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Traffic officers declared redundant
The workers have approached the National Amalgamated Parastatal, Local and Central Government Manual Workers Union to fight for them. The union's organising secretary, Johnson Motshwarakgole confirmed on Wednesday that they have started talks with...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
SSKIA upgrading loan gets House nod
Government intends to build a state-of-the-arts terminal building to the tune of P400 million that will accommodate approximately 450 people. The runway will also be extended from 3000m - 4000m to cater for large aircraft. However, mystery...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Phikwe residents hail new SHHA loans
The move has been widely hailed because it will go a long way in easing the accommodation shortage and phasing out squatter settlements. However, the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council is still worried because it is still owed P2.4 million in service levy...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Panel beater 'pushed' out in the cold
His panel beating business in Gaborone, had been raking in something in excess of P300 000 a month, or well over P3.6 million a year, thanks to government support. The 31-year-old businessman had been doing jobs for the various district councils, as...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff writer 07 August 2008
BNYC boss faces disciplinary action
The committee handed its report to the BNYC board in Gaborone a week ago. Hardly a year after being appointed executive director, Jonas was accused of maladministration by some BNYC staff. The staff accused her of instituting malicious disciplinary...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 07 August 2008
BNF suspends Kgosipula
The politician contested and lost the BNF primaries in the constituency in March. The constituency committee says it has taken action against Kgosipula because he has been disrespectful. The committee accused the politician of saying, on many...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Botswana gets US terror cash
The US has allocated the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) about P4 million as part of the global war on terror by President George W. Bush. Botswana and other African countries, will receive arms deliveries and increased military training from the US....
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Govt to slash fuel prices?
The anticipated relief will come in the wake of what has variously been described as "tumbling" global oil prices. The global price of crude oil has dropped from the record US $145 per barrel to US $135. By yesterday it had reached the $118...
STAFF WRITER 07 August 2008
Media Bill threatens democracy-Ntuane
The Bill was presented to Parliament by the Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi. The Bill gives the minister powers to dictate the operations of the private press and this has not gone down well with the media...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Thapong gears for annual awards
Bakwena says that entries are overwhelming and that artists from all over the country will be participating. He further says that the centre has been receiving calls from people enquiring about the awards, which shows that artists are eager to...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
All set for Five Roses Thari Ya Sechaba grand finale
The grand finale is billed for August 22 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). So the stage is set, as finalists in all the categories have already been identified. Michelle Sharp of West Side Entertainment has assured Showbiz that...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
'Plot 21' commends PPPs as the way to go
Two projects in Gaborone have come in handy for proponents of PPPs eager to illustrate the efficacy of this approach: one is the prompt delivery of the building housing the Office of the Ombudsman and the Lands Tribunal at the Main Mall recently....
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
Confidentiality,a double-edged sword
Now, 76-year-old grandmother Ena* of Mutare, a town on the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, is living with HIV herself. But the burden of caring for her eight orphaned grandchildren remains entirely hers. "Someone should have told me that my...
*PHYLLIS KACHARE 07 August 2008
Public transport key to fuel hikes
We must critically evaluate whether by everyone using their private vehicles, we are not accelerating the rate at which petrol and diesel prices are rocketing by heightening consumption. Government should come up with a strategy that would promote...
EDITORIAL 07 August 2008
These Khama times are weird and bad indeed
He has conceptualized 1st Victorian Montgomery's military style of MWA - 'management by wondering around' the country to magnify his populist cult of adoration. For over a 100 days or so, the new president of the Republic of Botswana has...
07 August 2008
Football leaders must discuss and vote wisely
One hopes that when the BFA leadership meets in Gaborone, they will make a detailed review of how football has progressed since 2006 and come up with resolutions that will take us forward. Some of the issues must include: progress made in youth...
