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Foreign Affairs Minister Phandu Skelemani has confirmed that President Ian Khama travels to Harare, Zimbabwe today to witness the signing of the power sharing agreement between ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). This was also...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Mogae Castigates BDP Members

Mogae revealed that everybody wants to be paid for the job they do nowadays against the background of the party when it was formed in the 1960s. Speaking at the Junior Achievement Botswana (JAB) development programme award dinners, Mogae observed...

By Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Thapama Traffic Circle: A Menace To Motorists

This roundabout undoubtedly tests drivers' competency and the roadworthiness of their vehicles. It puts to test drivers' patience and driving skills, as they have to put up with constant starts and stops, a process that calls for maximum attention....

By Dan Mosekaphofu
Correspondent 15 September 2008

Mogae Continues The Legacy

Last week, Mogae hosted a high profile anti-AIDS meeting for the Champions of an AIDS-Free Generation in Gaborone. The champions include former presidents Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, Joachim Chissano of Mozambique and Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania. Others...

EDITOR 15 September 2008

The Winners Code

I considered it one of those minor inconveniences to be put up with. However, the team that attended to me made me enjoy the experience so much that while I was reclining on the couch with instruments in my open mouth I suddenly got some...

GEORGE CHINGARANDE 15 September 2008

Issues In Education

With further backing, and endorsement of Ashoka (see Issues 8th and 15th of January 2007) the programme to develop emotional intelligence, promote empathy and understanding, to enhance learning by making schools healthier places, is now spreading...

DORCAS MOLEFE
OWEN PANSIRI and
SHELDON WEEKS 15 September 2008

Etcetera II

And then, all of a sudden comes a major test case, indeed one that could hardly be of greater importance, involving no less a figure than the Vice President, General Mompati Merafhe whose recent personal experience with the press now seems to give...

SANDY GRANT 15 September 2008

Health Chat

Foreign bodies may cause a range of symptoms from mild to severe obstruction.Mild airway obstructionSigns*Good air exchange*Responsive and cough forcefully*May wheeze between coughs.Rescuer actions*Do not interfere with the victim's own attempts to...

RHODA CHINDOMU
SHEILA CHIDZOMBA
KIRAN BHAGAT
LESEGO KALANTLE 15 September 2008

The Game Of Politics

I have always wondered why that is the case, but I have arrived at different conflicting conclusions. After living in Newstance, Francistown, for the rest of my primary to senior school I have come to appreciate and love the city. I even feel...

15 September 2008

Productivity Lacks At MoE

It is a noble idea that if translated into practice could pay dividends not only to individuals but also to organisations, institutions and the country as a whole. Everyone should have the intrinsic urge to perform at his/her maximum most to maximise...

15 September 2008

The Slippery Choppies Of Injuries

But the Choppies supermarket along the Old Lobatse Road is fast carving a negative reputation thanks to its slippery floor. A good number of customers continue to sustain injuries after slipping and falling in the store. Assistant manager at the...

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Tsareng 15.09.08

15 September 2008

Student Dramatists Defy Weather To Mount Great Show

After everyone settled down in the tent amid decorative balloons and banners, National Anthem, an opening prayer and a welcoming address from acting school head. B. Ongadile, the students were given a chance to show their talents in poetry, drama,...

By Neo Jasmine Mokgosi
Correspondent 15 September 2008

Sticks Gives Dikhwaere New Dimension

Many of us used to wait for Radio Botswana's popular programme Dipina tsa Dikhwaere to get the recorded version of this music. It was through this programme that most of us, especially the young generation, got to know about the giants like...

By Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 15 September 2008

Talking Musika

I am speaking to the presidential commission on morals and the other things that it claims to be investigating, It is possible to assign responsibility for the cultivation of proper morals to the church, the bible, the Koran and every other book...

RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 15 September 2008

Food For The Soul

And they remain true today as they did since the creation of man - and woman. Sometimes I wonder why human beings are so stubborn and seemingly do not believe in simple straightforward solutions. Is it because we are told from birth that "life is...

BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 15 September 2008

MRIB Delists From BSE Following Takeover

Headed by one of the most successful local chief executive officers (CEO) Rockie Mmutle, MRI will now map its way foward after private equity fund VPB and medical aid scheme Botswana Medical Aid Society (BoMAID) managed to buy out minorities in a...

