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Gaborone North BNF in chaos
Old members of the party walked out of the meeting in protest after the committee was ousted by younger activists. The meeting started peacefully with the secretary reading out the agenda. The agenda items included preparations for the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Accused insists on SA legal representation
Raymond Leshomo, who is jointly charged with Arnold Mashango, for the murder of Mario Lottering on May 27, 2006, near Mupane Gold mine in the North East administrative district, also declined representation by a pro deo lawyer appointed for him....
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Kalakuta Records unveils four new artistes
Though this record company is only coming into the limelight now, it is the one behind the successful Kangangwani Mogocha's Dr Vom Vs Diparo album. Kalakuta Records 2008 has come up with an aggressive project dubbed Mariga aa Mogot' (Warm winter) on...
MOGOMOTSI MOLOI
Correspondent 23 April 2008
BOMU draws up three-year master plan
BOMU publicity secretary Joel Keitumele said one of the far-reaching resolutions they came up with, was that members of the executive committee should not contest BOMU music awards. He said this is meant to avoid a conflict of interest....
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Pheko brings 'traditional medicine'
Obviously everybody is hoping to take advantage of the hype and make a few bucks before the genre goes out of fashion. And Serowe based Pheko Cultural Group believe they have just the right traditional concoction to topple everyone and establish...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 23 April 2008
HATAB declares 'Open Season' on Kasane this weekend
The annual gathering brings together big players in the leisure and tourism sector to engage in critical self-analysis of their industry and map the way forward. This year the conference will be held under the theme 'Elevating Tourism Through...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
BOCCIM blamed for poor marketing of Northern Fair
The exhibitors say while they have to do their own marketing, BOCCIM should also advertise the show more widely and visibly. The next BNTF is scheduled for May 22-25 Mothibedi Lathang of Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) says BOCCIM should advertise...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
BTC mobile launches today
The telecommunications parastatal has been awarded the 73 number range. In a press statement, BTC says following the success of its network tryout and constructive feedback, BTC Mobile's VIP launch today will be followed by a public launch on...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
Take care winter is here
Thousands of families do not have proper dwellings other than makeshift structures made of cardboard boxes, metal strips, logs and plastics of different shapes and colours. To these families, winter brings long cold and unbearable nights. While some...
EDITOR 23 April 2008
Reinventing energy
Without plentiful and low-cost energy, every aspect of the global economy is threatened. For example, food prices are increasing alongside soaring oil prices, partly because of increased production costs, but also because farmland in the United...
* JEFFREY D. SACHS 23 April 2008
The 'meaning' of discipline
He used the American Heritage College Dictionary to support his argument, noting that "discipline implies some form of control to achieve a desired behavioural pattern. Such a behaviour is imposed as opposed to being a positive outcome of ones...
23 April 2008
Warrant of arrest for Lobtrans' manager
The company is under liquidation. Sergeant Thalinah Sethatho of the Serious Crime Squad said that Asmal is required to clarify questionable dealings in his business. "I have been able to talk to him over the phone and he told me he is in South Africa...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
No need for BNF special congress
It is our believe that if these statements are not corrected, they will bring about confusion. It is on this basis that we had a meeting and decided to issue this statement. We as the Women's League are of the view that what we will be having in...
23 April 2008
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23 April 2008
Liquor laws threaten soccer fan base
Since the new regulations on entertainment and liquor selling hours came into force on April 1, fans have been barred from entering stadiums with beer. Previously, supporters used to watch games at the stadium while drinking alcohol mainly...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
Softball politics get dirty
Information reaching Mmegi Sport indicates that things have not been well between the current committee and some softballers. It is reported that dirty email messages have been flying between the rivals. In a strange twist of events, former...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Referees boss
He cautioned that by entering the profession, the referees are now national officials. Hence they should stop supporting their clubs and exercise maximum impartiality. Lebotse was speaking at the closing ceremony of the four-day referees beginners...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Safari lodge for CKGR
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks under which the CKGR falls has allocated a lease for the operation of a lodge, north of Molapo village. The operator will pay four percent royalties and a lease rental fee of P175.000 per year, according...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
Kgosi Kgari set to wed
His deputy, Kgosi Keineetse Sebele delivered this news to a Kgotla meeting on Monday morning. No date has been set yet but Sebele said that they was targeting the end of the year for the wedding ceremony. Sebele would not reveal any more personal...
BASHI LETSIDIDI 23 April 2008
BNF election queries in Phikwe
Although the constituency elections chairperson, Orebile Kealeboga refused to shed light on the postponement, it is reported that some candidates objected to certain issues pertaining to their opponents' eligibility. Primaries were scheduled for two...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 23 April 2008
Anti-malaria crew heads for Zimbabwe
This initiative is part of an awareness project by the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition. The expedition crew leader, Helge Bendl said the unique project runs from the source of the Zambezi River. Members of the crew travel in four small boats...
THATO CHWAANE
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
Modubule snubs BNF hearing
Mmegi is reliably informed that Modubule was unable to honour a hearing at the residence of one of the party leaders in Lobatse. The BNF Lobatse constituency has agreed that party meetings will no longer be held at private residences.Modubule says...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 23 April 2008
Brothers square up in court
The Monday court session was convened at the Tonota police station at the behest of Francistown's acting chief magistrate Lorraine Makati-Lesang, in order to be close to the exhibits, goats and sheep, which had been en-kraaled at the station. In the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 23 April 2008
ANC to circumvent Mbeki
The Sunday Times has established that the ANC National Working Committee (NWC) has asked the party's secretary-general, Gwede Mantashe, to establish contact with Zimbabwe's two main protagonists in an attempt to bring them to the table. This...
