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Who Ordered Kalafati's Execution
Kalafatis was killed on Wednesday night. Family members and friends say they were warned in advance that the Office of the President (OP) had issued an order to kill him. Kalafatis's younger brother, Costa, said security agents confronted...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Deben Natale Documents His 'Sins' In Song
The angle of his narration is interesting as the musician claims in two of his songs that he has been framed. Deben Natale, real name Otlaathusa Tshipa, released one of the richest Tswana pop albums in December 2008, inspired by the music of his...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
'Some Retailers Abuse Coupon System'-HLCC
A press release from the HLCC says that there have been instances where some retailers have abused the system through practices such as overcharging, selling beneficiaries' items outside the food basket list and confiscating coupon cards. The...
Staff writer 18 May 2009
E-Passports To Be Issued From Next Year
In an interview with Mmegi on Friday, Bok said they are happy with the level of progress thus far. A German company Giesecke and Devrient (G&D) was awarded the P120 million tender in November, 2008 at a time when Botswana has been warned by the...
Baboki kayawe
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Abolish State Press Monopoly
The 'press' owes its beginnings to the concern among a few of the educated elite who treasured the principles of democracy, wanting that the huge masses of the marginalised should be protected from the excesses of the privileged few who controlled...
18 May 2009
The Winners Code
Creativity is defined as the ability to invent and develop new ideas, especially in a resourceful, imaginative and artistic way. Creativity is one of the most important traits that one can ever possess. Everyday we face new challenges. Some of the...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 18 May 2009
Issues In Education
Botswana introduced a National Internship Programme beginning in early 2009. It was discussed briefly in last weeks' Issues. It was noted that it is a form of national service, not unlike the old Tirelo Setshaba that was abandoned nine years ago. The...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI&
S. WEEKS 18 May 2009
Etcetera II
Personally I am delighted to note the dramatic appearance of so many independent candidates in the forthcoming election. They provide much-needed variety, and interest in a process which can be disappointing and torpid. It is of course a...
Sandy Grant 18 May 2009
Health Chat
Stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, damaging brain function. We interviewed people about their experiences of stroke. Recognising a strokeStroke symptoms can vary in type and severity and sometimes people experience...
18 May 2009
The Misery Of Students In Malaysia
This is in relation to the announcement made recently that our personal allowances would be reduced from RM2595 to RM2100 (a 19 percent reduction) as of May 2009. Our allowance was reviewed last year and from what was gathered, the DSPW realised...
18 May 2009
Bravo! Chouka-Chouka Motlakase
Everyone in Palapye would agree with me that this is what we have yearned for in our long soccer history. Those who remember the early 1980s will tell you how soccer crazy the residents of Palapye were then. That was the time when we used to pride...
18 May 2009
Mhlauli Set Free
The ruling came as a relief, not only to Mhlauli, but also to his family members and well-wishers who packed the courtroom. He could not contain himself as he dashed off to his car avoiding the handful of journalists who were present in court....
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Botswana Getting Little Foreign Aid
This was revealed by Kemmiya Misa, the assistant director of the African Department of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at a briefing of African journalists here on Friday. According to Misa, from their 2007 financial report, Botswana...
Gideon Nkala
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
BCL Lays Off 60 As Retrenchments End
Mine management has however been quick to note that further downsizing may become unavoidable should the global recession persist. When it announced its plans to retrench earlier this year, BCL Mine had initially targeted laying off 348 employees as...
Thato Moseki
Correspondent 18 May 2009
OUT TO LUNCH
I'll tell you something I wish I'd been explicitly told when I left varsity. Actually, someone did try to tell me but I was young and idealistic, so I assumed she was just having a particularly bad day. If I'd known what I'm about to say to you, I...
SHAMEELA WINSTON 18 May 2009
BPC Staff Showcases An Array Of Art Talent
They attracted multitudes for a night of singing, dancing, opera, poems, theatre and more performances at Maitisong Theatre, as the corporation paraded their rich talent, some of whom are local industry icons. The displays were in opera, Latin...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Botswana Attends Yokohama African Festa 2009
African Festa is an annual African cultural event that has been taking place in Japan since 1999. The event is a major showcase of African music, dance, clothes, food, cultures and it presents an opportunity for the Japanese public to learn about...