By Kabo Mokgoabone
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Selebi-Phikwe Future Gloomy - PS

Addressing the interim executive committee on diversification after touring the airport and industrial sites last Thursday, Tumelo said Selebi- Phikwe resembled a dying town."If you walk around this town, you will see a place that is dying. I...

By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 15 September 2008

BEDIA Launches Botswana Brand In F/town

Since the unveiling of the brand in Gaborone in December, many have dismissed it as too complicated and irrelevant to Botswana. BEDIA hosted the Francistown launch over the weekend at the Marang Hotel on the theme, "The Brand Rationale". BEDIA's...

By Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Botswana In Top 10 Reformers

Botswana reformed in three of the 10 areas studied by the report between June 2007 and June 2008. It ranked seventh among the top 10 regulatory reformers worldwide. Its overall rank on the ease of doing business rose to 38 from 52....

15 September 2008

OUT TO LUNCH

It is the touchstone we use to determine what is wrong and what is right, what is done and what is not, in our everyday lives. It is also a very emotive subject that can trigger heated debate and violent disagreement, even though when studied...

SHAMEELA WINSTON 15 September 2008

Kaunda Hails Mogae

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation workshop last week in Gaborone, Kaunda said that prior to the meeting, Mogae had convened a conference of dignitaries in Mexico. In the Mexico meeting, Kaunda said Mogae...

By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Naughty Boys Promise To Stay

That was in 2006-2007 when they came to the Premier League through the promotion play-offs. One of the excuses for the club's quick drop from the top flight was that they were not really prepared for the big stage. But this time, officials say the...

By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 15 September 2008

Clubs Threaten To Boycott League

Women Football Commission (WFC) chairperson Senki Sesinyi said the league could have started by now if there was no protest by clubs. The clubs said they will not participate in the competition unless certain issues that rose last season are ironed...

By Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 15 September 2008

National Darts Team Reap Gold In Namibia

The team won 24 medals - six gold, five silver and 13 bronze. BODA spokesperson, Peter Sekgwama said that this is the best performance by the Botswana darts team, which finished third in the competition behind South Africa and Lesotho. Sekgwama...

By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Regional Boxing Boss Ready For Challenges

He said all eyes will now be on him and so he must perform. He has assumed office at a time when regional boxing is faced with many problems. Moroka was elected Zone VI boxing president at a meeting in South Africa recently. He is a former...

By Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 15 September 2008

No New Traffic Enumerators - Sello

Sello's comment comes at a time when traffic enumerators have been posted at Gaborone traffic circles as well as in Lobatse and other parts of the country. In Gaborone, the enumerators can be spotted in the morning hours around the traffic circles....

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Mohwasa Off The Blocks In Phikwe West

The election mad season is here, and streetlights, combis and public places will soon be drowned in all sorts of campaign paraphenalia. Although in Selebi Phikwe it has been relatively quiet since 2004, the BNF publicity secretary has adorned the...

By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 15 September 2008

Maoka Students Shine At Prize Giving

The prize giving ceremony, intended to reward students who excel in their studies and encourage those lagging behind, was centered on the theme "Hard Work and Commitment: Good Recipe for Success" and included speeches from the guest speaker, the...

By Neo Jasmine Mokgosi 15 September 2008

Gakuto: A Village With No Police

The youthful village chief Abdul Letlamba said since they lost the officers two months ago, they cannot even summon suspects for prosecution. The Local Police Officers are charged with summoning suspects at Customary Courts all over the country....

By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Botswana Anti-AIDS Strategy Wins Global Recognition

Speaking at a consultative workshop for the second NSF on Friday, Molomo said the first one has served its role of mobilising various stakeholders in the multi-sectoral response. As the first NSF is approaching the end of its lifespan, he said that...

By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Accident Survivor Relives Miraculous Escape

It was on a Sunday morning, at around 11am, when Pelemo and a female passenger heard a loud bang from one of the rear tyres. The 33-year-old Mopipi born Pelemo, who is affectionately known as "Defaulter" by his peers, did not know what had hit them...

By Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 15 September 2008

Botswana welcomes new Zim

Also signing the deal was Arthur Mutambara of the break-away faction of the MDC. President Ian Khama of Botswana and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani were among the heads of state and senior officials of...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

BDP region strategises for general elections

Chairman of the region, Nathaniel Moribame said at the congress that he is happy with the outcome of the primary elections though there are some protests. "We have attended to all complaints and took appropriate action after summoning all the...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

Sebego and Magama in court face-off

Magama has launched a court battle against his party, demanding to be declared the BNF's parliamentary candidate for Gaborone South in the 2009 general elections. Magama is alleging that there is a conspiracy by the BNF leadership to oust him, after...

OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 16 September 2008

Unpacking the historic power - sharing deal

The deal is a complex one and the protracted nature of the negotiations confirms the challenges that were inherent in constructing a "win-win" transaction balancing the interests of a class of personalities that hitherto had no basis to share the...

MUTUMWA MAWERE 16 September 2008

Joy over Zimbabwe power deal

The settlement leaves Mugabe as president and head of state, while Tsvangirai will be Prime Minister and head of government with powers over cabinet ministers. Mugabe will control the army while Tsvangirai controls the police. A 24-year-old...

EPHRAIM KEORENG and
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writers 16 September 2008

Maruapula School hosts Setswana Week

Initiated by the school's Setswana department, in collaboration with a number of Batswana employees in the school, under the theme Setso ke boikarabelo jwane (culture is my business), the week is aimed at promoting Setswana culture among the youth....

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

Tawana returning home?

Compared to her fellow "rubbish dump" housemate, Tawana, however, seems to stand a better chance of returning to the house and staying in the game a little longer if the public voting results are anything to go by. Tawana was nominated for eviction...

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

BACK STAGE

It is by the great director Emir Kusturica, "the mischievous and often controversial Bosnian director". It is set in Belgrade and is a parable on the rise and fall of Yugoslavia. It won the Palme d'Or, or "Best Film", at Cannes in 1995. Underground...

SANDY GRANT 16 September 2008

We pray for Zimbabwe's future

Before the full turn of the African anti-colonial struggles in the 1950s, concluding with South African self-governance in 1994, the thinkers on the continent were perpetually perplexed by the urgent need for the establishment of functional...

16 September 2008

AS I SEE IT

Those appointed to cabinet lose their MP status, once elevated to the Executive. Ministers attend Storting to table and pilot bills for their departments, to answer questions and to defend appellations raised by the MPs. This arrangement affords...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 16 September 2008

Cartton Strip 16.09.08

16 September 2008

Floor trading gives way to full automation in October

The BSE has announced that as from October 6, Barclays, Imara, Olympia, Furnmart and Sefalana Cash and Carry will be added to the CSD system as the bourse switches from floor trading to automated trading of shares, bringing the total number of...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

Financial institutions urged to guard against fraud

Officiating at Barclays Bank's Eagle Awards in Selebi-Phikwe on Saturday, the Minister of Lands and Housing Nonofo Molefhi said fraud and loss of clients' money militates against efforts designed to attract new investment that can grow the...

MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 16 September 2008

Chicken Licken set up in S/Phikwe

Chicken Licken, South Africa's second biggest fast food brand, will be operational in S/Phikwe before the end of this month. Selebi-Phikwe franchise holder, Daisy Pholo, says the outlet is expected to open on the 19th of this month and that only...

MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 16 September 2008

Changes make BDF VI coach unhappy

Mabutho said the format was changed twice and this caused a lot of confusion for the teams. He was speaking after his side qualified for the final to be played on September 27. Initially, the clubs that finished first at the group stage were seeded...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 September 2008

Motiganz rewards Chiefs' players

Motiganz Botswana general manager, Mordehay Dayan said yesterday that what Chiefs achieved last season makes them proud to associate with the club. "We are proud of your achievements and we encourage you to continue working hard in the coming season...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

Junior cricket league makes good progress

BCA development officer, Girish Ramakrishna said that the increase in the number of schools is a clear indication that they might be achieving their objective. He said that cricket is becoming popular and the increasing number of schools...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 16 September 2008

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