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OLD NALEDI: They have taken P3 million from the Gaborone City Council in compensation for their houses to be demolished to make way for the P152-million water and sewerage reticulation project. But some of the 52 affected households are not moving...

18 August 2008

Tlokweng Dayspring Faces Closure

The Monitor has established that the landlord is threatening to lock-up the premises of the school this week to force the owners of the school to pay more than P2 million in rent arrears. The arrears have been piling for five years. The threatened...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

New 'Old Naledi' Shines

As they relocate from the poorest location in the city to an up-market site surrounded by the Botswana Television (Btv), Limkokwing University, and the prestigious Universal Estate, there have been fears that the new residents will import the cheap...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Ban On Lion Hunting Still In Force

Dr Trevor Mmopelwa, the Director of Wildlife in the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism did not say when the ban will be lifted. "The lifting of the ban on hunting cannot be predetermined. It will depend on the rate of build up of the lion...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

In The Lord's House, There Are Many Churches

Themed, "Fathers & Sons prophetic gathering, revival and reconciliation", the event is put together by "Share Fire" Ministries. According to the organiser and host pastor, Patrick Ramocha, the coming together of churches is geared towards uniting...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Breathless Burglar Suspect Prays For Bail

The second accused person in a shop breaking and theft case, Mochacha Keogile appearing before the Village Magistrate court said the credit or cash bail would be detrimental to his health as he depends on his family to purchase medication. "I plead...

By Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

IEC Turns To Parties To Beat Apathy

This emerged during a meeting addressed by the opposition, Botswana Congress Party (BCP) at the Selebi-Phikwe bus rank on Thursday afternoon, where even free lunch was served. BCP regional chairperson, Nzwaligwa Nzwaligwa said the IEC had requested...

By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 18 August 2008

BNF Disciplinary Hearing Aborts

Magama, Modubule and long time party king-maker and University of Botswana lecturer, Dr Monageng Mogalakwe, were supposed to appear for a disciplinary hearing chaired by Lemogang Ntime on Wednesday morning. The three party men who have since fallen...

By Oliver Modise
Correspondent 18 August 2008

Keganne Sentenced To Death

The High Court has ruled that he killed the woman in cold-blood and he deserved to be hanged by the neck until he dies. He stood still with a blank facial expression as Justice David Newman delivered his ruling that he killed a "Good Samaritan"...

By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

MPs Support Maoto's Motion

A proposed amendment by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Water Affairs, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, was defeated. Kedikilwe chaired the 1994 commission, which reviewed the education policy and came up with some recommendations. Debating his motion,...

By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 18 August 2008

'We Are Open'

The consultants were also to review the performance management system; review job profiles and measure all positions using the Hay System. According to some disgruntled employees, there has never been any communication from management since the...

By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Food For The Soul

These are the layers of excess fat and weight that we tend to accumulate during winter as we eat more and hibernate, only to emerge from our cocoons in the spring with a feeling that our clothes have shrunk. Please don't blame the clothes or the...

BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 18 August 2008

Talking Musica

I missed the details, but I took particular note of the fact that there appears to be increased government interest in not only making policy and promissory statements about the development of arts and culture, but a conscientious initiative to...

RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 18 August 2008

Culture Department Promotes Artists

The department's director, Thabologo Ndzinge, says that the festivals will be held at shopping centres in Francistown and Gaborone. This year, she said, they will be held in Francistown's Galo Centre on August 23 and Gaborone Game City on September...

By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff writer 18 August 2008

Power In The Voice At GICC

The event saw African artists and those from the United Kingdom (UK) sharing the stage and giving out their best before a packed Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) on Saturday night. The artists came from Mauritius, Mozambique, South...

By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

MultiChoice Tightens Grip Thanks To Olympics, BB3

MultiChoice Botswana General Manager Billy Sekgororwane told Monitor Business that successive exclusive televising of events such as the Euro 2008, and the Olympics has seen them increasing subscriber base. "Like all sporting events, we have a bit...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Company Launches New Road Construction Products

The products are Immocem, RoadCem, ConcreCem and NucliCem. ImmoCem is traditionally used to immobilise ground contamination in construction. RoadCem converts natural soil into hard soil in road construction. It has been successfully used by Shell...

