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Although the Bobirwa artist is not releasing any album this year, he revealed to Showbiz that his group, Ditawana, "will be going into the studio any time" to release its debut album. Ratshega, whose second smash hit album, Makhirikhiri earned him...

MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 31 July 2008

Snubbed Malesu resurfaces at swimming

The former BOKA president is now the Botswana Swimming Sport Association (BSSA) vice chairman. Many who know Malesu as a karate person were shocked on Saturday to see him represent swimming at the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) Annual...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 July 2008

Mohambi explains GU move

Mohambi, who was the second leading scorer in the league last season with 17 goals, believes that he can learn a lot from Sithole. "I chose Sithole because I felt that he is the best coach in the country. I think he can take me places." He...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 July 2008

We never refused to release students - ABM

Kefilwe Mokokomane said in an interview yesterday that they had to follow the procedure laid down by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development on the transfer of students from one institution to another. "We were basically following...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 July 2008

Police seize bogus goods in Lusaka

Some of the bogus goods include body lotions, sweets, and brand name productsVaseline and Johnson & Johnson baby powder. These imitations have been successful in the Zambian market. Leader of the anti-piracy wing of Zambia Police, Dr Solomon...

HUMPHREY NKONDE
Correspondent 31 July 2008

CMS fraud accused gets three years

Seloka, who had pleaded guilty to all the three counts, was sentenced by the Gaborone Principal Magistrate, Faith Dlamini-Ngandu. On the first charge, he was sentenced to four years imprisonment with two years suspended on condition that he...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 July 2008

Journalists hang alone

The editor of the Botswana Gazette, Aubrey Lute, says he does not support the Bill in its current form. He says it is aimed at muzzling the media. He believes that freedom of the press would never be guaranteed once the new law is...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 July 2008

BPP undaunted, declares Balikani

Although the country's oldest party's fortunes have been dwindling over the years, literally reducing the once powerful BPP to a struggling regional organisation based in the North East, it has avoided opposition co-operation to rescue it from its...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 July 2008

House passes Local Authority Bill

Responding to comments made by Members of Parliament (MPs), Local Government Minister, Margaret Nasha said that she intends to curb incidents where sub-contractors are given a raw deal by their main contractors. She said that in future they want to...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 July 2008

DPP can't touch frozen P24m yet - Dow

The application was dismissed with costs. The money was paid to Daisy Loo for the controversial bush clearing exercise in Gaborone by Gaborone City Council but the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC) grabbed the cheque before it was...

OLIVER MODISE
Staff Writer 31 July 2008

Machesa's second coming

But local traditional music group Machesa, went from hero to zero following their separation from renowned producer, Eric Ramogobya. Now that they are back, Machesa are hopeful that their return to the "Royal kraal" will bring them even better...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 31 July 2008

AF Diamonds/De Beers case defers

The matter will now be heard on a non-urgent basis on a date to be agreed on by the parties in September. African Diamonds filed the urgent application on July 24, 2008 with the High Court in Lobatse to prevent the lodging of the retention licence....

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 31 July 2008

Venson-Moitoi should respect state media independence

It would have been surprising if Venson-Moitoi did not attack this publication on Wednesday's, 'The Eye' but we were surprised rather by the one-sidedness of the show. It was but a sham 'debate' that the government-owned television station organised...

EDITOR 31 July 2008

BNF's embarrassing problems justifies the birth of the BCP

I need not give many examples to convince Batswana that the BNF is nothing else but a BDP wing peddled as an ''opposition party''. The BNF is not an opposition party and we in the BCP long realised that way back in 1998 and decided to give birth to...

31 July 2008

Government should assist serious farmers to improve national food security

Though increases in food prices have hit all budgets, it's the poor who bear the brunt of price inflation. Growing food crisis is forcing poor families to spend more of their household budgets on food, leaving little for anything else. The more the...

31 July 2008

MISA position on proposed Media Bill still stands

Following a rushed meeting at the behest of the Minister of Communication Science and Technology on Monday (July 28), it has become imperative that the public understand that the media position still stands as it is. The areas of contention still...

