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Speaking to Monitor, NIIT general manager Ravi Srinivasan says the laptop scheme is meant to improve the quality of education at the institution that focuses more on Information Technology (IT). "We teach the students the bolts and nuts of IT...

Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

A Health System That Defies Logic

The high number of complaints about service delivery in the health sector is alarming. No wonder in a country where health services are provided by government for free, a high number of people are resorting to medical aid and private clinics and...

EDITOR 19 November 2007

HEALTH CORNER

Scientific research suggests this happens when stress hormones or adrenaline released by the nervous system in preparation for "fight or flight" bombard the heart, causing a lethal toxic rush. It is well known that mild stress or fright can cause...

DEBASHISH GANGOPADHYAY 19 November 2007

Etcetera II

It's not much of an investment, is it? Everyone and his aunt makes the point that the government already provides free transport back home for these poor people and that once they have seen relatives and friends, they find no difficulty in coming...

SANDY GRANT 19 November 2007

Issues In Education

Time is a valuable asset that allows us to do the things and achieve what we desire. As a result there has been a lot of attention and discussion on issues such as spending our time wisely and creating theories about time management. Parents are...

D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI and
S. WEEKS 19 November 2007

The Winners Code

The human being's most precious possession is his life; and it is given him once to live. Some people live their lives like specks of dust- totally irrelevant appendages to the grand landscape and grand schemes of life. They live and die in oblivion...

GEORGE CHINGARANDE 19 November 2007

Hardbattle Must Be Turning In His Grave

We believe he will be rolling in his grave knowing how his people have been treated since his death. We wish he could have been with us when we won our court case last December. We wish he could have seen the jubilation amongst our people in the...

19 November 2007

The Truth About The Anglican Diocese Of Botswana

Firstly, it is important to note that any policies or positions made outside the Anglican Church Diocesan Synod or Diocesan Standing Committee are not policies or positions of the Anglican Diocese of Botswana. The Anglican Church, Diocese of...

19 November 2007

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Food For The Soul

It used to be that Type II diabetes, otherwise known as adult onset diabetes, was associated with adulthood. Not any more. Children as young as seven years are diagnosed with this condition in more cases than one cares to count. And it is a...

BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 19 November 2007

Zim Impostor Jailed For Three Months

Magistrate Nehemiah Moguni sent Ncube to six months' imprisonment three months suspended for two years without being convicted of the same offence. Moguni said that he was being lenient because he was a first offender and had pleaded guilty to the...

Bame Piet
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Talking Musica

President Festus Mogae will get credit for pioneering that area, in addition to yielding to the demand - wisely or otherwise - to the demand for the establishment of an autonomous ministry to deal with youth, sports and culture. President Mogae,...

RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 19 November 2007

Miss Botswana 2007/8 A Flop

There had been earlier signs that the pageant was going to be a disappointment when preparations were delayed by the rain that had fallen earlier. The organisers and Gaborone Sun staff had to run around replacing the soaked chairs and table...

Gasebalwe Seretse
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

'Forgotten' Folk Singer Steals The Show

Stampore was invited to the show by Norwegian-based guitarist Banjo Mosele, who also performed at the same venue. The patrons had missed the two musicians for a long time. Mosele is based in Norway but Stampore has been forgotten. It only took...

Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 19 November 2007

OUT TO LUNCH

In these movies, we see ER staff keenly fighting to save lives and help people back on the road to recovery. They are never rude, they never complain about how tired they are in front of their patients, and they never reprimand patients. Well, we...

SHAMEELA WINSTON 19 November 2007

Mupane Mine Production Up On 2006

Released last week, the results show that gold production from Mupane in the third quarter of 2007 totalled 22,000 ounces. However, there was a 9 percent decline compared to the second quarter of 2007. The increase in production from the same period...

Wanetsha Mosinyi
Correspondent 19 November 2007

African Copper On Track - CEO

CEO Joseph Hamilton said in a statement that the revised total cost estimate now stands at about 33.1 million pound sterling. "We are very pleased with the progress being made in the development of the Mowana Mine," Hamilton said. "The processing...

