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Retracing Nchindo's last footsteps
Reports that former Debswana managing director Louis Goodwill Nchindo was missing, and finally found dead, had attracted reinforcements of the army, police and intelligence sleuths amongst others to comb the Chobe forest. They were searching for...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Zimbabwe and Botswana would fare badly in war
So much that the two countries chiefs of security are meeting this weekend on a tour of the two countries' borders. Will the two countries come to an amicable resolution in this conflict? It is 'small' issues like these, that once allowed to fester...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Iranian Supreme leader accuses U.S. of lies
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who just wrapped up a tour of the region. "Once again the Americans have sent their agent to go around the Persian Gulf like a vagabond and repeat the same...
22 February 2010
Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite warning
Obama's first presidential meeting with the Dalai Lama is sure to draw angry complaints from Beijing, which is increasingly at odds with Washington over trade, currencies, US arms sales to Taiwan and internet censorship. But the Dalai Lama's visit...
22 February 2010
Tanzania machete massacre 'sparked by goat theft'
The sister of one one of the victims told the BBC she believed the killings were revenge after three suspected goat thieves were chased and killed in 2005. The dead were mainly women and children from the northern Mgaranjabo village.The BBC's Erick...
22 February 2010
Uganda cleric shows gay porn film
"We are in the process of legislation and we have to educate ourselves about what homosexuals do," Pastor Martin Ssempa told the BBC.Gay rights activists suggested the pastor "needed medical help". The anti-gay bill, which proposes the death penalty...
22 February 2010
No impunity for Guinea massacre, says ICC
The International Criminal Court's Fatou Bensouda, who is visiting Guinea, told the BBC victims' families would have justice. Security forces have been blamed for the killings of more than 150 people at an opposition rally on September 28. Senior...
22 February 2010
'I Have A Thokolosi For Sale'
That is if thokolosi "manufacturer" Dr Imrani, or his woman colleague Mama Aisha decide to go after your corpse. If they do and your corpse agrees to obey them, you will probably become a bricklayer or farmworker doing the night shift at a stranger's...
By Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Capable Women To Improve Women's Lives
While fabrics and garments generally present sad moments for those whose immediate skin companions had been nothing better than thread bare rags, they have played an innumerable role in her life. Hand sewing German print garments; widely known as...
By Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Sad Tale Of A Deserted Child
He has been subjected to torture and abject poverty throughout his teenage life. His mother deserted him when he was only a few years old. His paternal uncle, who subjected him to ruthless abuse, brought him up. "I grew up under the care of my uncle...
By Pini Botlhoko
Correspondent 22 February 2010
Pinning Dreams On Volunteer Policing
For Ratau, who finished Form V in 2007 and has never seen the sun shine on his career ambitions, this initiative provides a rare opportunity to change his life for good and he is determined to make it that way. ...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Food For The Soul
Maybe if you took chemistry in high school. Yes magnesium is a nutrient, a very important one at that and it is essential for all things metabolic. In other words, whatever else you eat and how you utilise it in your body, somewhere magnesium has to...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 22 February 2010
Talking Musika
There is a Khama on all but one of the country's bank notes whose issue was also cleverly timed to coincide with the change of presidency. After Festus Mogae's reign, Seretse's statue turned to face the podium where his son would be sworn-in....
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 February 2010
Mother-Tongue Celebrations In Moleps
The day started with cattle drawn chariot leading the procession from the Mafenyatlala shopping complex to the main Kgotla. With a whip, seme, a talented man could be seen directing the cattle with the seme, as few women rode on the...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
IMF Restores Zimbabwe Voting Rights
The IMF said, however, that Zimbabwe was not eligible for financial aid until it had cleared its arrears to the Fund and had a plan to pay off arrears to the World Bank and African Development Bank. The arrears to the three institutions total about...
22 February 2010
The Internet Will Make You Smarter: Experts
Most of the respondents also said the Internet would improve reading and writing by 2020, according to the study, conducted by the Imagining the Internet Center at Elon University in North Carolina and the Pew Internet and American Life...
