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How XA Mass Movement Lost Its Fervour
Some thought should already have been given to the establishment of a monument to that legendary pioneer of Botswana politics. Or, perhaps more accurately, that most persuasive of campaigners in post-independence opposition politics. Kenneth Shololo...
30 June 2008
SADC's Free Trade Area Bid On Course - Kalenga
Botswana is one of the SADC member states that have ratified the treaty that is aimed at enhancing free movement of goods within the region. Under the Free Trade Area (FTA) arrangement more than 80 percent of goods manufactured in any of the 14 SADC...
By Fraser Mpofu
Correspondent 30 June 2008
Zim Elections Affect Francistown Business
The ever-busy Haskins Street - labeled Zimbabwe Street - was unusually quiet on Friday, the day Zimbabweans voted. Janet Jackson, a vendor on the street says that their business has gone down since the Zimbabweans left because they are the ones who...
By Patricia Maganu
& Taboka Bachibili Nfila 30 June 2008
Education Secretaries Fight On
This post was created after the implementation of Organisation and Methods (O&M) structures last September. The distressed education secretaries, who have instructed Phadzha Kgalemang of Kgalemang and Associates, have since written to the Local...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
Youth Escape Death Sentence
Gotsenyeng Galebonwe (26) and Tshenolo Modiri (29) were spared the gallows by Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi because they were intoxicated and young when they hacked Dr Joachim Hans Heinz to death near Maun in 2000. The two committed the offence with...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 30 June 2008
Joyride Security Guards Fined P250
Reuben Adam, 24, and Lawrence Magagula were on duty at the offices of Water Affairs Department on June 7 when they got tempted to drive a government luxury car - Kia Sorento Station Wagon. They removed the number plates from one of the vehicles...
By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
Battling Kaisara Vows To fight On
Meet father of four, Boikhutso Kaisara, a man that has adversity written all over his face in capital letters that perches by the corner, at the entrance of Pep Stores on this perennially overpopulated Haskins Street. It (adversity) has actually...
By Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 30 June 2008
Three BDP Aspirants Vetted
Masene wanted to contest the Chobe constituency against incumbent MP, Duncan Mlazie. Masene contested the 2003 primaries against Mlazie but lost the battle. He wanted to try his luck again this time around but in vain, which means Mlazie...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 30 June 2008
Freeze BDP Central Committee Polls - UB Don
In an interview with Monitor, Dingalo said in Gaborone yesterday that he pulled out of the BDP primary elections for the Shoshong constituency in the interest of the party. He explained that he has pulled out of the Shoshong race in the interest of...
By Oliver Modise
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
BMWU Sues Activox Main Contractors
BMWU made an urgent application to the Industrial Court sitting in Francistown for unfair dismissal of about 700 workers. The union is also demanding P5, 000 relocation allowance for each worker. The respondents are Botswana Confederation of Commerce...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 30 June 2008
Ministry Unaware Of 'Oppressive, Hunger Diamonds'
They were responding to questions posed by journalists at a press briefing in Gaborone last week that employees of some diamond companies are sometimes ordered to strip naked to be searched for diamonds. Commissioner of Labour, Sisi Seemule,...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
Mugabe Claims 'Sweeping Victory'
Officials have scheduled his inauguration for Sunday afternoon, even though official results are yet to be published. He was the only candidate after the opposition boycotted the vote amid reports of violence and intimidation. African observers of...
30 June 2008
Villagers Reject Kgosi
It is about 9am, June 28, 2008 and Mulambakwena villagers are gathered outside the Kgotla premises. About to start is a village general meeting to deliberate on a chieftainship matter. The newly declared position of Headman of Record is the subject...
By Siki Motshwari Johaness
Correspondent 30 June 2008
Food For The Soul
I thought that for this week we all should take a moment to reflect on the importance of nutritional management in HIV and AIDS, particularly in the context of rising food prices. With a fragile immune system requiring the utmost nutritional care,...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 30 June 2008
Talking Musica
The debate about these things started some time in the mid 1990s culminating in Parliament passing a law on Copyright and neighbouring rights in 2000. The first law seemed to pay attention to detail even if it had overlooked aspects such as the...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 30 June 2008
Pop Star Top Four
Kajane stood no chance against the exuberant Elizabeth Ramaeba, who despite her outstanding previous performances has been nominated for elimination. Although the handsome guy with sexy dance moves has one of the strongest fan base in the...
By Gasebalwe Seretse
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
OUT TO LUNCH
I have also met people with very advanced post graduate qualifications and letters behind their names who were unable to translate the textbook theories to working applications. So now I ask, which is better: to be educated or to be experienced, when...
