North-East, Botswana News

A man who was convicted for driving a motor vehicle while unfit and failing to provide a specimen of his breath will celebrate the festive season a free man after the Francistown High Court set aside his conviction citing lack of evidence.

The 19th annual presentation of the Botswana Defence Force bands attracted a large audience, which witnessed the colour and splendor of rare performances at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks on Saturday.

Choppies Group chairman Faruk Ishmael has said that after the recent opening of a store in Pitsane, five new supermarkets are coming up across the country.

Relative silence has replaced the bustle that Francistown, on the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe, used to experience during the peak shopping period at Christmas.

For 22-year old Mthabisi Ncube and six fellow countrymen idling all day was not what they are prepared to do, especially when they have survival skills that they can put to good use.

Churches are said not only to be agents of moral change, but also seek to inculcate sound character and morality in people.

Ministry of Finance and Development Plannings Statistics Bill has received an overwhelming endorsement from MPs.

Many people know Botswana through author Alexander McCall Smith and the delightful Precious Romotswe.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly says partnership between the police, road safety committees and stakeholders is the only way to put an end to motorists substance abuse.

Miners in and around Francistown accuse mine management of practising what they called modernised slavery.

A cheetah alongside the road at Mochudi, Botswana, June 29, 2003. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Botswana Geography Area: 582,000 sq.

The Choppies Group has set the pace to double its footprints across Botswana and the southern African region.

Botswana Meat Workers Industry Union has ultimately split over unresolved issues that have dogged union leaders for some time.

Poor project management is said to be a stumbling block in the implementation of project developments in the city of Francistown.

National Disaster Management Office official, Dr Masego Mpotokwane, says Botswanas geographical position makes it vulnerable to disasters.

The Botswana Defence Force has donated P10 000 each to Lephoi Centre for the Blind in Francistown and Maitengwe Home Based Centre during a BDF band concert held in Aerodrome in Francistown over the weekend.

People who commute on the Francistown-Mandunyane road may find themselves in the lurch as bus and combi drivers threaten to strike to protest the recent 'reduction' of fares by the Department of Road Transport and Safety .

The chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund , Cross Kgosidiile has said that last year, the number of people who died in road accidents went down compared to 2007.

Entrepreneurs have been advised to invest more in human resource. Speaking during Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower business convention in Francistown recently, the managing director of Management Consultancy, Mr Francis Mswela said entrepreneurs must understand that human capital was critical to the success of their ...

The popular talent search project, My Star is back again and registration for the next season starts this weekend.