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It's Friday for Motswaledi
At the half-day hearing before a five-judge panel of NJ McNally acting as Judge President, JG Foxcroft, Mathealira Ramodibedi, CT Howie and Seth Twum, it was obvious that the two Senior Counsels, Advocate Roland Sutherland for Motswaledi and Eduard...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
The Motswaledi saga kicks off on a stormy day
Fagan: The contention that it is somehow undemocratic to give the President immunity is not sustainable.TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA reports on the battle over the conscience of the nation "E re fa o le nosi o iteletse mogolokwane, o itse e le wena...
02 October 2009
Woman gets three years for abduction
A tense Mmabatho Sekgoma sighed in relief yesterday when the court suspended the sentence, though she was ordered to pay P5,000 within seven days failing which she will spend 12 months in jail. "Kidnapping by nature is a very serious offence and the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Lekaukau under investigation
Highly placed sources in government say that the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is probing the former Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) boss and retired Permanent Secretary, who was awarded the President's Order of...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
MoE suffers another loss in court
Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi ruled that overseeing external exams is the work of the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) and not teachers, as the ministry stated in a directive. The decision comes after the ministry recently lost another court case to...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Opposition up in arms over ballot paper crisis
The IEC has announced that because of a printing error on ballot papers, polling officers could not cast their ballots on Tuesday as previously arranged. The IEC was subsequently forced to reschedule the elections to October 16, when the rest of...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Political roosters ready to be feasted?
Wikipedia says a rooster is a male chicken, whose scientific name is Gallus gallus. It is also called a cock or chanticleer. But in local political language, a rooster is an independent candidate in an election. The IEC confirmed that of the 146...
02 October 2009
Venson-Moitoi responds to NBB
2) It must be stated from the onset that the Ministry fully respects the regulatory authority of NBB. In this respect DBS remains committed to working within the recently launched Code of Conduct for Broadcasters during Elections (the Code), which it...
02 October 2009
Motsholapheko is "a viable alternative to uncle PHK"
"I am merely offering myself as an alternative to the incumbent MP, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, and I ask the electorate to weigh us and decide whom they want as their representative," Motshjolapheko said in an interview. "There is no question that I am...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
BCP cllrs walk out of Phikwe council meeting
Speaking on behalf of Kosi Matshaba, Molefe Molathegi, Evelyn Kgodungwe, and Alpheus Matshaba, Gaone Chamme said there were no resolutions in the previous council meetings or a circular calling for the special session. Neither was there a...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 02 October 2009
BNF woos Selebi-Phikwe West voters
Speaking during a political rally at Mmadona Freedom Square, BNF parliamentary candidate for Selebi-Phikwe constituency, Moeti Mohwasa said his party will bring development to the town if he becomes MP. "I am contesting against people who have been...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 02 October 2009
Queen Mother continues her father's legacy
The Queen Mother is a daughter to the late Tshekedi Khama, the Bangwato regent during the colonial times who started the school. She told Mmegi at the school's 60th anniversary celebrations that she aims to revive the institution's founding...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
BDF murder judgement reserved
This came after prosecutor Keneilwe Lephalo of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and defence attorney Sikhumbuzo Masuku made their final submissions yesterday. According to the charge sheet, on count one, Tiisetso Kgankgetsile, 31, a...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 02 October 2009
The late Zulu was a goal-getter
The news of Zulu's death had spread so fast that the whole town was talking about it.This could be due to the fact that he died in a fatal road accident. It was on September 22 that Zulu died near the Francistown airport whilst driving to his...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Accused refuses to pay new liquor law fine
Sefanyetso, who is accused along with his daughter, did not consider the court's advice to settle the fine, insisting he had valid reasons for operating after hours."Why did you not pay P500 rather than wasting time and your petrol?" asked Chief...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 02 October 2009
Botswana jumps out of recession
The Central Statistics Office yesterday announced that Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 1.3 percent in June 2009, the same rate as that observed in June 2008.GDP is a primary health indicator of an economy that shows the total market...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Bank CEO quits to play 'second fiddle' at NBFIRA
It is yet unclear if Ramasedi was roped in to understudy Canadian-born founding CEO Robert Hobart or NBFIRA offered him a better package.In an interview on Tuesday, Ramasedi confirmed that he had indeed joined NBFIRA because "it was time to move on"...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
CEDA reclaims 'lost' SMME market
The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) recently unveiled an arsenal of initiatives and policy changes aimed at wrestling back the Small, Micro and Medium Enterprise (SMME) market from commercial banks and other lenders.In recent years,...
