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Don't panic, says Gaolathe
The minister said he is aware of the anxiety among Batswana caused by the recent collapse of businesses at home and abroad and the resultant job losses at Debswana and other key revenue earning hubs. He nevertheless laid to rest concerns about the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Police blame careless driving, not alcohol
At the top is careless driving, which shows that in 2006, a total of 12, 342 accidents were reported countrywide, whilst the number increased to 14, 367 the following year. The second major cause is domestic/wild animals. In 2006, the report says,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
CKGR BaSarwa divided over negotiations?
"I hope they are aware of the fact that we residents of Metsiamanong are legally covered to reside in the CKGR," said Smith Moeti. "Everything pertaining to the CKGR should therefore be communicated to us." Moeti pointed out that people had a lot of...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Access road to Dikgatlhong Dam site holding back progress
Construction of the 43-kilometre access road between Mmadinare and Robelela began in May last year, but only heaps of soil and earthworks are so far visible on the dusty and rough terrain in the approaches to the dam site. During a kgotla meeting...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Prof Kgomotso Moahi: From 'ordinary' girl to extraordinary academic
She is the eldest daughter among five children of refugee parents who fled apartheid South Africa. She says her mother and father, who were active Pan African Congress (PAC) activists, had to flee their motherland to escape the clutches of the...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Free movement invites crime and dearth of goods
While those sentiments were prevalent, the political leadership went ahead and told pessimists that the ideal thing was to open up the borders as part of the global village. As a founding member state of SADC and one on whose soil stands the...
ENOLE DITSHEKO
Corespondent 16 January 2009
Life goes better with the US Dollar in Zimbabwe
The so-called partial 'dollarisation' of the economy by the Zimbabwe Central Bank is in full swing as every seller is keen on the use of the American dollar, popularly referred to as'real money' in the troubled southern African economy. Virtually...
16 January 2009
Tabitha queries BOTA clamp down
The institution was among the 15 that were on the list of closed institutions, which did not register with BOTA. According to one of the owners, Sylvia Muzila, the move was a plot by BOTA to sabotage her institution. "It is us who told them that we...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Countries that will miss George Bush
As he leaves office with a record high domestic disapproval rate - 73 percent , according to an October ABC News/Washington Post poll - President George W Bush can perhaps take some comfort from the fact that this feeling is not uniformly shared...
KIM GHATTAS 16 January 2009
Viewpoint: The end of the neocons?
But the epitaph of neoconservatism has been written before - prematurely, as it turned out, in the 1980s.Having been apparently headed for extinction at the end of the Reagan Administration a second generation emerged in the mid-1990s. This was a...
*JONATHAN CLARKE 16 January 2009
How Do We Reverse the Brain Drain?
Personally, I have lived continuously in the United States for the past 30 years. My last visit to Africa was 17 years ago. On the day I left Nigeria, I felt sad because I was leaving my family behind. I believed I would return eight years later,...
PHILIP EMEAGWALI 16 January 2009
Govt sniffs around DCEC
In a curious turn of events, the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Ramadeluka Seretse assembled a three-man team late last year to investigate the institution that has recently been in the news for investigating high profile individuals and...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Eradication of poverty by 2015: A perspective
These and many other questions are what brings many of us to this gathering today; questions whose answers touch human lives; questions upon which serious deliberations may make the difference between an infant living past birth or not, a young woman...
16 January 2009
There must be division of districts, and power
Often, infrastructure such as clinics, schools and sewage systems present a huge challenge in many parts of the country. Without these basic amenities, social upliftment and empowerment of communities become a pipe dream. The dearth of services in...
16 January 2009
Deflation and democracy
And, like any quest for certainty in our unpredictable world, it was doomed to failure. The latest financial crisis powerfully highlights this vulnerability, as it destroys any sense that we can put an accurate price on assets. Most people are now...
HAROLD JAMES 16 January 2009
Calling on Pius XII, UBBS and UBLS Alumni Reunion
The purpose of the meeting is to share information on the 3rd Alumni Reunion scheduled for the Easter weekend April 9 to 13, 2009 in Gaborone. (The first and second reunions took place in Cape Town and Lesotho in 2007 and 2008 respectively). The...
16 January 2009
Zim needs reorientation
There was a time when I was so convinced that a change in government could be achieved without confronting Mugabe's physical mighty. When we voted in 2000, I thought ZANU-PF would be removed by the cumulative strength of our ballot. We failed....
16 January 2009
NITTY GRITTY
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 and co and Malome Morgan, and the shoe-throwing spectacle of George W!They are also the favourite moments...
BAROLONG SEBONI 16 January 2009
First Cut
Stress not because it was putting extra financial burden on the association, but stress because it transgressed or conflicted with the world football governing body's standing rules and regulations. But what really was/is the primary goal of the...
DENNIS KEAGILE 16 January 2009
Briton undeterred by 'negative' media reports
When contacted by Mmegi Sport for the first time on Wednesday, Medric said he was disappointed by the local media and therefore intended to stop talking to them. But he agreed to speak to Mmegi Sport on Thursday because he wants to contribute to the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Hunt for sports awards sponsor on
In the past year, Orange sponsored the event to the tune of P150,000 with a possibility for an extension. According to BNSC Marketing and Communications Manager, Modipe Nkwe, their negotiations for an extension with Orange had been unsuccessful; so...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 January 2009
ECCO City lie in wait for Rollers
Phiri, who took the reins after league winning coach Barry Daka's departure for Police XI, said that preparing for Rollers was in fact a matter of routine. But he admitted that Rollers are a good side capable of destroying any team if given a room....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Hillary Clinton praises Botswana
"We should look at the models of countries that have handled their mineral wealth to the advantage of their people. Botswana comes to mind. They have been very good stewards of their diamonds and have invested in roads, schools and infrastructure in...