By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

OUT TO LUNCH

Done it again here means he has let the team down by failing to meet expectations or refusing to carry out instructions, or sometimes, has actually gone and done something totally unexpected, like maybe get caught in the petty cash box or report for...

18 August 2008

High Hopes As Oil Prices Fall Again

Crude oil prices fell to a three-month low on Friday, briefly touching the $111 level after the Dollar muscled higher. OPEC predicted the world's thirst for fuel will next year fall to its lowest point since 2002. Light, sweet crude for September...

EDITOR 18 August 2008

Is Botswana Ready For Citizen Journalism?

Besides, not many understand the role the media plays in a democratic society. Journalists are still regarded with scepticism. They are not a trusted lot. But while Botswana is still grappling with these issues a new phenomenon is taking root...

18 August 2008

Health Chat

Good quality CPR improves a victim's chances of survival. The critical concepts for quality CPR include:* Push hard, push fast: compress at a rate of 100 compressions per minute.* Allow full chest recoil after each compression* Minimise...

R. CHINDOMU
S. CHIDZOMBA
K. BHAGAT &
L. KALANTLE 18 August 2008

Etcetera II

But then the Homecraft Centre is tucked away out of sight in the kloof behind the old DR Mission where there is no passing traffic and only few people passing by on foot. It may not be too surprising, therefore, that such a major development should...

SANDY GRANT 18 August 2008

Issues In Education

Education is not about what you know that can be regurgitated on achievement or standardised tests, but how people make use of what they have learned to promote development and change, to achieve innovation and progress. Creativity and innovation are...

D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI &
S. WEEKS 18 August 2008

The Winners Code

These are firstly, the trust we repose in other people and then the trust we repose in ourselves. Of these self trust has preeminence and occupies a very important but often neglected role in the success equation. The lack of it is perhaps the...

GEORGE CHINGARANDE 18 August 2008

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18 August 2008

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18 August 2008

Government Clears Zebras

It has been doubtful whether the government would allow the Zebras to travel to Zimbabwe following the political stand-off between the two countries. On Saturday afternoon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Phandu Skelemani told Monitor Sport that...

By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Kamyuku, Paxinos In Impressive Debut

Kamyuku recorded 25:54, improving on his initial best of 26:40 in the men's 60m freestyle on Thursday while Paxinos broke her best time of 30:60 by clocking 29:91 in the women's 50m freestyle on Friday. Both did not qualify for the next stage even...

By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Moment Of Truth For Ikgopoleng

Should Ikgopoleng overcome Enkhbat, he will make history as the first Motswana to win an Olympic medal. He is the only African boxer still surviving at the games and this means he carries the continent's hopes of a medal in the ring. Already, he...

By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Buffaloes Through

Buffaloes are through to semi-final and will know their opponents today in a draw to be conducted at the bus rank in Gaborone. When the Mochudi minnows caused a major upset about three weeks ago when they eliminated another giant in Township...

By Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 18 August 2008

Lady luck smiles on Chiefs

Both sides were locked 1-1 after 90 minutes and penalties had to decide the winner of a game played in an electrifying atmosphere. The duel had all the ingredients of a cup game and supporters went home satisfied with what they got. The game was...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

The 'ruthless' pragmatism

One perceives a sense of capitulation that never was present before in the defiant, diminutive politician. Our first encounter was back at the University of Botswana while I was a second year politics student. With the Mass-BNF facing possible...

LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 19 August 2008

Merafhe backs govt control of media

He accused the press of bias during debate on the Media Practitioners' Bill in Parliament yesterday. Merafhe cited a Radio Botswana report yesterday morning which attributed the victory of Mochudi Centre Chiefs over Lobatse Extension Gunners in...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

Ministry tackles Sefhare Hospital rot

He told Parliament yesterday that an internal audit at the hospital found that there was failure to adhere to supplies procedures. The audit revealed poor record keeping with regard to the hospital supplies functions; failure to maintain drug...

