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Monday September 30
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
Is Botswana flip-flopping on Zim and Swaziland?
This has raised questions of Khama's principles against undemocratic tendencies. Is Khama and Botswana's foreign policy confused or is Khama applying double standards? Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Phandu Skelemani, says...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Take a chance on me
The stage version, on which this is based (by the original London director Phyllida Lloyd, but her first movie), was eventually watched by 30 million people worldwide. It was all inspired by a movie set in Italy, Buona Sera Mrs Campbell (1968)...
BACKSTAGE
SASA MAJUMA 05 September 2008
Ex-BOMU team leaves sound legacy Rasina
The committee was elected earlier this year, but was forced to resign during the meeting that was characterised by chaos. But earlier on, former secretary-general Rasina Rasina presented a progress report, highlighting some of the projects the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 05 September 2008
The story that hasnt been chosen to be told
Nadine Gordimer is 85 years old in November. She was first published 70 years ago and began writing 76 years ago. Her Nobel Prize for literature was awarded in 1991. Her writing matures and improves with age. Beethoven was One-Sixteenth Black is a...
Reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 05 September 2008
Gem to finalise Gope licence talks with govt
Gem put in the initial licence application in July last year. The company's Corporate Affairs Manager Angela Parr told Miningmx online that the Botswana government has now asked Gem to put forward a document setting out what it considers to be the...
STAFF WRITER 05 September 2008
Rights issue to spur ABCH growth
The rights issue, which will be underwritten by international banking group, Citi Venture Capital International, which recently signed a US$ 25 million convertible loan agreement with ABCH, is set to get shareholder approval at the company's...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
FSG on the 'brink' of private cemeteries
The establishment of private cemeteries is a fairly new concept in Botswana. On Monday, FSG issued 36,000,000 shares valued at P1.00 each, of which 28,000,000 are to be issued by way of private placing with institutional and other qualifying...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Stand Chart launches Africa SME Month
Standard Chartered believes that SMEs in Africa currently account for between 30 and 60 per cent of GDP, predicting that SMEs will be a key driver of sustainable economic growth in Africa over the next 10 years. The Africa SME Month will provide a...
05 September 2008
Sechaba to focus on responsible use of alcohol
Sechaba is an investment company with interests in Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) and Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL). According to the 2008 annual report, which was released to shareholders last week, KBL has continued to intervene positively...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 05 September 2008
Mosele and BIC make peace
"We are at peace, and everything has been sorted out," said Base Sebonego of Mosele in an interview. BECI came to the rescue of Mosele after the end of an ugly spat between the legal services provider and its former underwriter, Botswana...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
P4.7 billion investment to boost GTV
In a statement on Tuesday, GTV said it had secured an additional $35 million (P232.4 million) of external funding, bringing the total capital invested into the GTV business so far to almost $200 million (P1.3 billion).Last week, South African...
STAFF WRITER 05 September 2008
Minister denies intimidating police
"I never intimidated anybody. It was never my intention to intimidate anybody," he said in response to a letter from attorneys for the 23 police officers. The letter from Bogopa and Manewe Attorneys was written to the Attorney General, Athaliah...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Award warning
Every year Wine Spectator magazine awards prizes to restaurants around the world for the quality of the wine they serve. This year they gave an "Award of Excellence" to a very fancy restaurant in Milan in Italy called Osteria L'Intrepido. So far...
05 September 2008
Phikwe leaps into development boom
The setting up of some private companies to invest in the town and council's expeditious implementation of development projects provides good evidence. To add on to the council's development projects, the town hosted a new drilling company,...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Orange comes first at Awards
Orange Botswana won the best stall in the category of mobile service providers in the country. This achievement has been a reminder that Orange Botswana has brought about innovation and a dynamic approach to the presentation of their products and...
05 September 2008
We must put more accent on voter registration
After all the reconciliation had been done it appears the number of those who registered fell short of the target. Only about 216, 189 voters registered in the just-ended supplementary registration. This is not encouraging considering that even in...
