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	Francistown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 113,315 (urban area - census 2001).
		Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Inchwe rivers, and near the Shashe River (tributary to the Limpopo) and close to the international border with Zimbabwe.
		Francistown was the center of southern Africa's first gold rush, and is still surrounded by old and abandoned mines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francistown (152 words)

	Francistown - Attractions - Tourism of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As one of the oldest towns in Botswana and site of southern Africa's first gold rush, Francistown, home to 92,500 people, is a typical frontier town, strategically placed as the gateway to the north, with all the main roads to Gaborone, Zimbabwe, Maun and Kazungula passing through it.
		Yet he is immortalized in Francistown for the blue denim jacket that he always wore.
		Whether you are continuing north to Zimbabwe (90km to the border) or northwest to either Maun or Kasane, Francistown is a good place to purchase any further supplies you may need and fill long-range tanks.
	www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /attractions/francistown.html (517 words)

	Mary's room: Becoming an urban consumer in Francistown, Botswana
		Thus Francistown presents the paradox of an established, fully-fledged structure of urbanism, to which its many recently immigrated inhabitants are yet adjusting as a new thing.
		The basis for the application of this method was established during a year of fieldwork in Francistown (1998--99) and followed by shorter visits, once or twice yearly, that renewed and adapted urban and urban-rural networks of relationships and communication (which included our protagonist but were by no means restricted to her).
		Returning to Tutume after her first spell in Francistown, she is no longer the same girl but a young mother and, much as she reembraces the value-generating reproductive and productive roles of the village environment, she is soon propelled back to town in order to be a provider.
	www.shikanda.net /ethnicity/marys_room/marys.htm (8299 words)

	» Francistown :: Africa :: Destination Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gold was first discovered and mined around Francistown in the 1300s and 1400s by people belonging to the empire centered at what are now known as the Great Zimbabwe ruins (310 mi/500 km to the east).
		Smaller stone ruins belonging to the Zimbabwe culture dot the granite kopjes (hills) in the countryside surrounding the town.
		Francistown is also known for its handcrafted leather items and Marothodi printed clothing.
	africa.traveltoworld.com /africa-travel-guide/109/francistown (458 words)

	Francistown -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It lies along the Tati (Tate) River and is an administrative and commercial centre.
		Francistown is the site of the Dumela industrial complex.
		Situated in the centre of a large copper-nickel mine and a smelter complex, it was one of the fastest-growing towns in the country in the late 20th century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035138 (409 words)

	Making sense of urban space in Francistown, Botswana: A study in urban symbolism
		Francistown has the familiar Southern African ‘township’ appearance only too well known from world-wide television broadcasting on the South African revolution: rows and rows of tiny, sink-covered houses at ground level, each standing in its own tiny plot, serviced by dusty, often unpaved roads.
		For as long as Francistown was racially segregated, it was impossible for Africans to live east and north of the Tati River, with the exception of the Monarch peninsula adjacent to Monarch Mine.
		Francistown and the surrounding villages have absorbed large numbers of stranded male labour migrants from Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
	www.shikanda.net /ethnicity/making.htm (10444 words)

	BBC On Board Radio?
		Hurriedly, the BBC erected a new station at Francistown in Bechuanaland.
		This station was launched in 1988 and it replaced the earlier BBC relay stations that had been established in earlier times at Francistown in Bechuanaland, Somaliland, and on the island of Perim.
		Francistown is 16 m from Rhodesian border; EA 77.14 3-66 133
	radiodx.com /spdxr/bbc_ship_bcast.htm (1106 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		FRANCISTOWN: Lekgaba Training Institute in Francistown is hosting the first ever pottery festival to be held by Batswana in Botswana.
		Another potter from Francistown, Maureen Siya said that she was excited to be taking part in the festival because as a beginner, she feels it is a good platform for her to show the world what she can offer.
		She said she is in the process of supplying a few hotels in Francistown with plates and a variety of other pottery that they have asked her to make for them.
	www.mmegi.bw /2005/October/Thursday27/1210511851542.html (745 words)

	BECHUANALAND : British Bechuanaland : Bechuanaland Protectorate : Postal History
		Francistown registration cachet in violet, also on the reverse.
		The stamps are each cancelled by FRANCISTOWN (12 April) single circle datestamps.
		Francistown registration cachet struck in blue, also on the reverse.
	www.rhodesia.co.za /be_post.html (4152 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Zimbabwe maize in Botswana, despite shortage fears
		FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, March 7 (Reuters) - Dire predictions of food shortages in Zimbabwe have not stopped a lively cross-border trade in maize to relatively prosperous Botswana, traders and residents said.
		Francistown residents say the only time Zimbabwean cross-border traders bought maize in their shops and supermarkets to take home was in 2002, suggesting shortages are now less serious than they were then.
		But Zimbabweans buy sunflower oil, groundnuts and inputs like fertiliser in Francistown as annual inflation rate of 133 percent and lack of supply pushed up prices at home, they said.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6AA4LR?OpenDocument (434 words)

