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Khetho reflects on Olympiad exploits
Mmegi: What was the difference this time around, in terms of preparations for the Olympiad? Khetho: We had individual preparations. I had intensive training psychologically, physically and I had an active chess-opening repertoire. As a team,...
05 December 2008
New club plans to change Francistown soccer
Though Ghetto Stars was formed four months ago, it wants to change the face of women soccer in Francistown and the northern region. The club is the brainchild of the captain Mitchel Tlhasela and her friend Portia Mogapi. They formed the club in...
05 December 2008
The Football Hero: Terrence Moputhing
He was 17 days older than me. We both grew up in the Gaborone main mall area where his parents owned a house in an up market plot that currently houses the head office of BEDIA. I was later to spend the better part of my life with him as a...
DIKGANG PHILLIP MAKGALEMELE 05 December 2008
First Cut
After scooping the league title, Magosi clinched the Kabelano Charity Cup and the Coca Cola Cup. Chiefs started the current season on a high note by overcoming Extension Gunners. It was again a time of glory until Township Rollers under new mentor...
DENNIS KEAGILE 05 December 2008
Outlook stable despite fading diamond sparkle-analysts
"The impact of the global downturn on Botswana's diamond exports and other commodities is in turn likely to have a significant effect on economic growth, fiscal outturns and external balances," says Standard & Poor's credit analyst Remy Salters....
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Global crisis delays Maun copper project
Speaking at the Australia Day mining conference in London on Monday, Managing Director Brad Sampson said the timeline for the approximately $200 million project is to be extended because of the economic downturn. "The firm is revising a feasibility...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
P9 billion wiped off foreign board at BSE
According to a Capital Securities' November 2008 BSE report, the P9 billion that has been wiped off the board since the opening of the year is "potentially more damaging" than meets the eye. The report says in the month of November, of the eight...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Testimony of a LEA beneficiary
The occasion was the official opening of the LEA Regional Office located across from Thapama Hotel in Daukom House last Tuesday. "I had gone to the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) offices last July 24 seeking funding as I did not have any knowledge...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Cut the red tape - Lefhoko tells LEA
Speaking at the official launch of the northern branch of the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) at Thapama Hotel, Lefhoko called on the Citizen Enterpreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) and other financial institutions "to move faster in facilitating...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Watch Dog
A customer had bought things on credit from Game Stores and ended up having difficulties making the payments. Her debt ended up being passed over to a debt collector to pursue. So far there's nothing wrong with this situation. Stores...
05 December 2008
Young Farmers Fund is on track - CEDA
Speaking in an interview with Business Week, the Coordinator of the CEDA Young Farmers Fund, Thabo Thamane, said they are satisfied with the progress of the scheme that is aimed at empowering young farmers. Thamane revealed that so far they...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Ominous threat hangs over wretched vendors
Law enforcement officers of the City Council of Francistown (CCF) went around Botswana's second city warning the vendors, especially unlicensed ones, to vacate their posts or face imminent removal. That was done in subsequent days, leaving the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Ikalanga song and dance captivate many
The crowd that had thronged the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) tent last Tuesday was left spellbound as 27-year-old Thenjiwe Ntogwa and her two fellow dancers, Chenesani and Sinikiwe Ntogwa took to the stage. They pounded the red-carpeted parking...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
A Calendar for 2009 Selected by
It is the season for purchasing calendars for 2009 as gifts, and for your walls, even, if so arranged, as a reminder of key events and appointments. It has 28 pages, including the covers, and sells for P120 each. It is also available at...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Back Stage
It is in Telugu with English subtitles and the occasional Indian-English. It is not what is usually labelled a "Bollywood" product. It has been on circuit in Southern Africa, so look for it. It was made by Rajnesh Domalpalli as part of his MFA...
Sasa Majuma 05 December 2008
Transporters, govt collide over fares
The Depart of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS) announced the fare cuts but the move has angered the BRTS, which has since written to the minister. BRTS president Mbako Mahube told a news conference in Gaborone yesterday that the ministry did not...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
SADC to investigate MDC military camps in Botswana
The investigating team was appointed following a November 5, meeting of the Organ Troika held in Maputo, Mozambique, in which Zimbabwe lodged a complaint that Botswana was giving military training to youth from the opposition MDC-T to fight the...