02 October 2009
CONSUMER WATCHDOG
Do you want good news or bad news? Let's begin with bad news. There's no reduction in the number of scammers out there who will try and separate you from your hard-earned money. The worse news is that these scammers are evolving, they're...
02 October 2009
Stanchart's conservative approach hurts its profit margins
Pulled down by a 40-percent increase in operating expenses, StanChart's net profit for the six months to June 30 was 13 percent lower at P134.8 million. On the other hand, while static or negative growths were expected for all banks due to the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Chinese firm buys stake in A-Cap
In a statement released on Tuesday, A-Cap announced that Hong Kong investment company, China Growth Minerals Limited (CGM), had acquired an initial 13 million shares or 8.11 percent of the issued capital of A-Cap from Polo Resources plc for 38.5...
STAFF WRITER 02 October 2009
Ready to rock 'n' roll
The mood at the No.1 Lady's Opera House, where the rehearsals for the world premier of the McCall Smith composed opera production is in progress, is defiant and totally oblivious of the dangers posed by these forces of nature nonetheless. The lovely...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Miss Independence Tshireletso has both beauty and brains
Her name is Tshireletso Moatlhodi, the girl who won the Miss Independence beauty pageant in Francistown over the weekend. Chatting with Tshireletso, one quickly recognises that this one is certainly a people's queen whose beauty is from the inside...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 02 October 2009
BACKSTAGE
Public Enemies (2009) is now showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. Public Enemies opens in 1932 with a carefully engineered prison break for the Dillinger gang. Then John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) displays his code of honour, having failed one...
Sasa Majuma 02 October 2009
Anything to escape the sound of death
Reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD Correspondent All the magic of Water for Elephants is captured in the opening pages. The prologue is only four pages long. It would pay to read it twice. And not to read the epilogue until you get there. The circus...
02 October 2009
We can still do more - Kokorwe
The minister, who assumed office last April, said the enactment of a Sports Act is crucial to sports development. "I feel we need to have a Sports Act which will come with role clarity. Even if we have achieved stability among the three sports bodies...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Can Rollers stand the test?
When the season kicked off three weeks ago, Rollers displayed a performance which left their supporters asking for more. Mapalastina outplayed Extension Gunners before an impressive crowd at the Molepolole Stadium, winning 2-0 through Aubrey...
02 October 2009
Ex-Nico player cries foul
The player had a three-year contract with the Selebi-Phikwe Premier League side which was terminated last month. He has been at Nico for only six months. Ngwenya said he was taken aback by the club's decision to terminate his contract. "My contract...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Buoyant Semakwezi feels no pressure
The lanky striker scored a memorable hat trick on his debut in Lobatse to sink BDF XI 3-1 and endear himself to Gunners' supporters who could not help but imitate his celebratory moves depicting the side mirrors of a Marcopolo bus. Semakwezi is...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 02 October 2009
Ghetto clubs still searching for maximum points
ECCO and TAFIC first played each other at the Francistown stadium where they drew 0-0. Last weekend, ECCO travelled to Molepolole and played a 1-1 draw with champions, Gaborone United (GU) who are also looking for their first win. In...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 02 October 2009
Wrestling association seeks BNSC affiliation
BWEA founder member, Moagi Sharp said they are seeking affiliation in order to effectively run the association. He said once BWEA gets affiliation, it will run its affairs efficiently and get funding from the BNSC. Sharp stated that even though they...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 02 October 2009
Phikwe's economic diversification needs action
Various interventions were mooted, some of which never took-off. On Tuesday, we reported that President Ian Khama promised Selebi-Phikwe residents that an ARV manufacturing plant will be set up in the mining town. The investment will create at least...
02 October 2009
WHITHER BOTSWANA ?
According to President Ian Khama, tens of thousands of registered voters are likely to lose their right to vote in next month's general elections. These are people whose national identity cards (Omang) expired since they registered for the...
Dan Moabi 02 October 2009
Celebrating the German model
In interwar Germany, the Depression destroyed German democracy and led to the rise to power of Hitler and the National Socialists; in today's Germany, the most severe economic crisis since the Second World War produced the reelection of Frau Merkel....
* MARY ROBINSON and HAROLD JAMES 02 October 2009
Now is our time
But this year is different. The 64th opening of the General Assembly asks us to rise to an exceptional moment. We are facing many crises - food, energy, recession, and pandemic flu - occurring all at once. If ever there were a time to act in a spirit...
* BAN KI-MOON 02 October 2009
NITTY GRITTY
And it came to pass that while sitting and carousing around the fabled and now legendary table of oblong design and dimensions, the fellows of the order of the Nitty Gritty, led by one Chicken, decided that they should congregate as they were...
Barolong Seboni 02 October 2009
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