22 February 2010
Toyota Boss To Go Before US Toyota's
Akio Toyoda said he was looking "forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people". He had previously indicated he would not travel to Washington, instead wishing to lead the recall from Japan. Mr Toyoda is now due to appear...
22 February 2010
Anglo Posts $5bn Operating Profit
Anglo said that $4,5-billion of the operating profit was from core operations.Underlying earnings of $2,6-billion and underlying earnings a share of $2,14 were reported. Profit attributable to equity shareholders was $2,4-billion and net debt was...
22 February 2010
German Investors Visit SPEDU And BCL Mine
The delegation visited the offices of Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) before proceeding to the BCL Mine concentrator, smelter and Selebi North Shaft. The visit was organised by the Botswana Export Development and Investment...
By Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 22 February 2010
BTC Hosts ICT Conference
The Meeting brings together SATA members and their stakeholders in one place to discuss and agree on bilateral issues on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This meeting creates an opportunity for operators to negotiate interconnect...
22 February 2010
BIHL Seals P57 Million Purchase Of Letshego Subsidiaries
Letshego Guard and Letshego Guard Insurance Company went up for sale last year, when parent company, Letshego Holdings Limited, decided to focus on its core business of lending. Through the purchase, BIHL plans to add the two subsidiaries' weight to...
By Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Moody's Lowers Botswana's Economic Outlook To Negative
The downgrade, which comes just a week after another ratings agency Standards and Poors lowered Botswana's credit rating, reflects the continued strain on the country's finances imposed by the global economic crisis. However, despite the change in...
Brian Benza
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Construction Of 600 Mw Morupule B Power Station Begins
Speaking at the official ground breaking ceremony of the power plant on Friday, Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Ponatshego Kedikilwe said the project, which he hopes contractor China National Electric Equipment Corporation (CNEEC)...
By Brian Benza
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Lack Of Funds Hampers Davis Cup Preparations
Briefing the media in Gaborone on Friday, BTA public relations officer, Oshinka Tsiang and Davis Cup team coach, Thato Kgosimore said preparations were hampered by the lack of funds. Tsiang said the team had to cut short their tour of Burundi due to...
By Mqondisi Dube
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
EU Announces Reduced Sponsorship For Junior Soccer
The money will be used to organise training camps for Under-15 boys, which started last weekend and will continue until April 18. The same camps were conducted around the same period last year under junior development coach, Veselin...
By Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
GU, Santos Complete Strong Coke Line Up
First it was GU who went through after beating First Division North campaigners Great North Tigers (GNT) 5-0 in Otse and Santos joined them later that evening when they hammered Prisons XI 6-0 in Molepolole. Both teams' games were postponed last...
By Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Too Close To Call In Title Race
Leaders, Township Rollers were successful from their long trip to Selebi-Phikwe after beating Nico United 2-1. In Gaborone, second-placed Mochudi Centre Chiefs kept up the pressure on Rollers after a 5-1 demolition of struggling BMC at the...
By Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Tough Draw For Zebras
The draw for the 2012 tournament to be co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon was conducted in Lubumbashi, DRC on Saturday. Togo, recently suspended by CAF for what was termed 'political interference' were notable absentees. Botswana has been...
By Mqondisi Dube
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Bravo Grand Palm!
This contribution by the Grand Palm is welcome indeed at this time when the police budget is inadequate due to the shrinking national coffers. Shortage of financial resources this financial year is sure to impact on a number of developmental...
EDITOR 22 February 2010
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22 February 2010
Let There Be A Limitation Clause
The applicant amongst other things wanted the courts to reverse his suspension from the party, which disqualified him from representing the party during national elections. He was the party's parliamentary candidate before he got suspended. Besides...
22 February 2010
Health Chat
From chiropractic to colour therapy, reflexology to reiki, such therapies are now used by many across the globe. Botswana is increasingly no exception. Alternative medicine is big business. Latest estimates put the total in the United...
KARIN BHAGAT 22 February 2010
Etcetera II
They have scratched around trying to find an angle which would give their readers some idea of the man and his world, and by and large have come up desperately short. Some idea of their difficulties were demonstrated, on the one hand, by the...