STAFF WRITER 05 December 2008
P19m for 4 ranchers and P1m for 40 families in compensation
Briefing participants at a stakeholder meeting here recently, Motlatsi Pilane said the land had been handed over to the department of water affairs after negotiations with the owners of the freehold farms which began last year. Speaking at the same...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
SA policemen feature as witness sings in CMS case
Tumagole, Maja and eight others are accused of stealing P20 million from Central Medical Stores, through four fraudulent transactions that have resulted in supply shortages at public medical facilities throughout the country. The trial started late...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Teachers mark in shoddy conditions
Teachers are marking in overcrowded classrooms and poor conditions, which is likely to compromise the validity and reliability of the final results. BOSETU's executive secretary, Justin Hunyepa, says that one would have expected BEC to prove to the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Taxi, combi operators stick to old fares
Commuters are crying foul but the operators are sticking to their guns, claiming they are unaware of the changes. The operators have resorted to forcing commuters to pay immediately they board the bus/taxi. Although the government gazetted the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Kwelagobe carries the day at BOPEU meeting
And the burly man affectionately known as "DK" is a man who does not mince his words.This came across when he was the guest of honour at the annual general meeting of the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) at Mater Spei College here on Tuesday....
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Parley notes law on small claims courts
The bill, gazetted on November 28, is known as the Small Claims Courts Bill.Tenants who have been unfairly evicted by landlords are also free to claim where the contested amount is not more than P15,000. The proposed law follows a recommendation by...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Schools are the new frontier of the war on drugs
By the age of 13, Ernest (not his real name) was already hooked on drugs and could not function without sniffing or smoking a little marijuana. Asked how he got hooked on drugs, he simply answered, "Just for fun." This is happening right here under...
05 December 2008
Intelligence service without 'intelligence'
Recriminations continue after the Indian terrorist attack as the nation, and the rest of the world, mourns the dead. In the case of the United States, a new emphasis on coordinated work between intelligence bodies was developed out of the 2001...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Let's fight intellectual property theft - Hlatswayo
Addressing journalists and police officers at a workshop on intellectual property in Gaborone yesterday, he said intellectual property theft is dangerous because it affects lives both economically and socially. According to the World Health...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Opposition sidelined from national events
The parties say they did not send representatives to the World AIDS Day commemorations in Selebi-Phikwe on Monday because they are ignored when such events are planned. BNF publicity secretary, Moeti Mohwasa said they boycotted the celebrations...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Silicosis: the lung disease kills silently
Though he is cured, he says he fears that he could have also contracted silicosis, the debilitating and sometimes fatal lung disease. Many ex-mineworkers in the SADC region who toil in South Africa, including those from Botswana, are at risk of...
EDGAR TSIMANE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
HIV/AIDS: People with disabilities cry foul
This was revealed by the public relations Officer of the Botswana Council of People with Disabilities (BCD), Agisanyang Pitsane in an interview with Mmegi after AIDS Day commemoration held on Monday. She explained that the belief in some...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Govt sluggish on HIV employment law
BONELA says that comments made in Parliament recently by the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Peter Siele, to the effect that his ministry is still in the process of consulting relevant stakeholders in pursuit of the formulation of a policy on...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Seretse on human rights
After presenting an overview of the Botswana National Report, Seretse responded to questions submitted by member States. The following are excerpts of some his responses: National Human Rights InstitutionThe Czech Republic and the United...
