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BNF appoints S/Phikwe candidates
The opposition party unveiled seven council and one parliamentary candidate at a press briefing held at Bosele Hotel on Monday evening. Moeti Mohwasa, the party's publicist, will lead the team to wrestle the constituency from incumbent Botswana...
KENNETH BANDA
Correspondent 19 March 2008
KFC claims to sponsor SOS
As I am finishing an interview and my Twister Meal at the KFC joint in the Main Mall, I take time to admire the marketing prowess of the fast food conglomerate. I pick up the tomato sauce sachet with the old man's portrait, whose smiling face sports...
19 March 2008
UB promotes academics
They are Professor Musa Dube who becomes full professor of theology and religious studies and Dr Akintayo Adedoyin who rises to the level of associate professor of physics. Professor Dube, who is the first woman professor in humanities, joined the...
19 March 2008
Worker wants witness in labour claim
Last Tuesday, Security Services management did not turn up at the labour offices in Francistown where Botshelo Goretetse and the labour mediators waited in vain. Repeated phone calls to the company did not yield positive results to find out their...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Marobela man in mum's care
Boemo Ntsimako from Kanye went missing mysteriously early this month on his way to visit his cousin in Borolong, near Francistown. The police say they received a report from Gaborone on Saturday, March 15 that the missing person had been seen at...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Abstain from many partners, unsafe sex and alcohol
Speaking at an event to mark the commemoration of the Month of Youth Against Aids in Gaborone over the weekend, Detective Senior Superintendent, Kabo Marage of the South Central Division said having multiple partners, unprotected sex, alcohol and...
OBOLOKILE MOSOKWANE 19 March 2008
Miner urges use of wastewater
Speaking at the commemoration of water week, Debswana technical services manager Rodgers Thusi said "kitchen and bath water can be re-used in a variety of ways". He said water that is used to transport human waste in sewage systems "can be used as...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 19 March 2008
BNF councillors 'sick and tired' of Moupo
The three councillors also contend that the embattled Moupo must reinstate the sacked Mosolotshane ward councillor, Mogalakwe Mogalakwe with immediate effect. The councillors who want Moupo out are Thomas Kgethenyane of Moreomaoto, Balopi Chilume of...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Letshabo bids BNF farewell in transit to UN
Letshabo, who in July 2005 at the party's congress made history when she became the party's first woman vice president said yesterday: "I am still going through recruitment formalities and I hope to join the new employer around end of April or...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Bakgalagadi don't want paramount chief - Mogae
The President was responding to a question during a Kgotla meeting in Maun last week. According to Mogae "it takes two to tango" and the probable solution is through dialogue and compromise, he added, stating that according to the constitution all...
STATES MODIBATI 19 March 2008
Robbers jailed for 32 years
The accused persons, Rodgers Lekgoba and Richard Matlapeng, were charged with two counts of armed robbery and attempted murder. The charges say that on October 15, 2003 at Block One in Francistown, acting together, they robbed Tlhalosang Lentswe of...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Heavy rains should subside - weather bureau
The Principal Technical Officer, Regina Manyathelo, says Ngami and Gantsi are expected to be cloudy and mild with scattered thundershowers today. South East, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Kgalagadi, North East, Central, Chobe and the Southern District will be...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Fracas over Kgosi at Kamanakao
He was officially recognised as the government and tribal administration. Former retired primary school teacher, Nkaisang Mosupukwa, won the recent election for the ward in a three horse race with a wide margin during her absence in the elections...
