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Three Collapse After Suspected Cocaine Binge
However, police claim they are in the dark about the incident despite the presence of their vehicle and officers at the crime scene. The nightclub was immediately locked by Phakalane police who allegedly rushed to the scene, ending the night...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Runaway Soldier Arrested
He was charged with the attempted murder of Nametsegang Stewart and her mother, Cecilia Mphathiwa last Tuesday. Tonota police station said that Batsile Kesupile, 35, a lance corporal based at Area S BDF camp, was brought in by his parents. "He went...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 11 January 2010
Kgafela Vows To Crack The Whip
The Bakgatla paramount chief vowed that they are going to crack the whip on wrong doers, come what may. "We are going to beat them up. We are going to whip them," he repeated. Since he took over last year, Kgafela has put emphasis on the restoration...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 January 2010
India, Botswana Sign Two Accords
Ansari is visiting the country at the invitation of his Botswana counterpart Vice-President Lt Gen Mompati Merafhe to strengthen the relationship the two countries have enjoyed over the years. Soon after his arrival on Saturday, the two vice...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Tailors Suffer As LEA Takes Over BEDU
They claim that with BEDU, their businesses flourished and they were hopeful that they could grow into nationally recognised tailors. Kefilwe Molale, one of the tailors, told Monitor that they were comfortable when they had stalls inside BEDU...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
TEC Calls For More Funds For Research
In its 2008/09 annual report, TEC sees a need for the government to fund tertiary institutional research, as lack of research continues to hamper the quality of tertiary education. The report further says for many years, government did not fund...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Calls Made For ARVs For Foreign Inmates
"You are basically condemning the inmates to death," said Uyapo Ndadi, the acting Director of the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS. The government does not provide free ARVs to foreigners in local health facilities. This also...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 January 2010
Accidents On "Highway OF Death"
The ever growing carnage on the road now not only calls for the highway's thousands of drivers' attention but also that of other players such as the Department of Roads, and that of Road Transport and Safety. The latest casualties are two men whose...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Maintain A Healthy Living Style
Gym rooms as well are flooded by one-month wonders that will disappear in a short period of time. Almost all these people have one goal in common, to lose weight. Come end of the year a lot of these people will be carrying the excess weight again....
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Achieving Your Goals This Year
Yes, service delivery in Botswana continues to be characterised by endless queues. Nonetheless I awaited my turn to get my name into the 'system' as that was the gate pass to attending classes and ultimately becoming a taxpayer. I...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
When Should My Child Start School?
Botswana government policy is that children can be accepted for standard one from the age of five-and-a-half. "We want all children to start learning at an early age and we believe that five-and-half is a good age for children to start school,"...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Ipelegeng Has Lost That Lustre?
Interestingly, when the programme first took off, with workers paid as high as P1,500, there was a lot of interest and enthusiasm for the programme. The reason for that was clear - the unemployed Motswana at the time saw this money as something worth...
11 January 2010
The Winners Code
William Ernst Henley was one of the best known editors, critics and poets of his time. He is credited with having nurtured such great poets as Yeats and Rudyard Kipling. However, perhaps his most important contribution to humanity was his...
George Chingarande 11 January 2010
Issues In Education
The provision of education requires that there be a venue, commonly a classroom and a teacher, or a source of knowledge. In the case of a teacher, it is necessary that she possesses knowledge to pass on to the learners and skills and methods on how...
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S.Weeks 11 January 2010
Health Chat
Fainting occurs when there has been a fall in blood pressure, which reduces the amount of blood and oxygen flowing to the brain. This is more common in people with low blood pressure, teenagers, and pregnant women. A faint is most likely to happen in...
Kiran Bhagat 11 January 2010
Spiritual Migration
A time is coming when there will be a switch from analog to digital meaning that you may still have a twenty thousand pula television set but will not be able to pick up BTV. This will be so because your TV set could not be compliant with the digital...
