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The party walked out of the talks after BAM and BCP rejected its belated proposal for a total merger and adoption of its name. After the pullout, BCP and BAM forged ahead with the talks, resulting in last Mondays six-point agreement on the use of the...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

Batshu retires from police service

He took the position at a time when Botswana was experiencing a high rate of crime due to the influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Zimbabwe. Under his watch, Special Constables were introduced in 2005 to assist in the fight against crime....

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

Alleged rapist to know his fate next week

Prosecutor Oaitse Selemogo, appearing together with acting principal prosecutions counsel Keneiloe Lephalo, stated that in this offence for the prosecution to be successful, it had to prove various elements. It has to prove that sexual intercourse...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 19 April 2007

State witness breaks down in court

He admitted that he was telling lies because it was his first time in court. Mack had a field day as the witness wilted under vigorous questioning. Phozokwa appeared confused and disoriented. He said he was scared and he could not recall the...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 April 2007

South African robbery suspect denied bail

The South African is in the dock over a violent robbery at Jumbo Cash and Carry in Francistown on March 31. About P84, 000 was stolen in the robbery. The prosecutor Inspector Isaac Bojang of Central Police Station said that investigations are at an...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

A celebration of philanthropy

Representatives from First National Bank (FNB), Rotary International and Roche International will attend the event to present the following philanthropic gifts: FNB P90,000 to LifeLine Botswana, Rotary International P140,000 and Roche...

19 April 2007

Bobonong residents reject new ward

The deputy headman of Makala ward and secretary of the delegation, Joseph Maphula, said they are worried and unhappy with the new ward. He said they are not aware of the ward and it does not appear anywhere in the history of Bobirwa. He said Bobirwa...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

BCP, BAM make headway in cooperation talks

However, more consultations are still remaining in the Francistown West and South East South constituencies. In a document signed by representatives of the two parties, the principle of sharing would apply for both the central and local government...

STAFF WRITER 19 April 2007

CDC saves illegal settlements

In a report, the Central District Land Use Planning (CDLUP) said that such settlements, especially those that existed prior to independence and have some basic services should remain though they do not meet the 500 population criteria. The report...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

Bullet removed 39 years after war

The former communist soldier was shot during a battle in Quang Tri province in 1968, during the Vietnam War. Dr Hien added: Normally a person with a bullet in his heart would die immediately if they didnt have surgery right away. The operation...

19 April 2007

FCC is losing placard war official

Drivers are usually distracted by these placards especially near the flyover and they end up causing accidents. They also litter the city because they are usually left hanging and it becomes the duty of the council to clean them hence, a decision was...

Wanetsha Mosinyi Correspondent 19 April 2007

FCC is losing placard war official

Wanetsha Mosinyi Correspondent 19 April 2007

DJ Bunz's horror trip to Miami

DJ Bunz and Selebi-Phikwe based Ian "DJ Double H" Mapplebeck left Botswana on March 20, to attend a World Music Conference. He revealed that he had to spend 10 days sleeping on the airport floor after the person who was supposed to have...

Wanetsha Mosinyi Correspondent 19 April 2007

Western influence destroys Tswana poetry-Sealetsa

"Originally Batswana poets did not write down their works. Someone would just stand up and recite a poem without reading it from a script. But the Western way is different from ours. For instance a poem is not considered if it is composed of varying...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 19 April 2007

Govt must get tough over shoddy work

While much effort and time seem to be spent on the conception and mobilisation of projects, it appears little or nothing is done to ensure the agreed projects are successfully implemented. In many sessions in Parliament, members have complained about...

EDITOR 19 April 2007

SADC, Mbeki must ensure the Zimbabwe assignment succeeds

And although I cannot recall any reports about contacts with the Zimbabwe government, I have no doubt that this will have already happened. For as President Mbeki has already indicated, this is an urgent assignment since there is very little time...

WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 19 April 2007

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19 April 2007

Pluczenik joins the Botswana diamond glitter

The Belgian Group set up a diamond polishing company in January 2006 in Gaborone with an initial capital injection of $3 million (about P18.5 million) as the country moved into diamond beneficiation. President Mogae admitted that the setting up of...

