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Magistrate rules on Nchindo case
Gaborone Village Chief Magistrate, Lot Moroka is scheduled to give a ruling on an application by Nchindo's legal team that the state should avail all the key witnesses to them. Nchindo and his lawyers want the court to order the Directorate of Public...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
More Khama, no oversight on 'intelligence' organs
Perhaps in the recent history of the House no other legislation inspired such heated debate. Most MPs argued that the law did not offer enough oversight on the performance of the intelligence community. An amendment to the draft proposed The Tribunal...
26 February 2009
BCP youth league must produce evidence against Nkate
The latest call was made at a media briefing by the BCPYL according to The Botswana Guardian (20/02/09). Democratic Party (BDP) would like to challenge the BCPYL on a number of issues in defence of Honourable. Nkate who is also the secretary General...
26 February 2009
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26 February 2009
Capital Bank bullish despite crisis
"We are positive in the long term future of this area," he stated. He said that Capital Bank opened a branch in Francistown in record time. "The first branch opened in Gaborone last year and we opened a second branch in Francistown in record time,"...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Bridgestone not shelving firm for mining plant tyres
Tyre shortages have dogged the mining industry for the past five years. The tyres are especially indispensable in opencast mining, hence Debswana, which operates four such mines, was hit hard by the shortage and experienced production delays. Only...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Japan in largest-ever trade deficit
Japan, which is the second largest market for Botswana's diamonds, posted a trade deficit of 952.6 billion yen ($9.92 billion) in January - reportedly its largest ever - as exports continue to drop at a faster pace than the fall in its...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Splash rolls into town - at last
The people who normally attend the group's shows, even those who never buy their music, were left panic stricken as it had become traditional that they would see their star live twice a year. The stories were that a decision to ban the band was...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 26 February 2009
ZCC style City Boys aim high
That was before they could even release their debut album. The organisers of a big gospel festival held at Boipuso Hall were so impressed by their demo CD that they decided to invite them to the star-studded event. It has been two years since their...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 26 February 2009
DDS comes up with eye-opener
The storyline is so true to life and depicts what happens in places like the taxi/bus stop by Riverwalk mall, where young men usually converge at month-end when people are paid to rob them of their hard-earned cash. The fraudsters use different...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Miss Botswana pageant is costly - Pabalinga
You would end up wondering whether the administration costs are not supposed to be borne by the organisations looking for employees. Is an unemployed person supposed to cater for the administrative costs of an organisation, which is seeking to...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 26 February 2009
MPs lose 'Battle of the Caravan'
Minister of Defence, Justice, and Security Ramadeluka Seretse told the House that the purpose of the caravan is to provide accommodation for the president when travelling around the country. "It will serve as a substitute for hotel accommodation and...
STAFF WRITER 26 February 2009
Coach overreacted - Letlapeng official says
"We were in the process of giving him what we promised because according to the agreement, we were going to pay him some of the money during the second round which has just started," Sello said. He concurred with Moseki that only part of the money...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 26 February 2009
Sidelined Semakwezi wants out
Since Zimbabwean coach Rahman Gumbo took over at Rollers, the player has found it very difficult even to make it to the bench and most of the time, he is in the stands when the team is playing. Last Friday he did not even bother to attend Rollers'...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 26 February 2009
ECCO avoids mistakes in hiring coach
Mamoja Diskie have been without a permanent coach after parting ways with Raphael Phiri early this year because of poor performances. "We placed an advert for the post and I can reveal that there are interested parties who have responded to the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Basarwa languages dying - UNESCO
According to a report launched last week at its Paris headquarters in France, the languages are part of about 25, 000 face extinction worldwide. Deti, the language whose various dialects are spoken in Central District, Boteti Sub-district and in...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
IEC educates women on elections
The IEC held a workshop under the theme 'Your vote matters' at Adansonia Hotel in Francistown yesterday to educate the women. Senior elections officer, Miriam Sebego said they wanted to teach women about electoral processes and help them make...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Defects found in Chinese Project
"There are some minor defects but these would be communicated to the contractor since the project is still under the defects liability period," the mayor, Amogelang Mojuta said. In some areas, it is reported that there are no outlets leading to the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 26 February 2009
No appeal for ARV thieves - judge
Justice Moses Chinhengo dismissed an attempt to appeal to the Court of Appeal. They were sentenced to four and half years for stealing ARV tablets worth P128,080 at the Maun General Hospital pharmacy on November 20, 2006. The appellants, Bashi...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 26 February 2009
Lobatse no ghost town - Gaolathe
Gaolathe said the mining town's very existence as a town is dependent on the life of the mining operations there. The Finance Minister was reacting to Lobatse MP Nehemiah Modubule's question in Parliament late Tuesday. The Lobatse MP wanted to know...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
Cashbuild murder
Yesterday, Magistrate Nokuthula Moyo committed the nine suspects to the High Court and remanded them in custody pending the allocation of trial dates by the registrar and master of High Court. The state prosecutor, Mmapatsi Tshimologo finalised the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 26 February 2009
The Triumphant Return of John Maynard Keynes
For those of us who claimed some connection to the Keynesian tradition, this is a moment of triumph, after having been left in the wilderness, almost shunned, for more than three decades. At one level, what is happening now is a triumph of reason and...
*JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ 26 February 2009
3,000 jobs lost and counting
Half of the 16-diamond cutting and manufacturing companies have retrenched 441 workers. To date, 32 companies have formally informed the government that they have retrenched with 21 others expected to follow suit. The following diamond polishing...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Ministry blames DSPW on RTC class boycott
Principal public relations officer at MoWT, Charles Keikotlhae said that the pre-service sponsored by DPSW are the ones causing problems at the training centre. He explained the main grievance of students is about stationery. "We have the stationery...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
New hygiene standards could 'kill' S/Phikwe abattoir
If that happened, it would spell disaster for Selebi-Phikwe, which falls under Zone 7 where the movement of cloven hoofed animals and meat is restricted as a precaution against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Dr Kerapetse Sehularo of the Meat...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Moruti smells sabotage
Moruti registered his frustration when commenting on the budget requested by the Ministry of Works and Transport, which got a thumbs up from Parliament on Wednesday. Moruti went wild following Swartz's announcement that construction of Central...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Saleshando warns against military junta
Saleshando who is the presidential candidate for the electoral coalition of the Botswana Alliance Movement, the New Democratic Front and the BCP known as Pact, makes this warning in the coalition's draft PACT manifesto titled 'A Nation At A...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
'Comrade' queries Tafa's registration
An objection against the registration of Tafa, popularly known as 'Comrade Moore' in political cirles, has been launched at the Magistrate's Court. Senior magistrate, Peggy Madandume has set down today to hear the objection filed by BNF activist,...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Trade proposals pass, Nasha wants her share
In keeping with the prevailing mood, rising to the highest crescendo when Chairman, Thebe Mogami, interjected to get Botlhogile Tshireletso, to whip her troops into the required quorum, if only to hear Nasha mope: "Since this will be my last...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Of the Khamas, by the Khamas, for the Khamas
Tshekedi Khama - brother, MP for Serowe North WestTshekedi Khama is the younger brother to Ian Khama. He took over the Serowe North-West from his brother Ian Khama when the latter became president. Botswana Democratic Party activist and current...
27 February 2009
Motswaledi says politics is in his blood
Motswaledi recalls how he once told his father that he wanted to become a politician. This was after he had passed the Standard Seven examinations with flying colours and the impressed oldman wanted to know what career his son would like to...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Lean times in Orapa and Letlhakane
It's a lazy Monday morning and patches of clouds are gathering in the sky, but certainly there is no threat of rain. Taxi operators, whose taxis form a long convoy on the side of the road, are seemingly in mourning. They are not as active as taxi...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Let them have Khama, court tells DPP
Nchindo and his co-accused facing 36 corruption charges argue that the documents they are seeking are vital to the preparation of their defence. When the prosecution refused to release them, the defence said the State was in breach of section 10 of...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Govt made P6 billion in mineral revenue
But in the face of poor sales in the last quarter of the year, the government decided to forego royalties and dividends. This news comes shortly after the government extended an interest-free loan of $75 million (or P750 million) to De Beers, of the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Lerala villagers on a lurch after mine closure
It is a quiet Monday morning and the lush green vegetation around makes the village picturesque. Just before the road that leads to the village, a sign to the left leads to a rough dusty road. The road clearly shows that it was once busy with...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff WriterMQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Mine workers pack and go
Although the Mmegi team could not secure a permit to enter the secured Orapa Township, at the town's eastern gate, some workers were already ferrying their valuables home. Mini trucks and vans carrying beds, wardrobes, fridges, television sets were...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Does Zim need such a big cabinet?
