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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
Killer Dube must die - judges
Yesterday a panel of three judges confirmed that belief when they upheld the Francistown High Court's ruling, which found Dube guilty on all four counts of murder, and sent him to the gallows. Dube murdered Francistown-based Zimbabwean lawyer and...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Tribal Administrators assist Children
The initiative to donate to the centre by the two institutions was hatched in 2007 when they started off by selling food to raise money and this was driven by the national vision pillar of a compassionate and caring nation. However the initiative...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
BCL smelter stimulates delegates' curiosity
Delivering the keynote address at the week-long Southern African Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) Fifth Base Metal Conference in Kasane this week, Mphathi said for them to succeed in this volatile environment, industry players must share...
STAFF WRITER 30 July 2009
Two Batswana open Lobatse's first Pick 'n Pay franchise
Bakang Modise and Kagiso Mongwaketse acted after they saw an advert from Pick 'n Pay stating that the retail giant was looking for potential Batswana franchisees. "We prepared a business plan and were invited to South Africa to see how other...
TUMELO SETSHOGO
Correspondent 30 July 2009
Motswana woman to head Stanbic Bank Africa unit
According to a statement, the move is in line with Stanbic Bank's active involvement in spearheading a culture of skills development. "Stanbic Bank, in line with (the) Standard Bank Group, has a philosophy to identify talent in any of the 17...
STAFF WRITER 30 July 2009
Phikwe drilling company beats the odds
The company's director, Hendrick Herbst, says the Selebi-Phikwe-based Discovery Drilling started its operations last year in July. He explained that he decided to be based here because he wanted to support the economy of this town because he grew up...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 30 July 2009
Local musicians to stage charity show
Revaka says he stayed in the same house with the late guitarist who also doubled as an environmental consultant. The charity show will be held at the Botswana Craft tomorrow evening, supported by jazz maestro Citie Ntsholeng Seetso, well known for...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Mr O! set to release an album
After years of literally grabbing the local house music scene by the horns, Mr O! stands out like a monolith in the pantheon of local house greats. But after a well documented career spanning over a decade of rocking everything from house parties to...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 30 July 2009
FETS proud to "represent"
The energetic rapper says he is happy whenever he hears people calling him in any hip-hop description because he says it shows that people recognize him for what he is-representing hip-hop. Ofentse 'FETS' Mangope's recently appeared on...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 30 July 2009
BVF postpones league kick-off
New BVF president, Daniel Molaodi said there are many things to be ironed out in the sponsorship deal with mobile cellphone service provider, Mascom. He said when his committee assumed office early this month, there were issues to be finalised with...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Correspondent 30 July 2009
BMC part ways with Tamirepi
Club chairman Joe Ramotshabi said the coach is serving notice until the end of August. "I cannot discuss the details of last (Tuesday) night's meeting with Tamirepi but I can confirm that he is serving notice," he said. He refused to disclose if...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 30 July 2009
MoE appeals court order to pay students
According to MoE's deputy permanent secretary, Golekanye Setume, the ministry felt aggrieved by the decision. He said tersely: "We will withhold paying the students pending the decision on the application lodged last week at the Court of Appeal."...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
GNT explain why they relegated
"You may note that we did well during the first round of the league. It is because we had a full squad. In the second round, we had injuries to our key players, which took long to heal. Even now some players are still out," he explained. GNT was...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 30 July 2009
Management blamed for Naughty Boys' demotion
He said if everybody at the club pulled in one direction, it could have stayed in the Premier League. He asserted that the players were good enough to help the club avoid the chop but the leadership did not play its part. "We have some of the most...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 30 July 2009
Khama should learn to accept democratic principles
It is because of the simple reason that the party was faced with a moment of great division and managed to settle the dispute with a simple election. Other parties would have broken apart as we have observed in the past. Our country's history is...
30 July 2009
BNF is a dying horse
At a political rally that Mohwasa and some BNF gangsters addressed in the mining town of Selebe-Phikwe recently, they took turns making a cacophony of senseless voices, rubbishing the Botswana Congress Party and its leadership. We wish to respond to...
* TABONA MANJE 30 July 2009
Cartoon strip 30.07.09
30 July 2009
Botswana to open Swine Flu lab
El-Halabi said that towards the end of August, tests will be done locally but still some specimen will be sent to South Africa for validation. Currently, the Ministry of Health sends all specimen of suspected Swine Flu patients to South Africa for...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Khama threatens Mmolotsi with recall?
In the run-up to the Kanye congress, which elected the new BDP Central Committee, the youthful Mmolotsi, who is associated with the Barata-Phathi, and who was accused of being divisive and sidelining other BDP operatives in his constituency, had to...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Molf to stand for elections
Speaking to Mmegi in Gaborone yesterday, he said that his expulsion from BNF did not mean the end of his political career. He said that he was a political activist before joining the BNF; so the party could not determine his political future. ...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Suspected rustlers case for September
The accused person, Nelson Mbuso, together with Edward Masala and Nelson Motshabadira earlier this year appeared before magistrate colonel Badirile Mooketsi to answer the charge of stealing 85 cattle from Zimbabwe. The three were facing three counts...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 July 2009
Problems rock 'No Mathata' Filling Station
They said they were promised a wage increase at the beginning of the year but until now this has not been fulfilled. They said every month, the management keep postponing the payment of increased wages and to make matters worse, they have been...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Minister says govt has complied with Basarwa case decision
The group moved to the High Court after the government relocated them from their settlements in the CKGR. Answering a parliamentary question from Ngwaketse West MP Mephato Reatile, Seretse said that the Basarwa are allowed entry into CKGR...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 30 July 2009
Residents left out in the cold
One of the residents, Gaipone Morapedi, lashed out at the council for ignoring the area. He told Mmegi during a visit to the area yesterday that they are not enjoying any fruits of independence, including potable water. "We have stayed here long...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 30 July 2009
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