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MPs flats 'dilapidated'
Clerk of the National Assembly, Enerst Mpofu, said on Friday that it is not only the parliamentary houses that are dilapidated, but the parliament buildings also. He said they regularly carry out minor maintenance but there is need for major...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Consumer Fair 2008
The company's CEO, Michael Montshiwa, has told Business Today that they surpassed their 50, 000 crowd target. Montshiwa said Saturday was such a busy day that they ran out of tickets and had to use tickets from last year. "I am very happy," he said....
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
FNBB is first class performer on the bourse
FNNB, which is one of the four financial counters that have been pushing the domestic bourse northwards in the past three months, announced its full-year results ended June 30 2008, in which it realised a 16 percent growth interest income to P1.2...
BRAIN BENZA
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Mwanawasa succession battle will be fierce
However, the battle to choose Mwanawasa's successor as president of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) is what is going to be a fight to the last man as nearly 12 aspirants are seeking endorsement as the party's presidential...
02 September 2008
Local handicrafts sell like hot cakes
It was busy as a good number of consumers stopped by to shop for rare cultural items supplied by the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs' Social Services Department. The items included the traditional mat (phate), the traditional folding chair...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Matsale's music tells the story of love
Afro pop sensation Keneilwe Lekoko's music has not won her international acclaim yet, but like a good vintage wine, she will no doubt mellow with time. Kenny, as she calls herself in music circles, is only an upcoming musician but is already showing...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 02 September 2008
He won't be back for a long time
It is a most unusual film by the great Hungarian director Kroly Makk. It opens with a 16-minute "Introduction" (2003) in which Makk explains the background to his making of Love, a film that required many patient years to create and finish. In it you...
SASA MAJUMA 02 September 2008
Zambia must have a peaceful transition
Of course it is known that the two founding presidents of our countries Sir Seretse Khama and Kenneth Kaunda were close friends. Most importantly, Botswana and Zambia forged close ties during the liberation struggle, when misguided white supremacists...
EDITOR 02 September 2008
Cartoon 02.09.08
02 September 2008
AS I SEE IT
But why people must be dragged from their cattle posts, ploughing fields, urban shacks, middle and upper class luxury homes, by the scruff of their necks, screaming and kicking to register to vote, is difficult to fathom. People in many parts of the...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 02 September 2008
All Kasi delivers on promise
In July, All Kasi signed a P2.4 million deal with the Botswana Football Association (BFA) to become the official technical sponsors of the Zebras for two years. The company took over from Puma. Speaking at the handing over event, All Kasi marketing...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Lionjanga suspended from PPADB
Israel Joseph has been appointed to act in his place. Joseph told Mmegi that he has been appointed to act in Lionjanga's place till the conclusion of the case. Finance Minister Baledzi Gaolathe, who is the appointing authority, did not want...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Zebras leave for Madagascar
The Zebras play Madagascar in the 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifier at the Mahamasina Stadium on Sunday. When the team was departing yesterday coach Stanley Tshosane said that he is happy that all the injured players have recovered...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
BDF XI seek redemption
However, last season it was heartbreak and humiliation as Matebele were relegated from the Premier League and had to redeem themselves through the promotion play-offs. Soon after redemption, they parted ways with long-serving coach, Stanley Tshosane...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
BDP regrets election fracas
The Lechana polling station in Topisi ward had to be closed prematurely because of the incident. Yesterday, BDP's political and administration manager Fedelis Molao said the incident is regrettable though he did not want to go into details. He said...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Prosecution agree with defence in theft case
The prosecutor, Obakeng Matlhodi told Village Magistrate Ephraith Ndegwa that they still have to get six more witnesses. She successfully applied for trial to be held in January to allow the prosecution time to get the witnesses. Matlhodi is...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 02 September 2008
Apathy mars Phikwe West primaries
Sesame South councillor Mookami Mmusi lost to Godfrey Mbaiwa who garnered 79 votes against 71. Third contestant Matshidiso Kgabi got 31 votes. However, voting in all the four out of seven contested wards was marred by a poor turnout. Three...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 02 September 2008
Gun man kills Mmadinare businesswoman
The assailant waylaid the deceased as she arrived from her business premises around 8pm. However, no items were stolen during the incident.The slain businesswoman, the wife of a local chief, was in the company of four relatives when the shooting...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 02 September 2008
Muzila queries her defeat
Muzila polled 824 votes against the constituency's incumbent Member of Parliament Tshelang Walter Masisi's 1,263. Another contender, Peter Jomo Ngoma, polled 774 votes. There were 171 spoilt votes. Muzila claims there were many irregularities,...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 02 September 2008
Seven Francistown councillors bite the dust
Botswana's second city has 22 councillors, including three specially nominated.Major upsets were registered in trouble-torn Francistown West where serving councillors Esther Mokgosi, Wilfred Masima and Ace Ntheetsang lost on Saturday. In Botsalano...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 02 September 2008
Bobirwa 'Domkrag' primaries mostly predictable
SELEBI-PHIKWE: The ruling Botswana Democratic Party Bulela Di Tswe primary elections last Saturday were not packed with many surprises in the constituencies of Selebi-Phikwe, Mmadinare, Bobirwa and Tswapong in that it had been obvious in most areas...
