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Senator Jefferson graces Nchindo charge sheet
Jefferson, who late last year was served with a 95 page long indictment by the US department of justice on a wide range of criminal charges relating to his various trips to Africa, visited Botswana a few years ago on two occasions. Late last year,...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Security firm introduces new alarm system
Known as Cell Alert, the system provides customers/subscribers with a cell phone alert in the form of an SMS whenever an "incident is triggered" on the Security Systems' alarm. Managing director Gabriel Nkgetse says the system is in operation and...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 10 January 2008
Discovery metals plans expansion
This follows the discovery last year of a further 46 percent increase in the copper resource at the drilling in the NorthWest District. The new discoveries brought the total resource in the project to 46.1 tonnes, meaning the total...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Govt should speed up airports' project
It is said that the investors were not happy with the state of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA). Currently, the airport cannot accommodate large aircraft like Boeing 747 because of its short runway (1km). Passengers using the airport...
EDITOR 10 January 2008
Plea for help
Every one is in the dark about the situation and now we no longer have hope that we will ever receive our money since we have tried our best to contact the new appointed education attache based in Beijing China and he seems not to be like a...
10 January 2008
SADC chairperson's statement on Kenya
The killing of innocent Kenyans especially in the aftermath of what has been considered to have been peaceful and incident free polling can only be described as unfortunate and regrettable. As Chairperson of SADC, I wish to note that Kenya has over...
10 January 2008
Cartoon 10.01.08
10 January 2008
Boxers prepare for Olympics
The four are; Khumiso Ikgopoleng (54kg), Thato Batshegi (57kg), Gaolatlhe Mpotsang (60kg) and Hebert Nkabiti (64kg). Ikgopoleng, Batshegi and Nkabiti need no introduction as they have proved their mettle in the past. Mpotsang is a new boxer who made...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Molapise shuns FCC committees
He claimed that since a faction led by nominated councillor, Peter Ngoma gained the majority in the FCC in terms of numbers, "they have unleashed terror on opposition councillors who were sympathetic to the re-elected, Mayor Buti Billy". The...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Rising murder cases rile police
In the week under review, a total of six murder cases were recorded and five suspects have been brought to book for five of the cases. The Police have observed that the majority of these murder incidents result from misunderstandings at liquor...
10 January 2008
BCP vies for Palapye MP's seat
James Olesitse and Comfort Molosiwa will face each other in what promises to be a thriller. The two met in a general election contest before under different parties. The first time they faced each other was in a general election in 1999 in which...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Malaria pandemic threatens northwest
Malaria continues to be endemic in five areas of Botswana; the Okavango, Ngami, Chobe, Tutume and Boteti. However, it has not reached epidemic levels. The ministry continues to issue warnings for people to take action and take anti-malarial...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Poor JC results worry BOSETU
"There are a number of factors that could have led to the low pass rate but at the forefront it could have been the teacher-student ratio, which is one teacher to about 50 students in a class," BOSETU publicity secretary, Justin Hunyepa said in...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff writer 10 January 2008
Mogae's camel gifts land on Sir Seretse Khama Int.
The three animals were among others to be delivered in Lesotho, Mozambique, Madagascar and Sudan. The Trans Attico Cargo plane - IL 76TD - the largest to land at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, arrived at 5pm. It had already delivered its...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
Big fish swim in banks
The grafters at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) are said to be wrapping their investigations around a huge case of graft. There is a belief that the suspected plunderers burnt a heavy black hole of up to several tens of...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
From the depths of Mafia Soul
Mafia Soul is the brainchild of one enterprising young man, Molefi Nkwete. The 26-year-old Gaborone-born Nkwete says that back in 2001 while studying at the University of Botswana (UB) he realised that genuine American clothing brands were lacking on...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 10 January 2008
The Elvidge Mhlauli judgement (part 1)
Count 1Abuse of Office in Contravention of Section 104 (1) of the Penal Code (Chapter 08:01) of the Laws of Botswana. The particulars of offence thereof allege that the accused person on or about the 28th day of April 1998 at Gaborone, in the...
