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Deportation zig-zags
On April 2, government agents served Dr Chiamonwu with a deportation order after he was declared a prohibited immigrant under section 7F of the Immigration Act. Dr Chiamonwu was to be flown out of Botswana within 24 hours via Johannesburg to...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
Physios demand better deal or else
Chairperson Kenny Boiteto and his deputy Gofemaone Mokonoono said they had been sent to Gaborone recently to present the concerns of students in Ireland and the Caribbean Islands to the Ministry of Health. Boiteto said physiotherapists are...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
Opposition thwart BDP in UB SRC
Although they went to the elections as rivals, the two main opposition parties - BCP and the BNF - have both filed protests against the BDP victory. In their separate affidavits filed with the Student Judiciary, the BCP and the BNF called for the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Church leader appeals for peace in Zimbabwe
In a sermon delivered at an ecumenical service on Wednesday evening at Trinity Church, Dandala said what is happening in Zimbabwe is a blight on the conscience of all Africans, and no one could derive pleasure from the continued misery of the...
11 April 2007
The days of pushing paper over
It should, however, be a concern that the talks had to be suspended the way they have been. The suspension came through a parliamentary motion almost at the tail end of the process. Privatisation of state asset is a new economic policy of choice...
11 April 2007
AS I SEE IT
He is right. It is most likely in 2009 the BDP might win majority constituencies, but poll less than 50 per cent of the total vote. The scenario would expose the First-Past -the-Post system as invalid and undemocratic, though he favours it for having...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 11 April 2007
Dr Kenneth Koma - sowing the socialist mustard seed
'You do not have to be poor any longer. As long as the means of producing goods were not sufficient to provide for all, perhaps this evil was inevitable. It is no longer inevitable. You are poor not because of anything you have done or anything you...
11 April 2007
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11 April 2007
Chibuku popular despite price hike
BBL General Manager Jeremy Melvin said in a telephone interview that they were expecting a reaction from their customers in the short term. He was, however, hoping the reaction would not be sustained. "It's like any other commodity - fuel or maize....
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 April 2007
LionOre recommends Xstrata takeover
LionOre directors endorsed the takeover after Xstrata filed a formal offer of $C18.50 (or P99.53) a share with Canadian regulators. LionOre chairman Donald Bailey said the company had been assessing various strategic alternatives for the past twelve...
11 April 2007
Local artistes perform for charity
Proceeds from the show are intended to finance an educational trip for pupils with disabilities to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) later this year. However, not many attended the show, perhaps this had something to do with the chilly...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Zim visitors cause stampede
"The over-crowding was caused by public holidays because no extensions were being processed during the period. And these people (Zimbabweans) come in large numbers to do their shopping here," explained Majola. However, the situation was under...
11 April 2007
Moshaga to bounce back
But the tall artiste insists he is a professional musician who does not just cut albums for the sake of keeping his face in the limelight. He says that his six-year sabbatical will come to an end next September when he releases the album he is...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Kasiology: something for everyone?
The name Kasiology, taken from street lingo, kasi, immediately provokes thoughts of hardcore kwaito music, or at the very least, songs about life in the ghettos. To many who were mesmerised by Vee's 2004 smash hit, Kasi angels, Kasiology...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 April 2007
BACK STAGE
This feature-length documentary had its Botswana premier at the Ditshwanelo human rights film festival in 2003. "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" was first released in South Africa on February 14 2003. It is powerful, fast moving and...
SASA MAJUMA 11 April 2007
Olympic Games draw today
A confident Young Zebras' coach David Bright said yesterday that the qualifiers will afford his charges a chance to test their character against Africa's best. He pointed out that people should not expect much from the Young Zebras as they will be...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
BDF IX reclaims Easter title
The game was a replay after the initial encounter was called off due to darkness the previous day. The champions must have breathed a sigh of relief when the defending champions, Scramblers, disappointedly crumbled and bowed out of the tournament at...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Memorial service
Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Notwane have called on the nation at large to join them in honouring the fallen hero. Panene, 44, died on Thursday night at Princess Marina Hospital, days after he was involved in a car accident while...
