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Monday March 31
Two percent VAT increase a sucker-punch
He later said, "Finally, I propose to increase the Value Added Tax rate from 10 to 12 percent, effective April 1, 2010 and to raise the threshold for VAT registration from P250 000 to P500 000." This was a hot smack across the voters' faces. As if...
RUSSO LUMA 12 March 2010
Masire-De Beers: the civil coup of 1987
Our people are interested in answers to two simple questions; how does democracy obtain in a situation where the ruling party is financed by the government? and why the President should not declare the BDP an unlawful society? The class differences...
LEDIRETSE MOLAKE 12 March 2010
Of a callous cabinet and a lame duck parliament
It started when then Vice President Ian Khama was appointed Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration and Coordinator of Government Projects. But the man who wielded such immense power never saw fit, or rarely ever did, to attend...
12 March 2010
Can Masire be prosecuted?
"Corrupt politicians make the other 10 percent look bad". It has become common to associate politicians with corruption to the extent that those engaged in the trade are often found guilty by profession. This week the opposition Botswana Congress...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Thou shall not insult the president
[When] people said 'This fellow has nothing to say except sing for Kenyatta,' I said I did not have ideas of my own. Who was I to have my own ideas? I was in Kenyatta's shoes and therefore I had to sing whatever Kenyatta wanted. If I had sung...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Who will succeed Ian Khama as president?
It is an open secret that Vice President Mompati Merafhe will not take over from Khama after 10 years. There is a school of thought that Merafhe will only hold the fort until 2014. Initially it was felt that Merafhe would only serve for a...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 March 2010
The Hermit Of Mogoditshane
The Moshupa born 65 year old has lived in the shack since 1984, he thinks. His has been a hermit's existence. Reclusive, solitude existence. To many he is just a man with no family and whose origin is not known. "I have lived here, I think...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Ngamiland Jumbos Afraid Of Chillies
To tackle the problem, the government of Botswana has launched an initiative aimed at combating this menacing problem of human/elephant conflict called the Elephant Chilli-pepper Project that helps farmers combat elephants without killing...
Khayalethu Mpofu
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Eight Hours On The Beat
Mogoditshane Police Station has one of the vast, most dangerous, most crime prone jurisdictions in the country.The area stretches from Mogoditshane to Gabane in the west, to Kopong, Metsimotlhabe, Gakuto and Matseta in the north - an area whose...
12 March 2010
How 'free and fair' are 'regular' elections in Botswana?
USAID, in recent years more keen on collective regional projects rather than strictly national undertakings, also takes an interest in checking on the health of democracy in the regions it assists. Some of those are: - *Regular free and fair...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 12 March 2010
Bailout, suicide, all out of one bag
Even among the underdeveloped countries such as Botswana, the law has learnt to adapt to the inadequacies and excesses of the actors in the political and economic arena as they pursue their class interests. It would be folly therefore, to view the...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFE 12 March 2010
Heritage
The photo is included in Rob Burrett's recently published book, Plumer's Men' being a history of the Rhodesia Frontier Force expedition led by Lieutenant Colonel H.C.O. Plumer, which worked its way southwards until it successfully relieved Mafikeng....
Sandy Grant 12 March 2010
Trouble follows former inmate
Now a sickly man who hops from one family member to another, only to be booted out unceremoniously, he blames the government for his current woes. Chilengwa is now staying with family member number three in Masunga after his grandmother said she...
JOYCE GREY
Correspondent 12 March 2010
The Middle East's hair trigger
A volley of incendiary remarks between Israel and both Syria and Hezbollah has fuelled anxieties about the possibility of war on Israel's northern border. The level of sensitivity is such that the latest tension was initiated by the Syrians, who...
Shlomo ben-ami 12 March 2010
Bomb threats, Nchindo and the Kalafatis effect
As Robert Dallek said: "Once the public loses confidence in a president's leadership at a time of war, once they don't trust him anymore, once his credibility is sharply diminished, how does he get it back?". On Wednesday morning Batswana got news...
