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BNF expels Moshupa candidate
The party deputy secretary general, Mokgweetsi Kgosipula, confirmed that Kebaswele was expelled. Kebaswele and Gaborone confronted each other in Bosele Hotel in Selebi-Phikwe at the end of the recently held congress there. Kgosipula said Kebaswele...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 13 May 2009
Is South Africa ready for 'swine flu', experts ask
While the only person who is suspected to have swine flu or what is otherwise known as A(H1N1) seems to be recovering, South Africa has been training response teams in preparation for any possible influenza outbreak. South Africa is the...
NIKITA GELDENHUYS
Correspodent 13 May 2009
Hospitals come first, rather delay other projects
There are some areas in this country where people travel long distances to access health facilities. Being a nation that has at least 17 percent of the population living with HIV/AIDS and with poor road infrastructure and public transport system, we...
13 May 2009
'Two-state solution' tops Obama-Netanyau agenda
This is the wrong approach. Israelis should not determine the status of the Palestinian entity, nor should Palestinians have a say in what Israelis call their own state. The only question that Obama should ask Netanyahu is: When will Israel quit...
DAOUD KUTTAB 13 May 2009
Ramotswa taxi drivers abuse their licences
It started with the taxi driver welcoming the woman and others to his car. They waited for about 10-15 minutes before they started complaining that he was delaying them. He didn't waste anytime and he told them to leave his car since he had...
13 May 2009
How much will Botswana benefit from 2010?
"We always said it is Africa's World Cup and (that) we will be looking at the region to participate," LOC CEO, Danny Jordan, said at a global media face-off at the Tourism Indaba held at the Chief Albert Luthuli Convention Centre here...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
I nearly gave up - Matheke
Leteane, one of the few gospel musicians who showed a lot of promise when he broke into the scene a few years ago, had been a central cog in Mtukufa, young career until last year when the two parted ways in an unprecedented manner, Leteane accused of...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 May 2009
Undaunted Franco adds Animals to his stable
Interestingly, Franco, real name Frank Lesokwane, has two groups in his Franco Investments stable. The popular rhumba artist, who leads the Franco and Afro-Musica band, has just added Animals, a group of four artists to his stable, adding to the...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Music show ends in tragedy
The deceased cannot be named until the next of kins have been informed. The musicians were in a Golf 4 as they returned from a performance in Oodi when their car collided with a train at the rail crossing near Ledumang. The rapper died on...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Gunners' finest hour beckons
Gunners dispatched favourites, Gaborone Hogs, over the weekend at the Wharic Park, to set a potentially explosive final against Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Cheetahs on Saturday. The Selebi-Phikwe side reached their first ever final after...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 13 May 2009
Lekgari: 'Exclusion from team frustrates me'
The Under-23 leftwinger told Mmegi Sport that at one point, he contemplated leaving the Lobatse club. Pako is pained to see his team concede silly goals when he could do something to halt the downward spiral. The stocky defender believes coach...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 May 2009
Government deports Zim man accused of murder
Blessing Mukweni was deported last Friday despite a murder charge pending in court. He has been in custody awaiting trial for the murder of Daniel Moilwa last November. Speaking through a telephone interview on his way home to Harare, on...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Dinoko vow to cause Coke upsets
Marketing Manager, Benson Phuthego says the team aims to improve on last year's performance when they reached the semi-finals. Phuthego warned other teams to undermine the beMOBILE Premier League log trailers at their own peril. "Our aim is to go...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 May 2009
Cartoon strip 13 .05.09
13 May 2009
Child grabber in psychiatric custody
Confirming the incident in a press statement issued recently, Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital (NRH) public relations officer, Caiphus Gabana, said: "A person drove into the hospital and went straight to the accident and emergency entrance". Gabana says...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Stalled fraud case awaits magistrate
The case involves the Daisy Loo cleaning company and its manager, Moemedi Dijeng, together with Gaborone City Council employees who are accused of trying to defraud government of about P21 million in claims for clearing a patch of bushes near the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
'Attempted murder'victim awaits justice four years on
Misheck Nyakaswa, who was left clutching his protruding intestines following the attack by a Gantsi man, claims that he was on duty when the man attacked him at his (man's) house, which was the subject of litigation. The brutal attack occurred in...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 May 2009
OP puts watermelon on schools' menu
President Ian Khama, announced at a Kgotla meeting in Manyana last Thursday that the move will earn the small farmers money. Speaking in an interview, the OP spokesperson, Sipho Madisa, said their particular interest is in watermelons, which are...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Local pharmaceutical firms ready to supply Swine Flu drug
In an interview on Tuesday, the managing director of Premier Pharma, Naren Kharedi, said that information from Roche, a multinational pharmaceutical firm, had promised to supply the drug to Botswana soon. He said that at the moment, the company,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Zuma lifts veil over 'First Lady'
Many South Africans now see her as the country's "First Lady". "This is MaKhumalo, my eldest wives," Zuma explained to the crowd outside the Union Building in Pretoria. MaKhumalo may be the elder of Zuma's three wifes, but she still graced...
