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BDP threaten court action over posters
Yesterday the BDP national elections coordinator Segaetsho Garekwe said the party is contemplating taking legal action against the union for campaigning against it through posters. He said they will write a letter to the union seeking clarification...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Moupo challenges Khama not to dodge TV debate
The much-anticipated debate is scheduled for tomorrow and is meant for presidential candidates to slug it out live on Btv. However, information reaching Mmegi indicates that Khama is not sufficiently prepared to participate in what is expected to be...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 October 2009
What has delayed the Motswaledi verdict?
It is reported that the faction has hatched a plan to delay the work of the Disciplinary Committee that recently heard Motswaledi's case until after the elections to force an expulsion. The faction is said to be waiting to cause the expulsion...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Nchindo and Co to enter plea today
The High Court applications that were brought by Nchindo's legal team were decided a few weeks ago. However, during their court appearance yesterday, Nchindo's defence team, led by Craig Webster made a few demands that Moroka will decide on today....
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Botswana media favours the elite - report
It faults the media for failing to give other sections of society, especially those in the lower social stratum, enough coverage. It singles out the government media for concentrating on the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the private...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Editors gather to discuss climate change
The conference was opened by Denmark Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen while keynote addresses were delivered by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and president of European Union Jose Manuel Barroso. When welcoming editors to Denmark,...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Murderer gets 13 years behind bars
"I consider that a sentence of 13 years imprisonment is warranted, in this the sentence of imprisonment shall be backdated to July 2005 being the date on which the accused was taken into custody. It is your right to know that if you are not satisfied...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 13 October 2009
Low turn-out at Mogami rally
Last Sunday, she addressed a poorly attended rally at Maruapula that revealed a lot about her campaign. Most BDP council candidates did not come to the rally with one of them even walking away just before the end of the event. Most...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 13 October 2009
AS I SEE IT
Five political parties will have an opportunity to be assessed on the Hearts and Minds national barometer scale: BCP/BAM Pact, BDP, BNF, BPP and MELS, each has publicly indicated their numerical target at the polls. BCP/BAM sights are on 21...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 13 October 2009
Vote for community broadcasting
This article will continue with my experiences on the conference on Community media reflection I will be attending here in Johannesburg next week. On October 16, 2009, all eligible Batswana, who have registered to vote, will cast their votes for a...
13 October 2009
These are worrying times for the media
The annual report is one of the incisive guides into media development in the country. The current one makes for sober reading and every Motswana interested in the proper development of this country should be worried indeed. At a time when the nation...
EDITOR 13 October 2009
Cartoon Strip 13.10.09
13 October 2009
BCL Mine generates much needed income
Officially launching council projects here last week, Lebonaamang Mokalake said Selebi-Phikwe had evolved into one of the most attractive urban centres in the country in that way and that in order to maintain the momentum, the government continued to...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Bank CEO calls for financial training in schools
Speaking on Saturday at Makhubu Community Junior Secondary School where he was the guest speaker at the school's prize giving ceremony, Gabaraane said Batswana just didn't know when they had borrowed enough did not understand the importance of...
KARABO SENAME
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
FNBB launches special product for private clients
The Head of FNBB Private Clients, Boitumelo Mogopa, said the uncertainty of the past 18 months had shaken individuals and households to the core, forcing them to re-look at their spending habits and prioritise."FNBB has had to do some reflection as...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 13 October 2009
Poetry queen in TV drama scene
TJ whose prowess in poetry has taken her to far places like India, United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa, acts as herself in the drama to be aired in the second half of 2010 on Btv. The scene where she takes part was shot last week at a...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Yacob/Hannington pair leave Big Brother house
The housemates were paired off last week, and the rules were such that the pairs play the game as one, meaning should one get nominated the partner automatically gets nominated for eviction. For this pair, however, none can blame the other for...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
BACK STAGE
This is one of Toms Gutierrez Alea's greatest films and one of the most outstanding movies to be produced by modern cinema. It has been rated as one of the top 100 films of the 20th Century. First shown in New York City in 1974, the New York Times...
