswana’s role as chair of SADC from 2015 to 2016 has reinvigorated debate in the country over the need for a structured foreign policy framework. Currently, there is no national consensus about Botswana’s national interests and how, in achieving them, the country behaves towards others, politically, socially, economically and militarily. The country’s foreign diplomacy has evolved over the decades since independence from survivalism to promoting strong regional alliances. Past administrations have adopted a consultative approach to their less democratic neighbours, preferring private meetings to public admonishments. But personalities have a strong influence over policy, and President Ian Khama’s tough, outspoken and pragmatic approach is often misunderstood and criticised. BOTSWANA IS GENERALLY REPUTED to have a strong and stable democracy. Apart from its internal stability, it also enjoys good relations with its neighbours in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.1 But recently, under the current president, Ian Khama, questions have been raised about the country’s regional foreign policy and strategy and the parameters that shape decision-making.2 While Botswana’s diplomacy has varied over time, adapting to circumstances and needs, the practice under the current president has departed from the conventions set by his three predecessors.3 There are also questions about Botswana’s diplomatic influence in the region and the kind of premium it places on its relationships within SADC. In light of these questions 2015 has been a watershed year for the country’s foreign policy in the SADC region. -
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Senate Finance and Public Administration Standing Committee ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Budget Estimates for 2009-10 (May 2009) Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio Department/Agency: Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General Outcome/Output Group: Outcome 1: The Governor-General is enabled to perform the constitutional, statutory, ceremonial and public duties associated with the appointment. Output Group 1.1 – Support of the Governor-General, Output Group 1.2 – Administration of the Australian Honours and Awards system Topic: Africa trip Senator: FORSHAW Question reference number: PM3 Type of question: Hansard, 25 May p.54 Mr Brady—Absolutely. The Governor-General met heads of state and heads of government. She referred to Australia’s commitment multilaterally and, in the course of those conversations, the UNSC bid was made mention of. But the overwhelming part of the trip was spent in community functions which she was the patron of or in developing business and people-to-people links. Senator FORSHAW—Will you provide a list? Mr Brady—I will provide detail. Senator FORSHAW—And in that can you list the names of those heads of state and government leaders and other dignitaries that she met with. Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 10 July 2009 Number of pages: 2 Answer: In addition to the summary of the program tabled during Estimates, the following is a list of the nine Heads of State; five Heads of Government; and other dignitaries with whom the Governor-General met during the Africa trip. Entries in italics represent ministers in attendance during various parts of the program. -
0618 Lostlands Zipsmairitsch.Pdf
Images can be deceiving. The San portrayed on the cover Manuela Zips-Mairitsch seem to be a remnant from a time when “hunters and gatherers” still roamed vast areas of land in southern Af- IWGIA rica. In reality they are actors paid to re-enact the way they once lived. In the Kalahari town of Ghanzi, Botswana, tourists can book so-called “authentic Bushman Walks”. More than anything, however, such performances of a for- aging lifestyle offer “authentic” accounts of current legal and political living conditions for Botswana’s indigenous population: displaced from their land and left without any Manuela Zips-Mairitsch Lost economic assets, they have to depend on the rampant commodifi cation of their culture. Lands? Now that San communities have joined forces in the international arena of indigenous rights struggles, their voices are getting louder and call for at least some de- gree of self-determination on the lands they once owned. In many ways, the legal dispute over (land) rights in the Kalahari epitomizes this global justice movement. Lost Lands? (Land)Rights of the San in Botswana and 978-3-643-90244-3 978-87-92786-35-7 the Legal Concept of Indigeneity in Africa LIT 9 *ukdzfe#.-xvvc* www.lit-verlag.at IWGIA LIT LIT IWGIA Angola Zambia Zimbabwe Botswana CKGR Gaborone South Africa The Central Kalahari Game Reserve within Botswana Rakops /Xere Molapo New !Xade Kaka Metsiamanong !Xade Bape Gope CENTRAL Mothomelo KALAHARI GAME Kikao Kukama RESERVE Khutse Kaudwane Game Reserve We wait for the sun to turn back for us, that we may return to our place, that we may hunt and dance again, that we may eat flesh that is good, that we may go where we like.