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Pay hike for top leaders
It proposes to increase the salaries and allowances of cabinet ministers, MPs, Dikgosi (traditional chiefs) and other senior government officials. In the new structure, the President will get an annual salary of P408,852 or P34,071 per month. The...
Staff Writer 20 March 2007
MoE retires Radibe again
The letter dated March 16, 2007 was hand- delivered to Radibe last Friday. The BTU president was first retired last year with immediate effect. But he was reinstated two weeks later after public pressure and the realisation by the ministry that it...
20 March 2007
Kenneth Koma is no more
Koma, fondly called "KK", passed away at around 1am on Monday, three days after he was admitted to the Mahalapye Primary Hospital. Although the medical officer in charge of the Mahalapye primary Hospital, Dr Kunal Bose, would not reveal details...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 20 March 2007
Remembering 'KK'
Occasionally he would throw the grains into his mouth or roll out a fat cake from his pockets to eat silently. With these gestures, Koma was trying to reflect that he also wanted to live like peasants. Lekoma describes Koma's death as a great loss to...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 20 March 2007
Musings from the legend
"Thakaa! Sukiri e amana jang le motogo banna?" During Botswana National Front's heydays Koma's home in the Village suburb would teem with visitors. Johnson Motshwarakgole and his fellow comrades, on one of those visits, find Koma eating plain...
20 March 2007
SA hotel chiefs summoned to Botswana
Former Labour and Home Affairs Minister Moeng Pheto made the disclosure in response to Tswapong South MP Oreeditse Molebatsi who had accused the ministry of doing nothing when companies abuse Batswana, citing a senior employee of Grand Palm. ...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 March 2007
Botswana's envoy wins top Gandhi Award
The event, graced by India's political and corporate leaders was part of the just-ended International Women's Day celebrations. Speaking at the March 15 conference, Kgosietsile said the capability and capacity to teach, nurture and counsel are given...
20 March 2007
Death be not proud
This is a line from one of John Donne's sonnets. He was reflecting and revolting against death. Today we are reminded of Donne's poem because the nation has been plunged into anguish and despair at the passing away of one Botswana's leading lights in...
EDITOR 20 March 2007
AS I SEE IT
"Zimbabwe situation is for the Zimbabweans" is the sickening rhetoric we hear everyday from the lily-livered presidents of SADC member states. How can Zimbabweans solve their problems when Mugabe rigs elections with impunity, when his war veterans...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 20 March 2007
Zimbabwe article from UK Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett
For those of us - governments, NGOs, members of the public - who have watched the tragedy of Zimbabwe unfold over recent years, this latest appalling attack comes as little surprise: it is a symptom of a country in crisis. An economy in free-fall -...
20 March 2007
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20 March 2007
Slow rate of inflation continues
The CSO February figures show that inflation fell by 0.2 percentage points from 7.4 percent reported in January to 7.2 percent. Reuters quoted officials saying that the slowdown was largely due to a lower increase in school fees and beef prices, but...
20 March 2007
'Absurd' MVA law to become victim-friendly
Since its establishment in 1987, the MVA Fund has attracted strong denunciation from a large section of society, largely for its fault-based compensation system. The system has resulted in innocent victims of road traffic accidents going...
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT 20 March 2007
Gaolathe, Moroka attend SADC meet
A statement from Finance and Development Planning ministry said yesterday that CoM is preceded by meetings of the Standing Committee of Senior Officials and the Finance Committee, that are preparing documentation for the Council of...
STAFF WRITER 20 March 2007
Ineeleng strives for full flowering of her career
Mmegi caught up with the woman who once made headlines in South Africa before returning home in 2001. Kavindama, who has recently opened De-flower shop, hopes to promote culture through silk flower arrangements fusing them with Setswana curios....
Thato Chwaane
Staff Writer 20 March 2007
BACKSTAGE
The Return is a first feature film for Russian commercials director Andrey Zvyagintsev. It won a Golden Lion as Best Film at Venice and was nominated as Best Foreign-Language Film for the Academy Awards in 2004. It is marked by the days of the week,...
