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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 07 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...
07 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...
07 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...
07 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...
07 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 07 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 07 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...
07 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 07 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 07 June 2010
It could be a master stroke. . .
Many have hailed the two as independent-minded judicial officers. The two occasionally characterised as progressive justices who will help tilt the justice scales in favour of progressive jurists in a forest largely inhabited by conservative...
STAFF WRITER 07 June 2010
The importance of time
Although there is enough time for everyone to do all they desire, the unfortunate part that most people fail to decipher is the fact that our time on earth is limited. As a matter of fact, time can be used wisely or wasted, time can be invested or...
DON-MARTIN TAKUDZWA WHANDE 07 June 2010
Africa's future in our grasp
* Before the onset of the global financial crisis of 2008-9 that morphed into an economic crisis, African economies were growing at five percent a year for over a decade, accelerating to over six percent for the last three years. *Growth was...
*OBIAGELI K EZEKWESILI 07 June 2010
A gruelling trail and a Facebook update at the summit
Sunday June 30: It is 4:46pm. I stand on Botswana's highest point, the summit of the sacred Tsodilo Male Hill, Botswana's only UNESCO World Heritage Site that has one of the world's oldest concentrations of rock paintings. This is after walking over...
07 June 2010
Motswaledi speaks
Mmegi: What are your hobbies? Motswaledi: I play Sunday soccer and also love watching football and other sports in general. Mmegi: Which church do you attend? Motswaledi: My parents are members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, whilst I...
07 June 2010
Would Boko be the cornerstone that the builder overlooks?
I was outraged when I heard the Botswana National Front central committee had decided to bar one of the contestant for the office of presidency. My immediate reaction was to cry wolf thinking that it was an elbowing kudo of the incumbents. But...
07 June 2010
BNF needs Boko more than he needs it
If "killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage," Robert Crumb once opined. The statement probably reflects the condition of the Botswana National Front. The BNF is in decline and all evidence indicates a party on its way to...
07 June 2010
Minister wants condoms in prisons
The minister, Dr Rev John Seakgosing, broke the ice last Friday when he appealed to the National AIDS Council (NAC) in Gaborone to seriously consider distributing condoms in prisons. Seakgosing, who is a medical doctor by profession,...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Paraffin shortage hits Francistown region
Information reaching The Monitor shows that only four filling stations in Francistown supply the whole second city at large and some nearby places. Paraffin shortage has also been reported in as far as places like Tutume and Maitengwe villages. This...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 07 June 2010
DCEC warns community against bogus officers
The DCEC arrested two such men last Thursday, in Selebi-Phikwe, who were masquerading as officials from their department. The men were arrested a they obtained money from people who were under investigation for obtaining illegal drivers' licenses....
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
The boy-child and multi-concurrent partners
For 25-year-old Lebedzani Nkhwa of Mbalambi village, the issue of concurrent partners starts at an early age for the boy-child. "To the boy-child, for one to gain respect and recognition of his friends and peers he must be seen with different...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 07 June 2010
Mahalapye Council ordered to reinstate former employee
Motlhabane was in 2006 convicted and sentenced to a 10 -year jail term for robbery. He was as such dismissed from work by the respondents on grounds that his conviction and sentence made it impossible for him to perform his duties. Motlhabane was...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 07 June 2010
Gaolathe laid to rest
Speakers at his funeral service on Saturday, spoke about his distinguished contribution to the civil service and even after his retirement. Former President Festus Mogae described Gaolathe as a workaholic. Mogae said Gaolathe was one person...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 07 June 2010
Significant measles cases reports in Sefhophe/ Serule
A significant number have been cases referred from Sefhophe and Serule clinics. The majority are of school-going age with unknown vaccination status. Cumulatively about 97 cases have been suspected and notified through the department's weekly...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Money from sale of tasks will go to accommodation
The ministry's permanent secretary, Samuel Rathedi, has acknowledged that as a result of budget cuts due to the economic recession, office accommodation for all departments under his ministry is a major challenge. Some departments were allocated...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Selebi-Phikwe residents embrace aerobics
Chairperson of the Fitness Aerobics Club at the Botswana Defence Force Eastern Military Garrison camp, Jacob Keipopele explained to The Monitor that the main goal of aerobics is to prevent illness and promote physical fitness. "Formal aerobics...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 07 June 2010
Screening Centre For Local Medicinal Plants
Motlhanka is a pharmacognosist by training and it was this research topic that secured him a place at the Leadership Development Fellowship, a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme. He received a grant of $41,100 (approximately P246,600) aimed...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Opposition youth speak
The Monitor: It appears that you guys are able to cooperate as the Opposition Youth Leagues, a thing that failed with your party elders? Dikgafela: It is very important for us to work together at the moment because we have a common objective of...
07 June 2010
Boteti river flood welcomed by villagers
But my exhilaration has got nothing to do with making a discovery, but the long awaited flooding of the Boteti River, for I grew up marvelling at its majesty, as it meandered along a previously dry riverbed and the miraculous change of life for...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 07 June 2010
That's the way to go
The Minister of Health, Rev Dr John Seakgosing, has put forward a proposal to government that condoms should be provided in the prisons. This is a good development that needs to be acknowledged. This is so because in the past government, through its...
