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Drink given to school children declared unsafe

In some districts, the circular has been passed on to junior secondary schools as well. Despite this, in some areas of the country, junior secondary schools are still including the drink in their school menu. Among its ingredients, the drink...

LAURI KUBUITSILE 14 September 2007

Three-way last-ditch efforts for Mogapinyana today

The ward seat became vacant when Kgosietsiloe Molemi died in a car accident earlier this year. He had been unopposed in the last general elections in 2004. Serema says unlike in the Mmopane by-election last July when the Botswana Congress...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI 14 September 2007

Sedie tragedy: Serowe police still in doubt

Speaking to Mmegi in an interview yesterday, Officer Commanding Number Two Traffic Police District, based in Serowe, Superintendent Nketi Kokorwe said they were still gathering information on the accident. "As part of our investigations, we continue...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Moves to oust Moupo dismissed

On the other hand, a member of the BNF central committee has warned "wayward characters" that the party will not hesitate to take action against them.Close sources say the constituency committee is planning to call a meeting with the party executive...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Chiefs ponder co-habitation

"It is for all people who have a domestic relationship," she said.She explained to the chiefs that government is contemplating a law for those who are co-habiting. "It was once discussed and let us hope government will implement a law for...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Botswana in multi-billion Pula fraud

A recent report showed that although the majority of these criminals are based in India and China, Botswana is also listed among countries with a sizable number. Other countries implicated are Egypt, Syria and South Korea. It is a complex scheme...

TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff writer 14 September 2007

Dikgosi ignorant of salaries commission

It is scheduled to start work on Monday but Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Balete told Mmegi that Ntlo ya Dikgosi has not been briefed about it. She said that she got to know about the commission through the media. She said she cannot talk about the...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

FNB explains delays in students' allowances

"The finance department had to be told that the students have been sponsored and registered with a confirmation from their respective institutions. The names were then submitted to the bank where the accounts were opened in South Africa," Kgotla...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

TSM rationalises schools management

"If one had a class to teach and at the same time supervise other teachers, they would not be able to do a through job. We want them to concentrate on the running of the schools," Makhendlela stressed. Amongst those exempted from teaching are...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

We want to kill leopard for our Kgosi - Mothibi

Bakgatla regent Kgosi Mothibi Kgafela says he would love to see the new Kgosi, Kgafela Linchwe installed the traditional way - with a hunting party dispatched to kill a leopard for the installation of the king. " Ideally, we would like a situation...

14 September 2007

The two faces of Maun

During weekdays mornings in modern Maun, workers, pupils and students can be seen walking along the road. Fishermen are already on course to the riverbank to set their nets. Like soldiers in training, they kick the fine white sand of Maun uniformly...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Sekgororoane ditches GTV for Multichoice?

There are reports that he has been snapped by GTV's rivals Multichoice Botswana. He declined to confirm the reports. Sekgororoane is a former general manager of Multichoice Botswana. "I can only say that I am negotiating with some people....

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 14 September 2007

I didn't fear Tshekedi Khama-Motswaledi

Rather, he said, he decided to withdraw from the race in order to save his party."I can make any sacrifice that can save the BDP for as long as I don't emerge as the sole beneficiary," Motswaledi said about his surprise withdrawal from the race.The...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 September 2007

Why do African leaders stick with Mugabe?

The Africans are not going to intervene," he said at the re-launch of the CCJP/ Legal Resources Foundation report on the massacres in Matabeleland and the Midlands which cost at least 20,000 lives between 1980 and1988._"The African Union and the SADC...

TREVOR GRUNDY 14 September 2007

Police chiefs warn of spiraling crime

Urban Police Station commander Superintendent Ringo Batshabeng said one of the most crime-prone spots in his policing area is the bush between the Riverwalk Mall and Fairgrounds Holding where thugs waylay both motorists and pedestrians. Batshabeng...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

The rise, rise and rise of folk music (Part II)

To that end, distribution continues to be one of the most challenging to local musicians. Botswana artists wear many hats: musician, songwriter, executive producer, creative producer, manager, promoter, publicist, lawyer and accountant. Musicians...

14 September 2007

The 'spooky' worlds of William Gibson

"A high-res realism," the author calls it. "It's a trick, but I love it."That shared illusion of author and reader fascinates him."One human being sits down and makes black marks on white paper, and somewhere on the other side of the world someone...

14 September 2007

'Fat and old, but not boring'

The star is Tracy Turnblad (acted enthusiastically by Nikki Blonsky) who is obese, short and stout, but loves to move and dance, and is particularly thrilled by Negro music and steps. Tracy's father is Wilbur Turnblad (Christopher Walken, who steps...

14 September 2007

The limits of magic bullet thinking

Two officials from a Kenyan AIDS organisation picked me up and took me on a drive. We drove and drove all day, over muddy tracks, through endless pineapple and coffee plantations, rural villages and slums, through all of Africa, it seemed, to arrive...

