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Africa's first World Cup kicks off
Highlights also included a giant dung beetle, a bubbling calabash and array of colourful African costumes. President Jacob Zuma opened the tournament with a message from Nelson Mandela who is grieving the death his granddaughter who died from a car...
Thalefang Charles 11 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 11 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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 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...
11 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 11 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 11 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...
11 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 11 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 11 June 2010
Baledzi Gaolathe: tribute to a great man
He was humbleHis genuine and deep humility touched those who came into contact with him. This tall and slender man refused favours, no matter how much others believed he may have deserved them. He queued at the bank and at the bus...
*NDABA GAOLATHE 11 June 2010
Child trafficking sneaks into Botswana, preying on ignorance
At 13, she looked even too miniscule for her age in the old school uniform that now came to her rear, she had pulled out of school to work for a friend to her mother's farmer employer. She had come from school and had barely dropped her school...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Restaurants sport menus to whet World Cup appetite
However this has not damped the spirits of those who are business-minded. Like the Tswana saying, phokoje go tshela yo o dithetsenyana, entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to at least feed off the crumbs of the spectacular event that shall...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Botswana, UNHCR help Namibia refugees return
Hishongwa says that though there will not be special treatment for them once they settle, at the beginning the government of Namibia will help them settle in at home. "The doors, gates and borders are open in Namibia for the Namibians to come back...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Govt launches statutory structure to tackle project overruns
The permanent secretary in the Ministry, Carter Morupisi, announced this yesterday at Ntlo Ya Dikgosi that the newly appointed board would guide foreign companies on issues of project timeframes, among other duties. Morupisi said once involved, CRD...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 11 June 2010
World Cup could spark human trafficking - WiLSA
Speaking on the eve of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off in various cities of South Africa, running from June 11-to July 11, WILSA acting Zambia coordinator, Hope Kasese-Kumalo, advised young people to be wary of human traffickers who are ready...
MWENGWE KAPEMBWA
Correspondent 11 June 2010
World Cup craze hits Batswana
Being the biggest soccer showpiece on the globe, the World Cup never comes without much hype and fanfare as soccer lovers and other well-wishers go all the way behind their nations to give them support and cheer them on, hoping they will ultimately...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Govt launches statutory structure to tackle project overruns
The permanent secretary in the Ministry, Carter Morupisi, announced this yesterday at Ntlo Ya Dikgosi that the newly appointed board would guide foreign companies on issues of project timeframes, among other duties. Morupisi said once involved, CRD...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Suspect fraudster surrenders and is jailed pending bail
Lekwae, who has been on the run for almost two years, is said to have called the investigating officers on the CMS case in order to hand himself over. He is implicated in two counts of fraud involving a sum of P7,269,429. 80. In a brief...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
BMD claims over 10,000 members
Kabo Morwaeng who is responsible for mobilisation in the party said even before the launch, they had received many calls for membership. He said at the May 29 convention where they launched the new party, all the 10,000 application forms were...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
SA threatens to divert P800m cross-border trade
Botswana's businesses that rely on the long trans-boundary trade at Kazungula border post in the northwest and Martins Drift border post in the east are anxious after receiving a memorandum last week warning them of South Africa's intention to divert...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Gaborone clubs catch World Cup fever
Entertainment mogul, Steve Raman said they will be screening the games on big screens at his three nightclubs; Satchmo's Jazz Cafe, Zoom and Grand West. Raman said they would also screen the World Cup games at Ozone nightclub in Lobatse. ...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Btv stays put on DSTV and Philibao
Hence the station managers could not say whether their channel would be available on the popular Chinese decoders during the World Cup, which begins today in South Africa. The decoders have become the number one choice in many homes in Botswana...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Local hotels go without World Cup guests
For the World Cup does not hold much for Batswana in terms of business, if the state of affairs in the hospitality industry is any yardstick. Initially it was envisaged that many of the overseas soccer fans and tourists travelling to southern...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Botswana politicians travel for taste of World Cup
Some have said they will go down south, whilst others have decided to watch it from their homes on the screens.Officially it has been announced that President Ian Khama will only attend the closing ceremony of the competition in South...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Batswana in panic dive for 'working' passport
South Africa threw Botswana into confusion last week when no Botswana residents using the old passports - non-machine readable passports - were allowed into that country on Thursday and Friday, immigration sources in South Africa confirmed to...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Key British, US envoys deny terror alert
The reports said the United States Embassy in Gaborone had also made special preparations to evacuate American citizens into Botswana in case of attacks during the games. The two nations are prime targets of anti-Western networks throughout the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Southern African economies likely to underperform relative to African peers
However, some regions would expand at a slower rate, African Development Bank research divisional head Peter Walkenhorst warned on Tuesday. Speaking at a summit on the 'African Economic Outlook 2010' report, in Pretoria, he also cautioned that the...
