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Three Batswana arrested in Zimbabwe
The trio, whose names police refused to disclose yesterday, were arrested on Tuesday this week in Victoria Falls, western Zimbabwe. Assistant Inspector, Philip Mpofu, police spokesman for Matabeleland North province, under which the resort town...
Fraser Mopfu
Correspondent 10 May 2007
Ghana VP hits at African leaders
He said the leaders preside over corruption, maladministration and socio-economic deprivation of the people. Mahama was speaking at the start of a three-day African Peer Review Mechanism (QPRM) continental conference held in Accra under the theme:...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Diplomatic row looms
The decision was announced on May 4 through the Botswana Government Gazette by the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Charles Tibone. The affected are American Rudolf Stavenhagen and Briton Domini Michael Atcher Taylor. "In accordance with...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Magistrate slams victims of tricksters
He expressed the sentiments when sentencing a man who claimed he was conned by a fraudster to 12 months in prison for stealing P35,000 from Cash Corp, a money lending company located in Broadhust. The convict Eric Keipeile was reportedly given the...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Major reforms planned for judiciary
"All our plans have the potential to immensely reduce the backlog of cases in our courts," he said. At the moment there are cases, civil and criminal, dating back to 2003 that need to be resolved. The judiciary engaged the services of Justice...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Motsumi addresses Air Botswana staff
As some of you may know, in December 2006, following a transparent tendering process, Cabinet gave my Ministry a mandate to commence negotiations with South African Airlink to explore proposals for privatisation of Air Botswana. Over the past few...
10 May 2007
PSI pulls out controversial condoms adverts
The now infamous "Ma-14" advert which ran on local publications depicts a girl who supposedly engages in sexual intercourse with an older man advocating the use of condoms presumably, the PSI's Lovers Plus flavoured and coloured range. Sources at PSI...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Condoms go up in smoke
He said the estimated cost of damages caused by the fire that gutted five other offices in the building that housed their warehouse is P10 million. He said there was a new consignment of six million condoms from India that were still to undergo...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
WHITHER BOTSWANA
Some parents were apparently so unhappy about this policy-shift that many of them still refuse to pay school fees for their children. Thus, 700 students were recently sent home from Lobatse Senior Secondary School for non-payment of fees, and will...
DAN MOABI 10 May 2007
Deadwood II must be done properly
For quite some time now, non-performance in the civil service has been a topical issue. There is a strong public perception that the civil service in general is in a state of rot. The message from the public has been loud and clear - there is a need...
EDITOR 10 May 2007
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10 May 2007
It's a fact: Many will lose jobs at AB
Human resource experts have been appointed to help Government negotiate redundancy packages with affected staff. In her address to the airline's executive management this week, Motsumi said that the new company would offer jobs to "suitably...
10 May 2007
Sweden grants P13.5 million for Okavango Basin
The present was made Wednesday night in Maun, according to officials from the commission. Sweden has offered to assist the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) towards the starting of a secretariat in Maun. The grant will fund...