12 March 2010
Sycophancy as Khama and Kgafela's stars rise
Wikipedia describes a sycophant as a servile self-seeker who attempts to win a favour by flattering an influential person. As mentioned before, the culture of sycophancy among Batswana and other Africans is a very old one. We have heard of Malope a...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
About De Beers and funding ruling party
It has been reported that De Beers has been sponsoring the BDP during elections. Profits from De Beers are expected to enhance social, economic and political development as well as to enhance the spiritual growth of individuals, communities and that...
MAIKGANTSHO RAMONTSHO 12 March 2010
Crime-infested Somerset East raises concern
These are the words of 32-year-old Tshekologo Bundu of Somerset East location in the Francistown East constituency as she relates to Mmegi, her several encounters with criminals while staying in this crime-infested area. For the past nine years that...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Professor Bentil is Lesedi
It appears Professor Kweku Bentil, the founding head of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in Palapye, is being baptized into the spirit of sharing that prevails here. Professor Bentil has been christened Lesedi,...
12 March 2010
Bazezuru, Polygamy And HIV/AIDS
FRANCISTOWN: The practice of polygamy by members of the Johane Apostle Church of God, a religious sect whose members are commonly known as Bazezuru, is often lambasted and demonised in this country. It has been suggested that their practice of...
12 March 2010
Is Public Kissing Acceptable?
The kissing was so deep, passionate and prolonged that they seemed not to notice the frowning stares of the people around them. So, after scrutinising the two, a question cropped up in my mind: Is kissing in public okay or not? While Batswana...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Peleng: The Heartbeat Of Lobatse
Peleng is commonly known as 'Kasi'. It is the home of popular Premier League side, Extension Gunners and captains of industry like the chief executive officer of the Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM), Victor Senye, the managing director of...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 12 March 2010
First Aid Knowledge Could Save That Life!
Out of nowhere, unexpectedly and anytime, an accident can occur. An accident is described as: the way things happen without any planning, apparent cause, or deliberate intent often leading to an injury or harm. That means no one will ever really know...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Ministry of Education wins in belt-tightening
One of the places where you least expect to see prudent use of resources is the Ministry of Education where wastage defined the modus operandi for a long time. What with the ministry sending students to colleges that hardly merit such titles and...
12 March 2010
Pakistan cricket stars banned for life
The Pakistan Cricket Board's inquiry into the tour of Australia found the pair had been involved in "infighting which... brought down the whole team". Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik each face one-year bans and big fines. Shahid Afridi, Kamran...
12 March 2010
Moloi, Maposa decision today
The two players terminated their loan contracts with the South African First Division side to return to Chiefs but their plans to play for Magosi have so far been unsuccessful. PSC secretary, Tumagole Tumagole told Mmegi Sport that they should have...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Hooliganism stops TAFIC, Chiefs clash
Match officials were intimidated throughout the tie with Chiefs officials and fans led by chairman Ernest Molome storming the pitch to protest referee, Joshua Bondo's decision. Midfielder, Dirang Moloi went down just outside the box and Chiefs'...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Zebras to play Namibia in friendly
"We have been invited to Namibia for their independence celebrations on 21 March. We will leave on Friday, play them on Saturday and then come back," said Zebras'coach Stan Tshosane. The Zebras host Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the first leg of...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Satchmo's Jazz Cafe revamped
The bar has been pushed next to the entrance where the stage used to be. Even the seating arrangement in the club has been changed. This development has created more space in the club. The club is no longer smoke filled because there is an outlet...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Western Kgalagadi cultural body to host festival
The association, which was started last year, working together with Conservation International (CI) an organisation that promotes conservation, natural resource management, income generation and community development in the Western Kgalagadi Corridor...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Gospel singers stage electrifying show
Although the outcome was not what they expected, the trio managed to set the stage on fire and achieve their major goal of bringing people together and praise God. "We wanted to bring fulfilment in somebody's life," said Nfila. Even though Andile...
JOYCE GREY
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Slizer storms back with O Letse Kae
Slizer has dropped the slamming piece titled O letse kae. The album is definitely a go getter as it is far much better than her debut album. This time around, Slizer has widened her production net by not only roping in her previous producer Bullet...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Mosele, Mmereki make awesome combination
For quite some time, the two musos have been collaborating on joint music projects. They also make an awesome combination on the stage. On Sunday evening they were doing their own thing as they were belting out Mosele's hit song, Ntsa E...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 March 2010
Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
The massacre is seen as revenge for a previous bout of killings in January. Earlier, a Christian group also accused security forces of failing to stop the clashes. Nigerian police spokesman Yemi Ajayi categorically denied the claims.The army has not...