SASA MAJUMA 20 March 2007
The gentleman of soccer is back
After a slow start to the season, Santos recovered in the second round and turned into giant killers. The clubs have improved after the sacking of David Bright who helped them regain promotion to the Premier League but struggled to get the winning...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 20 March 2007
BOKA receives cash boost
Speaking at the occasion, Botswana Post Deputy Marketing Manager, Comfort Maruping said they have discovered karate is one of the best run sports in the country and that is why the sponsors did not hesitate when approached by BOKA for sponsorship....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Correspondent 20 March 2007
Substitute break Prisons XI heart
The lanky forward slotted home just three minutes after being introduced to break a 1-1 deadlock and give GU victory in a Premier League match at the National Stadium. Both sides have been struggling to get the winner and it looked like the match...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 20 March 2007
Mogae mourns Koma
The President said: "It is with deep sadness that I have learnt of the death of a great son of Botswana, Dr. Kenneth Koma. "As a statesman and patriot, the late Dr Koma earned the respect of Batswana across the political spectrum. History...
21 March 2007
Jwaneng squatters scamper to new camp
As word reached many that Monday was the D-Day for demolitions, the settlers could be seen frantically dismantling what were once their homes. Metseame Mashiakgomo, who was amongst the first to occupy the area, was filled with sadness as she...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writers 21 March 2007
BULGASA to unionise in April
"It's going to be a challenge to be a trade union as we have to work hard in recruiting more members. The strength of our union is going to be determined by the strength of our membership," he said. He said unionising would give them more...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 21 March 2007
BDP tipped to retain Sefhophe council seat
The BDP has already beaten the opposition in two by-elections this year and looks set to carry the day in Sefhophe. But the situation could have been completely different if a united opposition contests in Sefhophe. In the general election, the BDP...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 21 March 2007
BDP stalwarts on a peace mission
"After protracted bitter infighting, the party has now found a winning formula that will possibly end the troubles bedevilling the party," asserted Molotsi yesterday. The council of elders, chaired by Jerry Gabaake, with retired politicians like...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 21 March 2007
BDP tipped to retain Sefhophe council seat
The BDP has already beaten the opposition in two by-elections this year and looks set to carry the day in Sefhophe. But the situation could have been completely different if a united opposition contests in Sefhophe. In the general election, the BDP...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 21 March 2007
Of accidents and victims
The green Mophane foliage shook in consonance as the wind massaged its leaves. So peaceful was this place that the sight of an "old" vehicle by the roadside immediately became such an eyesore that I wondered why no one was removing the vehicle shell....
Gordon Kembley
Correspondent 21 March 2007
Koma: The leading ideologue of progressive Botswana politics
He had, after an illustrious campaign for the opposition spanning close to forty years, disappeared into the oblivion of ill health and questionable ideological sincerity. I first met the man when I had abandoned the University of Botswana, Lesotho...
Rampholo Molefhe
Correspondent 21 March 2007
Truant MPs a big let down
We have further been informed that Standing Orders do not compel MPs to attend the debates as a precondition for accessing the lucrative sitting allowance. Some MPs in fact just go to Parliament to show their faces, before disappearing and the...
21 March 2007
Has Botswana's foreign policy changed?
Then Botswana was surrounded by vicious racist regimes of Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa. The geo-political environment of the day threatened the very survival of Botswana as a sovereign nation. Yet Botswana did not lose her unique voice on...
21 March 2007
An open letter to His Excellency President Festus Mogae
In the past two months, thieves attacked me. On no less than three occasions, two in broad daylight in front of many witnesses. The other attack happened at 10pm at BBS, along the main road leading to Phakalane, at the robots, when my car stalled,...
21 March 2007
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: suffering in silence
Mainly because of the AIDS pandemic, life expectancy at birth has plummeted across these countries. A person born today can expect to live to age 35 in Botswana and Lesotho, 47 in South Africa and Namibia, 38 in Zambia, 37 in Zimbabwe and only 31 in...
Larry A. Swatuk 21 March 2007
Cattle drop dead outside beleaguered abattoir
Informed sources say the logjam is the result of ongoing retrenchments at the abattoir, which have in turn led to reduced throughput. However, other sources say farmers came in an unusually large numbers in an attempt to take advantage of the 'EU...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 21 March 2007
BCL may ferry ore to Zim refinery
BCL is negotiating a toll refining agreement with BNCL whose capacity is presently under-utilised. A BNCL spokesman, James July, has confirmed that management teams from both parties are engaged in talks and that a settlement is likely to be reached...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 21 March 2007
Under-23 seek historic feat
The team meets Tunisia after a historic elimination of Angola from the qualifiers of the All African Games about two weeks ago. Young Zebras' goalkeeper, Noah Maposa, told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the presence of supporters would motivate them to...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 21 March 2007
Athlete donates to SOS Tlokweng
"It is not only your guardians here who care about you. The sporting fraternity also cares and we want to see you excel in your future endeavours," he said. Kgosiemang told the children about the joy of representing one's country as a top athlete. He...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 21 March 2007
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