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Police won't conduct fresh probe - Kapinga
During the just completed rape trial of Masitara, it was revealed that the towels that Masitara allegedly used to wipe himself with went missing from the Central Police Station. Another exhibit that went missing was a camera film, which...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 June 2007
Moupo law firm faces the axe
"Pursuant to section 13/96 of the Legal Practitioners' Act, you are hereby given thirty days notice from 30th May 2007,to renew your Practising Certificate(s), failing which your name will be removed from the roll," states one of the letters from the...
Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Helicopters welcome
Helicopters would definitely give them the capacity to discharge their mandate effectively," said Baboloki Tlale, Executive Secretary, of Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisation. He said the public has always expressed concern that the...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Low blood pressure could be lethal
He said these could indicate the possibility of other diseases either of the heart, the hormones or the brain."If blood pressure drops suddenly or is accompanied by symptoms such as those listed above, including blurring vision and a cold clammy skin...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Construction of arts college delayed
"We will finish this project. We have to. Otherwise we will pay for the delay if we don't finish on time," said Mr. Liu, the administration officer at the construction site.Liu said the project should be completed in two years and three months, which...
Tumelo Setshogo 07 June 2007
Thugs attack Asian trader in Phiring
Another witness said that they tried to call police 999 and through the Orange and Mascom cellphones but without success. "The car was abandoned a few meters from the house," Senior Superintendent, Officer Commanding Milton Mapange of Serious Crime...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
BDP bigwig linked to BNYC top job
Information reaching this paper is that the BNYC board members are said to be pondering behind close doors on who to settle for between Tina Molathegi and Dingalo. It is understood that Human Resources Management Company (HRMC), the...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff writer 07 June 2007
Woman pleads guilty to threat to kill
The 33-year-old wife has pleaded guilty to four counts of threatening to kill the husband after the charge sheet was amended. The Kagisos have been frequenting the court since February when his wife threatened to end his life on four different...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Attorney's alleged killer gives evidence
Gerald Dube is charged with the murder of Zimbabwean attorney Patricia Majoko and her two children, Amotjilani and Dumisani, and their maid Lindiwe Ncube. It is alleged that Dube, on September 13, 2001, allegedly murdered the quartet at their place...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 07 June 2007
Japan loses whale bid at U.N. wildlife trade talks
Conservation groups hailed the decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that came just days after the International Whaling Commission (IWC) upset Japan by confirming its global moratorium on commercial...
07 June 2007
Teachers' Day: There is nothing to celebrate - Ditau
"We experienced a lot of onslaught from the minister (Jacob Nkate) through the media. There is no social dialogue between key partners within the ministry and we are unhappy about that," Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU) president Eric Ditau...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Newspapers should go digital
Speakers at a workshop said the newspaper was a dying breed but could avoid extinction by modernising its approach and extending its digital reach. "We have to learn that online is where the action is, and we have to move our journalistic resources...
07 June 2007
Gospel concert billed for Babusi
Various gospel groups, including Amadodana Ase Wesile, a South African gospel group, and Ikonzo Ya Mawesile, another gospel group from Kurumane, South Africa, and the organisers (Makawana A Pina), will be showcasing their singing prowess. According...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
ABC to have new portfolios
Already, several unnamed investors have expressed interest in buying ABC shares ahead of the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) intended to pave way for private placement. One of the international financiers that have agreed to place a 10 percent...
STAFF WRITER 07 June 2007
Poor infrastructure inhibits investment
"While successive government budgets have included significant funding for infrastructure development, there have been deficiencies in implementation, which include projects not being carried out timely, poor construction and, therefore, inferior...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Promote homeownership - Senye
Speaking on Tuesday at a breakfast forum organised by the asset manager and FinMark Trust, Senye said that in developed countries the developed mortgage industry has evolved in a way that provides housing finance for the majority.He was concerned...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 07 June 2007
Police helicopters a blessing
It has always been our view that in order to serve the functions for which they were set up, the Botswana Police Service needed to be supported with both human and material resources. There is no question that the more developed and globalised world...
EDITOR 07 June 2007
It's OK for expat tourism operators to protect their interests
For my part, I think the letter confirms my view that those who saw anything sinister in the intentions of the authors of the letter were mistaken. I read it as carefully as I read the initial reports of the newspaper on it, and I battled to find...
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 07 June 2007
Otusira - a concoction of a perverted mind
It is with respect to the Otusira issue raised in this book and the Mmegi report that I wish to make a couple of observations. Orusira is a word which has been adopted by the Herero people by corrupting the Setswana word Lesire. As in Setswana, the...
