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Has Khama lost his grip on the BDP?
As a faction of the BDP presses ahead with the notion of forming a splinter party, the latest developments in the BDP can be said to be symbolic of a party whose leader has lost his grip. For the prevailing mess in the BDP is uncharacteristic of a...
RYDER GABATHUSE,br>Staff Writer 22 April 2010
What is wrong with Molepolole: a subject(ive) insight
Bakwena "ba ga sebolaya kgosi" are the most senior among Tswana speaking tribes in Botswana. Under their great leader Sechele I, who ruled from c.1833 to 1892, they gallantly rebuffed Boer invasion. Other Batswana groups coalesced around Sechele in...
*TITUS MBUYA 22 April 2010
The crisis in the BNF -reply to Elmon Tafa [Part 1]
In summary, Tafa's interventions in the debate on BNF problems are a hotch-potch of shallow and distorted analysis, scandalous falsification of facts, outright lies and malicious personal abuse of myself. I have known Tafa for about 30 years...
* CDE OTSWELETSE MOUPO 22 April 2010
Can Masire stop an hour whose time has come?
Some observers and even members of the belligerent factions themselves have already dismissed Masire's rather belated and seemingly desperate effort as an exercise in futility. It is said that the intensity and gravity of the differences, some of...
JOHN MAKGALA and
BANYATSI MMEKWA 22 April 2010
Most of our MPs do not deserve to be in parliament
We, people authority, stand and watch from across the road and get dazzled by women and men in three piece suits, contemptuously walking into parliament as if they are going into a tomb to replay the waking of Lazarus from the dead. We brought them...
DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO 22 April 2010
Mutambara owes nobody an apology
But thanks to the resilience of the Zimbabwean people today, the nation of Zimbabwe refuses to buckle and, although teetering, the plight of the Zimbabwean people continues to overshadow and take the limelight from other concerns, like human rights...
DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO 22 April 2010
Of voting and drinking ages and the age of majority
There are many examples for that. For what is on record, the drinking age trailed behind when nations for their peculiar reasons decided to reduce the age of majority to below 21, which hitherto had been almost a universal minimum for defining a...
M.D. LECHA 22 April 2010
The crisis in the BNF - [Part Two]
Leninist Priciples In an attempt to lend some theoretical justification to their opportunist tactics, Tafa often makes reference to Leninism, falsely pretending to be a genuine defender of that canon of ideas, methods and principles formulated...
22 April 2010
Leadership forum or BNF obituary?
The reports say that neither party president, Otsweletse Moupo, and his deputy and contestant for the presidency, Olebile Gaborone, attended. Only two of the party's parliamentarians - John Toto of Kgalagadi South and Isaac Mabiletsa - attended. Duma...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE
Correspondent 22 April 2010
ANC deserves Malema, South Africa needs him
He maybe some of those but he comes just at the right time for the African National Congress and for South Africa. All too often, the aspirations of the liberation movement get lost in the intoxicating celebratory mood that ensues after the...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 April 2010
BNF: Never give up on the old geezer
After all, the Front has mastered the art of self-destruction. Inherent in self-destruction though, is an innate knowledge of self-reconstitution that the BNF masters more than any other, including the BDP who ought to do all in their power to ensure...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 22 April 2010
A Motswana holidays in the UK
The time arrived to for me to buy a ticket, so I did - South African Airways. With South African Airways it was solely for their international flight routes. That I would be in the same flight to my destination without having to connect to a...
KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Never give up!
Life is about getting up again and again no matter how hard or how many times you fall. Without wanting to sound too sorrowful about my life, I have to say that I am no stranger to the thrashings, punches and falls life can throw at one. I have...
22 April 2010
"Kagiso" takes Botswana to China with him
Zhou's three year stint here has however come to an end, in three weeks time he will be returning to China to work in his home country's foreign office. He has however promised to take Botswana with him, as he has grown fond of the country, which he...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Sori Chungama
In some operations varying from the public service to the private sector, many employees are found chewing gum. Recently, an employee of the Student Placement and Welfare was chewing a bubble gum whilst attending to members of the...
By Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 April 2010
Teach useful words to cure child swearing
Child swearing is an act through which children employ profane or foul language when communicating, usually when angry or frustrated. Bafana Loeto* is nine years old and he is in Standard Three. He has the 'f' word and other Setswana expletives too...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Cohabitation: Lovers Paradise Or Death Trap?
Deputy president of the Tatitown Customary Court, Edward Showa, says: "It is rampant and a cause for great concern here". Usually, it is the unemployed or underemployed girl who moves in with her working boyfriend as a matter of economic necessity...
By Edward Bule
Correspondent 22 April 2010
What Is The Future Of The Church
Whilst I admit that it will be a while before the church fully appreciates my utterances things are not waiting for us.There are a few issues that I would like to compound in this publication.When a foreign coach is to be employed there is a body...
SANDY GRANT 22 April 2010
The role of opposition parties in a democracy
FRANCISTOWN: It has been said "democracy gets its dynamic force from political and social conflict: continuous conflict". Dr Julius Kiiza of Makerere University says "democracy is not God-given. It is historically created. The history of democracy is...
22 April 2010
As I See It
Corruption, everywhere you turn! The newspaper you read reports corruption. Corruption pervades the atmosphere. It is ubiquitous. Until lately, Botswana was squeaky clean, not only a 'shining example of democracy' but a corruption-free African...
Michael dingake 22 April 2010
Land repossession
I hope the government, particularly HE the President and Ministries of Agriculture and Lands and Housing, will sit up and take notice of the points Rapitsenyane is making. In June 2009, HE the President expressed concern to the Ministry of Lands and...
22 April 2010
Leadership courses at Lunzuwa outward bound school
Located in Mbala in the north province of Zambia near the border of Tanzania, Lunzuwa, which was established in the mid 1960s, offers a three-weeks junior course as well as a senior course that is completed within four weeks. Both courses, for...
GODWIN MSISHA
Correspondent 22 April 2010
Thailand in denial
Instead, for a half-century, an unspoken social contract among four broad groups has held Thailand together: the "Palace" - a euphemism used here to avoid violating draconian lse majest laws; big business, the custodian of economic growth; the...
SIN-MING SHAW 22 April 2010
Fake email 'bears marks of ANC dirty tricks'
The email was released to the media on April 7 by the interim leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in the province, Membathisi Mdladlana. It was purportedly written by acting Stellenbosch municipal manager Duppie du Plessis to provincial...
22 April 2010
What investigators found about Bhagat
* Bhagat to reimburse AFA for services unrendered but charged for*Investigators concerned he might tamper with files The Botswana Health Professions Council (BHPC) report on Dr Kiran Bhagat revealed a number of serious anomalies in the way his...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Mpatane Ward wants out of Chadibe
The residents, otherwise known as Shombochena, are up in arms against the village authorities and say they have had enough of being treated as imbeciles. They voiced their concerns to Sub-tribal authority, Itekeng Mathangwane in the presence of...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 22 April 2010
Habitat homebuyers petition US for relief
The South African based Habitat offices referred their petition back to the Botswana office. The outstanding balance on the loan is P1.8 million. They say in their petition that they had enrolled in the housing scheme on the understanding that the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
NGO tackles child labour in Botswana
The calls were made this week, by the National Coordinator of Towards the Elimination of Child Labour in Botswana project, Marianyana Selelo, at a workshop on child labour for police officers and social workers from the north east and central...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 22 April 2010
Botswana is committed to SADC river basin management - Rathedi
Officially opening a workshop of the Fourth SADC River Basin Organisation (RBO) at GICC on Tuesday, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of the Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Samuel Rathedi said this commitment was demonstrated by Botswana's...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
I did not touch the pastors - Morena Mmusi
The two were flogged by a Bakgatla regiment in Mochudi on April 10. While the church's bishop Seamogetswe Keoleletse has told Mmegi that his pastors were whipped violently by the roadside, in the presence of Mmusi, the Bakgatla royal told Mmegi...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Work hunters invade Ipelegeng
"They are now saying that a new list has to be made. I came here at 7am and right now I do not stand a chance of being registered because there are many people who want to be hired. "I cannot stay in the queue because I am being pushed out. This is...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 22 April 2010
Immigration officers hail new border control system
Mmegi caught up with Thabo Kwapa, an immigration officer, during a training session in Gaborone for officers on the use of the new technology. The exercise was conducted by the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs. Kwapa said that once they have...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Khama moves to stem tidal wave
The military strategist that he is Khama has launched a counter-offensive on Barata-Phathi to ensure the splinter group does not take any more BDP supporters with them. The BDP head office says Khama will address BDP members throughout the country,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Competing for Limpopo water
"Irrigation is often listed as an adaptation strategy for farmers, but no one has really looked at the impact of climate change on irrigation," said Claudia Ringler, a Senior Research Fellow at the US-based International Food Policy Research...
