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Chile coach bows to 'superior' Brazil
Juan, Luis Fabiano and Robinho scored in a 3-0 win as Chile's entertaining World Cup run came to an abrupt end. "Perhaps we could have lost by less but the superiority of Brazil was too much for us. We were unable to slow them down," said Bielsa. ...
28 June 2010
World Cup 2010: eight reasons to still watch
1. Amorous Argentina Argentina have been the most entertaining team of the tournament so far. Their swashbuckling style of play has only been matched by Chile, but Chile don't have Maradona the circus master and Messi the acrobat; nor do they have...
28 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 28 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 28 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...
28 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 28 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...
28 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,...
28 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...
28 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 28 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...
28 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...
28 June 2010
What is wrong with the civil service: a custom(er's) perspective
For many African countries functionality in the civil service was greater in the first two decades after independence than the decades that followed. The rot in African civil services set in the mid to late 1970s and accelerated during the 1980s as...
TITUS MBUYA 28 June 2010
State-media relations in Botswana
The 1980s can be regarded as Botswana's decade of economic growth. It was then that the country was upgraded from a low-income to a middle-income country. Several independent newspapers emerged, to all intents and purposes as a spin-off of the...
28 June 2010
Zim power woes spoil World Cup party
"They could have spared us the power cuts just for this month," said an exasperated Tafadzwa Goliati. "The World Cup only comes once every four years." Erratic power supplies have long been an accepted part of life in Zimbabwe, but football fans had...
28 June 2010
Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister
In an extraordinary day in Australian politics, Gillard told a media conference in Canberra's Parliament House she was "truly honoured" to become prime minister. The 48-year-old who came under attack in 1998 when she entered parliament for being...
28 June 2010
Obama sacks Afghan war commander
. Obama said he was making a personnel, not a policy change, as he named General David Petraeus, the architect of the surge in Iraq, to take charge of the Afghan war in an attempt to reassure Americans that he retains confidence in the...
28 June 2010
Diamond watchdog talks deadlocked over Zim
Delegates at a KP conference in Tel Aviv failed during an all-night session to reach consensus over whether to return certification of the fields, which was withdrawn in November over claims of brutal abuse of workers by the army. Discussions were...
28 June 2010
Kenya opens special piracy court in Mombasa
Pirates based in neighbouring Somalia have made the Gulf of Aden one of the world's most dangerous shipping lanes.Warships from several world powers now patrol the Indian Ocean but there has been confusion about where those arrested should face...
28 June 2010
Guinea voters turn page on 52 years of dictatorship
With 24 civilian candidates to choose from, the majority of Guineans will be glad to see power leave the hands of a brutal, undisciplined army after 25 years of military rule. They will be keen to turn the page on political violence that erupted in...
28 June 2010
Open Truck Transport Condemned
Parents in Borolong, who watched as two open trucks laden with pupils singing loudly as they trundled past them, could only shake their heads in dismay unable to understand why to this day nothing has been done to address the problem. "It is not...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Are Superstitious Beliefs Real?
Surprisingly, these superstitious beliefs have survived the increasing inclination towards rational thinking. Superstition is described as a belief that has no rational basis and is usually something forbidden, a certain kind of misfortune attached...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Kalamare Looks To ZCC To Save Pupils
In another case, Boitumelo Keitumetse, whose daughter Kamogelo is in Standard 6, and was a habitual victim in January and February, says some pupils had 'provoked her'. "My daughter used to faint and collapse a lot only to say that someone had...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Orapa And Letlhakane Mines Saluted
Ramaribana said this when a team of special education experts from her ministry visited Orapa recently, to conduct an outreach programme for the Boteti region. The team was undertaking assessments on children with special needs in the region, who...
Kesego Kebelaele 28 June 2010
Setswana So Corrupted Yet So Sweet Batswana Love it
Millions must have seen "Ke Nako" emblazoned across a skyscraper in New York and other world-class cities when the ongoing World Cup was being promoted and some wondered, "Hey, what language is that?" It is highly possible the multitudes who came to...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Riding On Seretse Khama's Legacy To Boost Tourism
The chairperson of the National Organising Committee (NOC), Keitire Keforilwe Mogasha told The Monitor that the project has been cooking for the last eight years. "We do not have resources, our revenue is sourced from members of the community; each...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff writer 28 June 2010
Crafts Workshop Targets Women
The training comes ahead of the planned construction of three craft shelters where the basket weavers can work during the day and storage to keep their products after completion. These structures, sponsored by the Barclay's Bank are planned for Etsha...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Community Trusts Robbed By Tour Operators - Report
This is contained in the latest Auditor General's report specifically dealing with community-based natural resource management, released recently. The report says violation of the terms of the agreement is more pronounced in instances where the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Soul Food
Don't worry it's just a phase. You will soon grow and relax into your true and beautiful self. Well they say age is just a number. And guess what, I believe them. There is a theory, concept or idea floating around that there is 'chronological age'...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 28 June 2010
Talking Musika
How it must fill the citizens of the nations of the contesting teams with pride, watching their teams conditioning themselves psychologically in the last minute before they enter into battle as they chant the anthem. I had not been paying particular...