SASA MAJUMA 13 October 2009
Rollers top, GU struggle
Lobatse giants, Extension Gunners notched their second win of the season, thrashing bottom placed Boteti Young Fighters 3-0. Former champions, Mochudi Centre Chiefs brought Nico's 100 percent record to a halt via a 3-0 drubbing at the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 13 October 2009
Rollers outsmart TAFIC
Last season the two popular sides drew 2-2 in the first round and 1-1 in the second round. Perhaps, this could be the reason why the game ended up with the highest goals in the league so far - seven. It was TAFIC which took the war to the visitors...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 13 October 2009
Motsweding fm win Stanbic Bank tourney
Motsweding reached the final after hammering hosts Mmegi 4-1 in the second semi-final played at midday. It was a bad day for the print media as earlier in the day, Botswana Gazette surrendered their first-half lead and lost 6-4 to a strong Btv...
13 October 2009
Tswapong region league kicks off
Representatives from sponsors, Itekanele Medical Aid and Pro Guard Security Services were present at the occasion to witness the first two games of the competition. Pro Guard managing director Obed Pelotshweu, performed the official kick off in the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 October 2009
Close to 1000 election observers resign
Though the Secretary of the Independent Electoral Commission (EC) Gabriel Seeletso says some polling officers who registered to vote in places far from where they were deployed to conduct elections opted out, the affected officers were actually...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
No more Khama in Nchindo case
The former managing director of Debswana, Louis Nchindo, his son Garvas and former senior Debswana managers Joe Matome and Jacob Sesinyi now faces 35 counts of corruption, which they have denied. Yesterday, Regional Magistrate Lot Moroka gave the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
BESNet deploys poll monitors
Addressing the media at the launch, BESNet Mission leader Alice Mogwe said that because of financial constraints they would cover only 30 constituencies, which they consider to be marginal. She said some of these are in Francistown and Kgalagadi....
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
AU observer mission roots for IEC total control
They told the media yesterday that it is not always fair for government to be in control of elections looking at the fact that the ruling party is also a player in the process. The head of the mission Dr Brigalia Bam - chairperson of the Independent...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Shortage of water in Maun hot political potato
BDP council and parliamentary candidates, particularly those seeking re-election, are accused of failure to provide developments to the people and failing those who voted them into office in 2004. Speaking at a political rally on Sunday, BAM/BCP...
STATES MODIBATI
Correspondent 14 October 2009
Murder suspect hands himself to police
He came to the police after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the High Court.Mothathego is alleged to have murdered his 20-year-old Zimbabwean girlfriend Fortunate Moyo by slashing her head with an axe before smashing it with a brick. He later...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 14 October 2009
'Agent provocateur' assaulted?
According to the Divisional Commander North, Senior Assistant Commissioner Oreeditse Mautle, the BDP member, Bontsi Stephen Nthaba, reported the alleged assault to Tutume Police Station. Mautle says according to the charge sheet, the BCP council...
STAFF WRITER 14 October 2009
Meet UB's brightest student
The 23-year old who hails from Mosu Village in the Boteti Sub-district pursued his Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences and graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 4.9. Giving his valedictorian...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
HIV/AIDS stabilises in Botswana
Speaking at the I-TECH Kabelano breakfast seminar on Tuesday, the minister said that in 2008, the prevalence rate was 17.6 percent compared to 17.1 percent in 2004. She said this raises hope that the pandemic is stabilising. "This is further...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Police boss reacts to Saleshando's claims
He said the SSG has 700 officers and not 1,000 as mentioned by the MP. Kapinga's clarification follows Saleshando's remarks in a Sunday weekly that 1,000 police officers will not vote on Friday. The acting commissioner said where possible, they have...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Pilikwe youth vow to fight state 'propaganda'
Speaking to Mmegi, the spokesperson of the group, Marx Garekwe, was unimpressed by government's 'unbalanced' use of its media to ward off worries expressed by those opposed to the project. He said a story written from Vienna, Austria and carried in...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Ministry orders ABM to pay students' fees
The college is reported to have terminated their studies though it only released partial results of their exams. The students told Mmegi that they were shocked to be told that they had failed while they only received two official results from the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
The pits!
