BBS - Botswana Building Society Provides mortgages, loans, property finance and savings accounts with branches throughout botswana. http://www.bbs.co.bw/
Extractions: Talk ... Newswatch LANGUAGES Last Updated: Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 15:50 GMT 16:50 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Country profile: Botswana Botswana is Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracy. It is among the continent's most stable countries, is relatively free of corruption and has a good human rights record. It is also the world's largest producer of diamonds; the trade has transformed it into a middle-income nation. Botswana protects some of Africa's largest areas of wilderness. The country is sparsely populated, because it is so dry. The Kalahari desert, home to the dwindling group of Bushman hunter gatherers, makes up much of the territory and most areas are too arid to sustain any agriculture other than cattle. OVERVIEW FACTS LEADERS MEDIA In the late 1800s Britain formed the protectorate of Bechuanaland, preventing territorial encroachment of Boers from the Transvaal or German expansion from South West Africa. In 1966 Bechuanaland became independent as Botswana. Botswana provided a haven for refugees and anti-apartheid activists from South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, but had to tread carefully because of its economic dependence on the white-ruled neighbour, and because of South Africa's military might.
Afrol News - Botswana Independent news agency coverage of the country. http://www.afrol.com/countries/botswana
Extractions: Misanet / Mmegi - Australian Professor Kenneth Good, who was deported from Botswana last month as a "threat to national security" over his criticism of Botswana's democracy, suffered another setback this week when the Court of Appeal dismissed his case against deportation. Read more Botswana govt committee denies torture of San
South Africa Accommodation, South Africa Travel Adventure, South Africa Wildlife The countries of Zimbabwe, Namibia, botswana and South Africa offer a limitless variety of holiday, pleasure and adventure destinations. Use this site to explore the packaged tours or to investigate and structure your own trip. http://www.places.co.za/
Extractions: Find rental cars flights , South Africa tour packages exchange rates , South Africa adventure Kruger Park Hluhluwe - Imfolozi Pilanesberg Cape Winelands Accommodation A 45-minute drive from Cape Town in South Africa take you to the Winelands where splendid mountains form a dramatic backdrop to lush vineyards and gabled Cape Dutch homesteads steeped in history.
Southern Africa Places General travel tips, news and currency converters. http://www.places.co.za/html/botswana_main.html
Extractions: Otras: 1.000 efectivos de la Unidad de Policía Transportada. La Sociedad Pueblo: el grupo tswana representa 90% de la población. Minorías incluyen los kalanga, los basarwa y otros. Religión: cristianismo, religiones locales (la frontera entre la práctica de religiones locales y el cristianismo es en muchos casos difícil de precisar); hay minorías hindú y musulmana. Idiomas: setswana (nacional) e inglés (oficial). Hay varios idiomas locales como:
Bank Of Botswana - Welcome Legislation, speeches, a list of financial institutions, and information on Puladenominated government bonds. http://www.bankofbotswana.bw/
Extractions: The Domestic Company Index (DCI) of the Botswana Stock Exchange recorded the highest weekly gain for the year, closing the week ending 9th September at 3444.91, up 1.94 percent. This large upward movement came on the back of strong gains from several listed companies. Both the volume and the value of shares traded fell. For the year to date the DCI has risen by 19.26 percent. 13th Septemer: BoBC auction results Below is a summary of the auction results of the Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBC) maturing on September 28, 2005. Issue BoBC 280905 Total Subscribed (P million) Total Allotment (P million) Stop-Out Price (P) Stop-Out Yield (percent) Simple Rate (percent) Weighted average yield of winning bids (percent) Simple rate for weighted average winning bids (percent) Weighted average price of winning bids (P) Minimum winning bid yield (percent) Maximum bid yield (percent) Days to Maturity Note: BoBC 280905 - Bids above P99.566 received full allotment and bids at 99.566 received around 99.22 percent of the amount applied for. 12th September: Further sharp rise in inflation In August, inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased further to 9.6 percent, up 1.4 percentage points from 8.2 percent in July. The 9.6 inflation rate is 2.6 percent higher than the upper limit of the Bank of Botswanas revised inflation objective range for 2005 of 4 7 percent. Most significantly, the annual rate of price increase for
British Council Botswana Information on facilities and programs. http://www.britishcouncil.org/botswana/