12 March 2010
DR Congo ring may be giant 'impact crater'
They presented their findings at the recent Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas, US. The ring shape is clearly visible in the satellite image by TerraMetrics Inc reproduced on this page. Only about terrestrial 25 impact craters are of...
12 March 2010
ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify criticism of Nelson
Mandela was quoted in UK newspaper the Evening Standard as saying former President Mandela was a "sell-out" who had agreed a "bad deal for blacks". The Mandelas were leaders of the struggle against the apartheid regime of the white-minority...
12 March 2010
Burma law formally bars Aung San Suu Kyi from election
Suu Kyi has been detained on various charges for most of the past 20 years, after winning the last polls in 1990.She was already excluded from political office by a constitutional bar on people with foreign spouses. The Political Parties Registration...
12 March 2010
US apologises over Gaddafi comments
Department spokesman PJ Crowley, who made the dismissive comments, said they did not reflect US policy and were not intended to offend. Col Gaddafi had criticised a Swiss vote against the building of minarets and urged Muslims to boycott the...
12 March 2010
Oil edges up towards $82 on China import surge
China imported 18,5-million tons of crude in February, up 8,2 percent from January, the country's General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday. Fuel imports rose almost 14%, while fuel exports tumbled almost 41 percent. "It's a strong...
12 March 2010
Weakening Rand would be'very short-sighted' - IMF
Local union federation Cosatu, an ally of the ruling ANC, has called on the central bank to widen its inflation targeting mandate and wants a much weaker rand to help boost local industries and create jobs. Strauss-Kahn said any policy measures that...
12 March 2010
Mugabe accuses De Beers of looting Zim diamonds
President Robert Mugabe is quoted by the state-run Herald newspaper last week as fingering De Beers among other multinational firms as looters in the Marange diamond fields by pretending to be carrying out exploration work. Asked to elaborate,...
STAFF WRITER 12 March 2010
Engen plans to take over BP
In an interview with Bloomberg, a top Engen official said the company will take advantage of this opportunity and buy BP assets as part of its expansion strategy and penetration into new markets. "We're on a growth programme and they're selling...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
Disjunctions
The arguments can go on and on, but when the Vice President states that he wouldn't support anything that intrudes into his privacy, we can assume that Minister Lesego Motsumi's eventual Bill will directly reflect that emphatic concern. In...
12 March 2010
I am an author not a politician - Sesinyi
I'm not a politician and it doesn't seem as if I will ever aspire to be one. I'm an author - a writer of fiction. Fiction is a product of the imagination with creative structuring and construction of unreal events. My play, "Goodbye to Power", is not...
12 March 2010
Don't demonise Vice President
This commentary demonized our ruling Botswana Democratic Party, His Honour the Vice President Lieutenant General Mompati Merafhe and looked down upon Minister Lesego Motsumi's capabilities and proposed tabling of a motion on the subject. It...
12 March 2010
BAC can achieve more milestones
Before the inception of the college, we understand that there were only 10 qualified Batswana accountants, but today the country boasts of over 400 accountants and this is largely due to the efforts of the college. Of course it has not been a smooth...
12 March 2010
Selefu 11 March 2010
12 March 2010
It's not DIS:it is hackers
After the majority of MPs hit hard at the security organisation, accusing it of eavesdropping on people's phone conversations, and that it is a terror squad instead of protecting people, Seretse put the blame on phone hackers. He claimed that there...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
China bails out Tan-Zam Railways
NDOLA: Despite the criticism of Chinese investors in Zambia, Beijing has once again come to the rescue of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) - a vital link inter-SADC link - by availing a $39-million interest-free loan. TAZARA, which is...
12 March 2010
Batswana advised to apply for E-passport
The ministry spokesperson, Letso Mpho has said that the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is receiving applications for issuance of the new machine-readable electronic passport (e-passport) in Gaborone. President Ian Khama and cabinet...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 12 March 2010
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