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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 14 May 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...
14 May 2010
Winter is no excuse to stop exercising
Temperatures drop significantly in winter, and as a result most people prefer to spend most of their time indoors, either at the office or at home. Outdoor activities are shelved until the beginning of the warmer season. Engaging in exercise or...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
The hazards of drinking during pregnancy
This is in spite of repeated warnings by health experts that taking alcoholic drinks by expectant mothers poses serious hazards to the unborn baby. According to Doctor Lufungula Pepe of Polani Private Clinic in Francistown, drinking during pregnancy...
OLEBILE NDEKE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Kanjabanga speaks
Mmegi: Do you go to church? Kanjabanga: No. My mother and father raised us to be independent to make our choices and did not force us to go to church. But my mother encouraged us to engage in extra-curricular activities like sports and boy scouts. I...
14 May 2010
Open letter to AG
The emerging social and political relationships naturally affect the mode and processes of their regulation within the nation. More specifically are the mushrooming of political parties in the country that force Batswana to make informed decisions...
MD Lecha 14 May 2010
Boko ahead on points,but does he have a license?
The race for the BNF presidency pits attorneys, Gabriel Kanjabanga and Duma Boko, against acting president and legislator, Olebile Gaborone. In the dog-eat-dog encounter, the 'weaker' candidates have reportedly resorted to dirty tactics of...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Welcome BMD, but the world is hard!
There is a newborn political baby, the Botswana Movement for Democracy. There is certainly a visible crack in the BDP. A new doubt has forced itself into our minds as a political equation and particularly so in the mind of the BDP itself. Its...
14 May 2010
BMD: Fresh coffee or old wine in new bottles
Those who call in have shown support for the party. Opinions in and around little gatherings also seem in support of the 'Orange' as some have christened it. Whether an 'Orange revolution' will ensue is still open to debate, that the political...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Fighting fire with fire: the Khama response to crisis
Leaders come with different style, demeanor and manner. Some are 'soft' to the extent of being viewed as weaklings while others are abrasive in the extreme and are viewed as outright dictators. Within this continuum, are Lions and Foxes, according to...
14 May 2010
Preconception Check-up Important For Parents
This action not only shows parental responsibility but helps in ensuring a healthy pregnancy. In most instances, women do not realise they are pregnant until after the first crucial weeks have passed. When Kedi Pelontle, a mother of a 13 months-old...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Chadibe Route - An Ordeal For Commuters
A sane trip to Chadibe village - situated about 25km southwest of Francistown - is supposed to take not longer than 30 minutes. But due to the extensive delay at the rank, one can expect to reach home after about three hours. This means that the...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Press freedom - the midwife of democracy
Thomas Jefferson, the former president of the United States and author of that country's Declaration of Independence in 1787 had this to say about newspapers: "The basis of our government being the opinion of the people the very first object should...
14 May 2010
Democracy and floor crossing
Twelve years later, despite the unanimous adoption of this motion, the law banning the defection of Members of Parliament and Councillors is yet to be passed. The vexing specter of floor-crossers is once again upon us, due to the imminent mass...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
We want our country
To refresh your minds Professor Sen cites a study of certain societies where free flow of information and freedom of the press makes them less prone to poverty, underdevelopment and civil strife. In...
14 May 2010
Prosecutor faces corruption charge
Moloko Ursula Mokgokong, 47, who was not in court due to ill health, was represented by her attorney Tshekiso Tshekiso of Kgalemang and Associates when the suspects appeared before Chief Magistrate Chris Gabanagae on Tuesday. Mokgokong is said to be...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Thank God, I saw the church before they came!
As one approaches the woody area of old Palapye just outside the village of Malaka there is a board that declares: Phalatswe was the Bangwato capital for 13 years from 1889 when they left Shoshong until 1902, then they migrated to Serowe...This...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
World Tourism Council urged to withdraw nomination over Basarwa issue
Wilderness Safaris has been nominated for the Council's annual Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, to be announced on May 26, in the 'Global Tourism Business' category which recognizes 'best practices in sustainable tourism'. However, in 2009 the tourism...
