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Another Oppressive Zimbabwe Operation
Under Operation Dzikisai Madhishi (Operation pull down your satellite dish) the regime is forcing Zimbabweans to pull down their home satellite dishes through which the majority of Zimbabweans have been able to access etv, SABC, Btv as well some Dstv...
16 June 2008
Red Cross Donates To Nata Destitute
The humanitarian aid included tents, kitchen sets, mosquito nets, shelter kits and blankets. In his welcome address at Nata Kgotla, Kgosi Mokgwathi Makgetsi, pleaded with his subjects to cooperate with BRCS agents. Makgetsi reminded the residents...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 16 June 2008
Mophuting To Retire
However, his departure will not be good riddance as one of the students lamented "it is so sad that the school is losing him". Mophuting has also been a "Mr Fix It" at many schools that he headed. His teaching experience goes back to 1978 when he...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 16 June 2008
Long Service Award
After entering the profession in the 1950s, she has waited long enough to get the honour. The award is given to a nurse who has shown professional commitment and provided dedicated service for at least 25 years. Born in 1931, Mogwe trained as a...
By Thato Chwaane
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Seloka Pleads Guilty
The court has set June 24 as the sentencing date for the accused Kgomotso Seloka who was represented by Gaborone attorney, Lone Masire. The case was held in camera to avoid leakage of information that could prejudice the pending trial of four other...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 16 June 2008
Bail Application Judgement Reserved
The accused persons appeared before Moroka only for the accused persons' lawyers to demand that their clients, who have been in custody for 14 days, be given bail pending trial. However, the prosecution, led by deputy Director of Public Prosecutions...
By Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Ex-Special Branch Officers To Be Redeployed - Tsimako
In an interview with Monitor on Friday afternoon, Tsimako said that they are still working on modalities on how to redeploy the affected officers, thus dispelling fears that their future was bleak. "They are still police officers under our...
By Bame Piet
Staff writer 16 June 2008
Police Declare War On Crime, Road Fatalities
After a week-long conference for senior police officers in Gaborone, police resolved that investigators in armed robbery cases, where vast sums of money are stolen from business people in their homes, should engage other stakeholders such as the...
By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Two Youth Vie To Replace Ramaotwana
The BNFYL is likely to meet next week to discuss the matter. The rivalry to replace Ramaotwana is likely to open more fissures in the already divided youth league. It is said two factions are busy lobbying for their preferred candidates to occupy...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 16 June 2008
Are Nurses On Strike?
At the hospital, it was business as usual as queuing patients were being helped at the outpatients department. Surreptitious inquiries about work-related stoppages elicited a shrug of the shoulders and nothing else. A hospital orderly in a khaki...
By Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 16 June 2008
Nasha Faces Jail
Twenty court presidents and 21 deputies intend to institute legal proceedings for an order declaring Nasha to be in contempt of a High Court order dated December 19, 2003. Monitor is reliably informed that the distressed urban court presidents...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 16 June 2008
Talking Musica
Perhaps so. However, the opposition is charged with much more, in this particular instance, that to pass judgement on what they perceive to be the inevitable outcome of the policy. One would have expected the opposition, or any other caring and...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 16 June 2008
Food For The Soul
Age-old wisdom dictates that if you eat a healthy and balanced diet, you may hardly need to visit the doctor. As someone once put it succinctly "nowadays we are not dealing with 'health care' but 'disease care'"! How true. I agree 110 percent with...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 16 June 2008
Pop Stars Fumble
Pop Star judge Sidney Baitsile, better known as DJ Sid, has shed his trademark long dreadlocks. Spotting a small Afro hairstyle, DJ Sid was at his nastiest telling off those contestants who failed to impress. And, of course, another shocker had to...
By Gasebalwe Seretse
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
OUT TO LUNCH
Today we are talking about some aspects of survival in the corporate jungle, and as I'm sure many people who have 'made it' will tell you, it gets to a point in the game where your 'street smarts' become more valuable than your industry credentials....
SHAMEELA WINSTON 16 June 2008
African Copper Reorganises Its Management
The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed company has appointed Christopher Reid Fredericks as Chief Executive Officer. He was formerly the company's Chief Operating Officer. It is expected that Fredericks will join the Board of Directors on...
