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Match Day Four
Netherlands 2 - Denmark 0 Simon Poulsen's own goal and Dirk Kuyt's tap-in the 85th minute were the only goals in this first Group E match in Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium. The Dutch who are among the favourites to win the cup did not live up to...
Thalefang Charles 14 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...
14 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...
14 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...
14 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 14 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 14 June 2010
Tati River: A jewel or environmental trap?
It snakes through villages, farms and cattleposts until it eventually meets the Shashe River before both rivers disappear into the Limpopo River. To reach Francistown, the Tati River passes through several villages, some of which are Mapoka,...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 14 June 2010
We are scientists present ... the rules of writing a World Cup anthem
Artists including New Order, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles have entered the maze and found their way out the other side. Others - such as Madonna, U2 and the Beatles - have notoriously crashed on the rocks, ending promising careers and...
14 June 2010
What if we had hosted Brazil?
What if we had hosted one of the competing teams here in Botswana? This kept racing in my mind as I watched the Matlho-A-Phage TV programme this past week. The programme had hosted the Director of Sports, Falcon Sedimo and an officer from Botswana...
* BOITSHEPO BOLELE 14 June 2010
No excuses, re paletswe
For the up-coming month, the African continent courtesy of the dedication and resolve of the South Africans, will witness the greatest footballing event ever taking place on its shore. As this is a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' we have to reflect...
14 June 2010
Fish farming is the way of the future
It is either because aspiring farmers know little about fish farming or they are not aware that it is another sector that can be explored especially because greater opportunities are available in it than in any other agricultural sector. Even the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 14 June 2010
A tribute to Howard Head
He was only 48 years old when he passed on and like his mother, he died relatively young. In 2007, multitudes of Bessie Head fans and scholars converged on the capital of the Bangwato to celebrate what would have been Head's 70th birthday and...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer and TOM HOLZINGER
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Our Heritage
The unlamented past, in a nutshell, is dead and to be permanently buried whilst today and tomorrow is popularly seen as the new dawn. Is there a belief that the traditional home, being 'made' of earth, wood and grass or reeds was only a variation of...
SANDY GRANT 14 June 2010
UN approves new Iran sanctions
The UN Security Council approved resolution 1929 authorising the sanctions. Twelve countries voted in favour -- including crucially all five permanent members, Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. Brazil and Turkey voted against,...
14 June 2010
Hundreds of suspected kidnappers arrested in Nigeria
All the suspects were from the Igbo ethnic community, one of the three main groups in the country's south-east, Inspector General Ogbonnaya Onovo said. "More than 300 kidnappers have been arrested between February 2010 to date and all of them are...
14 June 2010
Sudan media slam the return of censorship
. "During the electoral period there was no censorship ... but now it is back," said Annur Ahmed Annur, editor-in-chief of the independent daily al-Sahafa. Last September, al-Bashir announced the lifting of press censorship, ending a system under...
14 June 2010
Fresh farm raids in Zim, says farmers' union
The attackers were trying to evict them, although many of the farmers have court orders allowing them to stay on their land, while one is protected under an investment pact with Malaysia, the mainly white Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) said. "The...
14 June 2010
Football Football is war
The late Rinus Michels, also known as "the General," coach of the Dutch team that narrowly lost to Germany in the 1974 final, famously said, "Football is war." When the Dutch had their revenge in 1988 and beat Germany to go on to become European...
IAN BURUMA 14 June 2010
BMD for the middle class, maybe, but it is no 'opposition' yet
Middle class? Yes, in the language if the spokespersons of capitalism who prefer the method of 'social stratification' to differentiate the various economic groupings that their preferred mode of production creates, refer to this economic layer...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 14 June 2010
Instability in Botswana's labour movement - an inside view
"Beware of the wedge-driver, the man who creeps from ear to ear, carrying a bag full of wedges, driving them in between you and the next man, between one group and another, a man who goes round creating splits and divisions. Beware of the wedge...
14 June 2010
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14 June 2010
Morongwa Security Increase Chess Sponsorship
Speaking at the unveiling of the sponsorship on Thursday, Morongwa representative, Kaiser Lesetedi, said they find great pride in sponsoring young chess players. He said it is crucial players are taught chess when they are still young. Lesetedi said...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Slovenia Wait Until Late
The former West Brom midfielder's dipping 20-yard drive slipped through the grasp of Algeria keeper Faouzi Chaouchi and into the corner of the net to give the European side their first ever World Cup finals win. The goal came just seven...
14 June 2010
Darkness Saves Diphatsa
Though they started the game well and were tipped to win, they lost momentum and were headed for a loss at stoppage time. Their problems started in the second set when they failed to combine after winning the first set. Diphatsa is one of the teams...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Iniesta Resumes Spain Training
The midfielder missed Saturday's session in an effort to speed up his recovery from the leg injury suffered in Tuesday's 6-0 win over Poland. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres remains Spain's only injury doubt. Coach Vicente Del Bosque said: "I don't...
14 June 2010
Maradona Welcomes Calming Victory
"To begin a World Cup in winning fashion gives you a certain sense of calmness," said Maradona. "The only thing that concerns me is that we won a big match. Thank God we won the game." Maradona's talented side came into the tournament off the back of...
14 June 2010
Green Vows To Bounce Back
"I'm sure there's 50-odd million people disappointed with me, but I'll come back, work hard and it won't affect me," said West Ham goalkeeper Green. "At half time I walked in, apologised to the lads and moved on." Coach Fabio Capello added:...
14 June 2010
South Africa Ponders Vuvuzela Ban
The constant sound of the high-pitched horn-like instrument has so far drowned out much of the atmosphere-generating singing usually associated with games. And Jordaan, when asked if he would get rid of them, told BBC Sport: "If there are grounds to...
