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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 08 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...
08 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...
08 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...
08 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...
08 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 08 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 08 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...
08 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 08 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 08 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 08 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 08 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 08 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...
08 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...
08 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...
08 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...
08 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 08 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 08 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...
08 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 08 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...
08 June 2010
Majweng seeks to rejoin BDP
Majweng, who lost in the primary elections of the ruling party contested for the seat as an independent candidate and won. "I have been a loyal BDP member and I will always be. In fact I will be tendering my application letter to the party." The...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Lecheng elders thank Gov't for 'Tandabala'
LECHENG: Old age pensioners in Lecheng have held a ceremony to thank government for the P220 payout they receive every month. The ceremony, which was held last Saturday, attracted 200 old pensioners from Lecheng village, who made contributions...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Botswana waits for first date palm fruits
He explained that dates take three to five years to produce fruits depending on the variety of the plant. He said that the palm trees are doing well so far and they are still observing their adaptation to the environment. "They are doing well...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
BONELA calls for more same-sex information in AIDS campaigns
Felistus Motimedi told the National AIDS Council last week that during a study BONELA conducted in 2008, it was discovered that there are men who are not necessarily gay, but have sex with other men. The study was meant to improve the understanding...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
BNFYL allege sabotage after flop of rally
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview this week, BNFYL spokesperson, Maikgantsho Ramontsho said the rally flopped because some people in the party are against the league due to its open support for Duma Boko. "We organised the rally well on time and...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Loan sharks' claims taken to court
The bench clerk for the Small Claims Court Sesupo Morongwa says while loan sharks usually demand a high percentage interest from clients, they have to settle for the normal rate of 10 percent when they bring their cases to the court. Civil disputes...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Botswana donates P188, 666 to Haiti
The hand over ceremony took place at a Gaborone hotel where the donations were received by the regional representative of s outhern Africa, Kenodur Gabelle from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Independent body to run BCP elections at congress
The publicity secretary of the BCP, Dumelang Saleshando, says as an experienced retired judicial officer who once dealt with election issues as Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Mosojane is the ideal choice for the purpose. The...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Molao signals intention to succeed Gaolathe?
Details of the bus trip emerged at a prayer meeting held at Gaolathe's house, when one of the Botswana Deamocratic Party (BDP) officials from Tonota North stood to pay tribute to the late politician. Among others the speaker spoke of a sponsored free...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Stop floggings or else... - DPP
DPP's Kgositsile Ngakaagae said in court yesterday that the application is meant to protect the population of Mochudi against continued floggings. He was addressing the court in the case in which Bakgatla royals, among them paramount chief Kgafela...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Mochudi Mascom Tower damage cost P1 million
The charge-sheet in which Bakgatla royals Mmusi Kgafela and Mothibe Linchwe and Bana Sekai Linchwe, Bakgatla Kgafela, Chiliasi Matlapeng, Segale Linchwe and Seikanelo Sebolawe are accused of illegally destroying the telecommunication tower...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Gaborone Central officials dump BDP
In a letter addressed to the BDP secretariat, Gaborone Central branch secretary, Bogadi Nwako notifies the party that she, together with 10 members of the branch committee are resigning from the ruling party with immediate effect. Attached to the...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
As the briefcase man passes on
On the Saturday of the BMD Convention, a day after the passing on of a great soul, Samson Moyo Guma serenaded a version of Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry in remembrance and in tribute to the right honourable gentleman, Baledzi Gaolathe. Elton John...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 08 June 2010
The BDP needs to self-introspect
The party has been a beacon of stability for many ruling parties around the region and many could borrow from its record. However, we now know that the party has been seething under strain for a number of years, only able to keep itself from breaking...
EDITOR 08 June 2010
As I see It
It now looks the order has changed with Discipline taking the lead, perhaps followed by Delivery; after that the roadmap becomes obfuscated. We do not hear much about the other three pegs on the roadmap: Democracy, Development and...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 08 June 2010
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08 June 2010
Charlie Sheen's sentence could include theatre internship
If the judge accepts the plea agreement, the television star would spend the next month as a theater intern by day and a jail inmate at night. Pitkin County, Colorado, District Attorney Arnold Mordkin would not confirm reports that Sheen would serve...
08 June 2010
As I See It
It is the second of five films on education. Next week's movie is an award winning French film, The Class that swept the Caesars and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2008, and was nominated for an Oscar as the Best Foreign Language Film last year. It...
SASA MAJUMA 08 June 2010
Gongmaster in support of Khama's fourth and fifth Ds
Gongmaster said he is really worried at the attitude of local artists because most of them have lost respect for themselves and the nation to the extent of causing shockwaves across Botswana's music industry. He said amongst the many unruly...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Mates team up to give Lister birthday to remember
The show was not only well-attended but a number of local artists turned up to wish the "jolly good fellow" the best of luck in his future endeavours. Miss Millennium, Theresa Hirschfeld, also attended the birthday bash. Rhumba...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Zambian journalist to appeal against jail sentence
Fred M'membe, the editor and owner of the Post, was convicted of contempt of court last week for publishing a commentary piece while the trial was still in progress. After sentencing on Friday he was denied the chance to post bail. Supporters of...
08 June 2010
More than 160 Nigerians die from lead in scramble for gold
Dr Henry Akpan, Nigeria's chief epidemiologist, said that 100 of the dead were children from five villages in Zamfara state, a near-desert region of the Sahel that has seen a growing food crisis over recent weeks. Akpan said the children either...
08 June 2010
Seven convicted over 1984 Bhopal gas disaster
The former employees, many now in their 70s, face up to two years in prison. The judge has not yet announced sentences.Large groups of survivors and relatives, along with rights activists, gathered in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in central India. They...
08 June 2010
Fuel shortage disrupts basketball league
BBA chairperson, Kabo Khama, said they were forced to cancel their Saturday games after clubs communicated that they will not be able to travel because of the fuel shortages. Gaborone-based Botswana Defence Force (BDF) V were supposed to travel to...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Kutlwano's title prospects brighten
The game was seen as a litmus test, which the Gaborone side passed with flying colours. Kutlwano has been in good form since the beginning of the season, beating giants such as BDF VI. Their coach Isaac Samuel had every reason to be optimistic...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 June 2010
Chiefs sign Sithole
Although Chiefs' chairman, Ernest Molome, could not confirm the move, impeccable sources revealed that the BMC coach is heading to the Kgatleng giants. Sithole will take charge of Chiefs in the coming season as he attempts to win the title with the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 June 2010
Chiefs' committee served with suspension letter
Through their lawyer, Ranier Busang, the club members have ordered the executive committee headed by chairman Ernest Molome to leave office because its term has expired. "Clients have taken a decision to suspend you from dealing with any financial...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 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 09 June 2010
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