August 2, 2017

SOUTH AFRICA: CENTRAL ENERGY FUND BOARD NOT SUSPENDED

PRETORIA– Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has not suspended the Board of Directors of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) as has been reported by the media.Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has not suspended the Board of Directors of Central Energy Fund as purport…

In Rwanda Vote, ‘People Knew the Winner a Long Time Ago’

KIGALI, RWANDA � In the eyes of some voters, Philippe Mpayimana, a fresh-faced former journalist running for president of Rwanda, is just a clown. Otherwise, they ask, why would he be running against longtime President Paul Kagame?

Some of Mpayimana’s campaign venues are nearly empty of people, underscoring a widespread

Stolen livestock recovered and suspects nabbed

Yesterday, Impendle Stock Theft Unit conducted an intelligence operation searching for stolen livestock in their policing area. They proceeded to Impendle area where they arrested two suspects aged 19 and 20 and recovered 14 stolen cattle. Suspects wer…

Botswana Prepares to Host Dalai Lama Over China’s Objections

JOHANNESBURG � Until a few weeks ago, says Lawrence Seretse, editor of The Botswana Gazette, few people in this nation of two million people even knew who the Dalai Lama was.

But now, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is making headlines in Botswana as it prepares to host him August

Sita challenges need to be addressed

The capacity challenges at the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) needs to be attended to as a matter of urgency, says the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.The committee, which visited the agency, said Sita was one entity th…

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