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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...
27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 April 2010
We are ready for World Cup
That is the moment we are all waiting for, our maiden showcase for the African continent with the tournament of this magnitude. We have spoken about the year 2010 for so many years in this country that it became synonymous with football and...
* JACOB ZUMA 27 April 2010
Google releases tool to show govt censorship requests
Tonight it released a web page with a map showing country by country where it has had government requests or court orders to remove content from the YouTube video service or its search results, or to provide details about users of its services. The...
27 April 2010
Study to probe mobile health risk
It will last between 20 and 30 years and aims to provide definitive answers on the health impacts of mobile phones. Research to date has shown no ill effect, but scientists say those studies may be too short to detect longer term cancers and other...
27 April 2010
Could Cecil Rhodes have done better at SADC?
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), which evolved out of the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC), celebrates its 30 years of its existence in April 2010. Established in 1980 on the date of the non-racial,...
27 April 2010
Snap election has costly implications
Alternatively what would happen if the President is forced to call a snap election because the Barata-Phathi faction leaves with most of the seats that would make it virtually impossible for him to govern? A snap election would be the...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 27 April 2010
Are the proposed BMC Act amendments in the producer's interest?
Part 1 is an explanation of the underlying purpose and principles of the BMC which few technically understand. Part 2 will explain each proposed amendment, its implications and the BCPA's recommendations in respect thereof. Purpose and...
27 April 2010
Kgaphamadi; where the streets tell
The streets themselves have a story to tell. Though tarred, they do not have road markings; the reflective yellow line that should show pedestrians where the sidewalk is and the one that divides the lanes simply does not exist. Pedestrians have to...
RUSSO LUMA 27 April 2010
Solomon: the gem of Boteti teachers' union
To date, Botswana is globally envied for its infrastructural development of roads, hospitals, schools, streetlights and all the trappings of prosperity and modernity. Add good education, health, socio-economic advancement and other positive...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 27 April 2010
The hardships of a destitute family
The 87-year-old Gakenamotho Mathapa, her 71-year-old daughter, Gabohitlhwe Tumeng and her grand-daughter doing Standard Six at Sefophe Primary School will once again go hungry. Tumeng is the only surviving child of Mathapa out of the eight...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 27 April 2010
The flu season is here
As winter slowly makes its way into the Botswana weather chart; not only will furred coats and knee-length boots become the order of the day; so will sickly faces, feverish, endless coughs, sneezes and dripping noses. Flu. It pronounces winter - at...
27 April 2010
A new beginning
Still, our nation's teachings oblige me to honour this meeting, explain positions and to accord you the audience and courteousness. I do so willingly, delightedly and faithfully, appreciating that some of you are my parents, some are friends and...
*NDABA GAOLATHE 27 April 2010
Khama braves hornet's nest in Francistown
BDP executive secretary, Comma Serema, has confirmed the date of the rally he prefers to call "The mother of all rallies'. "Khama is coming to Francistown to address the people and most importantly, BDP diehards, on the state of the party following...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
No plans to repatriate ba-ga-Mphoeng- Kgamane
In an interview with Mmegi, Kgamane pointed out that ba-ga-Mphoeng, mostly made up of Bangwato, have not made any formal request for their repatriation. "We know that ba-ga-Mphoeng are Bangwato proper but they have not told us that they would...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
High Court orders Kgafela to leave church alone
In an interim ruling issued yesterday following an urgent application by both the EFB, as the first applicant and FoG, as the second applicant, Justice David Newman of the High Court ordered Kgafela and his regiments to lay their hands off the Family...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
BNYL aspiring president calls for govt of unity
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Gaborone, Ntime who is the former BNF administrative secretary, said the current infighting in the ruling BDP has made the country ungovernable. "I believe there is no government. Government has...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
Nchindo never declared his interest
Giving evidence yesterday, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Minerals Energy and Water Resources, Dr Akolang Tombale told Regional Magistrate Lot Moroka that while the Debswana management made proposals to his board on undertaking a...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
Back Stage
The Banishment is an unusual Russian film. It is derived from a book by a great American writer, William Saroyan (1908-1981) who during the Great Depression celebrated through his writing the joy of living against adversity. His novel The Laughing...
SASA MAJUMA 27 April 2010
SADC ropes-in SABC channel to woo investors
According to a press release by SADC 2010 Programme coordinator Rama Arya, the Investment Promotion Programme seeks to raise awareness about the region and promote sustainable economic investment into SADC against the backdrop of the 2010 CAF Africa...
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
Halala Tamabrown will send you roaring with laughter
They are village bums who openly admit to have failed to make it in town and are happy to be in the village. They confess that they have no problems in the village and life is easier than in town as they can hunt. Tamabrown is the 'cleverer' one who...
