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Fit for a president: Pyjamas from Berlusconi
It states that Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma enjoyed the "use of property in Morningside, Durban courtesy of Malek at a value unknown". It was reported late last month that the president's wife had been living in Abdul Rahim Malek's eight-bedroom house in...
22 March 2010
Thai red-shirts give blood for anti-government protest
Earlier the protesters lined up to donate their blood, as the anti-government rallies entered a third day. So far the protests have remained peaceful and both sides say they want to avoid violence. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday...
22 March 2010
Rangers outgunned by elephant poachers
At its last gathering in 2007, the UN-backed Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) voted a nine-year moratorium on exports of African ivory. The ban went into effect in 2008, after South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and...
22 March 2010
God bless Botswana!
He was however referring to a growing anomaly that is being exploited by many including him to serve fleshly desires. Because of this alarming weakness, thousands are paying the ultimate price - their lives. The core of our moral fibre as a...
NDABA NKOMO 22 March 2010
Muzzling of BDP MPs causes alarm
"What they are doing does not augur well for our democratic growth," charged Gaborone in reference to the increasing control of what the BDP MPs say in Parliament by the party high command. He said the BDP MPs reject motions by the opposition without...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Thirteen long years
I later realised that friendship to him meant getting sex from me. I was only 19. I knew nothing about sex then and I did not want to get involved in it. Yet I had agreed to the friendship. In 1988 he seriously demanded sex from me. He wanted it by...
22 March 2010
Our Heritage
Some will argue that one part of a town cannot be called a settlement even though it is so very different from other parts of the town. So if not a settlement, it has to be a location but that won't do either, will it? But as Mooketsi mentioned...
SANDY GRANT 22 March 2010
A rape victim narrates her ordeal
"I came to Gaborone to look for a job leaving my parents who were working as teachers in Francistown. I came to stay with my grandparents'. My grandparents have since passed on, but each of their children -my mother's siblings, including her, have a...
22 March 2010
The dangers facing the Botswana vulture
One vulture may lay an egg for two consecutive years and then stop due to a whole lot of factors for the next four years. So, imagine what it means when 40 vultures die at a go like it happened at Lesoma last week. Research has shown that the vulture...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Hillary Clinton piles pressure on Israel over East Jerusalem settlements
As rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem in protests dubbed "a day of rage", Clinton sent a double-edged message to Israel. She softened the tone of remarks coming from the Obama administration over the last few days by...
22 March 2010
Oprah in court for defamation trial over SA school
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss the suit filed by Winfrey's ex-headmistress, paving the way for a March 29 trial in Philadelphia. The billionaire talk show host, as a named defendant, must be in court and has rearranged her TV...
22 March 2010
SA to fast-track human-trafficking law
South Africa hosts the month-long event from June 11 and some child rights groups have warned that trafficking, mainly for sexual exploitation, could rise during the tournament. Work on the law, intended to bring together disparate pieces of...
22 March 2010
Africans 'take blame for climate change'
The report, the most extensive survey ever conducted on public understanding of the issue, found that others blamed God for changes in weather patterns. It suggests dealing with climate change poses similar challenges to HIV and AIDS, as people lack...
22 March 2010
Haiti estimates $11.5bn needed for reconstruction
The amount is a rough estimate of money required for a complete overhaul of the impoverished country, officials say. The plan, co-authored by international aid agencies, will be put to donors at a conference on Haiti on March 31. More than 220,000...
22 March 2010
'I have fallen in love with Namibia'
I don't know where to start because I have been here for only a month, too short a time to say much about this town. My flight landed in what seemed like a bundu with no sign of civilisation. I was with another freshman, who also seemed to be...
22 March 2010
Experiencing the rugged beauty of the Kgalagadi
When I got an invitation from Conservation International (CI) to be part of their Western Kgalagadi Conservation Corridor (WKCC) project tour alongside stakeholders from the government and NGOs, there was both a sense of enthusiasm and trepidation:...
22 March 2010
My journey to Namibia
Then my friend from Windhoek, Namibia, called and invited me to visit him. "Wow!" I was speechless and gamely accepted the invitation. I had never been to Namibia before, let alone travelled to the western part of Botswana. With a packed...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff writer 22 March 2010
More must be done before new polls
Do those in power, like President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and South African President Jacob Zuma, care to consult, listen and do what the Zimbabwean people instruct? Or is this hullabaloo always stirred to accommodate a few...
DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Serious education leaders wanted
A TEC advert in the local print media is of great interest to BOSETU. The advert in fact simply defines what BOSETU has been calling for many years now. The advert reads: "IF YOU ARE A LEADER, IT'S TIME TO TAKE EDUCATION SERIOUSLY". The advert is a...
JUSTIN HUNYEPA 22 March 2010
Reflections on the 2010 budget: lessons and questions?
Speaking to the nation in front of legislators, the executive and captains of industry, the new broom lamented the 'threat' and not the 'reality' of the global economic crisis on slowing progress towards achieving the aspirations of Vision 2016 as...
*JOWITT MBONGWE 22 March 2010
Obama: No crisis in relations with Israel
Obama's first public comments on the showdown came as his administration awaited a response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Washington's sharp complaints over the episode. The president was asked in an interview with Fox News if...
22 March 2010
African Union acts against Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina
Rajoelina and 108 of his backers will face travel restrictions and have any foreign assets frozen, the AU said. The organisation wants to force Rajoelina, a former DJ who seized power a year ago, back into negotiations. For the past year, the...
22 March 2010
Darfur rebel alliance makes peace with Sudan
The Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) - a newly formed umbrella group of 10 movements - signed the framework deal paving the way for further talks. Last month, a similar deal was closed with the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), the biggest...
22 March 2010
DA slams 'outrageous' Nyanda company tender
DA Gauteng corruption spokesperson Jack Bloom said GNS Risk Advisory Services, in which Nyanda had a 50% share, had benefited from a tender that was not publicly advertised. "This is outrageous. Treasury Regulation 16A6.4 allows for procurement of...
22 March 2010
Zim rivals under fresh pressure in mediation talks
Zimbabwe's ageing President Robert Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980, reluctantly formed a unity government one year ago with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the former opposition leader. The power-sharing pact has curbed...
22 March 2010
Madzibalori Residents Say Rubbish Poses Health Threat
In an interview with The Monitor, residents said the medium size dustbins usually called 'skips' have rubbish that is left to putrefy for a long period of time before being collected. Japhet Majahi (38), a resident said, " It's true we have...
Pini Botlhoko
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Obenetse Family receives P7,000.00
The money, donated by two individuals, was a response to an article that appeared in The Monitor newspaper last month highlighting the plight of this family with two boys who cannot fend for themselves. The money was presented to the boys mother...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Cluster Policing Volunteers Awarded
The minister made these remarks at the cluster policing awards ceremony held at Otse Police College recently. Seretse said the objective of cluster policing is to identify the root causes of crime in communities and involve the police in keeping them...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Botswana Lacking in Skilled Lab Personnel
The Russian health lab expertise and mentor team has been in the country for the past two months to assess the staff and machinery used in labs. They have also been assisting and mentoring lab technicians on HIV and other complicated illnesses. The...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Kgafela plans chibuku ban
While Khadi is brewed at home, Chibuku is a factory product from Botswana Breweries. But like Khadi, Chibuku is mainly sold in homes at drinking holes known as shebeens. Kgafela told The Monitor that shebeens have been identified as contributing to...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
MYAA Campaigns Record Success In HIV Fight
The survey conducted in May 2008 shows that under the 10-14 age group, HIV/AIDS prevalence has dropped to one percent. In the 15-19 years category, the prevalence rate tumbled from the 3.9 percent in a 2004 survey to an amazing 0.65 per cent. This...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
In Or Out Of Community?
When people enter into marriage, they are given the option of marrying in community of property or out of community of proprty.In community of property means that the couple jointly owns their property, including things that were accumulated before...
22 March 2010
EU commits to assisting Botswana in training
Head of the European Union delegation to Botswana, Ambassador Paul Malin commended the National Human Resource Development Strategy (NHRDS) for addressing both education and training as well as the needs of employers. Speaking at the launch of...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Goodnight Domkrag! As Barata Phathi form new party
The rebellion has thrown the traditionally faction-ridden BDP into disarray and stoked fears of a legal crisis as upto 20 MPs are suspected to be Barata-Phathi members or are sympathetic to the faction. The government could be thrown into disarray...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
The BDP split: End of an era?
