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First BDF female officers ready for combat
The female officers made history, as they were the first group to be enlisted by the army. And they are ready for combat, Lieutenant Monty Malomo of the BDF Public Relations Unit said. He said the women soldiers have adjusted well to army...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Govt reintroduces DDT to eradicate Malaria
Principal health officer, Davis Ntebela said yesterday at the 19th International Environmental Health Conference in Gaborone that DDT has been reintroduced in the Chobe, the area hardest hit by the disease. It will be rolled out to other areas where...
MARANYANE GWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Motlakase: Yes, they can
Government too has pretended to be Father Christmas, who will always dole out unsustainable programmes, sometimes just for the purpose of winning elections. It took a football team based in Palapye, Motlakse Power Dynamos to remind everyone that our...
EDITOR 18 November 2009
Obama's Vietnam syndrome
Writing that sentence almost makes me faint with boredom. As US President Barack Obama ponders what to do about the war, who wants to repeat a point that's been made thousands of times? Is there anyone on earth who does not know that a guerilla war...
*JONATHAN SCHELL 18 November 2009
Why the BCP and the BDP are the parties of choice
However, my comments will be based on the IEC's incomplete data of the 2009 elections found on their website. First let us dispense off with the BNF's diminishing political clout. The BNF's declining political fortunes had started to show in the...
18 November 2009
Cartoon Strip 18.11.09
18 November 2009
Botswana gets P1.2bn World Bank loan
The project, which will see new links between Botswana and neighbours South Africa, Zambia and Namibia through rail and road and is estimated to cost US$385.12 million (P2.6 billion) in total. Speaking at the loan agreement signing ceremony on...
WANETSHA MOSINYI
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Security conference to boost services sector
In a statement, the Marketing and Public Relations Manager of G4S Botswana Nyaladzi Kutjwe said the conference would be held at Mowana Lodge from November 23-27. She said the G4S Global Leadership Programme is one of the most prestigious...
STAFF WRITER 18 November 2009
KTM set for showstopper
The highlights of the showpiece will be the performance of KTM's signature songs, composed by KTM - Kgalemang Tumedisho Motsete. About seven compositions by the legendary composer, among them the Botswana national anthem, another song which many feel...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
BTC directory cover design to be unveiled today
The winner is likely to be one of the members of the Thapong Centre for the Arts because the competition was restricted to Thapong members only. The winning design will be used for the BTC 2010 Telephone Directory cover, for which the winning...
MONKAGEDIGAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Bakkie improvises to spice up gospel music
It becomes even better when one uses the language and the style that could be easily followed by many. Bakkie Moalodi is just one of those gospel musicians who are taking advantage of the popularity of house tunes to give their music an urban feel...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 18 November 2009
BEC explains why PSLE candidates are ungraded
The BEC director of Examinations Administration and Certification, Baeti Charumbira told Mmegi yesterday that there was insufficient information on why the pupils have not sat for all examinations. "It could mean that they have not sat for Setswana...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Medupe to officiate at COSAFA Under-20 tourney
Medupe is among eight assistant referees appointed by the COSAFA Under-20 referees committee to officiate at the tournament. Others are Da Silva Lemos Julio (Angola), Ngolanga Chalvin (Malawi), Changeea Sanjaye (Mauritius), Patricio Gimo Alvaro...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
New women soccer clubs feel financial pinch
However, Golden Girls of Serowe and Mochudi Eastern Pirates have already felt the financial pinch of playing in a league without a sponsor. Action started last weekend with Pirates' coach, Vincent Rapoo saying that travelling expenses could be his...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Squash body appeals for funds for training camp
BSRA development officer, Margo Schickerling said the grant the association receives from the government is not enough to fund all its activities. She explained that the association has to rely on fundraising activities and sponsorship to implement...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Change of attitude works for Gunners
The Lobatse side has found itself in an unfamiliar second position in the standings, a major improvement for a club used to languishing in the relegation zone for ages before pulling a great escape act - even on the last day of the campaign. Gunners'...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Govt to pay volunteer veldt fire fighters
This is contained in a new bill that will culminate in the Forest and Range Resources Act, 2009. As unprecedented fires swept across the Botswana last year, many volunteers reportedly refused to go and fight the fires, demanding to be paid. In his...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
