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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
Another traditional music offering
Kaizer, a traditional musician under the wing of Diamond Studios, who released his album recently, is one such musician. Another traditional group called Dikwankwetla has dropped its debut. Simply called Monyana Wa Sediba, the album is an excellent...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
When Bush goes, 'neo-cons' are doomed
Rarely in the history of American politics has a small number of bookish intellectuals had so much influence on foreign policy as the 'neo-cons' - new conservatives - had under Bush and his vice president, Dick Cheney, neither of whom are noted for...
* IAN BURUMA 10 December 2008
WFP needs P790 million to feed Zim
So far, the organisation has received $190 million in food aid for its operations in Zimbabwe this year. Out of this, $109 million came from the United States. WFP estimate that 5.1 million or 45 percent of the population in Zimbabwe would need...
EDGAR TSIMANE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Zim human rights activists abducted
President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, Beatrice Mtetwa said that Justina Mukoko, director of the NGO, Zimbabwe Peace Project which documents human rights violations was arrested last week Wednesday on trumped up charges while her colleagues,...
EDGAR TSIMANE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Masire, Warioba lead Ghana election observers
The team will join the centre's long-term observers who have been deployed throughout Ghana since late September. The 50 member delegation is led by former Botswana President, Quett Masire and former Prime Minister of Tanzania, Justice Joseph...
10 December 2008
'Stand up for your rights', Nasha urges women
She was speaking at the launch of the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA)'s women commission at an event held at the Maharaj Rest Hall in Gaborone on Monday. "Women have the power in politics because they have the numbers. In all...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
TEC to start accreditation process
The organisation's Executive Secretary Patrick Molutsi says the Minister of Education and skills development has already signed the accreditation regulations and that the process should start early in the New Year. "The council will continue...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
BALA baptises national branch of African Union
Speaking at an event that was held at Maharaja for women councillors and administrators from the Ministry of Local Government, the president of BALA, Kentse Rammidi said that they see the commission as a vehicle to empower the women councillors....
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
Khama undermines Parliament - BCP
In it, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party government comes under attack for being secretive and unaccountable. Presenting the report at a press conference addressed by the party leadership yesterday, BCP president Gilson Saleshando said there was...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Nkate must go - Saleshando
He described Nkate as unscrupulous and ineffective when commenting on the P1 billion supplementary budget for the Education Ministry on Monday. He said he suspects that Nkate has pocketed money through dealings with private tertiary institutions that...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
Pranksters lose P500,000 worth of Shell petrol
The two security guards were on duty at the Shell depot in Dumela industrial site when the offence was purportedly committed. Acting station commander at the Central Police Station, Assistant Superintendent Rebakgosi Setumo said the two suspects are...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Moxido delays new release
The man whose debut album Letsopa earned him 'the Best Disco album' award in 2006, finished working on his second project months ago, but has decided to hold until the festive season is over. "There are just too many releases at the moment,...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Moyo quits BDP, maybe Parliament
President Ian Khama announced a cabinet reshuffle on Monday in which Moyo and Oliphant Mfa would have lost their cabinet positions in January. In an interview, BDP executive secretary, Comma Serema, confirmed receiving Moyo's letter of resignation....
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
The rise and fall of Nico
However, this season, Nico is in big trouble and might need outside intervention to avoid the relegation dog-fight or worse. The rot at Nico was exposed on Saturday in the 6-1 hiding by the visiting Gaborone United (GU) in an arena that Majombolo...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 10 December 2008
TASC netball appeals for sponsorship
The club will feature in the top four games next weekend in Gaborone. TASC team manager, Benson Ntereke said that they are still struggling to get sponsors because many companies are crying about high taxes by government. "We have a problem...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
Hockey realises tremendous Growth
He said yesterday that hockey has attracted many followers and almost all private schools and some government ones now play the game. "This year alone around 5,000 kids were introduced to the sport, 41 new primary schools, 14 secondary schools...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
Nkabiti to go professional
The boxer believes he has achieved enough on the domestic front and he has to move to a higher level before he retires from the sport. Not a pessimist, the 27-year-old Kanye-born athlete is optimistic that he will make it in the professional...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Socca 'utterances' rile local artistes
Moruakgomo made the statement as reasons he used a South African backing band during a local festival held at Gaborone's Fairgrounds recently. He said at times when he called local artistes for rehearsals they failed to turn up because they were not...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 December 2008
Rantao's greatest expectation: To be the next Miriam Makeba
"I have been inspired by Mama Africa, as Makeba was fondly called. I would like to be like her. I think that is what I want to end up as a musician," says the songbird. Rantao says Makeba, who was driven into exile by the racist apartheid regime in...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 December 2008
BotswanaPost had 'a flat year'
The report, which was released this week, says BotswanaPost needs funds to develop its IT systems and mail processing at sorting centres, to build more infrastructure and to replace its mail delivery fleet and other major initiatives it has targeted...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
BPC nets a tidy profit despite blackouts
The struggling utility paid Government a dividend of P27.8 million, being 25 percent of net profit. However, operating loss deteriorated by 35 percent mainly due to escalating input costs, which went up by 18.7 percent against 17.4 percent of the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 10 December 2008
Cartoon 10.12.08
10 December 2008
Ghana does Africa proud
Though the results of the closely fought presidential race were close to call at the time of going to press, observers have pronounced the elections as a good example in a continent riddled with poll rigging, protests, violence, death and...
EDITOR 10 December 2008
Justice and fair-process in Botswana: wishful thinking ?
Justice and fair process are those flashy and politically loaded terms and/or phrases, which are vexatious and at times mal-adventurous in an attempt to gibe them once off and very precise meaning. In this paper we would try to define them in the...
10 December 2008
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