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BACK STAGE
Except for a beginning and end on the beach at Monte Carlo in southern France sometime after World War Two, and a brief scene in Berlin in 1936, most of the action in this unusual movie takes place in two concentration camps: first Mauthausen in...
SASA MAJUMA 24 June 2008
Kups and Tyrozee team up
This time around the singer, who originates from Sefhare, has teamed up with Selebi-Phikwe based disco icon, Tyrozee. The pair will kick start their union with a show on Friday at the Town Hall and Sefhophe the next day. The two say that their union...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Brincat leaves for Grahamstown
His one-man show, 'My Father's Hat, 'My Mother's Shoes,' explores the lives of three men from three different generations - a grandfather, father and a son. 'I have done my rehearsals and now I am more than ready to perform at the festival,'...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Khudu launched in Kanye
The event served as a family fun day, a fund raising activity for the school's 20th anniversary as well as the launch of the traditional music group's latest offering. The group was to donate 20 percent of the proceeds from the show towards...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 24 June 2008
Mr HIV Positive Living aims to 'save the nation'
The HIV Positive Living pageant was held recently where Dikae was crowned. But Dikae did not enter the contest for fun and his mission is to save the nation from the HIV/AIDS scourge. For Dikae, being Mr HIV Positive Living means he has been...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 June 2008
Celtics sail through to Coke 32
Koorang pulled a brave save from Real Masters' stocky winger Makabe Lekamotse with five minutes remaining before the end of normal time before stopping two spot kicks as his side won a shoot-out to sail through to the last 32. The game had ended 1-1...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 24 June 2008
System back to haunt giants
Security Systems advanced after beating Moshupa-based Real Birds 3-2 in Thamaga on Sunday. They did it in style coming from two goals down to wrap up the match in the last 25 minutes and announce their arrival. The troublesome Gaborone-based...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 24 June 2008
Bosele Marathon receives IAAF accreditation
It is the only race in the country to get accreditation from the international athletics body. The president of Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) Moses Bantsi said this year's 23th Bosele Marathon is the first to have an international track...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Tired Zebras players face the sack
Three top soccer officials told Mmegi Sport following the 4-0 loss to Ivory Coast in the qualifiers for 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup that the current squad need to be changed because certain players are tired after being in the squad for too...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Cartoon 24.06.08
24 June 2008
AS I SE IT
Questions to be answered by SADC are: who is responsible for the prevailing situation? Do the heads of the SADC states mean to tell the world that this is a new phenomenon? Or do they say that the state of intimidation, harassment, torture,...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 24 June 2008
Tsvangirai must be brought back
No one can blame him, we all saw it coming. Unconfirmed reports say up to 70 people most of them supporters of the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) have been killed ever since the political violence in Zimbabwe started. Everyday it...
EDITOR 24 June 2008
Salaries for urban court presidents/their deputies
In 1998 all Chiefs/Customary Courts of Appeal members salaries were revised upwards and Urban Court Presidents/deputies were left out for no reasons. Lawyer Kgalemang attended the matter which was later resolved out of court. Urban Court Presidents...
24 June 2008
I blame BFA for the loss
But I think we still have a big chance of qualifying for the next group stages. The results are just a setback, it is not the end of the road and I appeal to Batswana not to give up, the struggle continues. To Zebras players, guys treat the game as...
24 June 2008
Wildlife dept not involved in elephant meat distribution
The writer went on to report falsely that Wildlife Officers were the ones distributing the meat. It was also stated that he suspects that the elephant meat was from an official culling programme. Upon investigation, through the permission of the...
24 June 2008
The two forces: Khama, Mugabe
In Zimbabwe too the population of Zimbabwe are tasting the outcome of the knocking transitional government. But the two men at the center of the scene are President Ian Khama as 'Khama the Great' and Robert Mugabe. Khama is starting to implement the...
24 June 2008
The inevitable re-birth of European integration
Typical examples of this are the stalled Lisbon Strategy, the incomplete Economic and Monetary Union, and now, following the Irish public's blocking maneuver, the uncertain fate of the new EU Constitutional Treaty (the 'Lisbon Treaty'). A similar...
24 June 2008
Recent issuances in bond market and likely impact
In Botswana, however, capital market development has not been a great imperative because the government has consistently run budget surpluses. In the years when deficits did occur they were usually small and easily financed by accumulated savings....
*MOKGATLA MADISHA 24 June 2008
BoB responds to consensus on Bank Rate
'There could be another 50 basis point increase,' the Managing Director of Econsult Dr Keith Jefferis said at the Botswana Economic Forum (BEF) recently. This was after two weeks since the MPC responded to rising inflation by raising the Bank Rate...
STAFF WRITER 24 June 2008
Harsh economic climate threatens small businesses
A member of the Small Business Council (SBC), Palalani Moitlhobogi, has warned that small businesses face closure while medium enterprises might be forced to downsize as a result of prevailing economic conditions. High global fuel prices and...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 24 June 2008
Assume hard stance on Zim
Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF had two interlinked objectives: to terrify MDC supporters away from the voting booths - or simply drive them from their local communities so that they physically couldn't vote - in the second round of Zimbabwe's...
JON ELLIOTT * 24 June 2008
Complacency - the cancer vexing the BDP
There was nothing much to suggest that a political contest between the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Botswana's main opposition, Botswana National Front (BNF) was billed for Saturday June 21. Serowe North West by election would go down...