The gigantic Zimbabwean cabinet qualifies as a product of "politics of patronage" or a craft of "cronyism" while to a greater extent it can be equated to "nepotism". This is what characterises African politics anyway. Of course, there is nothing...
27 February 2009
BCL contributes P726m to national economy
The figure emphasises BCL's strong influence on the local and national economy, amid calls and efforts to diversify the economy of Selebi-Phikwe. According to the February 2009 Selebi-Phikwe Urban Development Committee report, the contribution of...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Govt to unfurl long-term strategy for mines
The strategy will run alongside current government interventions to stabilise the sector. These entail government guarantees on bridging loan finance to mining houses and deferral of royalties and certain levies. Government collects 10 percent...
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT 27 February 2009
Batswana urged to exhibit in China's prime show
Addressing industry captains and entrepreneurs at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on Tuesday, the visiting Chairman of the Council of China Foreign Trade Centre Zhang Zhigang, said the show - also known as the...
STAFF WRITER 27 February 2009
SADC postal operators given the go-ahead to run Exchange Bureaus
This means that once the Post Office has finalised the legal formalities with the relevant reserve banks, customers will be able to walk into any post office and exchange money, as is now the case in Zambia and Zimbabwe. This development is as a...
27 February 2009
Why produce what you can't sell? De Beers queries
In an interview with the Financial Times, Khama said Botswana mines sold no diamonds in November and "very little" in the subsequent two months. "Debswana hasn't produced diamonds all year this year," she said. "Why produce what you can't...
STAFF WRITER 27 February 2009
SSK Airport expansion on schedule for 2010
Minister Johnnie Swartz says the government is holding regular meetings with the contractor SinoHydro Corporation, and the consultant NACO-SSI, to ensure that the project is completed within time and cost. Following a fast-track tender system last...
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT 27 February 2009
BR stops train service
The ministry has directed BR to stop passenger train services because it is an expensive exercise. More details as to when the service will be suspended are expected early next week. In October 2006, BR indefinitely suspended the day passenger train...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
'Liquor and braai restrictions counter-productive'
The country's sole brewer of clear beer, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), has announced that 92 workers will be retrenched at the end of March. The government revised liquor-trading hours and imposed a 30-percent levy on alcohol in November last...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Cash loan operators squeeze out mineworkers
First, it was commercial banks that decided against advancing loans to mineworkers; many cash loans operators soon followed suit. Economic analysts see this as a cautious move to guard against bad debts in the event of retrenchments. The troubled...
MQONDISI DUBE
Correspondent 27 February 2009
Consumer Watchdog
A few months ago we investigated an SMS lottery scam. One of our team received an SMS saying that she had won a Toyota Landcruiser. Of course this is nonsense but we phoned the number and recorded our conversations with the scammer. ...
27 February 2009
Students' artworks awe-inspiring
The exhibition features student art-works from Maruapula, Rainbow, and Westwood - and the gallery is filled with many impressive pieces. However, most of the artworks on display are not titled, giving the viewer the liberty to interpret the artworks...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 27 February 2009
Back Stage
La Mome is not to be missed. The fine French actress, Marion Cotillard, stars as the Little Sparrow - her many awards are richly deserved. This is not your normal biopic on a singer or musician. It does reveal lost loves and long addictions and a sad...
27 February 2009
The past was not erased
Not With Silver is the story of three generations beginning with Abiola, son of an Ijebu woman of substance, in 1740 in Oyo, Nigeria - Book 1. It continues in 1758 in Virginia in Book 2- where Abiola's slave name is Cornelius and he manages to escape...
27 February 2009
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