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Magistrate quits 'Loo' case, castigates lawyer
On the eve of the trial, the Senior Assistant Registrar and Master of High Court, Takura Charumbira, who was appointed as presiding magistrate on the case seven months ago, threw in the towel. "To allay any perception or fears that may have been...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
AS I SEE IT
My hunch, based on the groundswell of public protests and media publicity told me the authorities would turn tail and run. This is 2009! Surely, the ruling party would not be foolhardy to persist in their intransigence. The retreat exceeded my...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 05 May 2009
Cartoon Strip 05.05.09
05 May 2009
Young Muslim beauty can't believe it's true
Yesterday morning, the Ramotswa- born queen said she rolled from her bed and fell onto the floor, just to convince herself that she was not in dreamland about her newly found fame. "I don't know; I'm still trying to figure out whether I'm...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
Gospel musicians form association
The association, which is open to all gospel musicians, and has already registered a total of 250 members, elected Moses Knight as its president, with Gaolatlheope Kamboo as his deputy. The secretary general of the fairly new association is...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
And the Sama winners are....
Songstress Lira, nominated for six awards, walked away with four, including the big one, Album of the Year, for her Soul In Mind. Goldfish, after setting a record with eight nominations, did not receive any last night. The internationally...
THERESE OWEN 05 May 2009
Back Stage
Man with a Movie Camera was produced in black and white at the height of the experimental silent film movement in Russia. It was made by a team associated with the Cine-Eyes collective led by Dziga Vertov. They intended to throw out the cinema of...
SASA MAJUMA 05 May 2009
Ruthless GU stamp authority
With defending champions, Mochudi Centre Chiefs having climbed to the apex of the log last weekend, GU were under pressure in their duel against Uniao Flamengo Santos in midweek. The Reds passed the Santos test convincingly last Wednesday and...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
PLC implements new fines rule
The new regulations took effect in January but the Premier League has not been implementing them after the PLC successfully petitioned the Botswana Football Association (BFA) to grant a waiver. But yesterday, PLC secretary Setete Phuthego said that...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
Killer Giants advance in Coke Cup
Giants who are chasing promotion to the Premier League scored three goals at SSG Ground, taking advantage of the opponents' lack of experience and at times showboating. Striker Maniki Moalafi gave Killer Giants the lead in the first 15 minutes with...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 05 May 2009
Khama wants Bashir at ICC, AU differs
The summit resolved that the warrant of arrest for the Sudanese president should be suspended until next year to give it a chance to deal with the problem in Darfur. The summit expressed its "deep concern at the indictment made by the Prosecutor of...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 05 May 2009
There's nothing gay about 'gays' - Miss Botswana
The beauty queen was asked by one of the judges in the contest, DJ Fresh, to say if she would advocate for same sex relationships. "It is unnatural act...God made us men and women... It is only proper for men to have relationships with women as God...
05 May 2009
Scholar scoffs at govt's credit crunch response
Addressing a May Day summit, organised by the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), in Gaborone, Molatlhegi said Botswana needs a comprehensive approach to address the crisis. The theme of the summit held at Boipuso Hall on...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 05 May 2009
Unionist lambastes truant bureaucrats
TUTUME: The Botswana Land-boards and Local Authorities Workers Union (BLLAWU) secretary general, Moshe Noga, has bemoaned poor attendance by workers during the May Day commemoration at Tutume. Noga, who was the guest speaker, did not spare the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 May 2009
Gopolang launches 'Kgolagano'
Gopolang decried lack of development at Kanana and vowed to provide visionary leadership if elected as a councillor. Gopolang lost the BDP primary elections to the incumbent councilor, Ace Ntheetsang. During the recounting process early this year,...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 May 2009
NBB launches Digital switch
Speaking at the launch of the Digital Migration Task Force in Gaborone last week, Mpotokwane said that as a signatory to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Botswana is obliged to effect the migration from analogue to digital...
MARTIN NYIREND
Correspondent 05 May 2009
Number of foreign workers go up
The CSO reports that most of the expatriates work in agricultural and construction sectors. The Chinese are the majority in the self-employed permit holders while Zimbabweans are dominant overall. Chinese traders have established bases in most parts...
STAFF WRITER 05 May 2009
Hardly a murmur on May Day!
However, workers gathered at Maun and in Gaborone to examine their fate under the current economic recession. Workers the world over have found it increasingly important not just to improve the working conditions of the employed, but to get work...
EDITOR 05 May 2009
MoE drags its feet over student sponsorships?
