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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 25 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 25 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...
25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 June 2010
Wily, wild and wayward
FRANCISTOWN: Since years of yore, children have been known to stun their parents with their novel ideas, despite the harsh punishment this often earned. Traditionalists are fast in their belief that today's children are spoilt and wayward, rushing...
25 June 2010
Our Heritage
The descriptive note in respect of the latter two items worried me a great deal. Last week I spelt out my concerns about the rain pot, this week I want to take issue with the Museum's statement that, 'it is believed that drum represents the...
SANDY GRANT 25 June 2010
The abuses of science
Science really isn't connected to the rest of life half as straightforwardly as one might wish. For instance, Isaac Newton noted gladly that his theory of gravitation gave a scientific proof of God's existence. Today's anti-god warriors, by...
25 June 2010
Just what is wrong with men?
Others do not celebrate it because the fathers of their children have deserted them while some did not celebrate this day because the men they call fathers do not deserve to be called that, even biological as this term simply is. There is something...
BAME PIET 25 June 2010
Sudan army, rebels clash in Darfur
JEM said it defeated large government attacks in Uzban, 120km south-east of the capital of North Darfur state El Fasher on Monday, and another nearby settlement on Tuesday afternoon. The government-aligned Sudanese Media Centre reported it was...
25 June 2010
Congo train crash 'death toll rising - 76 killed'
The train derailed as it went round a corner in a remote area between Bilinga and Tchitondi, throwing four carriages into a ravine. Officials say the death toll is likely to rise as rescue operations continue. "According to the facts on the ground,...
25 June 2010
Libya violates human rights despite new image - Amnesty
Britain, the US and other countries are accused of turning a blind eye to "gross" domestic excesses committed by Muammar Gaddafi's regime, as they rush to co-operate over counter-terrorism and invest in the oil-rich north African...
25 June 2010
Book review
Preschool in three cultures Revisited is based on a comparative study in China, Japan and the United States of America (US). The book, and accompanying video, are a sequel to a study in the same three countries, "Preschool in Three Cultures", by...
DORCAS B. MOLEFE 25 June 2010
Back Stage
It is a souped-up romantic tragedy that tries to mix elements of Romeo and Juliet with Bonnie and Clyde and nearly every other movie that has been made in Las Vegas, plus a few in Mexico - or is it Charlie Chaplin's house in the Yukon Territory?...
SASA MAJUMA 25 June 2010
Nikky Blonsky: It doesn't matter that I'm plus-size
Huge stars Blonsky, 21, as a girl sent to the camp by parents who want her to drop some pounds, which is not in her plans at all. Blonsky stars alongside Hayley Hasselhoff - yes, The Hoff's daughter - who is totally gung-ho about losing weight...
25 June 2010
Mahuma: From a hardcore criminal to a traditional poet
When one listens to Kaone Mahuma reciting this praise-poem of self, the immediate thought that crosses the mind is: Why he should relegate himself to the reject of rejects and a hopeless scumbag? And that is until one hears the young man's eventful...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Beckenbauer in fresh dig at England
The two sides will meet in Bloemfontein on Sunday after England failed to win Group C despite beating Slovenia 1-0. "Stupidly, the English have slipped up a little by finishing second in their group," said German great Beckenbauer. "The English...
25 June 2010
Gaborone hosts body-building championships
The contest is organised by newly-established body-building company, Designer Physique. The company's chief executive officer, Lust Sithole, said he expects an exciting show as body-builders all over the country have been invited. There will be the...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 25 June 2010
BCA donates cricket equipment for grassroots development
All the schools received bats, pads, protective helmets, batting gloves, wicket keeping gloves, box, thigh pads and cricket balls. The equipment cost P3,500 for each school. BCA northern coordinator, Clement Chipanga, said since the introduction of...
KARABO SENAME
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Trouble brewing at Nico
Club chairman, Etlhomilwe Raditshego, told Mmegi Sport that the AGM was supposed to be held last Sunday but supporters decided to stay away despite the fact that the committee had publicised the event. Some committee members did not bother to...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 June 2010
Selebi-Phikwe soccer fails financial test
SPRFA chairperson, Tebro Onkabetse, said treasurer Peter Esau was supposed to present the report at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held early this month. Esau was absent from the meeting but Onkabetse has promised that the treasurer will deliver...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 June 2010
First Cut
While it has been fun reading a glut of jokes on Bafana Bafana, I wish to submit here that in the midst of all these peddling of fun and taking South Africa for a misguided people suffering delusions of grandeur, we run the risk of missing the bigger...
