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Ministry Recalls Drugs
The Ministry of Health has decided to pull the ARVs out of the market after it was found they contain a substance that exposes patients to risks of cancer. After admitting its flaws, the manufacturer, a Switzerland company, called Roche released a...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 11 June 2007
Thieves Steal P53, 000 In Airport Raid
Superintendent King Tshebo of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport confirmed the incident but said that they had no details about the raid. He said that no arrests have been made and was unable to confirm the exact amount of money stolen because...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Minister Pleads For Patience On Zim
Kedikilwe, commonly known as PHK, said this at a packed theatre after watching a political drama organised by human rights groups in Zimbabwe and Botswana at Maitisong last Thursday night. The play protrayed neighbouring governments in a bad...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 11 June 2007
Chillie-ing Out With Elephants
District Wildlife Coordinator (DMC), Sibangane Mosojane says research shows that growing a special type of chilli pepper, suitable for making Tabasco chilli sauce, as a buffer along the fence of a field has proven to be an effective method in...
Nomsa Ndlovu
Correspondent 11 June 2007
IDM Student Best In Africa
34 year-old Simon Mutiwasekwa, who works as a workshop manager for Nokia, said he felt honoured that his efforts had paid off. In addition to his distinctions and credits, Mutiwasekwa did four projects - networking, PC support, Java and Structured...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Princess Marina Runs Out Of Psychiatrist Drugs?
One of the affected patients revealed that for a month now he has not been taking medication because there is nothing at Marina, instead he was referred to Mochudi, a place he described as always congested. He revealed that as a result of...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 11 June 2007
Fire Scare At AG's Chambers
However, later on, the firemen who attended to the scene found that the alarms went off because of smoke from one of the generators in the building. An employee at the Attorney General's Chambers said firemen were called in to check the source of the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 June 2007
AG Chokes On Masitara Appeal
Barnabas Nyamadzabo found that the conduct of the complainant was not credible.The Director of Public Prosecutions, Leatile Dambe, prosecuted the high profile case, which dragged for over three years. Dambe was pitted against veteran attorney, Doreen...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 June 2007
Zim Crisis Makes Them Laugh
Our song, co-directed by Botswana's Pascar Proctor of Showtime Theatre Company, and Mandla Moyo, from Zimbabwe, is a collaboration between Botswana's human rights non-governmental organisation (NGO), Ditshwanelo, and its Zimbabwean counterpart,...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 11 June 2007
Loud Music Will Make All Of Us Deaf By 2016
The community centres and social clubs have given way to nightclubs and bars where the music is played without regard for the natural hearing range of the ear. That is where my argument stumbles, but I can surely tell from my seldom visits to...
Talking Musika
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 11 June 2007
A Nutritious Approach To Ward Off Winter Blues
So vacations to a warm destination are always a welcome idea. Otherwise a laid back routine of eating and staying warm will do just fine, except that the danger is, we tend to overeat. I would say that eating instantly becomes a favourite sport...
Food For The Soul
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 11 June 2007
Leo Schachter Puts A Premium On Govt Support
The company, which owns Leo Schachter Botswana (Pty), a diamond cutting and polishing company based here, came to Botswana when skeptics viewed the polishing and cutting of rough stones in the country as unprofitable.Elliot Tannenbaun, who is the...
11 June 2007
Diamond Polishers Complain Of Poor Labour Relations
"We are not treated well by Management, which even refuses to recognise employee organisations," one of an employee delegation of three told Kedikilwe Thusrday."We cannot even talk with our Management," another added.They said Kedikilwe was the first...
11 June 2007
Marole To Announce Pledge To Shore Up Agric Shows
"It is at this event that Marole will formally present the substantive amount that has been pledged to the Ministry of Agriculture to supplement price money allocated to agricultural shows by Government," says Jacob Sesinyi, Debswana's Public and...
11 June 2007
Longer Wait For Amstel's Return
Consumers should be able to purchase Amstel from the beginning of next month, he says. SA ran out of Amstel in March after Heineken cancelled South African Breweries' (SAB's) licence to brew the beer locally.Litherland says initially there will be a...