	Search Results for Francistown - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Situated in the centre of a large copper-nickel mine and a smelter complex, it was one of the...
		The human and livestock population of Botswana is concentrated around the hill ranges of the eastern hardveld and along the perennial rivers of the north.
		But the gold rush was short-lived, and the diamond mines at Kimberley south of Botswana...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Francistown&ct=&fuzzy=N (200 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FRANCISTOWN - Some BDP members in Francistown have suggested that those campaigning against the party or assisting the opposition after losing the primary elections should be expelled from the organisation.
		In an interview with BOPA, City mayor Peter Ngoma, who lost twice in the Bulela di tswe for Francistown West, said he fully supported calls by BDP chairperson Seretse Khama Ian Khama that those who betrayed the partyshould be kicked out.
		Ngoma called on members who lost primary elections to swallow their pride and rally behind those contesting for political office and said as the party regional chairperson, he was still committed to his duties.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20041015&i=Francistown_BDP_wants_sellouts_sacked (375 words)

	Run The Planet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		My parents lived for several years in a small village called Tonota, a little outside Francistown which is the second largest city in Botswana.
		To become instead a Francistown friendly contact yourself, simply send us an e-mail message with your name, e-mail address and small note introducing yourself.
		If you know of any events in Francistown that are not mentioned here, there are two ways you can share the information with the rest of the runners: 1.
	www.runtheplanet.com /location.php?q=2&l=1011&page=main (764 words)

	Botswana Hotel - Marang Hotel Francistown Botswana
		Its location being on the banks of the Tati River, just 5 kilometres out of Francistown, gives it a charming country hotel ambience with the serviced caravan and grassed campsite is ideal for those who love the outdoor life.
		The Marang is situated centrally on Botswana's western border with Gaborone, the capital 400 kilometres to the south.
		The town of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe is 200 kilometres west of Francistown, making the Marang hotel and casino an ideal overnight stop when touring Botswana.
	www.southtravels.com /africa/botswana/maranghotel (257 words)

	Harvard AIDS Institute - Education and Training: Conferences: The National Conference of HIV/AIDS in Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Background: In Francistown, 53 percent of men with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were HIV positive (1996 Botswana sentinel survey).
		The aim of this study is to explore alternative services as an approach to the management of STDs in Francistown, Botswana.
		Method: Four hundred and thirty men and women were interviewed at one of the Francistown pharmacies as they came to seek STD treatment.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /organizations/hai/education/conferences/botswana/abstracts/ab35.html (288 words)

	afrol News - Your Portal to Africa! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ms Banda went undercover for three months claiming to be five months pregnant and discovered that five out of seven registered doctors in Francistown were willing to terminate her pregnancy at about Pula 800 (approximately US$ 133) and Pula 3 200 (about US$ 533).
		Francistown is Botswana's second largest commercial centre and situated approximately 433 km from the capital, Gaborone.
		Meanwhile, the 'Voice' reports that the Commanding Officer for Francistown police Boikhutsho Dintwa has congratulated Alice Banda for a job well done and has assured her of police protection.
	www.afrol.com /html/News2002/bot007_abortion_media.htm (393 words)

	Botswana Struggles to Overcome the Worst AIDS Rate in the World
		Francistown, known as the AIDS capital of the world, is the country’s second largest city, situated 400 kms north east of Gaborone.
		Here the ravages of the disease are seen in the frightened look of residents, the proliferation of fresh graves in the cemeteries and the number AIDS victims occupying hospital beds as they wait to die.
		Francistown, like the rest of the country, simply didn’t recognize the threat for what it was.
	www.unfpa.org /focus/botswana/struggles.htm (1661 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		The rainfall began in the morning and continued till late afternoon.
		The head of the Francistown Meteorology office, Masego Nkepu, told Mmegi that the rainfall was expected to continue the whole of yesterday but it might relent today.
		In my view, it is a combination of deep surface trough and easterly and westerly upper air trough and a mixture of Tropical and Indian moisture that precipitated the heavy falls”.
	www.mmegi.bw /2004/December/Friday10/1305867861127.html (453 words)

	Botswana's ethnic structure: An abortive research proposal
		Francistown turned out to be strategically placed from a point of view of ethnicity studies, since this rapidly growing town (the second largest town in the country) finds itself in the centre of a region which is inhabited by Botswana’s largest and most vocal ethnic minority, the Kalanga.
		The ethnic composition of Francistown, and its effect on the economic, political, social, linguistic, judicial and religious scene, are discussed with greater or lesser detail in a number of publications springing from the earlier project
		Francistown’s business community is now largely Indian and has furnished the town major since 1987.
	ethnicity.bravepages.com /ethnicity/botswana.htm (8113 words)

	allAfrica.com: Botswana: F/Town Tries to Find Itself in the Budget (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UNDP economist, Sennye Obuseng has said that Francistown may not have slums in the technical sense of the word but it does have a serious problem of poor quality shelter.
		Obuseng argued that the budget is not a plan and it allocates financial resources to broad priorities and so it is often difficult to point out the exact activities the budget supports.
		He said that the development of the city begins not with the national budget but with the priorities that are set by the residents through their institutions and processes of exercising public choice.
	allafrica.com /stories/200603230706.html (900 words)

