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Mogae hosts SA bigshots
It is believed that the visits are business related though in other quarters it is believed they could very well be a prelude to a regional campaign by South African political aspirants seeking to sound out neighbouring leaders on their prospective...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
WHITHER BOTSWANA
This is understandable, of course; for high rates of unemployment are undesirable anywhere, and especially where economic activity tends to be dominated by foreigners. In view of this, it was not entirely surprising to see a recent front-page...
DAN MOABI 31 May 2007
There is no place for tribalism in Botswana
The recent agitation by various pressure groups, though accompanied by noble ideas, of equality and culture promotion brings with it the dangerous and explosive tribalism. The existence of the groups cannot be justified if they exist to dismantle...
31 May 2007
Rape of a Nation
Botswana is known to be a peaceful country and its citizens are peace-loving so why allow ugly things to reign in our lovely country. Gentlemen we need to talk to our spouses rather than to use our energy for bad deeds, God provided us with mouths to...
31 May 2007
Khama - the black box
How he intends to face up to the daunting tasks of poverty eradication, fighting youth unemployment and corruption remains a top secret. A lot of us are deeply worried about the rapid erosion of democracy that has characterized President Mogae'...
31 May 2007
Low cattle mass bothers BMC
Molapisi indicated that the kill for non-EU markets ended on Friday last week for the abattoir to prepare for the EU kill, which will commence on June 5."Our worry for now stems from the fact that we continue to attain low CDM. The Francistown...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
Botash invites bidders for shareholding
Late last year, Botash announced that the company had attracted the attention of various companies in the chemicals industry. In a recent interview, the Managing Director of Botash, Derek Cochrane, confirmed that a number of companies had...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correpondent 31 May 2007
BPC crafts solar energy use
The programme is funded for five years by the Botswana Government and United Nations Development Plan (UNDP) Global Environment Facility and will be integrated into the ongoing Rural Electrification Scheme. In an interview recently, UNDP Chief...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 31 May 2007
BHC coaxes mining sector
BHC Corporate Communications Manager, Mookodi Seisa, told Mmegi that they have not devised any concrete plan yet. "We have not set any amount of money nor the number of houses or the location. All we are saying is that we realise that there is an...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
SA gospel group tours Gabs
The group has already staged a number of promotional shows in several schools, including St Joseph's College, Kolobeng Livingstone College, and Legae Academy. While the band did only promotional shows in certain schools they held their first concert...
STAFF WRITER 31 May 2007
Slater: Life after Maitisong
The services he provides include tuning pianos and corporate entertainment. He recently organised entertainment for diamond mining giants Debswana at Orapa. Unlike most people who are new in business, Slater is not complaining. He says that his...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 May 2007
Judgement day for Masitara
Principal Magistrate, Barnabas Nyamadzabo is expected to establish the first milestone in the proceedings of the four-year marathon court battle, suspected to be the longest in the history of Botswana. It is alleged that Masitara raped his former...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
Gaborone nightclub eatery opens
The director of the club, Steve Raman, said they would be offering different dishes, including oriental cuisines. Raman said they have hired an Indian chef and two Batswana to run the kitchen. He said the club would provide entertainment...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 May 2007
Coaches tip Moloi for top award
BMC assistant coach Motswadi Motswadi said their defender Mmusa Ohilwe and Pontsho Moloi of Mochudi Centre Chiefs come to mind. "But I would opt for Pontsho because he has been the most exciting player this season. The other thing is that, in terms...
31 May 2007
Kgomela, Mutobo still recovering
Coach Guston Mutobo and Manager Benny Kgomela are still recuperating from a road accident they suffered when the mini- bus they were travelling in hit a cow around the Serule area and they fractured their legs. The accident occurred in the wee...
ERNEST KELAPILE
Correspondent 31 May 2007
Development is the key - ECCO City
He told Mmegi Sport this week that the secret to keeping most of their players together for a long time is to always give players' welfare a priority. "It should not necessarily be money but also trying by all means to be there for every player in...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
Judge reserves motor vehicle theft verdict
The duo, Leagelo Keaitse and Mothusi Hubona, were sentenced to 10 years to run conservatively for the two motor vehicle theft charges in Marobela village on March 24, 2004. First appellant (Keaitse) argued that his sentence must run concurrently...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 May 2007
Heart attack suspected in police crash
BAME PIET<br>Staff Writer Gaborone police believe that the officer driving the vehicle that crashed on Sunday might have suffered a heart attack before crashing, killing himself and a member of the public. Superintendent, Ringo Batshabeng...
