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FNBB Golf Clinics Succeed In Phikwe
The clinics were conducted by Botswana Golf Union (BGU) trainers, Trevor Johwa and Gabriel Tjitjo. At least 40 children participated in the inaugural programme sponsored by the bank for the next three years. A similar programme in Gaborone is in its...
By Richard Banda
Sports Correspondent 27 August 2007
Spar Sponsors Women's Race
The race is in its second year. It is expected to take place on September 8 in Francistown and thereafter in Gaborone. Speaking at the launch, Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) executive member, Nomsa Mbere, applauded Spar for sponsoring a...
By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Botswana Referee Tops At SAPCO Games
The FIFA referee beat other officials from 10 countries, which took part in the games. He officiated in the final where Zambia beat Tanzania 1-0. He told Monitor Sport on Saturday, that he was in the games representing Botswana and he is happy that...
By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Zim Report Withheld
Asked if he could not make the report public now that the Lusaka heads of state summit for which it was prepared is over, the SADC chief said: "It will certainly be made public at some stage but for now I will make it available only to SADC...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Mines' Boss Advises Kweneng Farmers
The mine manager sounded the alarm bells because only 12 of the area's over 700 farmers have harvested this season. Sebetela was speaking at the Kweneng North 2007 Agricultural show held in the village, 60km North-West of Gaborone. The theme of the...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Africa Needs Tough Anti-Laundering Laws
Officially opening a council of ministers meeting of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) in Gaborone on Friday, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) president, James Sassoon said: "Consistent application of recognised...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Millions Spent On Presidential Mansions
He was answering a question from Gaborone Central Member of Parliament, Dumelang Saleshando. Matlhabaphiri said that the prisons management decided that it would be more effective and representative as a consolidated submission from the prisons...
By Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Pula Holdings Donates Furniture
The company was helping the St Mathews Anglican Church Diocese of Botswana, Thamaga branch and Botswana Workcamps Association (BWA) to complete the two-roomed house for the woman who has lost all her children and is living alone in a thatched mud...
By Tumelo Setshogo
Correspondent 27 August 2007
BA ISAGO Develops Home Grown Courses
Mike Bradley, the BA ISAGO In-service and Corporate Training Coordinator has said their courses were developed in Botswana, based on the needs of the citizens. He indicated that the courses would save employees and employers' time and money instead...
By Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Score Employee Admits Cigarette Theft
However, Moses Mooketsi of Peleng earned a reprieve when Kgosi Pius Letsholo wholly suspended his seven-year jail term. Before the sentence, the convict said he does not know what tempted him to commit the crime. "I had no intention of stealing at...
By Tumelo Setshogo
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Jailbird Convicted For Robbing Prison Officer
Innocent Muzerenge and co-accused Simon Binda who had served time for robbery now face 10 years or more in jail if found guilty of assaulting Lesego Lekgoanyana and robbing him of his cell phone on September 29 last year. They will be sentenced on...
By Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Sexual Harassment Probe At BoB
He could face criminal charges and expulsion from work should the investigation determine that he did assault a junior employee. Allegations are that the bank's board turned down a request to be briefed about the matter because the issue would only...
By Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Cyber Scams Escalate
The warning was made at the weekend by the Gaborone INTERPOL office. The local Interpol contact alerts members of the public to look out for e-mails and letters with business proposals purporting to have links with INTERPOL Officer Commanding...
By Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Nkate Tours GIPS Campus
This became evident during a tour of the campus by the Minister of Education, Jacob Nkate, to familiarise himself with the campus and to celebrate the best achievers at the institution. The new library is not only well stocked with books but the...
By Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
A Bus Stop Of Thugs
That will be one of their unlucky moments. These are the hitchhikers at a bus stop after the round-about of the Francistown-Bulawayo road. It is popularly referred to as the 'Bulawayo stop'. By day it is safe to hike from here but at nightfall it is...
By Dan Mosekaphofu
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Tribute to Shamshad A. Khan
One day before, the Pakistan Independence Day celebrations were held at his humble residence at Notwane. This is one of many such occasions to have graced Khan's "farm", amongst them, the hosting of the senior citizens farewell party for President...
27 August 2007
The Maposa Between The Uprights
Noah Maposa, the man who occupies that space between the crossbar and the two uprights for a team now dubbed 'the dream team' remains one of a number of individuals whose contributions have brought "the dream" that much nearer to realisation. At...
27 August 2007
Matsiloje Village Finally Gets Water
It is also viewed as an ingredient and a catalyst of personal and social development.Its absence or unavailability does not only affect human beings but also animals and any other living thing. The 28th of July 2007 will permanently be inscribed in...
By Dan Mosekaphofu
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Church Builds A Orphanage Home
According to information form the church, an orphanage home, vocational school and hospital and health resources centre will be built in the acquired piece of land. The church's resident pastor, Israel Pinto, was all smiles after the church beat...
By Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 27 August 2007
The Healthier Poor
For every 1,000 children born in rich countries, seven die before their fifth birthday; for every 1,000 births in the poorest countries, 155 children die before their fifth birthday. These deaths are not only human tragedies, but also calamities for...
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* 27 August 2007
Do Not Fall Prey To Old e-Tricks
It is an old trick used by cyber criminals, who have acquainted themselves well with modern technology to entice the desperate, the greedy, the gullible and the uninitiated. Although such emails now come so often that they can no longer be...
