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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 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
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 23 February 2010
Masire's company under the hammer
The property that will be auctioned includes 2000 head of cattle from Chobokwane farms: Farm No. 9, Farm No. 8, Farm No. 2Mk comprising of 5s and 5n, Farm No.7n, Farm No. 4mk, and Farm No. 6. The public auction is scheduled for March 6. An officer...
STAFF WRITER 23 February 2010
Were they pushed out?
The past week for example has seen the retirement of the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM) Pearl Matome. A high flier, who rejoined the public service from the private sector a few years back, Matome had been the DPSM for just over...
GREG KELBONYE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
A world of sex?
This came hot after revelations about President Jacob Zuma's out of wedlock child that roused many comments-both qualified and unqualified, Chelsea and then England Captain John Terry's exploits with former team mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend and...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 23 February 2010
Lack of women judges causes concern
President Ian Khama did not appoint any member of the fairer sex during his recent appointment of new judges even though Mmegi has learnt that at least one woman submitted her application. Dow was the first woman to serve as a judge in the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 February 2010
Book to start birding Tourism business in offing
Birdlife Botswana Chairman Harold Hester said The Avitourism Handbook is aimed at promoting Community-based Birding Tourism as an untapped opportunity in Botswana and so the handbook is necessary to guide and stimulate community groups to start...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 23 February 2010
KALEPA Community Trust uplifts locals
The KALEPA Community Trust, for the three villages of Kasane, Lesoma and Pandamatenga seems to be taking a lead, proving that community trusts can add value in a special way. But the CBNRM Conference is being held amidst concern that many community...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Hundreds pay tribute to Menyatso
Speakers described the late Menyatso as a humble but dedicated son of the struggle to rid Botswana of racial discrimination and later in life fought for a better living for all. Speaking on behalf of Menyatso's in laws, Vice President Merafhe said...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Real MPs should stand up now
This is potentially a watershed moment in the history of this parliament. This is because this bill and the ensuing debate will indicate clearly, whether our members of parliament both individually and as caucus groups have the moral, ethical,...
23 February 2010
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23 February 2010
As I see it
Talk of creating a Frankenstein monster, the BDP government shortly after independence created this monster for Batswana in the form of Debswana. Let us not quibble.The founding fathers meant well. Botswana is rich in mineral resources, diamonds,...
Michael Dingake 23 February 2010
Project Syndicate
LONDON: Remember the G-2? America's financial difficulties and foreign entanglements, together with China's economic ascent, led many last year to envisage the emergence of a sort of global condominium between the two countries. The G-8 had morphed...
Chris pattern 23 February 2010
What ever happened to candidate Obama?
Obama himself addressed the topic of a one-term presidency in a recent interview with Diane Sawyer, albeit in a noble, idealistic, theoretical way ("I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president"). Well, OK, who...
v 23 February 2010
Africa's economic growth may reach 7% in 2011
Kaberuka was addressing a panel of finance-ministry and bank-officials at the AfDB's Committee of Ten (C10) meeting in Cape Town on the weekend. Kaberuka told officials that he was very optimistic of Africa's economic growth prospects for this year,...
23 February 2010
Iamgold posts P330 million loss
The loss came after the company announced a $88,8-million non-cash impairment charge related to its Camp Caiman project, in French Guiana. The company, which owns Mupane Gold Mines near Francistown had warned in January that fourth-quarter earnings...
STAFF WRITER 23 February 2010
Gov't slashes support to parastatals
Annually, some of the eleven commercial public enterprises and the public institutions, receive subventions from government's recurrent expenditure to support their operations. While parastatals such as the Botswana Development Corporation have been...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Absa to take over Bank Gaborone
Absa, which is 60 percent owned by Barclays Plc, on Friday announced that it has tabled a take over offer for Namibian financial services firm Capricorn Investment Holding (CIH) which is the majority shareholder in Bank Windhoek and Bank...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Niger coup leaders promise fresh elections
Tandja - seized during a cabinet meeting on Thursday - was being held at a house in the capital Niamey, he said. Delegations from the UN and the West African regional body Ecowas have been in Niger for meetings with the junta. In the third coup in...
23 February 2010
'Urgent talks' needed to resolve Ivorian crisis
The government and the independent electoral commission were dissolved by the president more than a week ago, sparking anger and protests. More talks are expected in Ivory Coast between the president of Burkina Faso, who is mediating, and...
23 February 2010
Anti-retrovirals could halt AIDS spread in five years
Dr Brian Williams says the cost of giving the drugs to almost six million HIV-positive patients in the country would be $2-3bn per year. Only about 30% get the life-saving drugs, he said, but early detection and treatment would prevent...
23 February 2010
Back Stage
Sand and Sorrow (2007) is being shown today only at 7 pm at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School by the Gaborone Film Society. Darfur is just one in a long list of compounded tragedies from the Congo (DR) and South West Africa at the beginning of the...