11 January 2008
Floods result in environmental nightmare
In Botswana, rains and the resultant floodwaters have destroyed roads, especially in the northern part of the country, where the Nata-Pandamatenga section of the highway is riddled with gaping potholes. Heavy-duty trucks transporting cargo to...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 11 January 2008
Bolux theft suspects arrested
They are charged with stealing by servant. The suspects were arrested Thursday morning while in the process of transporting the stolen food from their workstation to an unknown destination. The goods included 47 bags of 12.5 kg Super A1 maize...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 11 January 2008
Goodhope SSS opening moved to March
Speaking after a guided tour of the school, Bakwena said that they are now confident of the school opening by March 3 following assurances from the contractors. "We are happy with the progress that has been made so far, given the time frame and the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
BCP, BNF in political 'trade exchange'?
Mmegi is informed that the leadership of the main opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) and its offshoot, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), opened talks around this issue last year. The BCP leadership approached their BNF counterparts last year,...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Police to engage SA fire experts
The company - Hexagon Fire Investigators - specialises in investigating major fires. Assistant Superintendent, Dipheko Motube said this week that Hexagon is an affiliate of the International Association of Arson Investigators whose...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
BNF releases primaries list
The list indicates that the party has no parliamentary candidates in a number of constituencies like Kweneng East, Moshupa, Tswapong, Chobe, Maun East and West. "Some names have not yet reached the party while other constituencies have been...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Close to P9m missing in Anglican financial records?
The report also disclosed that the previous year's (2004) financial statements were not audited, therefore making it difficult to fully execute their assignment. "The system of accounting was unsatisfactory, and in particular a proper...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
BOOK REVIEW
Caitlin Davies came to Botswana in 1990 and married into a Bayei family in 1992. She had met her husband when she was a graduate student, and he was an undergraduate, at Clark University in the United States. Her unusual novel about Sua Pan,...
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SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 11 January 2008
BACK STAGE
This is the embellished true story of Frank Lucas, who served the King of Harlem, Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson, for 15 years. When Bumpy died in 1968 he took over his empire and extended it into Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and New Jersey. Was this America?...
SASA MAJUMA 11 January 2008
Do the San benefit from their rich culture?
The big question is, how much do the San and other Batswana benefit from these visits? Dithunya Lekoa, a 38-year-old teacher at Gaborone Secondary School has released educational materials comprising a video and a booklet namely Appropriation Of...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Toddler drowns in bucket of water
Tonota station commander Superintendent Loeto Ramabokwa says that they are not investigating the matter any further because no offence had been committed. "It was an unfortunate incident that happened. They did not know that the child would crawl to...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
CONSUMER WATCHDOG
Moreover the sorts of resolutions we all make are often just so predictable, the same ones we make each year. We promise to start taking some exercise, to cut down on the red meat and the booze and to be nicer to our partners and...
11 January 2008
Zulu Energy acquires Botswana firm
Nyati Mauritius' wholly owned subsidiary, Nyati Energy Resources Botswana, holds exploration licences in Botswana. In a statement, Zulu Energy said it acquired its interests based on management's belief in the potential for a significant coalbed...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
DTCB to benefit from delisting of India firms
DTC Botswana is to start operating this year and it has already chosen its 16 sightholders including one Indian company. The axed Indian companies could eventually look to Botswana for the supply of rough diamonds. DTC recently announced after...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Mohohlo joins Africa Progress Panel
Commenting on her membership and the challenges that lie ahead for the Panel, Mohohlo said: "The Africa Progress Panel's greatest strength lies in its unique composition of members - from the pinnacle of diplomacy to commerce. "I am committed to...
