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Monday October 31
Bayford bows out for BCP alternate
The party's secretary general, Taolo Lucas, confirms this, pointing out that the NDF leader will not be contesting in next year's general election 'due to personal commitments'. Lucas says the party will be represented by Kgoberego Nkawana, a...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 30 October 2008
BMWU denies 'birds of a feather' to nestle
At an 'emotionally charged' meeting, the majority of the branches rejected Masilo, whom they described as general secretary Jack Tlhagale's 'stooge'. The Jwaneng branch, supported by the Morupule branch, endorsed the National Executive Committee's...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Global market turmoil hits Batswana pensioners
Infact, Alexander Forbes Financial Services (Botswana) advises those planning to retire to defer their retirement until markets recover and stabilise. In its quarterly Asset Managers Watch dated September 2008, Alexander Forbes warns that the credit...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Tourism industry to adopt new standards
The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Kitso Mokaila, said in Gaborone last Friday that as much as Government can direct policies, laws and regulations, it is up to the private sector to ensure that internationally recognised standards...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondant 30 October 2008
Thapong holds art workshop at Supa Ngwao Museum
Ivy Radipodi, an artist and official at Thapong, said that the workshop would explore the relationship between arts, notions of healing and questions of social responsibility. Thapong wants artists in Francistown to benefit from this type of...
ISAAC PHEKO
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Govt to open recording studio
She said the government would not be building a new studio but equipping an existing one at the Mass Media Complex. Mokone said the studio should be operational during the next financial year, which starts in April. "We are in the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Tsodilo paintings survive veldt fires
The visit targeted the Tsodilo Hills and the Gcwhihaba caves, where fire damage was first reported by Mmegi's sister paper, the Monitor, three weeks ago. The team consisted of Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture permanent secretary, Tiki...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
P100,000 no mathata, Miss Teen Africa organisers
The pageant was supposed to be held on October 4, but was postponed to November 25. Addressing a press conference in Gaborone on Tuesday, coordinator Miti Mhlagayebe said the grand finale was postponed because of unforeseen circumstances,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Ozone stirs to life after inferno
All the furniture and equipment inside the club were destroyed in the inferno.But a court yard at the back of the building remained intact. The manager of Ozone, Leonard Gwemende, said they have decided that while still waiting for a full fire...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 30 October 2008
What happened to virtue, Ms Venson?
To most politicians, virtues such as trust and integrity mean very little. Politicians will lie to voters if they believe the lie might generate votes. Some politicians are capable of using scarce public resources to buy votes. Even when we know...
EDITOR 30 October 2008
The American leader we need
The interest the world has taken in America's vote is the best example of America's soft power, and a lesson in democracy from the world's only superpower. If only we could all vote as well as watch and listen, because the outcome is vital for...
CHRIS PATTEN 30 October 2008
BDP retains Makaleng in by-election
Bafana Gibson of the Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) came third, attracting only 23 votes. The elections were held under the scorching heat where 418 voters out of an expected 867 turned up to vote. Thapa was nominated to the North East District...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
League started without sponsorship
MABC TV promised the premier league committee (PLC) manna from heaven but failed to keep their promise. Teams are now facing uncertain future thanks to poor managerial know how by premier league committee (PLC). This is not the first time our elite...
30 October 2008
Nthomang preaches the wrong sermon
Have the standards of Mmegi really fallen this low? Nthomang's sermon does not belong in a newspaper such as the Mmegi, but in a church newsletter, if there at all. The piece starts off in a fairly reasonable tone, but by the third paragraph it...
30 October 2008
BNF reacts to village loss
Though our performance was not impressive, taking into account that we were the incumbent party, we are, however, hopeful that we will do better in the forthcoming general elections. There is no doubt that the schisms that are currently prevailing...
