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Gender equality not overnight affair - envoy
Despite advances women have made in the United Sates, there are still cases where they are not paid equally with men, she said. Canavan added that even chief executive officers of some of the largest companies are still mainly men and the US Congress...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 07 March 2007
DCEC investigates MP's former company
"I have directed further investigation into the award of that tender," Katlholo said. The fresh investigation comes after reports suggesting that the DCEC and Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) were ready to slap the company with a...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 07 March 2007
MPs critical of privatisation of Air Botswana
Debating the budget for the Ministry of Works and Transport, the MPs requested the minister, Lesego Motsumi, to halt the privatization process and give the House a comprehensive statement of the conditions involved. "The house has the right to know...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 07 March 2007
'Those finger prints are not mine' - accused
The 28-year-old still insisted that the fingerprints were not his even after an expert witness gave evidence to prove that there was no doubt that the fingerprints belonged to Phalalo. Phalalo said that the fingerprints did not belong to him and...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 07 March 2007
BNF campaign intensifies
In Moupo's camp, there seems to be consensus that he is the undisputed presidential candidate. In the rival camp, opinion seems divided on who between the BNF vice president Dr Kathleen Letshabo and former law lecturer and now private attorney Dr...
STAFF WRITER 07 March 2007
BDP elders to probe FCC cllrs
The rivalry between the councillors boiled over this week when the mayor Billy Buti was threatened with an ouster after he engaged in a heated public confrontation with his predecessor, Ignatius Moswaane. BDP executive secretary, Dr Batlang Comma...
07 March 2007
Dagga trafficker convicted
A bag containing about 140 smaller bags of marijuana and reportedly weighing 716 grams in total was exhibited in court. Passing sentence, Magistrate Thato Mujaji said that Zindoga, at 23, was a youthful offender who had pleaded guilty to the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 07 March 2007
Peace Corps volunteers end tour of duty
Speaking at the farewell luncheon organised for them by their ambassador, the Minister of Health, Professor Sheila Tlou, commended the Peace Corp volunteers for their good work and said she too benefited from them when she was doing her secondary...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 07 March 2007
Moyo the irrepressible Maun magistrate everybody loves, hates
At BonArrivee, a bar and restaurant facing the airport entrance, the man that I have an appointment with, Magistrate Nsikelelo Mafa Moyo, is sitting alone, holding a glass of some beverage. He looks pensive and casts a sombre, troubled figure -...
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 07 March 2007
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07 March 2007
Perceptions of corruption must be investigated
For sure, there should be no excuse whatsoever for the authorities to have not woken up and investigated incidents in which magistrates have allegedly taken bribes and stalled the delivery of justice. The authorities do not have to wait for hard...
EDITOR 07 March 2007
A farewell to 'glorious' war
Donald Rumsfeld's dogma of military "transformation" - the technological upgrading of an army's capacity to enable decisive victory with fewer troops - failed resoundingly in Iraq. For could Israel, with its overwhelming technological advantage,...
Shlomo Ben-Ami H 07 March 2007
Call it xenophobia if you want
I am sure many of us still remember the cruel killing of Mr Patel, the late Indian businessman. Then there was the Zimbabwean man who went on a raping spree only a few weeks back. These incidents are just a drop in the ocean of atrocities committed...
07 March 2007
Scrape-off scrap-yards
I believe time has come for hard hit parastatals (Botswana Railways, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, Water Utilities Corporation, Botswana Housing Corporation, Water Affairs Department, Mobile /cellular companies) to negotiate with the...
07 March 2007
BTC publishes own directory
Countrywide distribution of the directory, which includes the 'controversial' Yellow Pages, began yesterday (Tuesday). The 2007 directory was to be published by African Directory Services (ADS), but BTC terminated their five-year contract with the...
STAFF WRITER 07 March 2007
Steez to release album
The good-looking young man says his music is a reflection of a deep bond he has with his place of birth and is also a reflection of his unbalanced childhood. Steez's music also reflects general life issues, mainly how he relates to his community at...
Sidney Baitsile
Correspondent 07 March 2007
Real Deal Records aims high
"Our mission statement is to become a global showbiz power house," he said. He indicated that their first objective was to dominate the local industry within the next two years and conquer Africa in five years' time. He said they intend to...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 March 2007
Khubamang's dreams come true
Then in 2005, Khubamang was frustrated again when he was sidelined at one event held at Phakalane golf resort. He had been running around promoting the event, but he fell out with his partners who could not even allow him into the event. "It was...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 07 March 2007
TAFIC officials die in road mishap
The fatal accident occurred just before Palapye. TAFIC spokesman, Jones Mosweu, said there were two other passengers in the Nissan Premia sedan that the two officials were traveling with. He was informed by one of the survivors that Dayton, who...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 March 2007
Boteti Confident of promotion
Boteti have dominated the 12-team league and now lead the pack with 32 points from 17 games. Although they have dropped two valuable points against title rivals Great North Tigers (GNT) in a 1-1 draw at the weekend, this did not shake Mogae. He...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 07 March 2007
BFA ordered to revisit Rollers' case
He only said that in the past, the media was not allowed to attend the NAB sessions. However, this is not true because the press has always attended the proceedings. Gabanakgosi who is working for the Department of Sports and Recreation, could not...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 March 2007
Will Seditse solve TASC problems?