Wanetsha Mosinyi
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Oseg Director Urges Move To 'New Economy'

"If Botswana businesses do not move into the new economy, others will come and close your businesses," the youthful CEO of the country's most successful BPO company told a breakfast meeting with leaders of organisations at the GICC. "In Botswana, we...

Business Reporter 19 November 2007

Botswana Is In A Quandary Over EPAs

"For the past two weeks, the negotiations have been in Brussels," Sentsho said. "I hope there will be something that will not affect our trade (negatively)." Botswana and other countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region are...

Kabo Mokgoabone
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

EPA's Threaten Another 'Scramble For Africa' - Unionists

Addressing the gathering, the former president of Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) Ronald Baipidi described the European Union's impending Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) as a means of underdevelopment of Africa. "The EU is coming...

Business Reporter 19 November 2007

Lead Poisoning Prevalent In Gaborone Children

Its findings show that lead in the blood of 30 percent of the children in the city are above the levels set by the American Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The research team leader Bontle Mbongwe said that the children had lead levels of...

Thato Chwaane
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Disabled Official Makes Plea On HIV/AIDS

Nkganetsang said it is regrettable that people with disabilities are forgotten when HIV/AIDS policies and programmes are formulated. "Somehow when people come up with strategies for fighting AIDS, we are not taken on board. It is like people think...

Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 19 November 2007

From A Cattle Post To A Tourist Haven

Nata Village is the main gateway to the pristine tourist destinations of Maun and Kasane where TC ultimately headed as part of his itinerary. His picture hanging on the village Kgosi Mokgwathi Makgesi's office is a sign that Nata attracts celebrities...

Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

The Face Of Poverty

The situation is so pathetic that the signs of surrender to the biting economic times are evident to every passer-by. The two makeshift structures that could collapse any time are home to the 24 family members. Two family members died and the other...

Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

F/town Gets Youth Football League

Football officials were scathing in their attack on clubs, which did not send representatives for the meeting. "There are supposed to be 33 clubs in the north, a majority of them here in Francistown. We like to say that the Francistown business...

Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Brazilians Fail The Samba Test

Is it the UB Stadium or Friday night fixtures that do not work for the once all-powerful side. After a 4-1 humiliation by Mochudi Centre Chiefs, it was another bad Friday for Fighters at the UB Stadium last week when they lost to Santos. For the...

Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Hard Times Drive BISA Sponsors Away

He told the BISA Annual General Meeting on Saturday in Gaborone that sometimes they lose sponsors because of management changes and lack of documentation. He said where the sponsorship is not documented, a new management can easily end the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Barclays Hands Over Refurbished Tennis Courts

Johnson was speaking at the handing over ceremony of the refurbished Lobatse tennis court on Saturday. "I am happy that these courts will present youngsters with an opportunity to develop their skills and become world beaters. The focus should be on...

Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Hail The Dream Team

Moloi returned to the Under-23 after sometime and gave thousands of Batswana who packed the National Stadium something to talk about. The national Under-23 team proved once again that Botswana football is coming of age by beating North African...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Buffaloes Terrorise Nata

To compound the wildlife menace, elephants are said to be a regular feature in the village, while hippos usually make occasional forays as well. Fear of the beasts reign supreme among residents as the animals have virtually turned Nata into an animal...

Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Gaborone Condom Plant Starts Selling Next Year

The managing director of Latex Medical Products Mike Proctor said on Friday that their plant has a capacity to churn out 200,000 condoms a day for local and regional consumption. He told journalists, during a media tour of the plant at Gaborone West...

Thato Chwaane
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

BNF Confident Over Kgalagadi North

A by-election will be held in the constituency following the resignation of the BNF MP, Obakeng Moumakwa. Kgalagadi North is one of the opposition held constituencies that is being targeted by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). The...

Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Medical Students For Australia

The Pretoria-based Australian High Commissioner to Botswana, Philip Green, advised the students to come back at the end of their study to invest their skills in the economy. He assured the students that they would have a pleasant experience in...

