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The African 'front' in perspective
In most cases, such as Mozambique, the front composed of professional groupings, a variety of political detachments of the African intelligentsia and the working and peasant classes. They amalgamated into a liberation movement to fight a guerrilla...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Ridge leaves for ICT talks
The delegation includes ICT representatives from the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (Department of Information Technology). Ridge and his entourage were hosted by Cisco's senior executives,...
STAFF WRITER 18 October 2007
UB considers faculty -based graduation
The director of public affairs, Samuel Moribame said this after the weekend graduation ceremony held at the UB stadium. "This has been discussed in our graduation structures, though not yet conclusively. Many universities have adopted it. We can...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
BAM-BCP cooperation goes to Maun
The purpose of the meeting was to formalise the appointment of the pact cooperation agreement between the parties and to decide on the date and venue of the formal launch of the cooperation agreement. The joint executive committee meeting decided...
18 October 2007
Defence plans application in Mhlauli case
Although he was not specific about the nature of the application, it is largely expected that he will move that the case should be thrown out. Before the prosecution closed its submissions yesterday, the two parties had formally made some admissions...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
BMWU calls for sacking of top mine officials
The union is annoyed that it was never consulted by the two officials when a decision to install a new surveillance system at the mines was made. The union made its stand known in a petition forwarded to Blackie Marole, the managing director of...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
More revelations in Mhlauli case
When the case adjourned yesterday after the fourth witness gave evidence, prosecutor, Wesson Manchwe informed the court that the state would rest its case. The first witness to take the stand was former chief lands officer, Milidzani Majingo, who is...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
Voices in action against poverty
It is quite evident that the average citizens in countries such as Botswana and other developing countries live far below the poverty datum line. This appalling situation persists despite the fact that governments have made a pledge to eradicate...
EDITOR 18 October 2007
Opposition parties are running scared!
When we were busy putting our house in order in readiness for the coming elections the opposition were in slumber, pending most of their time plotting against each other. Now that the BDP is coming at them it is causing hues and cries. Reading Mike...
18 October 2007
A eulogy to a fallen hero
Major Gaolatlhe "Despas" Tiro: A Fallen Socialite Who Loved Life To The Fullest Death has been part of human kind from time immemorial, but it is an occurrence we will never get used to, primarily because of the Colossal void left after its strike....
18 October 2007
Cartoon 18.10.07
18 October 2007
Vee wows Zim fans, angers them
Vee, along with South Africa's Mafikizolo and Ringo Madlingozi, France-based DR Congolese kwasa-kwasa troupe, Extra Musica and a host of Zimbabwean musical groups, performed at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) last Saturday night...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Pride goes before a fall
They think aggressiveness will help them succeed in life. But what culture does not emphasise that humility is a virtue? This has been a lesson to the evicted housemates in the Big Brother Africa (BBA) house, who thought that being aggressive was...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
Oil holds record levels above US$86
In Asian trading, US light, sweet crude rose to $86.76 a barrel - having set a record of $86.13 on Monday - while Brent crude surged further to $83.09. Analysts said the rises followed reports that Turkish forces had shelled an Iraqi border village...
18 October 2007
Acquisitions still strategy at Stanbic - MD
Stanbic Deputy Managing Director Leina Gabaraane said at a Francistown Business and Executive Banking breakfast meeting at the Tati River Lodge on Tuesday. After Stanbic Bank acquired a stake in Investec Bank in 2003, Gabaraane says the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Business women encouraged to persevere
Addressing members of the press in Gaborone on Tuesday, Masire-Mwamba said in order to attract financial backers, women need to show confidence in their interaction with the outside world. She said becoming WIBA president gives her both a challenge...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Expert forecasts drop in GDP growth
Addressing a Business and Executive Banking briefing session at Francistown's Tati River Lodge on Tuesday, the recently appointed Deputy Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Leina Gabaraane, said despite projects like the US$4 billion Mmamabula Power...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Bridge team leaves for Rustenburg tournament tomorrow
BBF spokesperson Meshack Kgosidialwa said yesterday that the players have had good preparations for the tournament and he has high hopes that they will do well. The players have been training in their respective schools. Kgosidialwa said that they...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
Chiefs dash Masomere's hopes
From Harare, Masomere told Mmegi Sport that he contacted Chiefs but nothing has come through. "I am remaining positive but if it does not materialise, that means I would look at other clubs," he said. Yesterday, Chiefs' chairman Ernest Molome said...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
GNT, Satmos are early favourites
Satmos were relegated from the Premier League last season while GNT have been the bridesmaids of Division One football having come so close on a number of occasions. The two sides played a thrilling 3-3 draw at the weekend, with the...
