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BNYC chair contradicts his board over Morima
Rantleru yesterday issued a press statement rebutting media reports quoting other board members who said that Morima had been fired. The statement also expressed concern that BNYC was in the habit of firing directors. Information reaching Mmegi...
OLIVER MODISE
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Mother-to-child HIV transmission lowest in Africa - study
This was revealed by Dr Roger Shapiro of the Botswana-Havard AIDS Institute when releasing the findings of a random trial comparing HAART regimens for virologic efficacy and the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission among breastfeeding...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 28 July 2009
BNF warns general election rivals
BNF spokesman, Moeti Mohwasa said over the weekend the party only needs 17 more MPs to oust the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power unlike its main opposition rival, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which needs 28. Of the 57 elected MPs, BNF has...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Moupo set to launch Khan for Moleps North
Molepolole North is one of the constituencies where the BNF has high prospects. The margin during the 2004 general election was quite close as Khan polled 3,912 while the ultimate winner, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri of the Botswana...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Pilikwe: From a model village to a dumping site
During a kgotla meeting, held at the village recently, Water Resources Consultants who have been engaged by government to compile an environment impact assessment report have not adequately warned the residents about some of the negative impacts that...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Native languages are in a shambles
This is a revelation on many levels. Infact, this exposes the ineptitude of our socio-political system. The Constitution is perhaps the most treasured document ever produced since independence in September 1966. Batswana hold it dearly - and uphold...
28 July 2009
AS I SEE IT
Some familiar government concepts, before we come to the unfamiliar one of arrogantocracy: Democracy, we know, means government by the majority; demos comes from Greek and kratein from which -cracy comes, means 'rule/government.' The...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 28 July 2009
Mmamabula delay to slow Botswana power plans
The snag will result in the delay of the date in which MEP is supposed to start operating, further complicating power shortages in Botswana. Things might get worse after Eskom's announcement last week that it is not ready to commit to purchase power...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 July 2009
Economist predicts no further interest rate cut
Addressing the media in Gaborone last week, chairman of the Bifm Investment Committee, Dr Keith Jefferis, said that inflation which eased to seven percent in June, is set to continue declining and the rise in fuel prices in June is...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 July 2009
"Local institutions show effective business leadership"
Speaking at a leaders and achievers awards ceremony in Gaborone last week, PMR.africa chief executive officer, Johan Hattingh announced that the processes embraced by scores of companies, institutions, government entities and individuals on their...
MARTIN NYIRENDA
Correspondent 28 July 2009
"Go-ka tweng" singer survives on govt handouts
It does not take a rocket scientist to determine that despite her awesome talent, the old woman has been neglected by her own country and people as her story is a tale of abject poverty. While it is true that the village of Mmashoro, like any other...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 28 July 2009
RETENG hosts cultural festival
The festival, which was organised to showcase the song and dance of some of the marginalised tribes of Botswana, was a glaring success as hundreds of people braved the biting cold to put their stamp of approval on the benevolent affair. Before the...
JERRY KAI-LEWIS
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Back Stage
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) is being shown today only at 7 pm at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. It is Mike Leigh's latest film on life in London and it is a stunner. It is an amazing film about wanting to give love, to be loved, to make people happy...
SASA MAJUMA 28 July 2009
Title decider grosses over P200,000
He said more than 7,000 tickets were sold for the match watched by an estimated 8,000 fans at the Molepolole Sports Complex. "We sold over 7,000 tickets and grossed nearly P250,000," Phuthego said. This was the biggest crowd to watch a Premier...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 28 July 2009
Zim coach recognise Vultures improvement
Dawson added that with time, the Vultures will be among the best rugby sides in the continent. "With money being spent on facilities and players, the level of rugby here (in Botswana) promises to be of international standards," he said. He hailed the...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 28 July 2009
Is the Vodacom Cup losing its shine?
When the Vodacom Challenge started 10 years ago, it used to feature South African sides, Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, and two other clubs drawn from African countries. The inclusion of one English club however changed the whole format. The featured...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 28 July 2009
Another ex-champion weeps in Molepolole
This time, it was Fighters' Mandla Mgadla who sobbed in sorrow when his club let slip the lead twice to draw 3-3 with Toronto and fail to dodge the axe after fellow strugglers Nico United beat former champions ECCO City Greens 2-1 in...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 28 July 2009
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28 July 2009
Moseki is clutching at straws
I invited Form Fve leavers aged 25 years and below with good grades in science subjects to present their certificates for perusal at the Francistown East Constituency office on June 30, 2009 at 0900 hours for scholarship to study engineering in an...
28 July 2009
Big shots trade accusations in court
The defendants in the corporate tussle involving some of the most prominent business partners in the country have filed papers at the Lobatse High Court to reject claims that they falsely appropriated shares in 21st Century Holdings - the company at...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
Was it principle or mere symbolism?
