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BDP, BCP renew council leadership ties in Kgatleng

In what seemed like a replay of what happened in the initial nuptials calculated to marginalise the Botswana National Front this time last year, the nomination and election of Moruakgomo and Makhura was unopposed as BNF councillors abstained. The...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 08 January 2008

Tlou's protest in the pipeline

Tlou lost her bid to get the BDP ticket for the Palapye constituency on December 22 ahead of the impending by-election following the resignation of MP Boyce Sebetela. Sebetela resigned his position on November to rejoin Debswana. The primaries were...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

Gaborone Dam at 21 months capacity

She said that Bokaa Dam levels are at 96 percent, which is a 16 months supply of water. While Nnywane dam levels are 97 percent, a 15-month supply and Letsibogo dam levels are at 67 percent, which means a 17-months supply. However, it is the Shashe...

THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

The charges they face

Stealing by Servant (Six Counts)Alternative charge - Prohibition of Loans to a Director (Six Counts)* On 30 September 2000: he allegedly stole P174, 495.00* On 30 November 2001: he allegedly stole P161,558.00* On 25 September 2002: he...

08 January 2008

Diamond stars in the rough

communications chief, Jacob Sesinyi, Nchindo's son, Louis Garvas, a company co-owned by Nchindo and his son Garvas, Tourism Development Consortium, Najmuddin Kader and Golconda Holdings, a company co-owned by Nchindo and Kader would be hauled before...

GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

BACK STAGE

"River of Grass" is an unusual low budget, independent film titled "Indie", directed by Kelly Reichardt and written by her along with Jesse Hartman. Kelly Reichardt has been living and working in New York City, but returned to her roots in Miami to...

SASA MAJUMA 08 January 2008

Skazzo's star can only rise and rise

Although Skazzo is a relative newcomer, he has already given established artistes one or two 'warning shots'. In the last BOMU awards, the 23-year-old from Kanye born was pitted against the likes of Vee, Kgotla and HT in the 'Best Male Award'...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

Fashionista to launch campaign for blood donations

This very minute, the resourceful young woman has just registered a Trust under her name - the Ineeleng Kavindama Trust. The charity, which the inexorable 'Ine' chairs, was officially registered as on October 24, 2007. It enjoys the support of the...

ARNOLD LETSHOLO
Correspondent 08 January 2008

Botswana braces for high oil prices

Maungo Lebanna, an analyst with Investec Asset Management Botswana, says her inflation forecast for December could breach the 8 percent mark to 8.3 percent. "Our inflation outlook has deteriorated. We previously thought inflation would peak at 8...

STAFF WRITER 08 January 2008

Kenya's electoral nightmare

The kind of rigging that is said to have taken place to hand Kibaki a controversial second term is crude and unintelligent to say the least. It was daylight robbery that even the usually indulgent foreign election observers could not stomach. It is...

EDITOR 08 January 2008

Information on the current FMD situation

FMD is a highly infectious disease and has become a very important disease in the trade of cloven hoofed animals and their products. Importing countries will not accept any product which originates from a zone where the disease is occurring or has...

08 January 2008

We need democracy; not band peace!

How on earth can one then prescribe celebrity bands to sing for peace, and religious groups to pray for peace when its public knowledge what the cause of discord threatening to burn Kenya to ashes is? Prayer and music will not restore our republic...

JAMES SHIKWATI* 08 January 2008

The Iowa Caucuses and the Atlantic Alliance

It is too soon to predict, on the basis of a plurality of votes cast by a sliver of eligible voters in a small state, who will eventually prevail in the nomination process. But it is not too soon to ask if the Bush Administration's unfathomably...

STEPHEN HOLMES* 08 January 2008

Cartoon 08.01.08

08 January 2008

BFA changes Zebras' technical staff

The move is said to have shocked many people including players. It is believed that Charles is one of the best goalkeeper trainers in the country. "I do not see the reason why they should have replaced Charles and Letlamoreng, when they have left...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

South African clubs for Gabs tournament

Other clubs scheduled to take part in the event are two Mascom Premier League giants Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Extension Gunners. The visiting clubs will be using the tournament to keep fit and test players who have been on the fringes. The South...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

Rollers to hire ex-Chiefs' coach

Mmegi Sport is reliably informed that the man who will take over the Rollers' hot seat is former Mochudi Centre Chiefs' coach Beston 'Quicksilver' Chambeshi of Zambia. The Zambian unceremoniously left Magosi in 2005 after he accused the club of not...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 January 2008

Claims of factionalism mar Phikwe mayoral polls

As usual, the election was a no contest after Botswana Democratic Party Councillors who dominate the council held a caucus to decide on the candidates who were elected unopposed. However, the SPTC mayoral polls produced a surprise when Ikageleng...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Ministry sued for death in delivery

It is alleged that the hospital used a trainee nurse to carry out the delivery process. According to Kebadirejang's lawyer, Plato Gaoboi, the nurse turned and twisted the child resulting in multiple injuries. It is further stated that after the...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Mogae, Nchindo: friends are not forever

It is public knowledge that Nchindo was first among Mogae's many friends. Urban legend has it that it was Nchindo who brokered the deal to coax Vice-President Ian Khama from the army barracks to be annointed as Mogae's deputy. In good times,...

GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Achivas: Label with a difference

"I want to associate the label with people who want to achieve or have already achieved in whatever they are doing." Koboyankwe added that he wants "to make people proud when they have achieved". He stated that his prime target is entertainment and...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 09 January 2008

Zim company to repair BR passenger coaches

The Chief Executive Officer of Gulliver Consolidated, Cris Chitambira, said the group wants to further strengthen its regional profile. "We have been contracted by Botswana Railways to repair 30 passenger carriages," Chitambira said. "Gulliver has...

FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 09 January 2008

Twenty million pounds of uranium discovered at Mokobaesi

The prospects, which form part of the larger Letlhakane Projcet in the North East, come from a resource covering an area of approximately six kilometres (east to west) by three kilometres (north to south) and extends from the surface to a depth of 45...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Business sector predicts a gloomy 2008

A Business Expectations Survey carried out by the Bank of Botswana late last year shows that although general business confidence in the economy remains high, respondents tended to be less optimistic about overall economic activity, expecting (on...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

The cancerous corruption

Towards the end of last year, former Permanent Secretary, Elvidge Mhlauli, was convicted for abuse of office and giving false information to a Commissioner of Oaths. There have been several others involving some junior public servants who awarded...

EDITOR 09 January 2008

MELS New Year message

Our focus must not be on by-elections but harnessing our resources towards building a capacity to fight effectively in the general elections. To me the results of General Elections will mean two things: If our party is to fare badly in the general...

09 January 2008

BR management statement shocking

We were also shocked by the statements attributed to Management in the Gazette newspaper of the same period. It is not the Union's intentions to respond to the said press release and/or the comments alluded to Management. We would instead like to...

09 January 2008

We desperately need a Youth Conscious Organisation

We, the youth, have been and continues to allow ourselves to be relegated to the disorientating conditions harsh to bear. A whole lot of us young people are sadly discouraged, filled with broken and crushed spirits, with shattered and shattering...

09 January 2008

OPEC funds Botswana airport project

Ministry of Finance PS, Serwalo Tumelo says the country has got a loan of $20,590,000 (about P126,319,000) from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). The airport project is expected to cost P526,883,100 and Tumelo says the balance is...

09 January 2008

Cartoon 09.01.08

09 January 2008

AS I SEE IT

For me, there is nothing like seeing other human beings happy and all people doing their best to make others as happy as humanly possible. This is what humanity is all about. The successful, the powerful, the eminent and famous in our society owe...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 09 January 2008

Bowling team leaves for world event

Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) spokesperson, Lebo Mascarenhas who will lead the side in the tournament, is optimistic that the five women team would post good results. The Botswana team is a mix of youth and experience. Tshenolo Maloisane is the...

KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 09 January 2008

Chiefs turn tables on Rollers

Though the club's spokesperson, Billie Loeto told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they are waiting for the coach to arrive today, there are reports the club has given up on the ex-Zambian international because Chiefs are reportedly keen to rehire him....

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Bright vows to prove critics wrong

Bright was recently appointed Santos coach on a two-year contract and many people questioned his credentials. Already in South Africa, there are doubts if a Botswana coach is capable of succeeding in a demanding Premier League. Santos have been under...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

BDP wants committee in Phikwe East

The constituency is operating without a branch committee after their term of office elapsed two months ago. Other committees are also said to be inactive in the constituency. As such, the constituency did not take part in the recent elections of the...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

BNF cries foul over 'toothless' committees

Specially nominated councillor Jerry Rasetshwane said the Self Help Housing Agency (SHHA) committee, for instance, meets whenever there is business that requires urgent attention while the Education committee "meets only four times a...

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 09 January 2008

Masire to mediate in Kenya conflict

The other members of the delegation are Tanzania's Benjamin Mkapa, Mozambique's Joachim Chissano and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda. The group intends to meet and work in concert with President John Kufuor of Ghana, the current Chairperson of the African...

09 January 2008

Police nab Choppies suspects

The two men in their late twenties, Keamogetswe Pholo and Kabelo Tom, both residents of Francistown, were arraigned before chief magistrate Lorraine Makati-Lesang to answer charges of armed robbery. Appearing for the state's chief prosecutions...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 09 January 2008

Pastor commits suicide by hanging

District Officer Commanding Number One Police District, Senior Superintendent Alakanani Makobo said that the deceased was arrested earlier on the day he hanged himself on a charge of threats to kill. "He hanged himself in the cell and he was found...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

Anglicans back in court

The pastors are from the congregations of Lobatse, Molepolole, Mahalapye, Broadhurst, Mogoditshane, Selebi-Phikwe and Tonota. They are Father Patrick Ncaagae, Father Essau Mosima, Father Paul Beleme, Father Botshabelo Beleme, Father Mooketsi...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

BDP to rule on Tlou's protest this week

This follows the hearing by a three-person central committee chaired by BDP deputy secretary general Kentse Rammidi in Palapye last Saturday. Other members were Communications, Science and Technology Minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi and party...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 09 January 2008

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