22 April 2010
Congo's colonial ghost
The Congolese government has reportedly set aside $2m for the festivities. Guests of honour will include a high-level Belgian delegation, headed by King Albert II, who will be on his first official visit to the former colony. With these festivities...
KHALED DIAB 22 April 2010
Mmadinare goes modern holding on to tradition
This is in view of development projects that continue to stream into the village; a senior secondary school, police station and the Letsibogo Dam, which is expected to help in the diversification of the Selebi-Phikwe economy. Mmadinare, situated...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Our Heritage
This seems to mean that the Dictionary, being inherited from the past, is part of my personal heritage. The reality seems to be, however, that 'heritage' as it is applied to a country is virtually un-definable. I begin with this little preamble...
Sandy Grant 22 April 2010
Energy policy should embrace renewable energy solutions
Talk of blackouts should not be part of the daily schedule of a region always at the forefront of economic growth and enjoying relative wealth compared to other regions on the continent. Some may say that the strain on the power supply is...
22 April 2010
40th anniversary of Earth Day: A day of celebration
Some 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to decry trends toward increased pollution and deterioration, and to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Rising environmental awareness during that period led...
STEPHEN NOLAN 22 April 2010
Reject Gaborone, vote Boko
They think like-wise. That is why their central committee committed blunder after blunder. To start with, it was a blunder for the BNF members to surrender a bigger political movement to individuals of Gaborone's calibre. This was a big mistake that...
22 April 2010
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22 April 2010
Zimbabwe empowerment laws worry foreign investors
Munyukwi said in an interview, orders from foreign investors had dried up since the end of January when Zimbabwe moved to implement the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act that requires foreign firms sell a 51 percent stake to local...
22 April 2010
Pick 'n Pay profit flat, outlook tough
Shares of the company fell nearly 2 percent after the results yesterday, becoming the biggest percentage loser on Johannesburg's Top-40 index. South Africa last year exited its first recession in nearly two decades, but household finances...
22 April 2010
BoB leaves interest rates unchanged
In February, BoB left its main lending rate steady at 10 percent, saying longer-term inflation was seen under control while economic growth remained weak. In an e-mailed statement, BoB spokesman Chepete Chepete says the Monetary Policy Committee...
STAFF WRITER 22 April 2010
Windhoek summit marks turning point for SACU
President Ian Khama is expected to leave for the Namibian capital today to join four other heads of state for the summit which is held under the theme Implementing a Common Agenda Towards Regional Integration in Southern Africa. This will be the...
STAFF WRITER 22 April 2010
Malaria still kills a million people a year
Malaria, the leading cause of death in the world, is not the ancient affliction it might seem but a comparatively recent scourge that dates back only to the era when human societies began to practice agriculture. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MFS)...
22 April 2010
Sudan opposition claims video shows election fraud
The clip, which has not been independently verified, has been posted on the internet and is being circulated by a coalition of campaign groups. The National Elections Commission (NEC), however, dismissed it as a fake and is not even investigating it....
22 April 2010
Zim's company grab to start with mining houses
"I am happy to announce that government has unanimously decided that implementation of our indigenisation policy [will] start with the mining sector," Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere told journalists. Under the...
22 April 2010
Molapo video shop stands the test of time?
The place is quiet. The saleswoman, Tlamelo, who has been with the business since it opened last year, says she is accustomed to the quietness. It is the type of quietness that has resulted in two video shops at the same mall closing in the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
Ngwato vintage music to be played on Khama Day
Speaking to Showbiz in an interview yesterday, Kgamane said Bangwato have a rich culture, which just needs to be revived. "All we need to do is to revisit our past and revive some aspects of our culture and showcase that to other merafe," said...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 22 April 2010
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