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Botswana denies closing Zimbabwe embassy
The ministry spokesman, Clifford Maribe, said yesterday that reports of the closure of the mission by a Zimbabwe newspaper are false. "There is nothing of that sort. The minister has said it before that our mission in Harare will remain open," Maribe...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
Pomp and ceremony in Tonota
It started at daybreak with a motorcade from Natale and stopovers at Mathangwane, Marobela, Sebina, Marapong and Mabesekwa wards. Clad in red colours, members of the BDP descended on the main venue, Borolong Primary School in numbers to listen to...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 03 December 2008
The social aspects of alcoholism
There is a genetic component among alcoholics nonetheless," says Dr Philip Opondo, head of psychiatric department at Nyangagbwe Referral Hospital. Sociological theories analyse social, cultural and psychological variables to illustrate that the...
SYLVESTYER WAPITSO
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Sechaba exults sales growth but glum about future
The results were on the back of good performance by its associate companies, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) and Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL). KBL delivered a year-on-year growth of 13.8 percent in attributable profit. This was driven by good...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
Grand Palm in P24m facelift
New developments at the Gaborone facility include expansion and refurbishment of the casino, an upgrade of the Walmont Hotel's exclusive executive floor business lounge and bedroom bathrooms and a total revamp of Livingstone's Restaurant that will...
03 December 2008
All roads should lead to Oodi turn-off for Rockcember
However, revellers who missed out shouldn't worry because they will have an opportunity to attend the Rockcember festival scheduled to take place at the Old Quad track on the Oodi turn-off this Saturday. The festival, which has become an annual...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
Ghanaian crowned M-Net Face of Africa queen
The Ghanaian beauty beat nine others who made it into the top 10 at the glittering finals organised at the South African resort city in North West Province. Menson proved that hard work and perseverance do pay, as this was not her first time trying...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
BOMU chief Moruakgomo blasts his accusers
Besides the foreign backing band, Moruakgomo also featured South African vocalist, Coyote and Nigerian based South African guitarist, Kunle in his act. Other than himself, the only locals in Moruakgomo's band on Saturday were backing...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 03 December 2008
It simply begins with you
He noted that by 2016, about 220,600 patients are expected to be on the programme.We shudder to imagine what the unsustainability portends for the nation. Fresh in our minds are the high mortality rates and burials that were a common feature of...
EDITOR 03 December 2008
The ordeal of Pius XII
Indeed, so searching are the questions and so inflamed are discussions about the Roman Catholic Church's pontiff during World War II that the current pope, Benedict XVI, recently announced that he may postpone Pius's beatification until the Vatican's...
*ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE 03 December 2008
Let's stand up against dictatorship
Dictatorship is descending like an angered eagle. Already we are hearing of innocent souls being beaten to a pulp by members of the so-called Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS). Directives are being dispatched with systematic...
03 December 2008
BNF suspends Kanjabanga
The indefinite suspension comes hardly weeks after Kanjabanga and his supporters disrupted a rally held by his rival at Gaborone North, Lemogang Ntime in a dispute that ended at the Broadhurst Police Station. The clash between Kanjabanga and Ntime...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Cartoon Strip 03.12.08
03 December 2008
TAFIC in financial crisis
One of the players said they have been paid and some of them are now rebelling. "Now players just do whatever they want and the spirit of the team is at its lowest," said an inside source. The players blame management because they feel that even...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
Mophuting dies in Jwaneng
Mophuthing made his name at GU where he started his playing career in the 1980s. His father managed the club for a long time. He was a powerhouse at GU with his dangerous runs from the left back. He was part of the national team, which...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Kgabosetso coach demands commitment
He said the club must overhaul its act to realise its ambition of qualifying for the Premier League. The coach demanded that everybody at the club must pull up their shocks because the loss to Masitaoka could have been avoided if the management acted...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Will Zambia be ready to host All Africa Games?