07 June 2007
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07 June 2007
Fighters fire salvo at BFA
Matengu was included in the squad at the eleventh hour to replace Township Rollers' shot-stopper Barolong Lemmenyane. It was only reported on Friday morning that Matengu had travelled with the squad to the Great Lakes region. Interestingly, in the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Woman golfer excels in Namibian Open
Mosimanekwena told Mmegi Sport yesterday that though it was not an overall gross or net, she was happy at what she had been able to accomplish on foreign greens. "I also gained much experience from this event and hope to achieve even more in next...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 07 June 2007
Zebras' HIV drive impresses US envoy
The US envoy explained that US $100.000(approximately P600 000) has been set aside to reach more places. Canavan said the wonderful thing about the project is that "it takes HIV testing to the people". She asserted that the drive would also help...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 07 June 2007
We are clean, says Botswana
The US Department of Justice early this week noted that "the official act allegedly undertaken by Jefferson included leading official business delegations to Africa, corresponding with US and foreign government officials, and utilising congressional...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Of performing artists and promiscuity
At the height of his fame, Kuti married 27 women at a ceremony in 1978 and went on to invite a horde of concubines to stay in his commune where he openly led a polygamous life. The artist died in August 1997 of what is believed to be AIDS-related...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Do you know what trust is?
The Good Shepherd is an historical film about the origins of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States of America (US). The CIA is 60 years old this year. It is a mixed product of World War II and the start of the "Cold War" against...
08 June 2007
The Mad House debacle
Long live the Crazy Eight! They are back again with all their sophomoric pleasures that are all at once inane, trite, banal and also compelling. Spud is Johnny Milton who has penned his spasmodic diary of his second year at an elite boarding school...
08 June 2007
Gunners to pay heavily?
At the time, the team which sent Rollers to the dusty first division grounds was Lobtrans Gunners, the team they are meeting in their last 2006/7 Mascom Premier League encounter at the National Stadium tomorrow. It was former Rollers' top marksman,...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Time to say good-bye?
Interestingly, the team he might be joining is Rollers. Since the last two seasons, Motlhabankwe has been linked to sides like Notwane, BDF XI and Rollers but the move never materialised as he opted to stay put at Gunners. In January, Motlhabankwe...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
It's crunch time for TAFIC
TAFIC's berth in the Top 8 will be determined by two things - winning against Nico and the other Top 8 contenders Township Rollers losing their game against Lobtrans Gunners. Rollers are sitting on the eighth spot with 39 points while TAFIC are in...
ERNEST KELAPILE
Correspondent 08 June 2007
No need to have sent chess team to Europe
This dismal performance, the first ever by a Botswana team, continues to draw criticisms from all over the world on what the results mean for Botswana and Africa chess in general. The world press had a field day, with such powerful chess websites...
08 June 2007
African Diamonds raises cash for AK6
The company said it expects to use the funds to develop and expand its exploration activities in Botswana including its De Beers joint venture projects, and for working capital purposes.African Diamonds have a joint venture with De Beers over the AK6...
08 June 2007
Tourism holds the key for Botswana - Huggins
In an interview with Business Week recently, Travel Leisure (PTY) Ltd chairman, former United States ambassador to Botswana Joseph Huggins said there is need for a concerted campaign to make the country's protected sites such as Tsodilo Hills and the...
STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Party time
In fact we had 180 service stars there along with their managers, all sorts of business and government leaders and our extra-special-guests, the President and the Minister of Finance.Again the party was very generously sponsored by Standard Chartered...
08 June 2007
China comes to the rescue of Debswana
The Acting General Manager for the Letlhakane and Orapa mines, Dan Mahupela said yesterday that the tyre shortage has cost the mines 5.5 million tonnes loss of production. "But with the acquisition of the new tyres and trucks, production is looking...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Commuters at the mercy of rent seeking combi men
To be fair to BPC, I later learned that before the weekend in question, they announced possible power interruption on national radio. If that were true, I would still slightly fault them because some of us get our information from alternative media...
08 June 2007
'Domkrag' committee in Palapye to review progress
BDP executive secretary Dr Comma Serema says the PEEC is meeting to review progress and to strengthen the BDP's organs and committees. The incumbent PEEC's mandate is coming to an end in July. "Since the current committee is due to conduct a handover...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Mogae acknowledges hazard from recent power blackout
The supply returned with a force exceeding the carrying capacity of affected lines, torching everything in contact. A tall tree caught fire in Tlokweng, conducting the current into a nearby water pipe that supplies Martha Moraka's home in Botshabelo...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Stop the rot, sexy teachers told
Speaking at the National Teachers Day celebrations held at Jwaneng yesterday, Keorapetse Kgasa said that it is disturbing that some of their colleagues are perennially counted among the truants and irresponsible citizens. He said teachers are role...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
School fees: Govt clears the air
Clarifying government's stance on the issue of school fees in secondary schools, an officer at the ministry told Mmegi that the press release published in yesterday's Daily News was yet another effort by government to ensure all stakeholders have...
STAFF WRITER 08 June 2007
Phikwe schools doing well - headteacher
Oabile urged teachers to explore and make good use of the Performance Management System (PMS). He noted that the Phikwe schools continue to do well because they apply initiatives like WITS and PMS. He, however, said though the schools have been...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
Headman who flogged woman broke the law?
He said in Setswana culture, a child is not supposed to insult his or her parents.The headman said anyone who "violates" this rule deserves severe punishment. He said this is why he sentenced the woman to four strokes, which were administered...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 June 2007
Thapong artists forge ahead
The exhibition, which is an initiative of registered members of Thapong led by Ray Gare, showcases the works of the artists. According to the coordinator, if artists unite and put their egos and differences aside, they will be able to make a major...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 June 2007
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