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11 Dec 2016

In March 2017 the Botswana flag will high when the country makes its first appearance as official partner at the ITB Berlin. The ITB- Berlin has been described as the Mecca of the tourism industry and every year for the past 50 years exhibitors from all over the world convene in Berlin, Germany, for the event. 

11 Dec 2016

Christmas arrived earlier for Gaborone’s Cancer Association of Botswana (CAB) patients when the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security (MoADFS) Wellness Committee on December 6, donated multiple purpose pairs of blankets, five-litre plastic buckets, fabric softener and bathing soap, for a 22-bed ward on December. 

11 Dec 2016

Young girls, just like older women are sources of love and compassion.

11 Dec 2016

Please for the conservation of the vulture bird species by Birdlife Botswana have reached tumultuous levels. 

The Non-governmental organisation’s campaigns on the subject have for a while been taken to both public and private schools.

08 Dec 2016

We watched in awe as a truck that is huge beyond comprehension slowly slides on to the infamous pontoon to cross over tonnes of goods from Botswana to Zambia. 

08 Dec 2016

Gaborone is the home for a new concept called Mikaels Gents Lounge, which was launched on December 1, 2016. The high-end men’s boutique was launched by Image Consultant and serial entrepreneur, Iona Omphile at The Craft Market in Broadhurst Industrial. 

08 Dec 2016

With Absolut Gaborone, every season brings a reason to celebrate with summer no exception. The event  hosted another sizzling Absolut Summer Days party to bring in December and kick-start the festive season. 

Absolut Summer Days fanned the Go Dezemba holiday flames that celebrate life, music, great drinks and a great time out, from when the sun is high in the sky to all night long. 

08 Dec 2016

Pop Up Market Show is an initiative designed to assist and promote youth that are in business therefore it is exclusively for the young ones. 

04 Dec 2016

There was hardly a dry eye at the World AIDS Day Commemoration this past Thursday when an HIV positive teenage girl took to the podium to give a speech.

Displaying absolutely no signs of the dreaded virus that has for decades claimed many a life here in Botswana, 17-year-old Tlotlo Lillian Moilwa’s spirit of confidence and courage belied her age.

04 Dec 2016

Jargon is the summed up definition of most of the words used in the subject of climate change; yet it cuts across all spheres of life.

No wonder stakeholders were treated to a dramatic interaction in a workshop from the morning until late afternoon this past Tuesday at Gaborone International Conference Centre (GICC). 

04 Dec 2016

Breast cancer has become a deadly killer, inflicting sorrow on women.  Cresta Jwaneng on Friday joined in the fight against the pandemic to donate a whopping sponsorship destined to sensitise the public about the dangers the disease pose to the human race.

04 Dec 2016

The annual My Maun Experience (MME) December holiday tourism project is set to celebrate its fifth year anniversary. 

Following their inaugural event in 2011 graced by local and South African celebrities, the event has grown bigger in their resolve to sell Maun as the destination of choice for Christmas and New Year’s holidays. 

04 Dec 2016

It is often said that an image can allude to an issue without being blatant about it, and See What I See - an exhibition curated by local photo journalist Fifi Monosi is a testament to that premise. 

04 Dec 2016

When news broke out earlier this year that the famous American rapper Rick Ross would be landing on our shores for a one-night concert, sceptics dismissed it as a hoax.  

Even the well-recognised MTN Business brand on the promotion material could not do much to convince the sceptics. 

01 Dec 2016

The much anticipated second instalment of the St Louis Fresh Festival that took place this past Saturday, failed to live up to the hype. That is at least as far as the music and sound was concerned. 

01 Dec 2016

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it, Hebrews 13:2. If Travel Lodge Director Gaurang Mooney’s words are anything to go by, the hotel may easily have hosted one. It is not so often someone stays in a hotel for three straight years.  

01 Dec 2016

The voice is such an incredible branding tool that to a follower of music, just two songs are enough to inform who their mentor is. It therefore does not come as a surprise that three years after parting ways with Maxy Sedumedi, her two former dancers, Mpho Selao and Shinny Chabi,  still have such strong  vocals that here and there express her trade mark groan. 

20 Nov 2016

On December 1, 2016, Batswana alongside the rest of the universe will commemorate World’s 28th AIDS Day since its inception in 1988.

20 Nov 2016

They say you are only as good as your last performance. When he got the rare opportunity to perform in Kenya back in 2015, Kabo Leburu must have made it count. 

Following his performance in Nairobi at the invitation of the Botswana High Commissioner to Kenya, John Moreti, Leburu keeps flying back to East Africa by popular demand.

20 Nov 2016

For the second time in nine years, the Gaborone Catholic Diocese will host the music festival popularly known as the Inter-diocesan Catholic Church Choirs Music Association (ICCCMA)  at the Limkonkwin Hall, Block 7, from December 3 to 4. 

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