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  Lobatse, Botswana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lobatse is a town in South-Eastern Botswana, sixty-five kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, pleasantly situated in a range of hills.
Lobatse has a population of some 29,700 (Central Statistics Office, 2002) and The High Court of Botswana is situated there.
Lobatse has the distinction of having the first tarmac road in Botswana which was laid in 1948 especially for a Royal visit when Botswana (then Bechuanaland) was still a British Protectorate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lobatse   (170 words)

  
 Lobatse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in South-Eastern Botswana, 65km south of the capital Gaborone, pleasantly situated in a range of hills.
Lobatse has a population of some 60,000 and The High Court of Botswana is situated there.
Lobatse has the distinction of having the first tarmac road in Botswana which was laid in the early 1960's especially for a Royal visit when Botswana (then Bechuanaland) was still a British Protectorate.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Lobatse   (145 words)

  
 Lobatse - Attractions - Tourism of Botswana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Destined at one time to have been the capital city of Botswana, Lobatse is a pleasant town nestling in a range of hills (Otse mountain, the highest point in the country, is only a few kilometres away) with tree-lined avenues and a slightly wetter, cooler climate.
There are several interesting archaeological remains to be seen around Lobatse from this and earlier eras, such as stone walling from the Ngwaketse village (this is on a private farm, called Lobatse Estates, and permission is needed to visit).
With a population of 60,000, Lobatse is the site of the High Court as well as the headquarters of the Department of Geological Surveys.
www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /attractions/lobatse.html   (482 words)

  
 YoungAfrican.Com - Woman questioned on death of Tanzanian boyfriend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Lobatse police are holding a 30-year-old woman of Otse in connection with the death of her 35-year-old Tanzanian boyfriend.
The woman is under police guard at the Athlone Hospital in Lobatse after she allegedly attempted to commit suicide.Woodhall police station commander, Superintendent Mokuedi Mphati said the incident occurred on July 9 at Otse where the couple resided.
It is alleged that the woman hit her lover with an iron rod on the head and upon realising that he had died, she allegedly tried to commit suicide by stabbing herself several times on the hand and taking an overdose of tablets.
www.youngafrican.com /yaforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=254   (522 words)

  
 Botswana Main Centres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Lobatse, at 70 kilometres to the south of Gaborone, is higher in altitude and slightly cooler in the summer than the capital.
This town, with a population of about 30,000 is the seat of the High Court and the headquarters of the Department of Geological Surveys as well as the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), the major employment industry in town.
The railway serves Lobatse and the town is linked by a good road to Gaborone.
www.sadcreview.com /country_profiles/botswana/bot_maincentres.htm   (642 words)

  
 Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
LOBATSE: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) parliamentary candidate for Moshupa, Benny Stegling, has said that the law in Botswana is applied selectively.
Stegling was speaking at the launch of the BCP president and parliamentary candidate for Lobatse, Otlaadisa Koosaletse, in Lobatse on Sunday.
Koosaletse said the condition of the roads in Lobatse was testimony that there has not been any development in the town in a long time.
www.mmegi.bw /2004/June/Tuesday22/9263165011401.html   (508 words)

  
 Latest News - Republic of Botswana
LOBATSE - The Lobatse Town Council has adopted all the five motions tabled during a recent full council meeting.
He told the council that out of the four halaal posts in Lobatse, three were held by expatriates while one was held by a Motswana.
She noted that the Meat Inspection Centre in Lobatse was the only institution where such training was available, adding that the centre can only admit a few Batswana.
www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20040901&i=Lobatse_Town_Council_adopts_all_five_motions_tabled   (593 words)

  
 The Cumberland Hotel - Lobatse, Botswana: For business or pleasure, our welcome awaits you.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Located in Lobatse, Botswana, just 70km from the capital Gaborone, it is ideally situated on the Trans-Kalahari Highway and a convenient 7km from the South African border.
As you enter Lobatse, turn right at the traffic lights - left at the traffic circle - right at next traffic circle - you will find the hotel on the right.
As you enter Lobatse, continue through the town centre - across the traffic circle - you will find the hotel on your right.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/pipexdsl/s/asda09/cumberland/location.htm   (125 words)

  
 Official Openning Of The Lobatse Tebelopele Voluntary Couselling And Testing Center, 08 September 2004 - "Gaborone ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Lobatse Centre has provided voluntary counselling and HIV testing services since June 2003 and is one of sixteen centres operating nationwide.
The construction of the Lobatse and Otse Satellite Centres was possible through tremendous support and supervision from the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) at the U.S. Embassy.
With the Lobatse opening and Ambassador Huggins’ ‘Show You Care’ campaign the residents of Lobatse and surrounding areas are encouraged to make a personal contribution towards a healthy nation through the effort of learning your status.
gaborone.usembassy.gov /botswana/pr090704.html   (466 words)