11 June 2010
African economies should boost tax collection
Speaking on findings of the 'African Economic Outlook 2010' report, Stijns said that there was reason for optimism and that Africa was, on average, making progress in moving away from aid towards boosting its revenues from taxation.On average, the...
11 June 2010
Africa needs $93 billion to maintain economic growth, AFDB says
"If any economic activity is going to take place, clearly our infrastructure deficit must be closed," Moyo said in an interview yesterday at the Conference of Montreal. "We need a lot of money, and the bank can only supply a part of that." Africa,...
11 June 2010
FIFA World Cup Africa fever
The consensus estimate is that the World Cup will add 0.3-0.5ppt to South African GDP growth in 2010. The hope is that the tournament will also help to dispel long-held misperceptions about the region, leading to increased trade, investment and...
*RAZIA KHAN 11 June 2010
CONSUMER WATCHDOG
We get even more emails from people who have also received such offers and are now understandably skeptical. Correction, people don't seem to be skeptical these days, there's no need to be skeptical any more, I think we all know this is...
11 June 2010
World Bank raises Botswana's GDP forecast
Rough diamond prices have returned to their pre-recession levels, having fallen by up to 60 percent during last year's recession. Robust prices have been recorded at sights held by the Diamond Trading Company and tenders held by other producers such...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Study aims to stem racism from tourism
This study will follow a consultative workshop between UB and stakeholders in the tourism industry that is taking place in Maun today to address dissatisfaction in the tourism sector. Among other things, the study will explore how helpful or harmful...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Planned tax reforms spook private sector
In his Budget Speech last February, the Minister of Finance, Kenneth Matambo, announced plans to discard the current two-tier system and replace it with a single corporate tax of 25 percent. This change would also include halving withholding tax on...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
World Cup 'curse in disguise' for local tourism
There is normally an upsurge in tourist arrivals and revenues between May and September, a time known as the peak period when conditions for activities such as hunting, photography and safaris are at their optimum. Traditionally, Botswana's prime...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Banks' honeymoon coming to an end
Making abnormally massive profits should soon be over for Botswana's commercial banks, thanks to the Bank of Botswana's decision to adopt a low interest rate regime, analysts reckon. Largely due to the high interest rate regime that has been in...
11 June 2010
BooK Review
John Edward Williams, a lesser-known American novelist of the 20th Century, has recently been re-discovered. His Stoner was first published 45-years ago. It is soon to be released in a widely available paperback and audio editions (both CD and...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 11 June 2010
Back Stage
Green Zone opens in Baghdad, Iraq, on the 19th of March 2003. United States (US) Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (an efficient, stern faced and minimalist Matt Damon) is leading a large team in the search for WMD; the American forces have been...
SASA MAJUMA 11 June 2010
Is this Africa's World Cup? Ask local musicians
This is because other African countries, especially those neighbouring South Africa, are not going to benefit much from the World Cup. A music festival featuring international artists is being held at the Orlando Stadium today ahead of he...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 11 June 2010
Women potters shine at President's Day display
Arts& Culture learnt that the impressive pottery works mounted at the exhibition belong to two sisters - Mmamontshoyana Ditshekiso and Keseitsheletse Ditshotlo - both from Molepolole. According to Power Kawina, the curator of Kgosi Sechele I...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 11 June 2010
Mixed report card for ICC
"The Rome Statute has been described as the greatest advance in international law since the UN Charter," Oby Nwankwo, executive director of Nigeria's Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, said in Uganda, where the 31 May-11 June...
11 June 2010
Nitty Gritty
There are all types of sins that guys commit, but the most serious one is to create the impression that wena you are just there to drink other people and not buy drinks yourself. Here's the dilemma. You see, if I drink your round and then listen to...
BAROLONG SEBONI 11 June 2010
Whither Botswana
A first-time visitor from anywhere only needs to be in this country for a few hours and tune-in to any of the three public broadcasters for a few minutes to realise that all the talk they heard before about the democratic virtues of Botswana was...
DAN MOABI 11 June 2010
Goodluck Africa!
It has been a somewhat tumultuous period leading to the World Cup with some nations, particularly from the West casting doubt on Africa and in particular, South Africa's ability to host a successful tournament. Their concerns were largely based on...
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