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Malaysia Suicides Shock Education Ministry
Four students have also died this year due to car accidents. Two fell from the balconies of their apartments after drinking alcohol. This has created an atmosphere of panic among Batswana in Malaysia and here at home. The students interviewed in...
By Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff writer 08 December 2008
Under-spending Suppresses Education Ministry Budget
Speaking at a media briefing last Thursday, Nkate said this made it difficult to argue for a budget increment in the budget sessions of Parliament. He said this was the case in 2007 when the ministry submitted a P2.2 billion budget. "Unfortunately,...
By Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
BLLAWU President Urged To Quit
Botswana Hotel Travel and Tourism Workers Union (BHTTWU) national executive officer, Nicholas Motiki said last week that Baeng runs the risk of facing the wrath of BLLAWU members if he does not quit. "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts...
By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 08 December 2008
Ministry Refutes Allegations Of Maltreatment Of Exam Markers
Refuting allegations of abuse of markers at the Ministry of Education press briefing last week, Moahi said they have made sure that when the teachers go to mark they are not unhappy as that could compromise the marking. "We do not want them to have...
By Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
Gaborone Commuters Suffer As Transporters Strike
Many commuters in the city were stranded at bus stops and had to walk to work, school and other destinations. Some commuters claimed combi drivers blocked private motorists from giving them lifts. The situation was made worse by the fact that the...
By Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
Fares Hike Squeezes Zimbos Further
The increase has hit them so hard in their pockets - if they had any - eroding the little buying power they temporarily had. "We don't have that kind of money; this is a rip-off," a family screamed despairingly as they strapped an assortment of...
By Edgar Tsimane
Correspondent 08 December 2008
HIV: How Safe Are Barber Shops?
However, the ever present fear of contracting the deadly HIV has made most people cautious when they visit barber shops and salons. The fight against HIV/AIDS has largely focused on sexual behaviour while little attention is paid to other avenues of...
By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 08 December 2008
About Council Transport?
Once again, the public transport operators had ambushed an unsuspecting public with their antics of hooliganism. Crowds gathered at combi stops with sullen faces. Those few Good Samaritans who attempted to help the helpless commuters were...
EDITOR 08 December 2008
The Winners Code
Relationships are much more important than what most appreciate.Regardless of what form or nature the relationship takes, most people rise and fall based on the strength of their relationships. In this issue, we will take a closer look at what it...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 08 December 2008
Issues In Education
Another Issues looked at the negatives, or areas where Botswana is unlikely to achieve the targets by the set date based on the 2008 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. The positive aspects include: Botswana has the highest percentage...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI&
S. WEEKS 08 December 2008
Etcetera II
Nothing was ever done and nothing was ever achieved. It was a hot, dry, inhospitable, infertile, sparsely populated geographical area of little interest to aggressors either black or white. In fact, of course, it was extremely attractive to those...
SANDY GRANT 08 December 2008
Health Corner
Free blood pressure, blood sugar and Body mass testing will be given to all members of the public together with many other activities to be held at the same venue. Know your 'Cardiac risk' statusRisk factorsNumerous risk factors for cardiovascular...
R. CHINDOMU
S. CHIDZOMBA&
K. BHAGAT 08 December 2008
Khama Is Not A Bully
I don't appreciate the way you write about President Ian Khama, infact I call it slander. The SADC summit is trying to resolve the economic, political and social situation that your country is in. I believe you, when you say they have to make...
08 December 2008
Cholera Outbreak In Zimbabwe Affects Botswana
Cholera can easily be prevented through the use of safe, clean water and by people living under sanitary condition. With the collapse of the sanitation system in Zimbabwe, this is no longer possible. Many people have access to only untreated,...
08 December 2008
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08 December 2008
Top-notch Financiers Meet Over Morupule B
This emerged on Thursday in Phakakane at a financiers' conference co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources. The conference was attended by bilateral, multilateral, and...
