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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
Mma-Ramotswe; populism or pragmatism?
I agreed with him within that context and unfortunately for me as a result I find myself compelled, despite my reservation, to pour accolades on the recent government bold move to sponsor a Hollywood production at the tune of P30...
Thapelo Ndlovu 13 July 2007
I am not power hungry
Clearly, this kind of statement cannot be left unchallenged lest innocent BDP members and the nation at large gain an impression that Maxwell Motowane is a power hungry individual. I am not and have never been a position seeker. I have tried...
13 July 2007
A Homo-something Situation
"I suspect that boy Tshini is a homosexual! I have been suspecting him for a long time. He is not very alright I can tell you, his manhood is not very strong. Otherwise how can he go all out to watch his wife giving birth in public!"" Wa peka naa?...
NITTY GRITTY
BAROLONG SEBONI 13 July 2007
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13 July 2007
The black man's burden
DURBAN: There is something about Five Star Living that just marks it different from the other 'mere mortals' of hotel life. At Makaranga Lodge, just a few minutes from the centre of Durban, where rooms fetch a hefty amount per night, soap turns into...
13 July 2007
Mogapi and Mogapinyana: villages of contrasts
The names would suggest that the names are adjacent to each other but this is misleading. The villages are far apart and have very little in common. Mogapinyana residents are Batswapong while those in Mogapi are Babirwa. The totem for Mogapi...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
Seretse Khama: His legacy remembered
The fairest judgement of the performance of the past presidents of Botswana would only be possible when it is measured against what is now popularly termed the millenium goals. You might say those are universal measurements of performance...
13 July 2007
Masire, 'the precocious lad from Kanye'
"The media and other interested parties are informed that (the) Botswana Defence Force headquarters will not issue any statements nor will it authorise the crew of the aircraft to issue any statement about the incident until the Board of Enquiry has...
Douglas Tsiako 13 July 2007
Which Mogae do you like? Now or then?
That legacy would be enough to overwhelmn any successor president. Perhaps that is the reason for the celebration of two presidential holidays. One, Sir Seretse Khama Day, and the other, President's Day, in acknowledgement of the incumbent...
13 July 2007
The allure of Mosu
Khama must have been a strapping lad of five to 10 years when Bangwato trekked to Shoshong where they fought and defeated Amandebele at least three times in 1842, 1844 and 1862 according to historian Dr Jeff Ramsay. In the last defeat, Khama is said...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Killer Giants stalk BMC
The game will be the last of a Coke Cup triple-header scheduled for the ground on the day. With Killer Giants being the home side, it is expected that thousands of fans from the Ramotswa community will pack the ground. In the last two editions of the...
TSHEPO MOLWANEbr>Staff Writer 13 July 2007
Nico players in boycott threat?
"They placed an ultimatum before management that if they do not get paid, they will boycott their weekend Coke game in protest," disclosed a source.Nico spokesman Etlhomilwe Raditshego dismissed the boycott reports though he conceded they owe...
ERNEST KELAPILE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Zebras to play in refurbished Itekeng Stadium
He said the works were done in two phases. "The first phase included the athletic track and soccer pitch, both of which cost P5,966,306. The second phase included the construction of the grand stand, public ablution and floodlights, at a cost of...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Stage set for national chess event
About 16 teams from around the country are expected to take part in the championship. Garrison North Kings of Francistown are the defending champions. They will have a hard time against challengers like Bonyonyo, Combined Forces, Kings and Poisonous...
KENNETH BOIKHUTSWANE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Stage set for national chess event
About 16 teams from around the country are expected to take part in the championship. Garrison North Kings of Francistown are the defending champions. They will have a hard time against challengers like Bonyonyo, Combined Forces, Kings and Poisonous...
KENNETH BOIKHUTSWANE
Correspondent 13 July 2007
Subaru supports Kalahari challenge cycle race
Carlos De Abreu, managing director of SUBARU Gaborone says the opportunity to be the title sponsor will elevate the profile of the event and the Brand will benefit from greater awareness in Botswana, generated by its active participation in outdoor...
13 July 2007
National Stadium to be upgraded
It was not possible to confirm the details of the upgrade because officials of the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) are in Algeria for the All African Games (AAG). In recent years, the stadium - the biggest in the country - has proved small...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 13 July 2007
Mathare was outstanding
The most glaring error is the lack of transparency surrounding the decision on who gets which award. If truth be told, there was little interrogation and objectivity. Seemingly, there was no reference points for the committee or body that made the...
FIRST CUT
DENNIS KEAGILE 13 July 2007
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