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SHERIDAN CRISWOLD 14 September 2007

De Beers dismisses synthetic diamonds as a threat

"The amount of synthetics being manufactured for gems is negligible and it is important to note that synthetics are not a threat to the diamond industry or the consumer," said Chipo Morapedi, a Communications Officer at De Beers. De Beers...

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 14 September 2007

LionOre de-lists from BSE

LionOre, which owned Tati Nickel Mine, also had a stake in BCL Mine.The BSE accepted LionOre's application to de-list from the bourse on 29 August. Prior to that, the counter had been suspended from trading for a week while the application was...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 14 September 2007

Paste 2008 conference for Kasane

The ACG has mandated Debswana, South Africa's Cape Peninsula University and Paterson & Cooke to manage the event on its behalf. This will be the 11th such conference which has been hosted in Australia, Chile, Canada, Ireland and South...

14 September 2007

Botswana banks diversify product range

Two banks, First National Bank (FNB) and Stanbic Bank, have become the first local banks to venture into the unconventional business areas recently. Early in the year, FNB opened its life insurance business; Stanbic is already into asset...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 14 September 2007

Zimbabwe will never be a colony again

Let's get back to that a little later, shall we?I see you were not elected by the common people, not even by your own party, but you still made it all the way to the top job next to the Queen. Others spend millions of pounds to campaign and yet still...

TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE* 14 September 2007

We need this debate

We understand that the Ministry of Education uses an indemnity form which every parent signs before their children undertake school trips.School trips are an integral part of the school curriculum. Students often have to travel for sporting...

EDITOR 14 September 2007

A sad farewell to one I once knew well

To a large extent, our frequent and mutually appreciated contacts in Mochudi, Serowe and elsewhere, in those early days, were brought about by Naomi Mitchison who had first heard of me when I directed the Boycott Movement (against Apartheid) in...

Question Time
Patrick van Rensburg 14 September 2007

Masquerading journalists, BCP tarnish BPP

They claimed that the B.P.P was falling apart as its Central Committee members were allegedly resigning en masse and joining the Botswana Democratic Party and the B.C.P Mmegi (8 September), added for good measure to the offensive by carrying a...

14 September 2007

Who says Africa is Independent

Why does the west think Africans should say, "yes" all the time? Why does the west determine the price when they sell to the African countries and again determine the price when they buy from developing countries? Why do most Western countries...

14 September 2007

Prove me Wrong

This mind set became even more apparent on the 4th September during a phone in programme Masa-a-sele. The question being asked was "Is it not time that women, just like their male counterparts should also be at liberty to say to men 'I love you and I...

14 September 2007

The capitalist Kuku

But he would only say; "A guest house is for guests, not for accommodation," and that would be the end of it. The point of disagreement between Nikita and Tshini is that Nikita feels that you can't have your capitalist cake and eat it too. He...

14 September 2007

Cartoon 14.09.07

14 September 2007

Moatlhaping rejoins Rollers

The striker landed in trouble at his club when he skipped a pre-season training camp. After the news that he was available, GU and Rollers bid for him. At some stage, the Reds were favourites to land him but Moatlhaping is said to have chickened out...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Same old story at Gunners

Against GU, Gunners lacked cohesion. Had GU taken advantage, Gunners would have been buried in an avalanche of goals. Some hot-headed supporters blamed Zimbabwean coach, Clever Hunda for the loss. But it is unfair to expect the tactician to produce...

14 September 2007

Palapye to host Kufukan champs

The championship would be in a form of team kata and team kumite for males and females, individual kata and kumite. "The championship is expected to be very tough because it is the first championship after the recent All Africa Games held in...

MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 14 September 2007

Teachers hailed for promoting cricket

Assistant Director of Sports and Recreation, Dickson Gabanakgosi urged teachers to continue encouraging others to join the sport. He said that cricket is a fast growing sport that brings families together. He added that cricket helps to promote team...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 14 September 2007

Softball clubs happy with new administration

In the past, the executive committee ran the league and there were a lot of complaints as clubs felt the committee's hands were full and that there was need for the formation of the league committee. Bobby Khupe of Blue Angels said 'lots of...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 14 September 2007

Chess champs underway

He will face world number one Viswanathan Anand (2792), Alexander Morozevich (2758), Peter Leko (2751), Levon Aronian (2750), Peter Svidler (2735), Boris Gelfand (2733) and Alexander Grischuk (2726). The tournament ends on September 30. This year's...

KENNETH BOIKHUTSWANE
Correspondent 14 September 2007

Why the BFA may curse itself

At the beginning of the qualifiers, the national soccer team, the Zebras had a good chance of qualifying for next year's African Cup of Nations for the first time. The national Under-23 side had a remote chance of qualifying for Beijing 2008 given...

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DENNIS KEAGILE 14 September 2007

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