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Bullets planted on us - Kalafatis' friend
Gare who was driving the car in which Kalafatis was shot, said in an interview that his friend was not carrying any arms or ammunition on that day but after he was held down by security agents for hours, he found bullets sprinkled in their car. "No...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Public transporters should respect passengers
Sejakgomo was reportedly assaulted for having pointed out a worn-out tyre on a bus owned by a prominent public transporter, Bamangwato Bus Tours. Bamangwato is not new to the industry. It is an experienced transporter of people enjoying major...
25 June 2009
A response to Dumelang Saleshando
If our leaders should be judged by their ability to comprehend matters calmly in the face of issues that are sensitive and have the potential to have serious consequences on the unity and peace of our country if not properly handled, then Rre...
25 June 2009
Cartoon strip 25.06.09
25 June 2009
Debswana celebrates anniversary with optimism
Speaking this week as the company celebrated its 40th anniversary, the parastatal's Group Public and Corporate Affairs Manager Esther Kanaimba said "our sales partners are reporting an increase in sales, which makes us very optimistic that there is...
GOITSEONE KGOPANA
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Non-state actors get foreign cash
The programme is called the Large Grant Call for Proposals. It is the mainstream project for development cooperation between the European Union and the 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The Large Grant Call for proposals is...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Vee 'repossesses' Captain Dira 's VW Polo
Narrating his story Captain Dira, who two years ago released the smash album, Machobane, with the hit track, Wa ja wa jelwa, says he always knew the car was his. However, one day, Vee's close relative crashed the car on a business trip. The car...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Gospel promoters clash over SA group
Joel Manuel of New Ground, a marketing and promotions company which is bringing Joyous Celebration here on August 8, is furious with another promoter, Thatayaone Matlapeng, who claims in his banners that he will have Joyous...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Ras Olebogeng decries poor calendar sales
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, Mafatlha, who is better known as Ras Olebogeng, says ever since he started selling the pictorials, he has only been able to sell a few, which is discouraging. "Being an artist in this country is frustrating...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Nu Race attracts customers at the Main Mall
In the Gaborone Main Mall, the owners of a new clothing label, Nu Race Clothing, Gothusang Caiphus, also known as Black G and Mantar Mhapha, have opened an outlet to sell their merchandise. According to Caiphas, the label was started in 2003 and was...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Did Makanayane steal from Kgokgonono?
The song in question goes, "makanyane ke mochaochele - ba kgonwa ke tsatsi le tlhaba", the same lyrics used in Kgokgonono's song released last year. The line in Makanyane's song follows the same slow pace just like Kgokgonono's. The instrumentals...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Health ministry quashes rumours of 'swine flu'
In a press briefing on yesterday in Gaborone, public health director, Shenaaz El Halabi said that media reports that say Botswana has registered five H1N1 influenza suspected cases were not true, adding that the country has not had any confirmed...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Cash problems affect World Cup preparations
He stated that the players have been mentally affected by the turn of events especially after the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) requested them to help raise funds to enable them to make the trip. Each player has been asked to raise P7,000...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Battle lines drawn in coke semis
After yesterday's draw, Chiefs' communications manager Clifford Mogomotsi said their intention is to retain the cup and to represent the country in African club competitions. "It is a very tricky draw but the good thing is that we are playing Santos...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Young Strikers gun for Premier League promotion
The Gaborone Extension 27 club was the most consistent team in the last quarter of the league and it came as no surprise when it finished third, a point behind former Premier League side Jwaneng Comets. Young Strikers proved that their impressive...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 June 2009
Siele reports 22 companies liquidated
He was responding to a question from MP for Lobatse, Nehemiah Modubule, who also wanted to know how many employees were affected and the amount paid to the employees. Siele replied that over 500 employees lost their jobs in the five cases that were...