STAFF WRITER 19 April 2007

StandardChartered appoints new CEO

He spent the last six years in Africa where he is credited with successfully growing the banks business in Nigeria and Uganda. Cutting is well traveled, having also worked in North America, Egypt, Singapore, and Hong Kong. His experience covers...

19 April 2007

Kimberlites found in Tsabong

The group said it has substantially increased its planned core drilling programme from 6,000 to 12,000 metres and will drill a 500 metre vertical hole into each kimberlite to obtain fresh, undiluted material for detailed analyses. It added that a...

19 April 2007

ABN Amro to meet with Barclays rivals

London-based Barclays, the No. 3 U.K. bank, will hold exclusive talks for the rest of the week to buy ABN Amro. There can be no certainty that they will lead to a transaction or what form it will take, the companies said in a joint statement. The...

19 April 2007

Tamirepi faces the axe?

At the weekend when Matjimenyenga travelled to Otse to play Police XI, the management reportedly decided to leave the coach behind. However, it is understood Tamirepi found his way to the game through public transport. The decision to lock the coach...

MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 19 April 2007

Mosweu goes against the grain

Tshepo Serwe of Mafolofolo volleyball club believes Sesupo Mosweus time as BVF president is up. She said volleyball still lags behind in many respects and the current BVF office has failed to rectify the situation. She stated that the sport has lost...

19 April 2007

Zebras stars land in Kachikau

The campaign under the slogan Zebra 4 Life, Test 4 Life is sponsored by the US embassy in Gaborone. The Information Specialist at the embassy, Laona Segaetsho said there is mood of excitement in the Kachikau region in Chobe District and some Zebras...

THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 19 April 2007

Debswana managers fault restructuring exercise

The employees have written to Marole showing their displeasure with the consultants carrying out the restructuring. "To say their grievances represent the grievances of all senior members, will be deceiving. They are pushing for their own...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 20 April 2007

Storm brewing at Prisons HQ

At the centre of the wrangle are Masire's alleged utterances last Tuesday that some warders were already not happy with the promotions before they were even confirmed and released by the highest authority. The promotions are yet to be confirmed by...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Allure of African nurses wane?

He said the whole process takes about a year before a nurse can take up a foreign job. He said that after an adaptation course, an English test, and acceptance, his agency gives the nurses a pin number. Such nurses can contact recruitment agencies...

THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Two child rapists given 20 years each

Justice Phumaphi said the accused were 24 and 19 years respectively at the time they committed the offence. "There are first offenders despite being finger printed. On the other hand there are weighty aggravating circumstances to be considered. In...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 April 2007

Court throws out Daisy Loo request

In their submissions the defence team led by Duma Boko contended that the Chief Justice Julian Nganunu in his judgment last year on the Daisy Loo case, made some prejudicial findings on the part of the deponents and his co-accused, arguing that the...

Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Babirwa petitions Ngwato Tribal Authority

They claim that the ward has been unconstitutionally established and they suspect some ulterior motives about it. It is also said that the ward has also installed a headman of arbitration who started drawing a monthly salary since...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Gabs taxi drivers declare war on pirates

The drivers have vowed to disrupt services on Friday morning to hand over a petition to the Minister of Works and Transport, Lesego Motsumi, over the "illegal bus services that have been operating within the Gaborone routing system". Gaborone Taxi...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Revellers kill suspected gangster

Superintendent Andrew Bosilong of Thamaga Police could not release the name of the deceased because relatives have not been informed. He said the youth from Mogoditshane is suspected to a member of a gang of young men who terrorised revellers...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Prisons' officerconvicted of corruption

Ramogapi pleaded guilty to awarding 20 purchase orders worth P160,000 to seven companies that belong to him in 2003. Before the awards, Ramogapi did not disclose to the department of prisons that he had interests in the companies. Chief Magistrate...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Regulations must be in tandem with changing scenarios

The recent court judgement in which Multichoice Botswana dragged the National Broadcasting Board (NBB) to the Lobatse High Court over the issue of licensing, attests to the complexity of regulating communication in this era of new technology. It...

STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Landmark decision in broadcasting case

In the case Justice Lakhvinder Walia of the Lobatse High Court ruled that services provided by MultiChoice do not amount to broadcasting in the context of the Broadcasting Act. The case arose after the NBB sought to regulate MultiChoice, like a TV...

20 April 2007

Typing her speaker's script

The session also afforded her the opportunity to talk about the challenges she has met along the way and how she overcame some of them; her achievements, and both the low points and the high points in her 'rich' life. In one word, Kokorwe tells us...

20 April 2007

Intelligence and Security Legislation: Botswana and South Africa

Apart from the jokes about stereotypical spies who in their restlessness and eagerness to use their funky gadgets and power get up to no good, many observers insist that a proper legislative mechanism has to be set up to make sure that the...

20 April 2007

Zambia's mines privatisation drive backfires

NDOLA: Mining is risky. Judged empirically, working in underground mining operations is more dangerous than hunting man-eating lions in the Chobe or any other national game reserve in the Southern African region. Far more people - underground miners...

20 April 2007

The April Connection

The unique thing about this fourth month of the year is that many leaders who have helped to change the world, including revolutionaries and dictators like Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein were born in April. Nearer home, former Rhodesian rebel...

BY HUMPHREY NKONDE
Correspondent 20 April 2007

Sorry plastic, you must go

Our country is very untidy due to indiscriminate disposal of litter; much of this comes from plastic carrying bags that are supplied en masse by retail stores. Not only are these plastics an eyesore and a turn-off, but they also lead to environmental...

EDITOR 20 April 2007

Is climate change caused by rich countries only? Part 2

A 1975 Ministry of Agriculture report summarized the findings of five years of integrated research into cattle production and the rangelands, and recommended improvements - all boiled down (after all that time) to internal fencing, disease control,...

20 April 2007

Inside information is a profitable trade for the rich

A situation where people in positions of power are allowed to use information which they have access to by virtue of their position is undesirable. In developed countries, such laws were prompted by insider trading associated with corporate officers,...

20 April 2007

Where is good governance in our public schools?

Something is amiss and some remedial measures ought to be undertaken to return the situation to normalcy. The Revised National Policy on Education, Botswana's education road map singled out centralization of power as a stumbling block to good...

20 April 2007

Reviving the Quartet

The Quartet has been dormant since 2000, because any peace process requires negotiations between the parties in conflict. Instead, the region has witnessed a policy of unilateral steps. Some measures - Israel's unilateral withdrawal from...

Volker Perthes* 20 April 2007

Is bonyatsi relevant in contemporary society?

According to Isaac Schapera, a leading anthropologist on Setswana customs, bonyatsi is when 'a man who is already married takes a concubine (nyatsi). The concubine maybe a divorcee, or a widow who would formerly have been taken over by one of her...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Isaac Chibua: The humble and gifted artist

"I developed interest in painting when I was still very young and by the time I did Form 5 I decided to be a full-time artist," Isaac said As luck would have it, in 1998, he was sent to Maun to do his national service at Nhabe Museum where he was...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

My African Dream search on

This year, however, the talent search crew only received entries from three areas being Gaborone, Francistown and Maun, despite having sent application forms to Lobatse, Jwaneng, Kanye and Ramotswa amongst others. The team has already started...

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

Nchunga is a rising star

But how could any less be expected of what was made of them? They whose lives were unknown to those who loved them." These are the words of the fiery young poet, Lesego Nchunga who has taken the world of poetry by storm. The young girl, who comes...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 April 2007

BOOK REVIEW

It is a product of Mel Gibson's feverish creative energies based on his imagination and lust for violence that he has previously demonstrated in Braveheart (1995) and The Passion of the Christ (2004). Apocalypto received three Oscar nominations, but...

SASA MAJUMA 20 April 2007

Zim raises fare on F/town-Bulawayo train service

Fanuel Masikati, the NRZ public relations manager, said the new fare was effected last week, but argued that it was still lower than road transport fares. "It must be noted that the fare remains affordable if you compare it with other transporters...

FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 20 April 2007

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