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Ntuane chides opposition on boycott
However, when introducing his suggested amendments to the Bill, Ntuane lamented the fact that the opposition had decided to leave. "By playing to the gallery the opposition is letting not only this House down but the nation at large," he said. "It...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 07 August 2007
Ex-PS Mhlauli in the dock
The alleged offences were committed in April 1998 and July 2000. The trial was supposed to start yesterday morning but was postponed to 2pm because his defence attorney had lost his luggage. The trial was then moved to today. ...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 August 2007
Daisy Loo case tomorrow
Mmegi learnt over the weekend that the case was handed over to a new presiding judge, Justice Walia. The judge talked to the attorneys representing Daisy Loo and the government asking to be allowed time to read the Court documents which number 3000...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
DSPW fires salvo at UB over delayed entries
According to DSPW director Bosele Radipotsane, when they planned their decentralisation process they had meetings with the UB's admission department to have their admission letters ready by the end of May. However, that was not to be the case and the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 07 August 2007
Soldiers, police in shooting incident
"Suspecting that he was driving a stolen vehicle, the patrol team consisting of members of the police and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) followed him. Their efforts to stop the driver who was driving at high speed were futile; hence they shot at his...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Judge orders reporters, registrar to talk
The 16 court reporters employed by the Administration of Justice have instituted legal proceedings against the government over unfair progression within their department.The court reporters, who work in various magistrates' courts in Botswana, had...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Lawyers take justice to the people
Over the weekend, members of the society provided legal consultation in Old Naledi, Bontleng and Mogoditshane to members of the public. The society invited members of the public to hearings where they were advised on legal issues. The chairperson...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Teachers call for privatisation in schools
"The government should think of privatising some activities in schools such as feeding, toilet cleaning and security. We believe the government is losing a lot in the current system," he said. He was speaking before the Presidential Commission...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Did police bury unidentified farm worker?
A source says the SSG boss used 16 "loyal" members from his command section to bury the farm worker. Some of the officers who are alleged to have attended the funeral declined an interview. The source claimed that the master of...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Kenyans elect new office bearers
Mulinge took over the Kenya Friendship Association (KEFA) hot seat from Maurice Nyamunga who retired after two terms in office. Save for one position in the hardship committee, all the office bearers were elected unopposed after the circulation of a...
STAFF WRITER 07 August 2007
Gaolathe in Malaysia for Smart Partnership meet
The conference is the 8th edition of the Langkawi International Dialogue 2007 (LID2007).The theme for this year's meeting, which started yesterday and ends tomorrow, is "Poverty Reduction Through Human Capital Development and Capacity Building".Since...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 07 August 2007
Mascom launches EDGE-enabled Mobile Internet
A statement from Mascom says the Mascom Mobile Internet has been made possible by the company significant investment in a data network that has now been upgraded from GPRS to Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), which enables faster data...
07 August 2007
Young Zebras scale the heights
The Young Zebras faced strong competition from hosts China, Korea and Japan. In the last match against Japan, midfielder Amos 'Shoes' Godirwang's strike gave the Zebras a 1-0 win and overall victory in the tournament. The performance came as a...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 07 August 2007
Impressive win for cyclist
The cyclist who said after the win that he has not competed in the last eight months finished the race with no challenger in sight after storming away from his two challengers, Jabu Kaelo and Jan Deruyck with two kilometres to go. He was...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Hogs outsmart Tuskers
"We lagged in defence. That is why they punished us. We were sucked into rucks (scrums). Otherwise, the refereeing has improved quite a lot. They made fewer calls." Tuskers' flank, Duma Mangole, said he created a lot of chances but they failed...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
FIFA coaching course ends
Course facilitator and BFA technical instructor Philemon Makwengwe said he has been impressed with the attendance since the course started. The course was attended mainly by teachers. Makwengwe was thrilled by the response and enthusiasm of the...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Ngwaketse Land Board shows the way
This situation has not only disadvantaged many Batswana but it has also harmed many development projects. A few number of land boards, though, have been working very hard to improve the boards' sordid public image. That is...
EDITOR 07 August 2007
AS I SEE IT
He added other more relevant and necessary development issues on the continent: Aid alone would not end poverty; it is vital that Africa leads its own development process; peace and security, development, human rights and the rule of law were...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 07 August 2007
Kgosipula is only regretting
He even went to the extent of alluding that the BCP is like someone carrying a messy baby on their back, and that very soon people will start shunning it. To put it in his own words, he said, "tota BCP e tshwana fela le motho a belege ngwana a sa...
07 August 2007
Opposition MPs betrayed the people
As to whether or not their contribution would have been taken on board is neither here nor there because history would have recorded the fact that the MP'S opposed certain aspects of the bill. The future generation would have perused through the...
07 August 2007
Listen to the red cries of a red man
So many names or titles, I have been given; Bushmen, San, Basarwa, and Remote Area Dwellers. Who am I? I don't even know myself. Why do I ask this for I'm only a Red person? I'm laughed at with words connoting negative aspects and I'm discriminated...
07 August 2007
Judge Nganunu has been slapped on the face
Judge Nganunu ruled against Daisy Loo in the High Court, claiming that the whole issue smacked of corruption and collusion between Daisy Loo and the Gaborone City Council. At 21 million Pula (actually 25 million with interest) you do not need to be a...
07 August 2007
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07 August 2007
Mother won't watch son in Big Brother Africa
That is because the Letlhakane born mother does not have the facilities that could enable her to follow what her son is doing in the house. In fact she says she does not even know what Big Brother is all about. "I do not know what to expect, nobody...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
Film producers keep an eye on their products
From time to time, Baitshephi Kennekae, the lithe and dark skinned lass from Palapye, gets up and walks about addressing passers-by in a shrill voice: "I am selling DVDs. It is only P50." Simultaneously, she waves two DVDs encased in two blue, black...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 07 August 2007
BACK STAGE
If Orhan Pamuk, the great Turkish writer of Snow, Istanbul and My Name is Red, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2006, was to write a script for a film, it might be very much like this one. Uzak is a slow and beautiful film that captures the...