11 April 2007
Trouble brewing at Naughty Boys
But reports reaching Mmegi Sport indicate that all is not well at the club with accusations and counter-accusations doing the rounds as supporters feel left out of the affairs of the team. The problems are said to have trickled down to the players...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Chiefs' future looks bright
The Under-15 side went all the way to win its category after thrashing the hosts, Winners 2-1 in the final over the Easter Holidays. The Chiefs' Under-17 team did well despite losing 9-8 to their South Africa opponents, Winners in a post-match...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
BCSA transforms into BOPEU
This follows a special conference held over the Easter holidays, which decided to dissolve the old BCSA to pave the way for the formation of BOPEU in line with article 26 of BCSA constitution. BOPEU has been formed for the purposes of...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Robbery case verdict set for April 30
Both state and the accused are anxiously waiting for Magistrate Nsikelelo Moyo's April 30 verdict. Facts of the case have been poured before the court by state witnesses while the three accused men - Metlha 'Golden Tooth' Maphanyane and his...
NOMSA NDLOVU
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Govt approves new pay levels for police
The rank of sergeant has been raised from B1 to C4, sub-inspector from C4 to C3, inspector from C3 to C2, assistant superintendent from C2 to C1, superintendent from C1 to D4 and senior superintendent from D4 to D3. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of...
11 April 2007
Defilement-accused acquitted for lack of corroboration
(But) in this case, there is no corroboration," Francistown Chief Magistrate Kenneth Obeng said as he summarily dismissed the case last Wednesday. Obeng said the accused's wife, Widzani Mokgosi, who is also a cousin of the complainant, had denied...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
BDF chicken keep night crawlers on the floor
Tatitown Police station commander Superintendent Seabe Maboka confirmed the incident but could not divulge more details. Maboka said they are investigating the theft charges against a BDF junior officer and said the suspect had been released...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 11 April 2007
Why do people rape?
University of Botswana (UB) academic and social work lecturer, Log Raditlhokwa, views rape as a complex issue in the sense that rapists are different and that there are different factors that influence them. He says there are instances in which a...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 11 April 2007
Base Models relocates to Jo'burg
She said after a decision to relocate to South Africa, keeping her office in Gaborone was not easy so she had no alternative but to close it in preparation of opening an agency in Johannesburg. She pointed out that while she will be operating from...
12 April 2007
Kups resurfaces after five years
The two men who have resurrected the group Keokopile 'Kups' Badumetse and Brahman Philemon Pedigree told Showbiz that they have been working on their new album Mmapula for the past three years. They said the group disbanded after releasing two...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Orange warns competitors over licence
The mobile phone company, which is currently neck-on-neck for a slice of the lucrative market with Mascom Botswana, recently became the second recipient of the service neutral licence or Public Telecommunications Operator (PTO) licence.It joins fixed...
STAFF WRITER 12 April 2007
LionOre cools BSE de-listing worries
Buck's comments come after LionOre, which has mining interests at BCL and Tati Nickel in Botswana announced that it would cease being a public company in Australia. Already the company is working on a proposal to establish a share sale facility to...
STAFF WRITER 12 April 2007
'Open Season' jamboree for Kasane this time around
This year's marker will be held on April 20 at the Chobe Marina Lodge and April 21 at the Mowana Safari Lodge in Kasane. Dignitaries will include the Minister of the Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Kitso Mokaila, and Debswana Managing Director...
12 April 2007
State denies interfering with Icasa
The department denied media accusations that it was undermining Icasa's authority."At no point has the minister proposed that there be a moratorium on pay-television licensing, as has been alleged by the media," the department's director-general,...
12 April 2007
Unity is strength...
