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Diamond industry crisis deepens as job cuts begin

The Botswana Diamond Workers Union (BDWU) has declared a formal dispute at Genesis HB Botswana which is a diamond cutting and polishing company wholly...
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How an impossible dream was achieved

When the call came through that the World Athletics - the organisation that controls international athletics - was making its decision, Moses Bantsi was...
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Tribute to President Festus Gontebanye Mogae

Hon Justice Professor OBK Dingake: Justice of the National & Supreme Courts of Papua New Guinea, and Professor of Constitutional Theory, San Beda University,...
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Newly appointed Air Botswana board not quorate amid resignations

Air Botswana has operated for nearly six years without a stable governing structure, according to the airline’s general manager Dr. Bao Mosinyi. He says...
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Boko sets 18-month nuclear project deadline as France hunts uranium

President Advocate Duma Boko has signalled an aggressive timetable for Botswana’s entry into nuclear energy, outlining ambitions to move from uranium exploration to operational...
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Shortage of medical supplies exposes nurses to abuse from angry patients

The current shortage of medical supplies in healthcare facilities country wide is exposing nurses to abuse from patients. Nurses and Mid-wives are often the...
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The president who refuses to let Botswana die

There are moments when a nation buries a leader, only to discover that he is still speaking. When news broke that former president, Festus Mogae...
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Tribute from the Editor: How Mogae helped save the Sunday Standard

Former President Festus Mogae’s death has triggered the expected tributes: the statistics, the statesmanship, the global acclaim. The world remembers the Nobel worthy HIV/AIDS...
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Kgosi Seboko gains strategic seat in Pan-African power bloc

Botswana has strengthened its influence within continental politics after traditional leader Kgosi Mosadi Seboko was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Southern Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Kgosi Seboko holds...
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Batswana back media’s watchdog role, split on whether there is press freedom

A recent Afrobarometer survey reveals that majority of Batswana support the media’s role as a government watchdog and value media freedom, although the country...
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