07 August 2008
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07 August 2008
BFA, Cresta sign accommodation deal
Under the deal, clubs staying at the hotel will get a 50 percent discount on accommodation for 18 players, while seven officials will be accommodated for free. Speaking at a media briefing at the President Hotel yesterday, BFA president Phillip...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
BFA boss reported to the police
Justice Monyere of the CPS told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they have received a report about the intimidation. "There is a case of intimidation and although we have already brought the two gentlemen here, we are still waiting for confirmation from...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 07 August 2008
MDC accepts responsibility without authority
Under normal circumstances, I would have cheered that, finally, my country was on the brink of greater things. But I dare say that I am not amused by this clear sell-out of an arrangement. To start with, the MDC won the election, but now we hear...
TANONOKA JOSEPH WHANDE 08 August 2008
SADC expert explains Zimbabwe currency stabilisation measure
"We have seen it in Mozambique and Angola. It comes about because of the abnormal situation of war or political turmoil. If it is a war, the solution is to stop the war first. If it is political strife, stop it and then undertake the necessary...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Traffic law to toughen
The proposed Roads Traffic Bill, which is still at a ministerial level, entails points being deducted from the driver's licence for any road traffic offence committed. Ministry of Works and Transport spokesperson Samuel Mbaiwa hinted yesterday that...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Students, college in tussle over unaccredited courses
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, one of the students studying for a Diploma in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations said they became suspicious on Monday when they heard that the school has not registered some of the courses it offers...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
New airport terminal is a diamond!
According to a statement from Samuel Mbaiwa of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the design is intended to introduce Botswana to every visitor as a world leader in the diamond industry. Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamond by...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Ramaotwana quits politics to join AG's Chambers
In a statement he issued yesterday, Ramaotwana, who is a lawyer by training and who was once President of the Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL), stops short of saying he is being hounded out of the running by the Secretary General of the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 August 2008
MPs reject Media Bill
Through the Bill, the minister says she wants to establish a Press Council for Botswana for the purpose of preserving high professional standards within the media and to provide for matters related thereto. The media fraternity has rejected the Bill...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
MPs chew Media Bill
Repeated calls for more consultations however, could compel Parliament to schedule the committee stage of the bill to its year-end session - sometime in December. More calls for the bill to be taken to the drawing board to allow for more...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 08 August 2008
OP mum over Nganunu
The coordinator of the Botswana Government Information Services, Dr Jeff Ramsay informed Mmegi that the highest office in the land would not answer questions nor comment on the issue. "The Office of the President does not find it appropriate to...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Visual artists begin to reap rewards
Although some artists might have been feeling unappreciated, it came as a huge relief when President Ian Khama introduced changes that sought to 'honour and celebrate their contribution to Botswana's cultural development'. The winners of the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
None of us is dead so I'm obviously not from Control
Maxwell Smart's entry into headquarters through the hall of closing doors and down the telephone booth elevator is even greater than what we had before on television. This also applies to the music, as it is an essential ingredient in this story. As...
08 August 2008
The Thai experience of a trainee 'diamond cutter and polisher'
Diamonds. What a stone! What allure! Countless men have found themselves in dire straits after chasing it. Many wars have been waged over it. The diamond holds the human race in awe, blinding some of its members with its sheer sparkle. Hence...
08 August 2008
Think like a snake
Louise Erdrich's last book that I reviewed for Mmegi is Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (2002). She is famous for a series of novels and stories, beginning with Love Medicine (1984) and including The Bingo Palace (1994), Tales of...
Reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 08 August 2008
Investment mission earmarks 10 US investors
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Lefhoko said the Americans expressed interest in areas like coal mining, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), pharmaceuticals, the manufacturing of standard and custom optics, PET bottles and glass,...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Botswana invests P600m in submarine system
EASSy is one of the projects by which Botswana will acquire high capacity broadband capabilities to position the country as an ICT hub for southern Africa. The Deputy CEO of the Botswana Telecommunication Authority (BTA) Mphoeng Tamasiga said...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Mining expo impresses exhibitors
The main participants were Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC), Mupane Gold Mine and African Copper. Forty-five manufacturers and distributors, mostly from South Africa, were also 'on show' to support their clients and present themselves to potential...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Pula in July jitters against the rand
"The largest annual depreciation was 14.2 percent against the euro and the least was 2.3 percent against the US dollar while remaining unchanged against the pound," says a Bank of Botswana report. Ever since the central bank adopted the crawling...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Seminar on personal wealth management billed for Phakalane
The company chose the theme "Investment is Our Culture" to underscore the fact that while Botswana is a developing country "with a lot of catching up to do, investment is not a new phenomenon", according to Managing Director, Boitshepo Bolele....
