The 6 th Annual International Heavyweight Comedy Festival (HICOFEST) is bringing nonstop laughter to Gaborone on May 25 th at Multicuisine Restaurant in the CBD with the most sought after international and local comedians. The audience will be treated to too much hilarity and great silliness from a variety of heavyweight comics. The show promises fireworks as it will be held in the heart of the city to ensure patrons experience top notch entertainment offering different forms of comedy from over 6 countries. Major Moves Comedy’s biggest annual flagship comedy event which has grown in leaps and bounds will feature…
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Wilderness Safaris’ Little Makalolo Camp, situated in a private concession in the heart of one of the best game-viewing areas in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, has closed for an extensive rebuild, with the new camp set to reopen in early June 2018. “Our decision to rebuild Little Makalolo showcases our continued commitment to investing in Hwange and our tremendous belief in Zimbabwe as a major player in Africa’s tourism industry”, said Dean Morton, Wilderness Safaris Zambezi Operations Manager. “We are truly proud to have remained dedicated to our Hwange operations since 1997, and are looking forward to rejuvenating Little Makalolo…
The Second Meeting of the Technical Steering Committee of the Project on Enhancement of a Sustainable Regional Energy Market in the Eastern AfricaSouthern Africa-Indian Ocean (EA-SA-IO) Region takes place in Swakopmund, Namibia, 25 – 26 April 2018. The project seeks to address market governance and regulatory related challenges affecting the implementation of energy development projects in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. It is supported by a seven million euros fund provided under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) for a period of four years since the signing of the grant delegation agreement with COMESA in May…
Lovers of stand-up comedy will on Thursday, April 26 th experience yet another top notch and entertaining comedy event. Get ready for some healthy action night as one of the top performers from Zimbabwe Clive Chigubu will be bringing his one-man show to Multicuisine Restaurant at Zambezi towers in the CBD alongside Botswana’s most funny stand-up comedians. One-man standup comedy shows are a worldwide phenomenon, having launched many a career for standup comics internationally. Clive who was a hit at the 4th & 5th Annual Heavyweight International Comedy Festival (HICOFEST) has been on the road with his one man.…
Lucara Diamond Corp. said it has recovered a 472 carat, top light brown gem diamond which is the third largest diamond ever recovered from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana. The company said on year-to-date it has recovered 218 specials (diamonds >10.8 carats), the 3rd highest quarterly count on record including 4 stones greater than 100 carats each and at least 8 EST qualifying diamonds. Lucara added that first regular stone tender (RST) was completed in March and will be reported as part of the Q1 results on May 8, 2018. “In 2018, mining at Karowe is focused…
The University of Botswana in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism (MENT) will host, for the first time in its history, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Lead Author meeting from the 9th to 13th April 2018 at the UB Conference Centre. The high level meeting will be officially opened by Vice President Slumber Tsogwane on the 9th April, from 0900hrs at UB Conference Centre. The IPCC meeting is expected to bring to Botswana over 100 high level climate change experts from nearly 40 countries to work on one of the most significant climate…
MOD Resources Ltd (ASX: MOD) says the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has approved the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for a substantial drilling campaign to test numerous high priority targets in the district scale T3 Dome. The EMP is subject to a four week public review period with drilling targeted to commence in May 2018. pth in March 2016. T3 Dome forms part of a joint venture with AIM-listed Metal Tiger Plc (30%) within an extensive holding of licences operated by in-country subsidiary, Tshukudu Metals Botswana (Pty) Ltd (Tshukudu) in the central and western parts of the Kalahari Copper Belt…
Kibo Mining plc, the multi-asset Africa-focused energy and resource company, said it has completed the acquisition of an 85% interest in the Mabesekwa Coal Independent Power Project. The project, which is located in Botswana, complements Kibo’s Mbeya Coal to Power Project in Tanzania and is in line with the Company’s broader strategy to position itself as a strategic regional energy company focused on tackling the acute power shortage, particularly in Southern Africa. As part of the terms of the Acquisition, Mr. Mashale Phumaphi has joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director. An all share deal with Sechaba Natural Resources Limited…
African Fashion International (AFI) Cape Town Fashion Week displayed the beauty of Africa with its line-up which consisted of designers from around the continent. This past Fashion Week was significant, with a strong, well-curated line-up and great announcements, which include a partnership with De Beers Group. AFI has, over the years, built a strong and diverse community of fashion lovers, writers, creators, curators and innovators across South Africa and the continent at large. The strong pan-African line-up, of best fashion artists and entrepreneurs on the continent, is what keeps the crowds coming back to see the latest works of these…
MOD Resources Ltd has announced very encouraging assay results from its resource infill and extension drilling programmee at the T3 Copper Project in Botswana. T3 forms part of a joint venture with AIM-listed Metal Tiger Plc (30%) within an extensive holding of licences in the central and western parts of the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana. As a consequence of the outstanding results delivered in the Pre-Feasibility Study emphasis was placed on additional infill and extension drilling of the planned T3 open pit. The objectives of this drilling program, which is now effectively complete, were convert additional Inferred Mineral Resources…