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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 03 June 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...
03 June 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...
03 June 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...
03 June 2010
The 'what ifs' of opposition cooperation after BMD
Three weeks later, Botswana Congress Party spokesperson and presidential hopeful, Dumelang Saleshando, told Mmegi, "We need cooperation. It's in both our interests. We need each other, but I think a total merger, though desirable, I don't think we...
03 June 2010
Stand by the one you love
You see, I tend to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders. A problem is never just 'a problem,' it's always a disaster. All through my ups and downs, however, I have had the support of people who love me and have my best interests at heart-...
TUDUETSO TEBAPE 03 June 2010
Who is the lion, who is the elephant?
The sheer mass of workers was impressive; although the collective force and power was quiet and calm but one saw and felt the potential for explosion, if the force and power were to be unleashed. Comrade Hlabano, president of the Botswana Secondary...
MOTELEBANE MOTELEBANE 03 June 2010
Of Khama and the vicious remarks
FRANCISTOWN: Whenever President Ian Khama is faced with dissenting voices, particularly from his opponents and from the media, he tends to retaliate with the use of vitriol and vicious propaganda. He usually does so, perhaps, in order to cast...
03 June 2010
Botshabelo Is No Place To Seek Refuge
Taking a walk in Botshabelo, one might feel as if they are in a war torn country until you see a council van with a Selebi-Phikwe Town Council sticker passing by. That is when you realise that you are in this town. Poverty, unemployment, smelly pit...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 03 June 2010
Handbags Have A Place Next To A Woman's Heart
The contemporary woman has a great sense of fashion, and gone are the days when clothes were the only fashion statement, as other accessories like jewellery, manicures and handbags are also essentials. In an interview with The Monitor, Percia...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Why BDP Is Losing Members In Gaborone South
Two Fridays ago at an Old Naledi rally Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) President Ian Khama thanked the residents for voting the party to parliament, helping BDP to reclaim Gaborone South in the 2009 General Elections. He was in a lively mood, after...
03 June 2010
Gabs Encroaches On Tribal Land
Towards the end of last year, police had to be called in to control a crowd of plot seekers who almost caused chaos outside the Tlokweng Land Board offices after less than 300 plots were made available for the public to apply for in the tribal area....
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Positive lessons from Tshidilong home-based care
Not because they do not care about their sick relative, but because of the emotional and physical toll it takes on them. Patients it is said, sometimes die when they could have recovered, because they did not receive proper care. And there are many...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Journalist on the run from Bakgatla mephato
In an interview, Motshegwe revealed that last Friday night he was alerted that some members of a Bakgatla regiment wanted to flog him for publishing unsavoury comments against the Bakgatla royalty. Motshegwe said he is accused of making comments on...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Kgafela is free
The chiefs came before the magistrate in the afternoon after arriving from South Africa. The police have been searching for Kgafela since Monday, after Moroka ordered that they be arrested for failure to attend their scheduled court session. Moroka...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
ANC to officiate at BNF congress
In an interview, BNF spokesman, Moeti Mohwasa, said Mantashe, who is also chairman of the South African Communist Party (SACP,) leads a party that has always stood by the BNF in its trying times. "The SACP has supported us through thick and thin....
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Our heritage
But down to this week's business which this time around has been prompted by Gasebalwe Seretse's article of May 14 about Old Palapye in which he notes that the old church is to be 'restored' with funds provided by the US Embassy - although I do...
Sandy Grant 03 June 2010
Moroka, Dambe "will extend the frontiers of justice" - lawyers
Says the Executive Secretary of the Botswana Network on Ethics and Law (BONELA), Uyapo Ndadi, who is a lawyer by training: "The appointments are commendable and will entrench the independence of our judiciary as Moroka and Dambe are...
STAFF WRITER 03 June 2010
Opposition youth set cue for unity
There will be a joint commemoration of the Day of the African Child, otherwise known as June 16, at a venue to be announced in Gaborone. A steering committee made up of representatives from the three youth leagues has been set up to work on the...
03 June 2010
UB SRC members join BMD
Members of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Botswana (UB), who have been in office for only two months announced yesterday at a press conference, held at Falcon Crest in Gaborone, that they were resigning from the BDP to...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 03 June 2010
DK celebrates BMD press brief
While he has maintained that he will not leave the BDP, Kwelagobe pleasantly surprised BMD members when he unexpectedly showed up at a BMD press conference yesterday. All along there has been much speculation that Kwelagobe is one of the major...
GREG KELEBONYE & EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writers 03 June 2010
Lessons should be learnt from Mma Ramotswe exit
The filmmakers were here with the assistance of the Ministry of Wildlife and Tourism, which had given the production a sum of P31 million (US$5 million). Minister Kitso Mokaila touted the production as an advicate of Botswana's image...
03 June 2010
Sri Lanka's false dawn
By failing to reach out meaningfully to the Tamil-speaking minority, and by cracking down on opposition voices and any kind of dissent in Sri Lanka, the government is throwing away a once-in-a-generation opportunity. But it is not too late for...
JAMIE F. METZL and SHARMILA SILVA 03 June 2010
Selefu 03 June 2010
03 June 2010
Rio Tinto 'eyes Zimbabwe diamond boost'
A $300m (£207m) expansion of the 300,000-carat per year Murowa mine is being prepared, Reuters has reported. Rio Tinto owns 78 percent of Murowa, and Rio Zim, a Zimbabwean-owned unit separated from Rio Tinto in 2004, owns the rest. Now Murowa...