STAFF WRITER 08 August 2008
Dear Mr President
We believe very strongly that our nation needs a firm dose of this rare product and it was refreshing to see it coming from the top. I am particularly delighted to see the effect of your demands on the Public Service. It's a huge task but already...
08 August 2008
Family picks up the pieces
Agnes Pelontle relates the story of how she is trying to get her family back on their feet, as she is the only strong one. The Pelontle's were left homeless by the rainstorms earlier this year and Agnes was left with her five children, her ailing...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Remembering the glamour boys of yesteryears-(Part 1)
FRANCISTOWN: After a long struggle, my uncle Kealeboga John Hosia finally secured a job in one of the South African mines. If my sense of recollection serves me well, it must have been in the early 1970s. Mine work was the most...
08 August 2008
Torture by train
FRANCISTOWN: Last week I made a last minute decision to travel to Gaborone by a Botswana Railways night train on the popular economy class after failing to secure space in business class due to over-booking. It is a decision I have lived to regret....
08 August 2008
Children most vulnerable - UNICEF chief
Mmegi: When did you start working for UN?Lone: It was in 1991. I started in New York at the headquarters.Mmegi: What was your brief when you started at UNICEF?Lone: Yeah. Most of my work had to do with publications. I was an editor of UNICEF's State...
08 August 2008
Canadian mining firm catches the bug
Hana Mining's Gantsi License Blocks, which consists of five licence blocks covering 4,370 square km, is nestled on the southern fringes of the Discovery Metals' prospecting area.Hana Mining's vice president (exploration) Joseph Arengi, who was in...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Discovery Metals fast tracks mining
Once a month, workers at the prospecting site were ferried across the lake to Sehitwa on month-end shopping excursions. The trucks dropped them off early in the morning and picked them up late in the afternoon. These were literally 'men in a...
KETO SEGWAI
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
CIC energy looks east for EPC solution
The minister and CIC Energy senior executives were then punching the air in jubilation that the construction of the project would finally kick off, pinning their hopes on the possible positive outcome from negotiations with preferred Engineering...
KABO MOKGOABONE
Staff Writer 08 August 2008
Media Bill: MPs must be candid
Specially Elected MP Botsalo Ntuane has demonstrated an incisive appreciation of the most important issues the Bill may have an adverse impact on. Ntuane's back-grounding of his debate with an overview of the media and its role in a democratic...
Editor 08 August 2008
Bosetu replies examination board on markers
The remarks are an insult to the teachers and the teaching profession in general. It is evident that B.E.C treats teachers as cheap labourers who can be pulled by the ear individually and brought into a marking centre whenever B.E.C feels so....
08 August 2008
Diamond glitter dimmed by labour abuse
Let me thank you right away for publishing my letter in your widely read newspaper. I am concerned that some diamond polishing/cutting company based in Gaborone has been allowed to get away with murder on several occasions regarding malpractices...
08 August 2008
Zebras coach is underpaid
I have been following international soccer since USA 94 (17th FIFA world cup),I have never heard where national team coach earns less than a development coach, except from my beloved Botswana. Dr Veselin Jelusic, a development coach earns more than...
08 August 2008
Khama's initiatives are questionable
During the hibernation of the column, President Ian Khama was inaugurated, and his first 100 days in office resulted in a number of changes in the way the government operates, with particular emphasis placed on service delivery. Khama also...
WHITHER BOTSWANA
DAN MOABI 08 August 2008
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