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<title><![CDATA[‘We are awake to arrival of new players, but we remain the big guys’ – Chivese]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Head of Marketing at Cresta Group of Hotels, Patrick Chivese, has said his company is awake to the changing dynamics in Botswana’s hospitality industry.

He said in the overall these are exciting times...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16924&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:14:42]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indaba Durban show a boon for Botswana’s tourism and travel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Indaba premier tourism and travel show organized by South African Tourism offers the hospitality industry in Botswana an opportunity to meet their agents and sign new contracts as well as renew already...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16923&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:13:36]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Botswana tourism facilities overpriced – Rannoba]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The General Manager of Maun Lodge, Alfredo Rannoba, has said as a result of the world’s economic downturn, increasingly tourism agents are showing signs of being overly sensitive to price increases.

He...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16922&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:12:55]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BDC poised to increase investments in tourism, including in SA]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Botswana Development Corporation, which is the investment arm of Botswana government, continues to scale opportunities in tourism as it seeks to bolster its presence in the sector.

This was said by...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16921&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:12:01]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Significant Safety Concern’ tag still dogs Botswana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has not lifted the Significant Safety Concern tag from Botswana aviation, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB). 

The ICAO task...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16920&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:03:55]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt to slaughter thousands of sheep and goats]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ In an extraordinary measure to control Foot and Mouth Disease, the government has taken the decision to slaughter 30,000 sheep and goats which were infected in  the North East.

It has been announced...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16919&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:03:12]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan increases economic footprint in SADC ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Japan is steadily using her already considerable economic muscle to be counted among a club of big economies competing for Africa’s moment of economic growth.

In particular, Japan is developing more and...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16918&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:02:05]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New KBL MD bullish in spite of challenges ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The newly appointed Managing Director of Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), Johan De Kok, is optimistic that he will turnaround the fortunes of the organisation despite challenges that they face, among...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16917&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:01:22]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MVA blames forex for weak operating income]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Motor Vehicle Insurance Accident Fund (MVA), the  most liquid  accident fund in the southern African region, bemoaned foreign exchange gain losses for its wobbling operating income for the full year to...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16916&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 21:00:41]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU, Botswana, CDE to sign Private Sector Development Programme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the European Union (EU) and the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) will officially launch the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP) on the 23rd...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16915&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:59:54]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stanbic Bank Botswana appoints Bongani Kraai as Head of Client Access Southern Africa  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Stanbic Bank Botswana has announced the appointment of Mr. Bongani Kraai as Head of Client Access Southern Africa.  Kraai’s core responsibilities include articulation of a sub-regional client access strategy...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16914&GroupID=3]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:59:11]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada not about to set up diplomatic office in Botswana – Governor General]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Trade relations and people exchanges between Botswana and Canada have not yet reached a threshold that would make Canada consider opening a fully fledged High Commission office in Botswana.

This was said...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16913&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:53:45]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BDF receives accolades for professionalism]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Governor General of Canada has expressed a sense of satisfaction and special privilege in having been allowed to visit the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Staff College, stating that the gesture was symbolic...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16912&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:52:13]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Khama promised support for women candidates at general elections]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President Ian Khama, who is also leader of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has assured his support for  women in his party who aspire to stand for local government as parliamentary candidates at the...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16911&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:51:21]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malema invitation divides BNF]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Botswana National Front (BNF) has resolved that expelled African Nation Congress (ANC) former youth league leader, Julius Malema, should not officiate at the party’s youth league congress because it...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16910&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:50:26]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt offers farmers cluster fencing subsidy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) through the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD) will assist farmers with a 50 percent subsidy on cluster fencing, including those...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16909&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:49:38]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MoH launches Public Private Mix framework for Tuberculosis control ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of health (MOH), Shenaaz El-Halabi, has said that the drive towards more patient-centered care demands more meaningful engagement of the private sector, through...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16908&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:48:54]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Twelve alleged armed robbers nabbed’ - Police]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At least twelve suspected armed robbers who had been terrorizing the business community in and around Gaborone were arrested by police last week.

The notorious gang had been active in restaurants and...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16907&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:47:59]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lobatse Town Council denies allegations of favouritism  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Lobatse Town Council has denied that it unreasonably favoured Milk Africa by leasing it a piece of land in Lobatse after it had turned down local businessmen to lease the land. 

Denying accusations...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16906&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:46:53]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Council steps up enforcing by-laws]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Kweneng District Council Chairman, Motlhophi Leo, has told his Councillors that the council’s By-Law Unit is currently re-enforcing by-laws. These are the Noise and Nuisance By-Law, the Animal Control...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16905&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:46:13]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Soldier gets seven years jail sentence for shooting girlfriend’s mother]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A 39-year-old Botswana Defence Force soldier, Batsile Kesupile, was last week sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Francistown High Court for causing grievous bodily harm to his girlfriend’s mother....]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16904&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:44:56]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ibrahim urges education strategy to fight youth unemployment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Mohamed Ibrahim, has said that Botswana’s youth unemployment challenges require a recast of education strategy to align it with future market demands.

Ibrahim...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16903&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:43:13]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Efforts to grow private sector in progress as PSDP launches]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Collaboration between the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the European Union (EU) and the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) is viewed as a grand milestone in pursuit of measures aimed...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16902&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:42:25]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kgafela claims DIS, SA spies are plotting to assassinate him]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bakgatla Paramount Chief, Kgafela II claims that the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) is conspiring with South African Intelligence agents to assassinate him.

In a letter to the...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16901&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:41:08]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fear and loathing rocks Botswana  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Batswana are among the world's unsafe people with 65 percent of adults saying they do not feel safe walking alone at night according to the 2012 Gallup survey.

Despite the country’s relatively stable...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16900&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:40:13]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BURS , Botswana Police square off over sale of boarded vehicles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Batswana who bought boarded vehicles from a Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) auction sale have been left in the lurch because the Botswana Police Service will not clear the vehicles...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16899&GroupID=1]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:39:41]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No stone left unturned as BCA prepares junior team for Africa tournament]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Botswana Cricket Association has left no stone unturned in their bid to help the country’s U-19 boys’ cricket team prepare for the forthcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) –Africa Cricket Associations...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16898&GroupID=6]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:37:51]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BSSA preparations for Africa Junior Championships underway]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Botswana Swimming Sports Association (BSSA) Secretary General, Bongi Ruele, says the national swimming team selection is to be finalised in a week. 

In an interview with Sunday Standard, Ruele said the...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16897&GroupID=6]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:36:59]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Debswana gears for inter-mine games to promote employee health and safety]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Preparations are on-going for the 2013 Debswana inter-mine games that will be held on the 8th to the 9th of June this year at the Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM).

More than 400 participants...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16896&GroupID=6]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:36:08]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sports journalists call for transparency, fairness in adjudication for BNSC awards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Local sports journalists from various print and electronic media houses say that the adjudication process for Botswana National Sports Council awards is flawed and needs to be reviewed. 
 
Speaking at...]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=16895&GroupID=6]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2013-05-19 20:35:29]]></pubDate>
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