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Magama condemns presidential retirement homes

Contributing to the debate in parliament this week on the Appropriation Bill for the Office of the President, Magama said he has serious reservations about 'the continuous building of multi million Pula retirement homes for the ex-presidents'. He...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Security companies worry OP

Chief Security Officer at OP, retired Lieutenant Colonel E. Nthobelang revealed this last week at the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) consultative workshop held at Boipuso Hall for registration and grading of security companies....

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Farmer takes witness box on P92,000 claim

He is suing Radithotse for allowing his cattle to graze on his farm without his consent between January and September 2005 causing him heavy losses. He said on several occasions, the defendant's cattle destroyed the barbed wire around his...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

Golden oldies at Splash festivals

While some are just ordinary night clubbers ,who do not necessarily follow the group, some are ardent fanatics who have followed the group since its maiden years back in 1987. At these festivals Splash normally gives them only a few of their old...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Moshaga no longer excited about music

But many have now been left wondering where the tall artiste has gone. Just last year he worked on a follow-up to Ga ka are nnyala. It was complete with all the lyrics and the musician said he was only tying up a few loose ends and the piece would...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Ozone celebrates 1st anniversary

The managing director of the trendy night club, Steve Raman, says the festivities will continue over the weekend. Raman promises the mother of all parties as their birthday bash is going to be the biggest ever. "We have invited a lot of...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

White Collar Crime set to premier soon

The 'crime' film has Baitshepi Kennekae, Man-Man Goepamang and Moetapele Lekene in the starring roles and its main objective is to combat white-collar crime as the title suggests. According to the director of Baboneng Film Productions, Kesebonye...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

DCEC engages private sector on corruption

At a DCEC workshop with the private sector this week, the DCEC Assistant Director (responsible for) Corruption Prevention, Botlhale Makgekgenene said that the DCEC uses such meetings to develop ideas on how to improve the role of the private sector...

MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 21 February 2008

AfDB explains what's on offer

The purpose of the meeting was to enable the AfDB to explain its products available mainly to the private sector. Speaking at a conference at the Ministry of Finance in Gaborone on Tuesday, the AfDB officials said although Botswana has a very...

STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

A response to your article on Khama

We acknowledge that we are the contractor that is undertaking the construction of that colossal Oodi project but we vigorously deny that we are behind schedule by three months, as we envisage to hand over the project in February 2009 as planned. It...

21 February 2008

To Mugabe: on your birthday

Normally, one's birthday is celebrated in appreciation of well-lived years. Goodwill messages are sent to the birthday boy and wishes for many more years are prayed for. As Mugabe's friends and well-wishers trip over themselves to get their "happy"...

21 February 2008

BDP intelligence spies hostile troops

The recent Palapye constituency primaries re-run has exposed the recruitment drive as known opposition activists 'penetrated' the BDP books and participated in the party primaries. This has sparked condemnation from some quarters with fears that...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

Botswana's Implementation Problematic: A Case for a Comprehensive Audit

It is sung with regular monotones by successive presidents and Finance Ministers. Seventeen (17) years ago, the then President of the Republic of Botswana, Mr Masire in an address to Parliament revealed that "there is a growing gap between the...

21 February 2008

Good riddance to Africom

We take this opportunity to praise the African governments who were able to see beyond the rhetoric and work out that this was just another ill-conceived idea by a superpower hungry for global power and full of imperialist cravings. The African...

EDITOR 21 February 2008

WHITHER BOTSWANA?

To do so would have been totally out of character for him. It was therefore good to see the letter in which he emphatically denied this (Mmegi, 23 January 2008). Mosojane's letter also exposed a common problem among journalists in this country, and...

DAN MOABI 21 February 2008

Cartoon 21.02.08

21 February 2008

P170m F/town Stadium tender awarded

The construction of the proposed P270 million facility is set to start after Tuwana Construction was awarded the P174 million construction tender by the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) this week. The awarding of the tender...

TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

Women golfers brace for Cairo

The tournament, which attracts 30 countries, is the biggest in the continent. Yesterday, BLGU announced a team of six players who will be trimmed to three. In an interview with Mmegi Sport, BLGU President Nina Cloete said the six players would go...

MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Hayashi-Ha heads to the US

The three-day event kicks off on March 21. He said it is wonderful to be invited to perform at such a big event. Hayashi-Ha is the only karate style that has been invited from Botswana. Ditlhong attributed their recognition by the Americans to...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Title race still on - Santos

After watching Santos succumb to a determined Mapalastina, some Chiefs' supporters are adamant that their side will walk away with this season's title. When referee Tebogo Ramocha blew the final whistle, some Chiefs' supporters hugged one another,...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

Rollers register an emotional win

It also had the potential to become the title decider. First, Santos are the only team that have a better chance of giving log leaders Mochudi Centre Chiefs a good run for their money. Rollers on the other hand, are desperate to recover from the...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

Judge reprimands 'inquiring' appellant

"I am not here to take any questions from anyone. I am here to listen to your submission. I refuse to answer your questions and it is not my duty," roared the otherwise softly spoken judge. Bohitilwe also annoyed the judge when he attempted to...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Get the HIV-AIDS facts right - MP

Molefhi, also the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS, said the topic is littered with terminology and acronyms that require an ardent writer to be vigilant. "Whether using data to support a story or reporting on the data itself,...

MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Teachers treated like slaves in Francistown

The circumstances they find themselves in, they say, are demeaning as they are being treated like unqualified teachers or juniors. And this will affect productivity on the part of the concerned teachers and ultimately their clients, the...

UYAPO KGOSI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

Mogae, Khama snub Goya, mourn Tlou?

The absence of Mogae and Khama at the launch has raised speculation in the party that the top leaders are still 'mourning' Sheila Tlou's loss. Tlou has always been viewed as a favourite candidate for both Mogae and Khama. Mogae's close relationship...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 21 February 2008

South Africa still on board Mmamabula

Kedikilwe told a BOCCIM Energy Pitso on Monday that despite fears that South Africa might abandon the Mmamabula Coal Fired Energy project, Botswana's giant neighbour would not ditch it. "They wanted the project 'yesterday' despite the Medupe project...

STAFF WRITER 21 February 2008

Vendors veto forced relocation

This comes after a report was presented before the gathering by a committee of vendors and hawkers, stating that the council intends to relocate them to a place adjacent to Naledi Motors. This site is close to a malodorous trench, which will...

UYAPO KGOSI
Correspondent 21 February 2008

In the mix with 'Bulela ditswe'

At the heart of the animosity are allegations of illegal campaigning by Anthony Chebani, a Francistown East constituency administrator. Nshakazhogwe has listed a litany of offences to the Francistown East constituency chairperson, Roland Morapedi...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 21 February 2008

BOOK REVIEW

Phillip Michael Ondaatje was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 12, 1943. He moved to Canada when he was 19 and now lives in Toronto. In his first year at university he encountered an English teacher who inspired him to write. He began with...

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SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 22 February 2008

Technological cooperation

The goal is to focus attention on the potential of technology to help the world address poverty and environmental threats. The list includes potential breakthroughs such as low-cost solar power, safe disposal of CO2 from power plants, nuclear...

*JEFFREY D. SACHS 22 February 2008

Cartoon 22.02.08

22 February 2008

CONSUMER WATCHDOG

I suppose I should start by confessing that yes I DO understand that we consumers have quite a bit to complain about. We ARE often abused, tricked, deliberately confused and generally ripped off by a range of organisations. There ARE...

22 February 2008

Quality diamonds still in demand - Oppenheimer

But, because of the disproportionate volume of lower-quality, cheaper diamonds sold there, the subprime crisis is obviously a worry, Oppenheimer says in an exclusive Mining Weekly interview. "America remains about 50 percent of the diamond jewellery...

22 February 2008

Bifm escapes equity markets downturn

Bifm CEO Victor Senye said despite facing market volatility, inflationary pressures and limited investment products, the company's overall returns and clients were positive for the year in both real and nominal terms. Assets under management grew...