The country's sports infrastructure has seriously degenerated and so far, repair and construction work that is supposed to be completed by the end of next year has not gone past the tendering stage. There has been a major reversal of sports...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Public transport fares reduced
The new prices state that a shared taxi will go down from P3.60 per person to P3.20. The 'special' fare will be P16.00 per trip from P18.00. Minibuses will charge each person P2.70 down from P3.00. A long distance trip on a bitumen road will cost...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 03 December 2008
DPSM disinclined to collective bargaining - BOPEU
Speaking at the union's second annual convention at Mater Spei College on Tuesday, BOPEU President Andrew Motsamai said they were saddened by this lack of urgency on the part of government. "We have no intention of accepting any excuses once...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 03 December 2008
BCP to run electoral workshop for candidates
The workshop is being sponsored by the British Labour Party's Westminster Foundation.Workshop facilitators are BCP vice president, who is also the party's parliamentary candidate for Tswapong South Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang and Dr Ben Bolaane, who is...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Police chief declares war on criminals
Speaking at the Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) annual general meeting in Maun at the weekend, the police commissioner told participants that police are worried about the increase in the number of attacks on tourists,...
KENNETH KOBEDI
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Government wipes tears off Gantsi farmers
Veterinary services director, Moetapele Letshwenyo said killing of cattle quarantined in Zone 12 was finished mid November and a total of 1,583 were culled, costing P23,745 if paid at average price. "In the infected zone, we are left with sheep and...
TATENDA MOYO
Correspondent 03 December 2008
Tribute to Ruth Motsete
Ruth Motsete contributed greatly to the struggle for gender equity in Botswana. She has over the years worked with the Gender and Development Sector of BOCONGO and many organisations, among others Botswana Council of Churches, Emang Basadi and the...
03 December 2008
BNF feud shifts to Parliament
Modubule was expelled from the BNF with party ideologue Dr Elmon Tafa for gross indiscipline. It is understood that the party leadership want the sitting arrangement in Parliament changed to show that Modubule is no longer in the BNF. The MP said he...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 03 December 2008
New Dikhwaere Group Releases Album
The Selebi-Phikwe based duo of Daniel Mokobi and Mosimanegape Gaaitsiwe has come up with a decent offering that should win them a lot of traditional music fans. Mokobi said they wanted to offer their fans "undiluted" dikhwaere music. He feels the...
MQONDIS DUBE
Correspondent 04 December 2008
Singer Kaizer pays tribute to grandmothers
Titled Dikgang Tsa Motse, the offering takes you through the social issues that ordinary Batswana encounter in their lives. In the first track, Bo nkuku, Kaizer focuses on grandmothers, who are very important people in our lives, particularly in this...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Jazz diva arrives home to find mourners
It all started when a Popular Punah song, Selelo Sa Malema, was repeatedly played on a Radio Botswana Sunday programme, with the presenter saying 'may her soul rest in peace'. The radio presenter, it seemed, played a wrong version of the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
When jazz fuses with disco
Only few people could have imagined that he would one day mix his jazz with disco. But he will soon be mixing the two when he starts working with former South African disco golden boy, Thabile Mazolwane . The two musicians have joined forces to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 04 December 2008
New mining projects push Zim rentals and rates up
The new and old mining activities in the province have forced landlords to quote their properties for sale or high rentals in foreign currency, especially US Dollars, South African Rand and Botswana Pula.Economic analyst and businessman Trust...
FRANCIS BINGANDADI
Correspondent 04 December 2008
First National Bank of Botswana Cell-phone Banking records a milestone
"Prepaid airtime still remains the leading driver of transaction volumes on the Cell-phone Banking channel, accounting for more than 80 percent of transactions recorded monthly," says Yolisa Phillips-Lejowa, Head of Electronic Banking. Prepaid...
04 December 2008
Imara revenue eroded by costs
The group said that in SA, its stockbroking division's results were ahead of budget but the corporate finance and asset management units had been adversely affected by " world events". It said performance fees from asset management operations could...