28 June 2010
Winter Keeps Revellers Indoors
The music industry is one of the businesses that have been paralysed by the chilly weather. This June has been particularly cold forcing many people to stay indoors over the weekends. There are few music shows during winter, especially at outdoor...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Omphemetse Bites The Dust
Before her eviction Omphemetse sang Michael Jackson's Heal The World and danced as best as she could to try to save herself from the axe that eventually caught up with her. June 25 marked the day that king of pop Michael Jackson died last year and...
Mpho Tlale
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Chaka Chaka To Star In 'Motherland Tour'
The project is also meant to pay tribute to African women who are leaders in their communities in the battle against malaria, HIV/AIDS and poverty. Speaking during a press briefing at Botswanacraft on Friday, Manager and son of Yvonne Chaka Chaka,...
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Fun beyond the 90 minutes
I was among the 82, 147 football crazy fans inside the 'calabash' who witnessed the Argentinean demolition of South Korea in Johannesburg last Thursday. The 90 minutes of football that was beamed on television across the world was only half the fun...
28 June 2010
Motlakase Hires Mwaanga
Ndlovu took charge midway through last season but dumped them three weeks ago to take up an offer with a Harare side. Motlakase chairman, Mangisi Segadimo, said they are happy to have secured the services of a coach of Mwaanga's calibre. "Yes I can...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 28 June 2010
BCL funds Phikwe Softball Diamond
BCL mine will fund the P100,000 diamond to be built between the round table house and the boundary fence to the east of Makhubu Club. Mphathi said the Phikwe Diamond will benefit residents of the town and mine employees. "We are working hard to...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 28 June 2010
Italy Lack Top Talent - Cannavaro
Italy were knocked out of the World Cup after a 3-2 defeat by Slovakia meant they finished bottom of their group.With nine players in the team over 30, the 36-year-old defender said: "We've got to invest in younger players. We've got to learn from...
28 June 2010
Spain Under Immense Pressure
"There's a lot of pressure in the World Cup," said 59-year-old Del Bosque."We know what people expect in Spain and we're trying to give our all. Let's see what we achieve." The former Real Madrid boss added after brilliantly-executed goals from David...
28 June 2010
Who Will Get The Nod?
In the interim, Susan Monametsi has been in charge. The deadline for applications passed a fortnight ago and BFA president David Fani told Sport Monitor on Friday that they are in the process of getting the right person for the position. "The closing...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Punchless Zebras Worry Tshosane
After watching his side draw 0-0 with Zambia in Molepolole in an international friendly on Saturday, the coach said he has done everything to try and make the team to score goals, but no such thing is happening. The national team has a long-standing...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
My Money
The sources of money are also as varied as the uses of money; you may persuade your parents to be kind enough to extend a helping hand, or sometimes even approach a bank for a No Mathata loan or even a mortgage. The fact is most of us...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 28 June 2010
Emerging Economies 'To Enjoy Food Production Boom'
Agricultural output in the Bric nations will grow three times as fast as in the major developed countries, the joint United Nations-OECD study said. Livestock and crop prices will stay above long-term averages, it added. And rising incomes and...
28 June 2010
Regulators Fail To Agree On Zimbabwe Diamond Trade
The meeting in Israel of the Kimberley Process (KP), a certification scheme set up to monitor diamond trades, had been due to end on Wednesday but it was extended to allow delegates more time to reach a consensus. A statement at the end of the...
28 June 2010
Mmabesi Co-op Wants Special Dispensation
The women make fabric softeners, bath foam, dishwashing liquids and paint under the brand name of Phatsima. The group of eight women decry the lack of ingredients locally, which pushes their overheads up. The secretary of the co-op, Leta...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
'New Ceda Logo a Symbol of Matsheka's Legacy
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the unveiling of a new CEDA logo and payoff line for the parastatal in Gaborone last week, Acting President Mompati Merafhe hailed Matsheka for CEDA's meaningful contribution to poverty eradication and economic...
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Momentum Gathers Towards Bargaining Council
This week's negotiations are expected to centre on a constitution for such a council whose finalisation and approval by all unions will mark a major milestone in the organ's establishment. The proposed council, which is a statutory creature of the...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 28 June 2010
Where Is Fair Play?
They are expected to handle themselves in accordance to the highest levels of professional conduct and ethics. Commentators at the World Cup commented about the remark made by Argentine coach and former national hero, 'Maradona', who said that...
EDITOR 28 June 2010
"I have never opposed generics"-British Ex-Politician
The campaign has seen the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 being adopted in Kenya while the Counterfeit Goods Bill is currently under consideration in Uganda. Trade ministers of the East African Community (EAC) will consider an anti-counterfeit policy...
28 June 2010
Etcetera II
Having got that out of the way I can now only hope that the Association will consider my last week's suggestion that it thinks about mounting what could be a fascinating, ground-breaking exhibition of some of the best and the worst architectural...
SANDY GRANT 28 June 2010
Health Chat
Answer Between 10 and 15 percent of the population shares your niece's problem. Normally, feet smell because they sweat inside shoes; bacteria then breaks down the sweat, producing compounds responsible for the offensive odour. There are...
KARIN BAGHAT 28 June 2010
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