Thato Chwaane
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

Bad Weather Forces Air Botswana To Recall Planes

Brogden told Monitor on Saturday that they were forced to recall two Air Botswana planes in mid-air after they were informed of the stormy weather in Johannesburg on Friday afternoon. "It was just because of bad weather in Johannesburg that our...

Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 19 November 2007

Kokorwe Shocked As MPs Abscond

Standing Orders provide that there must be at least 21 out of the 64 Members of Parliament (MPs) to form a quorum. Earlier in the morning six questions from MPs had to be deferred to a later date because the majority of ministers were not present to...

Bame Piet
Staff Writer 19 November 2007

'Smoking is dangerous', says man with chronic affliction

He confesses to Mmegi that it was in 1969 when he was doing Form 5 that he took that first puff that would eventually leave him in a debilitating respiratory condition. "I had never smoked in my secondary school days," he says. "But on the last day...

THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

Prohibited Nigerian immigrant wants deportation

Anthony Ikechukwu wants to be sent back home after he was declared a PI even though he is in custody for the case. His lawyer, Gabriel Komboni, argued in court on Friday that before the deportation order was issued the authorities should have known...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 November 2007

Japan pledges to work with SADC states

Akira Amari said this at a joint press conference he and his Botswana counterpart minerals, Energy and Water Resources Minister Ponatshego Kedikilwe addressed at the Office of the President on Friday. Amari said Japan would continue to work with...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 20 November 2007

Thapisa leaves UB for Limkokwing

Those were the words of Professor Amos Thapisa, director for academic development at the University of Botswana, who will be joining the newly established Limkokwing University. Thapisa will be joining the institution as Vice President Academic on...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

Palapye Trust land up for sale, board absconds

NDB is scheduled to sell the land on Friday next week for alleged failure by the trust to pay the bank loan for the construction of the newly opened mall behind BP filling station. Vice chairman, Dithapelo Tshotlego said they are just surprised as...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

BPP admits divisions in the party

He said the reality is that the party has been divided since the Tatisiding Conference in 2003. He was speaking at the BPP extra-ordinary conference at Aerodrome Primary School last Saturday. The theme of the conference was: "United We Stand". "The...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 November 2007

Ntuane launched

The event that was held at the popular 'Chris Hani' freedom square pulled scores of Gaborone West residents out of their homes to spectate at what BDP's deputy secretary general, Kentse Rammidi, described as 'the beginning of the country's political...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

State House is govt property - Tshireletso

"That house is not for President Festus Mogae but for the state. It is being built for incoming presidents, who will stay there and enjoy all the infrastructure," she said. Responding to President Mogae's recent State of the Nation address in...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

BNF-BPP unity talks flop

This development came after the BPP held an extraordinary conference last Saturday here, resolving that the party should not enter into talks with any political party until after the next general elections expected in 2009. The besieged party also...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 November 2007

Goolam was mastermind - Mhlauli

Abdullah Goolam as the mastermind, who not only financed and fabricated the case to wrest away the Riverwalk plot that was allocated to Eddie Norman, but helped to conjure up a case that crumbled before the High Court. Giving his evidence in chief,...

GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 20 November 2007

Pay Bright for 'Dream Team' glory

This bodes well for our future because the game between these teams was a symbolic contest between the future of Botswana football and the future of Moroccan football. Any pick from the bunch of players on show over the weekend would satisfy...

20 November 2007

Guinea in 'serious' drug trouble

Its chief exports? Cashews, shrimp and cocaine. Cocaine, in a country with no coca bush? That's right. More than four tons of cocaine have been seized in West Africa this year, a 35 percent increase over the entire haul for 2006. Drugs are also...

ANTONIO MARIA COSTA H 20 November 2007

BLLAWU applaud the Dream Team

The dream team, as the under 23 is affectionately called, approached the game with a positive mind, vociferously piling sharp and well calculated attacks on Morocco, which was equally cheeky and well balanced in all departments. The source of our...

20 November 2007

Give unto Bright what belongs to Bright

Following the 2-0 triumph over Morocco over the weekend, the man does not only deserve a mere pat on the back but rather appropriate remunerations for the services he is rendering to both the BFA and the nation. In his interview with the Botswana...

20 November 2007

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