SASA MAJUMA 07 August 2007
DK, Nasha land witnesses
He pleaded not guilty. Mhlauli, a former Permanent Secretary in the former Ministry of Local Government and Lands previously faced three counts but the Directorate of Public Prosecutions withdrew the second count yesterday because of...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Skeletons tumble in the Mhlauli case
In his evidence in chief, Oremeng narrated how Mhlauli hatched a plan to award a plot in the area popularly known as 'Riverwalk', conjuring up a tissue of clandestine means including cooking up documents and fabricating events.Oremeng told the court...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Police pilots set for training
One pilot will pursue flying-instructor training at Starlite Aviation, while six officers will receive flying lessons at the same South African institution. According to the information released by the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff writer 08 August 2007
Magistrate irate over 'rotting' cases
The date of trial for the matter was set for February 2008. "Why February 2008? This matter first came to the courts in February 2003 and it's going to be tried next year?" she asked. The incident that gave rise to the case happened in...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Stepfather survives 'threat to kill'
At the High Court, Mmolawa's charge was changed to 'threat to kill'. The accused person pleaded guilty and Justice John Mosojane let him get away with a warning never to commit that offence again in the future. According to principal...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 08 August 2007
Witness 'auctions' govt for extended booking
The state and the attorney generals chambers are cited as the 1st and 2nd respondents respectively in a court order made by Justice Mpathi Phumaphi.Venter said he could not file any papers last year because Justice Phumaphi was busy with the Central...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Masunga behind Tati Siding
It is almost a year and a half since the youthful 27 year-old chief, a public relations degree holder, ascended to the throne amid pomp and ceremony. But after the enthronement, it was time for knuckling down to the nitty-gritty of overseeing...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 08 August 2007
Drought relief late
It took about two months for the cheques to be released by the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) to the districts. The last bunch was released last Thursday. This has not gone down well with many residents in the rural areas as it was their only...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Man shot dead gangland style on farm
Police say the assailants entered the farm at 11p.m. and shot and killed the man gangland style before fleeing the scene. Prior to proceeding to the main house the assailants had held a domestic worker prisoner. The murder was reported to the...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Gaborone's new book club launched
The club will offer a variety of services, including report picking, school-fees payments, month-end relief activities and back-to-school shopping for busy parents and reading, writing, painting and story-telling for children. "We will engage...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Batswana find right niche in film production
Following an invitation by film publicist Joy Sapieka, Showbiz has discovered that the film producers have involved quite a number of locals in the project. While the film is being directed by renowned director Anthony Minghella, many Batswana...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Meet Big Brother housemates
ANGOLA - Tatiana (26);Birthday: March 31Gender: FemalePlace of Birth: LuandaHeight: 1.76mOccupation: Actress/model Tatiana is a model and actress by profession. She's won a Best Actress Award in her country twice consecutively for a career...
08 August 2007
Imara profits surge five times over
After the taxman took his share, Imara, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), recorded a 415 percent increase in profits to P48, 7 million, although about half of the attributable earnings was a direct injection from asset disposal by...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 08 August 2007
Xstrata heads to SA after failing to acquire LionOre
Reuters says the Swiss-based miner, which has failed to close two deals this year after a string of previous acquisitions, said it had secured the support of shareholders owning 51 percent of Eland. Chief Executive Mick Davis told Reuters that...
08 August 2007
South Africa labour deal ends refinery strike
Major refineries said they had begun processes to resume operations but would need a few days before the fuel supply situation was back to normal.Keith Jacobs, deputy secretary general of the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers...
08 August 2007
Is Africa ready to copy the European model?
Some argued that the baby cannot be thrown away with the bath water and others argued that now Africa was being led in the right direction after a long period of exploitation. Whether that is true or not shall not be the main focus of this...
TSHEPISO MMEREKI 08 August 2007
Heroes' welcome for Young Zebras
The Young Zebras won in China despite a strong challenge from the hosts, Japan and Korea. When the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) plane descended at the SSKA at around 11.25am, supporters clad in national colours went wild. Among the prominent...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
The ECCO colossus
As soon as they touch the ball, we should be defending. One, two, three should be attacking," shouts Barry Daka, the man who guided ECCO to become the first team from the north to win the national soccer title. Earlier, ECCO spokesperson, Nelson...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 08 August 2007
Vultures confident ahead of final
The Vultures made history when they qualified for the final for the first time last month in a week-long tournament played in Gaborone. Gilbert believes that they can win the final as they have had good preparations and his charges are ready for...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 August 2007
Softball delegation leaves for Zambia
The meeting was supposed to be part of the Zone VI competitions that aborted in May. It is meant to discuss among other things problems facing Zone VI competitions and the solutions. Morule said there has been a problem with some countries failing to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 August 2007
Arbitration panel to decide Heinze's fate
Heinze wants to join Liverpool and claims he has a letter from United allowing him to leave if any club offered a fee of 6.8m. However, United maintain that they made it abundantly clear to Heinze, both orally and in writing, that he would not be...
08 August 2007
Eto'o back for Cameroon
Hamburg defender Timothe Atouba and Valladolid midfielder Daniel Ngom Kome are also back in the squad. Defenders Bill Tchato, Justice Wamfor and Jean Bilayi Ateba and midfielders Armand Deumi, Alioum Saidou and Achille Emana have been dropped for...
08 August 2007
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