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Tough laws for motorists
Among others, the bill seeks to increase the existing fines; introduce minimum fines and new fines such as the demerit point system; provide for the flagging of vehicles that have pending matters with the police and installation of devices to detect...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Love gone sour lands Tawana in danger
After a long break from being up for possible eviction, Botswana's BBA3 competitor Tawana Lebani, is once again up for possible eviction this week, and her chances of survival do not look good. The contest for a whopping UDS 100, 000 (about P780,...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Indian children's film festival under-way in Gabs
The festival is scheduled to run for a week, giving children ample time to watch a number of films produced in India, most of which have received international awards. The festival, which started yesterday with screening for invited guests, ends on...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Motlakase on the rampage
For several seasons, the club has been campaigning in the First Division North but failed to get promotion to the Premier League. They came close last season but faltered in the closing stages, even failing to qualify for the promotion play-offs....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Francistown wins bowling league
On a cloudy, drizzly weekend, the club won the tournament to clinch the league championship. Francistown has been consistent throughout the campaign and their win was largely expected as they went into the weekend with a healthy nine point lead. The...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 12 November 2008
Male factor in women football
He explained that it is not right for the women's game to be run by a body dominated by men. "We are not saying we do not want men in women football but we are saying women should always be in the forefront," he said. He said that though officials...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 12 November 2008
PrimeTime posts healthy profit despite market depression
While the final results published are for the year ended 31 August 2008 and incorporate rentals for the full year, they effectively only reflect the profits for the period since the listing date of 20 December 2007, being the date from which the...
STAFF WRITER 12 November 2008
Club chairmen are to blame for MABC debacle
The Premier league now has a sponsor and Batswana can now watch their favourite premier league football teams playing. The angst that the unceremonious stoppage of the league caused to many a football fan has been unbearable. We are grateful that Be...
EDITOR 12 November 2008
Sport as a tool for reconciliation
South Africa chairs the AU committee on PCRD for Sudan and has been involved in several other initiatives in countries emerging from conflict. On the same theme, the launch of an innovative Sport for Peace Programme, aimed at promoting reconciliation...
*TARRIN-RAE OXCHE 12 November 2008
Spineless SADC endorses chicanery
This was somehow encouraging considering the softly-softly approach that had prevailed in the past, most recently at the dismal Troika summit in Harare. Shockingly, the regional grouping connived behind closed doors, with Mugabe defiantly in...
12 November 2008
Don't fool us -Halaal is all about religion
I want to applaud the President, Ian Khama for taking a bold step in denouncing the halaal requirement, by chain stores as an unfair business practice, though this was long overdue. Halaal requirement is purely a religious and business undertaking,...
12 November 2008
No end to Zwenshambe chieftainship crisis
Mosojane was given the mandate to provide direction in the Zwenshambe chieftainship feud by the Minister of Local Government, Margaret Nasha, after the rejection of former Francistown mayor and now nominated councillor, Peter Ngoma, as the headman of...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 12 November 2008
Cartoon Strip 12.11.08
12 November 2008
No justice in customary courts - Parliamentarian
The legislator told Parliament on Friday that suspects at Customary Courts are not afforded fair trials and there is plenty of intimidation of defendants. She was commenting on a motion by MP for Tonota South, Pono Moatlhodi who requested government...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Judge calls non-state actors to action
She stated that even though rights are enshrined in the constitution, it is the duty of the State to respect, protect and fulfil them. During a presentation at the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and AIDS (BONELA) annual general meeting, Mathiba...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
Expert talks post-conflict reconstruction cons
The researcher told SABC International over the weekend that deterioration of the social fabric and redirection of finances to war are some of the problems associated with conflicts. She was speaking as African leaders met in Kenya to discuss the...
EDGAR TSIMANE
Correspondent 12 November 2008
TEC boss defends private colleges
He dismissed claims that first degree holders cannot teach in the colleges. He said there is nothing wrong with first degree holders as lecturers in the colleges as long as they teach appropriate courses. The TEC boss explained that first degree...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
News briefs
The body of a student who fell from the ninth floor of a building in Malaysia over the weekend is to be repatriated this week. The Public Relations officers at the Ministry of Education and Skills Development said yesterday that the Botswana...
Compiled by BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 November 2008
MP blames rising corruption on expatriates
He said there is a tendency in government to give key positions to foreigners especially in district councils. He asserted that this breeds corruption and something must be done. He said there is jealousy among citizens to the extent that they have...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 12 November 2008
Ramotswa police overwhelmed by Zimbos-Commander
BaLete swear by their ancestors that the rapes, assaults, armed robberies and theft of livestock and vehicles are the work of Zimbabweans. Added to this is cross-border drug trafficking that goes on through the porous Botswana border with South...
EDGAR TSIMANE
Correspondent 12 November 2008
BDP recalls Moatlhodi
Yesterday the BDP attempted to match the South Africans when it recalled Tonota South MP, Pono Moatlhodi as the party candidate in the 2009 general elections. The decision was made at a BDP Central Committee meeting on Tuesday evening,...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
Seven years in Afghanistan
Much has been accomplished along the way, for Afghanistan and for the world. In less than 45 days in 2001, we Afghans were freed from the menace of terrorism and the Taliban. Back then, Afghanistan's people held great hopes for an immediately...
