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Khama to be endorsed as BDP president
The party expects its regions to have submitted their choices of preferred party presidential candidates the day before the special congress on July 17. But as it is, all regions continue to endorse Khama without an alternative. At least information...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
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09 July 2009
This abuse is sickening
I understand from some of those who presented their certificates that it was the candidate himself who received and perused the certificates. Those who came from other parts of Francistown were turned away. This article has been...
09 July 2009
We cannot be fooled Nkate!
I read your piece sir(Nkate) and I for one, have made a decision. I will opt for the lesser evil in this situation. A lesser evil being Daniel Kwelagobe. Factions have always been part of BDP, but they have never been this ugly. On President...
09 July 2009
Middle-income countries need EPAs, says EC official
Lena Sund, head of political, trade and information section of the Delegation of the EC in Botswana and SADC told the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) workshop on Tuesday that if no EPA is signed, the EU...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 09 July 2009
Tsosangwao troupe at Algerian festival
The group has been in the North African country since July 5 and will continue to entertain there until July 20. According to the project manager at Glamshouts Events and Talent Management company, Tafadzwa Muzondo, the Kanye ensemble Flew into...
STAFF WRITER 09 July 2009
The return of Nata Capricon
But if you were a fan of the tall Tanzanian guitarist, then you will be happy to learn that he is back in the country and soon to dish out another album. He promises his fans another hot album but after his long absence only time will tell if the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 09 July 2009
Rollers players in SA for trials
Rollers' chairman, Spencer Mmui told Mmegi Sport that Edwin Moalosi, Aubrey Kebonnetse, Edwin Olerile and Monageng Thaele will spend two weeks with the side that reached the Nedbank Cup finals last season. Another Rollers' player, Boitumelo Mafoko is...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
Protest haunts First Division play-offs
Both teams finished on 44 points with United ahead with a goal difference of four. But United were awarded three soft points after Piano Masters failed to honour a fixture. The Southern Region Football Association (SORFA) has ordered United and...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 09 July 2009
Kabelano Cup will be back next year
The Kabelano Orange Cup soccer spectacular has grown into a popular one-day event contested by four crowd pullers in the Premier League. Dambe said they are still re-negotiating with Orange to finance the event again after its sponsorship elapsed...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 09 July 2009
Fighters vow to dodge the chop
As things stand, if the Brazilians finish in the same position, they will be forced to participate in the promotion play-offs with Miscellaneous and Jwaneng Comets. But if Fighters get maximum points in the three games, either Nico United or BMC...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
Kario fires salvo at 'meddling' poet Mbuli
During Kwelagobe's launch Mbuli, a poet and musician invited to perform at the event, remarked that if Khama tried to run the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) alone he will become a victim like Thabo Mbeki, who lost the ANC polls to current South...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 09 July 2009
Don't touch the Constitution-Dikgosi
Balete paramount chief, Mosadi Seboko rejected the proposed law saying that it came at the wrong time, when government has stated that the economy is not doing well and development projects have been cut down. She rejected some of the reasons...
BAME PIET Staff Writer
and MPHO TLALE 09 July 2009
MPs unite in quest for 'fair deal'
Several MPs served in Cabinet during former president Festus Mogae's reign from 2004 and were dropped last year when President Ian Khama ascended to power. Another Cabinet reshuffle was done in December bringing in three new faces. The...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
BCP launches in heavily contested ward
They also stressed their confidence that the Bobirwa constituency is now fully ripe for them to snatch it from the ruling party. Bobirwa North East ward will attract more attention because initially it was won by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
BDP activist cries foul over Tati-East congress
Ngwenya claims that although he was previously elected a delegate from his Siviya ward to the branch congress held in Tatisiding village last Saturday, he does not know what has altered his status overnight. He suspects fraud at branch level because...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 09 July 2009
Our heritage
The recently reported arrival of a National Museum guide at Malaka/Old Palapye prompted two most interesting responses. One came from the new appointee himself, Luke Tekanyo, who expressed his good fortune in being posted to such a place. How...