31 July 2008

Cartoon 31.07.08

31 July 2008

COSANA junior games postponed

The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) spokesperson Bakwena Oitsile said the tournament had to be pushed back because of lack of accommodation. He said the postponement of the event will give the Botswana team more time to prepare. Botswana last...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 July 2008

The MDC is playing a dangerous game with its constituency

There is always a condescending reason behind it and the outcome is never always good. Rumours thrive on ignorance and lack of information. We withhold information about someone's death until the mother, who is known to have a weak heart, is...

TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 01 August 2008

The future is in the past

The debate on the Media Practitioners Bill is clouded by a discontinuity in the appreciation of its history. Below, Rampholo Molefhe, also a former chairperson of the Botswana Journalists Association, holds that the minister and advocates of the...

01 August 2008

The Nganunu saga: What should happen now?

The one thing that stands out in most of these writings and pronouncements is that they refer to interference with the judiciary as an institution. They address interference with the judiciary by the two other institutions in the trias politicas (the...

TLHONG BOTHO 01 August 2008

My Malawi experience

Perhaps, it was because I had expected more than what the town has to offer. I imagined a beautiful town with skyscrapers, dual carriageways, roundabouts, traffic lights and fancy cars dominating good road networks, hence I could not resist the urge...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

HIV knows no bounds - judges

The AoJ had engaged the local Tebelopele Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre to provide testing for its employees. The campaign was intended to give support to the national campaign against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Presenting a motivational...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 01 August 2008

Makomoto folk pick up the pieces

The repossession of firewood robbed many of them of their only source of income.The residents say that their firewood has been returned. One of the residents, Maitamo Sanga says that even though the firewood has been returned, they are still...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

Courts' workers threaten strike

AoJ employees say this industrial action is likely to affect government's public service reforms such as Performance Based Reward System (PBRS) and Judicial Case Management (JCM) if their demands are not addressed. Employees of the AoJ blame their...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 01 August 2008

This is not a matter for Jack and Jill - Nasha

Could it be that the government is doing the same as Zwenshambe is caught in a chieftainship tussle that looks set to end up in the courts? Ever since seven headmen of Zwenshambe opposed to the installation of a headman of records at their main...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 01 August 2008

Khama wows Phikwe on encore tour

It was the usual hustle and bustle of Saturday morning business. But to some, this was no ordinary morning. It had a special significance. The President was coming to town. From mothers with babies strapped on their backs, maids sweeping yards to...

MQONDISI DUBE &
ONALENNA MODIKWA 01 August 2008

BCP explains Mangubo's Withdrawal

The BCP, recently, announced during its congress that party chairperson, Batisani Maswibilili, is now the parliamentary candidate for Nkange. ''His candidature follows the withdrawal of Decreanor Mangubo," said BCP Secretary General,...

OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 01 August 2008

BCP, BNF on fringes of collapse

Contacted for comment yesterday, BCP secretary general, Taolo Lucas, said "all indications are that it will be very imprudent if not unwise to venture into co-operation talks with a party leader who does not have a mandate from his party or specific...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

MISA queries manipulation of state media

This follows last Wednesday's The Eye show in which the minister was invited to discuss the controversial bill, but contrary to journalistic practice, media representatives were not given the same platform. Ndlovu says according to journalistic...

TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

Parley defers media debate

After the minister had finished presenting the objectives of the bill to parliament late yesterday, specially elected Member of Parliament, Botsalo Ntuane tabled a motion calling for adjournment saying there was need for MPs to hear the other side of...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

Botswana to boycott SADC summit

On August 16, 2008, SADC member states go for the organisation's 28th Ordinary Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Indications are that SADC member states are split on whether to allow Mugabe to attend the coming summit. Nevertheless, Botswana has...

OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 01 August 2008

BACK STAGE

In its first two weeks it has grossed over P3billion worldwide, making it one of the highest money-spinners of the year, with its earnings fuelled by its Imax format. It is the fifth comic book movie of the North's summer cinema season; so did the...

SASA MAJUMA 01 August 2008

BOOK REVIEW

Gardens of Water is set in 1999 before and after the great earthquake that devastated whole cities in western Turkey. In it we meet the family Basioglus, traditional villagers who are refugees from the civil war in the southeastern provinces. Sinan...

