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Botswana bushmen cry for water

afrol News - Botswana's Bushmen have been forbidden from fetching water from their own borehole reserve after several water boreholes were sunk in preparation for a diamond mine in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

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Big boost for Botswana telecommunications

afrol News - Ceragon Networks Ltd, a leading provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions has been selected by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporations(BTC)to provide a wireless solution enabling higher transmission capacity to its customer base.

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» San barred from Botswana reserve despite court order
» Botswana govt unhappy with San ruling
» San people win over Botswana govt
» World's oldest religion discovered in Botswana

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Is the African AIDS pandemic a bluff?

afrol News - A growing number of researchers question the "official" inflated numbers of HIV/AIDS prevalence in African countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho. Poor testing, a special diagnosis of AIDS in Africa and erroneous computer-generated estimates by the UN had led to "misleading" numbers, they hold. The history of AIDS in Uganda serves as proof.

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Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa

afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities.

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