STAFF WRITER 25 June 2009
Nchindo lawyers press for postponement
The lawyers locked horns with the prosecution before Justice Maruping Dibotelo over an application to postpone the main case. The defence wants the postponement of the case pending the resolution of an application they filed to be given further...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 25 June 2009
TEC reduces students' intake
TEC executive secretary, Dr Patrick Molutsi said at a media briefing in Gaborone that the enrolment has been reduced from over 14,000, requested by the institutions, to 9,840 approved. He explained that the institutions do not have the capacity to...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Report hails Botswana's development record
In a report titled: 'The progress of good governance in Botswana, 2008', the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) says that the country has realised good economic growth and made deliberate efforts to reduce poverty. The report...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Residents fear threat of cholera
This week, they blamed the Francistown City Council (FCC) for its reluctance to attend to the problem that is now a year old. Despite the smell that has become part of the environment, they are now in fear of contracting the deadly cholera. A few...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
US envoy opens Tebelopele office
The US ambassador to Botswana, Stephen Nolan, said this at the official opening of a Tebelopele Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) in Francistown on Tuesday. "Leadership has begun to pay off in terms of the thousands of lives that are...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 25 June 2009
Botswana's peacock democracy: where no one says 'NO'
One of the basic needs of a visitor to a strange culture is, after acquiring skills of entry such as greetings and self-introduction, to learn skills of stabilisation. One of the most basic skills of settling in properly is the ability to say...
25 June 2009
The marathon is on at Bosele
The organising committee told a media briefing on Wednesday that the winner of the men's 42.2kilometre race is guaranteed P20,000, by far the biggest prize in local athletics. The runner-up will walk away with P10,000, while a third place finish...
CALLISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Struggling TAFIC walk to raise funds
Saadia Rossenkhan, a director at Impex, a Francistown company, will be the main walker. TAFIC alias Machimenyenga is reeling under a financial crisis that has seen them in danger of missing some of their fixtures. This is despite the fact that the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Coaching in lower ranks is hell - Paul
Early this year, Paul was tasked with leading the 'old lady' of Botswana football, Queens Happy Hearts to the First Division. After reviving the fortunes of Happy Hearts last year, owners Rabi Tshosa and Phadza Butale said they want to see their side...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
Private papers have a right to govt adverts
It appears that in Botswana, one has to be a relative of somebody who occupies a senior place in government to gains an inkling of what the governors could be up to. On paper, the government proclaims itself to be a guardian of freedom of...
26 June 2009
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
More than a month since John Kalafatis was executed near a Gaborone bar, the investigation that Minister Ramadeluka Seretse promised the nation is apparently still ongoing. Presumably, so are the investigations into the deaths of the other nine or so...
DAN MOABI 26 June 2009
Gentle feminism in Sweden
Even among many Batswana, it's understood as connoting women's "politics of selfish adversarialism". Hence, many feminist strugglers detest the stigmatizing effect of the feminist label. The unfavorable perceptions it generates negate women's...
LOG RADITLHOKWA 26 June 2009
Why is there delay on transport permit allocation?
The burning issue at hand is issuing of the permits to folks who are enthusiastic to run transport business. I am losing patience with this department because they do not serve us accordingly as I much I expect them to do. For those who are not...
26 June 2009
NITTY GRITTY
The fellows are animatedly discussing the end of the world. The topic has been introduced through the letter from The Prophet of the Holy Goat, presently being read to them by myself. Other fellows disagree with the Holy Prophet who states...
BAROLONG SEBONI 26 June 2009
Cartoon strip 26.06.09
26 June 2009
Rammoko's house of art
It does not signify any lavish lifestyle as one of those mansions along the same road, but strangely, it has such an appealing presence that it has now become a major attraction to locals and travellers alike. A passenger boarding a bus to Ghanzi in...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Blood Diamonds star Mwine and YOHO produce short film
Mwine, who has vast experience in photography, theatre, film and television, was invited to share his theatrical expertise with YOHO, and coordinate a workshop, which was held in Letlhakane. The workshop is part of a programme undertaken by YOHO,...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
Reds wary of Matebele
Both sides have been doing well in the league with GU occupying pole position and Matebele in fourth place. GU must be worried ahead of the game as BDF XI have proven to be the most difficult opponents this season. BDF XI is the only side which has...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
Back Stage
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) has been showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It won eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Award Ceremonies including for "Best" film, director, cinematography, adapted screenplay, sound mixing, original score, editing and song...
