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Match Day Six
Honduras 0 - Chile 1 Chile opened their 2010 World Cup campaign in good form as they won their first match in the finals after 48 years. Jean Beausejour scored in the 34th minute the only goal that secured their victory against Honduras that is...
Thalefang Charles 16 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...
16 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...
16 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...
16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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...
16 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 16 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 16 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 16 June 2010
The state of democracy in Botswana
Democracy has presented a great definitional challenge to writers on the subject, leaving it open to numerous interpretations that have given many including less than democratic regimes an opportunity to claim to be democratic. In this piece, an...
GABRIEL MALEBANG
Correspondent 16 June 2010
As I See It
The Fourth estate never has the luxury of nestling snugly on the ruling party executives' bosom, only the state media is so indulged. The ruling party politicians are the same everywhere including the oldest parliamentary democracy, Great Britain.In...
Michael Dingake 16 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...
16 June 2010
Legalise prostitution and homosexuality - Ndadi
Speaking at the Human Rights HIV/AIDS awareness campaign that was held at the Galo Shopping Complex in Francistown on Saturday, Ndadi said although Botswana has well-celebrated treatment programmes, it still remains the hub of HIV and AIDS in the...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 16 June 2010
Botswana councils to partner with Sweden
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, the executive secretary of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA), Kethomilwe Moletsane said ILCD is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency to promote partnerships in councils from Europe, Asia...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Floggings stop in Kgatleng as royals face court
A number of Bakgatla royals, Kgafela Kgafela and Kgafela Mmusi are facing charges over some of the alleged floggings. There have been a number of reports on the alleged floggings which caused a public outcry. Members of a Mochudi drama group were...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 June 2010
NACA works out new response to HIV/AIDS
The new approach is to develop a national operation plan that will move towards international standards, which is mainly based on a collective national response instead of having different entities working duplicating each other's work or working at...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
BDP loses Councillor Tshekiso to BMD
Tshekiso, who has vowed to unseat the incumbent Member of Parliament, Edwin Batshu confirmed to Mmegi yesterday that he has resigned from the BDP and will be in the orange colours of BMD when the party touches base in Francistown on June 26,...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 16 June 2010
Improved policing reduced crime by 7 percent - Khama
Addressing a senior officers seminar in Gaborone, he said that the country can only attract sufficient investment from the international community if it is safe. "We cannot afford to be terrorised in the streets," he said. He said crime remains a...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
'A honk, a bang and a ball of fire'
Two people who were in the sedan the bus crashed into died on the spot. Apparently the sedan, a Ford Focus, was trying to turn right onto the road to Gaborone just under a kilometre from the Mmamashia bus stop. Neo Motlogelwa, who was...
BAME PIET and
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writers 16 June 2010
Former employee sues SADC and wins
She was fired with immediate effect in 2007, and the locks to her office were changed immediately without even being given the chance to collect her personal belongings that remained inside the office. She was also kicked out of her official home...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Selebi-Phikwe hit by shortage of fuel
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview this week, Selebi-Phikwe Shell Filling Station managing director, James Hughes, said "the situation is bad and the supply is erratic". He said they have not been given any explanation by Shell Company head office in...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 June 2010
Children's rights must inspire the HIV policy
The leadership of former president, Festus Mogae, paved the way and set a much more grounded approach to the HIV challenge in this country. President Ian Khama's decision to carry on where Mogae left off on this issue means that we are on our...
EDITOR 16 June 2010
Towards a new African leadership
As the publication has been gracious enough to admit, it was wrong. Many things have been extremely hopeful in Africa over the last decade. Growth has outpaced the rest of the world. World beating businesses have emerged and, given...
MO IBRAHIM 16 June 2010
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16 June 2010
A security strategy for the 21st Century
As with the politics pursued in the Obama administration's 16 months of office - dialogue, international commitment, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament - the document's strength lies in the position that it takes. The Security Strategy is a...
JAVIER SOLANA 16 June 2010
Today's Work Space
I have slightly re-worded some questions to avoid them being traced back to the questionner. Due to the mixture of questioners in terms of organisation and country and the like, the answers must be read with your peculiarities and...
JOSEPH MASANGO 16 June 2010
EPA talks to continue in Gaborone
The meeting, which will run from Thursday to Friday, stems from a decision made at the SACU Heads of State meeting in Namibia on April 22. The Gaborone meeting will, among other things, discuss the response of the European Union Trade Commissioner,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Govt must squeeze more from less - IMF
In a statement released on Monday, the IMF says as the forecast for Government revenues becomes more constrained while social obligations remain high, Government will need to improve management of public finances and re-prioritise...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Kenya MP held for hate speech, minister Ruto accused
Six people died on Sunday after a grenade attack at a prayer meeting in the capital, Nairobi, organised by the "No" campaign. Church leaders accused the government, which is mostly campaigning for a "Yes" vote, of being behind the attack. Many...
16 June 2010
UN calls for Kyrgyzstan humanitarian corridor
Lynn Pascoe said he also wanted to get help to Uzbekistan to make sure it could deal with the influx of refugees. Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have fled their homes in Kyrgyzstan and headed for Uzbekistan. The violence began in the southern...
16 June 2010
Guinea army arrests 'not linked to election'
Colonel Nouhou Thiam said the detentions were over allegations of financial impropriety. Several of those detained were close to the former military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, who was shot in the head in an assassination attempt last...
16 June 2010
Back Stage
I actually stayed awake. The movie is a blend of many types of family movies ranging from the Saint Bernard called Beethoven, the dog that loves his classical music to the fearless dog rescuer Lassie. The movie starts with Marmaduke (Owen Wilson's...
KHAYALETHU MPOFU 16 June 2010
Kubuitsile publishes an engaging romance novella
Interestingly, the author was able to use South Africa as a place of setting (as per the requirements of the publishers) and she wisely made her major characters Sotho/Tswana, possibly Pedi and she did it with success, as she was able to throw in...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
My Star trio set the pace
Galaletsang, Wame and Kgalalelo have been the stars of the show since the competition entered the song composition stage where the trio proved their unmatched skills. Wame and Galaletsang in particular have been amazing not only with their song...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Is Africa cursed?
Finest athletesWe salute Ghana's Black Stars for their heroic show in the 1-0 win over fancied Serbia on Sunday. Ghana became the first African side to bag three points after the usual heartache from four of the continent's representatives, although...
MQINDISI DUBE 16 June 2010
BBA announces bowling teams combinations
The African States tournament takes place in August while the Commonwealth Games are in October. BBA spokesperson, Lebo Mascarenhas said the combinations were announced after the Lobatse Major held in Gaborone over the weekend. Mascarenhas said Ivy...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 June 2010
Botswana buoyant after impressive COPA Coca-Cola show
The team lost the final 3-1 to the hosts. Botswana players recovered from an average performance in the group stages where they finished fourth to become giant slayers in the knockout phase of the competition, forcing their way to the finals. Prior...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 16 June 2010
Match Day Seven
Argentina 4 - South Korea 1 Gonzalo Higuain scored the tournament's first hat-trick as the south Americans demolished South Korea in an entertaining match at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. The result means that Argentina is through to the...
Thalefang Charles 17 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...
17 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...
17 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...
17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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...
17 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 17 June 2010
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