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Lecturers threaten strike
A union leader slammed the new system of recruitment as an unfair labour practice thin. The Department of Teaching Service Management (TSM) recently announced that progressional posts would now be advertised in the press to give other educators at...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Madikwe returns from Bill Gates meet
The meeting was hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the two founders of the partnership, the other partner being the Merck & Co.,Inc/Merck Company Foundation. The meeting provided a forum for members to meet and...
23 August 2007
Moshupa: The village of hanging rocks
Respected oral historian, Senye Jafta Matale of Ga-Madimela ward says the river is called Mosope after a Mokwena man posted in Moshupa by Kgosi Sechele I. Mosope was tasked with guarding the border between the Bakwena and the Bangwaketse long...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Contractors are bleeding the national kitty
That route has been a source of chaos and agony for road users since it was closed last week. By their own admission, both the contractor and the consultants underestimated the congestion the closure was likely to cause. We cannot help but wonder,...
EDITOR 23 August 2007
DCEC shortcomings
Principal whistle blowers have come to trust members of parliament than the DCEC. For this reason the review might rejuvenate the agency in order to justify its continued existence. It is important to remind ourselves on the circumstances leading to...
23 August 2007
Child abuse is rampant in Botswana
In this article, I wish to argue that this gang rape case was just a tip of the iceberg and that there are countless cases of child abuse in Botswana which are unfortunately given impetus by widespread neglect of children by a majority of parents. It...
23 August 2007
BTU clarifies merger issues
The presenter came out very clearly that in the mid-90s, all the four teacher organisations had positions that did not nurture compromise. At the time BTU urged other teachers' labour movements to disband and all their members to rejoin BTU, there...
23 August 2007
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23 August 2007
Parliament approves vote for sports ministry HQ
The new ministry requested a supplementary estimate of P143, 121, 830 and had already chewed up P132, 831, 590 from its former parent Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, leaving at least P10, 290, 240 which will be needed for the establishment of...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
More variety at Consumer Fair 2007
The fair is aimed at offering opportunities for consumers to come into direct contact with wholesalers, retailers and service providers all under one roof. Based on feedback from research conducted at the first Botswana Consumer Fair 2006,...
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Motswana releases second movie
Like Hard to explain Mmonadilo was mostly in Francistown and Tutume. Hove says that he is going to try and improve his work with each release, which is why this movie is better than the previous one. "This movie is not perfect. We have seen the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Minister lays out cooperatives' policy
"It will facilitate the contribution of cooperative societies to income distribution, employment creation and poverty reduction at the local community level. Its primary goal is to create pragmatic ways of mobilising and encouraging people to...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Tebbie back with Khubama
Tlhonolofatsa, O Ya Ntaela Moya, Siwelele, Haa Yo, O Inkozi and the title-track Khubama.The first song in the CD, Khubana is an emotionally charged song that asks people to kneel down and pray. O Ya Ntaela Moya, Modimo Wa Dikhutsana, Tlhonolofatsa,...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Who goes home between Jeff and Justice?
The two were voted for possible eviction during the Monday nominations by housemates, Jeff however got the raw end of the stick as his possible eviction was not from the housemates' nominations, but rather he was picked by the leader of the house...