Editor 05 September 2008
Just a little patience
All that the three short paragraphs said was that Thapisa had: resigned six months after he joined the institution; confirmed the resignation; and previously been a senior staff member of the University of Botswana, where he had worked for 30 years....
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 05 September 2008
Men are like chibuku cartons
There are two main reasons why people come to her at the Nitty Gritty. The first is obvious; they come for the drinkables and eatables. It is said that the drinkables and eatables at Ausi Maggies joint are especially friendly to the throat and...
NITTY GRITTY
BALONG SEBONI 05 September 2008
Call for public transport reforms and repositioning strategy debate
The other stakeholders being the operators and employees are a source of livelihood and wealth creation. This opinion piece shall explore some options that are available to this industry and to try and shape the debate on improving a sector that is...
05 September 2008
Libya calling
The agreement provides a process for compensating the victims of attacks ranging from the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, to the US air strikes on Tripoli and Benghazi in 1986. It thus removes a final hurdle to Libya...
* MICHAEL FRENDO 05 September 2008
Cartoon 05.09.08
05 September 2008
Make or break for the Zebras
After playing to a goalless draw in Gaborone, the odds favour the home side to snatch maximum points against the Zebras. But coach Stanley Tshosane said that they will not allow Madagascar to spoil the party. After missing on qualifying for the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Daisy Loo case finally gets magistrate
The accused, Frank Molebatsi, Gilbert Sithole, Frank Stegling, Bitsang Abby and Dijeng, appeared briefly at the Village Magistrates Court before their attorneys made an application for postponement. The defence and prosecution teams went for each...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Giants play in SSKB tournament
The first match in the SSKB tournament starts at 10am when Police XI lock horns with Lesotho Mounted Police. Rollers then take on Police XI at 12:15pm before locking horns with Lesotho Mounted Police at 3pm. Police XI spokesperson, Mmoloki Mogale...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Hot on the field, subdued in class
Mmegi: When did you start playing football and is your family supportive? Ngele: I started playing football in 2000 for the Under-10 side of Flamengo Desportos. I was encouraged by my parents to get involved in football as they believed that it...
05 September 2008
Naledi produces another star
Now there is Mogakolodi 'Tsotso' Ngele. Last month he was a star when his school team and Premier League soccer club reached two finals. First he helped Naledi Secondary to reach the BISA finals by demolishing Ledumang Secondary School 5-1 at the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Botswna locked out of Paralympics
Paralympics Association of Botswana (PASSOBO) spokesperson, Thomas Motingwa has said that the athletes they intended to send to the games have been rejected by organisers because they do not meet the qualifying criteria. The organisers said the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Mmono still harbours Olympic dreams
He said that the three-year sting he spent in Wales from 2005 has transformed him into a better athlete. He said he learnt many things about training and preparations. He hopes to use the experience to become a better athlete and to impart skills...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
Forum for stake-holders needed
A forum that can come up with far reaching decisions and have them implemented for the good of sport is urgently needed in the country. It should act in partnership with government because the Department of Sport and Recreation, the Botswana...
FIRSTCUT
TSHIMOLOGO BOITUMELO 05 September 2008
Warrant of arrest for car theft suspect
The prosecutor Matlhogonolo Phuthego applied for the warrant arrest for Kesentse Gabotlhotswe after he missed a court session. Gabotlhotswe is charged jointly with Ernest Tsiane and Kagiso Segola, for the theft of a P500,000 Toyota Landcruiser...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
BEDIA to launch brand in F/town
This month the organisation will reveal the brand in Francistown after the unveiling in Gaborone. The Botswana brand has been criticised by many as too complicated and not-so relevant to the country. In a bid to get the brand widely accepted and...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
For a sombre - and sober - outlook at the public service
The Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) recently distributed to government departments a draft code of conduct which it has developed for the public service. It includes some stiff regulations for civil servants, including ratting on...
05 September 2008
Woman artist scoops Thapong top award
Matomes winning artworks are a series of digital prints called Mosadi Torso and under the three-part series there is Creative Spirit, Corporate Ladder and Domesticity. One of the things that will most certainly catch the eye of the connoisseur is the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 05 September 2008
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