Gideon Nkala
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
President's Day Mini Festival Thrills F/town
The Francistown Senior Secondary School (FSSS) hall was filled to capacity as music enthusiasts came to watch 131 artists fighting it our to book a place at the finals that will take place on July 20 in Gaborone. The event, which started at 1000...
Oarabile Mosikare
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Talking Musika
Thursday is not the day to do a disappearing act at The Mmegi or The Monitor. That is the day when the sub-editors - known in the accounts section as 'proof readers' - do the largest chunk of work to prepare for the huge Friday paper. I did...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 18 May 2009
Food For The Soul
The world we live in today, food choices appear to be plentiful. Yet realistically, the good choices are shrinking and are being replaced by unhealthy foods with very low nutrient content. It's one of the paradoxes of our time. Having said that, I...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 18 May 2009
Selolwane Happy With His Performance
When Selolwane arrived at Cape Town Santos from the United States almost three seasons ago, he became an instant hero scoring 12 goals in his debut season. This made him to attract a lot of attention from the media and opponents. Since joining Ajax,...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Coaches Drilled On New System
BVF Vice President-(Technical) Waboraro Mokgatla said knowledge acquired at the workshop would go a long way in assisting the local game. The three are coaches' chairperson Lesedi Hule, Joseph Tlhaselo, and Itumeleng Mafa. The VIS is used to...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 18 May 2009
'I Was Convicted By The Media'- Patlakwe
In an interview, with journalists after Village Magistrate, Olivier Zvide acquitted and discharged him on a rape charge, Patlakwe expressed his disappointment on how his case had been covered by the local press. "I was tried and convicted by the...
Oliver Modise
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Chiefs Ruthless On Boteti
Captain Pontsho Moloi and Oteng Moalosi each scored a hattrick, Derrick Ntumbayi and Sekhana 'Nandos' Koko each scored a brace, with the other goals coming from Dirang Moloi and Kekaetswe 'Mara' Moloi. The result is not a true reflection of the game...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Mascom Sponsor Bosele Marathon
Organisers said the sponsorship would help lure international athletes to the 42.2km event to be held on June 27. Mascom has joined other corporate sponsors, the Botswana Tourism Board (BTB), Itekanele, Metropolitan, BCL Mine, Distil and...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Fani Tours Football Regions
A press release from the BFA says Fani would hold joint meetings with regional executive committees and affiliates in the various regions. It says the BFA president will be consulting committees and clubs and briefing them on issues affecting the...
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Under-19 Netball Manager Defiant
Botshelo told Monitor Sport that she compiled and presented a report to BONA, which in her view, was sufficient. Her defiance was prompted by the association's decision not to take disciplinary action against one senior Notwane player, Kelebogile...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Masire Applauds Nurses
Speaking at the Botswana Nurses Day celebrations here, Masire said the society has to appreciate the role that nurses play. He said nurses must be commended for the vital contribution they make to the health and well being of Batswana and residents...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Cut Food Prices, Khama Commands
Addressing the annual High Level Consultative Council (HLCC) meeting in Gaborone last week, President Khama said he does not understand why prices should continue to escalate when fuel prices have gone down. "One of the positives that we have...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
SPEDU Sponsors Tlhakadiawa Women
This is part of the WDC's initiative to assist and economically empower the unemployed and disadvantaged women, in line with the aspirations of Vision 2016. The course was financed by the newly formed Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 18 May 2009
Try Online Networking,You Might Like It
A little click of the mouse is the passport to that other world. As we speak someone is busy building a cyber residence for communities who share common interests and activities, worse still this can be an arena for people with ill motives. Some...
Baboki kayawe
Correspondent 18 May 2009
Batswana, Home and Abroad, Respond 'Project Thuso' Appeal
One of the calls was from a Motswana in Australia who said there were some organisations in that country who want to assist. The Motswana, who called this office to find out how he can get in touch with Merafe or his guardians said he wanted to know...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 18 May 2009
A Quarrel Over A Donkey Lands Man In Court
Atlholang Kgama was charged before the Francistown magistrate who denied him bail as the accused and the complainant live together. Kgama who is facing a single count of threat to kill, allegedly threatened to kill the complainant, by uttering the...