Confirming the terrible incident, the police said illegal mining for sand is out of control and blamed it mainly on the low penalties the law levies on offenders. In fact, the police revealed that the scoundrels who haul river and pit sand to the...
14 October 2009
GDP Fetishism
If we have poor measures, what we strive to do (say, increase GDP) may actually contribute to a worsening of living standards. We may also be confronted with false choices, seeing trade-offs between output and environmental protection that don't...
* JOSEPH E STIGLITZ 14 October 2009
Incubator of lawlessness
According to the Monitor (05.10.09) Bakgatla met to discuss the issue of the danger of radiation emitted by Tower, which is located next to Kgosi Kgafela's rightful place of residence. Though they agreed to discuss the issue with relevant...
14 October 2009
"Telecommunications tower emissions safe"
Firstly the statement negatively preempts discussions which are due to be held between Bakgatla elders and the Minister of Science and Technology following the Mochudi kgotla meeting of 3rd October 2009. Bakgatla elders are still waiting for an...
14 October 2009
Cartoon Strip 14.09.09
14 October 2009
BTC reserves millions for Botsgate
The money will be channelled towards the improvement of network performance and to building capacity in order to allow for more services. The Head of Wholesale Division at BTC, Duncan Pie, revealed this at a recent cocktail party hosted for...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Pick 'N Pay franchise comes to F/town
Mmegi caught up with the owner of the Francistown franchise, Charles Maika, at the Pick 'N Pay store at Galo Centre here and learnt that the franchise will open its doors to customers on November 5. Maika said they will have a customer day ahead of...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Will Kaone survive?
It is understandable that M-Net had promised that this Big Brother was going to be different from the others and is going to be filled with many twists and turns, and perhaps the most unpredictable show of all seasons. Big Brother last week decided...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Ntuane woos Manyora with Splash
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Gaborone West South candidate, Botsalo Ntuane will today (Wednesday) be zeroing in on this population by giving them their number one entertainment in disco and rumba music. Their number one idol Dan Tshanda of...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Johwa rocks at Shangano JSS prize-giving ceremony
Past their prime, women in multicoloured dresses got to the floor as they slowly danced, showing their old moves. The school hall was filled to capacity and students dominated in their navy blue and white uniforms. As Ndingo Johwa danced down from...
NDINGILILO GAOSWEDIWE
Correspondent 14 October 2009
Mazabathi enjoys his part in the evil movie
He is known only as Raleru among his fans, the name that is fast being popularised by the drama series, which has been selling on the streets and in local shops since last year. Raleru is the evil daddy and husband willing to do just anything for...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Young Senyatso set to step into dad's boots
The 28-year old Genius, who is also a musician in his own right, intending to continue with his father's journey. Genius is aware that everyone is looking up to him, to continue with the legacy. Genius might not be exactly like his name but for...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 October 2009
SA clubs refuse to release Zebras' players
He said they wanted South African-based Phenyo Mongala, Jerome Ramatlhakwana and Boitumelo Mafoko in the team, but this has not been possible because their clubs refused to release them. This is despite the fact that all the three players are...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Palapye United pin hopes on inexperienced coach
Officials at the Palapye side are confident that 33-year-old former Tlokweng United striker, Mosimanegape Kanono, is the man to guide the club in the First Division. This is despite the fact that he failed to save FC Palapye from going down last...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 14 October 2009
Pele warns talented 'Tsotso'
He visited Botswana for three days last week as part of the tour. He told the down to earth Ngele not to be carried away by success. "There is no point of drinking alcohol and smoking when you play at the top. You need to be focused in your football...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 14 October 2009
Volleyball coach blames poor preparations
At the Africa Cup, Botswana lost to Algeria, Cameroon and Senegal and won against Morocco. Samuel said Botswana was at par with their opponents, but at the tournament Botswana was let down by poor preparations. He stated that national teams do not...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 14 October 2009
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