31 May 2007
BOCODOL revs up the gears
The institution will include tertiary education in addition to secondary and vocational, which they have offered since their inception in 1998. The director of BOCODOL, Daniel Tau said in an interview that his institution is currently diversifying...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
Orapa marks HIV/AIDS candlelight memorial
The General Manager of Old Mines and the Acting General Manager of the Orapa and Letlhakane, Dan Mahupela, said this during the commemoration of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday. The event was attended by various HIV/AIDS...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 May 2007
Valuers threaten NDB with suit
The fight for the provision of valuation services has engendered tense relations between the NDB and the private property valuers who claim that last year the bank invited a pre-selected group to tender for the provision of property evaluation...
Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 31 May 2007
Must Botswana tolerate corruption?
"Koropshon is paat en passel of Afrikan kulture," he said.The generalisation is unscientific, based on a false appreciation of human development.The practical conduct of the Africans in the last 50 years makes the theory quiet attractive. In South...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 31 May 2007
Exhibitors fluffed at BOCCIM fair
But unfortunately as the dust settles at the BNTF grounds, exhibitors and viewers are disappointed with the organisation of the annual trade fair. In our Wednesday edition, we carried a story that aptly captured the mood of the exhibitors and...
31 May 2007
Reviving traditional sculpture
It is interesting to note that while still based in his home country, Ndodzu did not mentor any upcoming sculptors there partly because there were many mentors in Zimbabwe and partly because he was still learning the art himself.Mmualefe explained...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Nigerian movies take Botswana by storm
The Nigerian films, which are packaged in DVDs, have found a good market in Botswana. Despite the poorly produced quality of the movies they sell like fat cakes. Chinese traders mostly sell the Nigerian films.Although it is clear that the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 01 June 2007
I wash my hands off this weirdness
It also requires a willingness to wave any sense of comprehension of what it is all about because there is a multitude of over a dozen plots thrown at you in random confusion. If you do decide to go and see it, it is best to be prepared to just sit...
BACK STAGE
SASA MAJUMA 01 June 2007
I wash my hands off this weirdness
It also requires a willingness to wave any sense of comprehension of what it is all about because there is a multitude of over a dozen plots thrown at you in random confusion. If you do decide to go and see it, it is best to be prepared to just sit...
BACK STAGE
SASA MAJUMA 01 June 2007
No intention to keep Batswana out of diamond industry PHK
We want to move in an orderly way. Other countries have moratoria in place. Sixteen licenses have been issued so far. There is no intention on the part of Government to keep locals out of the polishing and cutting business. I have toured some...
STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Its economic growth first, then welfare
The thing is its well and good to strive towards prosperity. However, the road towards that goal is not as clear-cut as many of us think. Many of us, especially among the chattering classes, seem to think that all we have to do is to claim our seats...
STAYING AHEAD
DICHABA MOLOME 01 June 2007
No company has a right to make money
The first time a company said this I was actually quite surprised at my reaction. I wasnt upset. I thought it was hilarious. That was the company which had left one of their stores in such a state of disrepair that a shopper was...
CONSUMER WATCHDOG 01 June 2007
Story prompts a compassionate and caring response
Mmegi carried an article on March 27 by Nomsa Ndlovu which told the story of a distressed Johane who had lost all her belongings when her boyfriend torched her hut at Botshabelo in Maun. The father of her son and boyfriend of four years,...
01 June 2007
The quest for public transport
The discussions of different topics dominate the atmosphere. There is a fleet of vehicles, mostly privately owned vans and cars. These vehicles are organised and arranged such that each driver knows when it is his turn to load passengers.These...
DAN MOSEKAPHOFU
Correspondent 01 June 2007
Pheto Figars out your teeth
The Serowe-born Pheto has always been a straight A student at school. The only child of the late Simon and Mositi Moseki of New Town ward in Serowe, Pheto has always been a force to reckon with usually being the best student in the school. Although...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Botswana shines in new peace index
The study's release was timed one week before the leaders of some of the world's richest countries gather for the G8 summit in Germany to discuss global warming and sustainable development in Africa.According to the study Botswana is ranked above...
