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Mothei saga divides BNF?
Information reaching Mmegi indicates that in the emergency executive committee meeting, party president Otsweletse Moupo was the lonely voice that called for the suspension. The meeting was attended by four of the six executive committee members...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 30 January 2007
AS I SEE IT
Questions in the aftermath of the cabinet reshuffle are: Did the President pull the rug from under Khama's feet? Will the expanded cabinet deliver better and more efficient service? Should the President have been guided by "national" rather than...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 30 January 2007
BNF statement on Mothei's suspension
After the discussions, the President, bestowed on him by section 19 (3) of the party constitution, instructed as follows;1. That Comrades Leano Matseka, Malema Phaladi, Segakisa Phoi and Harry Mothei be charged with the following count;a) disobeying...
30 January 2007
New brooms in the Cabinet
We earnestly hope that this new Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture will prove a success, even if it is bound to cost the average Motswana taxpayer more of his hard-won Pula. Well, we must all make concessions for our young people and their...
30 January 2007
Expel Mothei
It is shocking for Mothei to connive with our political enemies only to coup his fellow comrade. Disappointingly, Ramaotwana's name was constantly agreed at the BNF councillors caucus as the suitable one for the position. So what Mothei and another...
30 January 2007
Chronicle of a death foretold
By going it alone BNF rejected the possible incarnation as the explicit partner of the BCP and any other opposition party. These results (mayoral and council chairmanship) come amid the much talked about party caucus meetings deciding on the...
30 January 2007
Will the real plaintiff please stand up?
In the last two weeks or so the same Ministry has been running press releases cum adverts on the local newspapers. They have a logo in there that goes 'thinking 2016'. I guess that is an attempt to align their objective with those of Vision 2016. The...
30 January 2007
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30 January 2007
Liquor Association to take govt to court
Speaking at a one-day consultative workshop for liquor traders, a Gaborone attorney Marvin Torto advised the members to wait for the law to be gazetted lest the government change tactic and deny that they will implement the regulations as they...
TUDUETSO SETSIBA
Staff Writer 30 January 2007
Sigwele advises young farmers
He also added that to administer these skills, the fund needs better people to train the farmers. "It is important that we guide the youth," said the agriculture expert. Sigwele also told the workshop that it is bad for young people to copy each...
STAFF WRITER 30 January 2007
African Copper does not require govt assistance - CEO
"In our case, the government elected to allow African Copper to develop the mine on a 100 percent basis. African Copper is fully financed to develop the mine as currently designed and does not require any government assistance," he said. Hamilton...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 30 January 2007
MP keen to help improve living standards
He told Mmegi in Bere at the weekend that improving food security particularly at the family level is among issues high on his agenda. He said this week he would be addressing a series of kgotla meetings to explain various development projects to...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Punah stages an unforgettable show at the Lizard Lounge
Puna Gabasiame is not your ordinary jazz artiste; she is the best female jazz artiste. Even those who are not hard-core jazz lovers have been lured to her music. If you choose to ignore her then you probably do not know how much you are missing. The...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Sister Bertinah controversy reaches Botswana
In Mahalapye, one group going by the name of Mogarimbe, featuring Jabu, claimed to be the original Sister Bertinah performers. Interestingly. Jabu's name appears frequently in the track. He happens to be the man behind most of all those vulgar lyrics...
30 January 2007
Promoters must protect musicians from adoring fans
For the backstage to be accessed as easily as that was testimony to the fact that the show 's organisers did not view security as seriously as they should have. It looked like the fans never had problems going back and forth between the hall and the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 30 January 2007
BACK STAGE
Lovers of the Artic Circle is Julio Medem's fourth film. His first Cows (1992) is a Basque film full of silence and communication by gestures and from the eyes. When showing it at the Midnight Sun Film Festival in Lapland he got the idea for Lovers....