STATES MODIBATI 19 March 2008
'No 1' film director dies
The director, who recently left Botswana after filming the movie, died yesterday. According to a statement by Tiro Kganela of the Ministry of Tourism, Minghella was too ill to attend the recent premier of the movie last Friday. "Anthony did not...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
P1.8million carav(I)an at President's Office
The caravan is set to cost the taxpayer a total of P1,870,628.10. Khama, who is known to have an outdoor lifestyle is rumoured to be at the centre of the purchase. OP spokesperson Jeff Ramsay said he has no knowledge of the purchase, regretting...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Odipeca set for official launch
Well-known South African musician Thebe, alongside local starts Vee, Mapetla, Captain Dira supported by DJs Owen, Sly, Trax, Stanza and O'Neal are billed to perform at the event. Clement Maplanka, the sales and marketing manager of Odipeca said that...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Leero plans real scene DVD
More interesting is the fact that he is not interested in using celebrities in his DVD. He has chosen to feature his unknown former school mates, who danced with him as a youngster before he ventured into music as a professional. "I am preparing for...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 19 March 2008
New BOMU officials take charge
The controversy arose after only 81 of the 438 members participated in the polls. Some members who contested positions protested through a letter to the outgoing president Phempherethe Pheto expressing their dissatisfaction. One of their main...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Ministers to attend development conventions
According to a statement from Permanent Secretary, Banny Molosiwa, the objectives of the Conclave include local value addition to the abundant natural resources and the need to make available goods and services at affordable prices, particularly for...
19 March 2008
Kedikilwe opens coal-washing plant
"One is convinced that the operation falls under the right ministry and is driven by the right team," Kedikilwe said, "a team that is dedicated to coal and its beneficiation. "This washing plant here before me stands as a monumental testimony to...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Venture capital is growing-Moroka
"It is my sincere hope that this conference will expose international investors to Botswana and that it will be an important player in attracting international investors seeking investment opportunities in Africa," Morola said. He was performing the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Arts on the advance
The participation of the artists, who, it can be credibly argued, are probably more effective ambassadors of Botswana culture in general, and the country's economy in particular, should have added an exciting dimension to the government's promotional...
EDITOR 19 March 2008
Zimbabwe elections trigger wave of rights violations
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum said a wave of violence, intolerance and abuse of power by state security agents last year persisted into the new year with the freedoms of assembly and association the most violated as elections draw nearer. The...
19 March 2008
Latest by-elections confirm BCP growth
As with past elections, the results show that the BCP continues to register growth in a number of areas. It will be recalled that the BCP first contested elections in 1999 and garnered 11 percent of the total votes cast at a national...
19 March 2008
Zimbabwe's last chance
Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, scheduled for March 29, offer both fear and hope to the millions trapped in or trying to escape the country's hellish conditions. Even official data now put the inflation rate at more than 100,000 percent, and the...
TAWANDA MUTASAH* 19 March 2008
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19 March 2008
Vultures get Swaziland in pre-qualifier
The date for the clash between the two teams is yet to be decided. The other pre-qualifier involves Cameroon and Nigeria. The pre-qualifiers are played between the two lowest-ranked teams in the north and the south of the continent. The winners make...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 19 March 2008
Minister applauds BTA
"There must be something that BTA did well previously, which privileged the association with the opportunity to host the event twice in a row," said the minister on Monday at the official opening the on-going 31st ITF and Confederation of the African...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 19 March 2008
WASBO seeks to revamp its act
WASBO spokesperson Game Mothibi told Mmegi Sport that the Gaborone branch is not working fully because most members have quit. He said the branch is mainly made up of University of Botswana students who leave Gaborone after completing studies. "We...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 19 March 2008
BTTA official steps down
Mothibi is standing down due to academic commitments. She has promised that she would be available to help table tennis whenever she can. She is pursuing a master's degree in sports management. She said the expertise she will gain from the course...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 19 March 2008
Ezinkomo ready for Rollers
Ezinkomo has never had any problems with Rollers in the past. But after a series of disappointing performances, the Coca-Cola champions have cause to worry. They are now languishing in the relegation zone and they might find things completely...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 20 March 2008
As I look back: I am proud-Mogae
Up until now, we have played the part of one of the world's leading diamond producers. Indeed, for many years, Botswana has been the lead actor in this production. With the opening of these state of the art facilities, and the launching of DTCB as...
20 March 2008
Anything is possible in Zimbabwe this time around
Ordinary Zimbabweans have been too tormented economically and disenfranchised that politics is not part of their daily business. They would rather be on a business trip outside the country on voting day to put bread on the table for their...
