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Tuesday January 30
Wednesday January 31
Moroka lands at De Beers
This is a new post in the organisations' Botswana office. Moroka lost his Kgalagadi South parliamentary seat to John Toto in the last general election. He becomes the third minister, who lost in the elections, to be appointed to a high profile job....
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Mephato: Govt puts foot down
At a meeting between the Defence, Justice and Security minister Ramadeluka Seretse and Bakgatla chief, Kgosi Kgafela II, he said that the mephato were doing a good job in fighting crime and other social vices but, "all measures taken should be in...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Zim-Botswana diplomatic row looms over arrested officers
Skelemani said on Tuesday that he met the Zimbabwe High Commissioner in Botswana to lodge a complaint about the treatment of the officers but the response was not satisfactory. "The response was that the (Zimbabwe) police have made up their mind that...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
High Court sets group sex convicts free
Special constables, Sydney Ntope and Phetogo Gaanakobo and soldiers, Samuel Seshabo, Thato Bojosi and Moagi Samson were acquitted and discharged by Justice Gabriel Rwelengera who found that the magistrate erred when he convicted them. Rwelengera...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Lightning kills two soldiers at SSKB
Public affairs and Protocol officer at Botswana Defence Force (BDF), Ben Ragalase confirmed the incident yesterday but would not disclose the names of the deceased officers saying their next of kin have not been notified. A soldier, who preferred...
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Education Ministry tightens sponsorship
The acting permanent secretary in the ministry, Baeti Molake says the reforms have been necessitated by the declining government revenue caused by the current adverse economic down turn. He explains that the reforms therefore focus on expanding...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
MP, residents cry for constitutional reforms
This emerged recently at a well-attended consultative meeting the vocal legislator addressed at Block Seven in Francistown. Mmolotsi, a backbencher, alongside other ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) backbenchers and opposition MPs have been...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 28 January 2010
Cobra kills three women
According to village chief, Meshack Kaponene one woman survived the snakebites but is still fighting for her life at Maun Primary Hospital. He said the incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning, last week while the women were sleeping...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 28 January 2010
Husband stabs wife to death
Sources said the suspect stabbed the deceased several times in the chest and head. It is understood that the woman was stabbed while attempting to protect her baby from the husband who wanted to harm it. The woman had alerted neighbours about the...
KEOBOYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 28 January 2010
Botswana to host international talks on wetlands
This year, things will be different as there will also be a conference that will bring national and international stakeholders together for a five-day conference from February 1-5 in Maun to discuss and share experiences on issues relating to...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Nuclear support plan discussed
He said at the mine around December 2008, a radioactive source had contaminated the soil surface on the site when a company engaged in well-logging drilled through the source. After the soil samples were contained in drums, some people stole...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Our Heritage
On Modern Palapye, his second article, I have written very little, and on his third, the new University I was, until I read what he had to say, totally blank. It does seem to be a peculiarity of this country that when it embarks on a really...
Sandy Grant 28 January 2010
Ministry has misfired
Their situation is unenviable. They need funds that these music shows generate. They need to expose students to music and even allow students to see these musical stars in action so that they broaden their horizons. In other villages, school halls...
28 January 2010
Cartoon Strip 28.01.2010
28 January 2010
Economy in foreign hands - response
Our disappointment stems from certain factual inaccuracies and insinuation, which we only imagine are intended to paint Chinese construction companies specifically, and Chinese people generally, in an unfavourable light. First and foremost, the...
28 January 2010
Thank you rational atheists
I confess that I expected a negative response, but in fact everyone has been remarkably positive. It's often surprising to learn that although the religious might be in the majority a surprising number of people reject superstition in all it's...