11 June 2007
A Play On Words
If you are tired of reading this sort of thing, well, I'm tired of having to write this sort of thing. Unfortunately, until something really does change, I will just have to keep on writing. This time, I want to talk about discipline in the...
Out to lunch
SHAMEELA WINSTON 11 June 2007
Airport Heist, Not gain!
That incident opened a can of worms about security issues at the country's flagship airport. It was through the heist that we learnt with disbelief that for years the airport has been operating without security cameras or any high technology that...
EDITOR 11 June 2007
The Difference Maker
Attitude towards failure is the great difference maker. Attitude is always important, but it becomes much more important in terms of separating winners from losers during trying times. Winners have healthy perspectives of looking at failures, and...
THE WINNERS CODE
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 11 June 2007
Combis And Tension
Set aside, the obvious questions regarding public need and focus on all those critical comments about the combi service, about the rudeness of combi conductors, the aggressive driving and maniacal horn blowing and it became obvious that the principal...
Etcetera ll
SANDY GRANT 11 June 2007
New Radio Stations Herald Exciting Times
Last month the mass media marketplace became more competitive. The issuance of three national radio licences has given a new complexion to the broadcasting terrain. It has been a long haul to the National Broadcasting Board's decision to...
Guest column
BOTSALO NTUANE 11 June 2007
The Preservation Of Evidence
One of the most determinant factors that led to the demise of the controversial Masitara rape case, as captured clearly by Magistrate [Barnabas] Nyamadzabo when dismissing the case, was purely a breach of respect of authenticity and...
11 June 2007
Cartoon 11-06-07
11 June 2007
The Struggles Of An Orphan
The first thing one senses when entering this home is the loneliness that runs the home. It is obvious that she has no much hope for the future. At the tender age of 19, some people only have to wonder how life would be if they did not have their BMW...
Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Ugly Scenes Spoil Thriller
Mapantsula lost the game 2-1 through goals scored by Zulian Phiri and Kaone Molefe. Gunners' consolation goal came from an impressive Othusitse Mahube. Things got out of hand in the 83rd minute when referee Joshua Bondo awarded Rollers a...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Zebras Lie In Wait For Mauritania
After losing 1-0 to Burundi in Kigali on June 3, the Zebras will be hoping to repair their dented pride and settle the score with their opponents after losing the first leg 4-0 in Nouakchott nine months ago. The Burundi defeat has technically ended...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Kabelano Promises Thrills And Spills
A notable absence is that of Lobtrans Gunners who have been a regular feature in the charity cup over the years. The Lobatse outfit enjoys a huge following and it remains to be seen if their absence will not have a negative impact on the attendance....
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Ping-Pong On Threshold Of Major Breakthrough
"BTTA pledges its support for the newly formed body and hope to establish a good working relation with it," he said. He also said that BTTA continues to have a good relation with BISA, recalling that during last year's Independence Open tournament,...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 11 June 2007
Child trafficking rife in Botswana
There are parents, guardians, and relatives who sell or give away their children because they cannot provide for them. There are also people who target poor families and take their children away promising to feed, clothe and take them to school.The...
BASHI LETSIDIDI
Correspondent 12 June 2007
Ghetto Artists educate Francistowners
The characters in the play, E YA KEKELA, range from people, body parts to STIs. They are characters representing people, vaginas, STIs like gonorrea, syphilis and more. Ghetto Artists has teamed up with ACHAP through the District Multi Sectoral...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
Former Miss Malaika Botswana brings a crown
It was not an easy road for the young beauty who says despite her appeals to different government departments for help, ahead of the competition, she was largely ignored. The beauty queen is unhappy that the Department of Youth, Sports and Culture...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
Then they just vanished
Nina's Journey is the story of the Swedish writer-director Lena Einhorn's mother, Nina Rajmic, a Polish Jew whose parents were from Russia. Their home was in Lodz, central Poland, but when the war began in September 1939 they moved to Warsaw and into...
BACK STAGE
SASA MAJUMA 12 June 2007
Gaolathe challenges banks to reach rural areas
The minister said recently that government is committed to promoting banking services accessibility to all."The banks are therefore expected to assist in supporting this objective by coming up with financial service products, which are accessible to...
