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SPTC owed P4.5 million in arrears
Speaking during the mayor's ball Mukokomani stated that the council has decided to publicise the names of defaulters in the media to force them to pay up. He said the high level of non-payment has forced the council to abandon some projects. "The...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 10 February 2010
Sponsorship changes to come gradually-MoE
Deputy permanent secretary in the Education Ministry, Golekanye Setume who is responsible for the department of tertiary education said that any major changes that they implement would have to be informed by research, recommendations and...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
WUC leaves Borolong dry, residents angry
From Wednesday to Sunday, with only a trickle coming out of some taps in the village by Monday morning, there was no water in the village. Residents ran helter-skelter from one communal tap to another looking for the precious liquid, in vain....
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 10 February 2010
Bushmen angry at president's empty meeting
President Khama, accompanied by four government ministers, met with Bushmen at the New Xade resettlement camp where they were dumped after being evicted from their lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in 2002. Despite a three year-old High...
10 February 2010
Mokaila cajoles Sesana out of going to ICJ?
Speaking in an interview with Mmegi yesterday, Sesana, who lodged the famous Bushmen case against the government and won in 2006, described his meeting with Mokaila as disappointing. Sesana says he was disappointed when Mokaila met him accompanied...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Daisy Loo defence brings in new evidence
Yesterday, Keaja breathed a sigh of relief after the state prosecutor Wasson Manchwe finished re-examining the case. All along the court had been made to understand that it was Bitsang Abbey, one of the accused, who instructed Daisy Loo to do some...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff writer 10 February 2010
BCP youth back Kgafela on flogging
BCP youth spokesperson Seabelo Thekiso said they invited Kgafela for his admirable cultural reforms aimed at nation building and reviving the pride that Batswana had in their cultural values. He said as a tribal leader, Kgafela, just like...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Zimbabwe government appeals court ruling
The officers were facing charges of entering the country illegally, smuggling a vehicle into the country, and possession of firearms and ammunition without a licence. They were fined USD100 each for illegal entry into the country, while the other...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Developing nations should shift towards clean growth - Unctad
In a report released on Monday, Unctad said that "if approached intelligently", improvements in these sectors could yield savings that pay for themselves and even generate quick profits, as well as creating jobs. The 2009/10 'Trade and Environment...
10 February 2010
Budget; Energy gets lion's share
Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo on Monday extended an olive branch to the struggling sector by allocating the highest development budget chunk of approximately P3.5 billion to the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Govt urged to tap into local capital market
FRANCISTOWN: In reaction to the 2010-11 budget, Motswedi Securities MD, Martin Makgatlhe says that government has not done enough to utilise the local capital market to raise funds. He listed it as one of the expectations of the budget which minister...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
VAT increase a 'consumer penalty' - BIDPA chief
For 2009/10, the country's economy contracted by 4.6 percent and - according to Fidzani - the five percent growth predicted by government for 2010/11, will be undermined by the two percent increase to Value Added Tax (VAT). For 2010/11, government...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Diamond talks should not undermine DTCB - De Beers
The existing sales agreement which compels Debswana to sell all of its produce through the DTC, expires in December and negotiations are due to start in a few months. Speaking to Mmegi in Gaborone yesterday, De Beers group executive director in...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
2010 Budget Speech (Full Text)
I. INTRODUCTION 1. Madam Speaker, I have the honour this afternoon to present to the National Assembly budget proposals for the 2010/11 financial year. 2. Madam Speaker, allow me to take this opportunity to express gratitude to my predecessor,...
10 February 2010
The Kgotla meeting where no one dared oppose
The critics would tell you, the system is skewed against dissenters such that in most cases, one would prefer to keep quiet than risk being intimidated. Over the weekend, a Kgotla meeting in Mochudi offered a good study of the matter. You would have...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
A brave but difficult budget
We all knew it was going to be a difficult budget. Even the super optimist did not expect much from this budget. Our economy and the economy of the world are still reeling from recession. Signs of recovery are very slow and far between. This will...
