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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
Moupo sick
Security at Parliament was informed yesterday that Moupo is on two days' sick leave raising doubts about whether he will be able to respond to the 2008/2009 budget speech. Moupo's leave ends today suggesting that he ought to be present in Parliament...
STAFF WRITER 14 February 2008
Mhlauli's release on bail triggers ethical quandary
Commentators in the legal fraternity and the general public are perplexed by the ethical dilemma regarding Dingake's ability to objectively handle the case. Mhlauli who was serving a seven-year prison sentence following his conviction on two counts...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 14 February 2008
Are new parties sprouting in Zim an intelligence ploy?
For the past eight years, the ruling Zanu PF, which has ruled the former British colony since independence and the biggest opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been the major players in the political landscape. But with less...
KITSEPILE NYATHI 15 February 2008
Go home and vote, Batswana tell Zimbabweans
"I am quite surprised with you Zimbabweans. Can you not just vote Mugabe out and stop coming to our country? As soon as you vote him out, your problems will be over," a visibly irritated young Motswana woman shopkeeper at Tsamaya says. A random...
JACOB MAKUSHA
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Zim-Bots cordon fence in disrepair
The cordon fence was erected along the border post with Zimbabwe to protect Botswana cattle from crossing to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) infested areas in Zimbabwe. Botswana was at one stage criticised internationally for constructing a cordon...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Rain delivers handsome bounty at masimo
That is, if the excitement at the Ministry of Agriculture and countryside folk, where farmers are currently chasing away sparrows and hoeing weeds, can be used as a yardstick. A senior official at the ministry says he has espied up to 10 trucks...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Bible Life sets Phikwe ablaze
The conference also attracted of local leaders like MP Kavis Kario and former mayor Benjamin Bagayi. The eight-day conference was a time of refreshing, re-empowerment, re-commitment and a moment of great spiritual advancement for many locals who...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
Minister Moroka speaks for Kgalagadi
Commenting on the budget proposals on Wednesday, the minister said lack of development in the Kgalagadi made it look like it is not in the country. He urged government to include schools and hospitals for Kgalagadi in National Development Plan...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
Woman in court over fake documents
Mirriam Sakala, 27, of Dingumuzi residential area in Plumtree was allegedly selling the documents for P100 each, which gave refugee status to its Zimbabwean buyers status in Botswana. Sakala appeared at the Plumtree Magistrate's Court, 100km west of...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Judgement reserved on BCP primaries query
Ngakaetsile filed an urgent application in November 2007 after BCP vetted him out. In his submissions, the applicant argued that the High Court of Botswana has inherent jurisdiction that is enshrined in the constitution to make a review. "As far as...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Moupo on the budget
* Introduction Before dealing with substantive issues raised by the Minister in the Budget Speech, I wish to raise certain general issues some of which I did raise last year but were not satisfactorily responded to. The first one is that...
15 February 2008
Btv frustrates viewers
Some of them are BBC News, The Bold And The Beautiful, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil. The television station ran into trouble when it was discovered some time last year that it owed millions of Pula in tax arrears, sources say. After paying...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
Tempers flare at BPC briefing
The briefing was organised by Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA). Tempers started to rise when the stakeholders were given a chance to ask questions. Despite the presentation that had been made by BPC earlier, the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
'I divorce you because of the President'
Like bad movie editors, we constantly switched from footage of elegant Maasai dancers from the bride's family and Gikuyu dancers from the grooms family, to television news of paramilitary police in their jungle fatigues keeping rowdy crowds from the...
SIMIYU BARASA* 15 February 2008
DK comes to Molale's rescue
In a statement to Parliament yesterday, Kwelagobe said the IEC Secretary, Gabriel Seeletso, refused to accept the PSP's appointment of an officer who had succeeded in an interview in favour of one who had failed the interview. Molale refused...
STAFF WRITER 15 February 2008
Justice: When foul is fair
It has been brought to our attention that the said letter carries imputation of wrongful conduct on the part of the honourable judge. If such imputation exists it is regretted and retracted. Our role was merely to allow the public to debate the...
15 February 2008
Will the family tree work for contestants?
As a young man growing up in the town of Palapye, it never crossed my mind that one day I would be chasing Professor Sheila Tlou, Moiseraele Master Goya and Isaac Maforaga for their comment in a political story.We grew up admiring Tlou and Goya...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
Goya or Tlou in Palapye BDP primaries?
PALAPYE: When Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) members queue for the candidate of their choice in the party's primary election re-run here, the real battle will be between Moiseraele Goya and Minister of Health, Sheila Tlou. Although there are three...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
Eskom will not switch us off - PHK
In his 22-page statement, Kedikilwe said the South African government is committed to honouring its power commercial contracts with all the neighbouring countries that have Power Purchase Agreements with Eskom. The minister said the spare generation...
STAFF WRITER 15 February 2008
BOOK REVIEW
Unity, unity and more unity among Christians, has been Botswana Christian Council (BCC)'s motto in its 40 years of existence. BCC recently unveiled one of their books. On the cover the book has one of Jesus Christ's saying in John 17:21. "I pray...
Reviewed by
JACOB MAKUSHA 15 February 2008
BOOK REVIEW
The Elephanta Suite is Paul Theroux's 29th work of fiction. It is an interconnected collection of three novellas of unequal length. All three, in subtle and flowing prose, explore the shifting relationship between the foreigner and India as they...
Reviewed by
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 15 February 2008
BACK STAGE
Book of Secrets builds on and repeats the first National Treasure (2004) that was a vehicle for Nicholas Cage to rant and rave and roll his eyes while he tries to supercede Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in that lost treasure hunting class. Now that...
SASA MAJUMA 15 February 2008
Ramogotsi carves a life for himself
Today, the sculptor is one of the very few Batswana stone sculptors around. Ramogotsi says that he was never academically gifted and that meeting completely turned his life around. The 32-year-old stone sculptor, like most artists, says he realized...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
An Orphan founds charity
But when his peers across the globe aspire to be successful entrepreneurs and live better lives, Thari is inspired by the spirit of Botho or compassion. At the age of 18, the University of Botswana (UB) Law student has established a charity to help...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 15 February 2008
'I like the American system'
And the money spent by just one of those candidates makes me weep when I think of my draught-stricken Africa. I enjoy watching the election circus, though, but feel repulsed by an electoral system that does not recognise the power of the individual...
*TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 15 February 2008
Speculative property pricing hits F/town
At her office at Willy Kathurima and Associates here, business is brisk and Molefi does not hide the fact that she is having it good. "I cannot keep a house for a week," she says. "There are constant enquiries. Every time I want to leave the office,...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 15 February 2008
Improve project implementation -BOCONGO
Speaking during a public debate under the theme "Strengths and Weaknesses of the 2008/9 National Budget", BOCONGO's programmes manager Barulaganye Mogotsi said there are still some administrative bottlenecks and a need for improved performance by...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
IMF warns developing nations
In a speech in New Delhi, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the links between the West and countries such as India remain strong. As a result the US slowdown will effect developing nations, he argued. To cope with that, he advised...
15 February 2008
Government defends DTC Botswana
Speaking at the Rough Diamond Conference in Israel on Tuesday, the Chief Minerals Officer in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Mooketsi Jongman, said Botswana will only polish stones worth US$550 million a year by 2009, an...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 15 February 2008
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