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Ramsay defends appointment of police boss
There is a feeling in some quarters that President Festus Mogae should have appointed somebody younger for the sake of continuity and stability. One police officer said Tsimako would serve less than three years and as a result he would...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 July 2007
BCP and BAM deadlock over constituency allocation
A press statement co-signed by Batisani Maswibilili of the BCP and Matlhomola Modise of BAM says the two parties also failed to reach an agreement on the apportionment of constituencies.The two were in conference until late Sunday. "It however...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
HIV prevalence rates go down
The minister was speaking at celebrations to mark the 231st anniversary of the independence of the United States in Gaborone. He said Botswana continues to benefit from assistance from the United States in areas such as HIV/AIDS, environmental...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
BEC to spruce up exams image
The new council and the first in the country that was born out of Examinations, Research and Testing Division (ERTD) of the Department of Curriculum Development and Evaluation, will be responsible for providing direction on examination policy,...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
Tourist ambitions and other outings Part 1
There is something about landing in a new city. It is like a drug but the type that makes you crave for some sort of high rather than provide you with one. Entering a new city makes you want to experience something out-of-world to take home as a...
10 July 2007
BNF demo against school fees
The BNF demanded that the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government must immediately implement Recommendation 14 of Kedikilwe Commission, which calls on the state to build adequate number of classrooms, libraries, resource centres, rooms for health...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
Church of Rwanda boycotts lambasts conference
The decision was as a result of some Rwandan bishops failing to get invited because they were overseeing the Anglican Mission in America, a breakaway group of theologically conservative parishes that are not recognized by the Anglican Communion. The...
Gideo Munaabi 10 July 2007
Makwinja quits Debswana
He steadily rose through the ranks and in 2002 he became the General Manager of the Orapa and Letlhakane Mine. In 2005, he was appointed the Deputy Managing Director of the company. Mr Makwinja has agreed to make himself available on a consultancy...
10 July 2007
The Blair option in Palestine
Blair has the thankless task of helping the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas build institutions for a viable state, following Hamas' military takeover of Gaza.Given the stakes, this is a task worth doing despite the high risk of failure. But...
Robert E. Hunter* 10 July 2007
The inspiration of a brother artist
Kabelo Mogwe together with the other members gave locals something to celebrate. They re-arranged traditional tunes to be enjoyable in any kind of setting. Mogwe, the male lead singer in the group, is one of the triplets born to Pusologo Tshipietsile...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
International scholars honour Bessie Head
The two-day symposium, which was hosted by the English Department, started on Thursday morning and ended on Friday night. The first speaker at the event, Maria Rytter made a presentation on the 'Origins of the Bessie Head Archive'. Rytter, told the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
The pull of the parents
If you were the child of the late Sonia Seyr, a famous concert pianist, and Robert Seyr (played by a hefty Niels Arestrup), a corrupt dealer in disputed property in Paris, how would you resolve the pull between what the two stood for, particularly if...
10 July 2007
Alexander Forbes to de-list
The move follows reports that it is to be bought by a consortium led by Actis Capital, a South African private equity fund, for P8.4 billion (approximatelyP7.4 billion).Peter Moyo, the South Africa-based Group Chief Executive Officer for the...
STAFF WRITER 10 July 2007
LionOre announces board changes
However, Mayers has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the company.The new board members nominated by Norilsk Nickel are Ralph Morgan, Deputy General Director and Member of the Board of Directors of Norilsk Nickel; Thomas Rogers, Director for...
10 July 2007
OPEC has little power to ease oil prices
"There are plenty of stocks. It's a problem with capacity and refining," Khelil told Reuters ahead of a gas pipeline conference in Brussels. "Even if it (OPEC) increases production, it's just going to increase stocks and not have any effect because...
10 July 2007
Mugabe clashes with erstwhile loyalist over price blitz
Zanu PF's central committee on Friday passed a Mugabe-sponsored resolution backing the government's fierce crackdown on prices. But in his first act of open defiance since his appointment more than four years ago, Gono opposed the campaign which has...
10 July 2007
Justice is of the essence
The most recent proposal is one that puts a semblance of transparency in the appointment of judges. The Chief Justice says vacancies on the bench will henceforward be advertised to invite candidates to apply. This initiative is a welcome development...
EDITOR 10 July 2007
Give the devil his due
One cannot agree with the President more. GW Bush may not feel particularly flattered by that one. But it was good the President had to say it. When western representatives run around shouting democracy and regime change, they need to be interrogated...
AS I SEE IT
MICHAEL DINGAKE 10 July 2007
It is govt that needs to be pacified
Sonny! Our more than 52,000 square kilometre land was declared a Bushmen Reserve not Game reserve in 1961 so as to preserve and promote our traditional cultural practices together with the wildlife within the same land. The main purpose of declaring...
10 July 2007
PEEPA stop abusing Mabijo
How can Tebogo Motswetla allow PEEPA to use his idea, that is meant to entertain all of us to send wrong information to us, or we should no longer read mabijo because it is promoting Air Botswana privatisation which we are against! So I...
10 July 2007
Council Chairman and his lot are misinformed!
I think these guys are ignorant or they simply want to live in the past. I don't think the aim of giving out food rations is to enrich people. We should balance things here. There are many economic empowering schemes in the country and the Ministry...