	Cresta Thapama Hotel - Francistown, Botswana
		We are located in the shaded gardens of Francistown, Botswana's second largest commercial centre...
		Cresta Thapama Hotel is a licensed four star hotel located in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city, strategically situated at the crossroads of southern Africa's prime tourist regions.
		The Cresta Thapama Hotel is in the centre of town, coming from the south it is on your left.
	www.bookeasysa.com /cresta_thapama_hotel_lodging.html?PHPSESSID=8457a5758bb747262f8559ac45e14963 (299 words)

	Botswana Main Centres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The railway line links Gaborone with Lobatse in the south and Francistown in the north.
		Located in the north east of the country, Francistown is Botswana’s oldest commercial centre, established to serve the gold mining industry in the late-1800s.
		With a population of 83,023 (2001), Francistown has experienced considerable growth in recent years as an industrial and agricultural centre.
	www.sadcreview.com /country_profiles/botswana/bot_maincentres.htm (642 words)

	TAR Timeline: When, Where, What, and How - TWoP Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The obvious one is that I overlooked that the charter flight to Francistown was scheduled for 12 noon.
		The weather history for Francistown shows that there was rain there at exactly 12:00 noon on December 5th.
		Just to pile on a little more evidence to support a December 7th arrival in India we see in the Insider Videos that Alex and Lynn are spending time in hotel accommodations prior to their flight out of Africa.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=2766846&st=800&p=2216114? (2046 words)

	Introduction of Routine HIV Testing in Prenatal Care --- Botswana, 2004
		This report describes the results of that assessment, which indicated that, during February--April 2004, the first 3 months of routine testing, 314 (90.5%) of 347 pregnant women were tested for HIV, compared with 381 (75.3%) of 506 women during October 2003--January 2004, the last 4 months of the opt-in testing period (p<0.001).
		Substantial increases in HIV testing of pregnant women were also observed at the Francistown referral hospital and at prenatal clinics nationwide.
		Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in Francistown is the site of approximately 10% of Botswana's annual deliveries, serving women from Francistown (including the four clinics involved in this project and eight other clinics where staff were trained in routine testing by project staff) and surrounding rural areas.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5346a2.htm (1768 words)

	IJID : Past Issues : Volume 3, Number 1
		Objectives: A prospective survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b in children under 5 years of age in Botswana and to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns of these organisms to commonly used antimicrobial agents.
		Results: Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from 69% of the outpatient children in Gaborone and 85% of the children in Francistown; the carriage rate in hospitalized children was 36% and 33% in Gaborone and Francistown, respectively.
		Haemophilus influenzae type b was isolated from 8% of the children in Gaborone and from 3% of the children in Francistown.
	www.isid.org /publications/ijid/vol_3/num_1/3_1_18.shtml (400 words)

	BLB - Francistown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Early in 1995, Pat Nurse organised the first meeting of the Francistown Branch of BirdLife Botswana, and for the next five years she was the driving force behind what was then known simply as the Francistown Bird Club.
		One of their main contributions was organising an extensive bird survey along the banks of the Tati River north of Francistown that will be flooded when the Ntimbale Dam is built.
		One of the main priorities now is to insure water continues to be pumped to the decommissioned sewage ponds so the area can continue as a waterbird breeding and feeding area and hopefully be converted into a wildlife education centre for local schools.
	www.birdlifebotswana.org.bw /francistown.htm (316 words)

	The Practical Nomad blog: The Amazing Race 7, Episode 7
		The racers were flown on chartered bush planes from Khwai airstrip to Francistown, Botswana (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, or Livingstone, Zambia, would have been closer, and have a few more international flights, but would have involved an additional set of immigration and customs formalities), where they were "given tickets to Mumbai" (formerly known as Bombay).
		The television broadcast showed a "direct" line on the map from Francistown to Mumbai, but there's no such direct flight.
		This was probably the most complex set of flights in any episode of the race to date, even though it was between places that aren't particularly far apart on a global scale.
	www.hasbrouck.org /blog/archives/000561.html (1256 words)

	AEGiS-UNAIDS: UNAIDS Applauds Botswana's Leadership In The Fight Against AIDS: UNAIDS Executive Director commemorates ...
		The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
		Francistown, Botswana, 1 December 2003 - Despite having the highest adult HIV prevalence worldwide at close to 40%, Botswana has managed to mount an effective response to AIDS over the past few years.
		President Mogae, along with Peter Ngoma, the Mayor of Francistown, Elizabeth Montsheng, Chairperson of BONEPWA+, and Peter Piot, spoke at the event.
	www.aegis.com /news/unaids/2003/UN031207.html (738 words)

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