EDITOR 10 February 2010
What about the Pula Traveller
There is lightning displaying mightily out across the river and the sounds of the evening slowly peak into a crescendo of delightful gratification. It is the end of another day, it was a glorious day. With all this going on around me one would...
10 February 2010
No time to put climate science on ice
Some in the media, and those who are sceptical about climate change, are currently having a field day, parsing every comma and cough in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2007 assessment. Some strident voices are even dismissing...
10 February 2010
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10 February 2010
Week's finest moment
Finest athletesThe Ngele brothers, Mogakolodi and Godfrey for their role in Uniao Flamengo Santos' 3-1 destruction of be MOBILE Premier League defending champions, Gaborone United on Friday night. Our star performer last week, Chiefs forward, Sekhana...
MQONDISI DUBE
BNSC still looking for awards sponsor
BNSC marketing and communications manager, Modipe Nkwe said although they have no sponsor, a number of companies have shown interest in financing the event. But with or without a sponsor, the awards ceremony will go ahead. "We have an obligation to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 10 February 2010
Did Notwane blunder in sacking Kofi?
It took 13 games for Toronto to get their first win, a 1-0 triumph over Jwaneng Comets in December at the Galaxy Stadium. This happened under the tutelage of little known Ghanaian tactician Ernest Kofi. Though the coach stemmed the tide swamping...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Gabs Sun set to stage Valentine's Day musical
The Gaborone Sun show, going for P250 a ticket, will also double as a Valentine Day dinner from 7pm-10pm. An elated Mash, who last year shook the entertainment scene with a bare it all musical, Shaken, Not Stirred, told Showbiz Gaborone Sun bought...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Deen publishes If Dreams Come True
God has given us a beautiful country with amazing flora and fauna that we need to appreciate and that is what writer Noorah Deen does in her book, If Dreams Come True. Deen feels that she has "given Africa the glorious status it deserves", especially...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Bessie Head Literature awards rope in Children's category
A statement from the Writers Association of Botswana (WABO) says they are proud to announce prizes in literature for 2010; one prize to be awarded each for novel, short story, and children's story. The competition is open to residents and...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 10 February 2010
Andreattah's poetic album sampling today
It will be the first time that spoken word poetry enthusiasts get the feel of the talented poet's full album since she released the first single early this month to local radio stations and the internet. The listening session, which will also afford...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Philippines charges 196 over Maguindanao massacre
Those charged include Andal Ampatuan Snr, formerly a provincial governor and ally of President Gloria Arroyo.Ampatuan's son of the same name has already been charged with murder over the attack on a rival political family and journalists travelling...
10 February 2010
Somalis rescue migrants in Gulf of Aden
The migrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, said they had set off from northern Somalia a week ago. They said their boat had developed engine trouble and drifted for days before the people smugglers forced them into the sea. Six people are...
10 February 2010
One year on, feuds stall Zim unity govt
. When opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai became prime minister on February 11 2009, the once-vibrant nation had plunged into a seemingly endless freefall. Political violence had engulfed the country after failed elections in 2008. More than half...
10 February 2010
Darfur rebel Abu Garda will not face ICC charges
But International Criminal Court (ICC) judges ruled that there was not enough evidence to support a trial. Last week, the ICC said charges of genocide against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir could be resubmitted. Bashir is already wanted for war...
10 February 2010
Africa malaria drugs 'low-grade'
Researchers from the Pharmacopeia group found that between 26% and 44% of anti-malaria drugs in Uganda, Senegal and Madagascar were of poor quality. The group, conducting the study for the World Health Organisation, said low-grade drugs were being...
10 February 2010
Daisy Loo defence brings in new evidence
Yesterday, Keaja breathed a sigh of relief after the state prosecutor Wasson Manchwe finished re-examining the case. All along the court had been made to understand that it was Bitsang Abbey, one of the accused, who instructed Daisy Loo to do some...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff writer 10 February 2010
BCP youth back Kgafela on flogging
BCP youth spokesperson Seabelo Thekiso said they invited Kgafela for his admirable cultural reforms aimed at nation building and reviving the pride that Batswana had in their cultural values. He said as a tribal leader, Kgafela, just like...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 10 February 2010
Nchindo's vehicle found...but he is still missing
* Disappearance reported by family*Nchindo armed when he was last seen? After a two-day search, a party of police and security officers late yesterday discovered the abandoned vehicle of missing former Debswana Managing Director, Louis Goodwill...