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Goalless Night
The draw gave Botswana its first point while Cameroon now has four. The other sides in the group are Morocco and Guinea. The draw against Cameroon has now left the Young Zebras with no option but to beat Guinea in the next game to put their...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Santos hire Zimbabwean tactician
Santos' manager Super Keatlaretse said they wanted a coach who would come with new ideas and who is not used to the local soccer scene. Phiri has been drilling Santos' players in preparation for the league season which kicks off next...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 August 2007
TASC go for the unknowns
Last season, TASC survived relegation by a whisker amidst internal problems. The team has acquired the services of two defenders, Victor Puoeng and Fredrick Moffat and Zimbabwean striker Timothy Cosmos, all from city rivals TAFIC. Cosmos was...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 23 August 2007
Exposure cost Botswana
Mogege said that though some countries at the tournament have advantage in skill and capability, Botswana players should have done better. Botswana finished the tournament in sixth position out of seven countries. "We are disappointed with the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Disabled need special support
He was speaking yesterday at a one-day stakeholders' consultation workshop on academic support for learners in special circumstances. The workshop was intended to help define learners in special circumstances, and to outline, with the assistance of...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
No lead on killers, victim to be buried
People crossing the bridge found his body. They reported the matter to the police. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the man was killed and thrown into the river on Tuesday night to destroy evidence. His legs were tied. The man's parents say that...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 23 August 2007
SA law graduates 'difficult' to register
Skelemani: It is true that Batswana who graduate from South African universities with law degrees face difficulties when registering to practice law in Botswana. This is not because of differences in standards between institutions in South Africa and...
23 August 2007
Flying service for critically sick
An elated director of operations, Mark Spicer said the award would boost their morale. He said that the Flying Mission Services (FMS) has been serving the Ministry of Health for a long time. "We are excited that we have been chosen and that...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Namibian refugees repatriated
The refugees will be transported from Dukwi settlement, where they have been hosted by the government and assisted by UNHCR since 2000. As it has happened with the previous repatriations, returnees are expected to cross into Namibia at Ngoma border...
23 August 2007
Miss Stigma Free for Kasane
The pageant that has attracted international media in previous years will be held on September 16, in Kasane. The director of CEYOHO Kesego Basha-Mupeli said that they have selected 12 finalists from the 33 applications. She said that the...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 23 August 2007
Voluntarism thrives in work camps
"Motho le Motho Kgomo" in which each Motswana contributed a beast for the construction of the country's first university showed the spirit of self-reliance that prevailed among the communities of Botswana. The spirit continued from generation to...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 23 August 2007
Botswana's embarrassment
The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Charles Tibone, on March 23 invoked a visa requirement clause from the Immigration Act targeting 17 persons from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada. On May 4, the minister added...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Mogae, Nkate deny Limkokwing links
Some of the big names that have been alleged to be behind the university are President Festus Mogae and Education Minister Jacob Nkate. However both have debunked such reports. "I cannot confirm or deny something that I seriously doubt and that...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Debswana spends P12 million on expatriate children
Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources: Debswana spent P 12, 266,081.00 on high school education assistance for expatriate employees children and P 31,613, 361.00 on high school education assistance for citizen employees children from 2000...
24 August 2007
No cabinet pay for university land - Nkate
He dismissed recent media reports that suggested that some senior government officials were to be compensated millions of Pula. "This is simply not true. Neither the president, nor any members of his government are, to the best of our...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Attorneys at loggerheads over extradition
Phazha Kgalemang of Kgalemang, Sechele and Associates appeared in court with his client, Eleanor Kuedza Tembure, a Zimbabwean woman who is said to be charged with murder and attempted murder in Zimbabwe. Kgalemang clashed with State Prosecutor...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
BMC sales on the upswing
"The 2006 performance is better than the previous year's and represents a second year running in which BMC achieved significant growth in its turnover," said BMC Chief Executive Officer, Motshudi Raborokgwe in the report. The last time BMC...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
JAB, Limkokwing sign MoU
Speaking at the event, the director of JAB, Tshidi Tlhong said that the collaboration would open new avenues for growth in educating young people in new information and creative technology. She said the collaboration would help in the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Youth Against Aids launches club card
Young people between the ages of 14 and 24 in Botswana who register with the YAA programme will be given the card.The YAA programme is a joint effort between the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and Tebelopele.The...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Why defer SADC Gender protocol? asks Tlale
"We were hoping that the protocol would advance the women's cause," he said, adding that it is disappointing that after so much effort the protocol has been deferred. "It is something that should propel the region forward," he said. The...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 August 2007
MPs chew on coops' policy
Moyo said that for years, the policy has not given Batswana any results after years of practice in the co-operatives business. "People are talking franchises from South Africa and instead we are debating a policy which is taking us backwards," he...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Bots-Zim commission makes headway - Merafhe
In the intervening period, officials from the two countries made much progress in implementing the decision of the organ, said Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mompati Merafhe at the end of the joint mission at Boipuso Hall in...