STAFF WRITER 27 April 2010
Miss Botswana aspirants to be trimmed to 15
Speaking during a press conference, Pabalinga said the contestants would be reduced to 15 and qualify for the grand finale at the GICC on May 22. The fashion show aspect of Miss Botswana was introduced last year, but this year, it will be a bigger...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
Union meets BCL over planned job cuts
The meeting will be the first between the two parties since BCL Mine announced its plans to shed 93 jobs late last month. The copper and nickel mine said its decision was influenced by the need to buoy up operational profitability. BCL said an...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
BEDIA to roll out brand campaign
Within the next 18 months, BEDIA and its consultants plan to finalise guidelines on the use of the brand and secure public and international buy-in on the new brand through consultative meetings and extensive educational campaigns. BEDIA and its...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
AfDiamonds raises stake in AK6
In a statement released last Friday, the company says it has exercised its option to increase its stake to 40 percent from 28 percent in the AK6 diamond deposit for a total cash consideration of US$8 million. The remainder of the equity in AK6 is...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 27 April 2010
Recession pulls FDI 69% down
Yesterday, the government's key foreign investment agency unveiled lacklustre FDI figures for 2009 indicating a 68.8 percent decline in investment to P319.7 million. This was against a target of P550 million for the year.In comparison, in the 2008/09...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
Please re-brand the Botswana brand
Then it had a strange tagline: "Opportunity and tranquillity beckons". Anybody who had heard about Botswana's stable democracy and unsurpassed peace would agree that the tag phrase captured that. But it certainly would have failed to attract the...
EDITOR 27 April 2010
Thailand in denial
In other prosperous democracies, the middle class provides the glue that holds society together. In Thailand, by contrast, the bourgeoisie, centered in Bangkok, is barely emerging as a social and political force. Instead, for a half-century, an...
27 April 2010
As I see it
The first development we know will be in Parliament where the BDP majority will shrink by the number of the MP defectors. Besides the number there will be the quality factor of the defectors. The two factors of quantity and quality will...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 27 April 2010
Mazembe, Ismaili grab crucial away wins
Mazembe piped Malian champions Djoliba AC by a lone goal in Bamako whilst Ismaili recorded a similar win over Sudanese giants Al-Hilal in Omdurman, as the two clubs kept alive their ambitions reaching the mini-league stage. Playmaker Tresor Mputu...
27 April 2010
BSA in National Diamond rebuilding project
A section of the National Diamond has been demolished including the pitch to pave way for a road as part of the refurbishment of the National Stadium. The BSA will use the P750,000 it got from the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) as...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 27 April 2010
Can Rollers lift the title tonight?
The game was supposed to be played on Saturday evening but was postponed due to a water-logged pitch. Tonight's kick-off is at 7pm. Not even the cold wet weather, which has hit most parts of the country, will dampen the spirits of thousands of...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
The going gets tough for GU
Moyagoleele are trailing by three goals after a 4-1 humiliation at the hands of Dynamos last Sunday in Harare. They will now have to score three goals without conceding to qualify for the group stages of the competition for the first time. However,...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 27 April 2010
UK envoy in Yemen escapes 'suicide bomb'
One person - believed to be the attacker - was killed, say Yemeni security sources.The UK Foreign Office said it had closed the embassy to the public. No group has claimed the attack, but Yemeni and UK officials believe it bears the hallmarks of...
27 April 2010
India uproar over 'phone tapping'
Both the upper and lower houses were adjourned amid angry scenes. India's home minister denies the allegations. But senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has called for a response from the the prime minister. Outlook magazine reported...
27 April 2010
Developing nations want 2011 climate pact deadline
Environment ministers of the so-called BASIC bloc -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- met in Cape Town to look at how to fast-track such a deal to curb global warming. "Ministers felt that a legally binding outcome should be concluded at...
27 April 2010
President Omar al-Bashir declared winner
Former rebel leader Salva Kiir has been confirmed in power in the semi-autonomous south in the first polls since the north-south war ended.The polls were one of the world's most complex ever and Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years....
27 April 2010
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27 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...
28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 April 2010
We are ready for World Cup
That is the moment we are all waiting for, our maiden showcase for the African continent with the tournament of this magnitude. We have spoken about the year 2010 for so many years in this country that it became synonymous with football and...
* JACOB ZUMA 28 April 2010
Google releases tool to show govt censorship requests
Tonight it released a web page with a map showing country by country where it has had government requests or court orders to remove content from the YouTube video service or its search results, or to provide details about users of its services. The...
28 April 2010
Study to probe mobile health risk
It will last between 20 and 30 years and aims to provide definitive answers on the health impacts of mobile phones. Research to date has shown no ill effect, but scientists say those studies may be too short to detect longer term cancers and other...
28 April 2010
Could Cecil Rhodes have done better at SADC?
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), which evolved out of the Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC), celebrates its 30 years of its existence in April 2010. Established in 1980 on the date of the non-racial,...
28 April 2010
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