When contacted yesterday, Deputy permanent secretary Golekanye Setume said they are still in consultations and working around the issue of where to send the students in both private and public institutions. Government last week backtracked on...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Nchindo hot potato arrives at the High Court
The substantive corruption case at the Village Magistrate court is mutating into a sideshow at the High Court. At the High Court, Nchindo and his co-accused have lodged an application to review Gaborone Village Chief Magistrate Lot Moroka's decision...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Botswana to benefit from Bill Gates Foundation projects
SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 81 grants of US$100,000 each to explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve health in developing countries. Botswana is one of the countries that will benefit from these...
06 May 2009
Tenants query BHC rentals at Ga-Phatswa
They complain that in Gaborone BHC tenants pay as little as 552 Pula whilst they are made to part with a whooping 1,900 Pula monthly rental. The tenants also complain that BHC has told them it will not provide street lighting and will also not...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff writer 06 May 2009
Francistown lags behind in TB prevention
This emerged during the World No TB Day commemoration here yesterday. The theme of the commemoration was "I am stopping TB - Ke emisa TB". Giving a keynote address the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) area engineer, Gift Thandadzani Pelaelo, said the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 06 May 2009
Francistown council sounds rabbies alarm
FCC senior public relations officer, Priscilla Gulubane, states in the press release that the public should be aware that the disease kills and it has no cure. "The City of Francistown is liasing with the department of veterinary services to...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Paedophile jailed 'to look for a woman'
Matanta,48, was sentenced for violating the chastity of an underage girl. Before passing sentence, the state counsel told court that there was no evidence that the accused committed the offence in the full knowledge of his HIV status. Lorraine...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 06 May 2009
Justice must be swift, Khama right on Darfur
Although this principle is not always observed, we believe that it is used as a guiding principle in all legal matters. As the public we expect that whenever an offence has been committed the prosecution will move with reasonable speed to bring...
06 May 2009
Afghanistan's feminist revolution
The law would permit marital rape, limit women's movements - say, for work or study - without male permission, and even make it illegal for a woman to refuse to dress as her husband wishes. The women, facing a crowd of furious men calling them...
* NAOMI WOLF 06 May 2009
Molale should not behave like a combi conductor
The title should have been 'Molale insults and bullies officers' because that is exactly what he did. As a taxpayer, I find it regrettable that my money was used to finance this meeting and trip. I suggest that the PSP reimburse the treasury because...
06 May 2009
Cartoon strip 06 .05.09
06 May 2009
Botswana to borrow P13bn from AfDB, World Bank
Gaolathe, who was in Washington recently on marathon meetings with multilateral banks' officials, said on Monday that government was in negotiations with the World Bank to lend the country US$300, 000 (P2.2 billion) and AfDB US$1.5 billion (P10.8...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
BOBS pledges highest standards to boost trade
Speaking at a Technical Committees (TCs) chairpersons' seminar in Gaborone last week, BOBS deputy managing director Masego Marobela said despite BOBS scoring successes in its activities, there were still challenges specific to standards development...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 06 May 2009
Bazuka releases a killer album
When Bazuka got into the music industry a few years back, he did so with style introducing a new genre called Meleke that was also the title track of the album. Back then, the artiste told his listeners that Meleke is a new genre that infuses...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 06 May 2009
Godfrey uses gospel music to win souls
A pastor with the Christian Assemblies Church, Godfrey says he sings for God. He has realised that delivering sermons at church is not enough to win souls for the Lord. He had to explore other avenues to spread the word. Godfrey is a...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 06 May 2009
At 72 Basetse Mamo is still a vibrant dancer
She is 72-years-old but she has a body figure that every woman is dying for at her age or even before reaching that age.Her hairstyle is designed like that of a creche kid, the hair is extended with twisted braid like a mushroom and decorated with...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 06 May 2009
Two soccer 'gurus' launch website
myGoalcast.com, which is already on the web, and it is looking to connect soccer fans, players, scouts, and agents to exchange information, ideas, and give their opinion on players, using Internet technology is a case in point. myGoalcast, is a...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Masitara leads Green Boot charge
Already he has scored four more goals than the 18 he got when he shared the award with Mochudi Centre Chiefs' forward, Jerome Ramatlhakwana who is now plying his trade in South Africa. Ironically, his closest challenger this season is another...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Hunda replaces Ntini at Santos
Ntini was not expected to leave Santos so soon after reviving the club's fortunes. The coach took over in January when the Gabane side was propping up the standings with a deeply humiliating one point from nine games. But his arrival changed things...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
Bosele marathon profile grows
The marathon received accreditation from International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) last year and to go with the new status it has adopted a new slogan and logo. Last Wednesday, the organisers said they have adopted the slogan: 'The...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 06 May 2009
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