Alleged corruption, preferential treatment skewed in favour of the A-team and failure by the BDP president to follow the party constitution are matters that have dogged the party under Khama. The feuding culminated in the announcement on Saturday...
22 March 2010
Barata-Phathi alarms BDP top brass
The central committee is reported to have held three emergency meetings since Friday to address the issue. Another crisis meeting has been called for today. On Friday, the central committee issued a statement to warn its members not to attend the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Barata-phathi issue demands
On Saturday he sent emissaries to negotiate with the group, which has announced that it will form a new party. Khama's instructions to Barata-Phathi was that they should list their grievances. The BDP central committee reportedly held an emergency...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Pound falls on 'recession risk'
The pound fell 2.4 cents, or 1.5 percent, against the dollar, to $1.503. Against the euro, it fell 1 cent, or 0.9 percent, to 1.100 euros.The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance said there was a chance of a double-dip...
22 March 2010
Rio Tinto signs China deal
China's state-backed metals group Chinalco will pay $1.3bn (£0.85bn) for 47 percent of the Simandou project in Guinea. The tie-up comes amid tensions between China and Australia over next week's trial of four Rio employees on bribery and...
22 March 2010
BTB is 'The best parastatal to work for'
Three parastatals emerged Botswana's best employers in the parastatal sector as rated by their employees.Explaining the awards concept, the Executive Lead (sic) at Deloitte Consulting Botswana Brian Watts said the survey was based on the Deloitte...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
WTO Meet On Doha Deal
The US and European Union trade chiefs have already acknowledged that it may not be possible to complete the Doha round of negotiations by 2010, as demanded by leaders at the last G20 summit and other meetings. This week's "stock-taking", mandated...
22 March 2010
Sprint Couriers Appreciates Growth With Customers
Welcoming the guests at the ceremony were the founders of the company, the Commercial Director, Pinkie Setlalekgosi and the Financial Director Michelle Gabriel. Setlalekgosi said they organised the event in order to show their customers that the...
Sesupo Rantsimako
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Stanbic Bank Appoints New Head Of Personal Banking
As Head of Personal Banking, Sekgororoane is tasked with developing the Personal Banking portfolio, which includes developing the branch network, enhancing customer service, continuing to grow the Group Schemes and Home Loans Divisions. Craig...
22 March 2010
AF Diamonds' AK6 to come on stream September
In an interim results statement, Executive Chairman John Teeling says the company is at an advanced stage of completing financing to cover expenditure in 2010 and 2011. "The pace of development at AK6 is accelerating," says Teeling. "The mine will...
Brian Benza
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Textile firms tap into bailout package
A committee has been established in the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Affairs Department to vet an anticipated deluge of applications from an industry among the hardest hit by the recession last year. Workers estimated in their...
By Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Somerset: The Ugly Face Of Poverty
Unemployment, underemployment, lack of access to land, lack of skills and old age, among other things has been blamed for this acute poverty. The informal sector has however served as a useful alternative to unemployment. Informal sector activities...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 22 March 2010
This is Omphile Sehurutshe of the Eye
As much as his is a questioning profession in pursuit of informing and educating the nation, he says an effective question has to have relevance and purpose. The clich 'first impressions count' is no lie, especially in the broadcast media and in...
22 March 2010
Counselling Is At Loggerheads With Secrecy
It has become a concept that hailed by many as a potential saviour of multitudes in these trying times - a reassurance to the world that despite the challenges, there is still hope and that there is no problem without a matching and perfect...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 22 March 2010
Biogas the cheaper, energy saver
After all, the advantages of using biogas as a form of energy are numerous. Besides saving him a lot of money, as he no longer needs to pay any electricity bills, he can save energy and does not have to contend with power outages. This scenario is...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 March 2010
Restoring Lost Hope For Failed Students
In his own words, even his own family as well as friends had given up on him. "My parents thought the idea of repeating would be a waste of money as they had lost hope in me. They thought I would never make it, so I was more determined to prove them...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 22 March 2010
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