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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 20 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...
20 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 20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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...
20 May 2010
Bonela scores for gays and lesbians
In a coup for NACA and the advocacy group that has been campaigning for these groups to come out from the cold, the Botswana Network Of Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) will lead the Lesbians, Gay and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) and the...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Life skills for youth offered at Queens & Kings Club
Queens and Kings Club has a membership of single people aged between 16 and 29 years old and was founded by a number of people including Susan Nyeku, a professional counselor and psychologist. Nyeku says the club promotes abstinence among members...
RUSSO LUMA 20 May 2010
Batswapong history published
The 376 paged book that is written in Setswana language with traces of Setswapong tails, traces the history from as far back as 200 AD when only the Bantu tribe existed only later to give birth to Batswapong tribe among others. Bantu themselves,...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Motsamai endorses Boko for BNF presidency
In his last address to the party youth as president, Motsamai told congregants at the Kanye congress over the weekend that "as a leader sometimes you must make unpopular decisions. And today I will do that and put my head on the block. Duma Boko...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
MRI offers AIDS hotline
Medical Rescue International (MRI) has a 24 hour toll free hotline, which one can call for immediate answers on HIV/AIDS, related illnesses or for counseling on any issue that matters to them. Many people may not be aware of it, but this...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Nyeku: "I'm ready for BDP challenge"
"I am already informed that BDP councillors, associated with the party's A-Team, are going to move a motion of no confidence against my administration with a view to ousting me. I am confident that they do not have the requisite numbers to do so,"...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
BDP women rally behind Khama
Speaking against the background of the BDP split that saw Barata-Phathi leaders like Gomolemo Motswaledi and Botsalo Ntuane forming the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Sengalo said they support President Ian Khama's stand on disciplining...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Khama leads troops to 'Old Naledi'
The council should have been held in March but it was postponed on account of reports of a possible split, which later gave birth to the Botswana Movement for Democracy. Khama is on an anti-crusade against the new BMD having addressed a similar...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 May 2010
Mmolotsi trashes BDP central committee
"I hear that my hearing is billed for today (Thursday). This committee is a Kangaroo Court and comprises of people that I know would lack objectivity when dealing with me in particular," said Mmolotsi, who is associated with the newly formed Botswana...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Our heritage
What a lovely contrast to today! On the other hand a break down did mean that you had somehow to fix it yourself or you were in one - that is a fix. i.e. in trouble. Mention of that awful stretch of road around Mookane reminds me of Minister...
Sandy Grant 20 May 2010
Central government should support local authorities
Urbanisation has been a major part of development as exemplified in the rapid growth of high-rise buildings and the increasing urban sprawl. However, in the midst of this rapid urbanisation we should always be prepared for the consequences...
20 May 2010
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20 May 2010
Project Syndicate
NEW YORK - Let me disclose my biases up front: I did not dream of going into space as a child. I took it for granted. My father was a (genuine) rocket scientist, and I figured that just as airplanes had become commonplace over the course of his life,...
Esther Dyson 20 May 2010
Response to MD Lecha
It should have rather been placed under Opinions, although if I were Editor, I probably would not even have published it! Their argument is premised on 3 issues: 1) Sidney Pilane's nationality and whether that allows him to hold political office, 2)...
20 May 2010
Radio presenters dismissed over unclear reasons
MISA Botswana sources have indicated that the practitioners' dismissal were political as they have lately given wider platform to the issues surrounding the ruling party's recent split. It is even alleged that the ruling party's representatives...
20 May 2010
Kwena clinches Gaborone sewerage project contract
Kwena Rocla reported that it was awarded the contract because of its record of timeous delivery, production capacity, high-quality products and amicable business relationships with Chinese contractors in the region. The increase in residential and...
20 May 2010
Govt urges cautious use of fuel as shortages widen
In a statement, the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, says following the strike by Transnet workers in South Africa, rail transport is no longer available to deliver fuel supplies to Botswana. Kedikilwe's...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
New SSKIA terminal in use
The new terminal is nestled between the old terminal and the aircraft apron. It is part of a P433-million project that includes construction of extensions to the main car park, construction of a new building on the site of the existing terminal...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Thailand troops storm redshirt protest camp
Fierce fighting broke out as soldiers advanced on the redshirt protesters who, for more than a month, had occupied the protest site, ringed with four-metre walls of bamboo staves and tyres. Amid heavy fire from the troops, armoured personnel...
20 May 2010
Human rights campaigners attack Malawi gay couple conviction
Steven Monjeza, 26, and 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga were convicted of unnatural acts and gross indecency, prompting anger and condemnation from activists in Malawi and around the world. The couple, who will learn their sentence on Thursday,...
20 May 2010
Cup terror plot just an idea, says accused
The Saudi citizen said on Tuesday he was plotting to attack Danish and Dutch teams at the Soccer World Cup in South Africa next month to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad, but the plans had not gone past the discussion stage. Iraqi...
20 May 2010
Back Stage
Ridley Scott the director of action-packed movies Gladiator and Kingdom Of Heaven pulls all the stops in his latest production Robin Hood (2010) from its scenery to its realistic mock battle scenes with plenty of blood and guts. Do not worry, the...
Khayalethu Mpofu 20 May 2010
Duma fm's morning show duo switched off, Robin takes over
The morning show duo of Rudeboy and Keppie have been shown the door, although the station manager Alfred Busang says the pair were not fired as they were only on probation at the Gaborone North radio station. Another Duma fm employee, Gabriel...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Miss Botswana chiefs set record straight
The latest contestants to be dropped told one of the local radio stations that they were unfairly dismissed, and that Miss Botswana organisers were practising favouritism. One of the organisers, Bissau Gaorekwe, of 63 Entertainment, explained that...
STAFF WRITER 20 May 2010
Initial phase of karate centre completed
When the first phase is completed, the centre is expected to have a training hall and ablution blocks. Only the first phase will be completed due to financial limitations. BOKA vice president David Mathe said they had to divide the first stage...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 20 May 2010
Hotpurs ,ex-coach in pay feud
Khupe argues that he was never paid his dues since January before he left the club this month. But Hotspurs' official, Thabo Sechele denies Khupe's claims, saying the coach had deserted the club only to resurface months later. Khupe said he was...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Rollers to open office in Gaborone
Kgopana said Rollers have already secured the office which they hope to furnish as soon as possible. He said the office will enable supporters to buy genuine club merchandise including stickers, t-shirts and card holders, among others. They...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 20 May 2010
Karate squad struggles to get training venues
Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) Zone VI team manager, Kemmonye Seletamotse said the athletes have been training at their individual clubs. She said the athletes will train at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) hall this week and will move to...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 20 May 2010
Local boxer to fight in South Africa
Kamera, who has always decried lack of direction in the development of sport in Botswana and the fact that no one, especially in the corporate world, was coming forward to help him fulfil his ambition of turning professional walked into Mmegi offices...
GALE NGAKNE & MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondents 20 May 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 21 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...
21 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...
21 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...
21 May 2010
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