Pangaea Development Holdings Limited held its second Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 20 May at the Gaborone Sun Hotel. During the meeting, Mr. Barry Newton, Pangaea's Chairman, announced that house construction and sales were underway at its major housing estate

ZIMBABWE companies that were exhibiting at the Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Northern Trade Fair (BNTF) have expressed optimism that they will derive huge business benefits from the annual Fair.

Piloting of the coupon system to replace the current system of giving destitute and orphans their monthly rations will start in October this year.

The time has arrived when the Botswana artists must contemplate a Union of Democratic Artists (UDA). It has become evident over the past 10 to 20 years that the artists, and the larger civil society, have been unable to overcome

Former Botswana National Front (BNF) executive secretary, James Mathokgwane, has been convicted of raping a nine year old girl at Old Naledi near the Gaborone Dam in March last year.

She exudes unfettered confidence when it comes to discussing issues of business, something that she acknowledges to being her most treasured realm.

Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) president Dr Nomsa Mbere says they intend to work in areas like New Xade where Basarwa are predominant.

Miscellaneous' dream of securing a Mascom Premier League berth next season are still alive and well after all.

BOCCIM says its 14th Northern Trade Fair that was held in Francistown recently was a success, especially in terms of increased numbers of exhibitors.

Toyota car dealer Motor Centre has renewed its marriage vows with the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) by sponsoring this year's edition of the league to the tune of P90, 000, an increase of P25,000 from last year.

Near-term diamond producer DiamonEx Limited (ASX/AIM/BSE-listed) announced on Thursday that all major civil works relating to the Processing Plant at its 100 percent owned Lerala Diamond Mine are complete.

Zebras started the 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifiers on a low note when they were held to a 0-0 draw by visiting Madagascar at the National Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday.

At the meeting held last Monday, the Bank of Botswana Monetary Policy Committee decided to increase the Bank Rate by half a percentage point (50 basis points) to 15 percent.

Somewhere in this newspaper, we carry a story about two families fighting over the burial of one of their own. This is strange but it has happened before with families fighting over the body of the deseased.

Remember the days of Brown 'King goals' Gasemotho, Thazo 'Careca' Tiwayi, the late Shono 'Madonsela' Ngaka and Maitumelo 'Mighty' Modikana? The list is endless.

The United Socialist Party (PUSO), a group member of the Botswana National Front (BNF), has threatened to institute legal action against the BNF if its membership is not urgently restored.

Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE talks to Gagolepe Nthebolan who will soon be launched as the BNF candidate for Serowe North East and learns that taking on the might of BaNgwato royalty in elections is neither blasphemy nor aiming for the

Elizabeth Ramaeba proved that she is a force to be reckoned with when she outclassed her peers in the task song at Popstar Botswana at the Botswana Television (Btv) Auditorium last Friday.

In the last few weeks, months and even years in fact, the world has been experiencing sky rocketing increases in price of most foodstuffs. Sad to say some countries even had riots over this.

President Ian Khama has handed out a heavenly present to a sizable number of prisoners currently held in Botswana's prisons.