Moupo in trouble again
FRANCISTOWN: Botswana National Front (BNF) president Otsweletse Moupo's troubles with the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) are far from over. The LSB executive secretary, Patricia Makhoana revealed yesterday that as far as they are concerned, Moupo's law firm and by extension the man himself, still has a pending case before the High Court.

Missing infant found
"Modimo o mogolo (God is great)," is how elated father, Motlhanka Ramolemane, responded yesterday after his baby, Larona, was returned to him.

Mphathi explains wife's appointment
SELEBI-PHIKWE: BCL General Manager Montwedi Mphathi finally shed light on the controversial appointment of his wife, Vinga Mphathi as BCL HIV/AIDS coordinator in a brief he addressed to mine employees on Tuesday.

DCEC has no jurisdiction over BCL - Mphathi
SELEBI-PHIKWE: BCL General Manager Montwedi Mphathi has told mine employees that the ongoing investigation by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime is of no effect as the DCEC has no jurisdiction over BCL.

Illegal immigrants become police cash cow?
Some unscrupulous police officers are reported to be soliciting and getting bribes from desperate Zimbabwean illegal immigrants in Tlokweng and Phakalane.

UB staff wait for task force report
The University of Botswana's Academic Staff and Senior Staff Union (UBASSSU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) who were on strike early this week, have resolved to wait for a report from the task force, expected to be released today, before taking any further action.

Paying for a job?
A recent advert from a newspaper claiming to be looking for inexperienced reporters has raised some doubts as to its authenticity as the applicants have been asked to pay for in-house training before being employed.

The cost of transparency
The government owned Daily News carried six pages in its Wednesday edition in which applicants for jobs of Immigration Clerk at the Department of Immigration (one post) and Office Cleaner at Department of National Archives and Records (one post) were invited for written interviews. For the Immigration Clerk position, about 600 applicants were invited while for the Office Cleaner job; over 450 applicants were called for the interview.

Pheto responds to mine Dismissals
The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Moeng Pheto, yesterday responded to a petition on the 2004 expulsion of 461 employees of Debswana Mining Company and on the 181 employees sacked by BCL Mine Company in August this year.

Rammidi defends tender committee
Southern District Council chairperson Kentse Rammidi has dismissed corruption claims against his council.

Batsile misleading the public'- council chairperson
Kanye North legislator, Calvin Batsile, came under fire at the opening of the Southern District full Council meeting last Wednesday when chairperson, Kentse Rammidi, accused him of misleading the public about the council's finances.

Tribute to Knight TT Maripe
Former Mmegi scribe and now Media studies lecturer at the University of Botswana, Letshwiti Tutwane pays homage to the departed giant (Dr) Knight Maripe.

Botswana gays rejoice as opponents see red
Early this week the South African parliament made history and passed a bill that ushers in a law that recognizes same sex marriages. This development, the first of its kind in Africa has generated a lot of excitement amongst the gay community and human rights organizations in Botswana.