NIKITA GELDENHUYS
Correspondent 13 May 2009
The accused pleads 'not guilty' - magistrate
Otlaadisa Ntwaetsile was in court on charges of defilement after allegedly defiling a 14 year-old girl last year. Makati-Lesang said the plea was not valid because the accused said that he did not know her age. "The plea is unequivocal because the...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 13 May 2009
Motorists complain about police 'harassment'
In addition to two letters from the public recently, there were several other reports about police harassment of motorists. Motorists say that the police fine them P1,000 for transporting friends, relatives, and co-workers in their...
MADELEINE GALE
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Climate change losing battle of hearts and minds
An army of pundits tells us that we need to cut emissions, and cut them immediately and drastically. But this argument is clearly losing the battle for hearts and minds. Global warming has now become the lowest-priority policy problem among...
* BJORN LOMBORG 14 May 2009
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14 May 2009
Botswana wants more power
Although supplies from Eskom have been gradually declining since January last year, Botswana expects to have the P8 billion Morupule B power station fully running by 2013, which should go a long way to boost supply. Botswana currently imports 70MW...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Morupule Mine expansion to proceed despite recession
Speaking at a stakeholders' workshop in Palapye over the weekend, Debswana's Ore Processing Engineer, Craig Robertson, explained that the Debswana board views the project as one of high priority. "The expansion of Morupule Coal Mine is expected to...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Zim firms ready for BOCCIM Northern Fair
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce's (ZNCC) Matabeleland Region has started registering Zimbabwean companies that will exhibit at the show, according to its spokesman, Bulisani Ncube. Ncube said the ZNCC aims to bring 30 firms to exhibit at...
FRASER MPOFU
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Norwegian-based Banjo gets hero's welcome
Mosele is in the country to promote his album, Nowadays, which he released last year. The album includes the acclaimed track, Ntsa E Jele Ntsanyana. This song is in high demand in entertainment joints especially in places where...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Skinflint releases third album
The album produced and mixed by Ivo Sbrana of Nosey Road Band has eight tracks, including two instrumentals, one of which is identified as Speechless. While many people complain about quality with local music, Skinflint's latest offing is of...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Curator fires salvo at government
Speaking from the dilapidated buildings of the museum during an interview with Showbiz, the outspoken Lekhutile says "We have our hands tied behind us because we do not have enough resources to make this museum operate the way we want it to. At the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 14 May 2009
OP to probe Btv personality
Senior private secretary to President Ian Khama, Colonel Duke Masilo confirmed receiving letters of complaints from Btv staff members with various allegations against Kgosi. " I can confirm that some people from Btv have written to me recently...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Coke draw sets tongues wagging
The Last 16 games will be a blessing in disguise for Notwane as they still have 'boardroom issues' to settle with their opponents. Though it is said that Chiefs failed to stamp their authority when they beat Great North Tigers (GNT) 3-2 in the 32nd...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Wrong HIV diagnosis traumatised woman - psychologist
The woman, Kgakgamatso Sekgebetlela, was wrongfully diagnosed with the virus in 2003, which led to her being estranged from her husband and children. Sekgebetlela is suing government for half a million pula,Clinical psychologist, Claire Hearne, told...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
No wages for drought relief workers
Yesterday afternoon, Mmegi found a group of them at the Gaborone Senior Secondary (GSS) grounds near Gaborone City Council offices where they had gone to protest their unpaid allowances. This group was from Tsholofelo and Notwane wards. They say they...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Death row prisoner is my witness - theft accused
Matlapeng believes that Fly's evidence will complete his defence. The court is experiencing difficulties in having Fly to testify after he was condemned to the gallows last year for killing his two year old son. Matlapeng is in court for allegedly...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Suicidal 'born again' gets bail
The court heard that a fight erupted after the accused found his girlfriend with another man. Ojahile told Justice, Mpaphi Phumaphi, that he attempted suicide when he realised that the judge was reluctant to grant him bail. Justice Phumaphi had...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 14 May 2009
No bail, you might bolt - magistrate
Trust Mpofu was in court for breaking into a nightclub in Tonota last weekend, allegedly stealing disco equipment. Mpofu is said to have stolen two DVD players, a Gemini disco mixer, 103 compact discs and two CD bags worth P8,950.State prosecutor,...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Search for adjudication stalls Daisy Loo case
At the centre of the case is the controversial tender in which the government claims to have been defrauded of P21million as a claim for the tender of bush clearing in the Segoditshane area. The accused persons are Daisy Loo, its manager Dijeng,...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 14 May 2009
Phikwe BDP launches councillor, opposes party funding
She finds it ironic that the opposition parties should be agitating for party funding when, in her opinion, that dispensation will benefit the BDP more than them. Seretse said the funds will be distributed taking into consideration the number of...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 14 May 2009
Botswana's democracy is in reverse gear
He was the fourth democratically elected leader after the end of apartheid only 15 years ago in 1994. The country emerged from apartheid when Botswana's democracy was 28-years-old and dubbed the shining example of democracy in Africa. In fact,...
14 May 2009
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