03 June 2010
De Beers and NUM to sign wage deal
The wage deal includes, among other agreements, a 10 percent wage increment and an 8% shift allowance.Initially, workers demanded a 15 percent wage increase, while the diamond company was offering an 8 percent hike in wages. "This is an important...
03 June 2010
Wilderness tames recession to make P115m before tax
The tourism concern recently made a dual listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Africa Board. Its chief executive, Andy Payne, says as a result of the global economic downturn, it has been a challenging year for...
STAFF WRITER 03 June 2010
BoB keeps eye on Euro crisis
Through BoB, Botswana has an estimated P84 billion in international investments, part of them Euro-denominated and in asset vehicles in the Euro zone. Botswana international investments are held within the Pula Fund, a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF)...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Two more parties reject Ethiopia polls
Berhan for Unity and Democracy and the Ethiopian Democratic Coalition Front said the polls were riddled with irregularities and called for a re-run. "Our supporters were subject to intimidation, while our observers did not attend in many...
03 June 2010
Mining drives spread of TB in Africa, says new report
Released on Tuesday evening, the study suggests that mining in sub-Saharan Africa is spreading the disease.Researchers at Oxford and Brown universities, the University of California, San Francisco and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical...
03 June 2010
No terrorist camps in Mozambique, say cops
"In Mozambique there are no training camps or groups of armed forces," said national police spokesperson Pedro Cossa during a press conference. The Sunday Times in South Africa reported that predominantly Pakistani and Somali militants were running...
03 June 2010
ANC silent on Vavi disiciplinary charges
"We are unable to comment on rumours or speculation because no decision has been made public on the matter," ANC spokesperson Brian Sokutu told the South African Press Association. "Until such time that such a decision is made public, only then can...
03 June 2010
ICC: al-Bashir's arrest 'a matter of time'
Al-Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes, is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant for allegedly overseeing mass murder and rape in the restive province of Darfur. "Arresting al-Bashir is a matter of time ... he is isolated,"...
03 June 2010
Mophato Dance Theatre mesmerises audience
The organisers of the event invited the seven-member group all the way from Gaborone to showcase their talent in the mining town. "These guys are very good; they are perfect and they show real talent," one of the organisers said. Group leader Andrew...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 03 June 2010
Back Stage
Sex and the City is classic TV show, giving a glimpse of four young independent women who tackle life's problems with an often hilarious end that leaves its viewers reeling in laughter. However the movie Sex and the City 2 falls short when compared...
03 June 2010
Btv settles for Chinese Kung Fu movies
Director of Broadcasting Services Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo confirmed they have run out of American Hollywood movies to show on weekends and said they hope to have acquired new material by the last quarter of this year, adding that they did the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Kabelo Eric performs in a pre-World Cup event
Although the team, which included Showtime arrived late at the small South African city, Kabelo Eric and his backing vocalists were able to perform at the event dubbed Limpopo Pre-World Cup Gospel Show. Surprisingly, despite the fact that the concert...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Btv settles for Chinese Kung Fu movies
Director of Broadcasting Services Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo confirmed they have run out of American Hollywood movies to show on weekends and said they hope to have acquired new material by the last quarter of this year, adding that they did the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Mokwepa release DVD video
The group is owned by 30-year-old Johannes Keaitse, who is also known as Mokwepa. Mokwepa told Showbiz that poverty drove them into forming the group and he has never regretted the move. "I formed the group when I lost my job and I had to turn to my...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
Arsenal reject Barcelona's bid for Cesc Fabregas
Barcelona announced they had made a formal approach for the midfielder, 22, who has indicated an interest in moving to the Nou Camp. But a statement on the Arsenal website yesterday read: "Yesterday (Tuesday) evening we received an offer from...
03 June 2010
Federer 'proud' of Grand Slam semi-final run
Soderling gained revenge for losing last year's final as he secured his first win over Federer in 13 attempts with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 quarter-final victory. And the 25-year-old fifth seed also brought to an end the world number one's interest in a...
03 June 2010
Netball sponsorship galvanises Teams
Last month, Spar announced a P1.2million sponsorship much to the relief of BONA that has struggled to secure league backers in the past. Ntekere said they have not encountered any hitches in the north although some teams fail to honour fixtures."The...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 03 June 2010
Ndlovu linked with a move back to Zimbabwe
Press reports in Zimbabwe link the former Township Rollers and Nico United coach with a move to Premier League returnees, Black Mambas. Mambas' chairman, Timothy Mudzimurema is quoted in the Bulawayo daily, Chronicle saying Ndlovu was in Harare...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 03 June 2010
BCA spreads cricket to Francistown schools
BCA chief executive officer, Girish Ramakrishna said this is a positive step in their development plan. He said with the increasing number of children in the sport, there is need to empower teachers. "Every pupil wants to take part in the game and...
NELSON DIRENG & MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondents 03 June 2010
As I See It
Party-goers know parties come alive when the guest of honour takes to the floor to lead the dancing. Before the big guy and partner take to the floor, party reveling does not quite begin. Dancing fascinates me, from the rustic to the most...
Michael Dingake 03 June 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 04 June 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...
04 June 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...
04 June 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...
04 June 2010
The 'what ifs' of opposition cooperation after BMD
Three weeks later, Botswana Congress Party spokesperson and presidential hopeful, Dumelang Saleshando, told Mmegi, "We need cooperation. It's in both our interests. We need each other, but I think a total merger, though desirable, I don't think we...
04 June 2010
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