02 September 2008
Khama attends Mwanawasa funeral
Khama departed yesterday afternoon for the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Mwanawasa will be buried in Lusaka today with a number of southern African leaders in attendance. According to a statement from the Botswana Government Information Services,...
03 September 2008
Fake nominations prove Thami and Morris less popular
The mood in Big Brother Africa3 house was low Monday, with housemates awaiting the outcome of their first ever nominations of the housemates they wanted up for possible eviction. While the nominations are done early on in the day, the...
03 September 2008
Warner Bros sues over Hari Puttar film
While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of ?Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the Harry Potter series. There is absolutely nothing to link Hari Puttar with...
03 September 2008
Japan joins race for Botswana mineral resources
This week, Botswana played host to a 50-member mission from Japan, which was in the country to explore trade and investment opportunities and met with President Ian Khama and other government and private sector officials. The Japanese mission,...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
RPC Data bullish as Seretse takes over
The potential is there,Seretse says. As opportunities avail themselves, we need to be quick to get involved. But we should make also make sure we don't stay away from our core specialty, which is software development. The former BTC CEO was...
KABO MOKGOABONE and WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writers 03 September 2008
Iamgold continues cost-cutting crusade with bid for Euro resources
Based on current gold prices, the acquisition, if successful, is expected to lower cash costs at the mine by some $50/oz. Euro has a participation right royalty on production from the Rosebel gold mine, in Suriname, that entitles it to payments of...
03 September 2008
State house crumbling
Private secretary at state house, Tefo Mokaila, says the damage was bad. It was only a matter of time before the roofs collapsed, he said. The refurbishment started early this year and it will be cost an estimated cost of P9 million, he said....
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
Hats off to All Kasi, BFA
Undoubtedly, the BFA decision was well informed. For All Kasi has over the years, established itself as a clothing label of repute. They, together with Oedipeca have become our local household labels. If at all there were any doubting Thomases,...
Comment 03 September 2008
Veiled sexuality
Ideological battles are often waged with women's bodies as their emblems, and Western Islamophobia is no exception. When France banned headscarves in schools, it used the hijab as a proxy for Western values in general, including the appropriate...
* NAOMI WOLF 03 September 2008
The TB fiasco
The Ministry would like to respond to the above articles because there is a considerable amount of fabrication and untruth in them. The articles are not only misleading the nation and the world at large, but are also bringing into disrepute the...
03 September 2008
Cartoon 03.09.08
03 September 2008
Subaru dreams go up in smoke
If things went according to plan, the deputy Permanent Secretaries would have had full use of official cars for the first time. Official sources say that last year, the government approved an estimated P13 million for the acquisition of 65 Subaru...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
Can upcoming elections signal change in Angola?
Dubbed by many as the 'richest poor country' in the world, Angola is the largest producer of oil on the African continent and one of the fastest growing economies. Yet protracted war also left the country with extremely high poverty and a poor...
TONYA GRAHAM and DANIEL WALTER 03 September 2008
Sponsorship delays top flight action
PLC secretary, Setete Phuthego confirmed to Mmegi Sport yesterday that talks are still ongoing with a potential sponsor. He expressed hope that a deal will be sealed this week. He added that even though the negotiations have taken long, they still...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
World Group sponsors Independence Cup
He explained that winners in the Francistown tournament will receive P14,000, the runners-up will get P9,000, the best player will pocket P500, same as the top goal scorer. The rest of the money will be allocated to administration, referees,...
ISAAC PHEKO
Correspondent 03 September 2008
GCC plans new Civic Centre
The new facility will be built near Gaborone Secondary School grounds, just across the road from the current Civic Centre. Israel said that the building will feature mostly administration offices. At the existing Civic Centre, the physical planning...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
MoH fails to retain nurses
We are fighting a losing battle as far as employment of nurses is concerned. We cannot get a sufficient number of nurses who have specialised at the moment,he said, adding that at the moment they have only seven nurses in two referral (Princess...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
FCC rejects privatisation of refuse collection
The councillor suggested that refuse collection should be outsourced since the council is not doing the job properly. Butale complained that the council workers disturb peace when they collect refuse in the early hours of the morning when people...
ISAAC PHEKO
Correspondent 03 September 2008
Police condemn mob justice
Police officers have often rescued criminals when members of the public were just about to finish them. One of the places notorious for this type of justice is the Gaborone bus rank. Many thieves who have been caught in the act there have been...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 03 September 2008
Male circumcision could help arrest HIV
She said that research findings in countries like South Africa, Kenya and Uganda have shown that male circumcision is efficacious in reducing HIV infection hence the need for Botswana to scale up this component of HIV prevention and develop...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
News brief
A passenger in the front seat of the Jetta also died. Another passenger in the Jetta, and three combi passengers are in critical condition at Princess Marina Hospital. Others suffered minor injuries and were discharged. He said that it took the...
Compiled by BAME PIET
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
Anno Domin hits the fashion industry
If you choose a name for a fashion house, you have to go for one that is ?user-friendly. We went around asking our potential clients to help us choose name that would best suit our label and the lot fell on Anno Domin,says Naane. Anno Domin...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 03 September 2008
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