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Halt the army, save the money and democracy
There has been adequate warning that a drift towards entrenchment of the military and royalty upon the arena of democratic governance, which must, by definition, be led by civil society, spells danger for the very future of the foundations of that...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Over 1,200 teachers to pilot 'emotional intelligence'
Minister Jacob Nkate said yesterday, at the launch of the programme, that the training builds hope in a country be-devilled by social ills such as passion killings, violence, and vandalism at schools and property by students that Botswana is heading...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Rev up or pack and go - Khama
Addressing managers of the civil service comprising all permanent secretaries and their deputies on 3 April at Boipuso Hall in Gaborone with the new President, Merafhe reportedly assured the civil service that he and his boss would not resort to...
STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Nurses 'heated' over scarce skills pay
She said that after receiving countless call from concerned nurses, she was forced to call an emergency meeting yesterday to review the contents of the directive and to explore proper channels to address the issue. "The nurses want officials...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
BACK STAGE
Juno swept an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay by Diablo Cody. Cody also got a Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. It also came in as Best Feature and Best Female Lead in the Spirit Awards. "Junebug" or Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is the name...
SASA MAJUMA 11 April 2008
BOOK REVIEW
This volume, "Social Security and Social Protection in Botswana", is a product of a number of initiatives by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung or Foundation (known as FES) in Botswana, where they have worked for over 30 years. In 2004 a National...
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SHELDON G. WEEKS 11 April 2008
T.H.A.B.O, and that 'untshwarable' factor
There is a word doing the rounds in street lingo: "untshwarable". It is credit to Motswako man T.H.A.B.O that a word has been so fed, even force-fed, such a rowdy and rebellious collection as the young clubbers, the hedonist partygoers, the kombi...
11 April 2008
Photo exhibition explores social boundaries
The exhibition, which opened on Tuesday night, showcases exquisite photographic images sure to catch anyone's eye, at the same time giving someone a memorable picture of certain events, people or some aspects of certain cultures. The exhibition...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
CONSUMER WATCHDOG
We seem to have a national obsession with discussing, over and over and over again, everything that we all already know and with sounding terribly important by using excessively long words and sentences when, to put it bluntly, we should just shut...
11 April 2008
Itekanele health scheme opens Phikwe branch
A relatively new player in the industry, Itekanele has already set-up shop in Gaborone and Francistown and plan more branches countrywide. Selebi-Phikwe mayor, Amogelang Mojuta, officially opened the Selebi-Phikwe branch on Friday...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
PHK launches book on energy efficiency
The workshop was attended by representatives of the Botswana Power Corporations (BPC), MMEWR, the University of Botswana (UB), the Botswana Training Authority (BOTA), the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology and of Local Government and...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Tsvangirai must be cautious about 'gov't of national unity'
The Zimbabwean electorate surprised and shamed many who underestimated them, including the old rogue, Robert Mugabe, himself. The Zimbabwean electorate showed their independent way of thinking. For all the political hype accompanying Simba Makoni's...
*TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 11 April 2008
Johnson denies leaving Barclays
"This is a global group and one can be deployed to any Barclays Bank at any time. If it happens it will depend on whether I am able to take the opportunity. "In the meantime unless I say so or my board says so it remains a speculation. So, rest...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
BCL lauded for corporate social responsibility
New Minister of Lands and Housing, Nonofo Molefhi said during the official opening of a resurfaced road in Botshabelo on Friday that BCL had chosen to invest in the community it operates in. In a speech read on his behalf by the Selebi-Phikwe mayor...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Minister re-affirms SA's commitment to Mmamabula
He told Parliament that South Africa is looking at many options to bolster its power supply and nuclear energy is one of them just like the Mmamabula project. Kedikilwe is the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources. He said demand for...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
IFSC attracts three new funds
The sizeable funds, two of which are property focused and a resource sector fund, have been given conditional approval to commence operations by the IFSC Certification Board.Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the IFSC Alan Boshwaen said in an interview...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Botswana brace for massive food price hikes
Botswana, whose food basket contributes over 21 percent to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), imports about 90 percent of its food requirements. But the picture is looking gloomy for the near future because the situation is being exacerbated by...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
SADC fault lines on Zim elections
* Botswana The leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai has been in Botswana following his emergency departure from his country allegedly as a result of threats to his life. He met with President Ian Khama who...
11 April 2008
Stigma a new form of virus
He manages to occupy one of the seats under the shade made for this phone operator's customers. This man and the phone operator seem to know each other well as they greet each other by names. His attempt to make a phone call is clumsy because of...
Dan Mosekaphofu
Correspondent 11 April 2008
NITTY GRITTY
As you know, dear readers, who in the last two years have been bombarded with all sorts of mottos for all sorts of brands, we have to choose the line that will sell the organization; 'the phrase that pays', so to speak. The central committee of...
