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Police choppers to land next week
The long awaited copters will be commissioned and stationed at the Sir Serste Khama International Airport whilst the seven police graduates of the Starlite Aviation academy based in Durban, also in South Africa, familiarise themselves with the...
STAFF WRITER 08 January 2009
Security firms slashed
Towards the end of last year in November, the office of the controller of security guards services in the Office of the President de-listed 460 companies, which failed to comply with licensing requirements. According to superintendent Thapelo Sekape...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
Billy, Dikomang retained unopposed
The nomination of Billy and Dikomang was a mere formality since the two had been nominated during a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) caucus the previous day. Their alleged challengers, Monarch South councillor Ignatius Moswaane and Botsalano...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 08 January 2009
JSC advertises judges' jobs in dramatic break with the past
In the past, judges were appointed by the President following the recommendations of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), provoking perennial criticism for lack of transparency, among other reasons. But as emphatic a departure with the past that...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 January 2009
Ngamiland FMD gives NDB P100m headache
The bank has so far paid out P81 million to 4,863 farmers. The Bank says it branded and gave out 59,486 head of cattle. The Maun branch says 10,000 more cattle have been branded, but not distributed. The NDB is being choked by the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
Rape accused to face remand
State prosecutor, Priscilla Israel, at the end of deliberations on Wednesday, told the court that she would make an application for remand tomorrow because Pastouchenko had allegedly committed 'another offence' while on bail. The offence, not...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
Dirty brawl for mayor in Phikwe
Selebi-Phikwe West wants the mayoral chain back after incumbent, Amogelang Mojuta from the east, wrestled the position from Benjamin Bagayi last January. A smear campaign has ensued. The BDP has 11 councillors to BCP's five, who may very well play a...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 08 January 2009
Babirwa demand their villages back
It is calculated that this will sufficiently raise the Bobirwa population for the sub-district to merit two MPs. During a briefing of the constituency by their MP, Shaw Kgathi, Chief Mmirwa Malema said if the two villages were returned to where they...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
A pat on the back for crime fighters
National crime statistics from the Botswana Police, and indeed even our casual observations, indicate that crime over the festive season was generally low. Perhaps, with the exception of rape, which is one of the heinous crimes that seems to be on...
STAFF WRITER 08 January 2009
South Asia at war
The attackers did not hide their faces or blow themselves up with suicide jackets. Anonymity was not their goal. They wanted to be identified as defenders of a cause. Unless this cause is fully understood, and its roots revealed across the...
* HASSAN ABBAS 08 January 2009
Consumers, businesses brace for tough year
Mining has been hit hard with giants, Debswana and BCL, resorting to retrenchment to cut costs. The credit crunch in the latter half of 2008 and depressed metal prices brought about uncertainty, pointing to a tough start to the New Year. For BCL,...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 08 January 2009
Window shopping shapes handbag design business
The well-known products in Botswana society are the reed mats. Today many more items are being produced using this craft. The bags are kept light by the reed exterior, which has vibrant colours and a subtle texture, while the leatherette trim...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 08 January 2009
'Ngwao' echoes president's alcohol message
In the title track, of the same name, they pay lip-service to the president's stand against alcohol abuse. Art and politics have always been bedfellows. In pre-colonial Botswana, poets used to use their poetry skills to praise leaders like chiefs...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
Hunt for Pop Star 2009 takes off
The first auditions are scheduled for this Saturday at Yarona Country Lodge in Mogoditshane. The auditions will be open to all registered contestants. Registration will continue on the day of auditions. Following the Gaborone auditions, the Pop Star...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 08 January 2009
Game juggling dampens spirits
The Be Mobile league match between Nico United and Uniao Flamingo Santos scheduled for December 20 was cancelled at the last minute because the grounds men had started to treat the turf with manure. Had there been effective communication between the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 08 January 2009
Cartoon strip 08.01.09
08 January 2009
Govt & Balete fight over land
The government and the Ba-Ga-MaLete tribe could be headed for a collision. At the heart of the controversy is land - prime hectares of it - south of Gaborone. The farm Forest Hill or 9 KO measures 2,229.6727 hectares. The already acute land...
