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BDP completes Palapye probe
Tlou was narrowly defeated by Moiseraele Goya in the election called to find a replacement for MP Boyce Sebetela, who resigned last November to join Debswana. The committee, comprising BDP executive secretary Comma Serema, Pelonomi...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Science university set for 2009
Speaking yesterday, Mogotsa Keoagamang said that they placed the advertisement of the recruitment in the media as they want "the best that we can get in the world. We want the best in the world but if that happens to be a Motswana it will be a...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
Parmalat workers down tools over pay
The striking employees, who are mainly merchandisers (sales team), said their grievances started last year after calling for a salary increment, employee benefits, transport allowances and uniforms appropriate for their work. While waiting for a...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
Judge quashes misguided prosecution
Justice Mosojane ordered that until the state has established a prima facie case against the applicant and formally charged Tawele, the applicant has no reason to attend the magistrate's court. "I also order costs against the respondents on the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Court reserves sentence in tyres theft case
The three men pleaded guilty before senior magistrate Thato Mujaji. The recovered tyres were brought to court in trucks from the two companies, as exhibits. Peter Mlilo, Moses Mwangala and Noel Tsoko are accused of stealing tyres and rims worth...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
Council hands clear chameleons
The woman who nearly steps on the smashed creature that is now a silhouette of white substance - chameleons have no specific colour on the black tar - suddenly shrieks disgustingly while the man shyly looks away. When they reach home, the woman goes...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 16 January 2008
'Ships of the desert' for cross breeding?
Handing over the gift on behalf of the Libyan leader, Assed M.Almuza, charge' d' Affaires of the Lybian People's Bureau based in Gaborone, briefed the small number of guests and government officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, police, Wildlife...
16 January 2008
Quit fidgeting with university
Firstly, a commission, made up of eminent personalities, was set-up to go around the country and solicit views on the most appropriate location for the proposed university. However, at the end of the day, government, in its wisdom, decided to...
EDITOR 16 January 2008
AS I SEE IT
In the public eye, the stealing of the elections in Kenya is so evident that though the EU and other observers do not elaborate, they emphatically describe them as severely flawed. Even the omniscient, forward USA confessed she had jumped the gun by...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 16 January 2008
Botswana is not rich, it needs help
If indeed this attitude is prevalent, it is an unfortunate thing for the country, because the current Government expenditure on HIV/AIDS, public sector wage bill and other things, suggests that the Government should worry about a highly probable...
16 January 2008
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16 January 2008
Dukwi CJSS ungrades refugee students
He said the curriculum and secondary education departments release a blueprint of what is to be taught and offered and the minimum requirements. "The current blueprint was released in 2005 and what happened at Dukwi is that they used the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
New bank licensed
According to a statement from the Bank of Botswana (BoB) PRO Chepete Chepete, the new bank, Capital Bank Limited, was granted an operating licence in December last year and is expected to start operations before year-end. "It is hereby...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
Current intellectual property systems marginalise Africa - Tumelo
Tumelo also urged the agency to improve access to basic life savings and productivity enhancing technologies for poor countries and people. He was speaking at the official opening of the UNDP regional Bureau for Africa workshop on implementing its...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
KDC contributes P14.6 million to budget
"This is an increase (of) P4 million from the previous financial year, which was P10.4 million," Mangole said. But Mangole said this is not enough: "We are still far in generating our own income as council." The money was raised from two sources -...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Strong diamond prices expected
"We should see very strong prices," Ernie Blom, also a founding member of the World Diamond Council, said in a telephone interview. He pointed out that the current supply shortfall would last for the foreseeable future, propping up prices, but...
16 January 2008
Dinyetse to release second album
The album should be available in all the music shops in the country. "Come January 31, the hit eight-track album will be available in the shops for the public to buy a copy," he said. Titled Khurumela, the album's eight tracks are: Khurumela,...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 16 January 2008
By 2 promise maturity on the third album
Last December's Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) awards have left them more determined to refine their act and produce a mellow third album this year.The duo's Lekwalo Thobega told Showbiz that they have put the disappointment of not winning anything...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Zebras take on Bafana Bafana
While the Zebras will be using the game to prepare for the upcoming 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifiers, South Africa are sharpening themselves for the 2008 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which starts in Ghana on Sunday. Bafana Bafana...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 16 January 2008
Police XI to pay former player
The Malawian took Police XI to court last year after the club ended his contract following the injury. After more than five months, a magistrate has ruled in his favour and instructed the club to pay him. "I am happy that this whole thing is...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Hunda shocked us - Gunners
"We were really shocked and disappointed at the way he handled this matter because he had just asked us to find certain players for him and while we were in the process of doing that, he quit. Often the media and the public blames managers for...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 January 2008
BNSC to rescue netball
It is meant to map the way forward and revive the sport. At the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Botswana Netball Association (BONA), BNSC chairperson Dorcas Makgatho-Malesu expressed worry that the sport is not doing well. She warned that if...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 January 2008
Botswana drops in world press ranking
The report reveals that Botswana is in the same ranking as Central African Republic, Angola, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Indonesia and India. In southern African region, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar and Namibia are the only countries...
