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On September 11, the High Court dismissed his application because Khama enjoys absolute immunity from litigation in both his personal and official capacity. At the Court of Appeal Motswaledi prays that the decision of the High Court be set aside. He...

RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Govt/De Beers oppress minority groups - Report

Bench Marks Foundation, a church-based NGO specializing in corporate p has released a report demanding that the communities living in diamond mining areas in Botswana should receive royalties. The report will be launched in Johannesburg tomorrow. It...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Btv/RB ordered to compensate opposition for Khama address

The order comes after NBB found the government Department of Broadcasting Services (DBS) guilty of contravening the code governing broadcasters by giving President Ian Khama time to address the nation on the factional fights within the ruling...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Mamela slams expenditure on Khama luxuries

He said this is not fair because many national developments suffer as a result. Mamela was speaking at the BCP rally in Block Five last Sunday. "Our national resources are not used wisely for the benefit of the masses but only to enrich the elite...

KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 22 September 2009

Baroda robbery suspect accuse witnesses

He faulted the evidence of Tebogo Rantshese who said he sold him the car at around the time the bank was robbed. Rantshese told the court he sold his car to Mzwinila on April 25, 2003 though the vehicle registration book revealed the car was bought...

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Zim youth face arms trial tomorrow

Magistrate Pride Rusike remanded the five unemployed youth though two of them - Nhlanhla Ndebele and Qhubani Ncube - complained that they have been behind bars for too long and they want the matter to be concluded. Ndebele, Ncube, Vusa Dube, Mthabisi...

NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 22 September 2009

Debswana HIV/AIDS policy wins praises

The South African NGO says that Debswana became the first company in the world to provide its workers with free ARVs in 1998. It says that the HIV policy of De Beers family of companies, that includes Debswana, is committed to addressing HIV/AIDS in...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

PPADB boss warns on conflict of interest

Speaking at a capacity building workshop for Procuring Entities (PE) Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) executive, Ishmael Joseph noted that it is easier to overlook issues of conflict. He said this is common in situations where PEs...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Teachers urged to set performance targets

"Without these, you and your team will be like a boat following the wind," he said. Chengeta was speaking on Friday at the Montsamaisa Junior Secondary School prize giving ceremony held under the theme: "Education - an essential ingredient to...

KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 22 September 2009

Btv-Radio Botswana must change after NBB verdict

Both Btv and Radio Botswana have been criticised for giving the BDP unfair advantage by never failing to exploit any opportunity to give the party coverage irrespective of the issue at hand. The opposition has been rightly up in arms over the...

EDITOR 22 September 2009

AS I SEE IT

Our democracy does the opposite. It moves two steps backward and one step forward. No wonder we have been overtaken by new democracies in the democratic race. The race is not only to the swift but to those with a head start who keep the pace...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 22 September 2009

Cartoon Strip 22.09.09

22 September 2009

Ministry of Trade decentralises

For a long time now, people in the north had been crying that they could not access some of the services at this ministry, especially from the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property department. People who wanted to register...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Collapsed nickel explorer set to bounce back

Albidon collapsed in March, following a slump in world nickel prices, which were among minerals and commodities negatively affected by the global recession. Prior to the recession's onset, Albidon had been operating the Munali Nickel Mine in Zambia...

THATO MOSEKI
Correspondent 22 September 2009

Discovery Metals reports 75 percent increase in total assets and equity

In the period under review , total assets grew to AUD$30.9 million (P172 million) as at June 30. The company says the exploration asset in Maun grew from AUD$12.3 million ( P70.7 million) to AUD$22.8m (P131.1 million, reflecting the...

STAFF WRITER 22 September 2009

Two BBR female housemates ejected from house

During the eviction live show, the male contestants were ordered to break the walls separating them and the female contestants, and to their amazement they were let in on the twin swap game. The men were shocked beyond belief that the two of them had...

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

DJ Fondo :My brother Tshesebe is not a conman

DJ Fondo, real name Tebogo Tshesebe, was at the Broadhurst Magistrate Court on Friday to lend support to big brother in his bid to apply for bail. DJ Fondo's brother, who was kidnapped and beaten up by some of his clients after he failed to...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Music producer fights possible 5-year jail term

In fact the producer who made hits such as Franco's Ke Lela Le Lona, Mokorwana Cultural group and also helped Wizards of the Desert to redefine their music style into a hot house kwasa act, escaped jail by a whisker, after the prosecution failed to...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWEStaff Writer 22 September 2009

BACK STAGE

It is the award winning holocaust drama produced in Hungary by a Hungarian team of filmmakers based on the true story Fateless by Imre Kertesz. Fateless was written in 1965 but not published in Hungarian until 1975. It is part of a trilogy that...

SASA MAJUMA 22 September 2009

Maposa's boots too big for new custodian

Though he was protected by a rock-solid rearguard manned by Michael 'Mahindra' Mogaladi and Given Mpundu, the custodian looked suspect in the 1-1 draw with BDF XI. Towards the end of the game, he left his line to cut across from the left and missed...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

Tshosane happy with COSAFA draw

Zebras have been drawn in Group B together with Comoros Island, Seychelles and Swaziland in the preliminary round. Group A has hosts, Zimbabwe with Tanzania, Mauritius and Lesotho. The winners of each group go through to the quarterfinal to be played...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 22 September 2009

BNSC Indaba works wonders for netball

BNSC executive secretary, Kitso Kemoeng, said the association has shown vast improvement in the way it runs its affairs. "They engage with us from time-to-time on issues that they do not understand and we appreciate the way they are doing things," he...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 22 September 2009

State drops corruption charges against Guma Moyo

The Tati East MP was dropped from President Ian Khama's cabinet last year after he was informed that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was planning to charge him with corruption and conflict of interest. However, the principal public...

ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 23 September 2009

Step in the right direction

For a long time people in the northern part of the country have had to drive long distance sometimes just for service that is routine.It is unbelievable that for service such as applying for a licence people had to drive hundreds of kilometres just...

23 September 2009

Electric cars and sustainable development

There are enough good options available to suggest that the world can accomplish the goal of controlling climate change at a reasonable cost (perhaps 1 percent of global income per year) while enabling the world economy to continue to grow and raise...

* JEFFREY D SACHS 23 September 2009

The birth of a shining example of democracy in Botswana

Since the achievement of the so-called independence in Africa, a lot of African states have gone through fragile and at times very nasty "democratic experiences." Authoritarianism appears to have been favoured compared to the nurturing of...

DR AGREEMENT LATHI JOTIA 23 September 2009

Cartoon Strip 23.09.09

23 September 2009

Study reveals Botswana's 'misplaced loyalty' to De Beers

Bench Marks Foundation, says in a report to be released in Johannesburg today that there is a level of paranoia in Botswana related to the diamond-mining sector and an 'obligated loyalty' to De Beers for what the company has done for the country....

STAFF WRITER 23 September 2009

BoBs develops international quality standards

They were developed in a quest to attain international standards, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Duke Lefhoko, said on Monday. He was speaking at a function graced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) secretary...

STAFF WRITER 23 September 2009

LEA boss explains mentorship programme

He told a Ministry of Trade and Industry dialogue workshop with journalists over the weekend that LEA's mandate is to help small business owners with pre-start and post-start services. "With the pre-start programme, we basically interview and...

KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

My star is rising - disco king Botshelo

Already, a new album is in the offing and should be out by next month.But since he joined the South African based Dalom Music, not much has been heard from Don B on the local music scene. Dalom Music is owned by Dan Tshanda, who is famous for...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Metal Orizon rises from ashes with third album

One of the first rock bands in the country, Metal Orizon were a hit with local rock music lovers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but were left shell-shocked by the death of Spencer Sekwababe who passed away in 2003 after a short illness. However,...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Dinkwe Nkgoga set to release DVD

The six-track album contains hit songs like Thoang tsebe, Reetsang, Madume and Retlholega Teng. One of the group's lead singers, Ontiretse Bakaile, known as 'Nthinthie' in music circles, said the reason they selected Thoang Tsebe as their title was...

KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

PEEPA boss waves goodbye?

Galeforolwe's term is due to end next month. However last week the permanent secretary in the ministry Sekwakwa made a recommendation to the chairman of the PEEPA board of directors, Blackie Marole urging the board to start looking for...

STAFF WRITER 23 September 2009

Ngele retains Coke award

For the second year running, the striker was crowned the flair player of the Coca-Cola Cup, beating the seasoned BDF XI duo of Mokgathi Mokgathi and Patrick Motsepe. The left-footed national team fringe player proved that his award last year was no...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Magosi face South African tycoons

The 20,000 seater stadium will be used as a training ground for the 2010 World Cup. The game between Chiefs and Stars is part of activities for the official opening of the facility on Saturday. "We are proud to have been invited to open the stadium....

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 23 September 2009

Rude welcome for Premier League rookies

The other Premier League newcomer, Jwaneng Comets, defeated BMC 1-0. Comets have been in the Premier League before while Motlakase and Killer Giants are making their maiden appearances in top-flight soccer. Killer Giants' public relations...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Francistown Independence Cup battle continues

The World Group of Companies has donated P67,000 to sponsor the tournament. Premier League side, ECCO City Greens play First Division club TASC today while Tiny Rockies play Sua United tomorrow in the other semi-final. The competition started with...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Powell aims to recapture his form

But last season, the man from Maitengwe suffered a serious slump in form. When he lost his place in the national team, he said he was not surprised because he was aware of his dwindling fortunes on the pitch. But the midfield general wants to forget...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Motswaledi appeal to be heard on Tuesday

Meanwhile, Motswaledi had addressed a press conference at Falcon Crest the object of which was to thank his supporters and to explain why he wanted his case to be heard by a panel of non-local judges. Explaining his position, Motswaledi said he...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 23 September 2009

Ombudsman urged to come to the people

Participants advised the Ombudsdan to sensitise the people about the services of the office. They said the people do not know the Ombudsman or his duties. Some said the location of the Ombudsman's office is not suitable for people to access. One...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 23 September 2009

Ombudsman office critical to good governance

Batsalelwang was speaking during the Ombudsman breakfast seminar for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held at Tati River Lodge yesterday. "There are important factors that characterise good governance which include voice and accountability. By...

KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Can Khama still fly govt planes?

One of the participants and chairman for Light and Courage, Themba Mguni, raised the issue during the question and answer session. He said he wanted to know the Ombudsman's stance now after issuing a press release sometime back that then Vice...

PATRICIA MAGANU 23 September 2009

My first day at secondary school

'Yarona' Bus Service dropped us by the gate of the boarding master's residence, a stones throw from the dormitories in January 1979. Coming from the rural village of Rakops, then with predominantly grass-thatched mud huts, I was amazed to see the...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Ex-Shashe students bail out old school

They presented the computers to school head Abram Thapedi and his staff before distinguished guests, who included the founder of the school Patrick van Rensburg, during an occasion that doubled as a prize-giving ceremony and the school's 40th...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

Create jobs in rural areas, urges SA Post Office chief

"If the country is serious about locating its communities, home delivery is the best way to go. Collecting mail and delivering it in a particular village will create employment in the rural areas. In a country like Botswana, direct marketers would...

KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 23 September 2009

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