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 18 October 2007
Rollers, Notwane renew rivalry
In the past season, Rollers failed to beat Notwane losing 4-2 and settling for a 2-2 draw in the second round. Since the 2-2 draw, many things have changed. The two clubs are under new coaches with Under-23 tactician David Bright at Rollers in place...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 18 October 2007
Police threats against reporters condemned
The threat of police action against South African investigative journalist Jocelyn Maker and editor Mondli Makhanya of the Sunday Times raises the question whether South Africa is losing its status as a country offering the safeguards and conditions...
19 October 2007
Molatlhegi eyes Gaborone South seat
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) central committee recently gave the Serowe-born politician the go-ahead after he stood unopposed as a candidate for Gaborone South parliamentary primary elections. Regarding the challenge ahead, he quoted the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 October 2007
The life of Mochudi vendors, youth and the elderly
In an era where there is a general concern about poor eating habits among Batswana, the residents of Mochudi have easy access to fresh vegetables daily. Some enterprising residents have taken to growing vegetables along the Notwane River or...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Cllrs equate mayors to deputy Speaker
In addition, the councillors told the Presidential Commission reviewing the salaries of political and traditional leaders, that the basic pay of a councillor should be 75 percent of the basic salary of a mayor. They called for a housing allowance...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 October 2007
'Love and spirituality' at Christ Embassy
Pastor Oyakhilome in Nigeria has called all Christ Embassy ministries to help the disadvantaged children. She said that Christ Embassy, which is fairly new in Botswana, having been here for three years, would take care of orphans, the needy and the...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
We keep our lawyers - Baroda suspects
On Monday, Moroka gave an ultimatum to Surtee and Moseki to look for new lawyers or stand trial without legal representation. Moroka was angry that defense lawyers, Duma Boko and Tengo Rubadiri, failed to turn up for the case. It was revealed in...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Defilement cases worry police
During the week under review, a total of eight cases of defilement were recorded by the police. Four of the cases came from the South Central Division while the Northern Division recorded three. Seven of the victims are aged between 13 and 16...
19 October 2007
The truth about BOJA Part 1
Perhaps the more appropriate action for BOJA to ask the Registrar of Societies to show cause why the journalists should still be registered at that office. The registrar's office has offered BOJA absolutely nothing by way of exposure to...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 19 October 2007
Is UB heading for 'intensive care unit'?
One wonders what Chancellor Dr. Festus Mogae made of the Sebina piece as he revised his speech for the following day. Tiro Sebina, those who have an idea of how he thinks, will tell you that he has a solid intellect. But is his discourse completely...
19 October 2007
To hell with SADC, AU
There always comes a time when nationals pause to confront themselves and decide whether to continue on the path they are travelling or change course. In every generation, there comes a time when a people must chivalrously harden their consciences...
TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE* 19 October 2007
Legalise shebeens - study
The acting director of the department John Matsheng says they will hold a stakeholders meeting at the end of this month to discuss the report. The study, which was conducted by Psychologists Botswana, a local consultancy company, also looked at the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 October 2007
Ministry acts to jack up adult education
Launching the orientation for the newly recruited teachers held at the Big Five Lodge in Mogoditshane on Wednesday, Assistant Education Minister Peter Siele explained that the ministry had adopted this strategy "to deliver the new programme to the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Of BNF, Mogalakwe and his Mosolotshane
MOSOLOTSHANE: The rally is in full swing and every now and then Mogalakwe Mogalakwe pauses and surveys the small crowd before him. He then yells, "Viva BNF Viva""Viva!" the crowd blares. "Viva BNF Viva""Viivaa!"And then he yells something much more...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
'Send your own to AU' Lewanika
Lewanika, speaking from her Big Five lodge patio yesterday, confesses that when she grew up, it never occurred to her that she would become a politician. After all her parents were politicians 'who worked all the time in a thankless job'...they had...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
MoH hires more staff
The employees who left include dentists, physiotherapists, nurses, doctors, laboratory scientists, radiographers and occupational therapists. A MoH spokesperson, Kushatha Phindela said that some of the officers left because of age, health or...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Mathokgwane, a rape case to answer?
Mathokgwane's lawyer, Moses Kadye pleaded before Broadhurst magistrate, Nehemiah Mgoni that the charges against Mathokgwane be scrapped because the prosecution had failed to positively identify the person who allegedly raped a nine-year-old girl at...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
'Cocktail' bar regulations on the horizon
The regulations have been adapted from the original bill put to parliament last year, which were regarded as too stringent by liquor operators. If the regulations were to be implemented as they were, they were going to affect the liquor industry...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 October 2007
Big fish to appear in the dock
"The door is not closed on Abdullah," Wesson Manchwe told magistrate Lot Moroka in the case where former Permanent Secretary, Elvidge Mhlauli is facing corruption and abuse of office charges. Manchwe was responding to a question posed by Moroka who...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Letshabo backs Mogalakwe
In a hard-hitting reaction, none other than former party vice-president, Dr Kathleen Letshabo has backed Mogalakwe saying that he is a principled man. She minced no words as she launched into Moupo raising doubts about reaproachment in the party....
STAFF WRITER 19 October 2007
Court decides Mhlauli's fate today
For the entire day yesterday lawyers were locked in legal combat which at times degenerated into semantic gymnastics. Advocate Francois Van Zyl drew first blood when he submitted his application stating that the court should acquit his client...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 19 October 2007
Politicians, wake up and smell the coffee
The response has been worse than disappointing. While we decry the apparent apathy, we believe the IEC would do well to note the reasons given by Batswana for their loss of interest in the political process. Batswana say their political...
EDITOR 19 October 2007
NITTY GRITTY
Right at this moment it is not exactly clear what the man actually does because he is always at the Nitty Gritty, almost eight hours a day. The other guys don't come as often as they used to last year. But they do come regularly. Regular enough to...
BAROLONG SEBONI 19 October 2007
Reports about Khama are untrue
It is further claimed that this was done to ensure that Ntuane does not contest the Nata/Gweta seat in order to give way for Olifant Mfa. It is really preposterous for anyone to suggest that Khama could make such a promise. While Ntuane has since...
19 October 2007
The nobel message
Gore's co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize is less known, but no less deserving. The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the UN's global body for assessing the scientific knowledge on climate change and bringing that knowledge to...
JEFFREY SACHS H* 19 October 2007
BDP strategy will fail
This military strategy was devised by Sun Tzu 2000 years ago and he stated thus "draw them in with the prospect of gain, take them by confusion. When you are going to attack nearby, make it look as if you are going to go a long way; when you are...
19 October 2007
Cartoon Strip 19.10.07
19 October 2007
BOOK REVIEW
"Was he digging too deep? At the base of physics were rules, at the base rules there were laws, at the base of laws there were numbers; if one looked at them intently, one could recognise relationships between them, repulsions or attractions....
Reviewed by
Sheridan Griswold 19 October 2007
BACK STAGE
Disturbia begins by establishing relationships and behaviour patterns. It is July and Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is 16 & 1/2. He nearly dies in an accident that takes his father. The movie then jumps a year. Kale is in his Spanish class just...
SASA MAJUMA 19 October 2007
Erotic art traces history of sex
Seduced - Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now contains works spanning 2000 years, by some of the most famous artists in the world, showing human beings in their most intimate moments. Kate Bush, the Barbican's head of art, has spent five years...
19 October 2007
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