28 January 2010
SPEDU NationalConference starts today
The conference is expected to attract ministries that are critical to the programme, Members of Parliament from Tswapong North, Bobirwa, Mmadinare, Selebi-Phikwe East and West Constituencies. The private sector, members of the diplomatic corps and...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 January 2010
P164m training funds lying idle-BOTA
Speaking at a ceremony to handover a BOTA accreditation certificate to Events Venture, an events management and training company, the Authority's CEO Abel Mudongwa urged employers to undertake training for their employers in a bid to develop their...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Chorale music composers rubbing hands
Composers would be submitting song entries in tonic solfa notation in setswana, not more than 120 bars. However a leading chorale music composer, Luka Disho yesterday refused to comment on the latest development saying, ' I reserve my comment",...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Orakle resurfaces after six years
The 14-track album is named after Orakle's zodiac sign and also gets its name from its unique track listing and arrangement motivated by the Gemini twins from the star. The upper section, of the album is fierier compared to the lower section which is...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 28 January 2010
Notwane part ways with Kofi
The move comes as no surprise as there have been doubts over Kofi's credentials since he replaced veteran Zimbabwean, Paul Moyo. Notwane spokesperson, Andrew Mokgatlhane said yesterday the decision to sack the coach was taken in the best interest of...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
India confident of successful Commonwealth Games
Bhatnagar, was speaking to Mmegi Sport at the Gaborone Cricket Club during the brief tour of the Queen's Baton yesterday. He said although cricket remains by far the most popular sport in India, the over one billion people in the country are still...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 28 January 2010
Abednico relishes new Rollers' challenge
"You might say I am a slow player who relies heavily on physical strength and good passing but I can fit into any team. Maybe Rollers have been looking for such a player who could win the ball and release the speedy wingers to launch attacks,"...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 28 January 2010
Fly to hang
"We also took extreme caution to comb the evidence to check for exceptional extenuating circumstances but we found none. We have confirmed the conviction of the trial judge and the death sentence is confirmed," the judges said. Fly has been...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
The humble Justice Leburu
Leburu is one of four judges recently appointed by President Ian Khama on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The four are DrKholisani Solo, the University of Botswana's head of law department, his UB colleague and law...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Cattle egrets pose threat in Serowe
It has also emerged that a team from the Department of Public Health was in Serowe on Tuesday to assess the public health hazard posed by the breeding egrets. The regional wildlife officer in Serowe has confirmed that two giant trees in the village...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Has time for the sacrificial lamb arrived?
We are not told of what Jesus did when he was in Africa, but chances are like others before him and after, he studied under African masters. I submit that the African was a mentor, whose role was to show the lord how to conduct himself, to give him...
29 January 2010
Pick n Pay supports P10 000 donation to Cancer Association
The funds were raised through the Annual 2009 Cycle Race, a PTA fundraiser which has been a calendar event for the past six years. The supermarket chain supported the Parents Teachers Association's fundraiser, resulting in the donation made to the...
STAFF WRITER 29 January 2010
Practical realities and options for Barataphati
Perhaps it is now time to be charting the way forward for the faction that was cruelly maneuvered into a tight corner after it registered a hard-won victory at the controversial Kanye congress in July. We start this piece by looking at how young...
JOHN MAKGALA AND BANYATSI MMEKWA 29 January 2010
Support the gutsy independents,go the socialist route
He has acted as leader before. He knows the people at the BNF and at the BCP. His neutrality might have helped to rekindle hope for cooperation between the opposition parties in which he also has a personal interest. He will...
Rampholo Molefhe 29 January 2010
Paying homage to lions and lionesses of song
Save for the RB 1 programme, Dipina le Maboko, there is hardly any radio programme or a presenter for that matter whose primary interest is to promote traditional folk music. One can only decry that Batswana have got the tendency of acknowledging...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Back Stage
Skin opened in South Africa on January 22 and is now on circuit. It opened in North America in October 2009, probably to be able to join the awards race. Skin is a true story that has been a decade in the making. It tells the tale of Sandra Laing,...
Sasa Majuma 29 January 2010
Book Review
Damon Galgut (2008) "The Impostor". Johannesburg, Penguin Books, Paperback edition, 215 pages, P140. ISBN 0-14-302573-2. Available at Exclusive Books. Reviewed bySHERIDAN GRISWOLDCorrespondent Damon Galgut's The Impostor was shortlisted as...