09 July 2009
All is not lost after all
At a time when we were giving up that this country might be on an unprecedented course of running without a development plan or with a development plan that is out of date, a draft NDP has finally been presented to Parliament. As expected...
09 July 2009
Achieving a
The EU's legitimacy problem has two different aspects: apathy, leading to a low turnout in the European parliamentary elections, and outright euro-skepticism. The voter-turnout problem partly reflects frustration about the present state of the EU,...
* WILFRIED MARTENS 09 July 2009
Divided Dikgosi pass bill
The Ntlo ya Dikgosi (House of Chiefs) gave the nod to the Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to double the number of Specially Elected MPs to eight yesterday after a debate with regional undertones. Members of the House, from the southern part of...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Ndebo Mbuya to be launched next month
This was announced at the fund-raising dinner held on Friday at Aerodrome Primary School to mark the end of the fundraising drive that included gospel concerts and selling of t-shirts in different congregations. Speaking at the event, High Court...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 10 July 2009
BPP shelves congress ahead of Oct polls - Balikani
In an interview with Mmegi, Botswana People's Party (BPP) president Bernard Balikani said that they were supposed to hold a national congress this year to elect a new central committee, but this being an election year, they want to concentrate on...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Defiant South Ring mechanic won't move
Tsholo Modise, who specialises in VW automobiles, has been operating at Extension Four along South Ring Road since 1994. But he said he would never be ejected by the Gaborone City Council (GCC) until a court has authorised the eviction...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 July 2009
Americans cycle to polish Africa's image
The two started their journey on June 11 in Cape Town, South Africa to Nairobi, Kenya. They will cover an approximate distance of 5,000 kilometers when they complete their feat on August 19, 2009. They arrived in Botswana this week and worked...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 10 July 2009
Who takes Mmadinare constituency?
Though the opposition parties have been trying their luck for sometimes now, the ruling party seems to have deeply rooted itself beyond the opposition's ability to win the constituency. The trend has been that in most instances the opposition tries...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
MELS influence spreading like veldt fire-Joina
He told Mmegi that though in the last general election they only contested four constituencies, they are expecting to increase the number in this year's elections. He stated that so far they have managed to field candidates in five constituencies,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Opposition condemn 'militarisation' of state media
Media activists see the governments move to put people from security forces at the Mass Media Complex as an assault on freedom of the press. The executive director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Botswana), Thapelo Ndlovu said if such...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 July 2009
Botswana goes into recession
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week show that at constant prices, GDP decreased by 20.3 percent from P6.17 billion in the first quarter of 2008 to P4.91 billion in the first quarter of 2009. Mining and quarrying industry...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Be MOBILE to make profit in second year
It went on air 13 months ago. Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) which owns be MOBILE is headed by Lippe. BTC pumped more than P200 million towards the end of 2007 to set up the cellphone network provider.Lippe should know what he is...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 10 July 2009
NDP 10 focuses on accelerated diversification
Presenting the draft NDP 10 in Parliament on Monday, acting Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Keletso Rakhudu said that although diversification has been part of the economic policy for many years, the anticipated reduction in government...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Louis Nchindo in court on Monday
The substantive case, which was due to start on July 6 at Village Magistrate's Court was on June 26 stayed by Justice Maruping Dibotelo, who is also presiding over the current case. Nchindo and his co-accused face 36 counts of graft. The ruling came...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
BEDIA confident of meeting GEB targets
Briefing the media on Tuesday, about this year's business to business trade exhibition, BEDIA chief executive officer, Dorcus Makgato-Malesu said she was optimistic about reaching the targets, which include 6,000 visitors as compared to 4,000...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Consumer Watchdog
I have enormous respect for people who study for higher qualifications and for the universities that they attend. That's one of the reasons that I am so outraged when I see the whole fake qualification industry at work. In the last...