  
 U.S. Cultural Ambassador Mary Wilson To Talk to Students in Lobatse and Perform at Maitisong in Gaborone on June 11 - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
U.S. Cultural Ambassador Mary Wilson To Talk to Students in Lobatse and Perform at Maitisong in Gaborone on June 11 - "Gaborone Botswana"
U.S. Cultural Ambassador Mary Wilson To Talk to Students in Lobatse and Perform at Maitisong in Gaborone on June 11
The American Embassy is pleased to announce the visit of living legend Mary Wilson to Gaborone and Lobatse from June 10-12, 2004.
usembassy.state.gov /botswana/pr060804.html   (254 words)

  
 Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
Since the Lobatse massacre, Gunners supporters have always felt that their team has a score to settle with Notwane.
Unfortunately for the Lobatse side, they meet Notwane at a time when they have internal squabbles.
Gunners have had a string of unconvincing results coupled with the departure of coach Daniel “Chicco” Nare to Lobatse neighbours BMC.
www.mmegi.bw /2005/March/Friday11/747674516685.html   (548 words)

  
 botswana.ca - Lobatse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Lobatse MP Nehemiah Modubule called for transparency and consultation in decision making.
Tati East MP, Samson Guma Moyo of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) told Parliament yesterday that he doubts government?s ability to handle the re-introduction of school fees next year.
win to the quarterfinal by beating Lobatse 2-1 and went on to defeat Serowe 1-0 in the semi final.
www.botswana.ca /Lobatse/reference/fullview/wikipedia/546428   (218 words)

  
 Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
Nare is rejoining BMC from another Lobatse side, Extension Gunners.
He left BMC unceremoniously towards the end of 2003 after the current committee sent him packing and hired Nyabeze, though the feeling was that he was doing well.
At the time of going to press, BMC supporters were locked in a meeting to discuss the issue of the coach.
www.mmegi.bw /2005/March/Thursday10/7476744471854.html   (617 words)

  
 The Tsa Banana Adolescent Reproductive Health Project
Beulah, the 19-year-old coordinator of Population Services International (PSI) Botswana’s adolescent reproductive health project, was surprised to see that her audience contained 3,000 of the 25,000 13 to18 year-olds in the Botswana town of Lobatse.
Until that point we had done a lot of shows as part of our normal social marketing activities," Beulah said, "but this audience was the most vocal and active I had seen." A successful launch was imperative because Beulah’s project would need to produce measurable results in only eight months.
The teams quickly earned the trust of headmasters, however, by adapting their shows for various age groups and by emphasizing the importance of knowing limits, asking for advice, seeking treatment and resisting peer pressure.
www.pathfind.org /pf/pubs/focus/Project%20Highlights/Tsa%20banana.htm   (971 words)

  
  AC/2000/236
They were first going to kill cadres at Selibi-Pikwe and Gaborone; Lobatse was to be their last point where they would spend the night in a house and depart the next day.
When the deceased came to Lobatse, he suddenly could not remember the location of the house.
They decided that they were not going to ask him to take them to Lobatse and point out the house where they were going to sleep before proceeding to South Africa, but they took him to the "Ordinance People" for further interrogation and disciplining.
www.doj.gov.za /trc/decisions/2000/ac20236.htm   (1046 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The road between Lobatse and was a tad boring as almost nothing happens on this road.
The road from Lobatse to Mathethe is tar al the way and in good condition.
These guys obviously had some meal nearby as there were a lot of them in the trees close to the path between Mathethe and the spot where the sump got dinged.
www.geocities.com /vinkad/trip05.html   (110 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Botswana: Lobatse Derby Called Off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The much-awaited Lobatse derby between BMC and Lobtrans Gunners has been postponed.
The match was called off after BMC requested the Premier League Committee (PLC) to allow them to attend the funeral of their talented midfielder, Nelson Nkaelang.
Gunners have always struggled against BDF XI and currently the Lobatse side is not doing well after losing its first two Mascom Premier League matches.
allafrica.com /stories/200510310301.html   (496 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Botswana: BMC Star Commits Suicide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
BMC and Gunners meet at the Lobatse Stadium in a Mascom Premier League encounter with both teams looking for their first victory.
"He was one of the talented youngsters in Lobatse and when I heard of his death, I couldn't believe it.
The youngster joined BMC from Lobatse Stars some years ago and was part of the players who ensured BMC regained its Premier League status in 2003.
allafrica.com /stories/200510270624.html   (451 words)

  
 HATAB > Services & Restaurants
Since its inception the Corporation has been instrumental in providing water requirements in the country for major development projects which have in turn contributed immensely to national economic growth.
The BCL Limited copper and nickel mine in Selebi-Phikwe and the Botswana Meat Commission's abbatoir in Lobatse have benefitted from a 24-hour uninterrupted water supply from the Corporation since inception.
The Corporation's investment in infrastructure for the provision of water supply rose from P407 million to P2.043 billion between the years 2001 and 2003 mainly due to the North South Carrier Water infrastructure which alone cost P1.5 billion.
www.hatab.bw /servrest/waterutilitiescorp.html   (430 words)