09 January 2009
'Back to school' buying patterns change
But parents continue to face more pressures of buying uniforms each year in January; and if their children move schools, the burden increases. A sample of different retail shops in Gaborone selling school wear showed that not many parents were in a...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
BPP's veteran Phodiephatshwa dies
The 80-year-old long serving BPP member had been not well for some time. A family member said funeral arrangements had not been finalised but his body was expected to be transferred to Selebi-Phikwe last night. Born in Tonota in 1929, Phodiephatshwa...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 09 January 2009
Massive infrastructural projects underway in Bobirwa
And in a decentralisation effort aimed at easing pressure from the Bobirwa sub-district, the government has also approved the establishment of Mmadinare as a sub-district. But these developments have not happened without a hitch. Briefing Babirwa...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Bobirwa and cornucopia
BOBONONG: Given its high water table and good water supply, the Bobirwa Sub-District has the potential to become Botswana's agricultural hub. The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) is actually eyeing the region for some of its...
09 January 2009
Former boss, Vanqa, takes YWCA to the cleaners
Vanqa, at the YWCA from 1984 to 2002, had instituted action against the NGO claiming sums of money under different heads. In her claim A, her contention was that she should be paid P108, 264 for her work between 1995 and 2001. In Claim B for the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 January 2009
China's Best Hope
The signatories, later joined by thousands more, asked where China was heading in the twenty-first century: "Will it continue with 'modernization' under authoritarian rule, or will it embrace universal human values, join the mainstream of civilized...
*IAN BURUMA 09 January 2009
Citizens in the dark, government mum
Far removed from these major international markets in geographical distance Botswana is not immune to the effects of the international recession. As a single mineral-led economy, Botswana is reeling heavily from its effects. Reports indicate that...
STAFF WRITER 09 January 2009
New Year message to the nation from the NGO movement
2008 will be remembered as a year in which Botswana continued to be a shining example of democracy through the smooth transition of Presidential power. As a peace loving nation, we need to create space within the national spirit of Mmualebe to...
09 January 2009
BNF thanks the press
It was through you that we were able to reach out to the nation and for this we are grateful. One cannot imagine what the situation would have been if you had not given us coverage. This explains why the media is so important in our society,...
09 January 2009
How long 'til the lightening strikes?
Before lightening strikes, it is often preceded by rumbles for a few seconds, snaking up and down behind the clouds in a threatening and harrowingly suspenseful manner. In the few milliseconds after that rumble, there is the wait for the real thing....
09 January 2009
Our neighbours should be grateful
The attitude of most Zimbabweans towards Batswana. I come from the northern part of Botswana and have interacted with people from Zimbabwe since childhood, even before the current crisis. A lot of you will agree with me that Zimbabweans have a very...
09 January 2009
NITTY GRITTY
Anyway, a lot of things happened in 2008; some good, some bad, some well done and some medium to rare! The two that come to mind that I think were the mark of a good year gone bad, or a bad year turned good, are the power-sharing deal of Uncle Bob...
BAROLONG SEBONI 09 January 2009
First Cut
At the Botswana National Sports Council, Dorcas Makgato Malesu handed over the chairperson's baton to Dr Daniel Tau. At football, David Fani dethroned Phillip Makgalemele as Botswana Football Association president while the 2007-08 champions re-wrote...
DENNIS KEAGILE 09 January 2009
Santos aim to beat the doldrums
Santos finished third last season and reached the Coca-Cola Cup final but their performance so far has been dismal. They remain the only team in the Premier League without a win having accumulated a point from six games. Santos communications...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Nyamutambo's emotional farewell
The moving service led Nyamutambo's former coach, Madinda Ndlovu, to weep uncontrollably. The crowd heard how Nyamutambo, born on 8 July 1978, met his fate after he borrowed a vehicle from a church mate to travel to Zimbabwe. Relating events hours...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 09 January 2009
A carpet interview with Fabian Zulu
Zulu: I was born in the mining town of Hwange in Zimbabwe, 100kilometres north of Victoria Falls. I am the elder of the two in the family, but unfortunately I am on my own now since I have lost both my parents and a sister. The good thing is that I...