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

Poultry farmer undeterred by floods

But when too much rainfall leads to crop and livestock destruction, farmers are left impoverished. One farmer who understands this better is Tlokweng's Itumeleng Mabaka of Rich Melody Investment. Mabaka says the heavy rains that recently fell in...

KHONANI ONTEBETSE
Correspondent 22 February 2008

PPADB consults with security companies

TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 22 February 2008

FNBB deposit book grows by over 30 percent

According to the bank's financial results released this week, FNBB incurred a 29.4 percent increase in operational expenses to P120 million, largely due to its expansion programme and process improvements. "During the period under review, the bank...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

Business upbeat over Eskom's R60bn vote

Tebogo Rapitsenyane of BOCCIM says the move breathes confidence into the business community in Botswana as the country largely relies on Eskom for power supply. He was speaking to Business Week after watching Manuel's presentation of South...

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

Kedikilwe on diamonds

Platforms like this are important to help us realize that the enemy is not within but outside the room like Gareth so aptly observed yesterday. This conference is important for two reasons. Firstly it follows at least three other similar industry...

22 February 2008

BACK STAGE

Whether it makes it or fails is really immaterial. A great novel has been transformed into a good movie, filled with terrific acting, but overloaded as is the novel with the British failures in WWII and the evacuation of Dunkirk (better to watch...

SASA MAJUMA 22 February 2008

Zimbabwe: mentors, proteges and morons

There is undeserved euphoria about Simba Makoni, a ZANU-PF prodigal son who clearly owes his political identity to Robert Mugabe, the dictator he seeks to replace today. Makoni's challenging of Mugabe will not benefit the people of Zimbabwe in any...

*TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 22 February 2008

Why SADC leaders keep backing Mugabe

This paralysis eventually acquired a name: it became known as South Africa's "quiet diplomacy". Meanwhile, Mugabe went about systematically terrorising the supporters of the opposition, the agents of the African Renaissance and wrecked his country's...

*MOELETSI MBEKI 22 February 2008

Change at White House, no change for Africa

By the look of things, there is every possibility that he just might. The reasons are largely historical and cultural, arising from Africa's connectedness to the Americas starting with the slave trade, and hardened by the 400 years of the ensuing...

RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 February 2008

It is all about diamonds (Part 1)

When corruption reaches this magnitude, it is an indication of seriously deficient government watchdog organs, including law enforcement units, parliament, as well as religious organizations amongst others. The religious organizations are supposed...

TODD MAJAYE 22 February 2008

Direct election of the President Part 1

Botswana has, since independence in 1966, been governed uninterruptedly by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and its economic growth-rate record has been impressive, at the expense of diversification, persisting inequalities and weaknesses in human...

22 February 2008

"Banna ba Mmathubudukwane ba tshaba masimo"

We had just 'scooped' one of the greatest tales of our time about the veteran's memories of the war and we leave the yard with a smile of contentment. Suddenly, three skinny boys on a donkey-cart appear from nowhere, forcing us off the road. The boys...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

Cat meat livens up Chibuku party

The cat, with a tan and white coat, had fallen into the temptation of sneaking into the yard - day or night - to steal a fowl or a goose. But on Wednesday, "MmaTebogo" had had enough. She let loose her dogs which chased and mauled the cat until it...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 22 February 2008

It was rape, not defilement - judge

Gakologelwang was earlier charged and subsequently convicted of the offence of defilement by the Magistrates' Court. Gakologelwang was sentenced to 12-years imprisonment plus strokes. The said Gakologelwang had noted an appeal against conviction...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 22 February 2008

Suvivor of 'The White Man's Battle', Powane speaks

He is a rare breed and his dimming eyes have seen more horrors than some of us will ever get to witness in our entire lifetime. Although Powane is as sprightly as they come, he is a World War II veteran, one of the few who are alive in the world...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

Grilled by BDP caucus? That's news to me, says Serema

Mmegi is privy to information that Serema was summoned this week to explain to the concerned parties after the re-run of the Palapye constituency primary elections which Moiseraele 'Master' Goya won, beating Health Minister Professor Sheila Tlou by...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2008

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