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BTC, union clash over retrenchments
The unionists said BTC intends to lay-off 346 employees out of its 1,064-strong workforce. The president of Botswana Telecommu-nications Union (BTU), Modisaemang Kebalefetse said they have not come to an agreement with the BTC management over certain...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 July 2007
George Weah returns to classroom
"Now I'm not playing no more and I have the opportunity to go back to the classroom," he told the BBC. "Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... if you don't pedal you don't go forward," he said. "It's never enough - even the...
12 July 2007
MISA Communiqu on Lesotho violations
The most alarming development is the tacit unleashing of the army upon members of the public. In terrorist fashion similar to some turbulent parts of the world hooded army operatives kidnap, torture and maim members of the public and sometimes damage...
12 July 2007
September date for inaugural hip-hop dance competition
The competition is intended to be an annual event. It will feature urban dance groups from all over the country. Diorama creative strategist Chenjie Ndaba said besides the attractive prizes, the competition will give winners respect from their peers....
STAFF WRITER 12 July 2007
Film producers take 'Master D' to court
They want their case to be heard by the courts before Master D flies out to London, where he has promised to take two outstanding singers in the show, Tshepo Dikomang and Kabo Matlho, for a recording and marketing and distribution deal with EMI...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOGWE
Correspondent 12 July 2007
Rapper Rhymes faces four trials
Manhattan District Court Judge Larry Stephen ruled the prosecution could not combine the two assault charges. The four trials will run consecutively, starting on 5 September. On hearing the news, the 34-year-old rapper gave a celebratory "high five"...
12 July 2007
Elbow-benders to sample Peroni
Today, at the Grand Palm Hotel in Gaborone, invited guests - including journalists - will sample Peroni as KBL prepares to introduce the beer as one of its premium brands. "You will be given the opportunity to taste the world's Number One Italian...
12 July 2007
BOCCIM members to tee at Golf Club
According to BOCCIM spokesperson Tebogo Rapitsenyane, the objective of the golf day is to provide an informal networking platform for BOCCIM members, prospective members, prominent public figures and the business community at large. The South...
12 July 2007
SADC to set up gas, petroleum body
"Repga will create a common investment destination with harmonised environmental standards and policies," said the Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Affairs in Tanzania's Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Bashir Mrindoko. The project aims to make...
12 July 2007
Rwanda leads Africa in ICT revolution
Thanks to ambitious government initiatives in developing Rwanda's telecommunications infrastructure, the country's ICT sector - including mobile phone and fibre optic networks as well as PC and Internet access - has become a primary target of both...
12 July 2007
Opposition parties lose cllrs to BDP
He said he quit after a fall-out with the new BNF leadership elected at a special congress in Molepolole. "Ever since the congress in Molepolole, things have not been well for some of us especially those who supported Dr (Kathleen) Letshabo," he...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
Are energy officials drinking their own medicine?
The move has come to haunt the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources because of two major reasons. The decision came at a time when crude oil prices are so high that the NPF was on the verge of depletion. By April last year, it was...
EDITOR 12 July 2007
That cartoon gives the press a bad name
Apparently, the creator of the controversial cartoon (Billy Chiepe) was one of the panellists on the radio programme. As my informant only listened to the tail end of the programme, he was not certain whether the editor of the newspaper was also on...
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 12 July 2007
BOSETU's response to BTU statement
In the said article the BTU leadership creates the impression that it is the only Teacher Organization fighting the case of 14 school heads who have been threatened with dismissal by Teaching Service Management. A closer reading of the article in...
12 July 2007
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12 July 2007
Rollers go after Sembowa
Sembowa has just passed his Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) at Mater Spei College and he is set to further his studies in Gaborone. Legwatagwata pointed out that they would have to sit down with the player to discuss...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 12 July 2007
Mooki blasts BFA boss
He joined the BFA in February but he has been kicked-out because the association feels he is incompetent. Two weeks ago, BFA Chief Executive Officer Thabo 'Styles' Ntshinogang denied that Mooki had been shown the door. When contacted for...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
We have been swindled - Gunners
Kgetholetsile was a star in the Gunners' side during the 2005-2006 season before he moved to BDF XI last season. His stay at Matebele has not been easy and he decided to leave the army side at the end of last season. Since then, Kgetholetsile has...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
Botswana Open kicks-off
It is so far the longest partnership between the company and Botswana Tennis Association (BTA). At the time of going to press, Zambians Edgar Kazembe, Henry Banda, Mwiza Gondwe, Gift Hangwengwe and Miriam Zulu had confirmed participation while...
