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<title>Commonwealth Ambition</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192580924</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, the Botswanan Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, had only  ...  team organising the much-touted Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Port of Spain next  ...
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<title>U.S. Stocks Trim Losses After Early Plunge</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192539304</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  percent to 20,595. Equity markets in Namibia, Botswana, and Qatar were among the few that  ...  calm the markets, but he said the government is aggressively using the wide range of  ...  of Seven, a collection of the finance ministers and central bankers of Canada, France, Germany,  ...
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<title>Botswana President adamant on media bill</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192528065</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 20:25 GMT</pubDate>
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... Gaborone, Botswana - Botswana President Ian Khama has remained  ...  of a bill which critics said the government could use to suppress freedom of information  ...  be debated in November, when the next parliament will begin sitting. The press council and  ...
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<title>Botswana nurses reject deal to end &apos;go slow&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192528063</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 20:25 GMT</pubDate>
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... Botswana nurses reject deal to end &apos;go slow&apos;  ...  have rejected a deal packaged by the government to end their current &apos;go slow&apos;, which  ...  instead demanding a direct negotiation with the Ministry of Health to end the impasse. Specifically,  ...
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<title>Weekly Africa column By Dr. Wolfgang Thome</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192527395</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 20:24 GMT</pubDate>
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...  of Kampala, the country under the NRM government has undergone a well near miraculous revival  ...  and the steadfast economic policies have aided political stability, reconstruction of infrastructure and sustained growth  ...  choosing more and more to go to Botswana, South Africa and Namibia where they are  ...
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<title>Power - It&apos;s Time to Go Nuclear, But We Must Do It Right</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192518272</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 19:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  seven-and-a-half times below that of developing countries. Botswana, for example, consumes nearly 10 times more  ...  the national energy conference on Tuesday, Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi put it even more bluntly:  ...  South African expert is to advise the Government on generation. The world is increasingly turning  ...
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<title>&apos;Number of ARV recipients expected to increase&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192501612</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  increase From Michael Padera in VICTORIA FALLS Government is only able to provide free anti-retroviral  ...  in need of the life-prolonging drugs. The Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr David  ...  peoples behaviour,&quot; said Chief Zigola. Chiefs in Botswana are allowed to use the cane to  ...
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<title>Botswana: Government giving editorial directives to state media</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192500520</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  2008 in the annual &apos;Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics&apos; award organised by PoliticsOnline and eDemocracy Forum. This is the fourth year running that  ...
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<title>How the West is being lost</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192484763</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:42 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a permit raj, a rentier class of politicians and public servants who make money out  ...  country to fourth, behind Finland, Canada and Botswana, the state with the biggest resources boom  ...  blame on the fact six to 10 government agencies process mining applications. He also says  ...
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<title>SA Delegation Awed By Country&apos;s Progress</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192449290</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  curve of the Limpopo River. It borders Botswana to the west, Zimbabwe to the north  ...  Development (NEPAD), efficiency of the Pan African parliament, the Millennium Development Goals, among others. &quot;Doing  ...  only for those in high places in government but should also benefit our people in  ...
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<title>An improved Africa</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192440906</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  by a team from Harvard University, assesses government performance in five broad categories: participation and  ...  79.8, third Cape Verde with 74.7, fourth Botswana with 74, and South Africa came in  ...  in elections and respect for civil and political rights, 28 sub-Saharan countries improved their scores  ...
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<title>South Africa: Iconic Black Schools to Be Revived</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192404085</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Schools Restoration Project was discussing with Education Minister Naledi Pandor a &quot;third tier&quot; of schools,  ...  tier&quot; of schools, fully funded by the government but managed autonomously, to add to SA&apos;s  ...  by &quot;almost the entire first cabinet of Botswana&quot;, Ndungane said. The restoration of these schools  ...
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<title>Namibia/South Africa: NTB Finalises 2010 Marketing Plan</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192404078</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 04:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the plans to capitalise on the opportunity. Government has availed N$10 million to the NTB  ...  had thus submitted the plan to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism for further scrutiny  ...  procurement processes in countries such as Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia  ...
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<title>Zimbabwe on the Brink of New Crisis as Food Runs Out</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192370401</link>
<pubDate>9 Oct 2008 23:41 GMT</pubDate>
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...  going into the pockets of corrupt African politicians. South African taxpayers must now financially prop  ...  about economic efficiency and population control, and government that cares about its people. David Hurst  ...  is also some good news in Africa... Botswana, Zambia, Namibia is on their way to  ...
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<title>Zimbabwe&apos;s &apos;gender neutral&apos; agreement blind to women</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192354536</link>
<pubDate>9 Oct 2008 22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  more than $1,000,000: $350.00 Band D - Government or Private Sector companies: $500.00 To place  ...  womens lives, contributions and agency from significant political events. Drawing upon her recent experiences with  ...  fund them? What if that government is Botswanas? How will the stated desire to ensure  ...
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