SHAMEELA WINSTON 30 June 2008
Africa Sun To Build Hotel In Gaborone
Its Chairman Eben Makonese said the hotel is being built in Gaborone's new central business district and will be completed in time for the FIFA World Cup to be hosted by South Africa in 2010. The Gaborone project, said Makonese in a statement...
By Fraser Mpofu
Correspondent 30 June 2008
BRIEF CASE
The star performer of the week of was Aviva, up 9.8 percent to close at 582thebe. Other gainers were ABCH, Prime Time and Sechaba. The losers for the week were led by Imara, which lost 5.5 percent to 1300 thebe. Other losers include Diamonex, African...
30 June 2008
Standard Bank Donates P2.5m To Xenophobia Victims
In a statement last week, Standard Bank CEO Jacko Maree, said: "As an organisation, we strongly condemn the deplorable violence resulting from the xenophobic intolerance in South Africa at this time". "The human suffering resulting from these...
30 June 2008
Selkirk Mine Commemorates 20th Anniversary
Molalapata was speaking at the mining site after the 20th anniversary celebrations of Selkirk Mine. "We are looking at the most viable option in terms of indications as to whether there will be life here beyond now." The Selkirk operation is...
By Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
Load Shedding Abates After Mozambique Repairs
However, the minister responsible for energy Ponatshego Kedikilwe revealed at a press briefing that load shedding will take place on a small scale when the grid can no longer hold demand pressures during peak hours and that some load shifting will...
By Business Reporter 30 June 2008
Misfortune Dogs Matsiloje Family
Last December her homestead in Lephaneng cattlepost near Matsiloje was struck by lightning. The bolt of lightening struck down four of Sekwena's grandchildren instantly killing three of them. One of them was admitted at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital...
By Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent
| 30 June 2008
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2010: Govt Must Act Now
History has proved that contractors given projects in Botswana always complete way beyond the agreed date. If indeed we want to reap from 2010, time for action is NOW.One of the worrying things about us is the Gaborone-Boatle Road, which we are...
EDITOR 30 June 2008
Time For Moupo To Put His House In Order
I also watched him on Botswana Television acknowledging that the Zimbabwe run off will not be free and fair under the circumstances prevailing in that country. Whereas he was right on the Zimbabwean issue, I am proud that he, being the leader of the...
30 June 2008
BCP Statement On Current Developments In Zimbabwe
For eight years now, Robert Mugabe has violated all known norms of democracy entrenched in regional, continental and International Instruments. Mugabe has rigged elections; brutalized political opponents; muzzled the press; harassed the judiciary and...
30 June 2008
HEALTH CHAT
In fact more recently we are pushing the ideal of normal blood pressure to be less than 120/80mmHg. However although it is true that for those who exercise and are in good condition, low blood pressure is a sign of health and fitness but this is not...
BY R. CHINDOMU
S. CHIDZOMA
K. BHAGAT &
L. KALANTLE 30 June 2008
ETCETERA II
But then who would imagine that a Pula which was worth half a British Pound so long ago (as it seems to me!) or 1 to 2, is now valued at 1 to 13.3 which translates, at the moment to a P10 000 economy class return ticket to London or Paris or...
SANDY GRANT 30 June 2008
ISSUES IN EDUCATION
There was only one urban centre, Francistown. There were 251 primary schools with 72,000 pupils and 1,673 teachers. Nearly half these teachers were untrained and therefore unqualified. The number of students continuing to secondary school was 1,531,...
BY D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI &
S. WEEKS 30 June 2008
THE WINNERS CODE
Further more, on average chief executive officers of multi-national companies earn as much as 100 times more than the average professional. The question that arises is-is their knowledge and skill level hundred times better than the rest? The answer...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 30 June 2008
Mmegi Plays In Maruapula Tourney
In the opening game, Kakapa will take on Golden Stars at 9am. Syntax will lock horns with neighbours Hungry Leopards at 11 am and the winners will meet in the final at 3pm. Over a week ago, Kakapa beat Syntax 6-5 after penalty shoot-outs. Both...
30 June 2008
Ticket Touts Rip-Off Fans
Tickets to the event were sold out long before kick-off. Early this year, the touts made another huge killing at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana. At such events, it is the innocent who suffer when the scalpers take charge. In Vienna, Austria...
*By Tshimologo Boitumelo
Correspondent 30 June 2008
New Players Impress At Kabelano
Staff Writer Boitumelo Khutsafalo analyses the performances of the players who turned out for their new teams on Saturday Terrence Mandaza (Township Rollers)Mandaza needs no introduction in local football after a brilliant season at TASC. He was one...
30 June 2008
Kabelano Glory
After winning the Premier League unbeaten, Chiefs are now in line to clinch three titles in a year when they enter the fray in the prestigious Coca-Cola Cup. Though some pundits were not entirely convinced about their performance on...
By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 30 June 2008
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