No more free Phane harvesting
The proposed law provides an institutional and regulatory framework for sustainable management of forest and range resources. It will see the government collecting revenue for harvesting forest and range resources. There will be by-laws designed for...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
New Education Minister reveals her plans
Speaking at a press briefing at Fairground Holdings, Gaborone yesterday, she said that her top priorities are sponsorship problems and misbehaviour of students and teachers in schools. She said the ministry has issued a reminder to all schools...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Church must help ensure food security - BCC chief
Speaking at the Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) food security workshop in Gaborone BCC President, reverend Mpho Moruakgomo said that priests and pastors should be at the forefront in helping the society alleviate poverty. They should help the poor...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
The disabled urged to have self-confidence
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Re Ka Kgona Centre for the Disabled in Selebi-Phikwe last week, a representative of the Botswana Council of Disabled, Charles Obed, said people with disabilities must also play a role in achieving the goals of...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Community junior secondary school comes to Gerald
He said the project was included in the National Development Plan 10(NDP 10) but because of the current economic recession, it has been put on hold adding that it will be resuscitated as soon as funds become available. Macha was responding to a...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 18 November 2009
Opposition leader responds to State of Nation Address
In his response to President Ian Khama's State of the Nation Address, he said land is a finite resource, which must be handled with utmost care. He said that a few people have developed an unbridled appetite for land. The South-East North...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 November 2009
Council pursues Moupo and Saleshando for debt
Botswana National Front (BNF) president, Otsweletse Moupo and his Botswana Congress Party , (BCP) counterpart Gilson Saleshando are among the top names who have reported ly defaulted in paying rates to the town council. Moupo is cited for owing...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
Man drags pawn shop owner to High Court
Takavarasha Mharara is demanding compensation of over P50, 000 for the truck he pawned last year when he was desperately looking for P30,000. Justice Abednico Tafa is presiding over the case. The owner of the pawn shop, Ilan Zilberman, told the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
BDP MPs call for constitutional review
Moyo vowed that pushing for constitutional reforms is going to be his main task in the current Parliament. He told Parliament that Africa does not need strong leaders but strong institutions. "We need to make sure that we have strong...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI and BAME PIET 19 November 2009
Poor records deny MoE millions
Deputy permanent secretary responsible for Tertiary Education and Funding, Golekanye Setume said on Tuesday that loan recovery has always been a challenge for the ministry because of poor data. He said that as a result, some students who...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
TCE students on hunger strike over 'bad' bread
According to the students, they have been eating the poorly baked bread since Monday last week, when a Shashe-based bakery, Leomboko was engaged as the college's new supplier. They said all along they have been eating the bread that was supplied by...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 19 November 2009
Masisi appointed BDP Whip
He said that in his new role, he will make Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MPs toe the line after a party caucus decision. "If it is a constitutional matter, I must discuss it with them and caucus to ensure government bills pass smoothly," he said....
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
Of the Okavango Delta, its people and the merciless predators
The people of the swamps who are mainly from the Hambukushu, Dceriku, Wayeyi and Bugakhwe merafe (nations) entirely depend on it to supply them with everything from food to materials that they use for different purposes. In fact, the poorest of the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
Botswana is least corrupt country in Africa
Botswana was ranked 37 out of 180 countries included in the 2009 survey, with a composite score of 5.6, showing little change from the results over the past five years, which have oscillated between 5.4 and 5.9. Botswana's standing once more placed...
DR JEFF RAMSEY 19 November 2009
Forest resources regulation must strike a balance
There is no question that we need to protect the environment from over-exploitation by unscrupulous individuals, especially business people who have no environmental concerns. The world has become more and more aware of environmental issues and most...
