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Garekwe mum till re-run
"Honestly, I am in the dark and I am not complaining as I hope that I will be duly briefed as a stakeholder," he told Mmegi yesterday. He said that although he considered himself a stakeholder, he only knew about the central committee decision...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
'Bias' and 'election fever' at Palapye?
This played itself out last Saturday when a party youth, Gregory Kealotswe engaged in a war of words with the Palapye constituency chairman, Ransford Nkomo. Even the BDP Letswapo regional chairman, Onneetse Ramogapi has not escaped the wrath of...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
The public must know the judges
Judges preside over many cases of political and economic importance, and sometimes cases that are about the life and death of individuals. People generally trust that the judges will always have the wisdom of Solomon and deliver what is in law the...
EDITOR 13 February 2008
A time for clarity
But international terrorism kills about 400 people in total each year. How much should we be willing to pay to reduce that death toll by, say, 25% - a billion dollars, a hundred billion? Meanwhile, in Hawaii, policymakers gathered to discuss a...
* BJORN LOMBORG 13 February 2008
On policy and doctors' emigration
In his letter of 8th February replying to mine of a few days earlier, Dr Setlhare maintains it was not a personal attack on me that I was replying to, but I maintain it was. That is why I felt I should reply. If you accuse somebody of having...
13 February 2008
Moupo is purnished by the truth
Some of us were very hurt especially in the BCP after working so hard for him to win Gaborone West North from Masitara. I imagine the effort that we put on to the extent of even sending our elders such as Michael Dingake only for Moupo to deny to our...
13 February 2008
For a strong public health surveillance
A country like Botswana should rely on its public health and invest more on it as it is the most effective and efficient way to save and prolong life, reduce the burden on medicine. If Cuba managed why can't we? Sometimes it's sad to lose lives that...
13 February 2008
Cartoon Strip 13-02-08
13 February 2008
More coal discovered in Mmamantswe
Aviva, which is also listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), this week opened at P5.00 per share after closing the week at P3.56 per share. This was a gain of P1.44. The company listed on the local bourse last November with 78 million shares...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Phikwe business sector says town is neglected
This emerged during a budget review dinner hosted by the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) here recently. In his presentation, a partner in Grant Thornton Acumen accounting firm, Vijay Kalyanaraman, said the Minister...
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 13 February 2008
New traders association has mayor's support
But members of Bakhurimola Investment say they are determined to raise funds to rent a factory shell and start a business in the name of the association. Bakhurimola Investment has more than 100 members in and around Selebi-Phikwe. It was...
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 13 February 2008
'O ne o le kae, Khama?'
Gaolathe told Parliament that most of the projects which were supposed to be completed last financial year 2007/2008, are still ongoing. The finance minister fears that as this is the last budget for National Development Plan 9 (NDP9), some...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 13 February 2008
TV personality urges artistes to 'adapt or perish'
Keitumele, who has been named Ntsoro for his much-appreciated 'tshidilo magalapa' style on the Mokaragana show, says he is extremely disappointed by some artistes who struggle to make ends meet while they make enough money. "If there is someone who...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 13 February 2008
Mad Doggs still mad about music
The boys just evaporated from the scene without any announcement and their music also vanished from the airwaves. However fans should stop pressing panic buttons because the youngsters have not given up yet. In fact they are still mad about their...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 February 2008
Winners' books to be published soon
Books Botswana Manager Andy Free gave the assurance in Gaborone, saying everyone was disappointed that the books were not published by the end of last year. The five writers won the British Council-sponsored national writing competition in fiction,...
