updated Mon. February 19, 2024
-
Independent Online
April 22, 2018
The company said it will work with the Diamond Development Initiative, a non-governmental organization, on the pilot program called GemFair. De Beers currently has no mines in Sierra Leone, with its operations in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada. - BLOOMBERG. Read next on IOL. The PICÃâà...
Devdiscourse
April 19, 2018
Given the social, economic and environmental circumstances of Botswana, it has been challenged for adaptation to climate change. Professor Thelma Krug, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) vice-chairperson, during the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting forÃâà...
Quartz
April 18, 2018
Some African countries have recorded democratic victories in the past 12 months. Ethiopia has a new leader whose ascent holds great promise for change, despite the country's problematic 2015 election. Liberia and Sierra Leone have new leaders. But elsewhere on the continent, leaders continue toÃâà...
Olympics
April 17, 2018
IOC President Thomas Bach met Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The two leaders discussed the cooperation between their organisations, mainly with regard to mobility and sustainability, as well as gender equality. President Bach welcomed the launch of the FIA'sÃâà...
The Wire
April 17, 2018
The benefits of frequent power transfers are evident in African countries that have them, such as Senegal; Botswana and Mauritius. ... It may be time for ordinary voters across the continent to begin to collaborate through non-governmental organisations and other cross-border institutional mechanisms toÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
April 14, 2018
For many girls in Africa, school is interrupted because of menstruation. This is due to lack of sanitary pads, lack of proper toilets as well as the stigma and shame surrounding menstrual hygiene. The burden of purchasing sanitary products is on parents, or the girls themselves, usually with adverseÃâà...
Mmegi Online
April 9, 2018
The audit shows that the arrangement contravened provisions of financial institutions and procedures of the Botswana government, memorandum of understanding between Sekolo Sa Anne-Stine and Ministry of Health and Wellness, the policy guidelines for financial support to non-governmentalÃâà...
Mmegi Online
April 9, 2018
Masisi was on April 1, 2018 inaugurated as Botswana's fifth President, succeeding Ian Khama. It has been alleged that Ian wanted his younger brother Tshekedi to succeed him. Those close to the Khama family claimed that the deal was for Masisi to hand over the vice presidency to Tshekedi in 2016, butÃâà...
Montrose Daily Press
April 2, 2018
She lives in a village near Gaborone (which she can't name for security reasons) and works with two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help them ... Currently, most NGOs are funded by international aid, the Government of Botswana, and/or corporations (through “Corporate Social Responsibility”Ãâà...
NewsDay
April 1, 2018
It is a right that Ngulubeni villagers said government denied them for years until non-governmental organisations rescued them. “Villagers across the river in Botswana, some few kilometres from Ramoegwebane have had no problems with water, a clear sign their government cared. “To us, the governmentÃâà...
Montrose Daily Press
April 1, 2018
Editor's note: Amy is in her ninth month in Botswana, where she is serving as an HIV & health capacity building specialist with the U.S. Peace Corps. She lives in a village near Gaborone (which she can't name for security reasons) and works with two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help themÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
March 24, 2018
Although this development will not undermine relations between China and its most prominent African partners, like Rwanda and Nigeria, Botswana used what ... What these spying accusations revealed has raised questions about the “secret costs” for allowing China to build governmental buildings andÃâà...
Luxury Daily
March 23, 2018
We consider methods of fabrication, manufacturing, governmental policy and regulation, women in and their impact on the jewelry industry, and sustainability and ethical sourcing. ... A global sensation, the ring is made of yellow gold – her “favorite” – and a stone sourced from Botswana. What is the state ofÃâà...
Media Update
March 7, 2018
APRA Botswana 2018 will also feature the second edition of the SABRE Awards Africa, which aims to showcase the best work in public relations from across the ... It is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation established to aim to foster unity via interaction and exchange of ideas among public relationsÃâà...
Independent Online
March 6, 2018
Botswana argued the entrenched positions of countries in the Security Council had allowed perpetrators to continue to operate with impunity in Syria. ... UN Watch, the non-governmental organisation that describes itself as a watchdog of the UN, says South Africa “often sides with the majority ofÃâà...
BusinessTech
March 2, 2018
Botswana and Seychelles are the least corrupt nations in the region, according to the Index. New Zealand, with a score of 89, ... “Countries with the least protection for press and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) also tend to have the worst rates of corruption,” the group said. “Every week at least oneÃâà...
The Voice Online (blog)
March 2, 2018
European Union (EU) mission to Botswana and Southern African Development Community (SADC) has funded civil society organisations with P5.1 million for human rights projects. The beneficiaries Botswana Council of Non governmental Organisations (BOCONGO), Gender Links and Stepping StonesÃâà...
Xinhua
January 4, 2018
4 (Xinhua) -- Wildlife authorities and experts in Botswana on Thursday hailed an ivory trade ban in China as a vital step to reducing the slaughter of the ... Kenneth Sechele, a board member with Elephants Scents - a non-governmental organization responsible for protecting elephants from extinction - saidÃâà...
News Ghana
December 31, 1999
Over 100 climate change experts gathered Monday in Gaborone, capital of Botswana, for a three-day seminar on innovative solutions towards climate change. The seminar, dubbed the 4th Lead Author of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is the last author meeting, ahead of theÃâà...
Mining Global
December 31, 1999
Botswana is set to play a bigger role in both the domestic and African coal industries, with emerging coal mining company, Minergy Limited ideally placed to .... A gold miner, with a major interest in a gold asset in Zimbabwe, is one of many mine operators to benefit from a governmental drive to attract andÃâà...
The Voice Online (blog)
December 31, 1999
Meanwhile the Ngamiland District Health Management Team has already collaborated with Non Governmental Organizations such as the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), the Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention Programme (BOCAIP) and the Botswana Network on Ethics, LawÃâà...
New Era
December 31, 1999
Ambassador of the European Union to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Alexander Baum, announced a funding project ... He said this project, which is being implemented by the UK-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Space for Giants and a local NGO,Ãâà...
Mmegi Online
December 31, 1999
There was a time when you could most probably stroll across any one of the many border posts from South Africa into Botswana with little scrutiny by officials. ... They are working hand in hand with other governmental departments such as agriculture, police, wildlife and even the Botswana Defence Force.
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
Besides, Tanzania has also made a declaration recognising the competence of the Court to receive cases from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) ... Ethiopia, Somali, Southern Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Liberia, Botswana,Ãâà...
Mmegi Online
December 31, 1999
Cerebral Palsy non-governmental organisation founder, Mysi Badenhorst has called on the Botswana government to rectify the United Nations (UN) Convention on people living with disabilities. By, Nnasaretha Kgamanyane, Fri 23 Mar 2018, 18:20 pm (GMT +2). 0 Comments. Email. Share. : Cerebral Palsy: FounderÃâà...
|
news and opinion
|