05 December 2008
Minister explains books in the basement
Local Government Minister Margaret Nasha told Parliament yesterday that as a result of the court case and double purchase, one consignment of the books was stored at the basement of the ministry headquarters. "Go ne go na le...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
Lack of tools hamper farming
Kgosi Joshua Joel of Mmandunyane told Mmegi that the situation in his village is made worse by inadequate rain. "I think the other problem is that the government scheme to plough for people is also not going according to plan. As you may know, the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Batawana chief to be buried tomorrow
Moremi died last week at the Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital. An official of the Batawana Tribal Administration said Moremi will be buried at the royal cemetery at the main Maun Kgotla after a memorial at the Methodist Church. Chiefs from all over...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 05 December 2008
UB launches master plan
The master plan was launched yesterday at the UB's council chambers by the director of Institutional planning, Dr Michael Gregory. He explained that the 2009 master plan provides the UB and the people of Botswana with an exciting plan for a...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
A-Cap forges ahead with mining plans despite global crisis
The company yesterday announced its plans for the continued development of the Letlhakane Uranium Project towards becoming Botswana's first uranium mine in 2011.The company's recently published Scoping Study (released to the ASX on October 17 2008)...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
The left hand in a right-handed world
Such are business entities owned and run by traders from a certain successful business community of Asian origin spread all over Africa. In these premises, once a customer enters, he or she is welcomed by a very stern look. If a customer inquires...
TOM ONIRO
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Trip in the US great eye-opener
I was part of the delegation which was nominated through a Botswana government single exchange programme with the US. The Programme is called the US State Leadership Programme which focuses on the federal, state and local election guidelines and...
GAONTEBALE MOKGOSI 05 December 2008
Searching for the perfect republic in the emperor's new clothes
More than ever before there is a critical need to advance intellectual and political dialogue to produce ideas and solutions that would light our path into the future and provide fuel for the new leadership brand to find the right routes to pursue...
* JOWITT MBONGWE 05 December 2008
UB launches master plan
The master plan was launched yesterday at the UB's council chambers by the director of Institutional planning, Dr Michael Gregory. He explained that the 2009 master plan provides the UB and the people of Botswana with an exciting plan for a...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
The city with many names
Depending on generations, other than the official name of Francistown, which was named after a gold miner, Daniel Francis in 1897, Francistown bears names such as Ghetto, Sthalala, Tafa,Toropo or whatever individual residents find suitable to them....
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 05 December 2008
When home is not best
Home is not best. Thinking of going home does not generate any excitement in me and any other Zimbabwean, perhaps with the exception of businesspeople. The festive season is here when many Zimbabweans are supposed to go home for holidays but the...
JERRY BUNGU
Correspondent 05 December 2008
Democracy requires an alternative government
The elections raise questions that offer an opportunity for the people of the region to ask about the extent to which their interests as citizens, are represented in the various processes of democracy that operate in the southern region, particularly...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 05 December 2008
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05 December 2008
BNF, Moatlhodi saga besmirch parliamentary independence
After granting Moatlhodi reprieve last week, the BDP central committee made it very clear that the persistent pleading from the delegation from the Tonota constituency moved them. So, it is out of pity that Moatlhodi's dismissal has been revoked;...
EDITOR 05 December 2008
WHITHER BOTSWANA
That was no exaggeration, for the concern that Moatlhodi expressed in parliament last month about the perceived "militarisation" of the public service (which was the principal reason for his disqualification) is, without doubt, a national concern....
DAN MOABI 05 December 2008
UB Business Clinic undertakes a road show
The road show is the second such endeavour for the Business Clinic, which undertook the first one in 2007 during which it was clearly revealed to the students that Batswana still lack information on available entrepreneurship resources, which affect...
05 December 2008
Referees deserve respect
The BFA leadership do not also give enough support to the whistle man. They let club officials ridicule the whistle men as they wish unlike in more advanced countries, like England where even top officials are fined for small negativity towards the...
05 December 2008
NITTY GRITTY
The fellows at the Nitty Gritty have tasked yours truly with compiling and translating "new words" and concepts following in the foot steps of the late, great translator at RB, Rre Rebaone Mookodi. Below is my humble attempt. Readers are invited to...
BAROLONG SEBONI 05 December 2008
High riding GU tackle Nico
On paper, the Reds, as GU are affectionately known, are expected to easily steam past troubled Nico. However, the home side, still smarting from a 5-3 drubbing at the hands of Ecco City Greens at the weekend, would be eager to emerge from their...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 05 December 2008
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