SIKI MOTSHWARI JOHANNES&
RYDER GABATHUSE
Correspondent 24 June 2008
NEWS BRIFES
It is said that Ntshole gave birth and threw the baby into a toilet in July 2004. She was sentenced to two years in jail wholly suspended for three years on condition she does not commit the same offence. Chief Magistrate Lot Moroka said the accused...
compiled by BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
DCEC officers scare lawyer
'Hm! I am scared of DCEC officers. They make one change his mind suddenly. No further questions your worship,' Thabiso Tafila said before a magistrate after grilling an accomplice witness. The lawyer was concerned that the witness, Akofang Moasetso,...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Khama is a populist - Moupo
Speaking at a press conference in Gaborone yesterday, the leader of the opposition and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gaborone West North dismissed Khama's programmes in general as, 'mere populism' aimed at reviving the declining electoral fortunes of...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 24 June 2008
Kavindama: a voice of the downtrodden
In fact, those with fond memories of the man tell stories of how he approached the District Commissioner's office in Maun after winning the 1984 election to get a travel warrant to Gaborone. " Ke nna Joseph Kavindama, ke mophalamente wa Okavango, ke...
STRYKER MOTLALOSO
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Mmamabula may start smaller-CIC
The company was unable to reach an agreement with the preferred engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor before a deadline for securing manufacturing slots for big long-lead-time equipment passed last week, and is now looking at...
25 June 2008
BNF supports Tsvangirai withdrawal
Tsvangirai who is the president for the popular opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), decided to quit the race because of escalating violence by President Robert Mugabe and his party, ZANU-PF. The MDC leader announced that it...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 June 2008
A night out with the ladies
We pull off by the bars. A few metres away by the street stand some women. I would have thought they were waiting for a Combi. My aide tells me to move closer to them and see what happens. I challenge him to do it first fearing he may be throwing a...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 25 June 2008
Companies could do more in sponsorships
Companies, particularly of local origin, are increasingly playing a critical role in the development and promotion of sports, arts and culture. In the scheme of things, these sectors have for long suffered under-funding. The companies that...
EDITOR 25 June 2008
Let us prevent Carmaggedon on our roads!
But we should also agree on the paradoxical benefits that accrue from the use of vehicles. That is, far-reaching and tragic consequences in the form of road traffic accidents, deaths and other associated maladies. For example, the Dailynews of May...
25 June 2008
Rammidi must stop attacks on Moupo, BNF
Some of his bootlickers such as Mac Donald Peloetletse barked at me and said am "disrespectful". The recent forced apology on the honourable Botsalo Ntuane by the BDP central committee spearheaded by Ian Khama vindicates my argument beyond any...
25 June 2008
Cartoon 25.06.08
25 June 2008
Dada gives P1 00,000 to football
The donation will benefit the BFA's Football Development Appeal (FODA). During the donation ceremony on Monday, Dada said FODA is a very important initiative, which should be encouraged and supported. He added that his flagship company, Motor Centre...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Nico clings to deadly striker
The Zimbabwean hotshot tied with Mochudi Centre Chief's Jerome Ramatlhakwana with 18 goals at the end of last season. Nico public relations officer Etlhomilwe Raditshego told Mmegi Sport that they are aware of Premier League clubs' interest in...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 June 2008
Notwane warn rivals over Dirang
This comes after reports that champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs have shown interest in securing the services of the Botswana international. At the moment, the player is the most sought after midfielder in the country. It is said that Chiefs wrote...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Botswana respects Tsvangirai's decision
Speaking to the media yesterday, Defence, Justice and Security Minister, Dikgakgamatso Ramadeluka Seretse said that the Botswana government is not disappointed at Tsvangirai's decision to pull out at the last minute. However, he said they...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Mmamabula under threat of input costs
Infact, the situation is so serious that a reservation deadline has twice been postponed by ministerial intervention and twice been missed. Addressing a media briefing yesterday, the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Ponatshego...
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Judge drops from Daisy Loo case
The P21 million criminal case has been on the register's roll for over two years but only two state witnesses out of the expected 50 have testified so far. Rannowane's appointment has left the trial proceedings in limbo after the defence team, led by...
OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Satchmo's hosts cultural nights
Management will this evening be launching the first concert, featuring Stampore, Banjo Mosele and Ditaola. Club owner Steve Raman said the theme of the concert is: "Keeping traditional and folk music alive". He said every Wednesday they...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 June 2008
At last Kenya's Cynthia exists M-Net's Idols
On the Monday night's show, the host Lebogang did things in a different way as he called Zimbabwe's Adiona Moboreke, the one who got the most votes for this week, to the stage and instructed her to put the six contestants into pairs. In her first...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
Fete de la Musique huge success
The event, which was organised by Alliance Francaise de Gaborone, was a family affair as quite a number of people came with their children. The music festival, which started in the late afternoon, had a number of performances and Mogwana...
STAFF WRITER 25 June 2008
Keitumele set to tie the knot
"I am a grown up man and it is about time I settle down and start a serious family. I am a born-again Christian and it is not right for me to stay with a woman out of matrimony. Marriage is a sign of maturity and I believe I have reached that...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 June 2008
Discovery awarded more tenements in Kgalagadi
The company, which is listed on the Australian, Botswana and AIM stock exchanges, received formal approval from the Department of Geological Survey last week for the additional prospecting licences which cover 5,700 square kilometres stretching as a...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 25 June 2008
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