TSHIMOLOGO BOITUMELO 25 June 2010
Gwandu turns down SuperSport
Zimbabwean said this week that he was not happy with the arrangements proposed by a South Africa-based 'agent' hence he refused to honour the invite for trials at the club. "It is true that I had secured trials at SuperSport but I later refused...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 June 2010
BONA admits poor league standards
She told Mmegi Sport that the issue will be discussed at the next Annual General Meeting. She said the introduction of amateur clubs in the league was done deliberately because of financial shortages. "The league hasn't been what it used to be...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 25 June 2010
Doubts over Zebras/Zambia friendly match
But by Thursday [yesterday], there were uncertainties surrounding the friendly against Zambia tomorrow. Botswana Football Association (BFA) public relations and marketing officer, Phakamile Kraai told Mmegi Sport that it is not certain whether the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Selolwane boost for Zebras
The Zebras are presently in camp for the crucial clash, but the player was called by his new club, SuperSport, for pre-season training last week. Selolwane said the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has sent an invite to his club and they are...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 June 2010
Premier League rakes in P11.8 million from gate takings
Last season's Be MOBILE Premier League games were watched by more than 475,000 fans, translating into more than P11,875,000 in revenue from the turnstiles. Though Botswana Premier League general manager, Phuthego Setete could not immediately provide...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
SA economy shed 79,000 formal jobs in first quarter
Year-on-year, the number of employed persons fell by 2,9 percent, or 242 000 employees, in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Stats SA noted that just under 8,1-million people were estimated to be employed in the formal sector at the end of the...
25 June 2010
China drops tariffs on imports from 33 poor states
It said that from July 1, it would scrap tariffs on about 60 percent of imports from countries on the list, which include Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Madagascar, the Comoros and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique,...
25 June 2010
Namibia diamond output jumps as demand recovers
Production between January and May 2010 reached 580, 000 ct, compared to 929, 006 ct for the whole of 2009, figures released by the Ministry of Mines and Energy showed, a 102 percent jump from the same period last year. Diamond mining came to a...
25 June 2010
Chinese diamond market catching up with US - De Beers
In a video interview with London's Financial Times, he said at that stage, China, including Hong Kong, would account for one-third of global demand for the precious stones as diamond engagement rings grow in popularity there."What we're now seeing,...
25 June 2010
Botswana still on the road to recovery
What does Botswana hope toachieve from this KP session? "We have been members of [the] Kimberley Process ever since its inception in 2000. Knowing what the Kimberley Process is all about, we've always been complying and making sure that we use...
25 June 2010
Consumer Watchdog
Of course some might ask how they are expected to notice the difference between this and my normal state but I think that's just rude. Normally, I have a tranquil and sunny disposition, always ready to charm my family, friends and...
25 June 2010
Mupane Gold buffers revenues ahead of closure
Mupane Gold Mine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian giant IAMGOLD, is winding down due to a decline in reserves and resources. Generally, option contracts allow the seller of a commodity to negotiate set prices and enter into forward-looking...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
CIC still bullish about Mmamabula
In a statement released on Tuesday, CIC Energy, which is listed on both the Toronto and Botswana bourses, said it had extended the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, originally signed by its subsidiary Meepong Energy, with...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 25 June 2010
BOCCIM to conduct post-recession study
The study is expected to place a more concentrated focus on mining and energy projects because the sector was the hardest hit by the crisis. Speaking at the organisation's 38th annual general meeting in Gaborone on Wednesday, BOCCIM President Modiri...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 25 June 2010
Power to the people
On Thursday 13 September 2007, the dusty village of Gakuto in Kweneng East began its metamorphosis into the first fruit of a multi-million pula rural electrification project. When scores of senior government and Botswana Power Corporation officials,...
25 June 2010
SADC to fast-track finalisation of EPA
The agreement and other timelines associated with the EPA negotiations were approved during a two-day SADC-EPA Ministers' Meeting in Gaborone last Thursday and Friday. Under the approved strategy, Trade Ministers from Botswana, Namibia, South...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
More darkness looms for Botswana in 2017
.After ignoring a 1998 white paper issued by Eskom warning of a looming power supply crisis, beginning 2008, Botswana was hit by the shortages that are not expected to abate until the end of 2012 when the 600MW Morupule B Power Station becomes fully...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Swimming with sharks saves lives
"We have something must be followed; the rules about whale shark interaction." He's delivered this speech countless times, but says he never tires of seeing newcomers eager faces. Donsol in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines, was once a sleepy...
25 June 2010
New BDP youth leader claims he is a miracle worker
In an interview, Monare claims he made the BDP popular in Gaborone Central and the University of Botswana (UB) in the late '90s. "E rile ke tsena kwa UB ke fitlhetse Ma-domi a iphitlhile, batho ba kopanela legapu ba le sebene ba re ke ma GS 26...But...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Dr invents female condom with 'teeth'
"She looked at me and said, 'If only I had teeth down there,'" recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. "I promised her I'd do something to help people like her one day." Forty years later, Rape-aXe was born. Ehlers is...
25 June 2010
Civil servants need BDP card for promotion?
In fact there is talk that in order to be a top civil servant, you must have a BDP membership card. There are also some civil service posts which are considered political appointments. One government employee said he could not be considered...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 June 2010
An unlikely alter-ego
But he has one thing in common with his fictional heroine, Precious Ramotswe: a peaceful, enduring affection for Botswana and its people. The www.theatlantic.com/culture held a conversation with the prolific writer Ques: Your Ladies' Detective...
25 June 2010
Affable Magogodi laid to rest
Thousands of mourners, including the chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank of Botswana, David Cuttings, braved the chilly morning to pay their last respects to Magogodi as well as to comfort his surviving relatives. Speakers at the...
KARABO SENAME
Staff Writer 25 June 2010
Kwelagobe's speech at BDP Youth Congress
Members of the central committee of BDP;Chairperson and members of the national executive committee of the Botswana Democratic party women's wing; Members of the national youth executive committee of our youth wing;Honourable members of...
25 June 2010
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