30 October 2008
Cartoon Strip 30.10.08
30 October 2008
Ohilwe enjoys return to BMC
He has already played for BMC and his performance indicates that he has settled in well. Most importantly, he is enjoying his game. Though he is a defender he has netted three goals in three games as the Lobatse side made an impressive start to the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Be Mobile replaces Monhumutapa
This is a massive improvement from the P4.5m which cellphone giant Mascom availed to sponsor the league in the last three years. However, it is much less than the P65 million offered by the failed deal with MABC. Information reaching Mmegi...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Untouchables in friendlies to keep fit
Club spokesperson Kelebogile Tlhobogang said though they still remain hopeful that the league will start, it is taking too long. She said the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has promised them that the league will start before December....
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Botswana referee eyes 2010 World Cup
Medupe recently attended a seven-day diploma course run by Confederation of African Football (CAF) Elite course in Pretoria, South Africa. He said he has learnt a lot from the course and he is looking forward to being chosen to officiate at the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Magama case postponed
The case was initially set for yesterday but was deferred after the judge indicated that he would not be available. Magama, who is represented by Dutch Leburu wants to be declared the party's parliamentary candidate in the 2009 general elections...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 30 October 2008
BPC auction shocks employees
BPC employees, who spoke on condition of anonymity, alleged that there was secrecy and confusion over the auction of 16 vehicles at the BPC premises in Old Naledi. One of them alleged that unlike the recent Central Transport Organisation...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Namibia bans Botswana beef
Botswana has reported that five cattle in the Gantsi District showed foot and oral lesions normally associated with the disease, the ministry said in a statement from the capital, Windhoek, today. Botswana has also closed all the country's abattoirs,...
CHAMWE KAIRA 30 October 2008
Investors focus on Zambia election
This must be the question on the lips of most people in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as Zambians go to the polls today (October 30) to elect the late president Levy Mwanawasa's successor. Banda, the Movement for Multiparty...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 30 October 2008
Chobe dumpsite kills elephants
The dumping site has had serious ramifications on the environment and the wildlife of Chobe. Elephants, hyenas, baboons and birds flock to the dumping site to feed. This year, three elephants have died after eating plastics from the dump site. The...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 30 October 2008
Is govt treating Lionjanga with kid gloves?
In the case of Lionjanga, who has been charged with corruption and has been arraigned before court, it would seem as if this practice has been ignored. Lionjanga has been given mutual leave and is on full pay. He enjoys other perks that come with...
STAFF WRITERS 31 October 2008
Thekwane,it's the that tells of death
Botswana is slowly becoming a nexus for detective stories. The most famous still is the first one, launched in 1998, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" (Mmegi, 11 February 2000) by Alexander McCall Smith. He has since published nine detective...
Reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 31 October 2008
New NBFIRA boss takes up office
Canadian-born Robert Hobart says the first thing he will do is to develop rules for micro-lenders. Hobart was speaking in an interview with Business Week. "I am in the process of identifying a qualified person to help me in this regard," says the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Diamond exports threatened by world financial crisis
Analysts believe Botswana's economy, which is heavily reliant on diamond export revenues, will be hard hit by the slowdown of the global economy as diamond sales will decline sharply. Although many economic pundits across the world have projected...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Pula slips against the dollar, firms against the rand
Two months ago, the pula was trading at just under P7 per dollar, but it has now weakened to as low as P8.7 per dollar, following in the footsteps of the currency of Botswana's biggest trading partner, the South African Rand. The unfolding global...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Credit crunch will affect mining development
There is currently a multitude of multinational companies that directly rely on funding from international markets that are in the process of setting up mining operations in Botswana in various mining activities which include uranium, nickel,...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
African investment could be hit
If a parent bank in the US or Europe is suffering, it might have an effect on a bank in Africa. We do not think, however, that African banking systems are going to suffer the kind of turmoil that the US and European banking systems have been...
SHANTA DEVARAJAN 31 October 2008
Shame on you lawyers!
For a long time this issue has been reduced to a dialogue between agents of the state and media practitioners. The public had long craved for the intervention of a different voice. Except when arguing their cases in court, Botswana lawyers are...