Sasa Majuma 23 February 2010
Brigadier Cisco B to drop Makgarebe
The Sebina born artist last dropped Tshokolo, a house kwasa album which he said did not do according to his expectations due to some work commitment that disturbed Black Money Makers BMM, his former stable, from marketing and promoting the album even...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 23 February 2010
Hirschfeld wins Miss Millennium pageant
After failing to grab the title last year, Hirschfeld was determined to make it this time around. Kgomotso Manyeneng, an employee of the University of Botswana (UB), was the first princess while Sheila Dipate became the second...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 February 2010
New BRU committee optimistic
Pandor, previously BRU secretary, said it is imperative for the new committee to continue from where their predecessors left. "I am quite optimistic, and I believe that the new body will be able to effectively carry out BRU's mandate," he...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 23 February 2010
Going tough for BMC, TAFIC
After a brief recovery, which saw BMC thrash Nico United 4-1, the Lobatse side plunged to an embarrassing 5-1 defeat at the hands of Mochudi Centre Chiefs on Saturday. BMC remained tied on 11 points with TAFIC, who bring the rear to the 16-team...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Zebras face Tunisia in AFCON Opener
With national team coach, Stanley Tshosane stating that their objective is to qualify for the finals to be co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, the Zebras will be hard-pressed to impress early in the campaign. If the team is to progress to the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 23 February 2010
Intriguing Coke draw on the cards
The last time we had the so-called big guns in the Coca-Cola Cup final was in 1994 when Township Rollers beat Gaborone United (GU) 4-1. It is not always that we find the soccer gods smiling either on the teams, sponsors, spectators or the...
DENNIS KEAGILE
Correspondent 23 February 2010
Batswana soldiers used firearms during WWII, says veteran
The 90-year-old has little patience with people who beat about the bush. "Bo rra bua se le batlang go se bua," he says to us tapping his feet impatiently when we appear dumbstruck after exchanging a few pleasantries with him. As if sensing that we...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 23 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
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 24 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 24 February 2010
A world of sex?
This came hot after revelations about President Jacob Zuma's out of wedlock child that roused many comments-both qualified and unqualified, Chelsea and then England Captain John Terry's exploits with former team mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend and...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 24 February 2010
Batswana soldiers used firearms during WWII, says veteran
The 90-year-old has little patience with people who beat about the bush. "Bo rra bua se le batlang go se bua," he says to us tapping his feet impatiently when we appear dumbstruck after exchanging a few pleasantries with him. As if sensing that we...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 February 2010
FCTVE students boycott classes
The students presented a petition in which they accused the management of being reluctant to meet them to address their problems. The students presented a petition in which they highlighted pertinent issues they want addressed such as academic...
VIVIAN NTHWESANE
Correspondent 24 February 2010
South Korea opens prison for foreign convicts
The number of foreigners in South Korean jails has more than doubled in the past four years to about 1,500. The prison's director said the inmates would still be able to pursue the "Korean dream" that had led them to the country in the first place....
24 February 2010
The murder of my mother tongue
As for Sembadi, it so rare, even an expert in languages, Professor Herman Batibo from the University of Botswana's Department of African Languages expressed ignorance about it. 'I do not know there is such a language. I will have to find out about...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 24 February 2010
Six accused of defrauding MoE
State prosecutor Thabo Malambane told the court yesterday that he had yet to secure an amended charge sheet for the suspects, Olaotse Masisi, Tadubana Mogotsi, Mogomotsi Molatlhegi, Kingston Mmolawa, Brinnel Stock and Biki Letsididi. They are...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 24 February 2010
Man gets 10 years for defilement
Judgement in the case was passed on February 12 when Madandume said Mabengano's evidence was a fabrication in an attempt to mislead the court. On Monday, when he was given a chance to say something in mitigation, Mabengano simply shrugged his...
GALE NGAKANE and
SESUPO RANTSIMAKO
Correspondents 24 February 2010
Abortion lands three in court
The trio, Onkabetse Boitumelo, Chandapiwa Badiyi and Koketso Nyambe, all from Tati Siding, are facing a charge of procuring abortion after allegedly helping Joyce Tshekedi from Tutume to abort. Tshekedi, 30, who turned state witness, was giving her...
GALE NGAKANE and
SESUPO RANTSIMAKO
Correspondents 24 February 2010
Kgathi tightlipped on budget for arts constituency competition
The constituency arts competition will run side by side with the controversial constituency league, which last year cost the tax payer over P30 million, not including unpublicised sponsorships from the private sector. When asked to say how much the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 24 February 2010
BDP youth factions headed for showdown
The BDP youths aligned to the Barata-Phathi faction are said to have spent the past four weeks trying to come up with a list of candidates for the NYEC positions. However they failed, hence it was decided they will go and slug it out in the open....
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 24 February 2010
Zimbabwe to lift rangers' PI status
Government spokesperson Jeff Ramsay said this was revealed at a meeting to discuss the strained security relations between the two states after the three rangers were arrested. Defence, Justice and Security Minister Ramadeluka Seretse and four...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 24 February 2010
Bots, Zim make peace
So tense was the situation that words that bordered on war talk were even bandied about. However Botswana yesterday said that it has smoked the peace pipe with the Zimbabwean government. Mugabe's government angered Botswana after deciding not to...
STAFF WRITER 24 February 2010
Well done Botswana and Zimbabwe
This is because of historic, social, tribal and language ties, that really make us one people. Any war situation as could easily have been the case, in the conflict over the game rangers would cause untold misery to our people. It is indeed...
EDITOR 24 February 2010
Mourning becomes connected
I heard about it two days later from my brother, by e-mail, who heard from a friend of his. Then I got a couple of e-mails from other friends, forwarding messages from people I didn't even know, with a few cc's to some familiar names. I called a...
24 February 2010
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