The new man was on the bench on the weekend with assistant coach Boenyana Galeboe when the Tango Boys came from behind to salvage a point in a 2-2 draw against visiting Jwaneng Comets. Seditse, who hanged his boots in 2001, said he started drilling...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 07 March 2007
Opposition to revive talks
But he did not rule out the possibility that they might fail again. "We have learnt a lot through our past experience in our negotiations. We are hopeful to bring at least all the parties on board," he said at the discussion whose theme was:...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
Drivers robbed at fake roadblock
Station Commander, Stephen Kebaitse, confirmed that they had arrested the two men. He, however, was quick to point out that the two men were not in police uniforms as rumoured."They were just wearing overalls," said Kebaitse who said that the two are...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
Botswana produces 12 doctors
The dozen doctors, who were members of the first cohort of 29 pre-medical students who "transferred from UB to South African medical schools in January 2002", are already doing their one-year internship at the Princess Marina and Nyangabgwe referral...
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
Four die as two buses collide
He said that eight injured passengers were admitted to Mahalapye Primary Hospital while one was transferred to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in Francistown. Police investigations into what caused the accident are continuing. The...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
MoH to ensure access to safe drugs-Tlou
Presenting her ministry's budget in Parliment, Tlou stated that the (Ministry of Health) is in the process of strengthening its drug regulation and quality assurance systems to ensure drugs on the local market are safe, effective and of...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
MPs call for durable roads
MP for Kgatleng West Rakwadi Modipane said that last year's heavy rains exposed the state of roads in the country. "Those rains washed away the roads, leaving many potholes in almost all the roads. It just went to show how poor our roads are,"...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
Banned spices off, on shelves again
In fact, supermarkets such as Shoprite / Checkers, Pick & Pay, Score, Spar and Trade Centre Metsef confirmed to Mmegi yesterday that they had removed the species by Saturday before the publication of the Times article. The test commissioned by...
STAFF WRITER 08 March 2007
Moupo in Maun for tribal 'cleansing'
And believe it or not, the cultural cleansing rites seem to have worked, as the sky suddenly turned cloudy and the soft breeze cooled the hot weather. Flanked by BNF youth leader Nelson Ramaotwana, Gaborone South Member of Parliament (MP) Akanyang...
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 08 March 2007
Opposition: will they or wont they?
But on Tuesday night, the four presidents of the opposition parties found themselves seated around the same table again. The event was a panel discussion organised by the Editor's Forum to do a post-mortem on the collapse of opposition cooperation...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 08 March 2007
Poetress to entertain poetry lovers in Gaborone
Over the last couple of years, she has been frequenting Gaborone at the invitation of poetry sessions' coordinators. Her melodious poetry performances have always left her audience begging for more. With a Sotho chorus here, and punching English...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 08 March 2007
Ezra wins top African film prize
Ezra, the story of a child soldier in the decade-long Sierra Leone civil war, was a popular winner at a lively closing ceremony. The film, directed by Newton Aduaka, was awarded the top prize, known as the Yennenga Stallion. The importance of the...
08 March 2007
Lennon documentary blocked by Ono
But Ono said she had a copyright interest in the film and any screening would breach copyright. The school said it still hoped to host the film. The footage was shot by Ono's former husband Tony Cox and was sold in 2000 for $1m (more than P6 m) to...
08 March 2007
Cash back for Itekanele members
Legae Investors will then invest the capital on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and other investment portfolios.According to Itekanele, non-defaulting members can claim this after twenty-four months with interest, and members who do not fall sick...
STAFF WRITER 08 March 2007
African banks face challenges on competition
Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in fifty-two African banks were surveyed, including South Africa's five largest banks, mass-market lender African Bank Investments Limited and foreign banks Citibank and Commerzbank. Other common themes...
08 March 2007
SA mining policies still discouraging investment - study
The South African government's mining policies and legislative environment have recently been criticised for the slowdown in mining industry's investment, with a R10-billion-a-year figure doing the rounds.Chamber of Mines chief economist Roger...
08 March 2007
Mogae should take charge of the assets bill
After the parliamentary motion was adopted, appropriate draft legislation was presented to the National Assembly with a view to putting the proposal into effect. However, it immediately became clear that the idea of a declaration of assets was not as...
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 08 March 2007
Condolences TAFIC
It is a pity that TAFIC have lost their beloved sons who were committed to the cause of the team. Their death comes only a few weeks after another football son, Shono 'Madonsela' Ngaka died after a long illness. It is disturbing that football...
Editor 08 March 2007
How MELS lost Hatsalatladi
Even the BNF could not muster this strength, the BDP continuously provided food to the residents and this made it extremely difficult for most of their old members to receive new political education from MELS which has deliberately targeted the BDP...
08 March 2007
Fed-up with councillors' infighting
The constituents per given area should be afforded the democratic right to choose from among the representatives they voted into the council the candidates they see as fit to lead the pack. The system in place does not add any value to our politics...
08 March 2007
Please contain crime
Some irresponsible people abuse school girls. They use them 'sexually', which is dangerous because they (abusers) may be spreading HIV. These adults some of them are fathers. They bring them cellphones and lunch packs. I want to advise the students...
08 March 2007
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08 March 2007
EIA delays F/town stadium
Stakeholders in the proposed 27,000-seater facility and local councillors attended the meeting meant to solicit ideas and concerns about the project. EHES representative, Tshoganetso Tiroyamodimo said after they finish their assessment, they would...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 08 March 2007
Councillors want explanation on stadium
This is because residents of Kanye and surrounding villages are concerned that the authorities keep shifting goalposts in their explanations why the project has been delayed. "First we were told that there was no land for the project. Later we were...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 08 March 2007
BSA postpones AGM
The meeting will now be held on April 14. BSA spokesperson Tshekiso Mokgatle said there was confusion after changes were made to the association's constitution. These affected the period required to give notice before the AGM. Mokgatle said the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 March 2007
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