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Kgamane's meeting ends in deadlock
The five-hour meeting in Mookane Village, 25km south-east of Dibete Village in the Central District, nearly ended in uproar when residents exchanged words with Kgamane and his delegation from Serowe. Dissenters argued that it would be undemocratic...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
BCP-BNF end UB marriage
The spokesman of the UB, BCP branch, Dithapelo Koorapetse said since then they have kept the BDP out of the SRC through a united front. But now he says the BNF has reverted to its Big Brother attitude, which has seen unity talks between opposition...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Man has case to answer - court rules
Motsamai said that Modiri Ikageng may end up being locked behind bars for a period of not less than seven years if he failed to defend himself against allegations of hitting Gopolang Kubisi with a stone, resulting in the removal of his left eyeball....
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Chieftainship dispute divides Mookane
Joseph Seabenyane said that there is no royal family in Mookane. He said that he only knows of royal families from eight main tribes. "Le tlaa tshwarwa fa le ka utlwiwa le rialo - (you will be arrested for saying that). He said that his...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
Assault on Mosarwa man verdict set for Friday
The accused, Constables Jonas Peter and Makamba Kuyupura of Xangwe Tribal Administration, stood represented by Charles Tlhagae of Tlhagae and associates. Facts of the matter are that on May 1, 2005, the complainant, Ohumile Tjikupirwa, of Xangwa...
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Police beef up security in murder case
Magistrate Annah Motsamai ordered the police to disperse the crowd in the court yard. Inside the court, Sebolao once again requested that he should be transferred from Maun State Prison. He wanted to be remanded anywhere outside Maun in fear of being...
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Rammidi attacks BNF councilors
"I am disappointed that inspite of the conditions we have set to govern ourselves, some of you have deliberately decided that they will ignore them in their zeal to undermine authority and the rules of this house. I am saying this in relation to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Letshabo snubs Moupo
The BNF vice-president never uttered a word during the event. In the Mmegi edition that she was reading, Letshabo, BNF secretary general Akanyang Magama and BNF chairman, Nehemiah Modubule, were quoted slamming Moupo for his dictatorial tendencies....
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Southern District councillors get down to business
In total, Pule will table five motions, one of them requesting CEDA to include other young Batswana who do not have degrees, diplomas and certificates in the young farmer's funds. Another motion requests the Ministry of Education to revise its...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Emang Basadi secures five-year sponsorship
The sponsorship covers the Business Woman of the Year and Woman Community Builder of the Year awards as well, former Emang Basadi president Joyce Anderson has announced. Disclosing this at the annual general meeting (AGM) over the weekend,...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
Cursed system of worker protection
The wanton and wholesale dismissals of workers at Debswana and BCL in the recent past are cases in point. The economic and social repercussions on the well being of ordinary workers are inconsequential when it comes to taking away his/her job. The...
21 February 2007
An open letter to the Minister of Environment, Tourism and Wildlife
Le gale rra nna I am a RaSeapei and I believe the views I will be expressing in this letter are representative of the views of the vast majority of baapei ba seterate and vendors generally. Almost a month ago, we received letters of eviction from...
21 February 2007
Enough is enough
Remember the days when you did not worry that your kids were playing down the street? Remember the days when all a parent worried about was if his or her daughter might get pregnant? These days you worry about what she might be snorting up her nose...
21 February 2007
Moupo explains extraordinary congress
In addition, the President of the BNF, Comrade Otsweletse Moupo has come under severe criticism for alleged leadership shortcoming. The disunity within the BNF leadership is unhealthy for the party as it has the danger of replicating itself in the...
21 February 2007
Cartoon Strip-21-02-07
21 February 2007
BoB maintains inflation target
The governor said during the launch of the 2007 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) that the outlook for domestic inflation in the New Year remains positive. However, she hinted that the road to attaining price stability remains a challenge that would...