11 January 2010
Debswana Targets 20m carats In 2010
The company produced approximately 17.1 million carats of diamonds in 2009, or around 50 percent of its normal levels. Debswana's output was 32.3 million carats in 2008 and 33.6 million carats in 2007. Debswana, De Beers largest mining venture,...
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
BSE Starts Off In The Red
BIHL which had stunned investors in the last quarter of 2009 by rising to 1,250 thebe succumbed to more profit taking into the new year. Barclays Bank also followed the same trend losing on three consecutive days during the week to close at 658...
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
DTC Arrangemnet Remains In Force - DeBeers
Last week Indian press ran articles which said India was to sign an agreement with Botswana to buy rough diamonds for its cutting and polishing industry instead of using De Beers as middleman. Indian website LiveMint said an agreement was expected...
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Pop Star Wanna-be Causes Storm At Auditions
The aspiring singer, who introduced herself to the judges as Tebo, sounded to be cruising with wavy pitches in the middle of her choice song, but it was her use of waves in her singing styles that seemed to irk the judges. The formal looking singer,...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
My Star Show Starts In Earnest
The show continues this weekend in Lobatse and in Palapye the following weekend, with aspiring contestants parting with P200 to register for the auditions. The Star show is in its fourth year and has been consistently entertaining Btv viewers.The...
11 January 2010
Talking Musika
Last week the French embassy held a seminar to discuss 'culture and resistance' and the MEDU experience. I would have liked to participate but I had been assigned to provide the music. One of the themes of the seminar was 'the role of the...
Rampholo Molefe 11 January 2010
Food For The Soul
Show me one person who does not want to be healthy and I will give you a million dollars - if I had the money that is. The point is that we all dream and strive for the best health and performance, right? And if you must feel good, look good and...
Boitshepo Giyose 11 January 2010
Ezinkomo Frustrate Mapantsula
He said this after watching his side's courageous performance against neighbours Extension Gunners in a be MOBILE Premier League clash at the Lobatse Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Despite playing with 10-men for 55 minutes, Ezinkomo held their own...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Kgotlele's Hearing Adjourned To Tomorrow
BFA president David Fani said the hearing was adjourned at Kgotlele's request because he wanted to have a look at some documents relating to the case. "It was not postponed because there are divisions within the BFA, but it was Kgotlele who requested...
Mqondisi Dube
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Motlakase Switched Off At UB Stadium
Rollers' marksman Terrence Mandaza scored a brace in the first half before Thando Moreki hammered the final nail in the visitors' coffin in the second half. The win now means that Rollers have 37 points from 14 games, eight more than second-placed...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
India Aids Constituency League
Handing over the donations at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in Gaborone on Friday, Indian High Commissioner to Botswana Madhava Chandra said they found it necessary to donate the equipment for further development of sports in Botswana and...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
We're Still Chasing 2010 World Cup Teams - Fani
Despite half of the 32 teams confirming that they would set base in South Africa, Fani said BFA's campaign to woo teams could not be termed a failure yet. "We are still in discussion with some teams. Some work has been done and whether it is enough,...
Mqondisi Dube
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Keganne May Elude The Hangman
This development came to the fore Thursday when attorney Joao Salbany representing Keganne applied for postponement of their appeal at the beginning of the first session of the Court of Appeal (CoA). Salbany reasoned that they were served with an...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 11 January 2010
Cartoon Strip 11.01.2010
11 January 2010
Malaysian students in drugs scandal
Five of the students are alleged to have tested positive to drugs while the other five were arrested for failure to produce their passports to the police officers. According to information reaching Mmegi the students have been languishing in jail...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
Togo tragedy should be a lesson for Africa, and Europe
All preparations had been made - infrastructure, flights and accommodation. Investments had been made on re-developing a country otherwise ravaged by war. We do understand that this continent should and must, where possible, use such events as the...
EDITOR 12 January 2010
As I See It
The reporter writes, "All things being equal, Minister of DJS could be questioned for conflict of interest." Things being unequal in our world, who dare question him? His boss is his cousin, the President of our Republic; moreover there is no...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 12 January 2010
I wish there was never a year called 2009
The barbaric murder of John Kalafatis by security forces moved even the hard-hearted. Many thought the killing of Kalafatis could bring a stop to the extra judicial killings - how mistaken they were because the forces of evil continued as if...