Extractions: Text only Print Add to favourites Suggest similar pages WELCOME TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN BOTSWANA The British Council is the United Kingdomâs international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UKâs creative ideas and achievements. This work is driven by our strong belief in internationalism, a commitment to professionalism and an enthusiasm for creativity. These qualities, coupled with our integrity and our conviction that cultural relations can help individuals and the world community to thrive, make the British Council a good partner and a special place to work. British Council Southern Africa incorporates Namibia South Africa , Botswana, Mauritius Malawi Zambia Zimbabwe ... Mozambique , Lesotho and Swaziland. Crossing Borders Find out more about Crossing Borders , an exciting cross-cultural distance-learning project for writers working in the fields of poetry, prose fiction and writing for children. InterAction We are inviting applications for the second phase of InterAction , an exciting new leadership programme. Download
M O R E M I . O R G By Okavango Wildlife Society OPWT is a community conservation NGO based in Maun, botswana. It has the support of the local community as represented by the Paramount Chief of the Batawana and its Kgotla. It works to protect the dwindling natural resources of the Okavango region and promote the sustainable development of local communities through wise use of ecosystems and active participation of local people in the wildlife industry. http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~skjetnep/opwt/
Extractions: wealth United Nations African Union Location Africa Status UN Country Capital City Gaborone Main Cities Francistown, Lobatse, Selebi-Phikwe Population Area 581,730 km Currency 1 pula = 100 thebe Languages English, Setswana Religions Indigenous beliefs, Christian Map: National Flag [5:8] To see more flags from this country click on one of the buttons below: Presidential flags
Sandibe Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta, Luxury Game Lodge, Botswana Sheltered in a forest of wild palms and twisting trees, Sandibe Safari Lodge has eight private twinbedded rooms, each with a private deck overlooking the African bushveld. http://www.wildlifeafrica.co.za/ttsandibe.html
Extractions: Each of the eight private twin-bedded rooms, have en-suite dressingroom, w/c, open-air shower, fans and private deck. Walls have become airy screens, allowing the gentle Okavango breezes to cool the rooms, which are decorated in a rich and sensuous fusion of ochres and textures, from leather to silk and wood. At the heart of the camp, within a leafy bower, a soaring abbey of trees forms the central lounge and dining area with quite, hammocked decks affording views across the watery labyrinth and savannahs. At night, its golden light pours onto the leaf-strewn forest floor as the fire and a constellation of candles in the boma halo a table, anticipating a banquet of pan-African cuisine and fine wines on the return of guests from their evening game drive.
Botswana Student Union UK Represents Botswanan students in the UK; background information, news and links. http://www.botswanastudentunion.com/
TOI Search Engine Redirector Reiseberichte, Informationen und Bilder u.a. aus Libyien, Kenia, Algerien, Namibia und botswana sowie eine Linksammlung zu AfrikaReisen. http://to.klein.bei.t-online.de
Kabissa Aims to enhance the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign programs and establish a center to house and educate orphans and street children (underprivileged children) in botswana. http://www.kgaitsadi.kabissa.org/
Extractions: Spotlight on African Youth Foundation Friday, 09 September 2005 The AYF has been active since the year 2000. AYF aiming the African Youths, who are underprivileged to proper and good education, is trying to give them a chance to utilise the new modern technology which is the use of Information Technology. With this technology AYF has been having activities which link the youths directly.
Landkarte Von Botswana Karte mit Distriktgrenzen und Distrikthauptst¤dten. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/botswana_rel95.jpg
Extractions: By Bert du Plessis Put it in a bottle, label it 'Okavangeau' and you could make a fortune. It is crystal clear, cool and as natural as anything ever will be. And billions of gallons of the stuff annually pour into one of the world's largest inland deltas, where it transforms an age-old desert into a paradise of palms, papyrus and sparkling clear waterways. From a birder's perspective, the most interesting feature of this lovely water is that it creates an ideal habitat for many water-loving birds. A recent visit to the area produced several highlights, including sightings of Pel's Fishing Owl, Lesser Gallinule, Lesser Jacana, African Crake, Painted Snipe, Longtoed Plover, Greater Swamp Warbler, Pygmy Goose, Wattled Crane, Slaty Egret, Western Banded Snake Eagle, Black Coucal, Brown Firefinch and Dwarf Bittern. Birds of Botswana , this species of longclaw occurs sparsely from the Okavango Delta northwards. A likely spot was the ankle-high grass in a damp area on the perimeter of Xugana's small, flood-prone landing strip, where prudent local pilots always check out the runway for Red Lechwe (an antelope species) before landing. We were seeing various color morphs of Yellow Wagtail in abundance and plenty of Slaty Egret, but it took a while to locate a longclaw. When one of these birds finally flushed just ahead of us, rising in longclaw fashion with lots of apparently ineffectual fluttering of wings, resulting in its typical short, laboring flight, yours truly's face must have been a study in delight. "Mr Fish" was just as happy.