By Wanetsha Mosinyi
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
Mmamabula Will Proceed On Schedule - Kinross
Speaking at a press conference here last Thursday, the President of CIC Energy, Greg Kinross, whose company are the promoters of MEP, said he is confident that they will be able to raise the required capital because the targeted sources of the...
By Brian Benza
Staff writer 08 December 2008
No Plans To Shut Down Damtshaa Mine - Debswana
"We are not planning to close down the mine," the company's spokesperson Esther Kanaimba told the Monitor on Friday. "We are analysing the current situation to see how best to position the company." A not-so-glittery picture of the diamond...
By Edgar Tsimane
Correspondent 08 December 2008
OUT TO LUNCH
Well, whichever life philosophy you follow, I'll challenge you with this statement, and that is, as far as progression at work is concerned, you are going to find yourself exactly where you want to be, no matter who says what. It may sound crazy,...
SHAMEELA WINSTON 08 December 2008
Old Naledi Children Get An Early Christmas
A group of children from Old Naledi got an early Christmas party, thanks to the head of Youth Alive Organisation Bakang Sebele and Big Dawg Productions Botswana managing director, Tshepo Sikwane who organinsed a Christmas party for Matlo Go Sha...
By Maureen Odubeng
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
Talking Musika
I know where this stuff comes from. There are a few Batswana musicians who studied in Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and other places who believe that they are a little cleverer that the home-grown crop. Added to them, is a handful of others...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 08 December 2008
Food For The Soul
I did promise to return with some specific dietary tips for managing HIV and AIDS. Guess you are still wearing your white ribbon in recognition and honour of the 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women and Children right - good! Sure you have...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 08 December 2008
ECCO Overcomes BDF XI
BDF XI started as the better team on the day, pressing forward early. Striker Thatayotlhe Gaokgorwe nearly gave BDF XI the lead in the ninth minute but his shot missed the target narrowly. It was ECCO who found the back of the net first through...
By Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 08 December 2008
Rampant GU Rout Nico
GU were in a class of their own, emphasising the gulf in quality between the two sides. The win means that GU still lead the log with an unbeaten run after six matches. It was the third straight defeat for Nico United. Majombolo have now let in a...
By Mqondisi Dube
Correspondent 08 December 2008
Checkers Shock Wonder Sporting
The newboys first win was another shock result against fancied Mochudi Buffaloes. Checkers have been languishing at the bottom of the table with six points after three draws and one win in nine games. But on Saturday, they made critics eat humble pie...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 08 December 2008
Zim businessman bails out TAFIC
Machimenyenga or Undipe Ndikupe are in serious financial trouble and the their screaming fans in red t-shirts have left in droves. Pleas for help from club officials have fallen on deaf ears and last weekend, the teams nearly failed to honour...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 09 December 2008
Under 23 side awaits Lesotho
The junior team is under the tutelage of Zebras' coach Stanley Tshosane who has been roped in on a temporary basis. This might be the last game for the current Under-23 side as the Botswana Football Association (BFA) will assemble a new team next...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
Rollers coach cries foul
Although Mapalastina won the game 2-1, the coach said some of the decisions taken by Mbekwa left a lot to be desired. Gumbo told Mmegi Sport that the referee made 'home town decisions'. "We played against a team without a strategy but we made it...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
Killer Giants remind fans of good old times
United were leading 1-0 from the first half after Mompati Baatlhotse gave them an early lead. It was clear during the first half that the goal had completely disorganised Killer Giants. They lost possession easily and looked like they would concede...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 09 December 2008
The night of Kast
On the night Tshepiso Molapisi's long awaited album was delivered to Gaborone revellers at the Lizard lounge on Thursday night, the cosmic powers responded well - it rained cats and dogs, as if to authenticate the Ke Nesa Pula claim in the song....