16 January 2009
Mahala: I lived my dream
Mmegi: Can you tell us who Thabo 'Mahala' Motang is? Motang: I was born on the 20th November, 1967 in Goodhope in the Borolong area. I am the first born in a family of four, consisting of two men and two women. I grew up in Selebi-Phikwe where I did...
16 January 2009
Ailing Gunners take on BMC
There is no secret that in derbies history counts for nothing. Gunners go into this game place din an unusual fifth spot with 14 points from eight games with their cross-town rivals BMC lying in eighth spot with 12 points from seven games. Judging by...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Botswana headed for crippling recession?
The impact of the global financial crisis has definitely hit the mining sector, which is a key contributor to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The world's economies are currently in recession. Recession means a period of negative...
16 January 2009
Botswana scores badly in trade and corruption freedom
The country's economy is 69.7 percent free, which is 1.5 points better than last year and remains above the regional average. The annual index report, which Heritage Foundation compiles in collaboration with the Wall Street Journal, however shows the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Munhumutapa fails to meet broadcast deadline again
But no action has been taken against the company which has been failing to comply with its licence requirements. MABC was granted a satellite subscription television service licence in December 2007 in terms of which the company should have started...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 January 2009
Tati Nickel welcomes Sebetlela
Sebetlela becomes the first Motswana to hold the top post at TNMC. He made an unexpected move from Debswana to TNMC towards the end of last year. Sebetlela, who had been with Debswana for more than 20 years, left the Orapa office last month and...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
KBL records sales slump as 30% bites
In an interview with Business Week, the breweries' Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs Thapelo Letsholo said their historical data from 2000 indicates a real price to volume correlation of 1:1 over an eight-year period. This means that for...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Shareholders' resolution rescues African Copper
"African Copper is pleased to announce that the resolution proposed at the company's Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 9 January 2009 was duly approved by shareholders," the company said on Monday.The company, which operates Mowana Mine...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Consumer Watchdog
I don't want this to be one of the traditional, rather tedious round-ups of the year but hidden amongst the stories of disaster, gossip and trivia, I think there were some events that mattered to consumers, events that teach us something about how we...
16 January 2009
Lazare Kaplan sales down as worried buyers reassess strategy
The economic slump has disrupted credit and equity markets worldwide and led to deterioration in the global economic environment, a general tightening of credit, and lower levels of liquidity. As a result, some diamond producers have reduced mining...
STAFF WRITER 16 January 2009
Domkgrag whines as BNF and BCP sweep the boards at GCC elections
The BDP subsequently withdrew from the mayoral elections and watched as the BNF retained the Mayor's and Deputy Mayor's seats unopposed and the BCP swept the boards in committee elections. Patently frustrated, BDP Councillor for Ledumang Dominic...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
De Beers, Russian diamond deal scrapped
According to a press release from De Beers's affiliate, Archangel Diamond Corporation (ADC) the company has withdrawn from the project because the Russian government has failed to meet deal implementation deadlines, which expired during the holiday...
16 January 2009
A year of the 'Lord's favour' for arts, culture
It is also encouraging to note that Batswana are beginning to appreciate the arts better as illustrated by the number of people who turned up at different events. Following are some activities and awards that lovers of entertainment, arts and culture...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
Back Stage
It is a fast moving, slapdash spectacle set in 1879 and 2009 in rural KwaZulu-Natal and Durban. It is the fantasy creation, complete with an amazing variety of toilet and gutter humour, from the mind and pen of Leon Schuster who also plays Mr Bones....
SASA MAJUMA 16 January 2009
An awesome and harrowing responsibility
From the title, The Karma Suture, you may have guessed that this book had to be written by a medical doctor. If you are squeamish at all, you need to think twice before starting to read it. It is a first person account, a continuous flow of words on...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD
Correspondent 16 January 2009
'Street smarts' or 'diplomas' in politics?
In fact, Ghandi argued that every Indian should get a chance to rule the country, irrespective of education, financial status, caste, creed or community. The issue has sparked interesting debate across the globe over the years, with no conclusion....
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
Satmos hits out at 'biased' fixtures committee
Satmos public relations officer Mpenzeni Sambandawe said their weekend match against Hotspurs should have been played at a neutral venue. The first round fixture failed to kick off because of bad weather. Sambandawe said the decision to replay the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
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16 January 2009
Ntlo ya Dikgosi meets Monday
The first week of the meeting will be devoted to briefings by different ministries and parastatal organisations, while the second week will be devoted to questions and motions. Members will be briefed on a wide range of issues including...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Appeals Court ponders Daisy Loo P25m
Last year, the Directorate on Public Prosecutions (DPP) appealed against the decision of Lobatse High Court judge, Unity Dow barring the state from touching Daisy Loo's P25,240,163.43. The cheque at the centre of the long legal battle was paid to...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
Tomorrow is D-Day in Thamaga by-election
In an interview ahead of the weekend polls, Selala who last week was launched as an independent candidate amidst cheers of BNF slogans said he believes he will win because of his effective house-to-house campaign. "The only problem is that the BDP...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
Repeating UB students loose allowances
According to the principal public relations officer, Nomsah Zuze, the affected students have either extended their courses or they have 15 credits and below in their final year. "As soon as we discovered such students in our system, we stopped...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 16 January 2009
Systems failure stops BR in its tracks
BR spokesperson Alina Masenya confirmed to Mmegi that the two passenger trains that ply the Lobatse-Francistown route stopped in their tracks because of power and communication failure. In addition, 10 freight trains, some carrying cargo like...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 16 January 2009
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