10 July 2007
Cartoon 10.07.07
10 July 2007
Chiefs survive scare
It nearly ended disastrously as the Kgatleng giants took long and struggled to score against the minnows. Though at times Chiefs' forwards managed to unlock Wonder Sporting's rearguard, goalkeeper Abram 'Umaga' Mautla came to the rescue. Three times,...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 10 July 2007
Strikers' departure haunts BDF XI
Throughout the game, the Matebele strike force never threatened the highly motivated TAFIC who ran away with a shocking 3-0 victory. BDF XI is due to lose yet another striker in Kenanao Kgetholetsile. The striker missed the game against TAFIC and...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 10 July 2007
Zone VI softball meeting postponed
Zone VI softball vice president Marumo Morule of Botswana said the date was set without the realisation that it would clash with the AAG. He said Botswana did not have a problem with the initial dates because softball is not part of the country's...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 10 July 2007
Measures against commercial sex work revealed
The women sampled moved between towns, streets, bars and hotels. They attributed their entry into sex work to perceived failure of male partners to provide for them adequately and lack of jobs or earning power. A researcher in the assessment, Anjali...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Seventeen Zim sex workers arrested in F/town
The women, alleged to be prostitutes, paid P50 each in admission of guilt fines and were released. Maboka says according to the law, first offenders are fined P50, while repeat offenders pay P100 in admission of guilt fines. But if a person is found...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 11 July 2007
Welcome to examinations board
Several people have been left by the wayside. Only a few have managed to progress up the pyramid of the educational ladder. If one has not performed well on an examination, that could mean the end of their dreams. Good performance could be a...
EDITOR 11 July 2007
Khama must marry
This focus should be seen for the opportunity it is to rightly put onto the top of the political agenda issues of inherent importance that have previously been put on the back burner and generally dismissed as irrelevant to our nationhood. One such...
11 July 2007
BNF on the wrong path
Out of uncontrolled anger, ignorance and hatred of the truth, a sure BNF love dawdle, Malatsi Mokhubami in Selibe Phikwe confirmed my assertion that the BNF actions and judgments currently serves only to mainly expose the long hidden true picture of...
11 July 2007
No new immigration rules
We would like to make the following clarification: 1. There are no new immigration rules or regulations with respect to visitors.2. Section 17 (1) of the Immigration Act CAP 25:02 provides that:"Subject to this Act, a visitor may remain in Botswana...
11 July 2007
Cartoon Strip-11-07-07
11 July 2007
Inside a towel manufacturing factory
FRANCISTOWN: Going to a store and buying a finished product, even if it is a mere loaf of bread, is only the end of the process. The beginning of the process is much more mesmerising. That came to light when my colleagues and I visited the biggest,...
11 July 2007
A case for co-operation between banks and BotswanaPost
"Enhancing Access To Banking and Financial Services" is written by Keith Jefferis. In it, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Botswana (BoB) says the relationship between the Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) and BotswanaPost offers great potential...
STAFF WRITER 11 July 2007
DJ Bunz releases first album
The one handed DJ said his new album is a story about his adversity-filled life. He said that though his life has been troubled, the journey continues. DJ Bunz said the album was released last week and already some of the tracks have received a...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 11 July 2007
The dawn of a new literary era
The newly published poets in the edition include Abiod O. Mosienyane, Onalenna Mabote, Jenny JD and Kabelo Joseph - a graduate of Crossing Borders online writing programme initiated by the British Council and the Lancaster University. ...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
'GUS' explains govt stand on trade unions
During a consultative meeting with employers in Selebi-Phikwe, the Assistant Minister said there is a backlog of cases at the Industrial Court and labour offices. He noted that through unions, a group of workers would present a single case and the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Fantastic night at G-Sun
When a video was not playing, exciting computer effects would play on the screen to enhance the performance of the singers. The use of computer technology to add colour and excitement was well received by the revellers as the fantastic...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 July 2007
Chiefs-Rollers feud over Balepi
Sources within Rollers have told Mmegi Sport that they have invested a lot on Balepi by settling his school bills and hence they need to recover their costs. The player has been studying at Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies (GIPS) and it is...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Mohambi joins Gunners
He said that BMC have not fulfilled the promises they made to him when he was recruited. "I have been speaking to them but now I feel that nothing will ever change and therefore I decided that I should move on," he said. He told Mmegi Sport that...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
ISO award to boost confidence at IDM
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Faith Tombale said that the awarding of the certificate does not mean that provision of quality service ends there. "They are still going to be monitoring us every six months to see if the maintenance of the system on...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Merafhe speaks on USA
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mompati Merafhe revealed this when he addressed journalists yesterday. Merafhe said he regretted that three countries that he preferred not to name dedicated their entire time on the...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Half-a-million suspects fail to get bail
She denied the suspects bail. "Though this offence might be termed white collar, it is a very serious offence. It is my view that the seriousness has been established by the amount of money and the smuggling factor that the state has already raised,"...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
Union explains wrangle
In the end, the legal aid company remained with only 1, 000 subscribers from the union after the rest demanded their money back, it has been confirmed. BGWU secretary general Phillip Kaboda has characterised the episode as a...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 July 2007
BULGASA and BOTASA in merger negotiations
In a joint statement BLAWU union and BOTASA stated that they met recently in Mochudi to discuss the proposed merger. "We purposely met to commence talks that would calumniate in merging the two associations so as to built a coherent and vanguard...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 11 July 2007
A glimpse of Seretse Khama's legacy
The late Sir Seretse Khama was the first President of the Republic of Botswana. He inherited an impoverished and internationally obscure state from British rule and left it as a democratic and increasingly prosperous nation with a significant role in...
DR. JEFF RAMSAY 11 July 2007
Man jailed for unlawful wounding
"It is clear the accused has a history of being violent and it is clear from the evidence that no one provoked him and he was drunk," he said. Obeng added that he did not see any reason for the attack on the complainant by Chiroro. "There is no...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 July 2007
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