10 May 2007
Miss Botswana to attend All-Africa Festival in Lusaka
The festival in the Zambian capital is aimed at cementing African relations through the fostering and exhibiting of African social and cultural values using "African beauty queens" yearly, as social "Goodwill ambassadors of Africa". Speaking at a...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Dargie believes he can still be top dog
Interestingly a good number of them are owned and run by some of the musicians who used to depend on him. Moreover, some established musicians such as Franco Lesokwane, and Jeff Matheatau have forged ties with Zimbabwean studios. But the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 10 May 2007
The title is ours-ECCO
This would mean that their nearest challengers BDF XI with 51 points from 25 games would finish second even if they win all their remaining five games. ECCO can get a maximum of 69 points while BDF XI can only reach 66. Legwatagwata said they will...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 10 May 2007
Prisons XI fight for survival
Assistant coach Gideon Tsenang told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they desperately need to win all their matches to survive. "It is a big task for us but we should at least win four games in order to survive or to make it to the play-offs," he said. He...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 10 May 2007
Scrap yards promote crime
The scrap metal dealers will be placed under fulltime surveillance, with police posted at their businesses or police recruiting informers in their midst. "These are extreme measures we don't easily resort to," Kapinga said. But this organised crime...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Desperate MoE hires retrenched expat teachers
This was after Francistown Senior Secondary School (FSSS) students revealed to Mmegi that despite MoE's assurance last term that shortage of Science teachers that rocked their School (FSSS) would be history in the second term, the acute shortage has...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 11 May 2007
Tender row hits Prisons
The wrangling centres on the tender for a company that will provide catering services at tomorrow's celebrations that will be graced by President Festus Mogae. The tender row has reportedly affected working relations between Masire and her immediate...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Judges deserve better pension - Nthomiwa
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Mmegi this week, Nthomiwa said it is only in Botswana in the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) region where judges do not get pensions. He said judges preside over trials, deal with...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
UB academics in active politics condemned
Even though the discussion was poorly attended, the involvement of academics in politics sparked a fierce debate, with the majority of the attendants attacking academics who are actively involved in politics. One of the participants, who did not...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 11 May 2007
Serema denies suspension claim
"It is not true that the party leadership wants to suspend them," Sereman said yesterday.During the last sitting of Parliament, MPs Duke Lefhoko (Shoshong), Boyce Sebetela (Palapye), Keletso Rakhudu (Gaborone North) and Botsalo Ntuane...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Search for missing boy continues
Assistant Superintendent Dennis Williams of the Botswana Police Service told Mmegi that there are four search groups, with eight members each, who are involved in the expedition to look for the boy between the villages of Mmankgodi, Ramotswa,...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Man gets 10 years for defilement
The first was a headman of Mohembo village who told the court that he knew Bonnie as a law-abiding citizen and a useful member of the community. The headman told the court that he was surprised to learn about the charge and the conviction of the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 11 May 2007
APRM funding status unclear
The revelation came to light during a presentation by Dr. Chris Stals, a member of the Panel of APRM Imminent Persons on Tuesday during the first APRM continental conference here. Stals noted that "most member states seem to be reluctant to continue...
Keto Segwai
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Minister calls for EU support
CITES holds its conference at The Hague, Netherlands on June 3. For years, Botswana and its southern African neighbours have been seeking to cull their excess elephant populations or to remove the animals from the list of endangered species. But...
STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
New twist in the BaBirwa saga
Kgosi Malema said he only learnt of the Maphula 'camp's' trip to Serowe upon their return when they came to his office to complain that Malema had earlier turned down their request to be heard. Malema dismissed the Maphula camp's claim as a...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
BPOMAS launches logo
Speaking at the unveiling of a new logo, Minister Tlou said in Gaborone yesterday that in order to deal with such issues, BPOMAS has over the years consulted with a variety of stakeholders and her ministry for assistance. She said despite the...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Here comes Africa's 'Pavarotti'
The affable Belobo has been based in Germany for the last six years. He says his opera exploits continue to surprise Europeans as they wonder how he cut it. Belobo says in the whole of Germany there are only two black people doing opera house,...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 May 2007
Seuz vows to take South Africans head on
Seuz was born Game Goabaone Bantsi at Serowe and is in the country not only to study, but also to exploit what he calls loopholes in the hip-hop fraternity. "South Africa is full of opportunities, but most people don't see them," he says. "Many live...
LUCAS MOLOI
Correspondent 11 May 2007
BACK STAGE
The series was launched in 2002 with Spider-man 1 and continued in 2004 with Spider-man 2 (see Mmegi 23 July 2004). Now three years later and with an investment of P1.9 billion, the sequel is here and much longer than its predecessors. One was fair,...
SASA MAJUMA 11 May 2007
BOOK REVIEW
Once, Two Islands is a first novel by Dawn Garisch. It is a rollicking good read, full of excitement, drama and imagination. It's a bit over the top with death and murder, but it is also filled with beautiful imagery, fine musical language and the...
