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Another chapter in elusive opposition unity

The two opposition parties released a joint statement on Tuesday confirming an introductory meeting they held last Saturday. Two days before the meeting, BNF spokesman, Moeti Mohwasa admitted that preparation for the talks are underway. But BPP...

KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Bravo for Botswana's response to AIDS!

Batswana were perhaps unsure about what to expect. But they were hoping that things would turn out right. The ARV programme, running alongside the Abstain, Be faithful, Condomise campaign, helped complete Botswana's approach to the fight against...

EDITOR 15 November 2007

Keeping promises on TB

These people died before they could even be diagnosed, let alone treated. Since then, XDR-TB, which is extremely difficult to treat with today's antibiotics, has been detected in 41 countries, and it continues to spread. Recently, for the first...

* MARK HARRINGTON 15 November 2007

Accuracy is vital to our journalism

It is encouraging to note that a new crop of journalists has been infused into the media industry while the old graduate into their mentors as editors and the more adventurous taking up new careers in the public relations and marketing fields....

JERRY BUNGU 15 November 2007

Cartoon 15.11.07

15 November 2007

Khoza determined to give disco music meaning

He had a large following and won an award for his track 'Winy winy'. But Khoza Kehakgametse believes his is the rightful heir and is ready to claim his crown. Ekefinah is the name of his latest and second album, which he is steadfast will have...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 15 November 2007

Botswana's music export to Norway returns

Mosele said in Gaborone yesterday that he would be here until next year, collaborating with local musicians. Mosele, who hopes to form a band, said he is interested in the development of traditional and folk music. "That is my dream. I want to take...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 15 November 2007

Bread shortage hits F/town

With queues at bread counters growing longer by the day, the loaves are literally selling like hot cakes. The Branch Manager of Nswazi Spar, Mohutsiwa Dikgakololo, describes the rate at which bread flies of the shelves as "alarming". "We think it...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 15 November 2007

Body to rein in unbridled micro-lenders

The authority, which will be partly modelled on the Financial Services Board (FSB) of South Africa, will regulate monetary institutions other than banks, key among which are asset managers and micro lenders, which are not regulated by the central...

KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Table tennis official seeks help

BTTA secretary general Game Mothibi said their efforts to develop table tennis to the desired standard have been hampered by lack of expertise in some areas. "No matter how much we are determined, we have realised that we cannot do it alone," she...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 15 November 2007

North Americans keep taps on Dipsy

The former Santos hitman who set the local scene alight when he first arrived in the country three years ago to join Santos, ironically from the North American Soccer League, fell way out of the pecking order at Santos last year under Roger de Sa,...

15 November 2007

Oodi celebrates 'Day of Elderly'

The objective of the commemoration, which will be held under the theme 'Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Ageing' is to sensitise the public on the needs of the elderly and their importance as agents of social development. The...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 15 November 2007

Boxing receives P92,000 from BBL

The money will be used to sponsor the annual boxing championships. The preliminaries of the tournament will be held in Jwaneng this weekend while the final will be in Gaborone the following weekend. Speaking at the sponsorship launch, BBL marketing...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 15 November 2007

Botswana wallops Barbados

Towering shooter Tebogo Radipotsane was the other vital cog in the Africans' win, displaying some elegant shooting skills and an astonishingly long reach. For three-quarters of the game, Radipotsane was shooting 100 percent, and only two missed goals...

15 November 2007

Bright under no pressure

However, on his return, Bright says that he is not worried about the Morocco match, though he has not been with the team. "I am under no pressure because I am used to international games. I am also not going to put the players under pressure and we...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Smokers run greatest risk of lung disease

He said that the most common cause of this disease is smoking. Ninety-five percent of patients who have it are smokers and only a small group of people get it through occupational exposure. According to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), COPD is used to describe...

THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Pathologist finds brain damage in murder case

Dr Varaprasad Patnaik was giving expert evidence in the murder case in which Madiakano Sedimo is charged with the murder of Podile Joseph at Bobonong on September 30, 2004. Dr Patnaik said he conducted the postmortem on the deceased on October 6,...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 November 2007

TEC makes NDP history

TEC chairperson Jacob Swartland said yesterday that it is the first time the private sector is going to make a contribution to the development plan. "This is a true sign of the Public Private Partnership that government is advocating," he said at the...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Nagafela sings Mogae's praises

In his response to Mogae's state of the nation address, Nagafela said that the President ought to be thanked for instituting the commission that led to the amendment of section 77,78 and 79 of Botswana's constitution to accommodate...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

Immigration middlemen make a killing

The consultants represent companies with names ranging from Floza's Business Service to Grati's Consultancy. They are a permanent feature outside the immigration office in Francistown where foreigners are always queuing to extend their stay. The...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 15 November 2007

It is Mogae's call

Political parties and the Independent Electoral Commission will have to wait and strain their ears in the hope that Mogae will call the by-election before he leaves office in March 2008. Barulaganye Machacha, the Chief Elections Administrator at...

GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 15 November 2007

The San want education for their children

Instead, impositions have been made without consulting them, from the early missionaries, to farm schools and the colonial government and since 1966, all assuming that they knew what was best for the San. Independence saw the creation of "One...

CORRESPONDENT 15 November 2007

Botswana Bahai' celebrate 190th anniversary

The full tale cannot be told in this brief article but some of the main points will be related, so that readers may become better acquainted with Who He was and what He brought into this world. His stupendous claim that He was the Promised One of...

16 November 2007

How can a Zimbabwean get respect in Botswana?

FRANCISTOWN: Every morning he opens the door of the office he shares with the school's coordinator, KTM College Headmaster for Primary Department, Jonathan Nyanungo sighs with relief. Locals no longer treat him with scant regard, which they...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Zimbabweans at the margins of the ghetto

FRANCISTOWN: They swarm the streets of Francistown like bees on their way to their beehives and if you were to be put to a bet, odds are that every time you blink your eyes, there will be a Zimbabwean in front of you. Like a policeman on a march,...

16 November 2007

Mabiletsa hits out at Khama

"Khama doesn't have the time to attend parliamentary proceedings, he is just the vice president and coordinator of projects," Mabiletsa said when contributing to Mogae's State of the Nation Address. He said as the coordinator of government projects,...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Monna, I am the outlaw

RAMOKGWEBANA BORDER: The end-of-month night shift is just about to begin for Constable Obusitse Motlhalamme and his fellow officers from Tshesebe Police Station. The time is around 9pm and groups of Zimbabweans are in a rush to get to the other...

TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

Kokorwe calls for greater independence of Parliament

She was contributing to the State of the Nation address on Wednesday. Kokorwe said Parliament should not receive directives from Cabinet; rather, Cabinet should approach Parliament with a view to consult. Parliament should employ its own staff and...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Mogae to launch Ntuane

"We will be launching our parliamentary candidate and council candidates for the 2009 general election this Sunday," she said. She revealed that besides Mogae and Nkate, the chairman for the Gaborone region, Gomolemo Motswaledi has been invited....

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

TEC stresses importance of higher education

Speaking at a TEC workshop to prepare for the 10th National Development Plan (NDP 10), Patrick Molutsi said there are still people who are confused about what access to higher education means. "These are the people who normally ask why we continue to...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

BCL acquires modern fire fighting vehicle

"The main reason why we took this step is in support of the BCL mission statement which states that we will achieve our vision through a purposeful focus on putting safety first and preserving and managing our assets," said BCL general manager,...

KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Tsobane sentenced to death

In his ruling, Justice Letsididi noted that Tsobane was not candid to the court when he said he met the deceased's mother a week before he committed the murder, who told him that he was stupid for supporting the child that was not his. This was...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Founders agog for 'Naledi FM'

So passionate are these young people about their project, which goes by the name of Naledi FM, that they can almost hear it on air and are keeping their fingers crossed that authorities approve their application. As a measure of their...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

HLCC meetings ought to be incisive - Mogae

My remarks will be very brief as the State of the Nation Address which I delivered to Parliament last week highlighted opportunities and challenges facing our nation. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a pressing need to achieve higher...