BAROLONG SEBONI 11 April 2008
Zim crisis: We say hats off to Khama
That position has been that Zimbabwe's neighbours, and indeed the whole African continent, has not been sympathetic enough to the plight of the long-suffering Zimbabwean people. This Wednesday when Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Zimbabwe's...
EDITOR 11 April 2008
IEC must humble itself to PSP
These reports largely revolve around the alleged interference and meddling in the affairs of the IEC by PSP. Quite frankly, it is a disturbing scenario when these two sacred offices of the land trade accusations through the media thus generating...
11 April 2008
Botswana product set to enter US market
It is the brainchild of Peter Mabeo, a Mogoditshane-born man who joined the woodwork industry approximately 11 years ago. "I had just finished schooling and I had nowhere to go, so I decided to go into woodwork because I had a background in the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
President Khama's magic 4Ds and democratic education
It is going to be a challenge, more so at the end of the day his government will have to answer the question; What kind of a legacy are we leaving behind for our future generations? All worries and speculations put aside regarding President Khama, I...
11 April 2008
The meaning of discipline
The other definition rendered in the same dictionary says discipline is "Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training." It also defines discipline as "Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order", or a "Systematic method to obtain...
*TITUS MBUYA 11 April 2008
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11 April 2008
Tough weekend in the south
They have slipped at the last hurdle before but this time, the Siga club believes they will do it. On Sunday, Killer Giants host Gantsi Terrors in a game they need to win to cement their grip at the top of the table. Killer Giants lead the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Kalavango official to be buried tomorrow
She was one of the five people who died when the Ford Laser they were travelling in collided with a Toyota 4X4 vehicle at Monogeng Lands 10km from Artesia last weekend. The 39-year-old Mosanana died with her son, two cousins and another...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Rollers host struggling Comets
Rollers are still smarting from a 3-2 defeat inflicted on them by Nico United last weekend. However, they meet a Comets side that has seriously degenerated since Rollers swamped them 3-0 in the first round at the Galaxy Stadium. In recent times,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
BDF VI faces punishment CAVB
The club could not make it to the competition because it did not have money despite the fact that it confirmed participation and paid attendance fees. This is not the first time that the army side had failed to appear at the event. Last year,...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 April 2008
New minister debunks notions on sport
Mmegi: Your appointment last week shocked many people who think you are not a sportsperson and MPs Shaw Kgathi or Botsalo Ntuane would have been better candidates. What is your reaction? Kokorwe: I am not surprised to hear that but I want to make it...
11 April 2008
Hooliganism mars TAFIC victory
The incident overshadowed a brilliant TAFIC performance, which saw the struggling Francistown side emerge with a 2-1 victory, in the process bursting Nico's bubble. When the referee, Isaac Mawila from Francistown blew the final whistle, furious home...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Nico cry foul
The club's spokesman, Eitlhomilwe Raditshego said the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and its Premier League Committee (PLC) have not been fair to Nico in two cases. First Majombolo complains that the cancellation of their match against Gaborone...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
Millers, govt disagree over import restrictions
Lekgoanyana said there is no border control over the amount of maize products imported into the country.He said the government has come up with a restriction called 70/30, which implies that 70 percent of maize products should be procured within the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 April 2008
The agony is over
After the goalless draw against Boteti Young Fighters halted their march to glory last weekend, Chiefs came into Wednesday's game knowing that nothing less than a victory would see them lifting their first title in over 30 years. This put the players...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Chiefs thirst for more glory
Till Wednesday, Chiefs was the only big club in the country never to have won a major title. They have always faltered in the race to win the national title or the Coca-Cola Cup when least expected. They waged a good campaign in both competitions...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Malaria epidemic likely this year, MoH warns
In Botswana, incidences of malaria peak during the months of March and April after a two-month lag during which malaria vector populations would have been breeding. MoH's spokesperson Colo Boitshoko says while the burden of the disease is greatest...
BASHI LETSIDIDI 11 April 2008
CKGR haunts govt
On the United States department of state website, the country reports on human rights practices highlights last year's reports on the way Botswana handled the High Court ruling. It lists the problems that: "the government's continued narrow...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Masire-Mwamba appointed new C/wealth deputy chief
Sharma said: "I am truly delighted to be able to make this appointment. From an exceptional field of candidates from six countries, Masire-Mwamba offered a wealth of experience in a broad range of areas of our work. I am confident that the...
11 April 2008
Parliament condemns Zim elections fiasco
The emergency motion was prompted by a report to Parliament by Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani, on the visit of incumbent President, Robert Mugabe's challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe's Movement for...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 11 April 2008
Officials deny abuse of prisoners
He was convicted on Tuesday of robbing a security van of more than P100, 000 with others. He is expected to be sentenced today. During the trial, the athletically-built Atlholang said he was not at the scene of the crime on the Orapa-Francistown...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 11 April 2008
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