Book Review
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 11 May 2007
Meet Lee, the entrepreneur who dreams in billions
At present, Transport Holdings is involved in the transport of fuel and provides bulk dry goods transport and consolidation, warehousing and distribution to the mining and industrial sectors in Botswana. Its MD, Anthony Lee, says the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 May 2007
Balancing your bank account?
First it was FNB and their 'Islamic' fixed-repayment loans, then Stanbic and their no-minimum-income accounts and loans. Recently, Barclays have been suggesting the extremely rapid issue of debit cards. This week, Standard Chartered Bank...
CONSUMER WATCHDOG 11 May 2007
STAYING AHEAD
"Few things have done more in the history of humanity to improve human existence than capitalism. It has created wealth at an unprecedented pace, eliminated poverty, abolished hunger, improved housing, and increased life expectancy. It created the...
DICHABA MOLOBE 11 May 2007
Stanchart launches 'Straight2Bank'
It is a fully integrated end-to-end platform that provides cash, trade, foreign exchange and securities services via a single sign-on access. The enhancements provide clients with streamlined and straight-through processing of transactions,...
11 May 2007
No retreat, no regret
It has now been over a year since the gloating Botswana National Front (BNF) re- opened its arms to former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president Otlaadisa Koosaletse, secretary general Mokgweetsi Kgosipula and New Democratic Front (NDF) chairman...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Zimbabweans boost business in F/town
Zimbabweans and the Chinese engage in business transactions at Haskins street. The affair is an on going process. Chinese provide the goods while Zimbabweans fork out the cash- simple deal. It is an undisputed fact that Zimbabweans are the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
Peer review could see full flowering of democracy
ACCRA: When the APRM was instituted in March 2003, Botswana made it clear it was not interested in being part of the process. This was in stark contrast to Botswana's established tradition of signing the international agreements timeously, save...
11 May 2007
Rural life, simply the best
The burning desire for change coupled with the spirit of adventure took the better of me. Consequently I succumbed and headed south in the quest for a better living. I embarked on a self-imposed exile, to live in some distant land...
TSWANELO HOSIA 11 May 2007
Mogae addresses HLCC
*Also, let me recognise the presence of delegates to the Public Private Sector Dialogue Conference in our meeting. The Public Private Sector Dialogue Conference started in Gaborone yesterday and the delegates are here this morning to observe...
Festus G. Mogae 11 May 2007
Old habits die hard
These bells in soprano,tenor,alto, or bass sounds make it easy for herdmen to locate their animals whenever they miss them. However,the instruments now sound like alarm bells warning of danger to come in future if no contingent plans are not ...
11 May 2007
QUESTION TIME
"The government headed by the firebrand Protestant cleric, Ian Paisley, completes a remarkable transformation of Northern Ireland from a symbol of violence and religious hatred into a peaceful, thriving community. Paisley (80) heads Northern...
PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 11 May 2007
BNF members should vote with their minds, not their hearts
Very soon the main opposition, Botswana National Front (BNF) will be going to its special congress to elect a new central committee. The special congress was called by the incumbent party president, Otsweletse Moupo after he became at odds with some...
11 May 2007
A Tribute to My Mother Sediko Lesupang
Yet despite all that there was a wealth of wisdom, love, and compassion that oozed from your being. It is as if you chose to shun the worldly acclaim shown in an ostensible way but instead preferred trophies etched in human hearts and spirits. What a...
11 May 2007
NITTY GRITTY
The fellows at the Nitty Gritty are at it again. They are trying to find new meanings to old ideas and concepts. This is what they do every so often when they are broke, bored and beaten by thirst. Not your usual thirst mind you, only the thirst that...
BAROLONG SEBONI 11 May 2007
NAMPAAD Week has been a good pad
The NAMPAAD Week is important as it is through the observance of such initiatives that farmers and Batswana in general are further informed on the various aspects of the agency and the importance of food production. Before the advent of the...
EDITOR 11 May 2007
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11 May 2007
GU seek redemption
The match kicks-off at 7pm and the once-mighty GU must be out to avoid defeat at the hands of another Gaborone rival for the second time in less than a week at the same venue. Importantly, the traditional rivalry between GU and Rollers will add spice...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 May 2007
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