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SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 01 August 2008

Work on Bathoen II statue begins

Bathoen II, who ruled from 1928 to 1969 when he abdicated, is one of the celebrated political icons in Botswana history, having been actively involved in both traditional and contemporary politics. Bathoen II was thrust into the political arena when...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO &
GASEBALWE SERETSE 01 August 2008

CONSUMER WATCHDOG

The free blankets offered as an incentive when you buy a set of furniture are not free at all. The store included the blankets in the price of the furniture in the first place. You're paying for them whatever you do. So just to break the...

01 August 2008

Forex reserves grow by P2 bn in a month

The report shows that in US dollar and SDR terms, Botswana's foreign exchange reserves decreased by US$15.2 million and SDR134.6 million from US$10.2 billion and SDR6 368.3 million in February 2008 to US$10.2 billion and SDR6 233.7 million in March....

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

African equity boosts Imara results

"We are pleased to announce that post tax profits in the year 2007-2008 increased by 17 percent from P47.4 million to P55.6 million, equivalent to P1 per share," Stone said. "The company is scheduled to increase its total dividend by 33 percent to...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

Forex regime won't spur inflation - BoB

Presenting the mid-term review of the 2008 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) in Gaborone last week, BoB Governor Linah Mohohlo said the crawling band exchange rate regime, which has been in operation for the past three years, would not result in a...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

Diamond dispute gets ugly

Despite the fact that the dispute between the two partners is before the High Court, both companies have launched scathing attacks against each other. African Diamonds has stopped short of accusing majority shareholder, De Beers of bullying to delay...

01 August 2008

State intervention in prices apt

Families, and even businesses, are struggling. What is terrifying is that the outlook is bleak worldwide. People are feeling the pinch everywhere, even in the more advanced countries. Outside our ever-pacific Botswana, millions of people have taken...

EDITOR 01 August 2008

NITTY GRITTY

It is priceless for two reasons. One, you cannot put a price on it because there is no money in the empire. Two, it has no price because it is made from nothing, out of nothing. It therefore follows, dear reader in whom I always confide, that the...

BAROLONG SEBONI 01 August 2008

Its good to know when to quit

This is a sport where one is only as good as their last performance, seldom does reputation matter as much as the results of the day. I wouldn't like, however to write about the vicissitude of football as my subject matter per se, but rather would...

01 August 2008

We need to maintain strong families

Family provide a sense of belonging and it is a basic building block of every nation. We in Botswana have unfortunately experienced an unprecedented breakdown of this important institution due to the collapse of marriages.The victims are always...

01 August 2008

BEC arrangement is ridiculous

A few weeks ago I received a letter from BEC inviting me for a 2008 BGCSE Examination Training in Gaborone. The most insulting thing about this invitation are the conditions prescribed by BEC. These conditions are as follows; participants...

01 August 2008

The new Transatlantic Stalemate

While Obama would likely restore civility and politeness to transatlantic discourse, the sources of friction are more profound. The geo-political interests of Europe and America have been drawing apart, and may well continue to do so, no matter who...

* DAVID P CALLEO 01 August 2008

Cartoon 01.08.08

01 August 2008

FIRST CUT

It was more by choice, owing to her busy schedule as boss of BEDIA, than anything else. The most underlying aspect of her stay was the good working relationship with almost all stakeholders, the media included. In my view this is a one-off...

DENNIS KEAGILE 01 August 2008

Ngwenya looks for Coke salvation

Since arriving at Rollers to replace discarded Daniel 'Chicco' Nare, Ngwenya has been criticised for not changing the fortunes of the team. But he has defended his record saying that he does not have a balanced squad, which can compete for top...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 01 August 2008

What needs to be done at Zebras

His successor and former deputy, Stanley Tshosane fields three strikers, two defensive midfielders and one winger. Rowe was a victim of his selection. His failures hardly had anything to do with tactical display but a lot more with his personnel....

THAPELO MOLEBATSI
Correspondent 01 August 2008

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