  
 The Boer War in Botswana
The Marico (Zeerust) commando seized the railway between Mafeking and Gaborone; the Rustenburg commando confronted the Bakgatla of Kgosi Linchwe, and the Waterberg commando confronted the Bangwato of Kgosi Khama III, while the Soutpansberg commando confronted British-Rhodesian forces at Tuli.
Between October 12th and the 15th the Boer commando from the adjacent Marico district cut the telegraph and the railway at Ootse near Lobatse, between Mafeking and Gaborone.
But Plumer's new position at Lobatse was attacked by General Snyman from Mafikeng on March 15th, and he abandoned Lobatse the next day.
ubh.tripod.com /afhist/saw/saw01.htm   (2281 words)

  
 News Update - Streamlining Botswana´s Transkgalagadi route Lobatse and Kanye bypass roads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
However, high volumes of pedestrian and vehicle traffic, a railway crossing near the shunting yard in Lobatse and the need to travel long distances at low speed through built-up areas and narrow streets, amongst other things, presented a host of problems to both commercial transport and tourists travelling along the route.
In January 2001, Africon Botswana was awarded the tender for the design and construction supervision of the Lobatse (10km) and Kanye (17km) bypass roads.
Construction started at the end of June 2002, with the Lobatse road being completed in October 2003 and, more recently, the Kanye bypass completed in July 2004.
www.africon.com /News_Update/2004_12_10_streamlining.htm   (375 words)

  
 Francistown, Botswana - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It also supplies bricks for the construction of houses for High Court judges in Lobatse and Francistown and for the expansion of several schools, he said.
Botswana's representatives are Molomo, Ronald Sebego (Barolong), Nehemiah Modubule (Lobatse), Phandu Skelemani (Francistown East) and Shirley Segokgo...
LOBATSE, Botswana, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Botswana's Bushmen returned to court on Wednesday to fight eviction three years ago from ancestral Kalahari desert lands...
www.4newz.net /world/am/Francistown.html   (7878 words)

  
 Address by Ambassador Joseph Huggins To the Rotary Club of Lobatse Change Over Ceremony - "Gaborone Botswana"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
While you may not know this, I am a member of the Rotary C1ub of Washington, D.C. and a Paul Harris Fellow.
So I count it as a double an honor for me to be with you on this important day as the officers and members of the Rotary Club of Lobatse prepare for another dynamic year in Rotary.
In addition to textiles and apparel, if I were an entrepreneur in Botswana, especially in Lobatse, I would look at the glass and leather industries as well as vertical integration with other industries in the region.
usembassy.state.gov /botswana/spch14.html   (1863 words)

  
 The Cumberland Hotel - Lobatse, Botswana: For business or pleasure, our welcome awaits you.
Today, the Cumberland remains a popular meeting place, luring resident guests with the promise of a refreshing dip in the pool on a hot summer’s day and a welcome drink under the shade of a giant Tipuana tree.
· The beautiful stone and thatch St.Marks Anglican Church in Lobatse town centre is listed as a National Monument and was built in 1934- officially opened by Sir Stanley Hubert, Resident Commissioner, South Africa.
· Sports facilities within Lobatse include a challenging 9 hole golf course, bowling green (within BMC complex) and a stadium.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/pipexdsl/s/asda09/cumberland/welcome.htm   (351 words)

  
 2005 Population Figures for Lobatse, Botswana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
...settling in towns in the south such as Lobatse and Kanye.
32,001 for Lobatse, Botswana is based on a number of factors and sources.
Please bear in mind that this is only an estimate of the number of people in a given city -- actual figures can be obtained from the U.N. and government sources.
travel.synabu.com /cities/L/Lobatse,_Botswana.html   (244 words)

  
 LOBATSE - the revival, LOBATSE TOWN CENTRE (Fredrik Legeby, Ulrik Westman) - Electronic Research Archive (Masterthesi) ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
LOBATSE - the revival, LOBATSE TOWN CENTRE (Fredrik Legeby, Ulrik Westman) - Electronic Research Archive (Masterthesi) - Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) - Physical Planning, Urban Design, Land-Use, Traffic, Botswana, Lobatse, Spatial
an important priority for the future planning in Lobatse.
The future development of Lobatse town centre is problematic.
www.bth.se /fou/forskinfo.nsf/alfs/22068a4e913bcce1c12568a3002cabd9   (445 words)

  
 room in Lobatse. Hotel Guide Lobatse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
When looking for a booking in Lobatse, you should remember that during peak periods inns might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your hotel, so it is always best to book your house rental in Lobatse as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
There are a large number of online booking engines for Lobatses, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of condos and the going price.
In order to assis you in finding your Lobatse holiday, we have created an interface that will compare query bookings engines simultaneously so that you can find the best offer for Lobatse.
www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Lobatse-3363.php   (135 words)

  
 Kings Casino is Bostwana's Onland Gambling paradise.
Located in the historic town of Lobatse which is over 100 years old, Kings Casino provides a special African gaming experience to locals and visitors from various destinations.
Lobatse is about 70 kms from the capital city Gaborone and is about 6kms from the South African border.
The decor in Kings Casino comprises of thatch, a collage of African designs on the walls and animal trophies mounted on the walls.
www.sunnycasinos.com /kings.html   (110 words)

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