STAFF WRITER 21 February 2007
Join forces with govt, private sector urged
Speaking at a consultative breakfast seminar for the private sector yesterday at the Gaborone International Convention Centre, Gaolathe said government alone could not afford the investment required to achieve MDGs by 2015. "That is the reason a...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
Try cell phone banking - FNB chief
He said this "is a bank within a cell phone" and promised that FNB would soon release more technological services. Zandamela said they were also sharpening workers' skills through some intensive training, adding that they would continue to expand...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
Test of character
After two successive defeats to log leaders, ECCO City Greens and Jwaneng Comets, Chiefs recovered last weekend to overcome BMC 1-0 in Lobatse. The win saw Magosi reducing the gap between them and ECCO City to two points. Hence, a win today will put...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 21 February 2007
Botswana to miss Zim tourney
Botswana's withdrawal has forced tournament organisers to delay the start of the event by two days. Five countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region - Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will now be...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Flamingoes get Zim coach
Those who know the Zimbabwean tactician have hailed him as a great inspirer who might eventually help them escape the dreaded relegation axe. Flamingoes currently have 16 points from 15 matches. Since the season started, the team has been firing...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Artists advised not tobe afraid of creativity
The director of Supa Ngwao Museum, Stella Rundle, said artists should never underestimate themselves in their work. This, she said, would help them to excel. "Each one of us has a talent," Rundle noted. "There are many ways of exposing our talent and...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Dikakapa DVD launch on this Saturday
Like many local artistes, the up-coming Dikakapa have seen the need to spread their wings and reach more audiences, including those at home, who never go out to watch them live on stage. This is especially good for the group and its followers...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 21 February 2007
Chase ready to re-launch his music career
Quite a number of aspiring musicians join the industry without any knowledge of the business and this leads them nowhere. However, there are those who know what they want to achieve, which makes it impossible for them to be robbed by greedy producers...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 21 February 2007
No artist is a beggar in France, says visiting choreographer
The company is this month embarking on a tour of Southern Africa and the French Islands, and is in Botswana for the first time, imparting skills on French contemporary dance. The choreographers were in Gaborone sharing their French contemporary dance...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 22 February 2007
Selefa saves Magosi
BDF XI pushed forward for another goal but failed to take advantage of limping Chiefs' goalkeeper, Noah Maposa. Maposa played with an ankle injury after Raphael Nthwane was withdrawn from the starting line-up just before kick-off. It is said...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
National coaches feud over Jerome
The issue is reported to have caused a feud between Zebras' coach Colwyn Rowe and Bright. This led to the intervention of Botswana Football Association (BFA) technical director, Sikalame Keatlholetswe, BFA technical officer Tshepo Mphukuthi and the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Zone VI tourney gets underway
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the regional event at Gaborone West Community Hall yesterday, she appealed to boxers and coaches to respect and accept referees' and judges' decisions. The BNSC chairperson urged the officials to perform their...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writers 22 February 2007
Teachers in P187m windfall
Keorapetse Kgasa explained that the meeting agreed that teachers with diploma and degree qualifications should be upgraded to C3 scale where they will be able to progress to the position of responsibility at C2. The headmasters will be moved from C1...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Poor implementation worries govt - Gaolathe
Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Baledzi Gaolathe, said this in response to MPs' contributions to this year's budget debate in Parliament. He told the House that even though government has an annual budget, which is reviewed yearly,...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Health staff shortages cripple district AIDS war
The council chairperson Kentse Rammidi said 11 health facilities in the district have no nurses. These include Lorolwane Health Post whose nurse has resigned. Ten other health facilities have never had nurses. Rammidi said at a full council meeting...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 22 February 2007
New mental hospital to open next year
She explained that the ministry will submit requests to the Directorate of Public Service Management this year through the normal government human resource budgeting exercise. She said the recruitment of extra-staff for the facility would start as...
