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Kgafela II Draped King
The latest coronation of Kgafela II attracted, among others, Patrice Motsepe, one of two African billionaires. He attended as a member of the royal family from Bafokeng. Bakgatla of all kinds from South Africa also came in droves with their diKgosi...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff writer 22 September 2008
Exporters Told To Prepare For Global Competition
Opening the annual general meeting of the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) last Thursday, Trade and Industry Assistant Minister Duke Lefhoko said these developments meant more intensified competition. "It is therefore...
By Business Reporter 22 September 2008
Poor Food Supplies Prompt Govt To Sell Farms
This is the first time that government-owned farms have been put up for sale to the public. Ministry officials have told Monitor that more will be made available if and when possible in future. All the 16 farms are to be used exclusively for...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
SADC Stats Committee Meets in Gaborone
The SSC meeting is taking place alongside a workshop of the National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). The meeting rotates annually among SADC member states. The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, under the ambit of...
22 September 2008
Aviva Poised To Acquire 90% In Mmamantswe
In a BSE-posted statement on Friday, Aviva advised Mawana Minerals (Mawana) that it had achieved the $US0.5 million (P3.42 million) expenditure required by 30 September 2008 as part of farm-in arrangements and elected to make the final vendor payment...
By Wanetsha Mosinyi
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
OUT TO LUNCH
Companies that achieve and enjoy the best possible performance (in other words, optimal productivity levels) are those that consistently and consciously improve their processes, making them more effective, more efficient, and more...
SHAMEELA WINSTON 22 September 2008
Women Find A Home On The Sports Field
Du Toit is a true role model for all of Southern Africa, a region that, while it emphatically encourages able-bodied young men in sport, rarely has the same enthusiasm for women or those with disability. With the final fanfare of the 2008 Beijing...
*By Deborah Walter 22 September 2008
When The Braai Stands Run Dry
On the other side of the scale, these braai stands have become a source of income for the business-minded individuals, who sell meat to customers during busy lunch hours. A random survey at butcheries around Selebi-Phikwe reveals that close to 60...
By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 22 September 2008
Setswana Week Celebrated In Style
Not far from the Kgotla, was a Setswana house that was built with the help of the school's ancillary staff. The Friday programme was divided into two sessions with the afternoon session held at the Kgotla and the evening session in the school...
By Gasebalwe Seretse
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Talking Musika
I could not help calling Chedza Fani and exhorting him to share with me my appreciation of the jazz in the women's presentation. It was as impressive as the songs of the women dance troupes of the Northeast - more appropriately, Bokalaka - who ran...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 September 2008
Food For The Soul
The idea of power, or rather actually having power somehow always feels beyond great. And who can claim not to love being powerful and in control. Alright, alright, here I am specifically referring to the mighty power of nutrition and having the...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 22 September 2008
Platinum Glitters At Kgafela II Coronation
The 5,000 seater stands at the main Kgotla, no doubt gave it a unique picture on Kgosi Kgafela II's coronation day. The stands were erected all around the Kgotla. This is where part of the 20,000 crowd witnessing the paramount chief's coronation...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Ngwenya Speaks On His Sacking
Dickson Ngwenya, the past-immediate Rollers' coach said over the weekend that his predecessors like Madinda Ndlovu and Daniel 'Chicco' Nare are doing well at their clubs, a clear sign that something is wrong at Mapalastina and the management should...
By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Minister Faults BNOC And BNSC On Differences
"We are particularly disturbed by the manner in which these differences are handled. Instead of one approaching the other, the matter is taken up with the press. This is not where our solution to the problem is," Kokorwe said. She encouraged the two...
By Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 22 September 2008
BAA Boss Warns Affiliates
Bantsi said the destabilisation affects the operations of the association because it is often done to discredit certain individuals by spreading malicious information about them. "I appeal to all of you that this should come to an end as it brings...
By Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 22 September 2008
Pula Sedibelo
Kgafela takes over from his father, Linchwe who passed away in 2007. Kgosi Kgafela is among the young chiefs of Botswana. The others are Puso Gaborone of Batlokwa, Lotlaamoreng of Barolong and Kgari of Bakwena. We take this opportunity to...
EDITOR 22 September 2008
The Winners Code
Those that are in the know told us that the world is the midst of one of its worst financial crises. The question on the experts' lips was how do we move on and beyond this crisis. From time to time; crises visit our lives just as the financial...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 22 September 2008
Issues In Education
These are questions that students, parents and educators have been asking for many decades. With each advance in technology a glimmer of hope appears that the new innovation can make a difference. Yet as the technology is purchased and spreads,...
DORCAS MOLEFE
OWEN PANSIRI and
SHELDON WEEKS 22 September 2008
Etcetera II
So - what goes down must go up, a sleight of hand; it was here yesterday but now it isn't. Or the reality is an illusion. Like news. Which sometime is and sometimes isn't. Depending on which way one happens to be looking at the time. But by now we...
SANDY GRANT 22 September 2008
Health Chat
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 expel the foreign body, but stay with the victim and monitor his or her...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 September 2008
Botswana Passports Need A Major Revamp
Mr Editor, I'm deeply concerned by the state of affairs of our passports. Botswana passports need to be modernised and security features on them enhanced. I was deeply embarrassed the other time when I was pulled off the line in Paris at Charles de...
22 September 2008
Zim Agreement Promising
We recognise that the political parties continue to seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Zimbabwe. We also note that both regional civil society and SADC member states have often strongly encouraged Zimbabweans to find a peaceful and...
22 September 2008
Mothibe Tells Khama To Marry
The message might not have been delivered directly to the Bangwato paramount chief but any discerning ear could tell whom it was meant for. Speaking shortly after the coronation, Bakgatla regent, Kgosi Mothibe dedicated a chunk of his speech to...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Tsareng 22.09.08
22 September 2008
Anglicans Seek Judge's Intervention
Justice Key Dingake spent the whole of Friday morning listening to a case in which seven priests are challenging the Anglican Church Diocese of Botswana and Bishop Trevor Mwamba for revoking their licences last year. The pastors are from the...
By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Kgosiemang Yet To Reconcile With 'Dutch'
Kgosiemang, the Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana's first female priest, was fired by her employers in May. However, her dismissal did not go down well with some members of the congregation who vowed that they would fight to the bitter end for her...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 September 2008
UB Academic Calls On Khama To Open Up
Addressing the BNPC-sponsored National Productivity Convention at Phakalane Golf Estate recently, Raditlhokwa said it was important for members of the public to have an idea of what the President was thinking in order to know where their input might...
By Isaiah Morewagae 22 September 2008
Suspect Warders Evade Suspension
Normally, public officers are suspended, whilst they answer criminal charges.The four officers, Oganne Dekesu, Daniel Poulo, Mpho Basia and Onkgolotse Mokgatle are alleged to have assaulted a Zimbabwean man, Willington Madubeko, who lost two teeth...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 September 2008
Customer Satisfaction In Public Service Disappointing
Presenting a public service perspective at the National Productivity Convention at Phakalane Golf Estate recently, the directorate's Taboka Nkhwa revealed that in the study conducted in 2005, it became apparent that the majority of people are not...
By Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
Govt Throttles Tipplers With 30% Levy
The levy and "stern" measures accompanying it will go into effect on October 1.This is inspite warnings that a levy would leave over 45 000 people in the alcohol value chain in the lurch, lead to the possible closure of Kgalagadi Breweries and spur...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 September 2008
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