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TEC signs agreement with South Africans
The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday where the higher education quality committee of CHE sealed the deal with TEC Tshwane, South Africa. Speaking at the ceremony, the executive secretary of TEC, Dr Patrick Molutsi said the MoU marks a milestone...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Gaborone is a BNF member
These reports are malicious and calculated to de-campaign both the party and Cde Gaborone in the build up to the forth-coming Elections. We wish to state that Cde Gaborone is a proud BNF member and is in good standing with the party, which is why he...
11 October 2007
MISA Botswana welcomes media graduates
MISA Botswana wishes to acknowledge the hard work that the department went through as it started some four years ago and today are now witnessing the first harvest of their toil. We trust that the new kids on the block will address the needs...
11 October 2007
BDP pays condolences to fallen BDF soldier
Major Tiro, it must be noted, died like a soldier on duty representing the Botswana Defence Force and indeed the entire nation of Botswana in a quest to protect human life in Sudan. We were left dismayed by the barbaric attack on the AU peace keepers...
11 October 2007
Phatshwe a Martyr? No, he was a terrorist
His letter describes the Christopher Phatshwe, the suicidal Air Botswana pilot as a "revolutionary" and a "martyr" who died for the sake of purifying Marxist-Leninists. If we are to believe what the letter says he died as a symbol "of a...
11 October 2007
Cartoon 11.10.07
11 October 2007
Mokorwana find SA relocation sweet music
He told Showbiz this week that they moved to South Africa last year in search of greener pastures, adding that the group had been targeting that country's larger market. Tooto said they are based in Thabazimbi where the group is already commanding a...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 October 2007
'African reading ambassador' is in town
Bonny says despite being brought up in abject poverty by his single mother, the late Meria Hysteyns Nzeru, there were always books in the family home. The young writer, who has been dubbed the 'African reading ambassador', says that it was...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Franco shows his borankana talent
But Franco, real name Frank Lesokwane, also has another unknown face. Premier Cultural Music group, Dikakapa have been so impressed with the Gabane-born singer and dancer's cultural music skills that they have featured him in two of the songs in...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 October 2007
BTC slashes Internet bandwidth prices by 64 percent
The price cut took effect on Monday this week. Due to a substantial increase in bandwidth demand from the business sector and domestic (residential) consumers, BTC recently upgraded its Internet bandwidth capacity, leading to a growth in ...
11 October 2007
Presidents to open transfrontier park
The Mata-Mata Tourist Access Facility lies within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Africa's first such park whose main feature is the uninterrupted contiguity of flora and fauna between Botswana and South Africa, which was opened seven years...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 October 2007
UB celebrates 5, 000 graduates
According to the director of Public Affairs, Samuel Moribame, 4, 675 graduates will receive their certificates. He said there will be 4, 473 graduates from UB and the Botswana College of Agriculture has 202 candidates. "These numbers represent an...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Botswana sends two boxers to world event
The boxers, Khumiso Ikgopoleng and Thato Batshegi are scheduled to leave on Tuesday next week to take part in the event. The duo did well at the All Africa Games (AAG) this year and hope to make an impact at the World Championships. Batshegi told...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Netball coach in shock after sack
He wonders how the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) judged him before discussing the issue with him. He is puzzled that a coach who was his co-accused was not sacked. BONA dismissed Chitelo last month after charges of misconduct. "Following...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 October 2007
S. African referee speaks against indiscipline
"It was a very rough game. Very bad discipline. It was not good at all today," he said. The league final was between defending champions, Cheetahs and Hogs. It seemed to be getting out of control as players deliberately became rough. The Hogs...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Rugby correspondent 11 October 2007
Gunners' players down tools
"They are owing us September salaries and they are not communicating with us. We have taken a resolution that we are only going to train after they have paid us our salaries," said a player on condition of anonymity. He stressed that they will not...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
UB courts Zimbabwe students
The first leg of the recruitment drive was in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city on Monday this week as UB steps up its bid to complement the Botswana government in strengthening the country's relations with other SADC member states through...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 11 October 2007
Residents oppose compulsory HIV testing for further studies
Leading the onslaught against the suggestion of Pastor Biggie Butale of End Times Ministries was a legal officer at the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), Uyapo Ndadi. The BONELA officer said it was not justifiable to deny someone...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Dates set for BNF primaries
The party announced yesterday that it will issue a writ for the primaries next Monday to pave way for the applications. The BNF said that it will hold the first batch of primaries on February 8 next year. Recently the party hiked registration fees...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Parliamentarians displeased at preparations for HIV hearings
The MPs are Otsweletse Moupo, Ronald Ridge, Rakwadi Modipane, Vister Moruti and Tshelang Masisi. The attendance and planning of the event was poor much to the disappointment of MPs who said they had seen nothing similar in their countrywide...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 October 2007
Traders distraught over rentals
Town Clerk, Kutlwano Matenge, said on Wednesday: "If they are trading at a place designated for the bus rank then that is illegal. "The taxi rank is specifically for taxi business and not any other," he quipped. "Are you sure the vendors are not...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 11 October 2007
Homage to a soldier of peace
Your life mission was to protect and serve the human race and not just Batswana. There would always be a confluence between your purpose and ours. The institutions that we serve seem a world apart and yet they feed on each other so much more than we...