04 December 2008
Cartoon Strip 04.12.08
04 December 2008
Soccer officials must refrain from hooliganism
In many places around the world, football is more than just a game. In war torn places like Sudan, football is the glue that binds communities together. At a time when Liberia was engulfed by internecine civil wars, George Weah, the Liberian star...
EDITOR 04 December 2008
The death of NATO
But perhaps it is now time for some discreet reflection on the fact that "the old man will not always be with us." Human institutions, like human beings, can collapse with surprising speed once they have outlived their usefulness. The dramatic...
* NICK WITNEY 04 December 2008
Boteti River shies away from Mopipi, Rakops
Boteti River, a source of livelihood for residents of who are derisively, Manoka, because the river, has been dry for over a decade now. In that time, hardship was the order of the day for these people. While before they did not have to depend on...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 04 December 2008
Public aware of 'productivity',but there is none
The centre believes such a development could make the country productive and vibrant.Speaking at the launch of the Productivity Awareness Report at the BNPC in Gaborone last Thursday, BNPC information research services manager, Dabilani Buthali said:...
TATENDA MOYO
Correspondent 04 December 2008
Tertiary schools intake on the rise
"If access is one of the major challenges of the Ministry of Education, then they are on the right direction but I might stress that we should not do that at the expense of the quality of education," he said. Students from GIPS, NIIT and Limkokwing...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Man sentenced for possession of ammunition
Passing judgement yesterday, Francistown principal magistrate Thato Mujaji said the accused, Sentebaleng Njae, committed a minor offence but still needed to be punished, as a deterrent. However, the magistrate said she had taken into account the...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 04 December 2008
Support for local businesses lacking - Lefhoko
Lefhoko, who addressed a full council meeting to brief councillors about his ministry, pointed out that Selebi Phikwe has one of the best bakeries in Botswana but it does not receive the support it deserves. The council prefers to order face bricks...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Two 24hr clinics to open in Gaborone
Expansion of the Broadhurst Clinic will depend on the availability of staff. "You must understand that you need at least 50 staff members to be able to operate 24 hours," she said in Parliament yesterday. Nasha was answering a question from Gaborone...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Truant students face loss of sponsorship
So serious is the problem that some students have even started small businesses with the allowances they receive from the Ministry of Education (MoE). "They do not bother to attend classes," says Dr Patrick Molutsi. "And as soon as they realize that...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Tibone demands progress at Ntimbale
The Tourism Minister, Kitso Mokaila, responding to more than two enquiries by Tibone, told Parliament that his ministry has already concluded arrangements with the Ministry of Lands and Housing to reserve some dams for tourism. "The next step will...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
Botswana donates P3 million to people of Zimbabwe
Maribe said they are donating the P3 million, through the World Health Organisation (WHO), UN Children's Fund and the World Food Programme (WFP) because Botswana has always encouraged donors to assist the people of Zimbabwe. "We have no...
04 December 2008
Chess official implicated in theft
The Mogoditshane lodge cut its ties with BCF saying that it does not want to be seen to be in support of criminal behaviour. YCL chief executive officer, Patrick Simon said the decision to stop financing chess events came after a top BCF official was...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 04 December 2008
Media boycotts Chiefs games?
By yesterday, media practitioners were drafting a petition to the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Premier League sponsors be Mobile saying that they will give Chiefs a blackout because of Molome's behaviour on Sunday after his side lost 2-1...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 04 December 2008
The Public Service Bill has deadly spikes
This is a long overdue development, which could have long been completed with. But because this Government believes in doing things in piece meal it resulted in the delay. However, there are some sections which dilute the essence of Trade Unionism....
04 December 2008
BCP on AIDS Day
This statement highlights key issues from the BCP National Policy on HIV and AIDS, which aims at creating an enabling environment for the prevention and mitigation of HIV and AIDS among families as well as communities. As we commemorate the World...
04 December 2008
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