29 January 2010
Calls grow for alternative diamond marketin
Currently, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB), co-owned by government and De Beers, sorts and values all production Debswana mines. The DTCB also has a sales and marketing function which is responsible for local sales of aggregated...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
MOE says concerts still allowed
Music promoter Gilbert Seagile aka PP recently told Mmegi that the Ministry has taken the hard stance, in banning the concerts, lamenting that it would disadvantage local musicians. However deputy permanent secretary, regional offices, Opelo...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
BCL studies sulphuric plant viability
European Union studies indicate that the Selebi-Phikwe mine produces approximately 534,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide per year, most of this emanating from the smelter, the mine's converter and other sources. By the end of the year, the Mine expects...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Private sector complains about SPEDU conference
Palalani Moithobogi of Kgwebo Consultants said in an interview that he is disappointed by the way the conference has been organised because fundamental things have been left out. He explained that only government departments would be making...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 29 January 2010
First diamond sight successful-DTCB
Speaking to BusinessWeek, DTCB Communications and Public Affairs Manager Kago Mmopi said, compared to last year, this year's first sight saw a significant increase in the amount of sales. " The sight was held last week and although company policy...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Private equity - Botswana's latest engine of growth
Funding from government, lending institutions, Foreign Direct Investment and the stock exchange has historically driven economic development in Botswana. However, all these sources of funding have their limitations and their susceptibilities to a...
29 January 2010
Gravy train makes stop for Moroka
Like many other Batswana, Moroka lost his job last year, he at the polls, many through retrenchments and collapse of companies reeling from economic retraction. Many of these individuals have not been so lucky, as the economy has not recovered well...
29 January 2010
Cartoon Strip 29.01.2010
29 January 2010
A response to "Atheists are rational and logical"
It's important for the reader to understand that I am not trying to start a Holy War with atheists, but I simply desire to connect with my colleagues and try reach an understanding, if possible, by presentation of facts and ideas. First of all, I do...
29 January 2010
This scandal needs a commission
We can not agree more with him when he says, "but, given our culture of accountability, I have concluded I would be shirking my social responsibility if I failed to address those allegations that are of undoubtedly wider concern". We hope others...
29 January 2010
Who said we fear Saleshando?
We are rather at a loss but not surprised why the newspapers want to drag us into the BCP internal affairs by raising a red flag and blindly trying to entice us to a barn fight with the purported leading candidate, who it is said puts fear into...
29 January 2010
This is not fair minister Molefi
If the exercise is to be done in fairness, I suggest they should start with the land "belonging" to the Tati Company in the North-East district. In 2003, MP Robert Molefhabangwe tabled a motion calling on the State to review the Title Deed for the...
29 January 2010
Where is the power?
This week the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) proudly announced that it had secured more than 250mw of electricity to fill the deficit caused by reduction of supplies from South Africa. BPC said South Africa supplies Botswana with more than 250mw of...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Clash of the titans
Hordes of Rollers and Chiefs' supporters are expected to fill the stadium to the rafters as the two sides clash for the second time in as many months. Both teams are enjoying a good run, with Rollers top with 38 points while Chiefs are five points...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Pressure mounts on ezinkomo
Since the season started, Ezinkomo have struggled to make their mark in the topflight and already some pundits have started writing their obituary. Fears that BMC may not survive the chop have been worsened by the club's early exit from the...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Curtain falls on AFCON
Rainer Dinkelancer, goalkeeper trainer of South African giants, Kaizer Chiefs said the tournament might have been good but it proved that some goalkeepers have to improve on their performance. "I didn't watch all the games, but I agree with those who...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
Rollers confirm Molefe exit
The club's managing director, Somerset Gobuiwang told a press briefing in Gaborone on Wednesday that contrary to allegations that Molefe was not happy at Rollers, he left because of work commitments. Molefe was roped in as an assistant coach...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 January 2010
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