posted solid results in the second quarter of 2009, despite the slowdown in Tysabri sales due to fears of PML. We think the Biogen core business will remain strong over the next several quarters.Tysabri prescriptions are showing improvement and we

is poised for growth. The 1Q 2009 revenue was below expectations, due to the global economic recession as well as a negative impact from currency fluctuations.With a continual focus on vertical industries, cost reduction initiatives in its software segment, new

The team will be playing against the Chicago Red Stars at Faith Day, which also features a concert by the 2008 Momentum Awards Rock Artist of the Year winner Justpassingthru.

After confirming Haystack allows access to restricted websites, the project's developers are distributing the software to a handful of trusted contacts prior to a larger scale release.

The exciting novel pays homage yet again to Sly and is a tribute to the people we shall never forget.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) is currently working on new regulations to provide the framework in which a liberalised market is expected to operate.

Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has issued a stern warning to health professionals who are indifferent to the suffering of their patients.

The Australian company Riversdale has announced that the viability study of the project to mine coal at Benga, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has now been concluded.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has appointed veteran American telecommunications executive Dr James Myers to its board as an independent director.

Compared to other countries in the southern African region, individual Batswana continue to shy away from investment instruments such as shares, the annual report of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) for 2008 shows.

Botswana continues to be lowly ranked in the travel and tourism industry mainly because of the country's poor tourism infrastructure, especially its undeveloped air transport system.

CONSTRUCTION group Murray & Roberts (M&R) yesterday dismissed allegations it was involved in corrupt awarding of tenders for 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums, and said a government probe had found no pricing irregularities.

One of the world's leading hotel group, the Hilton Group, has shown interest in becoming a partner in the Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza Hotel, which is currently under construction in Windhoek, a source said.

IT WAS relief all round yesterday when thousands of striking construction workers returned to work only a week after they downed tools at various strategic infrastructure projects around the country, including stadiums, the Gautrain, roads and airports.

This presents the market with a dynamic competitive trend; today's leader can be outpaced by an innovation from a little known rival. The growth in market share and value depends on the processes that can be rolled out to gain

The annual inflation rate slowed to 9.1 percent in June from 9.6 percent in May and 10.3 percent in May last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics said. The monthly inflation rate for June was estimated at 0.4 percent, the

The Angolan minister of Energy, Emanuela Vieira Lopes, Thursday here expressed satisfaction at the works of construction of the sub-station and of the 400 Kw power transmission line in Lucala, northern Kwanza Norte province.

THE jury is still out on the legality of a geyser management device being marketed countrywide, which reportedly reduces energy consumption of electricity consumers significantly.

It seems to me my column of a couple of weeks ago regarding the non-payment of first time pensions has hit a few nerves. The first nerves that got hit are those understandably frail nerves of some pensioners who did

WHEN international credit rating agencies rate a country's creditworthiness, they give it two rankings: one, in foreign currency, applies to any debt the country issues on international markets, in dollars, euro or yen. The other, the local currency rating, applies