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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 22 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 22 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...
22 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 22 June 2010
How ambush marketing ambushed sport
It was, the authorities claim, a gimmick cynically designed to capture the attention of the world's media - and, if so, it was wildly successful. When 36 young women wearing orange mini-dresses associated with the Dutch brewers Bavaria entered the...
JON KELLY 22 June 2010
Beyond petroleum, beyond pollution, beyond politics - a short history of BP
BP, however, goes beyond petroleum, indeed, beyond business. The mess we have today in the Gulf of Mexico is not the first time BP has committed crimes against the environment and against people. This is a proverbial drop in the bucket for BP. This...
M. KAMIAR 22 June 2010
The Afrikaners demand 'whites only' land
It is here two black men were accused of murdering Eugene Terre'Blanche, the leader of South Africa's far-right Afrikaner Resistance Movement,. The people manning it, from another Afrikaner outfit with similar views to Terre'Blanche's, were...
NDABA NKOMO 22 June 2010
Fongkongs....
You may derogatorily call them fongkongs, but the advent of Chinese goods has made a difference in the lives of ordinary folks. For those who cannot afford exorbitant prices charged by South African chain stores, they have found a solace in...
22 June 2010
World Cup: A chance of a lifetime indeed
The stakes are even higher when a football lover gets to see the World Cup opening match. I do not know how a Muslim feels after making that trip to Mecca or a Zion Christian Church (ZCC) member feels after the Easter trip to the Holy City of Moria,...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Ntombi Setshwaelo: "I've learnt to centre myself"
Setshwaelo is a nurturer and her youth environment has molded her into the person she is today. Raised in South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and finally married in Botswana; travelling across borders makes her what she calls a "SADC product." She...
TUDUETSO TEBAPE 22 June 2010
Politics is not a job but volunteerism - Phitshana
Alcohol abuse is the order of the day there. Crime levels are high. Houses are prone to flooding due to the poor drainage system. There are not enough streetlights, nor are there any public toilets, a situation that, coupled with excessive littering,...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 22 June 2010
Selebi-Phikwe fails to tap into World Cup
Contrary to expectations, Selebi-Phikwe did not implement any of the recommendations that were made by the delegation the council sent to South Africa in July 2006 to attend a seminar on opportunities in the FIFA World Cup. The council failed to...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
The day the SADF bombed my village
There were six altogether. Two huge ugly fish-birds and smaller ones, although by no means smaller than what the residents of the budding village of Mogoditshane were used to. Their combined drone shook the ground and the houses and rendered...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Divorce but consider the children
That was the last time their father spent the night at home. Many times the youngest of the children would snuggle up to her mother: "mommy where is daddy? I miss daddy," and begin to cry. Her mother would hide her tears from the child. The children...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
The Black Peril I loved and captained
His team almost always emerged the victor over Moeng, where Mogolori Modise played right wing, and the village rivals at Swaneng. The home teams, Miscellaneous and Motherwell, always had trouble coping with Uncle Ray's TTC. He already had a...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 June 2010
What working class agenda are unions pushing
In the last general elections, Manual Workers Union came out in the open in their support for the Barata-Phati Faction within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party( BDP). The basis for their support of the Barata-Phati against the A-Team Faction...
MOTELEBANE SHEPERD 22 June 2010
Whither Botswana?
Hopefully, the members of President Ian Khama's government read the article on the apparent contempt of many Batswana towards the alcohol levy (Echo, 08 April 2010). The article started: "If there was anyone who believed the 30 percent alcohol levy...
Dan Moabi 22 June 2010
We are not in crisis - BDP
The issues relate to the recent meeting by the Committee at Maharaj Conference Centre, which the media published out of context. The truth is; * The BDP like any other party has friends and sympathisers, who are not necessarily members of the...
22 June 2010
The shopaholic disease
However, when it becomes uncontrollable and leads to debt this can cause problems. The term shopaholic is aptly coined to describe people who fall into the trap of compulsive buying without much thought or care to the dire consequences of debt until...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
World Cup victory for Africa a mere dream
One or two teams may make it into the last 16 but that would be just about it. 'Ke nako, it is time', is quickly appearing to be a slogan to mean nothing more than it is time for Africa to be beaten on home soil. "There is a new rule, if you...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 22 June 2010
"Keep bogadi level," Kgosi advises government
He said this will prevent people from making lobola a 'get rich quick' scheme instead of concentrating on its sentimental value. Malema said youth prefer not to marry nowadays because of the exhorbitant lobola. Lobola is described as a southern...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 22 June 2010
Congestion fuels crime on Haskins Street
"We have seen a rise in crime such as shoplifting, cellphone thefts, pick-pocketing and illegal money dealings because of the congestion on this street," said Superintendent Mokuedi Mphathi, Central Police Station commander. Mphathi, said the main...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 22 June 2010
Kweneng South BDP youth miss congress
Raletobana's name was once mentioned among the Barata-Phathi faction, which defected to form the Botswana Movement for Democracy following a resolution taken at Mogoditshane. Raletobana did not however, join the BMD. Yesterday, enquiries revealed...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
BDP executives heed youth SOS
The programme featured party leaders, President Ian Khama, Serema, BDP chairman, Daniel Kwelagobe, and two former youth chairmen, Kefentse Mzwinila and Lesang Magang. However, the youth were conspicuously absent on the list of speakers. Serema said...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
BMD holds inaugural rally in F/town
The Saturday rally billed for the popular Chedu Choda Freedom Square in Francistown South constituency is expected to leave a lasting impact in the minds of the city dwellers. Recently, the BDP held a massive rally addressed by President Ian Khama...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Munhumutape moves to court over revoked licence
NBBB revoked the licence in January after the company's envisaged pay TV failed to go on air despite numerous extensions. The NBBB cancelled the licence saying the company has contravened a material condition. "In terms of the said licence...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 22 June 2010
Prof Good wins payout against Botswana at AU court
The tussle between Botswana government and its nemesis, deported political scientist and government critic Professor Kenneth Good, took another turn this week. Good successfully sued the government and won undisclosed payouts at the African Union's...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Kalafatis case reaches High Court
The highly publicised case made its debut before Regional Magistrate Lot Moroka two months back. Mmegi understand that the case was finally registered at Lobatse High Court yesterday but is yet to be allocated to a judge. In the case, BDF corporals...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Khama, Venson and BDP join facebook
On Sunday, the administrators of the page announced the presence of President Ian Khama and invited members to interact with him. Responding to the members of the BDP page which was at 1,007 yesterday the president said that time and schedules...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Back Stage
It takes place over a few years just before the great English poet John Keats' death in Italy of TB on the February 23,1821. He was just over 25 years old. So 189 years ago England and the world lost one of the greatest romantic poets. Keats' first...