STAFF WRITER 24 August 2007
'My people will say goodbye to poverty'
Xunta Qhao is the leader of the BaSarwa of Tsodilo Village, the Ju/'hoansi San. Infact, his village is named after Tsodilo Hills, recently described by a colleague of Qhao's as "a magnificent natural gallery of over 4, 000 San rock...
24 August 2007
Kgosi Linchwe - the end of an era
So he has gone, without even a final goodbye. Probably it makes little difference where one receives news of this kind, at home, or, as in my case, whilst visiting relatives in the UK The impact is just the same - very hard. Mind you, there was...
24 August 2007
"The funeral is fake, but the tears are real"
"Your Yoke Is Light To Carry," and when I approach her, she tearfully waves me away, saying: "I have to stay where I am." Several members of the congregation also look like they can't go on. Even the Western PR executive next to me, a veteran of...
24 August 2007
Gunners: The soul of Lobatse
Who could have imagined it? The emotional roller-coaster ride of three years of ecstasy followed by 11 years of misery. It seems many fans of the once mighty "Peleng Boys" are bracing themselves for yet another dry season - the 12th in...
24 August 2007
Lobatse- a season of discontent
Thomas Motsegae* is in an unenviable position. The Peleng man works for Nativity, a private security company, that serves the High Court Judge residences. He keeps an eye on the property of those people whose work is to dispense justice. He...
24 August 2007
Barclays tops customer-complaints list
This comes against the backdrop of a 22 percent increase in the number of complaints lodged by disgruntled banking customers for the 2006-2007 reporting period in comparison to the previous period. It also coincides with the National Banking Week, a...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
BCL smelter churns into action
The smelter, which was on its 7th shutdown since inception, cost BCL P316 million.Addressing the media last Friday, after the smelter tour, BCL General Manager Montwedi Mphati said the this shutdown is unique because the major modification were made...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 24 August 2007
Testing center launches solar energy programme
The launch marks the beginning of new and exciting training initiatives, which aim to build the capacity of Botswana's solar energy sector to provide technical training in both water heating and photovoltaic electricity systems. The SECD is an...
STAFF WRITER 24 August 2007
Only four of 14 countries have money laundering strategies
Outgoing chairman of the ESAAMLG Task Force, Willard Manungo, who is also the Permanent Secretary of Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance, said the four countries - Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Uganda - are also the only ones that submitted evaluation...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 24 August 2007
Ndudzo: A patriarch of local sculptors
Ndudzo says that his grandfather was a wood-carver as well as a sub-chief and whenever there was a hearing at the dhare/kgotla, he would work on his pieces while listening to the deliberations and at the end of the day he always delivered fair...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Can born-again Christians be demon possessed?
The church minister who is called by some 'an Apostle of deliverance' says that over the years in the deliverance ministry, he learnt that contrary to popular belief, many Christians were struggling with 'demonic possession'. In Chapter One,...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
BOOK REVIEW
New Chapters: Ten Years of Rally to Read is an extraordinary book. It contains hundreds of brilliant and catching colour photographs taken by 14 photographers. It is far more than a coffee table book. There is also a text presented in 10 easily...
Review by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 24 August 2007
'Botlhale jwa phala'
We understand that among the bill's seemingly draconian provisions was the clause giving courts the powers to force Kenyan journalists to disclose their sources. In the face of concerted objections from the Kenyan public, particularly the...
EDITOR 24 August 2007
QUESTION TIME
An ILO paper (ILO, 2000) identifies the different sectors or stages of education and training strategy that an HRD strategy needs to include as: i) basic skills of adults, ii) initial education of young people (including early childhood education),...
PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 24 August 2007
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