In short, they asserted the supremacy of the constitution. Perhaps to borrow from constitutional theorists, central to the concept of constitutionalism is the idea that rights and freedoms of individuals are sovereign. In the context of a political...
29 July 2009
Time to remove Moupo
There is a general misconception that a revolution is when people come with guns, knobkerries, and weapons of all kinds. This is confusing a revolution with insurrection. To clarify this one has to bear in mind that insurrection is just one stage of...
29 July 2009
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29 July 2009
BoB advised to form inflation targeting unit
Commenting at a BoB-sponsored briefing for the business community at Thapama Hotel here yesterday, the former president of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM), Iqbal Ibrahim, said such a unit should result in lower...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 29 July 2009
CIC signs development deal for Mmamabula
Barely a week after announcing that the off-take of the project was likely to be delayed by at least a year, CIC came back to excite the market this week by announcing the clinching of a project development agreement with International Power (IPR), a...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
Palapye gets new recording studio
According to Ramogapi, Ruff Riddims aims to discover and develop new talent in Botswana and market it to the world through, among other things, the Internet. "I am working very hard to develop my label locally and internationally and the Internet...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 29 July 2009
Slizer's hot dance videos
In the DVD also titled O tswa kae, which features six songs from the album, the muso, whose suggestive dance routines have become her trademark, outdid herself. The choreography is impeccable. With a group of good female dancers and young men, she...
EPHRAIM KEORENG 29 July 2009
BMC to fire Tamirepi?
Despite the improved performance in the just-ended campaign, Tamirepi's future in Lobatse is not certain, a year after he joined the former Coca-Cola Cup champions from Francistown-based TAFIC. His contract runs until next year and BMC will have to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 29 July 2009
Boxers bag three medals in Mauritius
Oteng (51kg) lost 5-4 to a Moroccan opponent in a closely -contested semi-final while Mogajane (48kg) was beaten 13-6 by a Cameroonian boxer. Nogeng (57kg) easily beat a Guinean opponent 17-7 in the semi-final to proceed to the finals where he was...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Correspondent 29 July 2009
TASC sets the pace in northern netball
Over the weekend, Selebi-Phikwe's Continental Aces were at the receiving end of the rampant TASC in Mahalapye losing 84-8. Botswana Railways failed to fulfill its fixture against TASC and the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) - backed club was awarded...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 29 July 2009
Will Gaolathe contest elections?
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Gaolathe might not stand for the parliamentary seat for the forthcoming general elections in the next three months. The appointment of Acting minister Kenneth Mathambo, last Friday, has also fueled speculation...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
BSA defends World Championships performance
The Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has defended the performance of the national men's team at the World Championships in Canada. BSA spokesman, Kabelo Kwape said considering the circumstances the players performed well at the competition....
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 29 July 2009
Maxy drops Digauta Vol.2
The seven-track album has songs such as Molao wa manong, which asks a very crucial question. What do men really want? This is a question that even the other sex is asking about women. Track four, Banna ba mona addresses itself to some men who are...
EPHRAIM KEORENG 29 July 2009
Center Chiefs celebratory album
The album started banging on local radio stations on the eve of the title decider played at the Molepolole Sports Complex in which Gaborone United (GU) won 1-0. Regardless of what happened, the Mochudi Centre Chiefs album, entitled Ntsa di bogola poo...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe 29 July 2009
Swine Flu causes panic in F-town
Health workers are worried that the situation may get out of hand because Swine Flu patients found to be stable are released from hospital. "What we are worried about is that we do not know what those people do once they get to their homes. There...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 29 July 2009
MoE's equivocation over points causes chaos
The ministry has confirmed that it is giving preference to "high flyers", The students, who were at the University of Botswana (UB) stadium, say they were told that the ministry would award sponsorships beginning with those with 48 points down...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
P77m for prisons
Making the proposal, Minister Peter Siele said in Parliament yesterday that the money would be spent on the expansion of several prisons and installation of standby generators at the facilities across the country. He said staff houses at the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
Khama names new envoys to Nigeria and Brazil
Maribe has spent the past 19 years working in the ministry. He started as a foreign affairs officer and rose through the ranks, serving as a second secretary at the Botswana embassy in China and later first secretary. He has also worked at the...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 29 July 2009
NGOs and casinos collaborate to help gamblers
Through the collaboration, LifeLine Botswana is currently running the Responsible Gambling Programme's Toll Free Counselling Line - 0800 600 884 and offering treatment and counselling for GAB clients with serious gambling problems. The director of...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 29 July 2009
Brewers set standards in political party funding
Producing election manifestos, posters, billboards, combi advertisement and many others cost a lot of money. In this era of technology, political parties have to embrace many types of advertisement to gain visibility and to access potential voters....
29 July 2009
Swine flu for grownups
What is certain is that health officials risk mishandling how they explain this new and potentially alarming threat to the public. Although they know a lot about virology and public health, they often know next to nothing about how to talk (and...
*PETER M SANDMAN 29 July 2009
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