STAFF WRITER 16 January 2008
Demented husband ravages step-daughter
The abuse by her step-father with the connivance of her mother caused severe pain that resulted in permanent scars on her back and head. "I was 12-years-old then. When I came home, my mother asked me to go straight to my room and sleep. The lock on...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 17 January 2008
MPs salaries: debate
What is interesting to note, however, is the manner in which the national assembly has dealt with the subject in light with recent developments. At the centre of this debate are the back bench MPs (majority of which are BDP members) who had been...
17 January 2008
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17 January 2008
Date set for BNSC awards
BNSC spokesperson Chris Nkwe says that they will hold the ceremony despite the fact that so far they have not secured sponsorship for it. He says the event would go on with or without sponsor. Nkwe believes the BNSC has tried its best to look for...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 17 January 2008
Indian cyclists fight AIDS
Their visit, dubbed World Tour on Bicycle, started late last year in Tanzania and would end in eight months' time. The cyclists are Manjunatha Bheerajh - the group leader - Gin Nandeh and Srinivasa Raju. "Sport is an effective tool to curb the...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 17 January 2008
African fans can win the World Cup
He said at a media briefing in Gaborone that a massive attendance of partisan fans in matches involving African countries can do the trick. The media briefing was organised by the Zebras supporters' club together with the Botswana Football...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 17 January 2008
Chiefs after BMC goalkeeper
"We have agreed that they can negotiate with him. They seem keen on having him but it will depend on what they agree upon. "He has been outstanding for us but we have no intention of stopping him if Chiefs want to sign him. Already we have a very...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 17 January 2008
Mookane chieftainship goes to court?
The two men were among a group of Mookane residents who were opposed to Bakwena's appointment last year in a heated Kgotla meeting addressed by Bangwato Tribal Authority, Kgosi Sediegeng Kgamane. They said yesterday that after holding meetings with...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 17 January 2008
Water sparks diarrhoea in Mahalapye?
Speaking in an interview yesterday, the worried Tlou declared: "As the Ministry of Health (MoH), we are dependent on other ministries for our effective delivery of service". She stressed that after visiting Mahalapye on Tuesday with her management...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 17 January 2008
Mothei re-elected Gaborone mayor
Mothei was nominated and his candidature endorsed by councillors from all the parties - the Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), and Botswana Congress Party (BCP). Naledi Central councillor Ephraim Mafunga is the new...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 17 January 2008
'Illegal' company delays school
Unik Construction started working at the college around March last year. "About two months after the company had started they had to be removed from the school because the court said they were here illegally" he said. Masebola says that it came to...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 17 January 2008
The Millennium Jazz haven is the place to be
It is certainly the place to be on late Sunday afternoons. It is one of the jaunts where you can sip a glass of wine while listening to the blues as DJ Vavo dishes out melodies every weekend. On New Year's eve, it was happening with a festival...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 17 January 2008
BOMU suspends 'outspoken' Franco
In a letter dated December 31, 2007, and signed by BOMU president Bafana Phempheretlhe Pheto and secretary general Ntebolang Tlhomeleng, the kwasa-kwasa king is accused of unbecoming behaviour that has brought the organisation into disrepute. "The...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 17 January 2008
DTC delivers jobs
The diamond giant, situated near the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, is expected to begin operations this year after completion of its buildings. The company last week placed adverts in the local newspapers for 18 posts in the fields of...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 17 January 2008
Diarrhoea messages must be clear
Despite the gravity of the problem, one could take solace in that the Ministry of Health has been launching a massive campaign to sensitise and educate Batswana on the scope of the problem and offering some tips on measures that could be adopted to...
EDITOR 17 January 2008
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