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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 27 July 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 27 July 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...
27 July 2010
Europe's banks, Europe's crisis
How could this happen when all problems had seemingly been resolved during May's EU summit meeting, which created a European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and ensured total funding of close to $1 trillion? If all the resources promised...
* DANIEL GROS 27 July 2010
BNF's Mohammed Khan speaks out
Mmegi: Which religion do you subscribe to? Khan: I am a Muslim Mmegi: Are you married?Khan: Yes, with four children-two boys and two girls. Mmegi: What are your hobbies? Khan: I love playing tennis and also used to play football. But still...
27 July 2010
Going back to Takatokwane village
As the Mmegi team comprising Moreri Sejakgomo and I leave the city of Gaborone, I cannot help but wonder whether I am going to be met with a lot of changes in the area. I try to push all the bad memories that I have about Takatokwane to the back of...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Takatokwane stirs to life with modern houses
Some 20 years ago, the village looked desolate and it was hard to access it but today, Takatokwane is connected to Letlhakeng by a nicely tarred road. Yes, it is true that most of the yards have unsightly mud huts but there are modern houses...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Zambia's Lewanika could be TAZARA's messiah
LUSAKA: You don't get small talk with Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika. The long time Zambian technocrat fashions himself as a man with a great deal of both idealism and practicality. In private briefings, as in press interviews, he exudes...
27 July 2010
Israel: A failing colonial project?
In order to firmly secure its existence - as firmly as that is possible for any state - a settler state has to overcome three challenges. It has to solve the native problem; break away from its mother country; and gain the recognition of neighboring...
* M. SHAHID ALAM 27 July 2010
Leading the nation from the crossroads
Our common values and vision for the future of this country have compelled us to come together under one roof. We have demonstrated maturity by not allowing the minor differences we may have had in the past to over shadow the many attributes...
* DUMELANG SALESHANDO 27 July 2010
Fear drives Zim migrants home
"I am left with little money on me because I left South Africa in a hurry and before my employer could pay me. All the transport operators are saying my money is too little and I don't know how I am going to leave this place [the bus terminus],"...
27 July 2010
Base Sebonego Achieves Success At A Young Age
Not one Base Sebonego. Interestingly, his dream was not founded on bank loans or CEDA loans, but by the age of 30, Sebonego had tasted success, after establishing what would later become the country's first legal aid company, Mosele Legal Services,...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Yes, Sometimes Meat Glows In The Dark
A 2005 BBC news bulletin tells of how Australians were alarmed by reports of glowing meat, and as with the Molepolole case, there were fears of radioactive contamination. At that time The New South Wales Food Authority assured the population the glow...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Glowing Chicken Feet Alarm Villagers
The chicken feet would also bring her an endless stream of visitors, not just from Motiketsana ward, but also from other wards in Molepolole and indeed newspaper reporters. The chicken feet glowed in the dark! And do not be so quick to dismiss her...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Mmadinare Elephant Sales Raise 'Only' P422,000
They had anticipated that they would raise P615,100. The highest bid for a single elephant was P19,000. Mmadinare Development chairman, Moseki Moseki, said they failed to raise the anticipated amount because buyers decide the price of the...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Total Abjection For Moshopa Family
All 18 of them in this dump! Young children in shorts in the horror of the wintry elements take up most of the space in the little hellhole. Forty-two-year old Judith Johane, who looks twice her age, assumes the role of family spokesperson in the...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Th Winners Code
Just as they were settling into their new life, fate tempted their resolve. A huge crocodile came and snatched the groom by the leg and pulled him into the shallow waters. The new bride watched in shock as the screaming and kicking husband wrestled...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 27 July 2010
A new focus for the BCP
A full report of the elections is expected in two weeks and will be used to evaluate the manner in which the party conducts its elections. Focus on the Economy It is common knowledge that the BCP 2010 manifesto focused on issues of civil...