SASA MAJUMA 30 January 2007
Santos taste victory against Gunners
Gunners were the first to open the scoring seven minutes into the second half through talented winger Ofentse "Schalkwyk" Mmipi. The youngster received a pass on the right, dribbled past a defender before putting the ball past an advancing Thabo...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Gaealafshwe crushes all opposition
Gaealafshwe finished a clear point ahead of Jona Chaka, Tebogo Pitlagano and Kenneth Boikhutswane in the seven-round tournament. Going into the last round, both Gaealafshwe and Pitlagano were joint-first with six points, while Chaka and Boikhutswane...
30 January 2007
Budding moto-cross star faces bleak future
His progression from a hot prospect in 2004 is being hampered by lack of finances that could see him compete against his peers in South Africa and Namibia. Although he has always beaten visiting Namibian and South African riders, Malebogo is yet to...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Bright puts his money on Mamoja-diskie
Bright was last week one of the victims of the Mamoja-diskie's massacre as they hammered his side 5-1, a heavy defeat that resulted in the coach being dismissed. "They are the most physically fit side in the Premiership at the moment. They work...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Shashe old age pensioners complain
They charged that sometimes some of them return empty handed because of insufficient money dispensed to Shashe post office. The pensioners made the claim during the come together party they organized for themselves at the post...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Goods train crushes donkeys
Mphoeng said the train crushed a donkey cart, killing three donkeys on the spot while another one suffered serious injuries. He could not discuss what happened to the two passengers on the donkey cart, an old man and a child. At the time of...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Ghana chosen AU chair
"By consensus vote, President (John) Kufuor of Ghana has been elected to the presidency of the African Union," Konare said. Earlier, Konare was among the speakers who addressed the opening session of the eighth ordinary summit of the AU. Other...
30 January 2007
Sefhophe councillor dies in car accident
The District Traffic Officer, Superintendent Bonolo Ookame, confirmed the incident, saying the deceased was alone in the car and might have lost control and hit the tree beside the road. Botshabelo Police Officers who were on patrol in Sefhophe,...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 30 January 2007
Husband and wife sentenced for fraud
The two were charged with forgery and attempting to obtain money by false pretences.The facts of the case are that Vincent Mooketsi, who is the managing director, and his wife Doreen, a director of the same company, in October 2003 acted jointly and...
30 January 2007
First wife wins estate of late estranged husband
This ruling was made in a case in which Gasefele Tape had appealed against the decision of the High Court In its findings, the Court of Appeal ruled that Ratsie Tape and Kebihetswe Matoso were never legally divorced and their marriage was based on...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 30 January 2007
Bashir snub step in right direction
The Khartoum regime's excesses are well documented and it could have been a travesty of justice to reward it with the chairmanship of the African Union. Since its genocidal campaign, spearheaded by Arab militias of Janjaweed against the black...
EDITOR 30 January 2007
Seretse eyes Women's Wing top post
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, Seretse said in Gaborone that should she win, she would strive to work with dedicated BDP activists in the run-up to the 2009 general election. "I must emphasise that should I win, I would want to work with...
TUDUETSO SETSIBA
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Radibe denied travel
He dismissed the ministry's explanation that he could not travel because schools are opening. "The schools opened on January 9 and the trip was last week Thursday. I think this is just victimisation and some sort of punishment by the ministry,"...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Time to cross the Rubicon - teachers
Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) was the first organisation to be formed and it hence enjoys a larger following - from primary to colleges of education - despite the fact that there are teachers' organisations for those sectors. Botswana Secondary...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Petty traders unmoved
When confronted with the news that another clean up campaign is on the cards, one Zimbabwean mechanic in Area W laughed off and said: "The operation would be a non-starter because it wouldn't last for more than a week". Sam Chikoya from...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Married women fight over man
The fully packed court heard that Mpipi reported to the police that Kgoreletso had on several occasions insulted and called her a "b...". Mpopi who is a bartender said she had tried to ignore Kgoreletso's insults but they were so...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Accused wants change of magistrate
"Ga ke batle go sekela ha pele ga mothaka yo. (I don't want to be tried by this guy). I have been in prison for eight months and I have not even been tried. Every time I ask for something it gets dismissed," Khumo yelled at the top of his...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 31 January 2007
FCC commercial affairs computer stolen
The FCC town clerk, David Modisagape, confirmed the theft. He, however, denied another report that said two computers from revenue the department had also been stolen. Modisagape told Mmegi that he was waiting for a written report from the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Suspect weeps in court
He is in the dock for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend with a knife three times. He broke down after the magistrate remanded him for two more days to allow the prosecutor to check on the condition of the girlfriend. Rasegojwa literally...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Lets conserve water
While there might be very little or close to nothing that people can do to change the weather, there is certainly some cause of action that they could embark upon in the form of water conservation and environmental awareness that may militate...