14 June 2010
Evra Anxious Over France Pressure
.Group A is evenly poised after France laboured to a drab goalless draw with Uruguay on Friday, following South Africa's 1-1 draw with Mexico. France face Mexico on Thursday before playing South Africa five days later. "We do not want to go into our...
14 June 2010
Volleyball Exports Return For Holidays
They started playing for USMB last December under a one-year contract. They told Sport Monitor over the weekend that they intend to use the knowledge they gained in Algeria to improve the level of volleyball in Botswana. They said their stay in...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Soul Food
It worked like magic, and I am not feeling any unwelcome side effects one usually gets with modern chemical flu medicines. Part of my cold attack was because I was completely run down with exhaustion and stress from work overload. You...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 14 June 2010
Talking Musika
Far too many 'consultants' and 'experts' and downright thugs are rewarded for cheating their way through the modest firewalls that Botswana society is struggling to set up, and the Batswana respond with their perennial humility, never willing...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 14 June 2010
Jimmy Page Celebrated At Mojo Awards
But Florence and the Machine, who led the field with four nominations before the London event, was overlooked. Page, who last won a Mojo award for the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion, revealed he was working on new material with a number of different...
14 June 2010
Film Star Zeta Jones Becomes A CBE
Writer Ronald Harwood, who won 2003's best adapted screenplay Oscar for The Pianist, receives a knighthood. Veteran Coronation Street stars Eileen Derbyshire and Barbara Knox gain MBEs in the soap's 50th anniversary year. Derbyshire, who plays Emily...
14 June 2010
My Star 2010 Soon To Have Its Star
Formerly known as Pop Star, the competition is growing and having quite an impact in nurturing local talent, which has stalled due to lack of structures to see it mature and possibly help various holders eke out a living. This being the stage that...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 14 June 2010
Let Us Be A Nation In Dialogue
This is clearly a diversion from Setswana proverbs like "Mahoko a kgotla a mantle otlhe" and "Mmualebe o a bo a bua la gagwe", which for many years have guided national dialogue. There has also been a shift in terms of how we do things amongst...
14 June 2010
Etcetera II
It was an admirable initiative and one which others in communities up and down the country might wish to emulate. When the pension scheme was first initiated it was a tremendous breakthrough, a huge step forward in the way that the government viewed...
SANDY GRANT 14 June 2010
Health Chat
Answer This intriguing question is a topic of wide debate in psychiatric circles and was the subject of two recent journal articles. The first, published in a 2007 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, was based on a survey...
KIRAN BHAGAT 14 June 2010
Issues In Education
This is to the detriment of their required duties as supervisors of instruction. Why are they so often out of their schools on what is called "official duty"? Is it necessary that school heads should maintain a visible presence in their schools?...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI
S. WEEKS 14 June 2010
The Winners Code
Mid-way through the journey they ran into a tempestuous storm. The captain of the first ship looked through the window, and saw the boisterous wind. His heart sank within him. He cried out in panic. His panic cascaded to his crew and soon everyone...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 14 June 2010
What Is Africa Doing For Its Children?
State lawyers argued that the law required that any person seeking to adopt a child in Malawi should have lived there for at least 18 months. That legal requirement was waived.The adoption raises several legal ethical, moral, legal and...
EDITOR 14 June 2010
Tumie Finds Solace In The Media
Tumie is not only a presenter with YaRona FM but she also presents a TV show, and is also editor of the life style magazine, Flair. However, despite her achievements Tumie is not one to blow here own trumpet. She co-presents the YaRonaFM breakfast...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Mazebedi: The Dapper Dresser Who Suffers From The Art Bug
A dapper who dresses flashily in African print and trendy suits, he was in the civil service for 30 years when in May 2005 the drawing bug bit him so hard he had to let go and set up ALBJ Enterprises, a company he is using as a vehicle of "bringing...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Nurses' Dress Lets The profession Down
They are members of a profession that has, and continues, to be punctuated by caring and abundance of love for patients. They are indeed professionals whose presence makes human life complete. These professionals are nurses. Be that as it may, one...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
My Money
However, most of the time, you'll find that saving a "little" money every day begins to add up to significant savings. Put these small money-saving tips into practice, and be sure to reap the benefits by putting the money you save into the bank. Tip...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 14 June 2010
Japan Could 'Collapse' Under Debt Pile
Naoto Kan, in his first major speech since taking over, said Japan needed a financial restructuring to avert a Greece-style crisis."Our country's outstanding public debt is huge... our public finances have become the worst of any developed country,"...
14 June 2010
AG Studies Aviation Regulations
According to the parastatal's Public Affairs Officer, Punah Serati, the apparent delay stems from extensive consultations with different stakeholders whose input CAAB considers invaluable. Liberalisation of air transport will result in less...
Mpho Tlale
Correspondent 14 June 2010
Botswana Economy To Expand By 5%-Moody's
In a credit research note released last Thursday, Moody's said Government's savings lost to the financing of last year's P13.4-billion deficit were now being rebuilt through mining input and rising diamond prices. The agency said Botswana's debt...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 14 June 2010
Cooperative Model Needs Rejuvenation - Minister
Cooperative societies, which date back to 1964, are usually focused on product retail, arts and crafts, savings and credit, cleaning and cattle sales. The basic model for cooperatives in Botswana is a voluntary organisation of community members who...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 14 June 2010
Public Transport Is A Test Of Patience And Endurance
Onnet Mkhize of Bulawayo is concerned about the behaviour of some of the passengers. "The behaviour of some of the passengers leaves much to be desired and makes the use of public transport a nightmare," she says. She argues that some passengers...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 14 June 2010
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