SASA MAJUMA 26 June 2009
"The only thing that must never end.Love.And great perfomances."
"The Quiet Girl". London, Vintage Books, 406 pages, paperback, P120, ISBN 970-0-099-50735-2. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Reviewed bySHERIDAN GRISWOLD Correspondent Peter Hoeg's, The Quiet Girl a.k.a Den Stille Pige is a love story in...
26 June 2009
Debswana secures multi-million loan
Speaking on the sidelines of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Annual General Meeting in Gaborone on Wednesday, Debswana managing director, Blackie Marole said the facility is a stop-gap arrangement made...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
Sightholders ready to submit to Kimberley Process
The firms' announcement is in reaction to criticism levelled against the Kimberley Process by civic groups this week that the omission of cutting and polishing firms from the Process has created a loophole in the struggle against illicit diamond...
THATO MOSEKI
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Morupule Colliery expansion speeds up
The Colliery's expansion will see it tap into previously unexploited resources to ramp up production from about one million tonnes per annum to 3.8 million tonnes, which will also result in expanded surface facilities. Adjacent to the mine, the...
THATO MOSEKI
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Capital inflows to plunge - World Bank
Quoting World Bank manager responsible for international finance, Mansoor Dailami, international capital inflows to developing countries will fall to $363 billion in 2009, down from the $707-billion in 2008 and a sharp decline from the $1,2 trillion...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
Oil price hikes to stem inflation slump
A report from Motswedi Securities says that although inflation has eased off since late last year, the downward trend might be slowed as a result of resurging oil prices on the international market as well as the potential increase of administered...
STAFF WRITER 26 June 2009
New St Louis beer hits the market
The surprise turned out to be the launch of a new beer called St Louis Export premium lager. St Louis Export has an alcohol content of 4.7 percent, higher than the original St Louis Light by 1.2 percentage points. The launch of St Louis Export comes...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Consumer Watchdog
I'm sure I'm not the only one who is constantly surprised by how many people keep falling for pyramid schemes in all their shapes and sizes. I also know that most people who finally escape the clutches of such schemes then spend ages wondering...
26 June 2009
Uranium poised to trigger scramble
For decades, Botswana has been renowned for its premier position in the production of high value diamonds, the country's economic backbone. The country has also enjoyed the international spotlight for its massive coal reserves which are...
26 June 2009
Nico lie in wait for Rollers
He said ahead of their be MOBILE Premier League clash against visiting Township Rollers tomorrow, the inactivity might affect his players' fitness levels. "We cannot be compared to Rollers in terms of fitness and they will start the game as...
CALLISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Kalafatis lawyers move against Btv
It is almost two weeks since, President Ian Khama's sister, Jacqueline, tabled a complaint against the Sunday Standard newspaper before the Media Complaints Committee demanding that two of the paper's journalists be barred from writing following a...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Can a president be sued?
The newspaper threatened to counter-sue and Khama withdrew the case. However it is in the case that will arise out of the Kalafatis' family efforts to get justice that the theory of immunity is likely to be tested. One school of thought maintains...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff writer 26 June 2009
Govt splashes P9.4m on students
"There were 364 responsive debtors. one hundred were difficult to trace due to no form of identification, 281 did not respond at all and two are deceased," Kario told Parliament yesterday. He was responding to a question from MP for Palapye,...
STAFF WRITER 26 June 2009
Media 'ombudsman' defends his post
A row has erupted between Sunday Standard deputy editor Spencer Mogapi and Kgabi. Mogapi contends that Kgabi is not competent to sit on the committee because he is a BDP activist. Mogapi says that Kgabi's presence on the committee does not inspire...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 26 June 2009
Seretse licks wounds in duel with gritty 'DK'
"What the last weekend voting shows is that the Seretse group seemingly forgot that delegates are elected along factional lines. So, this is a message to the whole faction that if they don't check themselves, they may lose," analyses Maundeni. His...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 26 June 2009
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