12 July 2007
Botswana youth for South African tourney
However, besides the Pirates team, it has not been confirmed which South African sides will take part in the tournament. Speaking to Mmegi Sport yesterday, Mogoditshane Under-15 and Under-17 coach, Gabriel Tsetsengwa said that they are going...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
Minister says pregnancy deaths can be avoided
She said the leading causes of deaths during child birth or pregnancy are severe bleeding, infections, unsafe abortion, obstructed labour and high blood pressure. "Some of the deaths are related to pre-existing medical conditions which are aggravated...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
Mbeki succession battle stalls development
She explained that the South African ruling party, the ANC is currently divided into two camps supporting President Thabo Mbeki and his former deputy Jacob Zuma. "The Premier here (Eastern Cape) is aligned to factionalism and this is creating...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
The turbulence beneath the facade of calm
In the previous congresses, the BDP factional politics had reached the apogee with party members including President Festus Mogae aligning themselves to factions. Factional politics had overnight transformed BDP from a conservative lot whose...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
I will resign from UB - Motswaledi
Motswaledi, an executive assistant in the office of the University of Botswana's deputy vice chancellor said he has already informed his principals at UB that were he to win he will have to sever employment ties with the educational institution."It...
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
Road accidents kill four people
The police have charged 752 motorists for excessive speeding out of 1,821 cases of traffic violation in the past week. A breathalyser test for alcohol was conducted on 243 motorists and 10 of them have been charged for driving under the influence of...
12 July 2007
Human computer comes to Gaborone
She has beaten a sophisticated computer - a Univac 1108, which gave the 23rd root of a 201 digit number. She made her mental calculations in 50 seconds beating the computer by 12 seconds. That was in 1977. This week she will be demonstrating...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 12 July 2007
UB holds defence and security course
The official closing ceremony and award of certificates will be presided over by Prof. Frank Youngman, UB Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs, on Friday. The objective of the course is to enhance the capacity of the Botswana Parliament...
12 July 2007
New pay TV exploits legal loophole
GTV, a pay television established by former Multichoice Botswana manager, Billy Sekgororoane is scheduled to go on air in August. Sekgororoane has said they will use a court ruling that favoured Botswana's only pay TV service provider Multichoice to...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Stage set for crucial BDP congress
BDP executive secretary Dr Comma Serema said that the 57 constituencies have delegated a chairperson and secretary to the congress. The party has invited the 12 regions to delegate 24 representatives to Molepolole. For an hour, the packed Molepolole...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
You have the right to strike, minister tells workers'
"There are instances where union leaders misinform workers that to strike is illegal, which is not true. I therefore urge you to learn and know your rights so that no one can exploit you or abuse your rights," he told mining workers in...
Wanetsha Mosinyi
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Staff movements give PS more responsibility
"We are just starting. It's a big project, as such we needed to understand its impact on the economy in general. We realised this was best way to do it," the PS said.The ministry is handling other major projects that include the expansion...
STAFF WRITER 13 July 2007
Research links sex work with status
The study says earnings from sex work helped women to improve their standard of living, look better, have smart clothes and support their children.The women got financial autonomy from sex work. They kept their work a secret in order to...
13 July 2007
SADC calls for paternity leave
The protocol proposes that member states shall by 2015 enshrine gender equality in their constitutions. It is proposes that all member states shall review, amend or repeal all discriminatory laws by 2015. The protocol calls on governments to...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Zimbabweans at large
Soldiers and police officers who were tracking the culprits discovered the goods. The Zimbabweans, according to Station Commander, Isaiah Makala, stole a donkey cart from Phase 1 location in Selebi-Phikwe and stole two donkeys from Dikgokong lands...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
Road safety promoters gear for action
It has become customary for these organisations to mount strategic roadblocks among other measures to ensure safety on Botswana's roads. Admittedly, such measures have resulted in marked and laudable reduction in road accidents and...
