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Over 400 Basarwa disenfranchised last year- Sesana

Meanwhile the independent Electoral commission (IEC) principal spokesman Osupile Maroba has confirmed that indeed the names of the five villages listed by Sesana do not appear on the voters roll. Gantsi District commissioner Utlwang Kerekang also...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

TEC should take education fairs to major centres

We cannot help but admire their recently launched Botswana Education Fair to be held in March. The fair will certainly inform form five leavers and the working force on which career paths are marketable in Botswana. Better still potential students...

21 January 2010

Compliments of the season

The second semester has just begun and on Tuesday, 5th January, my child went to join the long queue (this has unfortunately become a disturbing culture at this institution despite all the technology at its disposal) to pay her fees. From there she...

21 January 2010

Cartoon Strip 21.01.2010

21 January 2010

Agric Insurance finally launched in Botswana

This week, Agrinsure Botswana a joint venture effort between South Africa's Farmers Technical Insurance Services Company (FTISC) and Alexandra Forbes Botswana, was officially unveiled to stakeholders in the industry. According to Agriculture Hub...

BRAIN BENZA
Staff writer 21 January 2010

CEDA loan book grows by P190 million

The increased investment in projects left the CEDA loan book standing at P546.4 million at the end of the 2008/09 financial year. Of the total, applications towards the services sector accounted for 44 percent of the approved projects, while...

Staff Writer 21 January 2010

New Haskins building to open soon

"We will be opening in the next two months for those who want to lease out shops," he said. He says that Haskins will not be occupying any of the suites as they are strictly for leasing.  Haskins is one of the oldest and successful commercial...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

DJ Fresh routes for own radio station

The Daily Business says DJ Fresh, Thato Sikwane the DJ now working for 5FM, is joining a consortium applying for a broadcasting licence for a new Johannesburg station. Should broadcasting regulator Icasa green-light the bid, the Big Dawg's roar will...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Wizards stir to life with clarion call to Afrika

A music album is a costly project and one would expect a recorded artist to work on promoting their albums instead of churning out new ones. Perhaps this attitude reflects the tough competition within the music industry. And not to be left behind is...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Young actor Molosi seeks Khama blessing

The 2009 play portrays Molosi as Botswana's founding President Sir Seretse Khama, in an award-winning stage solo performance that he (Molosi) wrote himself. In it, Molosi demonstrates how the late Khama was successful in bringing two different worlds...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 21 January 2010

Mongala issues GU warning to Pirates

Pirates and GU meet in a CAF Champions League preliminary tie next month. Mongala admits his club is miles ahead of GU in all respects but says anything can happen in a game of football. The first leg of the preliminaries is set for the weekend of...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 January 2010

World Cup raises HIV fears

"People have free movement between the two countries making it easy for people to interact even sexually and otherwise. This will affect Botswana because if people interact sexually, some may be having HIV and other infections," he said. He...

ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 21 January 2010

Misfiring Mabogo pleads with GU fans

After missing clear-cut chances in the two games, some supporters have been wondering why the Reds signed him. Their argument is that Mabogo was a bench-warmer at Chiefs and the management could have gone for a player who has been banging goals. "I...

TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Soldiers sacked for stealing

The duo, who held senior positions, were accused of stealing 20 toners at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks in July 2006 and using military vehicle to transport the them to Motupu's house. Representing them, attorney Phadza Kgalemang argued that the BDF...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Parents advised on pre-schools

According to an official at the Department of Pre and Primary Education at the Ministry of Education, Grace Seetso, parents often get to sign contracts with schools under policy terms, which they are not familiar with, and this later results in...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Mma Mhlongo's relatives to do their own investigations

A close source of the family revealed that the relatives intend to go to South Africa to carry out their own investigations after noting that the police were not putting much effort in the matter. The source said that they are worried that time is...

BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Abusive father nabbed

Kutlwano Police Station commander, Superintendent Rodney Nkokwe said the man was arrested on Saturday after reportedly battering and inflicting severe injuries on his five-year-old daughter. It is alleged that the abuse has been taking place for a...

ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 21 January 2010

Woman stabs alleged rapist

He said the man had invited the 22-year-old woman of Kgaphamadi to his house in Area 'W' where he threatened her with a knife and raped her. After the alleged rape, the man is said to have fallen asleep allowing the woman to grab the knife from him....

ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 21 January 2010

Murder suspect, allegedly robbed by relatives

Youngman Dube, 46 is languishing in prison awaiting trial after he allegedly killed his wife in November last year. Apparently, the matrimonial home that Dube shared with his deceased wife Haniffah remained unoccupied after the tragedy and was...

PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Our Heritage

But how many are still around?  And if any of those few have a better photo of this particular building (and of Standard bank), I would be grateful for a copy. I have reproduced this photo from an article entitled, 'A Capital Is Born', by...

Sandy Grant 21 January 2010