*HAMID KARZAI 13 November 2008
Board member of Conservation International or President of Botswana?
This is prompted by the fact that our President is a member of the Board of Directors of Conservation International (CI). Questions that are to be asked are; who is responsible for his upkeep there, we tax payers of Botswana or Conservation...
13 November 2008
Is BCP a pressure group or a political party?
Dr Koma's style of leadership was responsible for the BNF's missed opportunities and present leadership crisis and lack of leadership intergrity. Sir Seretse Khama's style of leadership has laid a solid foundation for Botswana as a democratic...
13 November 2008
Thank you Be Mobile
Well, one cannot but marvel at the rate at which the local soccer is growing. If my ears are not failing me, the winners of the league will walk with a cool one million Pula! Be Mobile should inspire all those involved in the football...
13 November 2008
Cartoon Strip 13.11.08
13 November 2008
Youths in Kickstart training
More companies should be doing this because collectively we will have an impact," Molale said at the launch of Kickstart, a youth training programme of the Kgalagadi Beverages Trust, on Tuesday. Molale encouraged the 13 Kickstart aspirants on the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
Meet Mabutho the artist extraordinaire
He is a decorated artist and academic in his own right. "Some of my awards include the Best Student award from Russell Roads College and Best International Student Achiever award from Port Elizabeth Technikon (PE Tech) in South Africa" Mabutho...
ISAAC PHEKO
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Young Batswana brace for awards
The awards, which are going to be held under the theme, Young People's Active Participation in Development Process: An Imperative; will be the fifth since inception in 1999 as they are held biannually. The awards are open only to Batswana youth aged...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
L'etranger opens at Thapong
The exhibition opens at 6pm.The exhibitor, Justice Gaga, is a Cameroonian artist who has been awarded a prize by the French cultural agency "Culturesfrance" and thereby given a grant to do an art residency in Botswana. She has been working at Thapong...
13 November 2008
DJ roots releases exotic house album
The album has 12-tracks and it is Mashona's first ever. Mashona prides himself in going for an exotic sound in line with European techno music played at rave parties in European countries like Britain and France. The exotic sound route...
ISAAC PHEKO
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Nightclubs take govt to court again
Tomorrow, Justice Key Dingake of the High Court is scheduled to hear an application from the nightclub owners who are seeking an order that the new liquor regulations should be declared discriminatory, ultra vires and to be set aside. The plaintiffs...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Tswana-American quilt exhibition on cards
Quilting is an art form that uses the infinite variety of fibers to make objects of extraordinary beauty. The event will be held at the Botswana Craft Gallery, starting on November 20 from 6pm - 9pm. It ends on November 28. Botswana Craft...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
BBL sponsors Keone Mageu again
The tournament starts over the weekend at Glen Valley in Gaborone. The finals will be held next weekend at UB Student Hall. Speaking at the unveiling of the sponsorship on Tuesday, Tom Mpedi of BBL said their continued support for boxing is a sign...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Netball boss slams the media
She told netball people to shun journalists as they do not have good intentions. She said some media people enjoy sensationalisation when reporting netball issues. She claimed that the media is out to bring down netball. "Media is not going to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Sister held in connection with brother's death
Mabutsane police station commander, Senior Superintendent, Steven Kebaitse, told Mmegi that it is suspected that an axe handle was used to commit the crime. "Investigations are still going on to determine the cause of death. We are also...
STAFF WRITER 13 November 2008
Policeman admits failure in Patlakwe rape case
Lebogang Sebogisi said he decided to charge Patlakwe with rape immediately after getting the testimony of the alleged victim. Patlakwe is said to have offered a young girl a lift from Mmakgodi to Gaborone and then went with her to a lodge in...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 13 November 2008
CMS fraud rises to P20 million
A Gaborone court was puzzled by the sudden arrival of one of the suspects, Jabulani Johnson, who was said to be under arrest in South African authorities over an undisclosed criminal offence. One of the prosecutors, Priscilla Israel told the court...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
BCP starts early Francistown campaigns
The BCP fancies its chances in Francistown and is staging rallies to win council and parliamentary seats. Speaking at one of the rallies last weekend, the BCP council candidate for Boikhutso Ward, Onkokame Mosweu regretted that Batswana continue to...
SYLVESTER WAPPITSO
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Selebi-Phikwe, Bobirwa get new x-ray machines
As a result, Bobonong and Selebi-Phikwe government hospitals have not been doing X-Rays for more than a month and patients have been referred to Mmadinare Primary Hospital. However, the installation work for new X-Ray facilities at the Mmadinare...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 13 November 2008
Zims deserve your sympathy - Seretse
Zimbabwe is presently is locked in a political crisis after the March 29 and June 27 disputed election results, forcing thousands of displaced Zimbabweans to flee to neighbouring countries like Botswana and South Africa. Addressing a Kgotla...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 13 November 2008
The inspiration of Mama Afrika
Though she was an African, she was a citizen of the world. In Africa, particularly, the sorrow was too much to bear. Makeba was not fondly known as Mama Afrika for nothing. She had come to be an embodiment of the African cultural...
EDITOR 13 November 2008
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