09 January 2009
Rollers take on 'tough' TAFIC
Rollers' assistant coach Thabo Motang told Mmegi Sport yesterday that he expects a tough game. "I do not want to underrate TAFIC because every team that plays against us seems to raise their game," he said. He added that although every break...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Cartoon strip 09.01.09
09 January 2009
Job cuts loom at DTC and its sightholders
Barulaganye Khumo says they expect to be briefed about trading conditions and their implications when the industry returns from the Christmas recess later this month.The 16 sightholders took an early break on December 12. They had been scaling down...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Mupane Mine safe as gold becomes investors' bulwark
Business Week is reliably informed that Mupane Mine, which is located near Matsiloje in the North East District, continues to operate at full production and has no plans to lay off workers, a far cry from nearby Tati Nickel mines. Despite a poor...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Will Khama appoint Gaolatlhe's assistant?
After asking former Assistant minister Samson Guma Moyo to step down, Khama has not appointed Moyo's replacement despite the obvious need of a replacement at the ever busy ministry.Countries around the world including Botswana are feeling the effect...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 January 2009
Watch Dog
However, this item wasn't for free. We bought it for money. Our own money.We bought an Apple iPhone. I should begin by explaining my background with Apple. I adore Apple. I always have done and I suspect I might always adore...
09 January 2009
African Sun hotel group spreads its wings
The Zimbabwe-founded African Sun has operations or building projects in Botswana, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania, and South Africa. Group chairman Eben Makonese said at the beginning of this year, the group expects to have started managing...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 09 January 2009
Lion Park revelers roaring with goodwill
This was confirmed by the elated manager of the park, Johan Weideman, in an interview with Arts & Culture review this week. The amusement centre, owned by the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), opened to the public on December 5 last year...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Hiccups, but hologram helps anti-piracy campaign
The copyright office started imposing the hologram on local musicians in August last year though influential musicians, producers and music distributors here complain that the innovation is counter productive. Already 82,304 holograms have been...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
Right now it is raining
Faraway Downs faces unfair competition from King Carney (Bryan Brown) who controls a monopoly on cattle driven to market (the old drover route was to South Australia, but with war imminent it is now to Darwin and cattle ships bound for Europe). The...
09 January 2009
Oh my people why have you abandoned me
Thomas Keneally is an award-wining Australian historical novelist. He is best-known for his 15th novel, Schindler's Ark (1982) that won the Booker Prize and was made by Steven Spielberg into an award-winning movie in 1993. He has written effectively...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 09 January 2009
WHITHER BOTSWANA
I'm sure that Khama and his ministers would have hoped that nine months into their first term in office, the statistics in question would already be showing concrete evidence that their spirited campaign to instil more discipline on our roads,...
DAN MOABI 09 January 2009
Ambassador Seloma presents cholera aid in Zim
The donation was made in response to an appeal by SADC late December to the regional bloc's members to extend humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe, a fellow SADC member. Botswana's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pelokgale Seloma, handed the chemicals over...
FRASER MPOFU 09 January 2009
BCP targets 21 parliament seats
The BCP secretary general, Taolo Lucas, explained that as part of their election strategy, they have identified some constituencies that they must win. Such targeting was informed by the performance of the BCP or Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM)/BCP...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 09 January 2009
Report about DISS torture submitted
Two soldiers and two policemen said they were severely beaten and humiliated in a torture chamber at the offices of DISS late last year. Former commander of the Central Police Station, Takongwa Mazwiduma told Mmegi that they have finalised their...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
DSPW without director, DCEC investigations continue
The Department of Student Placement officials were suspended amid allegations of misuse of office in November last year to make way for investigations by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime. Permanent Secretary at the education...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 09 January 2009
The Okavango Delta nearly makes the New 7 Wonders
Two of Botswana's natural heritage icons, the Kgalagadi Desert and the Okavango Delta, this week edged closer to being included in the new list of "the New 7 Wonders of Nature", a campaign driven by the same company that came up with the New 7...
09 January 2009
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