Botswana’s Striking Doctors Defy Court Order to Return to Work, Radio Says (Bloomberg)

Doctors and nurses in Botswana are defying a court order to return to work, paralyzing the health system in the world’s biggest diamond producer, the independent Gabz FM radio station said, citing physicians.
An industrial court on April 26 ordered workers in the health-care, power and water industries to end a strike over wages that started on April 18. State employees want a 16 percent increase in salaries, while the state is offering 5 percent. Annual inflation was unchanged at 8.5 percent in March.
The government obtained the court order by arguing that the unions had failed to maintain essential services operating at the legal minimum of 30 percent (Read more..)

Hot Rocks invests in Minergy

StockMarketWire.com - Hot Rocks has made its first investment - taking a 4% stake in Minergy for $260,000.

Minergy is an unlisted company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and is focused on African and Australasian energy and strategic minerals projects.

Minergy has two large scale export potential coal projects in Botswana near two well known coal deposits...Read more

Japanese funds available to Botswana (Mmegi)

GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer The Botswana government and the country's private sector have been encouraged to take advantage of funds available to them through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)'s Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)...Read more