12 January 2010
Mels reacts to 2010
The BDP manipulated the process, utilised government resources, manipulated government institutions consequently it manipulated the electoral system and "won": a landslide. This scenario is painful, and will go a long way in under developing this...
12 January 2010
Cartoon Strip 12.01.10
12 January 2010
Mines to shine as coal, base metals prices soar
BCL Mine, Morupule Colliery, African Copper and Discovery Metals are some of the local mines positioned to benefit from rising coal and copper prices. Last week, copper prices hit a 17-month high, triggered in main by a strike at a Chilean copper...
STAFF WRITER 12 January 2010
Indian investors show keen interest in Botswana
Speaking in Gaborone yesterday, at the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) seminar, representatives of Indian companies that were part of the visiting business delegation from the Asian country said they are willing to come...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
Tebby to reap over P700,000 from Domkrag deal
The deal will see Sethomo, popularly known as Tebby in local music circles, recording 45 constituency albums plus a 'Thank You' album for the BDP to celebrate their 2009 general election victory. Yesterday, BDP Executive Secretary Dr Comma Serema...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
Local artists get chance for residency in Mauritius
Application for pARTage residency is open to dynamic individuals from Africa who mainly work in ceramic or fibreglass sculptures. Interested artists are required to send three images of their works, and motivational letter outlining the reasons for...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
Satjilombe speaks out
He said when he it comes to payments, local artistes are often paid a pittance as compared to their foreign counterparts performing in the same show. "People should pay local artistes what they deserve. In many countries, they look...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 January 2010
Not ready to cut gas emissions-Mokaila
Molaila says that at the just ended Copenhagen Climate Change Conference they proposed that Botswana be allowed to keep on producing gases in development activities, reach the peak stage and thereafter decline its emissions like all countries. "A...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
Back Stage
It is held in awe in many quarters because nearly P2billion was spent on making it. But throwing money after a film does not necessarily make it a great one. There is an irony in the title of this film, as it comes from an old Sanskrit word, which in...
SASA MAJUMA 12 January 2010
Fani clears air on Qatar trip
Fani said the trip, undertaken in December, was at the invitation of the president of the Asian Football Federation, Mohamed Hammam, who is said to be eyeing the FIFA presidency. "The visit was deemed necessary for networking and relationship...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
OrangeAFCON roars to life
The local launch of the 2010 AFCON was held at the Fashion Lounge in Phakalane where journalists and football administrators, among them Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, David Fani, attended. Orange would be running competitions during...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
BSA fails to secure sponsorship for women's league
BSA only managed to secure sponsorship for the men's league but nothing has been forthcoming for the women's game. BSA spokesperson, Kabelo Kwape said although they have thus far failed to secure a sponsor, they have not given up. "We have not...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 12 January 2010
New Tafic coach promises changes
Only the paper work prevented Shinde from being on the bench as he had to watch the game from the touchlines. "Hopefully, the issue of papers would have been ironed out before end of this week; I should be on the bench this weekend," said...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 12 January 2010
Mwaanga fumes after leg breaking tackle
BDF XI won the match 2-1. Mwaanga did not have kind words for Nico's assistant coach, Peter Muchina, criticising him for his post-match comments. Muchina said the referee was harsh on Phiri. Muchina, in charge in the absence of head coach, Paul...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 12 January 2010
MoE allays 'retrenchment' fears
Acting permanant secretary, Boeti Molake made these remarks after reports that staff at TT&D were unsure of their job security since the recommendation by the Organisations and Methods reviews (O&M) that the department be disbanded. These...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
CDC sub-divided to improve service
In an interview with Mmegi, CDC deputy council secretary for finance and administration Thupayamodimo Okaile said sub-councils are mandated to deal with issues within the jurisdiction of sub-districts. They deal with issues like motions and...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 12 January 2010
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