WALLY MBHELE
MOIPONE MALEFANE and
DOMINIC MAHLANGU 23 April 2008
Arms ship returns to China
Zambia, which chairs the Southern African Development Community (SADC) grouping, has urged regional states to bar the An Yue Jiang from entering their waters, saying the weapons could deepen Zimbabwe's election crisis. The ship was barred from...
24 April 2008
Let them cook, sell and paint - Khama roadmap
"Further to the above, the permanent secretary to the President has directed that preference shall be given to youth and women individuals and groups. The Ministries of Trade and Industry and Youth, Sports and Culture, as well as Labour and Home...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Stage set for Autumn Music Festival
Festival organiser John Selolwane said yesterday that preparations are at an advanced stage and all the invited artistes have confirmed their participation. Selolwane, who is also a renowned musician, said they are finalising a few logistics....
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 April 2008
Rock band Nodd releases debut album
At their peak, the charismatic Metal Orizon took the music industry by storm, redefining rock to suit the local market, as the genre was viewed largely as foreign. The influence of rock is far-reaching, and has had significant impact on fashion and...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 24 April 2008
BotswanaPost awards stamp designers
The three teachers - Kenneth Mtyuku, Boitshepo Lesego and Mokganedi Ditau - were awarded certificates of attendance, and P500 shopping voucher each entitling them to obtain art material from Artswana.Mtyuku, an art teacher at Iphutheng CJSS,...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 24 April 2008
Beware of fake banknotes - BoB
The Bank's public relations officer Chepete Chepete said in statement that the fake notes being circulated are in P100 and P50 denominations and urged the public to be vigilant and to exercise caution when accepting banknotes. "The fakes notes are...
STAFF WRITER 24 April 2008
Albidon, Iamgold in joint venture for Maitengwe prospect
To earn that shareholding, it would have to spend $800, 000 on exploration in four years and complete a pre-feasibility study, the company said. The JV covers the Maitengwe Greenstone Belt where Albidon had already struck nickel at Sunnyside, to the...
STAFF WRITER 24 April 2008
Francistowners blame price hikes on Zimbos
Francistowners think food prices are rising due to increasing numbers of Zimbabweans who come across the border to buy basic commodities here daily. Although food prices are rising everywhere due to worldwide shortages, Francistowners believe their...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Let the best network compete
BTC becomes the third player in the mobile telephone industry after Mascom and Orange. The parastatal has gone mobile after a go-ahead from the Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) under a new licensing regime dubbed Public Telecommunication...
EDITOR 24 April 2008
Capital punishment is a serious matter
As such, the subject should be treated with the seriousness it deserves. It is not a matter that should be treated as simply a topic of debate designed to entertain listeners to a T.V programme as to who in a debate is smarter than the other in...
24 April 2008
China thinks Africa is 'stupid'
They are like drug dealers who sell cocaine with impunity to 40yr old men who have a wife and three children and not caring about the consequences. Whether the man buys food for the family, batters the wife and abuses his own kids under the influence...
24 April 2008
BNF cllr calls for kindness to Zim immigrants
The outspoken councillor said Batswana should give their neighbours refuge because they might one day find themselves in the same situation. Speaking at a BNF political rally in Oodi on Saturday, Mpaku said the situation in Zimbabwe is not...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 24 April 2008
Cartoon Strip 24.04.08
24 April 2008
TASC celebrates success
The Tango Girls successfully defended the Motor Centre title when they beat BDF Cats 38-33 but lost to their rivals in the Debswana Cup. TASC coach, Joseph Webb said that even though they lost to BDF Cats recently, they have performed well in the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Rollers donate to needy family
This is not the first time the Mbakiwa family is benefiting from the generosity of the Rollers. In December, the Francistown supporters donated clothes and food worth P2,000 to the family. Since then, the supporters have spent more than P9,700 on the...
NCHIDZI SMARTS
Correspondent 24 April 2008
Mafolofolo finally travels to Egypt
The trip has been hanging in the balance because the club did not have enough funds. Mafolofolo needed P30,000 to supplement the P100,000 they got from the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) to finance the trip. The club has been saved by the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 24 April 2008
BFTU celebrates May Day
The main event will be held in Gaborone at Tsholofelo Community Hall on the 1st of May where Judge Key Dingake and the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Peter Siele will address the workers. This year's commemorations will be held under the...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Francistown twins with Chinese city
Billy indicated that the FCC stands to benefit vastly from their Chinese counterparts. They stand to benefit in the area of physical planning especially that despite its huge population, China's physical planning supports it. Tai'an has a population...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Anti-corruption agents pounce on lawyer
The arrest followed a warrant issued by Deputy Registrar and Master of the High Court Nelson Bopa, a former magistrate who presided over Mothusi's fraud case. Mothusi and fellow lawyer Hebert Sikhakhane are on trial for fraudulently obtaining...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Primaries fatigue sets in at Palapye BDP
The two will face each other for the second time after Goya won the BDP primaries twice before beating the opposition to lift the constituency. Whilst Goya will battle to prove his supremacy, Mogano will stage her very best to wrestle the party...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
Police bust Syndicate
It is said that the 'broad' syndicate targeted the University of Botswana section of 'lost and found' goods where they took national identity cards for students. They then proceed to the banks where they open savings accounts using the ID cards....
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 April 2008
BDP will not act on Masitara's tax case
Recently the Lobatse High Court ordered Masitara to pay the government close to P1 million in un-remitted tax. The politician is a member of the BDP Central Committee. The deputy executive secretary of the party, Fidelis Molao said they have not been...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 April 2008
Hiccups at Maun Airport expansion project
Speaking at a full council meeting on Tuesday, NWDC chairman, John Benn informed the councillors that though the relocation exercise was to be completed in June this year, only 900 people were allocated plots at Disaneng, from a total of 1,595...
STATES MODIBATI 24 April 2008
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