11 January 2008
Tourism Board re-grades hotels
The two top hotels are still to be graded. In the ratings that were recently published by the Botswana Tourism Board, the Gaborone Sun has been rated as a four star. So is the Mondior Summit. Falcon Crest Suites, an upmarket Gaborone accommodation...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 January 2008
Fall of dollar eats into Botswana's reserves
According to a statement released by the bank of Botswana this week, last year the Pula depreciated against all the major trading partner currencies except the US dollar, against which it appreciated by 0.4 percent. The annual largest depreciation...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Power consumers face blackouts, higher tariffs
Responding to questions from the Business Week, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) assistant public relations officer (corporate services) Adelaide Alidi said hiked tariffs this year are virtually unavoidable after South Africa's power...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Warning: avoid malaria
This being a rainy season - mosquitoes breed especially during the rainy period- if travelling to malaria endemic areas, it is advisable to play it safe and protect yourself. Malaria is said to be transmitted by the female anopheles mosquito....
EDITOR 11 January 2008
The tenements that are home to 'Zimbos' in Gaborone
"I take a fee for telling you where to get affordable accommodation," he says. I promise to buy him at least three more magwinya, which he gladly accepts. "There are four places I know. Life is fast at those places my brother. Uncle 's place in...
JACOB MAKUSHA
Correspondent 11 January 2008
The agony of Christmas hangovers
As usual, Batswana travel to their villages of origin, once the festive season begins and they start trickling back by the beginning of the New Year. At the villages, festivities include football matches, sometimes between village wards and/or...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 11 January 2008
Africa 'being drained of doctors'
There has long been concern about the exodus of African medics, but the Human Resources for Health study suggests the problem may be greater than assumed. Several countries, including Mozambique and Angola, have more doctors in one single foreign...
11 January 2008
WHITHER BOTSWANA
If I remember well, his predecessor, Sir Ketumile Masire, under whose leadership the new constitutional provision was introduced, served only a year or two afterwards and then had to retire because he had already served a total of 18 years as...
DAN MOABI 11 January 2008
Botswana Brand uninspiring
I was therefore taken aback when I heard on Gabz FM, the newly appointed CEO of BEDIA, Makgatu Malesu, using the brand to cast aspersion on 'teachers' who protested against Malesu's (read BNSC) arrangements at the just ended Botswana games. In her...
11 January 2008
Diamonds and rights in the CKGR
Survival supported Basarwa who always said that was not true, and of course they were quite right, just as they were right in saying the evictions were illegal. According to the Gazette, mining operations will start in the CKGR. There will...
11 January 2008
Cartoon 11.01.08
11 January 2008
FIRST CUT
The surprise departure of coach Mike Sithole from Chiefs to GU in December became a hot topic. But just when the GU fans and supporters were warming up to see their new coach, he disappeared. Reports now say he got another offer from the Football...
DENNIS KEAGILE 11 January 2008
Year-long wait for anti-doping office
The president of the Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) Negroes Kgosietsile says they are currently in talks with government about the establishment of the anti-doping office. He says it has taken long to come up with the office because the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 January 2008
Chambeshi lands at Chiefs
He was accompanied by Mochudi Centre Chiefs' two Zambian internationals Given Mpundu and James Kachinga. His countenance of familiarity and uncertainty is understandable given what transpired before his arrival. Chambeshi has come to start...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Rollers hope for good tidings
Rollers' veteran goalkeeper, Lesego Moeng said yesterday that they have been working hard at training to prepare for the game. "We have played Police XI many times and I do not think that their set-up has changed that much. I also do not think that...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Zebras in four-nations tournament
Having failed to qualify for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Ghana, the four nations have decided to organise a tournament which will enable them to prepare for the 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifiers which start in...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
Chiefs face ailing Comets
Magosi remain the only unbeaten side in the Premier League and lead the race with 31 points. In their last game before the Christmas break, Chiefs suffered a major scare in a 2-2 draw with their hoodoo side, ECCO City Greens. On the other hand,...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 January 2008
The intricacies behind the Phikwe mayoral elections
Letsweletse Dinale was a surprise choice for the post of deputy, defeating specially nominated councillor, Rosemary Mukwewa. To those who turned out at the Selebi-Phikwe council chamber to witness the change of guard, it was a peaceful transition....
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 11 January 2008
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