STAFF WRITER 13 July 2007
Arson investigations go up in smoke
"I was alerted at about three o'clock in the morning when one of the villagers saw a tongue of flame coming out of the entrance of the office. But by the time people came to help extinguish the fire, everything had been burned down," says...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Botswana praised on governance
In a statement released by the World Bank to coincide with the launch, Botswana has been singled out by researchers as being among a select group of developing countries that score higher on key dimensions of governance than a number of leading...
13 July 2007
Harvard man hails Botswana for HIV treatment
He was amazed at the interventions that have restored many people to full health and enabled them to contribute to the economy. He was speaking at a dinner for Friends of Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership. He said that Botswana has made...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
Government pans 'Top Gear' moaning
International Conservationists had accused the show of leaving the pans scarred by rough riding that could leave the treasured tourist attraction damaged for decades. Mary Rice of the Environmental Investigation Agency, which carries out conservation...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Actor laments poverty in performing arts
One of his latest achievements is acting as an extra in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (Mma Ramotswe) movie that is currently being shot in Botswana. He was lead actor Maru in Snapshots, an adaptation of Bessie Head's 'Snapshots of a Wedding' and...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
The once and never King Shrek
There is no fright in Shrek for DreamWorks as the most famous ogre in the world is the colour of money. In the first week it grossed $313 million or nearly P2 billion. In 'Shrek-2' the hero and Fiona fall in the trap of passing as white, until they...
BACK STAGE
SASA MAJUMA 13 July 2007
The Orange of Oranges in the Small Island
On June 13, 2007, Chinua Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize. This was in recognition of his contribution to world literature from the time his 'Things Fall Apart' was first published before Nigeria's independence through to 30...
13 July 2007
Botswana banking charges too high
But the book, which tallies previous studies by government think-tank, the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA), and Bank of Botswana (BoB) notes that there are questions on the methodology of coming to this conclusion....
13 July 2007
LionOre cuts conversion price for notes due in 2011
The nickel producer said the conversion price has been lowered from $6.1329 per share to $5.5196 per share if the notes are converted on or before July 31, or to $5.6729 per share if conversion is after July 31 but on or before Sept 5. Note-holders...
13 July 2007
Turning P360 million in 8 years
The company is celebrating a Cinderella story as a business venture in Botswana, thanks to its relationship with the employees in the civil service. The Penrich Group of companies today has a holding company, Capricorn Investment Holdings...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
This fatal weakness of mankind
A few weeks ago, a consumer contacted us because of a huge problem they had got themselves into after buying things on credit from Supreme Furnishers. This customer had gone to Supreme a year ago and bought a microwave oven, a TV stand, and, he...
13 July 2007
Retirement not in BORNUS' vocabulary
Needless to say that I obliged. For two reasons:First, the BORNUS ladies are, roughly speaking, my mothers' age mates, and when anyone from that generation asks for my assistance, invariably they are bound to receive it. Second, the people at BORNUS...
13 July 2007
BDP strong, opposition weak
The tradition follows what may have been former president Sir Ketumile Masire's effort to counteract the stifling influence of the founding President, Seretse Khama, that would have undermined his own stature as the leader of this country after...
EDITOR 13 July 2007
What Bessie Head had to say for, and of, herself in mid-1985! (Part 2)
The biography divided Brecht's life into three main phases: There was Brecht, the gay young man who produced the 'Three Penny Opera' and who could turn the whole city of Berlin upside down. There was Brecht, after he had read Das Kapital and...
QUESTION TIME
Patrick van Rensburg 13 July 2007
I repeat! Basarwa are spoiled
Maybe I should start by making it known that I have serious doubts about the true identity of this Kiema. I doubt if indeed he resides in New Xade. I'm not trying to imply that Basarwa can not write letters to the newspapers. It is just that I...
13 July 2007
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