19 November 2009
Silencing the defenders in the Commonwealth
CHRI will be distributing hard copies of its report during the proceedings of the human rights assembly organised by the Commonwealth Foundation and Commonwealth Human rights Initiative, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, November 23-24 2009. The...
* HEATHER COLLISTER 19 November 2009
Our Heritage
Here is the village capital - as it was then described by visiting British journalists - with the Central Police Station on Botswana Road in mid centre, the demolished Capitol Cinema immediately beyond it, the President Hotel, the Barclays Bank...
Sandy Grant 19 November 2009
The Great Contraction of 2008-2009
The Great Recession was turbo-charged by a financial crisis, making it a far more insidious affair that typically has far more long-lasting effects. As Carmen Reinhart and I argue in our new book This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial...
* KENNETH ROGOFF 19 November 2009
Cartoon Strip 19.11.09
19 November 2009
Budget cut for 2011 population census
Launching the census yesterday, Minister of Finance, Kenneth Matambo said that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) will do everything in its power, despite the limited resources to make the exercise a success. The economic recession has affected...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
BCL Mine chief calls for suppliers' support
BCL Mine General Manager Montwedi Mphathi made the plea during a recent suppliers' pitso held at Travel Inn Hotel. He said one of the problems that they have with suppliers is that when oil prices rise, they increase their prices but when they go...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 19 November 2009
Uranium explorer identifies big target in Botswana
Impact Minerals said yesterday that its Kekobolo prospect has a geological setting similar to the Letlhakane uranium deposit, owned by another Australian explorer A-Cap Resources Ltd. Lekobolo is 20 km along strike to the south west of the large...
STAFF WRITER 19 November 2009
Vee, Slizer team up for December album
Vee Sento, the inventor of the House/kwaito kwasa genre, has joined forces with the hottest selling muso, Slizer one Time, of O tswa Kae fame, for a dance album that started circulating yesterday. Titled Tsikitsiki, the album also...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
We voted for ourselves - Barwakgodumo
The group owner Orometswe Mautwanyane says they invested a lot of money towards voting for their album, a relatively unknown quantity, hardly visible on local music shelves as well. However, he declined to say how much they put aside for the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
Tinto part two will set clubhouses on fire
This time around the story of Tinto, a loafer who keeps producing children whereas he has no means of maintaining them, is wrapped in a house tune. Here the studio owner took the traditional song and reworked it in an effort to reach out to...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
Revamped Barney's Bar stirs to life
It was a place to be if you wanted to catch up on current affairs. It was mostly frequented by mature patrons. It was the joint where the enlightened town folk preferred to have their drinks. It was a kind of a pub where there was no...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 November 2009
Yarona FM Fat Boy Challenge on
This year's participants and their weight at the beginning of the challenge are; Station Manager: Dumi Lopang - 93kg, Programmes Manager: Owen Rampha- 103kg, Radio Presenter: Tumie Ramsden- 59kg, Radio Presenter: Kgosi 'Dollar Mac' Kgosidintsi -...
STAFF WRITER 19 November 2009
Toldo cleared to join Chiefs
The goalkeeper has been inactive since the season started after Rollers stalled his move to the Kgatleng giants, demanding P20,000 compensation. The matter was brought before the Players' Status Committee, which ordered Rollers to produce evidence...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 19 November 2009
BMC to employ SA coach?
The club's public relations officer, Themba Stimela has said the coach has been interviewed though he has not secured the job. Mtengwana has been in charge of a Vodacom League side in the North West Province. "I do not think it would be right...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 19 November 2009
Botswana to host 'special' football
Other countries are South Africa, Mauritius and Namibia. The initiative is meant to expose the intellectually-challenged children to football. It is sponsored by FIFA through Special Olympics International. The Special Olympics Movement director in...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 19 November 2009
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