10 July 2009
Firestone raises cash for diamond investment
In a statement on Wednesday, Firestone said mine development planning is continuing for the BK11 kimberlite, and production commence in 2010. "We believe that we will be able to make a decision to develop a new mining operation on BK11 following...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Mullineux wine talk and tasting at the No1. Lady's Opera house
Chris Mullineux, the son of Dr John Mullineux, paediatrician at the Gaborone Private Hospital, and wife Andrea, have become wine makers. They have started a label called MULLINEUX FAMILY WINES, established in 2007 whose first finished products are...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Trendy Rodizio opens at Riverwalk
"One pays a fixed price and the waiters bring an offering of food to each customer at several times throughout the meal until the customers signal that they have had enough'', says Ahdong. Food served at the churrascaria (grill house) include fillet...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 10 July 2009
Back Stage
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) a.k.a VCB could be showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. If not, it is available at DVD shops. It is one of the better movies of last year, and signalled Woody Allen's bouncing back into acceptance after a series of...
SASA MAJUMA 10 July 2009
'His personal choice of weapon'
Still Grazing - The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela. New York, Three Rivers Press, Random House , pages, paperback, P109, ISBN 1-4000-8317-6. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD Correspondent Hugh Masekela is...
10 July 2009
Reinvention of the BDP and the resurrection of the Khama Dynasty
Instead of forging party cohesion and unity based on a political vision borne of the spirit of republicanism and social equality, the BDP delegates chose instead to take a great leap backward and to enfeudalise the party by building its cohesion and...
DR MONAGENG MOGALAKWE 10 July 2009
The BNF is ripe for the political grave
When the BDP is in trouble, we should all sit up and pay attention as this is the party that runs government. But we cannot ignore the official opposition even if that party happens to be the perennially suicidal Botswana National Front (BNF). What...
10 July 2009
WHITHER BOTSWANA?
Thanks to Jacob Nkate - BDP secretary general - for his recent expose (Mmegi, 03 July 2009) on the origins of the party's two factions. He gave only one reason for the factional rivalries that have plagued the BDP for some years now: Daniel...
DAN MOABI 10 July 2009
Kgosi Kgari weds tomorrow
Bakwena deputy chief, Keineetse Sebele told Mmegi yesterday that other guests will come from the Bafokeng tribe of South Africa. "We are expecting several helicopters to fly in tomorrow including the President's, the Bafokeng and others. We are...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
We are now in dictatorship
It was also the beginning of the end of the once mighty Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the setting in of a vibrant political movement led by the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and its allies. Khama's ascendency to power was greeted with...
10 July 2009
We have been misunderstood
You have maliciously distorted the message conveyed therein and falsely accused NALCGWU of endorsing Daniel Kwelagobe ('DK'). You further alleged that the endorsement was motivated by a selfish desire on the part of Johnson Motshwarakgole, to...
10 July 2009
Councils are corrupt
Adam and Eve, one mistake and out, no excuses, even Adam saying, "But Lord this woman you gave me" . ( Proverbs 17:23) A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgement. Proverbs 20:17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a...
10 July 2009
NITTY GRITTY
Michael Jackson is gone. I grew up on his music, and his music grew on me, but I couldn't attend his "after tears". "After tears" is the most important part of the funeral and burial ritual. It's a part of the ritual that originated in the townships...
BAROLONG SEBONI 10 July 2009
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10 July 2009
GU,Rollers clash in crucial tie
Log leaders, Gaborone United's clash against old foes, Township Rollers easily stands out as the clash of the weekend. Second-placed defending champions, Mochudi Centre Chiefs have a relatively easy assignment against basement club, Naughty Boys. At...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 10 July 2009
Chiefs up the stakes in title race
The club management is said to have promised to give the players half of the P1 million top prize should they retain the league title. The reigning league champions go into their weekend match against Naughty Boys trailing log leaders, Gaborone...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 10 July 2009
Where did these promising talents go?
Kagiso TshelametseArguably one of the best goalkeepers to emerge in Botswana football in recent times. Tall, athletic, agile and acrobatic, Tshelametse kept goals for the national team and once played abroad in Trinidad and Tobago. But his career...
10 July 2009
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