Industry In Botswana
US Department Of State Post Report
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U.S. and Southern African Nations Plan for Upcoming FTA Negotiations
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - The United States and five southern African nations (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) today agreed on a roadmap for negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) designed to lower trade barriers, open markets and stimulate economic growth and development. This will be the United States' first FTA in sub-Saharan Africa.U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick also announced an initial $2 million in U.S. funds for new trade capacity building initiatives related to the FTA. The initiative will help those five countries - members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) - prepare for and participate in forthcoming free trade agreement negotiations, implement agreed commitments, and take advantage of new trade opportunities. Discussions regarding the FTA will occur in February, with officials meeting to plan the negotiating process and develop an effective negotiating ... [Read More]
AGOA FORUM HIGHLIGHTS U.S. COMMITMENT TO AFRICAN PROSPERITY - "Gaborone Botswana"
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Global Issues: Health Care for HIV/AIDS and other Diseases
Merck is supporting the Enhancing Care Initiative (ECI), a multidisciplinary, multinational partnership designed to improve the care of people with HIV/AIDS in the developing world, including several countries in Africa. Coordinated by the Harvard AIDS Institute and the Francois Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard's School of Public Health, this five-year initiative includes local experts on HIV/AIDS, community groups, and governmental and non-governmental organizations. The multidisciplinary approach works through local teams of experts, including patients, physicians, nurses, economists, and government officials. The teams assist in designing the infrastructure essential to implement feasible and cost-effective improvements in HIV/AIDS clinical case management and health care delivery. To date, the Enhancing Care Initiative involves in-country multidisciplinary teams in Senegal and KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa, and outside Africa, in Brazil and Thailan ... [Read More]
Botswana
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Botswana
The Prisons Act grants relatives, lawyers, magistrates, and church organizations the right to visit prisoners for "rehabilitative purposes;" however, the Commissioner of Prisons has the authority to decide whether domestic and international human rights organizations may visit. Independent monitoring of prison conditions by human rights groups, the media, or the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) generally was allowed if these organizations sought permission from the Commissioner of Prisons; however, sometimes permission was denied. The BCHR was denied access to visit Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi, a Lesotho national sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer, following the organization's criticism of the executions of four convicted murderers (see Section 1.a.). The ICRC visited some prisons in September. d. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile The Constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest and ... [Read More]
Botswana
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American Executive to Speak on Quality Customer Service in Botswana - "Gaborone Botswana"
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Botswana (07/05)
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Commercial Section - "Gaborone Botswana"
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