THATO CHAANE
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Power outages ruin nightlife
As a result revellers in areas like Gaborone West Mall have become accustomed to drinking under candlelight. At one time at the Grand West nightclub, revellers, who had converged on the place to watch the just-ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 February 2008
Candidates to revolutionise BOMU
The People's Team, as they call themselves, were presented to the public and media on Monday at Caf Prego. If their promises are anything to go by, they have already proven that they are capable of revolutionising the music industry in...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 13 February 2008
BABA hopeful of more Olympics berths
Speaking to Mmegi Sport yesterday, BABA Secretary General Marx Nthusang said that they are expecting the likes of Thato Batshegi (57kg), Gomotsang Gaasite (60kg), Herbert Nkabiti (64kg) and Moabi Mothibi (69kg) to qualify. "The...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Love is in the air for Rollers, Fighters
The last time the two teams met was before the Christmas break and Rollers overcame Fighters 1-0, courtesy of Moemedi Moatlhaping's penalty after Sekhana Koko had been fouled in the box. However, a lot has changed since then and expectations are...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Oseg tourney enters second stage
Three men and women teams qualified and will join Vikings teams in the finals. Vikings teams automatically qualified by virtue of being hosts. In the women's bracket, seven teams took part with Wells, Bears and Police IX sailing through while on the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 13 February 2008
Chess finalists brace for showdown
The games, played at the National Stadium, saw the top two from each group of six make it through to the final to be played over the Easter holidays. The big story of the semi-finals is that defending champion FIDE Master (FM) Phemelo Khetho will...
CORRESPONDENT 13 February 2008
BMC look up
Zulu was expected to continue the rhythm and perhaps improve the team's fortunes but without much success. Since he took over, Ezinkomo drew eight games and registered four straight losses. The Zambian chipped and chopped his squad and both fans and...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 February 2008
Gang appears for rape and armed robbery
The first 20 year-old complainant told the court in Francistown that on May 4 she left Bulawayo in the company of six other family members to buy groceries in Botswana.She told the court that they met their fate when they decided to go to the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Sickly thief steals ambulance, state claims
The ambulance was later found at the Gerald Estates. Twenty five-year-old Baikise is charged with motor vehicle theft, after allegedly stealing a HI-ACE super 16 ambulance worth P65,000 from the hospital premises on October 22 last year. In his...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Exams council fights academic fraud
The meeting was held to introduce the council to the members of the media and the public. Moahi said they are going to plead with the government to put the center into the coming National Development Plan (NDP10). "We are going to discuss this issue...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 13 February 2008
FNBB announces 'Swipe & Win' awards
On the 9th February, FNBB awarded the competition prizes to the following winners:1st Prize Winner: Peugeot 107: Boniface M Kalubila from Gaborone2nd Prize: Sony Bravia Wireless Home Theatre System: Herman Chepete from Good Hope3rd Prize: Trip for...
13 February 2008
Sex with many partners invites STD infections
African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (ACHAP) Prevention Manager Benjamin Binagwa says that if one is in multiple concurrent relations, they expose themselves to a situation where they can easily get exposed to infections. He said having many...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
Sebego queries BNF Gaborone South primaries
The clash at the Gaborone South primaries put MP Akanyang Magama and Sebego in the ring. The tight contest eventually saw Magama sailing through with a difference of 45 votes after gunning 1,148 while his rival got 1,103 votes. Sebego alleged that...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
BCP hauled before court
The party Publicity Secretary, Dumelang Saleshando, confirmed that the case will be heard by the court tomorrow. He said a similar case from Selebi-Phikwe East constituency was thrown out by the court. He suspects that the complainant might have...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 13 February 2008
IHS students decry inaction on complaints
"It seems like the SRC is not recognised. Our complaints are not taken seriously. They take their time to respond to the issues that we raise," he says. "When students complain, we take their grievances to the management but no action is...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 February 2008
Molepolole duo join the Kwaito fray
Kwaito originates from South Africa and it took many years for Batswana musicians to master the genre. One of the reasons locals have made their mark is that South Africans are now more into House music. The latest to join the fray is the Molepolole...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Valentines on the couch
Along with the hearty meal for two that you have lovingly prepared (or ordered!) you may have a chilled bottle of wine and a remote control to navigate your way through an intimate evening for two. A timeless romantic classic set in the war-torn...