Ndingililo Gaoswediwe
Correspondent 18 May 2009
'One or two shootings not bad' - Merafhe
He said that when criminals harass individuals they (individuals) have to respond by using force. He was responding to a question during a press briefing at the Office of the President after presenting "The Best African Country of the Year, 2009",...
BAME PIET
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OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 19 May 2009
Ministry of Local Government wants to destroy court presidents
This judgment has annoyed the minister of Local Government and the Director of Tribal Administration in such a way that they have decided to dismiss all the urban court presidents and their deputies who are working on contracts. Their contracts...
19 May 2009
On dreaming of writing a rib-cracking book
Then as a young man who grew up in a low-economic family there was this evil voice in my heart that echoed, "Success can only be achieved by bana ba bo-semangmang, who are you?" I sat down to calm my mind. There came another voice of courage, "boy,...
19 May 2009
'Official killers' are a challenge to our national leadership, image
According to reports, the man had been on the 'wanted' list of the security forces for a while. The man was shot in full view of the public, in fact, it would seem the security agents wanted to make a somewhat sadistic statement - that they could...
EDITOR 19 May 2009
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19 May 2009
Inflation slips after a stable course in March
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that last month, the national year-on-year inflation rate stood at 10.2 percent, down by 1.5 percentage points from 11.7 percent in March 2009. This means prices in general have increased...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 19 May 2009
Work to improve management systems - BOBS
The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) contends that business processes should adhere to specific standards to make locally produced goods and services marketable in the region and that the mechanics to monitor the processes must be...
MARTIN NYIRENDA 19 May 2009
I didn't get a thebe from Thobane - Vomit
Tex Ramogobya, the CEO for Kalakuta records, which released Thobane has hit back accusing the musician of dishonesty. Vomit, real name Kankangwane Mhotsha, yesterday told Showbiz that he believed the album sold well over 30, 000 copies, but he ...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 May 2009
BOMU expects lucrative Mascom awards
He said that this year's sponsorship would be more lucrative than before. " We will make the announcement with Mascom by the end of this month. It is something lucrative, geared toward motivating artists with prize money and other...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 May 2009
Mogonye wondersto be unveiled today
The little known village, nearly 70 km southwest of Gaborone, is situated on a hilly environment consisting of waterfalls, and gorges teeming with wildlife. United Nations (UN) Resident Representative Khin-Sandi Lwin is scheduled to officially...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 May 2009
Back Stage
Sokurov was born in Siberia in 1951. His father was in the military. In his youth he lived in Poland and Turkistan. He went to the University of Gorky and then to film school. His first film in 1978 he called Lonely Voice of Man. For a decade his...
SASA MAJUMA 19 May 2009
Bayford and Boko take execution victim case
Mmegi has learned that the two lawyers will represent the family of John Kalafatis who was gunned down last Wednesday by security agents. In a letter to the Commissioner of Police, Boko who is working with Bayford promised that they will leave no...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 May 2009
EMG Gunners savour crowning moment
Gunners exacted revenge on Cheetahs who beat them in an earlier league fixture in Selebi-Phikwe last month. The visitors stormed into an 18th minute lead after their number nine, Conrad Ntshebe scored a penalty. The in-form Ntshebe went on to score...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 19 May 2009
Hawks retain HIV/AIDS netball title
Hawks' coach Delroy Nkomazana told Mmegi Sport that they hardly raised sweat against a Notwane side they met in a replica of last year's final. Nkomazana said unlike other teams, most of his players had been exposed to tougher competitions before as...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 19 May 2009
GU maintain five-point lead
GU went into their match under immense pressure after Mochudi Centre Chiefs' 12-2 routing of Boteti Young Fighters the previous day. Chiefs had cut GU's lead to two points but the log leaders reacted with a battling performance against the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 19 May 2009
Miscellaneous book play-off spot
Miscellaneous went into the game needing just a point to clinch a place in the play-offs. The Serowe side qualified for the play-offs last season but failed to gain promotion to the Premier League. Miscellaneous will now face the Premier League...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 19 May 2009
Government to take over brigades
Amongst the 41 brigades countrywide, Marobela was chosen first for its outstanding performance, including efficient account records following thorough auditing. After long talks, consultations and a comprehensive review of brigades, the government...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 19 May 2009
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