EDITOR 11 October 2007
We should not have lost to Bafana Bafana
When the squad was announced I critically analysed how the Zebras stood,but to my supprise there was an exclusion of ball players,only defensive midfielders(Gattuso-Mogogi and Lepako-Mic),somebody who controls the engine of the team,the midfield...
11 October 2007
Power crisis grips SADC region
However, Eskom and its dependants like the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) appear to have taken the advice lightly and failed to treat the matter as a priority. By last year, it was obvious that the warning will come to pass when Eskom started...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 12 October 2007
Of Patton, Ian Khama and the art of (an election) war
In fact he was of the view, perhaps not unlike many men of the forces, that there was no point in recognising the individual if the individual did not recognise that the only role he/she had was to serve the team. In the 1970 classic war movie of...
12 October 2007
Local newspaper vanishes into thin air?
Earlier this year, the newspaper made headlines after it carried bogus job advertisements put up by some unknown "labour recruitment agency", which Musemburi was also running. The adverts were placed as a collaboration project between Mahube...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 October 2007
Tonota police investigate death of a healer
Details are sketchy, but it is believed the 32-year old woman, whose name is still withheld by the police, must have met her death last weekend. Police say a wound or wounds on the woman's body, from which she must have died, are consistent with the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 12 October 2007
Muzilas agree to disagree on divorce
In May this year the DC instituted divorce proceedings against her husband of 34 years for alleged adultery. During the divorce hearing yesterday, attorney Gabriel Komboni, a senior partner at Phumaphi, Chakalisa and Company representing Sylvia...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 12 October 2007
Distributors confirm beer shortage
The beer brands in question are Hansa Pilsner and Castle Lite, two of the most popular beers with tipplers. But observers say Kgalagadi Breweries (KBL) has decided to say nothing about the problem for fear of affecting its share value under Sechaba...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 12 October 2007
Phikwe's wheels of diversification finally turn
Like an 1860 coal powered goods train slowly gaining momentum, the wheels of diversification in Selebi-Phikwe are finally turning and so are the hopes of this mining town, for so long seen as destined for the dustbins of history. If radical economic...
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 12 October 2007
Maekopo returns from nostalgic re-union in Moscow
Many Africans were students in Russia before and after their countries attained independence in the 1960s. Some of them, like the late Dr Kenneth Koma, afterwards became prominent political figures in their countries. Benjamin Maekopo represented...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 October 2007
UB to confer honorary awards
He has held many ministerial portfolios. He is currently Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources. He acted several times as President of the Republic of Botswana between 1994 and 1998. In 1992 he chaired the Presidential...
12 October 2007
Angela Merkel, stop cosying up to dictators, you hear?
And, I bet, again, that you never stopped to think that they gave you the cockerel to remind you of Robert 'Pol Pot' Mugabe, did you? The swastika reflects Mugabe's behaviour better but, then, the cockerel is his party's insignia, apart from the...
*TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 12 October 2007
UB: An extension Of state apparatus
The University of Botswana is celebrating its jubilee at a time when many questions from various quarters are being asked about the role of universities in society.Perhaps, in the spirit of the ancient Greek Philosopher Socrates' famous line, 'the...
TIRO SEBINA 12 October 2007
'It's your choice,' UB tells aggrieved workers
"It is their choice - they may choose not to accept conditions of employment. It is their choice - they may choose not to accept the offer," Moribame said. "The fact that they sign to accept the conditions of offer is a clear indication that...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 12 October 2007
Basarwa's behaviour responses to HIV/Aids (Part III)
The question attracted the following responses:Ga re thathobe ka gore go a tshosa go utwa maduo. This translates to mean; We do not test because it is frightening to get the results. Ga gona ko re thathobelang teng. This translates to mean; there is...
12 October 2007
Community involvement in crime fight vital
Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) deputy executive director Norman Moleele said this when addressing a business community workshop in Mogoditshane on Wednesday. He said the police were trying hard to curb crime but...
12 October 2007
Determinants of project success or failure
Though conceptually, this is a very useful consideration as a traditional understanding of the project management execution - known as the iron triangle, it is far from providing a comprehensive measure of project success or failure. Gratifying,...
OGOMODITSE MARUAPULA* 12 October 2007
Unicef director drops in
In her Last leg of a Three-country visit, Ann Veneman said this week that Botswana knows how to prevent mother to child transmission but it still has a long way to go. Veneman who had just been China and neighbouring South Africa, said she was on a...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 12 October 2007
UB academics promoted
They are Dr Motsoptse Modisi who becomes Associate Professor of Geology, Dr Joyce Mathangwane as Associate Professor of English and Dr Stephen Mutula who is elevated to Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies. The promotions are in...
12 October 2007
Alarming number of missing people!
The weekly police report states that a 45-year-old man of Partial in Gaborone was last seen going to work on the 28th of last month and he never returned home. This is in addition to 180 murders that were reported and 358 people who have died in...
STAFF WRITER 12 October 2007
Ovation for wider access to Internet
Over and above the buzz that they create, the information superhighway is gradually becoming a reality in most parts of the world, with information becoming readily available to millions of people in a very short time. Technological advancements...
EDITOR 12 October 2007
Fresh start for Europe
Let us then imagine what Europe needs to do to confront its most pressing challenges, especially if it were able to do so without the political constraints of 50 years of EU deal-making and ramshackle institution-building. On top of that, let us...
JACQUES DELORS and ETIENNE DAVIGNON* 12 October 2007
Dingake missed the point
In the said article, Mr. Dingake contends that I seemed to convey an impression during a panel discussion broadcast on Radio Botswana that the concept of an African Union Government was obscure, this is to say new and unclear, whereas the concept...
12 October 2007
We want excellent customer service
In the early stage of my customer service career, I was confronted with a situation in which I had to choose between my customer and my boss! At the time I was thinking that a customer with cash in hand is always right and that the customer in hand...
12 October 2007
'Rain, rain go away' - vendors
One of the vendors who trades in front of Score Supermarket, Tebogo Osupile says there is virtually no business in this weather. "We have to deal with so many problems and so many unreasonable people. There is no business," she said....
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 12 October 2007
Don't legalise prostitution: one man's view
I couldn't but marvel as I read from the media last week that some fellow Batswana want formulation of laws to "protect" prostitutes. This and many other morally loose tendencies should send sober minds thinking and fearing for the future of our...
12 October 2007
NITTY GRITTY
But his mouth is on the floor since it is this same mouth that has held the attention of the rest of the fellowship for the past 15 or so minutes. The other fellows are either so involved and mesmerized by his contribution or they are presently...
BAROLONG SEBONI 12 October 2007
Cartoon 12.10.07
12 October 2007
CONSUMER WATCH DOG
Not all stores, just those that seem to think that disobeying the law is acceptable. In particular those with the great-looking offers of things you can take home today but you pay for over the next couple of years. Firstly there's our latest...
12 October 2007
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