STAFF WRITER 11 February 2010
Committee to discuss merging Local,Botswana Police
Minister of Justice, Defence and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse said his ministry is in the process of setting up such a committee in response to Kgosi Seikgotheng Ntshombiwa of Xhomo village in the Boteti Sub District who had decried the removal of...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 February 2010
Masunga rocked by suicide
Last week alone, three young men ended their lives while another was rescued before he could commit suicide.One of the deceased was an 18-year-old boy who was found by his brother hanging from the roof of the house they share in Makaleng...
AMOGELANG GAEFHELE
Correspondent 11 February 2010
WUC fails to resolve Borolong water problems?
"WUC is only aware that on Thursday February 4 2010, there was a power failure at the pump station that feeds the Mathangwane water tank from where Borolong and other villages are supplied. This resulted in low storage in the tank and hence low...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 11 February 2010
Beef up security at Parliamentary Village
We are however disturbed by reports that Members of Parliament are becoming targets of criminal elements, not on the roads, but in their houses where their security should be guaranteed. We carry in this publication the story of thieves who broke...
11 February 2010
Why an American recovery matters
So it is no surprise that the American public and the US Congress are angry. The focus of that anger has been the massive and unwise financial-sector bonuses. As a result, regulatory reforms have thus far consisted of, first, a threat to the Federal...
11 February 2010
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11 February 2010
Press statement by director general of DIS in response to false allegations in the media
We are, however, concerned, that certain misguided elements within our community seem to have made it a habit to slander our organisation with a constant stream of unsubstantiated allegations and innuendos. In this respect, the DIS has been...
11 February 2010
Government commitment for delivery
As individuals with even a passing knowledge of Botswana society and culture will know, Kgotla meetings are a key mechanism through which political leaders, government officials and other activists customarily consult with local communities on issues...
11 February 2010
We do not regret bailing out Masire-De Beers
De Beers have admitted that they gave financial assistance under questionable circumstances to Masire while he was still in office and are also said to have funded a Consultancy Research that was ultimately credited with assisting the Botswana...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 11 February 2010
Graft-busting agency fails to take off
The fraud-busting agency would have been capable of prescribing fines of up to P1 million for organisations and individuals responsible for fraud and other financial crimes, either by commission or omission. It would also have referred cases to the...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 February 2010
Tshireletso fears for her life
The incident occurred on Monday night, she confirmed. She said that apparently the thief broke through one of the windows or doors and went straight to her bedroom where he also searched her handbags but found no money. "The intruder then scattered...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 February 2010
Zimbabwe foreign firms face local control
But Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said the rules, which are seen as a serious blow to efforts to lure foreign investors, were null and void because they were published without being reviewed by him or the cabinet. The dispute reflects growing...
11 February 2010
China's export prowess confirmed
The figures for January were slightly lower than in December but analysts say they show the country's trade with the rest of the world has stabilised. The data came a day after figures from Germany confirmed that China had overtaken it to become the...
11 February 2010
New acting president for Nigeria
The National Assembly earlier voted to recognise him as acting leader in place of President Umaru Yar'Adua.Yar'Adua has not been seen in public since going to Saudi Arabia in November for medical treatment. His continued absence has sparked legal...
11 February 2010
Haiti quake death toll rises to 230,000
Communications Minister Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue said the toll was not definitive. About 300,000 were injured. The latest figure does not include bodies buried by private funeral homes in private cemeteries, or the dead buried by their own...
11 February 2010
Malawi gay activists 'must be more open'
Government official Kingsley Namakhwa said it was against the law to mount such campaigns anonymously. But he also pointed out that homosexuality was illegal, and anyone promoting it would be prosecuted. Rights groups have recently criticised Malawi...
11 February 2010
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