SANDY GRANT 22 February 2010
Issues In Education
This Issues is trying to advocate for a new philosophy of teaching and learning that is not constrained by old approaches where schools have been seen as working like prisons, frustrating inquisitive minds. New trends endeavour to enforce a...
DORCAS MOLEFE
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SHELDON WEEKS 22 February 2010
The Winners Code
Taken separately these events are neither positive nor negative. Most of these events are rather ordinary and mundane, but few of them are so critical as to be the defining moments in our lives. There are two things that can happen when our lives...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 22 February 2010
Disabled Need Access To HIV/AIDS Information - Keoagile
Currently communications about the disease are tailored in a way that is user friendly for one sector of the population - the able-bodied. In an interview Disability HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT) programmes officer Shirley Keoagile said as a result,...
By Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Botswana Needs GMO Legislation
Panellists at a budget review meeting organised by the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) raised the issue last week. Participants said with the influx of GMOs having increased significantly over the past few years,...
By Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
More Than 17,000 Passports Not Collected
Speaking in an interview with the Monitor in which he appealed to people not apply for passports unless they needed them, the ministry's Assistant Communications Manager (Acting), Letso Mpho, This is inspite of appeals to the applicants through at...
By Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Standing Tall Above The Rest In Fighting Crime
Their crime prevention strategies have catapulted Block 5 to be the country's best in community mobilisation in fighting crime, resulting in a drastic reduction of incidents of crime in the area. By profession Thutoetsile heads SADC's Open...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital Holds Wellness Day
Moagi Gaborone, Health Information and Promotion Officer encouraged staff to stay positive and motivated, and said their actions have an instant and profound impact on the lives of their clients. "By and large your state of motivation can...
By Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
VAT Increase A Blow To Pensioners - BFTU
"This will also affect the business community and pose numerous challenges to job security," Mhotsha said. "This development defeats the labour movement's primary object of improving the lives of workers as it further excludes the majority of them...
By Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
No Mother Tongue Pride Among Batswana
Mbuya, who has penned two Tswana novels told a gathering at the annual National Mother tongue day celebrated in Molepolole that Batswana are not buying Setswana novels and instead prefer to buy western novels and watch foreign television...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Security Top Brass At Grand Palm Police Donation
Presenting the cabins in a ceremony held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC), Peermont Botswana Regional Chief Operating Officer, Bruce Pagewood, said as a business entity, they are committed to creating safe and secure...
By Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Police To Retain All Traffic Fines
Last year government set up the Traffic Fund where the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security and the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning will be the accounting officers, with 50 percent of the funds accruing to the police and the rest to...
By Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
'Heads Will Roll,' Saleshando Warns Domkrag
Commenting on the budget speech last week, Saleshando said that the BDP had mortgaged the country to the mining company and was now serving its interests at the expense of Batswana. He warned of a day when heads would roll after the BDP is...
By Bame Piet
Staff Writer 22 February 2010
Retracing Nchindo's last footsteps
Reports that former Debswana managing director Louis Goodwill Nchindo was missing, and finally found dead, had attracted reinforcements of the army, police and intelligence sleuths amongst others to comb the Chobe forest. They were searching for...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Zimbabwe and Botswana would fare badly in war
So much that the two countries chiefs of security are meeting this weekend on a tour of the two countries' borders. Will the two countries come to an amicable resolution in this conflict? It is 'small' issues like these, that once allowed to fester...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
'I Have A Thokolosi For Sale'
That is if thokolosi "manufacturer" Dr Imrani, or his woman colleague Mama Aisha decide to go after your corpse. If they do and your corpse agrees to obey them, you will probably become a bricklayer or farmworker doing the night shift at a stranger's...
By Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Capable Women To Improve Women's Lives
While fabrics and garments generally present sad moments for those whose immediate skin companions had been nothing better than thread bare rags, they have played an innumerable role in her life. Hand sewing German print garments; widely known as...
By Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Sad Tale Of A Deserted Child
He has been subjected to torture and abject poverty throughout his teenage life. His mother deserted him when he was only a few years old. His paternal uncle, who subjected him to ruthless abuse, brought him up. "I grew up under the care of my uncle...
By Pini Botlhoko
Correspondent 23 February 2010
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