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PPADB approves P57m 'extra cash' for consultants
In the last year, engineering consultants have increased their fees in various government projects leading to cost over-runs of millions. In some projects, cost over-runs have passed the hundred percent mark with others costing nearly twice the...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
The Cost of Dick Cheney
The autobiographies of political leaders are not a very elevated literary form. First, few leaders write well, though there are exceptions, like Nehru, Churchill, and de Gaulle. No wonder that most of them employ a "ghost," like the one in Robert...
*CHRIS PATTEN 28 April 2009
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28 April 2009
ICT sector grows at snail pace
Dr Phumzile Thobokwe of the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) told an ICT seminar in Gaborone that the private sector is not doing enough to help the country to develop into a knowledge-based society with an industry that thrives on ICT...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Inflation rate to reach BoB target in third quarter
In the first quarter economic review of BIFM, Jefferis who is chairman of the financial institution's investment committee said that the annual inflation rate will go down because the consumer price index is expected to continue falling steadily...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Mmipi is Miss VIP Deaf
The only difference about the Miss VIP Deaf pageant was that the contestants were hearing impaired. But to the amazement of the guests, the fact that the contestants were hearing impaired could not deter them from showing off their deft dancing...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 April 2009
Distribution deal ahead for Maretlwaneng film
Maretlwaneng's award winning documentary, based on the emergence of Australian hip-hop, could soon be distributed to television channels around the world. The film owner says he is currently in negotiations with a USA distribution company, ITN...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Back Stage
Chihwaseon (2006) a.k.a Drunken Painting Master or Painted Fire is being shown today only at 7 pm at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. Chihwaseon is the fascinating tale of one of Korea's greatest artists during the last decades of the 19th...
SASA MAJUMA 28 April 2009
GU dinner moved to May 27
The reason for the postponement is because it clashed with their league game with Uniao Flamengo Santos which is billed for Molepolole Sports Stadium on the same day. According to GU secretary general, Kagiso Sebele, they tried in vain to get the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Gumbo attacks Matengu
"I just do not know how this boy (Matengu) can let in such silly goals. How can an experienced goalkeeper give away goals like that? We came here for three points and ended up having to fight so hard for a point. It is uncalled for," said Gumbo after...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 28 April 2009
Kutlwano tops Phakalane tournament
Each Kultwano club got P20,000 as champions. The Kutlwano women put-up an impressive performance to outclass Kalavango 3-0 while their male counterparts fought hard to win 3-2 against BDF VI. The runners-up got P8,000 each. Kutlwano men once again...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 28 April 2009
Bakgatla ba bolotsa bojale
On Saturday, Kgosi Mothibe Linchwe revealed that the first batch of women going for 'bojale' will be sent to the traditional school on May 30 and they will be expected back by June 20 this year. Kgosi Mothibe appealed to Bakgatla to respect culture...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
BDF XI lose ground in title race
The defeat has resulted in Matebele slipping to fourth spot from third after they were leapfrogged by ECCO City Greens who beat Uniao Flamengo Santos 1-0 on SaturdayBDF XI have 29 points from 21 games and trail ECCO on goal difference. On Sunday,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Industrial court awards employee P20, 000
Industrial Court Judge, Anna Mathiba, said that even though there was never a written agreement between the two, it is clear that he was employed under the terms that he told the court. Mathiba ruled that since the respondent who was not in court...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
AIDs kills 25 million worldwide
Officiating at the launch of a book on HIV and AIDS titled 'Male involvement in sexual and reproductive health: prevention of violence and HIV and AIDS in Botswana', Siele said that by 2007, an estimated 22 million adults and children in Africa were...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 28 April 2009
Fiasco at BDP councillor's launch
The two council candidates were launched on Sunday in Molepolole South, which falls under BDP chairman, Daniel Kwelagobe. Kwelagobe is also the MP for the constituency. One of the candidates, Jeffrey Sibisibi, who has been associated with the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 April 2009
BDF celebrates
But it was Botswana Defence Force (BDF) day and the spectacle was one of an array of events that the soldiers had lined up to entertain multitudes that thronged the Francistown Stadium last Saturday. The crowds could not help splitting in...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 28 April 2009
Youth should vote
The reduction of tertiary education sponsorship by government, without any prior warning for parents and potential students alike should cause young people and everyone concerned about the state of young people in this country, to pause and consider...
28 April 2009
Zuma rising
African politics has long been the exclusive domain of aristocrats, soldiers, and technocrats. Even with the spread of democratic elections, the region's leaders tend to come from the ranks of soldiers (Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), family dynasties...
