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DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:25 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:35 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to January 2010

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:32 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

Botswana's Debswana to extend diamond mine closure

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:16:06 +0000

GABORONE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Botswana's diamond producer Debswana plans to extend the closure of its Damtshaa mine to the end of 2010 due to uncertainty in the market, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

INTERVIEW-Botswana inflation "still very high" -c.bank gov

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:05 +0000

DUBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Inflation in Botswana, which slowed in October but remains stubbornly above target, is "still very high" and the central bank is committed to bringing it back within its 3 to 6 percent band, governor Linah Mohohlo said on Friday.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to December 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:11 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

UPDATE 1-Ex-US lawmaker gets 13 years in prison for bribery

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:17:25 +0000

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Former Democratic U.S. Representative William Jefferson, who hid $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering and money laundering.

Ex-US lawmaker gets 13 years in prison for bribery

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:30:07 +0000

UPDATE 1-Botswana Oct CPI slows on lower food costs

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:12:50 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Botswana's consumer inflation slowed slightly October as food and non-alcoholic beverages costs decreased, the Central Statistics Office said on Friday.

REFILE-Botswana Oct CPI slows slightly to 6.9 pct y/y-CSO

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:22:41 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Botswana's consumer inflation slowed slightly to 6.9 percent year-on-year in October from 7.0 percent in September, the Central Statistics Office said on Friday.