20 March 2008
Public transporters and safe travel
It is like it has been programmed in people's minds that there has to be some accidents during the holidays. As another holiday approaches, people become excited and begin to think about what they are doing during the holidays, particularly where...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
'Zionist' pilgrims to descend on Matsiloje
The late Bishop Jacob Mokaleng Motswasele started the church in 1952. In 1955, he established its headquarters in his adopted home village, Matsiloje, 44 kilometres east of Francistown. Today the church is led by 53-year-old Bishop Joseph...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 March 2008
What does Easter mean to the Church?
Christmas celebrates the beginning of his life on earth through his miraculous birth to a virgin girl, Mary in a small town in Israel named Bethlehem. In the church we call this the Incarnation - the time when God the Son came to earth and...
20 March 2008
What is Easter?
It is believed that on Good Friday, Jesus Christ was executed by crucifixion. His body was taken down from the cross and buried. On Sunday, some women visited the grave and found that the tomb was empty. His followers realised that God had raised...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
How Easter holiday is fixed
What is the reason behind this? Easter is termed a moveable feast because it is not fixed in relation to the calendar. It falls on Sunday in late March 22 or April 25 and the next day is celebrated as Easter Monday. Historically the precise date of...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Police merger will heighten competition
Guest speaker at the graduation ceremony in Kanye yesterday deputy permanent secretary in the ministry of local government, Thatayaone Raphaka, warned that as government was planning to merge the local police with the Botswana Police Service...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 20 March 2008
Zim timber firm in Botswana
Rising demand for timber in Botswana has over the years seen Zimbabwe's biggest timber grower and processor, Allied Timber Holdings, formerly Forestry Company of Zimbabwe, setting up Altim City Botswana in Gaborone. Now, Border Timbers is following...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 20 March 2008
Political dust settles in Palapye
"I have instructed my supporters in Palapye to start cleaning the streets as the purpose of the posters and the placards is now over. At least we will have a rest from political rallies politics until the party opens the season for Bulela...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Modubule not charmed by 'Bogosi bill'
Commenting on the Bogosi Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, he said there are other tribes that live in 'the land of major tribes' that deserve recognition even though they don't have their own land. He cited the headmen of the villages of...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Unions reject 15%, demand negotiations
He said government spent more than P6 million on last year's salary review commission. Radibe said at a meeting held over the weekend that, BTU, the Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union (BOSETU) and the Botswana Land Board Local Authority...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 March 2008
Police helicopters coming in December
Assistant Superintendent of Police Dipheko Motube told Mmegi that the helicopters will be in the country by December this year. He said the third helicopter will arrive in August next year. Over six officers are training in the United States in...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Gaolathe in P403 million gaffe?
Answering a question from Tswapong North MP, Thebe Mogami on the number of government projects allocated under the new direct appointment system of sourcing consultancy services, the minister indicated that 33 projects were awarded by eight...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Kwelagobe denies Parliament 'the whole truth'
The deputy chairman of IEC, Omphemetse Motumise noted that the minister's statement "regrettably ... contained serious allegations concerning the integrity and conduct of the Commission and the Secretary which were neither true nor correct. The...
STAFF WRITER 20 March 2008
Maze of insurance fraud
With thousands of subscribers, Mosele Legal Services has emerged as one of the leading legal insurance companies doing business worth thousands on behalf of BIC. According to an affidavit from BIC managing director, Dziki Nganunu, BIC has resolved...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
Khama's statue turns west
The clerk of Parliament, Ernest Mpofu, has said it is the wish of the political leaders that the statue should face Parliament. "It is normal practice in other countries that statues of leaders face Parliament buildings," explained Mpofu. He said he...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 March 2008
BOOK REVIEW
'Run' is a complex, compound tale about motherlessness. Bernadette and Bernard Doyle were staunch Irish Catholics in old Boston, Massachusetts. Doyle loved politics and rose to be mayor of the city, then experienced his downfall, partly due to a lie...
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SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 20 March 2008
BACK STAGE
'Charlie Wilson's War' provides a star performance from four great actors - Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams - who missed out in the main awards season. They are joined by an excellent supporting set of actors and...
SASA MAJUMA 20 March 2008
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