EDITOR 27 August 2007
The Winners Code
Firstly, it matters little how much ground you have covered, and most of us are frustrated by the lack of satisfactory progress. What matters is that you can still go very far. It matters little whether you are at ground zero or on the tenth level,...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 27 August 2007
Issues In Education
The obligation and responsibility to use formal education as an instrument of social policy to achieve equity was reaffirmed and reiterated thirteen years ago in the Revised National Education Policy of 1994. We have noted in this column over...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI and
S. WEEKS 27 August 2007
Etcetera II
This is August, supposedly one of the hotter months of the year, but last Tuesday was miserable, cold, wet and gloomy so we set out this morning ready for a repeat dose. But here I am sitting in this charming, holiday town and it is beautifully...
SANDY GRANT 27 August 2007
Guest Column
In the build up to the recent SADC summit many were convinced that the mandate given to President Thabo Mbeki in Dar es Salaam at the extraordinary meeting held in March would result in our troubled neighbour emerging from her dance with death. But...
BOTSALO NTUANE 27 August 2007
Faith, Trust And Trust And Prosperity
This will correct many an historical and material errors of yesteryears and cruise Ghana's progress, fueled by its traditional norms and values. More attuned to the on-going thoughts about situating Ghana's progress in its traditional values and the...
27 August 2007
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27 August 2007
Stanbic MD Denies Panic Reaction In Motswana's Appointment
Stanbic's CEO Dennis Kennedy told the Monitor Business that the appointment process of Leina Gabaraane as his deputy began two years ago. "We saw Leina build Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS)," Kennedy said, referring to the bank's asset...
By Kabo Mokgoabone
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
No Withdrawal Penalties At SIMS
SIMS Broker Consultant, Thabo Moipolai, revealed this last Thursday when presenting the unit trust to potential customers at Marang Residency, a part of Marang Hotel, in Francistown. Moipolai told Monitor Business that the equity fund would be...
By Wanetsha Mosinyi
Correspondent 27 August 2007
BoB Decides To Leave Bank Rate Unchanged
The last adjustment of the Bank Rate was a decrease of half a percentage point on June 18, 2007. The central bank noted that while inflation decreased between May 2006 and June 2007, there was an increase in July, largely reflecting the effect of the...
27 August 2007
Good Metal Prices, New Skills Spur Interest In Old mines
The Department of Mines' Principal Engineer Ofentse Ditsele says a number of companies have shown interest in looking for gold in the abandoned underground shafts and dump tailings. Their submissions have resulted in the department halting a...
By Wanetsha Mosinyi
Correspondent 27 August 2007
New Appointments At Stanbic
At a function at the bank's head office at Fairgrounds, the bank's Managing Director Dennis Kennedy announced the appointment of Leina Gabaraane as the Deputy Managing Director of Stanbic Bank Botswana and Leonard Siwawa as the Managing Director of...
27 August 2007
Out To Lunch
As coordinator of the team and custodian of its culture and productivity levels, it is up to the supervisor to create a working environment that facilitates team-work and engenders team cohesion. We all know that on a theoretical level, but in...
SHAMEELA WINSTON 27 August 2007
FNBB To Open More Branches And Target Mining
The warning was made as the bank unveiled its year-end results to June 30, 2007 that feature a healthy balance sheet that shows a total asset growth of 15.8 percent at P8.4 billion from P7.2 billion in the corresponding period last year. The robust...
By Business Reporter 27 August 2007
Botswana Concerned About Trade Imbalance With SA
Speaking during the welcoming of foreign diplomats by President Thabo Mbeki at Tuynhuys on Friday, Botswana's newly appointed high commissioner, Motlhagodi Molomo, said Botswana president Festus Mogae was concerned about the trade inequality between...
27 August 2007
Unified Boys Aim To Fly High
They have started on a journey to be the best in gospel music on the local scene. They are: Joseph Dipatane, Tino Modurika, Onkesetse Pitsane and L. Mpolaise. They have released an eight-track album, produced by Joe Maseko; the producer who has...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Mchakos Goes Solo, Hopes Sky Is The Limit
Opelo Ramorukuru, who formed part of the three-person outfit and is now going by the stage name Mchakos, is hopeful of breaking new ground as a solo performer, just two years after the release of Street Gang's Sukunyetsa. The 27-year-old believes...
By Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 27 August 2007
UNDP Sponsors Theatre Group
The project, which will run for three years, has been funded by UNDP to the tune of P300, 000 under the Small Grant Programme of the Global Environmental Facility. The theme of the project is: Educate, Inform and Sensitise the Public on...
By Tumelo Setshogo
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Talking Musika
The intellectual work needed to make that assessment projection or estimate is not lesser than that which is required to measure the performance of diamonds on the international markets, say, against the continuing growth of the Indian and Chinese...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 27 August 2007
Food For The Soul
I know it can be quite a daunting task to discard those extra kilograms. But remember that since it took time to layer them on, it sure will take time to take them off. There is no magic bullet that will dissolve away the fat. Only sensible eating...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 27 August 2007
Ezinkomo Reach Coke Final
BMC will now meet their brothers, ECCO City Greens in the final this weekend. The Lobatse side deserved a place in the final after they outclassed Notwane with brilliant football throughout the 90 minutes of the game. Had it not been for poor...
By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 27 August 2007
Bolelang Leads ECCO To Coke Finals
The win kept the ECCO dream of a double alive. Though he played deep in midfield, Bolelang did not have a problem in terrorising Boteti's defence, which was always caught napping throughout the game. He netted his first goal as early as the fifth...
By Mogomotsi Moloi
Correspondent 27 August 2007
Magosi Must Beat Itself To Succeed
Mochudi Centre Chiefs is one of the household names in Botswana football but unlike its peers, it is the only giant never to have won any trophy worth talking about. Over the years, Chiefs have become the established nearly men of Botswana football,...
27 August 2007
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