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Maun (Botswana)

Type: City

Name: Maun (Botswana)

Country: Botswana

Latitude: -19.99

Longitude: 23.42

population: 49,948

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

MAUN LETLHAFULA FOOD FEST

This year’s winter will be very exciting for Maun residents, vistors and toursists.The Nhabe/Okavango region hosts many indigenous tribes than any other part of the country.With consideration that this area is Botswana’s tourism hub, Cresta Riley’s Hotel ... [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Maun (Botswana), Botswana, Tribe

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

MEDIA AND NGOS URGED TO FIGHT TOBACCO ADVERTISING

Tobacco traders are using street vendors as illegal promoters of tobacco products.The traders supply the vendors with tobacco display cabinets, tobacco products and further train the street vendors on how to display such and even price the items.This ... [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Tobacco, Tobacco Industry, Maun (Botswana)

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

ORANGE DONATES TO BANA BA LETSATSI

HELPING HAND: One of the Computers donatedMOBILE Network giants Orange Botswana left cheerful faces on Bana Ba Letsatsi Trust in Maun on Friday after donating grocery and toiletry worth more than P5 000 and two computers.Orange’s Head of Legal and Corporate ... [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Orange France, Donations, Shorobe (Botswana)

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Farmer defends De Graaff

BOBONONG: A farmer in the Bobirwa area, Gabaitse Marumo has come to the defence of embattled Minister of Agriculture Christiaan De Graaff saying he should not be blamed for the collapse of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC). Marumo told the BMC Parliamentary ... [Published Mmegi Online - May 24 2013]

Entities: Botswana, Masunga (Botswana), Bobonong (Botswana)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Studying abroad, at home: My African journey in pursuit of identity

In fact, I’ve been locked in a love affair with Africa, the land of my birth – the Motherland – for many years.Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1993, I was raised between Botswana, Zimbabwe and the United States until 2003.My parents, Americans ... [Published Kentucky Kernel - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cape Town, Maun (Botswana), Botswana, Johannesburg

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

BDP elated after incident-free women's congress

*Acting Executive Secretary: "Losers simply accept defeat"*Believes women have set the tone for main party congress FRANCISTOWN: The just-ended elective congress of Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) Women's Wing has set the tone for the party congress ... [Published Mmegi Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Kang (Botswana), Maun (Botswana), Botswana, Leadership, Sefhare (Botswana)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Peace Corps

US embassy hosts discussion on gender-based violence

The United States embassy will host a two-day roundtable discussion on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) starting tomorrow at Tautona Lodge in Ghanzi. The objective is to bring together key stakeholders - community leaders, officials from government and the ... [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: US Embassy, Peace Corps, Botswana, Michelle Gavin

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Ecotourism guideline to be implemented this year

MAUN: The reviewed ecotourism guidelines for forest reserves will be implemented this year, a deputy director in the Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism has said. Rapelang Mojaphoko told the Botswana Guides Association (BOGA) Annual General Meeting ... [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tourism, Botswana, Maun (Botswana), Gross National Product

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Huawei sponsors Information Society Day in Botswana

Huawei partnered with Botswana's Ministry of Transport and Communication in Maun to commemorate this year's ITU World Information Society day, whose theme was ICT and improving road safety. Huawei supported the initiative through sponsoring full sports ... [Published Telecompaper - May 22 2013]

Entities: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Botswana, Maun (Botswana)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Airnam Could Cut More Routes

AIR Namibia has not ruled out canceling more routes, a few weeks after they terminated flights to Botswana.They described the decision as a "sound business nobility to reduce further exorbitant cost in maintaining the route".Paul Homateni Nakawa, the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Air Namibia, Gaborone (Botswana), Air Botswana, Maun (Botswana), Hage Geingob

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Budget Safari options in Botswana?

Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, and Seattle now available!I feel a little foolish including the word "Budget" and "Safari" in one sentence. But I have about 4-5 days in Botswana, flying in at Maun early morning. I plan to do the Okavango delta and then ... [Published Fodors.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Botswana, Maun (Botswana), New Orleans, Seattle

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Indaba Durban show a boon for Botswanas tourism and travel

The Indaba premier tourism and travel show organized by South African Tourism offers the hospitality industry in Botswana an opportunity to meet their agents and sign new contracts as well as renew already existing ones.Indaba is held in Durban every ... [Published Sunday Standard Botswana - May 19 2013]

Entities: Durban, Maun (Botswana), Botswana, New Contract, Tourism

Quotes

...He also suggested that the BMC should become a government department. "Bobirwa has never benefitted from the BMC due to FMD. We constantly have outbreaks because we are near the Zimbabwean border."

Farmer defends De Graaff [Published Mmegi Online - May 24 2013]

..."The period of compromise has really helped the party faithful as there are no more fights in elections to party positions," Lesetedi said. "Losers simply accept defeat, which is the way to go." He is confident that the road to Maun will be smooth because the leadership of the party has taken the responsibility to ensure an incident-free elective...

BDP elated after incident-free women's congress [Published Mmegi Online - May 23 2013]

...She expressed regret about Botswana's slippage in global competitiveness as per the World Economic Forum Report on Travel and Tourism. "Our weakest link is that of work ethic.This poses a challenge for all key players to address this weakness individually and collectively" she said

Ecotourism guideline to be implemented this year [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]

...The 2013 International Women's Day theme - "A Promise is a Promise: Time for Action to End Violence Against Women" - challenges governments and communities to carry out interventions to address GBV...

US embassy hosts discussion on gender-based violence [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]

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MEDIA AND NGOS URGED TO FIGHT TOBACCO ADVERTISING [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]
MAUN LETLHAFULA FOOD FEST [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]
BDF AND PSI LAUNCH WAR ON HIV/AIDS [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]
ORANGE DONATES TO BANA BA LETSATSI [Published Botswana Voice - 17 hours ago]
Farmer defends De Graaff [Published Mmegi Online - May 24 2013]
Studying abroad, at home: My African journey in... [Published Kentucky Kernel - May 23 2013]
BDP elated after incident-free women's congress [Published Mmegi Online - May 23 2013]
Ecotourism guideline to be implemented this year [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]
US embassy hosts discussion on gender-based vio... [Published Mmegi Online - May 22 2013]
Dreams of Africa are alive in the Okavango Delta [Published Star News Online - May 22 2013]
Huawei sponsors Information Society Day in Bots... [Published Telecompaper - May 22 2013]
Community organisations get US grants [Published Mmegi Online - May 21 2013]
Lesang at the helm of BDP women's wing [Published Daily News Botswana - May 21 2013]
Airnam Could Cut More Routes [Published AllAfrica.com - May 21 2013]
Panic sets in among impoverished Ngamiland farmers [Published Mmegi Online - May 20 2013]
Budget Safari options in Botswana? [Published Fodors.com - May 20 2013]
Botswana tourism facilities overpriced Rannoba [Published Sunday Standard Botswana - May 19 2013]
Indaba Durban show a boon for Botswanas tourism... [Published Sunday Standard Botswana - May 19 2013]
WHY TAWANA DIDN’T MAKE IT TO BMD CENTRAL COMMITTEE [Published Botswana Voice - May 18 2013]
LEADING FROM THE FRONT [Published Botswana Voice - May 18 2013]
SHOROBE HOST WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY [Published Botswana Voice - May 18 2013]
Beyond upbeat about global tourism award [Published Mmegi Online - May 17 2013]
Making fine wines for wild dogs [Published IOL - May 16 2013]
Maun residents want Chimbombi’s resignation [Published Gabz FM - May 14 2013]
Running wild in Botswana [Published SG Travellers - May 14 2013]
Wild days in peaceful Delta [Published IOL - May 14 2013]
OPENING EYES AND HEARTS [Published Botswana Voice - May 13 2013]
KBL and the Orange 'aliens' [Published Mmegi Online - May 13 2013]
BNF is a bully brother - BMD congress [Published Mmegi Online - May 13 2013]
BDP: THE BATTLE FOR POWER BEGINS [Published Botswana Voice - May 13 2013]