EDITOR 31 January 2007
Parking affects UB staff
The protest culminated with staff petitioning the Vice Chancellor, This time in 2007, we are gearing ourselves to start the core duty of this high institution of learning the students had to contend with a registration process that was...
31 January 2007
Political frustration shows itself
In just a space of a fortnight finger pointing within the party itself and at BCP concerning a series of loses at Kgatleng and Gaborone City Councils is all they can share with the innocent electorate. BNF has failed opposition unity talks...
31 January 2007
Congrats PHK
As residents of Mmadinare constituency, this appointment has raised two (2) great expectations in us. First we hope that the problem of shortage of water would be a thing of the past as our MP is now better placed to fast track connection of...
31 January 2007
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31 January 2007
Debswana sets new production record
"In the 2006 production year, we managed to set a new production record by recovering about 18.6 million carats. This is a commendable record in our diamond mining history," said an elated Sebetlela. Although the Debswana group results are yet to be...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
India to invest in Botswana diamonds industry
Sihag said because Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds by value and since India has vast experience in diamond cutting and diamond polishing, there is an immediate attraction. "Our Prime Minister and the President of Botswana have...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Tyre shortage affects Debswana
Assistant general manager at the Orapa mine, Dam Mahupela explained in an interview yesterday that so far the losses in terms of production for the whole month of January is estimated to be in the region of 1.3 million tonnes of waste exposing the...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
I never refused to maintain my children - Tshanda
Speaking to Showbiz yesterday, the man who burst onto the scene in 1987 with the hit track Peacock cut a sorry figure as he narrated his story. He claimed that it was not true that he had distanced himself from the children. "I only had a problem...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 31 January 2007
BOOK REVIEW
This is a memoir by Barack Hussein Obama, the African American senator who is among a very interesting list of Democratic candidates who are poised to campaign for nomination for next year's presidential elections. The list makes for interesting...
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Tshireletso Motlogelwa 31 January 2007
Gunners shoot down 'Talk-Talk' report
This is not the first time this season that Motlhabankwe has been reported to be moving away from the Lobatse giants. Three weeks back, it was reported that the Gunners' skipper is headed for Notwane. Nothing has happened and now he has been linked...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Oris claims city players shun Jwaneng
"We offer them opportunities for employment, and we also pay our players far much better than other clubs but I just can't understand why these players are snubbing us," he said. As a result of this problem, Comets is relying on home-grown talent...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Ethiopian players disappear in Gaborone
The three players left their rooms at President Hotel on Sunday night and have not been seen since then. It is said they were picked by a car with local number plates. Defence club officials and the rest of the players flew back to Ethiopia on...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Whither African chess?
For decades, ACU had been operating with no bank account and no secretariat from where to coordinate its affairs. Every elected ACU president could as a result keep ACU funds in his/her own bank account. As a result, newly elected ACU president...
31 January 2007
Maso sets sights on Olympic honours
The last time he represented the country at that level was in 2000 Sydney Olympics when he was still 28. That was perhaps his highest point as an athlete, for he surprised many when he led the marathon pack for over an hour as the television screens...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
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