07 June 2010
The Winners Code
Scientists tell us that about 60 million years ago the dinosaur was the most elegant, most intelligent and strongest species on planet earth. It was a behemoth in every sense of the word. However, the dinosaur slowly began to disappear...
George Chingarande 07 June 2010
Etcetera II
In the last few weeks there has been both an extraordinary amount of published comment about art and the new art projects realised or intended and an extraordinary lack of factual information about them. Indicative of the latter has been Rampholo...
Sandy Grant 07 June 2010
Issues In Education
Recent issues have explored the criticality and importance of art education in holistic learner development. Art education policy frameworks, educational practices and experiences, the international commitment to art education and new trends towards...
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S.Weeks 07 June 2010
Health Chat
Answer Fatty liver is the build-up of fat in liver cells. It usually is caused by obesity but may be due to diabetes, high triglycerides and, in some cases, alcohol abuse, rapid weight loss, and malnutrition. Some cases are associated with...
Kiran Bhagat 07 June 2010
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07 June 2010
BNF condemns Israel attack
The unwarranted raid on a Turkish-led international humanitarian envoy to the Israeli blockaded Hamas-ruled Gaza-Palestinian territory runs against International law. It happened 80 miles from the mainland in international waters.We add our...
07 June 2010
Cautious optimism as diamond market strengthens
The economic fallout that followed the near collapse of the global financial system in the fourth quarter of 2008 shaped the company externally and internally by the proactive measures it took across the group to ensure that it adapted to changing...
07 June 2010
Africa could see increased capital flows-analyst
The company reports that the envisaged flight of capital from Australia since the government announced its intention to impose a 40% super profits tax, the world's heaviest tax on resource companies, as well as the collapse of resource stocks on the...
07 June 2010
Developing nations can help global recovery: w.bank
The Group of 20, bringing together the world's top developed and emerging economies, has emerged as the leading global forum, representing over 80 percent of the world's economic activity, but over 170 poorer countries feel left out. Strong growth,...
07 June 2010
My Money
The recent credit crunch has forced many lenders to review the maximum amount they are willing to lend, especially in mortgages, where 100 percent financing has now become a thing of the past. Most lenders have now become more strict, requiring the...
Olebile Khupe 07 June 2010
Experts meet to reform global finance
The meeting, which started on Thursday and ended on Friday at the Grand Palm resort, brought together high-level officials from the ministries of finance, central bankers and experts in development finance from around the African continent. The...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Community-driven tourism projects flourish
The projects, funded under the BTO's P15 million annual development budget, are designed to diversify tourism away from traditional activities such as wildlife while simultaneously spreading tourism activities around the country. The heritage...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
Talking Musika
Last week Bonnie, on Duma fm, asked why there was no representation of the Selebi Phikwe arts community at the marathon race named after the town. The artists who spoke on the show - 2H and another - were alarmed and incensed that the musicians of...
Rampholo Molefhe 07 June 2010
Soul Food
Just when I thought I had escaped the early winter sniffles and aches, here I am with a sore throat that feels like someone did a good job of scrubbing it with a pot scraper and left untold damage. Oh well that's part of interacting with others and...
Boitshepo Giyose 07 June 2010
Mafela owns up to an affair
As the news broke this week that Zuma's second wife, MaNtuli, had allegedly cheated on her husband with a bodyguard, the actor owned up to the Sunday Times that he had had an affair with her years ago. Mafela, known as S'dumo by his fans, still has...
07 June 2010
Drama unfolds at My Star show
Judge Kgomotso Tshwenyego asked both contenders to give reasons why they deserved to stay in the competition. "I got talent," Wame said. Unfortunately, things did not turn out as she had anticipated because Omphemetse and Stephanie were sent...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
'Sis Drea' impresses at Mantlwaneng
Like one famous poet once put it, "Poets are soldiers who liberate words from the steadfast possession of meaning as evidenced by her coining of the word 'soems'- meaning a combination of songs and poetry. Drea, with a high level of proficiency in...
Mpho Tlale
Correspondent 07 June 2010
All eyes on speedy Bafana Bafana
The usual odds-on Brazil, Spain, Germany, defending champions Italy and Argentina are among favourites to run away with the title. But without doubt, all eyes will be on the hosts South Africa to see how far they will go in the tournament, which is...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 07 June 2010
'The Ball' Passes Through Botswana
'The Ball' is a FIFA project that is used to raise awareness about the Special Olympics for the intellectually-challenged through football and it is part of the World Cup activities. 'The Ball' passed through over 100 countries and over 16,000...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 07 June 2010
Who will take Chiefs' hot seat?
But Magosi supporters will have to wait until next month to know whom their next coach is. This is because Chiefs have an Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 20 where a new committee is likely to be elected. Staff Writer TSHEPO MOLWANE sniffed...
07 June 2010
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