STAFF WRITER 19 August 2008

UB exams vendor awaits fate

Thebe Basebi appeared before the village magistrate, Mareledi Dipate, accused of selling mathematics examination papers to some students in November 2007. Basebi was entrusted with the safekeeping of the examination papers by university and was...

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

Fire guts Tati Nickel mine lab

Matsiloje station commander, Superintendent Booker Osupile, said they are trying to establish what happened at the laboratory. "If it is a deliberate action, then it would be arson. But if it is a mere accident, then they (Tati Nickel mine) would...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

ATMs thwart 'amateur' thugs

Three ATMs in Phakalane, Letlhakane and Ramatlabama have been blasted so far using explosives related to the type used in mining, but police say in all the incidents the criminals hit blanks. Assistant Superintendent, Near Bagali, who is also...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

VP's hand in 'Bulela Ditswe' road

Deputy CDC secretary, Nelson Molepolole, explained that the P3 million tender was treated as an emergency after intervention from the Vice-President who is also Mahalapye West MP. "Long time ago, he (Merafhe) phoned me about the road showing how...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

BACK STAGE

It is showing at 7 pm on today August 19 only at the Maru a Pula A/V Centre (Gaborone Film Society). It won the Grand Prix for Creative Filmmaking at Cannes in 1983 and many other prizes. It was Tarkovsky's first movie to be made outside of Russia....

SASA MAJUMA 19 August 2008

Kaisara drops sizzler O Tswa Kae album

Those who love local music will remember her as having been both a backing singer and a dancer for a number of local groups. But now the young woman from Bobonong has decided to go of it alone in building her music career. She confesses that music...

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

Rokas launch their third

The all-girl trio looked more like school children participating in a popular dance competition with their neatly plaited hair. On stage they were just fantastic to watch, perhaps guarding against any of the giants at the event stealing "their...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 19 August 2008

UN re-affirms commitment to Botswana

This affirmation was made by the United Nations Resident Coordinator Khin-Sandi Lwin when she paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Trade and Industry, Neo Moroka last week. The purpose of the meeting was to reassure the Botswana government that...

STAFF WRITER 19 August 2008

BIHL weathers global storm

However, compared to last year, the company's overall results were less impressive, as a result of a knock in the global equity markets. But still, BIHL managed to register a double-digit growth despite the turbulence. BIHL is the holding firm...

KABO MOKGOABONE &
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writers 19 August 2008

July inflation soars to 15%

The transport group index increased by 6.1 percent - from 135.1 to 143.2 between the two months. The rise is largely due to the hike in retail pump prices for both diesel and petrol by P1.04 and P1.09 per litre respectively. The fuel price increase...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

Govt probes illegal tourism operators

The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Kitso Mokaila said yesterday that the government is seeking to tighten its grip on the sector, which has been identified as a significant driver of the country's economic diversification efforts. The...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 19 August 2008

Get the ethics right, minister

Driving through this country one is struck by the rapid changes that have occurred in the last half-decade. Rapid development, however, brings even more challenges to those in political, economic and other positions of leadership. Opportunities...

EDITORIAL 19 August 2008

'Ramaotwana quits politics to join AG's Chambers' - BNF responds

In the article it is stated; "Just after the BNF Conference in Jwaneng last month, Ramaotwana was named among BNF members who have been suspended. He held a press conference with some of his comrades who have been silenced by the party." This...

19 August 2008

Nkate must resign or be fired!

NIIT is an institution of education whose monitoring (as to whether they provide good quality education - in terms of lecturers, education material, administration and student welfare etc - that conforms to the education policy) is done by the...

19 August 2008

AS I SEE IT

First, the SADC Executive Secretary Dr Salamao tried to dismiss the absence of Botswana lightly. He however correctly stated that the holding of SADC meetings depended on whether the meeting had a quorum of two-thirds of members, not on whether a...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 19 August 2008

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