16 June 2008
BRIEF CASE
Only three counters - Daimonex, Engen and Sechaba - registered a gain on their share prices. The biggest loser for the week was Investec, followed by CIC Energy, Discovery and G4S Botswana. During the week, 913 994 shares valued at P6 341 018 changed...
16 June 2008
Gaborone Sun Wins Global Award
Over 167,000 leading professionals in the travel industry, from over 160 countries nominate and vote in the awards described by the Wall Street Journal as the 'Oscars of the travel industry'. The World Travel Awards were launched in 1993 with a...
By Martin Nyirenda 16 June 2008
Stanbic Raises Cash For Diamond Beneficiation
The bank's managing director, Dennis Kennedy said on Friday when listing the three bonds namely SBBL 046, SBB L047 and SBBL 048 that they are very hungry for business. He was referring to the financing of working capital needed by the 16-diamond...
By Wanetsha Mosinyi
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Stage Set For Ghantsi Agricultural Show
The organisers of the show say that preparations for this year's event are complete and they are ready to roll. However, the secretary of the organising committee, Keorapetse Ralehika revealed that they are not sure about the harvest from arable...
By Business Reporter 16 June 2008
Orphanage In Dire Need Of Funds
Founder and caretaker of the centre, Patricia Bakwinya, says that the children have now resorted to their old ways of drinking alcohol, dropping out of school and engaging in sexual activities - at times with dire consequences. Things started...
By Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Campaign Calls On Fathers To Register Their Names
Yet for many African children, it is a day that goes unnoticed, or worse, is an empty space in their lives. How many children on the continent are without fathers in their lives? The answer is we simply do not know. A contributing factor to both low...
By Trevor Davies* 16 June 2008
Longing For Shelter And Food
Life has dealt them blow after blow but giving up is not in the cards, they say. The Pelontle family consists of 13 people, two mothers and 11 children. The mothers, who are sisters, say that they are the only adults left in the family. Their...
By Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
The Eclipse Of Zimbabwe
The regime at the time had no regard for human rights, minority rule reigned supreme. It was a difficult time. People at home and abroad had to sacrifice their lives under the banner of total freedom. In fact the world at large, the United Nations,...
16 June 2008
Health Chat
Blood pressure peaks when the heart pumps and falls as the heart relaxes. That is why blood pressure is given in two numbers. Normal blood pressure reading is 120/80mmHg.Blood pressure may vary through out the day. Emotions, body...
BY R. CHINDOMU
S. CHIDZOMBA
K. BHAGAT &
L. KALANTLE 16 June 2008
Issues In Education
This article will focus on the policy's recommendations for a better tertiary education system. The major goal of the new policy is to increase access, enhance relevance, ensure quality and maintain diversity of choice in tertiary education. The...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI &
S. WEEKS 16 June 2008
Etcetera II
So it can hardly help matters if I add a few of my own, but I do so now for one very good reason. It is absolutely normal that members are expected to abide by the rules and requirements of any institution to which they choose to belong, whether...
SANDY GRANT 16 June 2008
The Winners Code
Gabriel was my high school classmate. Soon after high school, Gabriel trained as a motor mechanic. One night while he was test-driving a client's car, an owl hit the windscreen. Gabriel lost control of the vehicle and overturned. He survived the...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 16 June 2008
Hard Luck Boys
Credit should go to the boys for working hard and making the Ivorian international superstars look so ordinary. The days of being afraid of the likes of Emmanuel Eboue, Didier Zokora, Kolo Toure and the 'big stars' are over. In 1992, the Ivorians...
EDITOR 16 June 2008
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16 June 2008
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16 June 2008
Ugandans Clip Vultures' Wings
The Ugandans have always been a problem to the Vultures and they clearly demonstrated their dominance from the onset. Despite the visitors' tally, the game was not impressive as both sides lacked cohesion but experience counted for Uganda who have...
By Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 16 June 2008
Chiefs Shine At Premier League Awards
Chiefs won P120, 000 for being champions and were once against awarded P25, 000 for winning being the best-supported team after beating Extension Gunners. Goal-poacher Oteng Moalosi was voted the Best Player of the Season after outclassing fellow...
By Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 16 June 2008
Zebras Players' Ratings Against Ivory Coast
Modiri Marumo - 8Another solid performance from Marumo, which ensured that the Zebras remain unbeaten in the qualifiers so far. Though he was not at the receiving end like in Mozambique, Marumo once again showed quality when dealing with some tricky...
16 June 2008
Brave Fight
Zebras top the group with five points from three outings, nudging the "Elephants" into second place on superior goal difference. Ahead of the weekend's game, the rampaging Ivorians were favourites to whitewash the speedy and fast-improving Zebras,...
By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 16 June 2008
Worry over boxers' without medical reports
Thingwane said there is a tendency of boxers taking part in competitions without medical records as per International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) regulations. He was speaking at the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) Annual General Meeting...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 17 June 2008
Kabelano Cup draw today
The one-day event will take place on June 28 at the National Stadium in Gaborone. Four teams: Notwane, Mochudi Centre Chiefs, ECCO City Greens and Township Rollers will battle in out in what promises to be another thrilling spectacle. Notwane are...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 17 June 2008
BACK STAGE
It is being shown today at 7 pm only at the Maru a Pula School audio/visual centre by the Gaborone Film Society. It is the last of three films in a series of Masters of Japanese Cinema. Next week the award-winning Austrian film, The Counterfeiters,...
SASA MAJUMA 17 June 2008
Jazz DJ SK presents on Duma Fm
Soares presents the Sunday afternoon jazz programme on the radio station. The radio station could not have chosen a better man candidate for the job as Soares - who is also renowned as "DJ SK" - boasts of a vast experience in the field as a jazz...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 17 June 2008
Linda proves she's in a class of her own
Just the opening track Machesa demonstrates what a pantsula the Serowe born musician is. Machesa are the type of shoes synonymous with pantsula jive. Those who like wearing the light shoes have often been mistaken for pick pockets. However, it...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 17 June 2008
PEEPA workshop on the rudiments of outsourcing
PEEPA has also developed a standard set of four Service Level Agreements (SLAs) covering priority outsourcing, namely catering, security, cleaning and landscaping. Speaking at a two-day SLA training workshop on Outsourcing of Public Services last...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 17 June 2008
Massive turnover despite price correction on the BSE
In its annual report released recently, the BSE said it recorded an average daily turnover of P3.4 million, which was an increase from P1.7 million in the previous year. BSE CEO Hiran Mendis said the price correction could not be considered to have...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 17 June 2008
Report recommends new growth avenues for banks
The report says in recent years, lending to the household sector has been the traditional driver of banking growth in Botswana, but due to rising rates of arrears and concerns about over-borrowing, banks must consider other areas of potential...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 17 June 2008
Botswana summons Zim envoy over arrests
The ministry said in a statement yesterday that Botswana expressed its alarm at "these arrests and detentions as they disrupt electoral activities of key players and intimidate the electorate thus undermining the process of holding a free, fair and...
STAFF WRITER 17 June 2008
Of the accused, the defence and 'His Worship'
It is Friday morning at the village magistrate court. Security is tight, commotion rocks the courtroom, and legal arguments are beyond reproach. By close of business, Gaborone Village Chief Magistrate Lot Moroka describes the day as a 'bitter-sweet...
17 June 2008
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17 June 2008
Opposition should get on with it
It is still early to really know how genuine and serious those involved in the process are and what type of reaction these current moves will elicit from the masses. However, our position has always been that the opposition should pool their...
17 June 2008
AS I SEE IT
SADC intervened in Lesotho and recently AU did, in the Comoros, militarily. In other instances there were robust diplomatic interventions. The only time the African Union appeared restrained was in Mauritania where the military coup was a benevolent...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 17 June 2008
FMD official replies to Mmegi story
The outbreak of FMD is in Ngamiland or zone 2 or Maun district and not Okavango. Government has not 'suspended any FMD activity' in Ngamiland. What transpires is that government has a comprehensive FMD control program that entails several...
17 June 2008
Letter to UN envoy on eve of departure for Zimbabwe
The election campaign and first round of the presidential election on 29 March were disastrous for press freedom. Eighteen journalists and media assistants were arrested. The climate has worsened since then, especially in recent weeks, with the...
17 June 2008
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