12 June 2007
Minister urge exploitation of WTO opportunities
The minister said developing countries like Botswana are still faced with challenges that include financial constraints in order to integrate their economies into MTS. Moroka told participants that MTS presents market access opportunities resulting...
12 June 2007
Blue mulls over Botswana, Zambia listing
Van Niekerk said the dual listing, which is scheduled for August in Botswana and September in Zambia, would give investors in the two southern African countries an opportunity to acquire shares in the mass market lender, which is listed on the JSE's...
12 June 2007
Good work MoH; blow that trumpet Sheila!
As we understand it, the total number of patients on this second-line of drugs is around 1 000. This on its own should make the task of the health workers a manageable one in recalling and replacing the drug.We appeal to the patients on the...
EDITOR 12 June 2007
Ntlo ya Dikgosi
Whether the constitution is now tribally neutral, remains debatable. Yes, more tribes, though not all, are now represented in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi. Contrary to the expectations of tribal neutrality, the members of Ntlo are still divided into two...
AS I SEE IT
MICHAEL DINGAKE 12 June 2007
Open letter to Rre Moupo
Despite all this negativity I stood firm and grounded in my conviction that a neo-imperialist colonial system of governance is not suitable to elevate the poor masses from destitution to a dignified way of life.In 2001 when we elected you BNF...
12 June 2007
Cartoon 12-06-07
12 June 2007
Kgatleng 'Ma-Domi' smoke peace pipe
The elections reflected the spirit of President Festus Mogae's warning against factionalism.During the run-up to the Ghanzi congress at which Ponatshego Kedikilwe lost the chairmanship to Vice President, Ian Khama, Kgatleng East, openly led by its...
Tumelo Setshogo
Correspondent 12 June 2007
Moloi on cloud-nine
The double gave the marksman top spot in the goalscorer's chart and this season's Golden Boot award. Before the Prisons game, Moloi had 20 goals, one less than his top rival Tshepiso 'Sox' Molwantwa of Notwane. When the game started, it was clear...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
GU holds inaugural awards ceremony
The guest speaker, Horatio Mahloane said at the ceremony that since the soccer club will be celebrating a great achievement, the 2006-2007 team could have done better, at least by winning the national title. GU finished the season in fourth spot with...
12 June 2007
Wells lift Navara Challenge cup
From the beginning, it was not clear who would emerge victorious as both sides played a cautious game. Bears went on the ascendancy in the third inning as Wells wilted under pressure. After Wells registered the first run, they put themselves under...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 12 June 2007
NDF candidate accuses BCP of rigging
Phage scooped 234 votes while Phale got 161. Now Phale is understood to have written a letter to the BCP accusing Phage of rigging the polls. Reports say she is complaining that the elections were not free and fair. She is allegedly accusing Phage of...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
Kgatleng council warns against land speculators
"We thought that young people are the ones involved but it came to our attention that parents have joined the fray," she revealed.She said it was very disturbing that after they had worked so hard and spent huge sums of money to secure land for...
Tumelo Setshogo
Correspondent 12 June 2007
BNF condemns govt school fees policy
"Today children from poor families, taken care of by social workers are sent back home. The government, at the time of introducing school fees, said the children whose parents earned more than P550.00 per month, would be the ones to pay, but even...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 12 June 2007
Agric offices sickening
They said that the situation was worse early this year prompting them to report the matter to the Member of Parliament for Gaborone South, Akanyang Magama. They said that the water in the offices is affected. The employees further said that...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
Assembly increases WHO's 2008-9 budget
She said this is the biggest budget so far and requires member states to start implementing programmes.She said that 2,400 delegations from WHO's 193 member countries attended the meeting and adopted 18 resolutions of which Botswana contributed to...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 12 June 2007
'Smart Partners' discuss national visions
The event started on Sunday evening with the 'Smart Partners' meeting the media, mainly to brief them on what the Gaborone meeting was all about. Representatives from the governments of Mozambique, Swaziland and Botswana briefly shared with the media...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 12 June 2007
Masire disappointed Smart Partnership is not celebrating
The Smart Partnership Movement was born in Kasane in 1997 when SADC heads of state and Malaysia came together to map out how they could develop national visions as a means to advance their economies. Masire was speaking at a press briefing at the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 12 June 2007
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