Editor 31 October 2008
When government cares not even recession is enough
Although I do not fully understand the scary phenomenon, I was instinctively pleased by the almost unanimous manner in which Western governments agreed to bail out their beleaguered banks and other financial institutions by providing them with...
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
DAN MOABI 31 October 2008
TSM is out out of order to defend BEC
When parliament passed law that established BEC in 2002, it had every reason to believe that national examinations needed a body that will take care of the examinations and be held accountable in the event of any mishap concerning...
31 October 2008
Is the nurses' strike justified?
At the heart of the current impasse are two pertinent questions; 1. Should nursing be regarded as a scarce skill in Botswana? If the answer to this question is yes, then nurses are entitled to a scarce skill, allowance and therefore, justified in...
31 October 2008
Obama power in US presidential election
The American presidential elections have never generated so much interest especially in Africa. The elections have received much attention because Obama is an African son of the soil. His late father Barack Obama Senior was a Kenyan. That is part...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
A political dictionary of Botswana - V
3. land board - a body of the bored, led by the retired, on behalf of the tired ( also known as the 'land bored', or the 'land bought'). 4. lemme - a prestigious award of honour bestowed post-humously upon a dedicated stalwart of the party that...
NITTY GRITTY
BAROLONG SEBONI 31 October 2008
Cartoon 31.10.08
31 October 2008
Clubs cry over postponement
The move came after the Premier League Committee (PLC) cut ties with the initial 'sponsor' Munhumutapa African Broadcasting Corporation (MABC). The sponsorship fell through after MABC failed to meet some of the demands by the PLC. Yesterday,...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Diphatsa not scared of Kutlwano
Kutlwano seems to have regained form and Diphatsa will have to be at their best to stop them. If their character during the initial stages of the tournament is anything to go by, then Diphatsa is in for a tough call. 'Big House' as Kutlwano are...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
BCA drills cricket coaches
Chotia was satisfied with the period of the course saying it was enough since coaches were only introduced to the basics of the game. He hailed the BCA saying it is doing a good job by taking cricket to the people. He said cricket is growing...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
Can Kutlwano stop Mafolofolo?
Though Kutlwano match Mafolofolo pound to pound, it seems they cannot find the right combination to beat their enemies. Tomorrow, Mafolofolo hope to maintain their dominance over Kutlwano and would want to revenge the losses they have suffered at...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
Bright impressed by his team's performance
Despite the absence of experienced campaigners Zvenyika Makonese and Musa Otieno in defence, Santos managed to beat their visitors, who were still high after beating Maritzburg United in the Telkom Knockout Cup at the weekend. Bright's future at...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Diarrhoea hits softball training camp
By yesterday, he was still at the Gaborone Private Hospital (GPH) for more check-ups. He expressed hope that he will travel with the team. Though it was clear that he was not well, he put a brave face. He said he fell sick after eating on Sunday....
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
Nurses overworked, underpaid-PS
His statement comes at a time when nurses have been complaining that their workload is too heavy. They demand commensurate remuneration as compensation. Kahiya, who was officiating at the 40th anniversary of the Nurses Association of Botswana in...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff writer 31 October 2008
Milk pours in from SA despite ban
Milk importers interviewed yesterday said they are not aware that they are not to import milk.The deputy director of veterinary services, Kgosietsile Motsu, confirmed yesterday in a phone interview that importers of raw milk approached him...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
Going for baptism? Don't forget the lifejacket!
One of the deceased was the pastor of the church, who was the first one to drown. The two other church members drowned after they jumped into the river to rescue the priest. But according to the police, this was not the first fatal...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 October 2008
Media suspends participation in consultation process
This has already been communicated to the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology at a meeting intended to start consultations on October 30, 2008 (yesterday). This step was taken in light of the re-gazetting of the bill before the...
*THAPELO NDLOVU 31 October 2008
Spirit of Sound exhibition on at the Museum
According to the organisers of the 'Spirit of Sound', 'African music is as old as its people and woven into the very fabric of traditional culture'. They also assert that music has also been an essential part of how we communicate, celebrate and...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 31 October 2008
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