By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sunday Standard
Botswana’s nurses’ union has denounced the Sefhophe clinic’s shift to 24-hour operations, saying staffing levels are insufficient to ensure patient safety and good working conditions. The union considers the expansion premature, according to the Sunday Standard.
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Botswana’s government is stepping up livestock vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease, according to Sunday Standard. The campaign aims to strengthen protection of herds against the disease, but the outlet does not specify its scale or timetable in the available information.
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A standoff involving Peter Fana Magosi, head of Botswana's intelligence service, has prompted a security deployment. The episode comes after his term expired and ahead of a handover of duties, reports the Sunday Standard.
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The material provided does not establish the political event being referred to or the relationship described between former President Mokgweetsi Masisi and President Duma Boko. The headline alone uses a metaphor and provides no verifiable information, according to the Sunday Standard.
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The term of Brigadier Peter Fana Magosi, director general of Botswana’s Directorate of Intelligence and Security, is due to expire on 13 October 2026. President Duma Boko will then have to decide the future of this strategic directorate, according to Weekend Post.
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Okavango Diamond Company sells 3.3bn pula of diamonds in nine monthsOkavango Diamond Company’s spot sales of rough diamonds brought in 3.3 billion pula in the first nine months of the year. The figure is equivalent to around $200 million and forms part of the Botswana state-owned company’s trading activity, reports the Sunday Standard.
Zimbabwe calls for more research into HIV complicationsZimbabwean researcher Cleopas Chimbetete is calling for more local research into complications linked to ageing among people living with HIV, including drug resistance, non-communicable diseases and cervical cancer. He spoke at Newlands Clinic’s fourth annual research day, which focused on developments in HIV care, 263chat reports.The week in Africa
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