16 November 2007

Maoto calls for a third term

Mogae will be retiring next year after completing his 10 year presidential term. Maoto told parliament this week that he wants the presidential term of office to be increased to 15 years. The Francistown MP was responding to President Mogae's state...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 November 2007

BNF, BCP face tough by-election challenge

A parliamentary by-election will be held in Palapye after the resignation of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Member of Parliament (MP) Boyce Sebetela, who leaves at the end of the month. Sebetela is joining mining giant, Debswana. Another...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 November 2007

Govt hires vehicles

In an interview with Mmegi in Gaborone yesterday, Majelantle stated that CSO did not have enough vehicles for the exercise. She said it was necessary to hire additional vehicles so the department could complete the operation before the end of the...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

Police merger plans flop

She hopes to table the bill in the current parliamentary sitting. "I will be taking the draft bill to cabinet and if it is approved in time, I hope to table it in parliament before Christmas break," she said. Meanwhile, there are allegations...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

The SADC tribunal should act on Mugabe

The victims of the regime's judiciary excesses are now seeking justice through external judiciary systems. A Zimbabwean farmer, William Campbell, whose farm has been seized by the state, has sought an urgent interim interdict against his government...

EDITOR 16 November 2007

NITTY GRITTY

Well, perhaps she is not really his wife in the real sense of the matrimonial word. It's just that Chicken likes referring to her as "my vrou" this, "my vrou" that and the other, so everyone refers to her as his wife. Everyone that is, except Walkie...

BAROLONG SEBONI 16 November 2007

We read deeper into Sebetela's resignation

With speculations ranging from his public overtures he had with VP in what culminated in the infamous "vultures label" to a conspiracy mooted in Palapye to oust the outspoken MP. While the real reasons for his resignations may not be known to...

16 November 2007

Let us retain death penalty

The prophet Muhammad accepted the justice of taking a life for a life under the condition that nobody should take the law in their own hands and take revenge. Although some Christians argue that taking of a life as a penalty devalues human...

16 November 2007

BGCIS: The new big brother

By its nature, BGCIS is virtually centralising information not for the ease of its access but rather, I must argue, for the opposite. I am not against a government system to control the way it releases its information per se, but I think it would be...

16 November 2007

Can anything slow the Dollar's fall?

Now even European Central Bank Governor Jean Claude Trichet has joined the chorus of concern. When the euro was launched, the US dollar-euro ($:) exchange rate stood at $1.16/1. At that price, the dollar was undervalued by roughly 10 percent...

*ROMAN FRYDMAN AND
MICHAEL D. GOLDBERG 16 November 2007

Motswana enrols at prestigious Harvard College

Mmopi, who graduated from Armand Hammer United World College - USA, is the child of Mpho Mmopi and Mpho Banyana Mmopi of Gaborone, Botswana. Mmopi joins approximately 1,675 students in Harvard's freshman class. The class was chosen from nearly 23,000...

16 November 2007

Cartoon 16.11.07

16 November 2007

BACK STAGE

This year's build up to the Academy Award contenders for 2008 is a replete with bad to mediocre films. Hollywood believes that action is a substitute for quality and the faster the pace and the more blood and gore involved the greater the return for...

SASA MAJUMA 16 November 2007

A calendar for 2008

It is the season for purchasing calendars for 2008 as gifts, and for your walls, even, if so arranged, as an appointment reminder. The premier calendar for many years in Botswana is that from the Kuru Art Project, which began in 1990. The...

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SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 16 November 2007

San art set to survive the test of time

We should hold it in our hands, and we should not lose it for the sake of our children." By the look of things, one can safely declare that this genre has and will continue to survive the test of time. According to some experts in San...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 16 November 2007

CONSUMER WATCHDOG

A few weeks ago, we wrote to all the stores we thought might sell things on credit asking them to explain why they ignore one of the most important rules. This the 33-year-old rule that says that if a store offers something for sale on...

16 November 2007

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