* G. PASCAL ZACHARY 28 April 2009
The youth must be their own liberators
But the care-free attitude of most of them exacerbates this pathetic situation. For example many youth in this country still do not see the need to participate in the democratic process of elections. They literally refuse to register for elections....
28 April 2009
Big names snub DPP in Nchindo case
Yesterday the Village Chief Magistrate, Lot Moroka heard that the DPP has hit a blank in its quest to get President Ian Khama and members of the old cabinet on its side. The prosecution admitted that it did not get favourable responses in its...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
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29 April 2009
Universal and mandatory pension scheme proposed
Various speakers at a workshop on developing the pension scheme organised by the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs spoke of the need for administrative costs to be reduced for it to benefit the poor. "Most employees in Botswana earn under the...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
ABC re-brands as BancABC
If plans to open the retail business go ahead as scheduled, BancABC will become the eighth commercial bank in Botswana.In a statement, the bank said subject to regulatory approval, BancABC branches will open across Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania,...
STAFF WRITER 29 April 2009
Stage set for Miss Botswana pageant
One of the Miss Botswana organisers, Bissau Gaobakwe, said that the countrywide scouting had been quite successful. The nationwide scouting produced 24 beauties, but only 14 finalists will compete for the ultimate Miss Botswana crown on Saturday. The...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
Fetz revisits rap dream
He was simply known as Fetz on stage, and his tongue- twist rap style would leave many revellers spell-bound on those rap nights held at the Village. With rap music not doing so well in local circles, young Mangope studied for air conditioning and...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
Aubrey Woki returns to Gaborone
The raid, by all indications, sought to pre-empt commemoration of the June 16, 1976 Soweto uprisings, which Africans now celebrate as the 'Day Of The African Child'. The 10 tracks on the CD are, at one and the same time, an autobiographical...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 29 April 2009
Santos warn the Reds
GU are second in the log standings, just one point behind defending champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs. The Reds will be looking for maximum points in order to restore their two-point lead at the top. GU have 49 points from 20 games while Magosi have 50...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
Appearance fees put BSA in dilemma
BSA president, Marumo Morule said shortly before being re-elected on Sunday in Gaborone that they are expected to pay players from the annual grant they get from government. But this has not been possible because the grant is not even enough to cover...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 29 April 2009
Minister applauds tourney organisers
The minister said that it is a commendable effort by the organisers to bring sport to the young inmates. She said that everyone in the country has the right to enjoy sport. Kokorwe encouraged the young inmates to take sport seriously because it can...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
PLC announces breakdown of prizes
PLC chairperson, Mokganedi Molefe revealed that the player of the season will get P50,000. He stated that the PLC technical panel will shortlist four players and the public will then choose the best in a vote that will last for two to four weeks. The...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
The Nchindo charge sheet - what might be dropped
Count 3 - KhamaCount 3 relies on the statement of the current President Ian Khama who was the then Vice President under Festus Mogae's tenure as president. The count reads 'Nchindo and Matome, on or about December 21, 2000, acting jointly and in...
29 April 2009
Corrupt immigration officers get the sack
The employees were dismissed after thorough investigations. The ministry's permanent secretary, Segakweng Tsiane has said that some foreign nationals were arrested when they were found in possession of the stolen Botswana documents. "When they were...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
High Court hears Mhlauli appeal today
Mhlauli was jailed after he was found guilty of abuse of office and lying under oath in the matter surrounding the allocation of a plot to Eddie Norman in the famous River Walk Mall of Gaborone. When jailing Mhlauli, Village Chief Magistrate, Lot...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
BNF targets 29 MPs
He lashed out at the media and critics whom he said are hell-bent on portraying his party in bad light."We are disappointed that journalists and critics are quick to write obituaries every time we quarrel in BNF. We have no doubt that we will prove...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 29 April 2009
BNF to expel members?
BNF sources have revealed that a number of activists from Gaborone, Molepolole, Kanye, Lobatse and Thamaga have received letters from the party leadership asking them to show cause why they should not be suspended or expelled from the party. The...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 29 April 2009
Africa must revisit Marx and The Communist Manifesto
The current engulfment of the international capitalist system in reckless mismanagement of resources created on the back of the working peoples of the world, themselves relegated to most cruel extremes of poverty and underdevelopment, rekindles the...
29 April 2009
Bravo to labour intensive project
In the early days of the programme, we were sceptical, although we did appreciate the importance of such initiatives in the creation of employment. Programmes such as Namola Leuba have often been credited for creating short-term employment at a time...
29 April 2009
Developing countries and the global crisis
Even developing countries that did everything right - and had far better macroeconomic and regulatory policies than the United States did - are feeling the impact. Largely as a result of a precipitous fall in exports, China is likely to continue to...
JOSEPH E STIGLITZ 29 April 2009
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