14 May 2010
Botswana upbeat about World Youth Conference
According to the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) chief, Fidelis Molao, the Botswana National Youth Forum on Saturday is a precursor to the World Youth Conference where the youth from the five continents of the world will meet to come up with a...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Market faces demolition, councillors shocked
Unconfirmed reports say the demolition is likely to happen in July. Council sources say there was a meeting on Monday of council officials and tenants at the market where it was announced that the trading cubicles will be destroyed in order to...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Working overtime increases heart risk
The findings come from a study of 6,000 British civil servants, published online in the European Heart Journal. After accounting for known heart risk factors such as smoking, doctors found those who worked three to four hours of overtime a day ran a...
14 May 2010
Let's make Kampala count
Human Rights Watch called on member states to use preparations, conference discussions, and pledges of greater support for the ICC to increase the likelihood that the most serious perpetrators will be held to account. The 102-page report, "Making...
14 May 2010
Botswana walks the way of British electoral crisis
Together they form part of a not so large phalanx of BDP supporters who, nevertheless, were soon to overwhelm the opposition in the first general election, to have a preparatory year of hands on experience of government under British tutelage and...
14 May 2010
BMD constitution limits president's powers
Under the BMD, the president will not have as much power as is prevalent in the BDP. The BMD constitution states that the president could orient and direct the activities of the party under the overall supervision of the National Executive Committee...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Five years and below to take Vitamin A supplement
Public relations officer, Temba Sibanda said yesterday, the campaign which started at the beginning of this month, will end on May 31. He said the aim of the campaign is to supplement children's intake of nutrients with vitamin A as well as to raise...
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Palapye power plant breaks down again
The Morupule power station that supplies some 120MW of electricity throughout the country is understood to have broken down over the weekend, the BPC has confirmed, but would not elaborate. The latest barrage of blackouts has even forced people to...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
BMD welcome, then what...
BMD has become the new kid on the block that everyone is talking about. But what remains to be seen is whether BMD can change the country's political landscape. Will BMD succeed where old opposition parties like the Botswana National Front...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 May 2010
BNF central committee accused of election ruse
The party leadership is reported to have made an order that all MPs and councillors, who owe monthly subscriptions but aspire to stand for the BNFYL elections should first pay up. Councillor Thomas Kgethenyane is reportedly in arreas amounting to...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Paying tribute to Batswana WWII veterans
As mentioned in previous editions of Mmegi, the efforts of Batswana soldiers that took part in this war have been inadequately recorded. Bechuanaland as Botswana was known back then, was dragged into the war by its colonial master, Britain. One of...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
BCC boss quits but keeps the spirit
Mmegi: When did you join the BCC? Modiega: In 1993. I was coming from Kgolagano Theological College but before then I had worked for Botswana Cooperative Bank as an accountant. Mmegi: So how did you find the Lord? Modiega: I grew up in the Roman...
14 May 2010
About BOJA and the Allied Workers Union
It has evolved from a social gathering of state press employees, to something of a professional organisation especially after the establishment of the first viable private sector newspaper, The Botswana Guardian in 1983. It is now in the...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 14 May 2010
Mother makes late discovery of autism
According to the dictionary autism is "a disturbance in psychological development in which use of language, reaction to stimuli, interpretation of the world, and the formation of relationships are not fully established and they follow unusual...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Tlokweng murder shocks villagers, prisons officers speak
The common belief is that once someone is a troublemaker, they will always be, but the Prisons Commissioner, Silas Motlalekgosi says this is not so. He says that prisons are rehabilitation centres where they work tirelessly to restore someone...
14 May 2010
Even priests may tell a lie sometimes
While I still stand by the general tone of that article, there is a little detail, a blemish rather, to a generally good argument, as most of those that called maintained. I have it on good advice (and I certainly see the truth of...
