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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

Mwanawasa buried, presidential race heats up

Born on September 3, 1948 at Mufulira, Mwanawasa would have celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday. He died on August 19 at Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France after suffering a stroke in Cairo where he was scheduled to attend a special African...

HUMPHREY NKONDE
Correspondent 04 September 2008

Musicians to pay tribute to great Sithole

Sithole, 56, died last week in Zimbabwe after A short illness. Satchmo's, in conjunction with Street Horn Promotions and the local artistes, are putting up the show to raise funds to assist Bee's family. The artistes, who have confirmed...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 04 September 2008

Comets aim for quick return

Club spokesperson, Archibald Ngakayagae told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they have told everyone including the players that it is very important to return to top-flight football. He said that as the only club in the higher division in their region,...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

Standard Chartered Bank pours money into golf event

Botswana Golf Union (BGU) secretary general, Ben Tobedza said this year's sponsorship details are still being worked out and they intend to organise an improved and better tournament. The event is expected to attract over 200 foreign and local...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

Fix public buildings, save tax money

As if that were not enough, now we hear that even the State House is in a serious state of disrepair. We should be concerned when the residences of parliamentarians could be rendered unusable. This has the potential to disrupt important national...

EDITOR 04 September 2008

Russia needs to change course

Ukraine is a leading example of the benefits that accrue when a country takes charge of its own destiny, and seeks alliances with other countries. Its choices should not be seen as a threat to Russia or an act of hostility. Equally its...

*DAVID MILLIBAND 04 September 2008

Can President Khama just clarify

This week I was taken aback by the decision by the President to attend the funeral of the late Mwanawasa(may his soul rest in peace), the fact being that the President has stated before through his Minister of Foreign affairs and International...

04 September 2008

The new UB logo has taken away UB history

Have you ever attended an art exhibition? You will see all types there, the wannabe art critics, the wannabe artists and the wannabe wannabe's who try hard to make it seem LIKE they appreciate abstract art. Judging by what people usually say after...

04 September 2008

Cartoon Strp 04.09.08

04 September 2008

'Miss Botswana' fraud case for October

Three Kingdom Bank employees gave their written evidence for admission. Anderson is accused of defrauding Kingdom Bank by obtaining credit of over P523,000 in 2007. The credit was obtained under the pretext that the money would be used...

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

BONELA shocked at deportation reversal

Sibanda, a Zimbabwean national suffering from Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB), made news headlines recently when he took the government to court on medical grounds. Sibanda subsequently reached an agreement with the state and he was...

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

Broken promise skill flailing marriage at BMC

The concerned group accuses the BMC management of 'unfulfilled promises over the exit package for security personnel'. They contend that they were promised better deals out of their retrenchment but the management somersaulted on their promises....

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

New CTO auction rules bar non-citizens

The days when non-citizens dominatedand monopolised government auction of vehicles are over. Government has decided on strict regulations that will allow only citizens tobenefit from the auctions. The first of this unique sale of government...

Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe 04 September 2008

Gabaraane is new Stanbic boss

Information reaching Mmegi is that Gabaraane took the reigns at Stanbic Bank on August 1, but the bank has yet to make the announcement because it may not precede the formality of regulatory approval. The man in the news himself declined comment last...

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

Discovery makes key appointments for Boseto

The appointments of the Resource Consultant and Engineering Partner follow a competitive tender process with submissions received from a field of international companies, the company said in a BSE posted statement. Internationally recognised...

WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

Tema to represent Botswana in Face Of Africa

The casting scouts selected 24-year-old psychologist Totwana 'Tito' Tema as the first finalist for M-Net's new season of Face of Africa at a casting held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) recently. Standing 1.73m tall, the...

04 September 2008

Producer Bullet making waves in SA music circles

His work got the attention of South African record label Sunshine Records, owned by Heptor while he was working on Astely Gops' Sebakanyana album. The 26-year-old Ketshabile says from the day they met, Heptor wanted to work with him at Sunshine...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 04 September 2008

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