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Police act to end the madness on roads
Addressing a joint meeting between the Police, Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS) and Public Service Vehicles (PSV) operators at the SSG Hall in Gaborone yesterday, Director of Botswana Police (Traffic division) Senior Superintendent...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Date set for BNF congress
I don't know why he wants to create a crisis out of nothing," said Magama. The Gaborone South MP is one of the central committee members not seeing eye-to-eye with Moupo while Mabiletsa has stuck with the embattled BNF leader. Magama said that the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 22 February 2007
F/town to get nature reserve
The money will be sourced largely from donors for the community project that is aimed at providing and promoting education and tourism to communities in Francistown and the North East District. "This is a charitable trust, so we are not...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 22 February 2007
Colleagues mourn murdered woman
Orapa-Letlhakane mines chief communications officer, Kesego Kebelaele was speaking at the burial of her murdered colleague, Irene Nthoi. Nthoi, 46, a graphics designer, was a Debswana assistant communications officer who died after four men attacked...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Call for private sector Ombudsman
"We should have a Botswana system and roll out your (Ombudsman) mandate to the public sector where there is so much hue and cry. Don't limit yourselves to public sector only," he said. He gave the example of labour disputes that either take too long...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 22 February 2007
Crime forces huge expenditure on home safety
But as Kutlwano-based Detective Superintendent Mosalagae Moseki puts it, these days people are literally 'prisoners in their own homes'. "Burglar bars, burglar doors, alarm systems, electrified fence over the screen walls and heavily reinforced...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Moupo, the jungle and Hegel
When the Botswana National Front president, Otsweletse Moupo, the man whose name has arguably become synonymous with the party's recent troubles, came through the door, he was dressed in a long African print shirt. On the shirt were prints of the...
22 February 2007
Project implementation hiccup
Botswana's taxpayers have been losing millions of Pula, primarily due to poor and total lack of monitoring of government projects. And unscrupulous contractors and suppliers have and are having a field day, thanks to the lacklustre approach of...
EDITOR 22 February 2007
WHITHER BOTSWANA
Some of the villagers even alleged that electricity tariffs had escalated in Zwenshambe since power was connected to the minister's home. He must be wondering why he ever ventured into the thankless career of Botswana politics. Having read about the...
DAN MOABI 22 February 2007
I agree with Moupo
Shockingly, a number of comrades who used to praise Moupo's political understanding turned their minds and dismissed him as a "fake revolutionary" as one of them recently stated when he resigned from the BNF central committee. It would be political...
22 February 2007
BFA hails Year of African Football
We see this declaration as a milestone development, especially as Africa gears itself to host for the first ever FIFA World Cup in 2010. It is clear from The Declaration that the political leaders of our continent are resolute in ensuring that the...
22 February 2007
Stop bicycle kicks politics
We are sick and tired of seeing Honourable Moupo's name appearing on almost every national paper, being ridiculed and undermined by the people who are supposed to support him. Why should all eyes focus on him? It must be noted that he is a human...
22 February 2007
Cartoon Strip-22-02-07
22 February 2007
Clients must benefit from reduced bank rates
The governor stated that it is the expectation of the reserve bank that when BoB slashes rates commercial banks should follow suit. "We are discussing with commercial banks whereby depositors could be accommodated if the bank rates go down. If the...
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Mohohlo defends doubts on govt initiatives
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, BoB governor Linah Mohohlo said that she was not passing a motion of no confidence when she said that capacity constraints might hinder development expenditure. "This is not a vote of no confidence. The...
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 22 February 2007
Mbewe: a session musician in high demand
He is fully booked for shows during most of the weekends. Just this weekend, he was backing Clement Jackson at the Lizard Lounge. At a time when musicians have adopted new technology, which does not require instruments, drummers have become an...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 22 February 2007
Are Splash shows over-priced?
Speaking to Showbiz this week, Letshabo contended that the P60 for the opening show and the April 6 show at Trekkers Club in Maun was worth it "Splash performs live on stage unlike many artistes who use CDs. If someone charges P30 to play a CD then...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 22 February 2007
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