SASA MAJUMA 22 June 2010
Milez releases video
In this video, titled You! The Remix, Milez (real name Milan Williams), features award winning hip-hop artist Game "Zeus" Bantsi and Samba. As the video seems lacking in a few areas, especially in editing and creativity in regard to locations, the...
STAFF WRITER 22 June 2010
Bessie Head Heritage Trust announces winners
Tshetsana Senau of Palapye snatched the first prize in the novel category for her manuscript Travelling to the Sun: The Diary of Ruth. The 20-year-old Senau, who is a BSc. student at the University of Botswana (UB) told Mmegi in an interview that she...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Communication is best in the people's languages
However, we have no doubt that our people, intelligent and open human beings, are able to utilise such a president, by taking advantage to get their views across to him regardless of what motivates him to be around them. We therefore inevitably had...
EDITOR 22 June 2010
As I See It
Political parties are the bedrock foundation of our parliamentary democracy process. It is fair to assume that governments constituted by political parties, that do not practice internal democracy, parties who cheat or cut corners to arrive at...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 22 June 2010
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22 June 2010
Sacu reviews contentious revenue-sharing formula
.The Sacu secretariat, which is based in Windhoek, Namibia, recently issued a request for consultants to bid for the compilation of a study into the structure and operation of the agreement and submissions were due by June 21. Therefore, the study,...
22 June 2010
Planned 300MW power station steams ahead
The MDPP, which is being developed by Golden Conchord Holdings and CIC Energy, will tap into a section of the estimated two billion-tonne coal resource within the Mmamabula Energy Project to power the planned power station. The Mmamabula Energy...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Diesel power plants to cost a heavy P29 billion
Government has funded the construction of two diesel power stations - one in Orapa, the other at Matshelagabedi - which will together generate 160MW from a diesel consumption rate of 292,000 litres and 50, 000 litres respectively for a maximum of...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Lampard - thereare no factions in England camp
A sense of revolt took grip on Sunday after John Terry said senior players were ready to confront Capello at a team meeting last night over his choice of tactics and player selection ahead of tomorrow's crucial final group match against...
22 June 2010
Phikwe juniors called for national duty
The duo's coach, Wellington Sibanda, said the players are motivated and will do well. He said most of his players have had a good season which saw one of the country's rising prospects, Innocent Tidimane, win a scholarship to sharpen his skills at...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 22 June 2010
Zebras miss four players for Lesotho friendly
The Zebras left early yesterday morning for Lesotho's capital, Maseru, without four key players due to injuries. The team returns on Thursday to prepare for Saturday's clash. Township Rollers' marksman, Onalethata Tshekiso, Michael Mogaladi and his...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 June 2010
African prize for leadership fails to find a winner
Then the UN failed to present an award for "improving the quality of human life" because human rights groups objected to it being funded by one of the continent's most brutal dictators, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. Both...
22 June 2010
Police probe attempt to murder Rwandan exile
Govindsamy Mariemuthoo, a national police spokesperson, refused to comment Sunday on allegations from Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwasa's wife that Rwandan President Paul Kagame was behind Saturday's shooting. "We will determine from the...
22 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 23 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 23 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...
23 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 23 June 2010
Divorce but consider the children
That was the last time their father spent the night at home. Many times the youngest of the children would snuggle up to her mother: "mommy where is daddy? I miss daddy," and begin to cry. Her mother would hide her tears from the child. The children...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 23 June 2010
The Black Peril I loved and captained
His team almost always emerged the victor over Moeng, where Mogolori Modise played right wing, and the village rivals at Swaneng. The home teams, Miscellaneous and Motherwell, always had trouble coping with Uncle Ray's TTC. He already had a...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 23 June 2010
What working class agenda are unions pushing
In the last general elections, Manual Workers Union came out in the open in their support for the Barata-Phati Faction within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party( BDP). The basis for their support of the Barata-Phati against the A-Team Faction...
MOTELEBANE SHEPERD 23 June 2010
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