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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
The BNF is sensing the worst case scenario
The party will surely obliterate after the coming election. This is acknowledged by none other, than the former party chairman, Rre Nehemiah Modubule in a recent interview carried out in Mmegi. Modubule, who was one of the BNF negotiating team that...
24 August 2007
NITTY GRITTY
Infact he used much more forceful language than that to express his absolute disgust at the imbalance between the imports and the exports. Nikita feels he is somewhat of an authority in trade matters, having brought back a degree or two on things...
BAROLONG SEBONI 24 August 2007
TAWU clarifies stand on TEC
Not only is the headline in bad taste, but the report also creates an impression that the emergence of private institutions is always a negative development which should be opposed and that the liberal economic policy environment that allows private...
24 August 2007
Paul's toughest challenge
The last time BMC reached the Coke Cup final was in 1996 when they were down 2-0 to Township Rollers. But BMC shocked many people a fortnight ago when they knocked favourites Mochudi Centre Chiefs out of the competition. Since being appointed to...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Netball team prepares for world championships
He said they take advantage of the school holidays to run the camps as most of the players are teachers and students. He wished the team can play international friendly games but this is not possible due to lack of finances. He said they would have...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 24 August 2007
TAFIC hold AGM
Other officials are also standing like our chairman, treasurer, secretary and additional members," he said. Mosweu added that so far he does not have information about any challengers despite rumours that the former spokesman Mothusi Tabengwa is...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 24 August 2007
Botswana players to miss World Cup qualifier?
A sad development is that despite the proximity of the Namibian capital to Botswana, the country might not have a representative at the games as Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) is said to be cash strapped. BCF has named FIDE Master (FM) Phemelo...
KENNETH BOIKHUTSWANE
Correspondent 24 August 2007
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