01 June 2007
The liars' last reunion
Bush and Putin both came to power in 2000, a year when their countries were scrambling to regain international respect, Russia from the chaos of the Yeltsin years and the US from the failed impeachment of President Clinton. Each country thought it...
Nina L. Khrushcheva 01 June 2007
Francistowners want own broadcast stations
Botswana boasts four radio stations - RB1, RB2, YaronaFM, Gabzfm and the soon-to-be launched DumaFM, all of which are based in Gaborone. Mmegi took to the streets to determine whether the matter is still an important issue for Francistowners. Thobo...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Let's share private stations
DBS which owns RB1, RB II, and Botswana Television, is reported to posses satellite space in their network which is running at less than half capacity. Experts indicate that the amount of Satellite capability DBS pays for is more than enough to run...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Masitara verdict expected today
He said that the complainant had told the court that Masitara phoned her on May 7, 2003 requesting her to stay behind in the Masitara Investments offices at President Hotel. Later that evening they met at the offices where Masitara switched off the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
The Duke, the Kaizer and the Boyce gagged
Member of Parliament for Palapye, Boyce Sebetela and two of his colleagues, Duke Lefhoko (Shoshong) and Keletso Rakhudu (Gaborone North) were on Tuesday hauled before the party disciplinary committee composed of a cabal of central committee members...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Nkate recalls taskforce to spearhead BIUST
The establishment of BIUST has been the responsibility of seconded officers from the ministry of Education who formed the coordinating council.Initially the university was to start its first instalment in August 2007 but the date has since been...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Mookane residents ready to go to High Court
"We have given them 30 days to do something about it or else we will instruct our lawyers to file the papers to the High Court," Mookangwane Obakeng, the spokesperson for the group told Mmegi yesterday. He said that they have tried to talk to...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Magistrate retires... No, sacked!
"How can they do this to me?" he demanded, as his hand shivered, going for a packet of cigarettes. He restrained himself from pulling one out and smoking. Dazed and stone cold as if his facial features had been sculptured, he pulled out a local...
Nomsa Ndlovu
Correspondent 01 June 2007
More than 400 Zim illegals deported
The areas covered by our station included Selepa, Somerset West and East Extension and Newstance. We also received some tip-off from some of the people who helped us identify these illegal immigrants," said Mathetha.He stated that given the high...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 01 June 2007
Motshidisi leaves politics to become kgosi
Kgosi Masego Olebile of Palapye confirmed to Mmegi that Motshidisi has been appointed headman of record with effect from the beginning of June. Motshidisi's appointment comes after a vacancy was created after the death of Former Palapye Deputy Chief,...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
UB registered with TEC
The certificate of registration was officially handed over to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Bojosi Otlhogile by the Executive Secretary of TEC, Dr Patrick Molutsi in a small but elaborate ceremony at the TEC board room. The ceremony was witnessed...
SAMUEL MORIBAME 01 June 2007
DK workshops Molepolole kgotla
He said in an interview yesterday that the idea is to stay for as long as possible with residents explaining to them how to access government schemes through which they can improve their lives. "We don't want the situation where people leave an...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 June 2007
Dictators are hardly ever their own creation
These come in the form of technocrats and bureaucrats who have learnt how, over many years, to shift papers from desk to desk and one level of the bureaucracy to the next. Often they are politicians whose own frailties compel them to lean on...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 01 June 2007
The elephant question
It is not going to be an easy fight given the vociferous insistence on a ban by two fellow African countries - Kenya and Mali. Kenya is actually proposing a 20-year ban on trade in elephant ivory. Ironically, these countries carelessly squandered...
01 June 2007
Did Roy Sesana deliver a message at 10 Downing Street, or not?
"In search of further details, I visited the UK Prime Minister's official website. While there was nothing about having a guy with horns over for tea, I did at least discover that its homepage has a new "Petition the PM" window, which now allows one,...
QUESTION TIME
PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 01 June 2007
Morality should not be selectively applied
The Letshabo group has been using the morality issue to try to remove Moupo from the presidency and were even claiming to enjoy moral high ground.As BNF followers we do understand and take seriously issues of 'morality and ethics', but where we...
01 June 2007
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