As the unionisation drive unfolds, we would like to advise these organisations to come up with creative and user-friendly names. In this era of branding, a user-friendly name or better still, the acronym, can mean either success or death for...
Editor 12 April 2007
Immigration Act: No remedy against the patently undemocratic law
The attorneys were expressing their frustrations about the section of the Immigration Act, which empowers the President of Botswana to declare any person a prohibited immigrant as a result of "information received from any source deemed by the...
12 April 2007
BDP backbench doing a sterling job
Members of parliament, especially the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) backbench have of late taken it upon themselves to make cabinet accountable and more answerable to parliament. They have vigorously challenged many cabinet decisions. This...
12 April 2007
SADC must abandon conspiracy of silence over Zimbabwe
Whoever originated the saying, "Silence is golden", played a very cruel and sick joke on Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki believed the hogwash and, trying to stand out among presidential imbeciles, and especially trying to camouflage his cowardice, labeled his...
TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE* 12 April 2007
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12 April 2007
BDP branch rejects constitutional changes
The region composed of the five Gaborone constituencies contend that there is general concern that the amendments threaten the democratic fibre of the party The task force was headed by former cabinet minister Tebelelo Seretse. Many people within...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Youth lashed for State House trespass
The court heard that the young man was caught inside the buildings. Even Monametsi could not hide his surprise at the calm boy who pleaded guilty to the charge. He pleaded with the court to be lenient with him, promising he would never...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Lesedi Primary helps ailing teacher
A Lesedi Primary School teacher, Boitseo Tebogo told Mmegi that they have raised P3, 000 for the medical bill. She said the school has effected a culture of helping others, with the aim of teaching their pupils that people do not live in isolation....
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
The weaknesses of inmates' rehabilitation system
"If the same government that is encouraging rehabilitation can say it cannot hire ex-convicts just like the private sector, parastatals and some individuals, then there is something wrong with the system," she lamented.She said that a majority of...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Airlink still in running to buy stake in Air Botswana
The continuation of negotiations between Airlink and Botswana's Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency quashes media reports from that country that the negotiations had been stopped by parliament.It was alleged that Boswana's...
12 April 2007
BOPEU remains unflappable after unionization
While many public servants are excited over the development, Motsamai said they would continue to negotiate with the employer like they have done in the past. "We managed to negotiate the pension scheme and the medical aid among others and no...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Aircraft force-lands in Botswana
The ground search team comprises members of the Botswana police, the Wildlife Department, medical personnel and members of the public from Middlepits and surrounding areas. The statement said the Botswana Department of Civil Aviation has received...
12 April 2007
Easter brings good tidings for Ratholo village
There used to be only one church under the name African Baptist Full Gospel Apostolic Church but it officially split into the current two churches in 1975 when the late Robert Modikwa led the FGAC while his ABFGAC counterpart Shalobane Motlhabane led...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Gunners hoping for the best
Though Gunners are relatively safe as they are sitting on position 10 with 25 points from 22 games, they must guard against sinking into the relegation zone because they have been doing poorly of late. After a promising start to the season,...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Khetho, Lopang retain chess titles
Each scored an impressive 6.5 out of seven points. Thabo Gumpo of Naledi Secondary School lost just one game to win the boys Under- 21 competition, while Otshepo Seidisa of Maun Secondary School (MSS) won the inaugural girls Under-21 title. Khetho...
KENNETH BOIKHUTSWANE
Correspondent 12 April 2007
Sedimo praises ANOCA team
Sedimo said he is proud that the team did well despite having little time to prepare because of late notification. "We are encouraged by the determination and resilience exhibited by members of the Botswana team," he said. He encouraged the Botswana...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
Botswana juniors crash out of Africa tennis
In the quarters, Ramiaramanana defeated exciting Mauritius player, Read Karakhi 6-4, 6-2. The Madagascan posted a scintillating performance to ensure that he remains tops in the Under-18 boys category. In an interview with Mmegi Sport yesterday,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 12 April 2007
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