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
Makeba 'faithful' keep the fire burning
Makeba, a South Africa singer who was well-known through the continent, died last month. But young female artists in Botswana like Punah Gabasiane and Nono Siile are keeping the home fires burning. Both Gabasiane and Siile have confessed that...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 December 2008
A night of music at G4 night club
The event was Sebabatsane traditional group's album launch, what they now call a release party. As it is the norm, groups came to help their fellows officially 'release' their latest musical album into the public space. It is usually quite an...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
Back Stage
On December 16 the classic Macunaima [a.k.a. Brazil Devours Brazil and Jungle Freaks] will be shown -the last film for 2008, starting at 6:30 with a party for Christmas. Next month there will be a Brazilian Film Festival starting on January 6...
SANDY GRANT 09 December 2008
BTC Privatisation accelerates after due diligence
"This week marked a major milestone with the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (Transition) Bill (reaching second reading) in Parliament," said the CEO of the Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA), Joshua Galeforolwe,...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
NAMPAAD spends P52m on consultants, P20m on projects
P20,140,730.05 was used for infrastructure development while a staggering P52,420,054.84 was disbursed in professional fees. The four trial production training projects are a rain-fed farm at Ramatlabama, a dairy farm at Sunnyside near Lobatse, and...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
Fighting corruption requires strong political opposition
General elections generally serve as a test of the effective operation of multi-party democracy. In Botswana, formation of political parties does not require much effort. However, living up to the expectations of opposition political parties is no...
EDITOR 09 December 2008
AS I SEE IT
The least I expected was a slight revision of the agenda. Besides the apparent 'intractability of the 'crisis,' I sensed that the Laurent Nkunda issue was mischievously hoisted on the Zimbabwe crisis, to obfuscate the un-corresponding nature of these...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 09 December 2008
An open letter to the Police Commissioner
This is a high order paradigm shift from the convectional arresting and charging of criminals to the robust imparting of public education on crime, in a prudent, vivid, entertaining but empowering formula. This paradigm shift is inline with the...
09 December 2008
Dental therapists-the misery and shame continue
It is disheartening to see the Government treating them with such malice by ignoring to recognise them. The Oral Health Consultant, a Dentist by profession who heads the Oral Health Division in Botswana is not doing her best to make sure the...
09 December 2008
Cartoon Strip.08.12.08
09 December 2008
Paliament passes motion to give MPs cars
The motion was passed on Friday after an attempt by Assistant Minister of Health, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri to change it to read that government should consider the provision instead of government should provide was defeated in a vote. During debate,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 December 2008
Kario appointed Assistant Education Minister
According to a statement from the Office of the President, Kario will replace Lebonamang Mokalake, who becomes Assistant Minister of Local Government, replacing Olifant Mfa who will step down. The OP statement says Samson Guma will step down as...
09 December 2008
Law Society fails to hold elections
BLS chairman, Duma Boko expressed disappointment that the meeting did not take place. He attributed the failure to the low turn out of lawyers from the Attorney General's chambers. "We could not continue with the meeting as expected because we did...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 09 December 2008
Moswaane, Gopolang bite the dust
The Monarch South councilor will not defend his seat on the ruling party ticket after he was thrashed by nominated councillor, Baboni Mosalagae in the re-run. The controversial Moswaane got 266 votes to Mosalage's 307. Another challenger Laedza...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 09 December 2008
OP appoints, redeploys senior civil servants
According to a statement from that office, Solomon Sekwakwa is appointed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, taking over from Serwalo Tumelo who retires from Public Service on December 31 2008. Pearl N. Matome is...
09 December 2008
Late funding delays council projects - Mojuta
Addressing a full council meeting recently, Mojuta said when the financial year started, the council was advised by the Ministry of Local Government to proceed with projects and draw funds from the recurrent account to pay for capital projects since...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 09 December 2008
BCP opens regional office in Gumare
According to the party secretary general, Taolo Lucas the office became operational in December. "The office in Gumare will bring to three the number of offices that the BCP operates. Our other offices are in Gaborone and Francistown. The office in...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 09 December 2008
'Kopano'13, 'Kgololo' 62, 'Domi' 207
It was largely expected that the BDP would retain the ward during the weekend by-election, but the entrance of both the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has changed the political landscape in the ruling party...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 09 December 2008
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