KEINEETSE KEINEETSE 14 May 2010
Our Heritage
Because a chance meeting with some of the older 'experts' made it clear that their collective opinion was that the photo was indisputably of Serowe, I couldn't resist the temptation to throw in another, different photo of Serowe to discover if they...
SANDY GRANT 14 May 2010
Book Review
The Lacuna: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver is her seventh and most impressive novel. Her previous novel was Prodigal Summer (2001). Among her other novels the most famous is The Poisonwood Bible (1999) the remarkable story of four sisters in the Congo...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 14 May 2010
Back Stage
It is an action film for 13-year-olds, but from what I witnessed at the theatre, parents are using it to babysit children far younger than that. I am not sure what the lesson in ancient Greek Mythology and all the weird names like Zeus, Poseidon and...
SASA MAJUMA 14 May 2010
Mixed reaction to Ferguson's departure
Last week she announced that she was leaving South Africa's oldest soapie. She has been on the show since it started in 1994. Connie told the South African media that she was leaving Generations to pursue other interests. South African...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 May 2010
Regional Heritage Day exhibition opens at Thapong
What sets this competition apart from another popular local art competition, Thapong Artist of the Year, is that it is open to every artist in the country regardless of affiliation and should therefore attract a huge attendance. Sadly, it has become...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 takes aim at Google
The software giant will launch its flagship product Office 2010 to businesses on 12 May. The latest version of the software has a free online component - called Office Web Apps. Analysts believe the web offering is a response to Google, which has...
14 May 2010
Consumer Watchdog
My favourite story of catastrophic gullibility occurred in 2006 in Francistown. A crook and his accomplice approached the manager of a Sua Pan filling station with what they claimed was a miraculous box. All he had to do was place money...
14 May 2010
Stage set for crucial EPA negotiations
Mmegi: Kindly shed a light on the preparations for the May meeting regarding its postponement from the original date in April. Sund: We are expecting about 70 people from the SADC side because they will comprise technical and political teams. Our...
14 May 2010
BOBS leads World Metrology Day celebrations
The seminars are a prelude to the main event in Gaborone on May 20 which will also include a seminar. The day is celebrated annually by more than 80 countries across the world. A statement from BOBS says the theme for this year is Measurements in...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 14 May 2010
DTCB announces new chairman
Gabaake takes over from Varda Shine who has served as the DTCB Board Chairperson since September 2007. Gabaake is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources. He started his career in 1986 in the...
14 May 2010
Economy on 'path to recovery'
While economic indicators in Botswana all point to strong growth this year, the country's recovery may be derailed by a plethora of emerging adverse international challenges, a South African researcher has cautioned. Standard Bank's Senior Africa...
14 May 2010
Support nation branding -Nkate
Nkate said while it was important for people to know that nation branding was for the sake of best practices around the world, Batswana should also make an effort to emphasise what nation branding was not. He was speaking at the unveiling of the new...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
SA bumper harvest depresses local cereal prices
According to BAMB officials, South Africa is expecting 12.96 million metric tonnes of maize this year against local demand of nine million in that country. The region's agricultural giant also has carryover stock amounting to 1.9 million tonnes,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 14 May 2010
Kaplan troubles frustrate P2.3b OPIC facility
The contract for the facility, which is a US$250 million Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) guarantee plus US$83 million from participating bank ABN AMRO, should have been signed in November last year. OPIC is a US government agency...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 14 May 2010
Pardon is permitted, only for the deserving
After his release, he allegedly committed the most heinous crime; murder. There is nothing wrong with presidential pardon or parole. We believe these are based on consistent good conduct of the prisoner while he or she is in...
EDITOR 14 May 2010
Niity Gritty
What is it in the last ten years or so years that may have led to these gaping moral lapses that our society find itself in. Moruti 1: You know, I suspect it's because people don't go to church as much as they used to. Moruti 2: I agree with you...
BAROLONG SEBONI 14 May 2010
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