STAFF REPORTER 14 February 2008
Over 40s to tango in Valentine pageant
The beauty pageant will coincide with a Valentine's dinner on the same night. One of the co-owners of the restaurant, Shima Monageng, said preparations for the Valentine show have been progressing according to plan. He said the beauty contest would...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 February 2008
Bessie Head writing competition back
According to Dr Leloba Molema, who is a voting trustee of the Bessie Head Heritage Trust, the deadline for submissions is May 1. To entice more entries, the organisers and main sponsor Pentagon Publishers have increased the monetary prizes. "This...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Landfill for Greater Gaborone being built at Gamodubu
The landfill is being built at Gamodubu, a hamlet that lies between Molepolole and Gaborone. The Director of Waste Management and Pollution Control at the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Enoch Naane, says Gaborone, the Tlokweng...
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
'Plascon is firmly rooted in Botswana'
Speaking to Business Today at a ceremony to award the company BOS ISO 9001:2000 yesterday, Jamieson said the unbundling was only at shareholding capacity and did not affect their day to day running at Plascon. At the end of 2006, Barloworld...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Botswana brand is an eyesore
"It must just hit you and say this is Botswana. But with the Botswana brand, no, something must have gone wrong because it is unappealing to the eye. It is uninspiring. "It is unattractive and I just do not know if all these people were involved...
EDITOR 14 February 2008
Mugabe loves his people
The question that usually comes to my mind whenever I see such words aimed at Mugabe is what has this man done to deserve such treatments. If there is a leader who loves his people in Africa it is Mugabe and I will try to explain why I am saying...
14 February 2008
BNF spin doctor must tell the truth
The leader of a controversial political party has been ousted. This leader whose lifestyle is controversial, just like his party, is none other than the BNF President Otsweletse Moupo. I however suddenly became worried, not that he has lost and not...
14 February 2008
Justice when fair is foul
The administration of justice and the courts of law serve and favour only members of the legal institution comprising lawyers (prosecutors and defense counsels), magistrates, judges and the rest of them who studied the legal letter or practice it for...
M.D. LECHA 14 February 2008
BCP off to sluggish campaign in Palapye
Reports from Palapye show that party supporters loyal to the loser of the January party primaries, Comfort Molosiwa are worried that they are not 'included' in James Olesitse's campaign teams in town. Although even Molosiwa himself has been roped...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
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14 February 2008
Moloi ordered back to Notwane
The young Moloi had resigned from the club and wanted to join Mascom Premier League leaders, Mochudi Centre Chiefs. But Notwane would not relent, arguing that Moloi was on contract with their club until September this year. The matter was taken to...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Selolwane aims high at Ajax
Though he spent six months without playing, whilst waiting for his residence/work permit from the South African Home Affairs ministry, by the time of his move to Ajax, Selolwane had started playing for Cosmos where it is understood he impressed...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Storm brewing at rugby union
Accusations are flying high as the union vice president, Bob Lekan accuses the president, Dave Gilbert and his son, Gareth of working in cahoots to bring him down. Lekan, a former BRU president, who will contest the position again, complained that...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 14 February 2008
Magama chides Chinese for bad workplace rules
Commenting on the budget speech on Tuesday, Magama said the situation of industrial relations in the country is very disturbing, especially that government seems to be interested in attracting Foreign Direct Investment, whilst ignoring protection of...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Doctor gives evidence in rape case
The case pits the state against Nonkululeko Meshack, 22 and his co-accused, Gaone Morake, 20, Vincent Montsho, 19, Tsholanang Podisi, 19 and another, a juvenile. She told a near empty courtroom that she conducted an examination on the two alleged...
UYAPO KGOSI
Correspondent 14 February 2008
BURS, Masitara lock horns
The case is before High Court Judge, Ian Kirby after it was deferred to the 22nd of February 2008 last year. This follows an application by Masitara's lawyer, Doreen Khama asking the court to suspend action on the judgement requiring her client to...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
SADC misses safe water
Speaking at the beginning of a two-day Africa regional working conference on water, sanitation, gender and sustainable development, WLWSRSA chair, Jester Charewa, said by women accessing land, water and sanitation would reduce poverty. She said...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Parliamentarians call for cannery
The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) had an abattoir in Maun that was closed in the mid-90s following an outbreak of cattle lung disease. Contributing to the debate on the budget speech in Parliament this week, Ramsden said farmers in Ngamiland...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 February 2008
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