Briefing the media on Wednesday, Process Plant Manager, Mompati Babusi said the mine expects to increase activities to full production through the rest of 2021."We are currently producing the highest grade of copper in Southern Africa and we will be...
However, with piles of registers and the exercise overtaken by events, the government reversed the decision early this year.However, temperature checks, wearing of masks and sanitising of hands remain compulsory. The messages have been consistent for...
The country’s budget, or government’s financial statement of how much it receives and how much it spends, has been running shortfalls since 2017-2018. Essentially this means since that time, the government has been spending more than it receives...
Behind every architectural masterpiece, there is an ambitious visionary with an unconventional taste for finer things. This is the dreamer who ignites and inspires the designer to apply his/her mind to produce great work of art. This dreamer has the...
In 2015, the killing of a lion in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North province created a perfect global storm of protest, with major titles such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and many others running front-page outrage pieces on the incident....
Any week from now, a shiny new mine will be officially opened on the sands of the Kalahari Copperbelt in northwestern Botswana, a $600 million investment that is currently supporting more than 2,300 jobs. Over its 20-year lifespan, Khoemacau Copper...
Any week from now, a shiny new mine will be officially opened on the sands of the Kalahari Copperbelt in northwestern Botswana, a $600 million investment that is currently supporting more than 2,300 jobs. Over its 20-year lifespan, Khoemacau Copper...
Last month the mine marked the first shipment of concentrate from its Boseto process plant, located on the Kalahari Copperbelt. The milestone was achieved within schedule and the overall project remains within three percent of the original budget,...
The government introduced COVID-19 registers and temperature checks, which were mandatory when entering premises. However, with piles of registers and the exercise overtaken by events, the government reversed the decision early this year. However,...
Behind every architectural masterpiece, there is an ambitious visionary with an unconventional taste for finer things. This is the dreamer who ignites and inspires the designer to apply his/her mind to produce great work of art. This dreamer has the...
The country’s budget, or government’s financial statement of how much it receives and how much it spends, has been running shortfalls since 2017-2018. Essentially this means since that time, the government has been spending more than it receives...
On the edge of the Buffalo Fence, right by the crack of the Kunyere fault where the Boro River finds a path to flow down into the Thamalakane River, is a community of professional mokoro polers at a place named DRC. It is a temporary settlement just...
For Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), the case is clear. The government has unfairly and unilaterally instituted the fifth ban on alcohol, once again singling out the sector as the cause of an upsurge in COVID-19 cases. Also, televised statements...
FRANCISTOWN: There are volumes of official documents that show that non-citizens, especially Zimbabweans who were deported from Botswana, continue to defy Botswana’s Immigration Act by re-entering the country illegally. While this is happening...
Plato argues that kings should become philosophers or that philosophers should become kings, as they possess a special level of knowledge to rule the Republic successfully. He says justice is a virtue, as is knowledge, which requires understanding....
FRANCISTOWN: As chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, recent developments of instability in Mozambique and eSwatini have not only placed Masisi in a precarious position but the region as a whole. The Organ for Politics, Defence...
Earlier this week, some research emerged from the World Wide Web Foundation, which stirred local debate. The foundation periodically estimates the number of days it would take in different countries to buy the cheapest smartphone in those countries,...
The dust coming from the police vehicle that had just gotten off the ferry blinds an old man seated by the roadside at Mohembo East. The white Toyota Land Cruiser seems to be in an emergency of some sort as the driver leaves a cloud of white dust...
The world is in the middle of a pandemic called COVID-19. The pandemic has changed and taken many lives. We get quarantined inside our houses like we are some animals. There are movement restrictions, curfews, and liquor bans – just imagine. As I...
FRANCISTOWN: In most democratic countries, all political movements subscribe to the notion that all people have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and not be subject of sexual misconduct, harassment, or discrimination of any kind. This...
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