DUMELANG SALESHANDO 27 July 2010
Orphan misses sponsorship deadline, hopeful of studying at UB
While Gift Vincent passed his Form Five with 44 points and received an admission letter from UB, to study for a Bachelor of Education Sciences degree, he did not submit his application for sponsorship on time because he was not well versed with the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Organisers cancel gender and media awards
Coordinator of Gender Links Botswana, Keabonye Ntsabane said yesterday that the competition has been cancelled to allow room for submissions for the Fourth Gender and Media awards to be held in Johannesburg on October 13-15 this...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
BMD's is a mere scorpion sting - Garekwe
According to a BDP official, the ruling party considers the Botswana National Front (BNF) as a more serious threat than the BMD. Since Parliament resumed earlier this month, the BDP lost two more legislators to the BMD, namely, Shoshong MP Phillip...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 27 July 2010
BTU president Ramabya is buried
Ramabya died in a car accident in Gaborone near Mogoditshane. He was born in 1964 and joined BTU in 1988 when he started working as a teacher. He was the chairperson of the Morakakgama region of BTU from 2005-2006 when he was elected Vice President...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Maun next for BMD rally
So far, the party - whose leadership is made up mainly of defectors from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) - has held two rallies since its inception, one in Francistown, another in Mochudi. According to its interim regional chairman for...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Vusi Mtokufa acquitted of murder
The musician, who is now trying to get his career back on track was last year charged with the murder of his girlfriend Refilwe Thojane. "I am happy to have my life back, but I have always believed that God would make people see the truth. I did not...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Unity talks now - Saleshando
Saleshando said his party is ready to engage other parties in the talks with immediate effect. The newly elected BCP president was addressing a press conference to introduce the party's executive at the Botswana National Productivity Center in...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
More headaches for judges in Gaetsaloe vs Debswana
Judge President Patrick Tebutt, Justice Michael Ramodibedi and Lord Abernethy presided on the matter yesterday, on how best to resolve this case that has been before the courts for years. Their colleagues Justice Seth Twum, Stanley Moore and Craig...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Motlhale to announce defection to BMD
BMD sources say Motlhale has been one of them to all intents and purposes, having formally informed his supporters over the weekend. The youthful MP will be unveiled by the BMD at the press conference that will be addressed by his friend,...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
BDP losers petition Molao's win
The petitioners who lost the weekend primaries are Olifant Mfa, Lewis Malikongwa, Molomo Ali Maano, Ipuseng Chikanda and Onkabetse Daniel. Molao was declared the winner after garnering 778 votes, followed by little known Daniel who was voted by 534...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
As I See It
June 2010 was an unusually treacherous month. It deprived us of our three great sons Baledzi Gaolathe, Bright Bagwasi and Thomas Tlou. We mourn their passing; in life they kept us hopeful their talent in mind, spirit and focus might yet...
Michael Dingake 27 July 2010
Diamonds: Burden or boon?
According to a confidential 44-page report produced by investigators mandated by the Kimberley Process, an international scheme designed to prevent the sale of 'blood diamonds,' diamonds at Marange are being mined under the direct surveillance of the...
27 July 2010
One step forward, two backwards
The sport holds lofty ambitions and has indeed produced and agreed to relevant roadmaps (Bosele Declaration). However, time and again, throwing a spanner in the works appears to be replacing professionalism. At a time when clubs are being...
27 July 2010
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U.S. edging closer to deflation?
But increasingly, economists and other analysts are expressing concern that the United States could be edging closer to a different problem - the kind of deflationary trap that cost Japan more than a decade of growth and economic progress. And as...
27 July 2010
IFSC Career Fair makes strides
Last year's fair was attended by 400 graduates and 35 exhibitors hoping to tap into and develop the skills emerging from the country's tertiary education sector. The just-ended edition realised a strong attendance by graduates and prospective...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Botswana pioneers SACU tariff body
Under a 2002 agreement, the five SACU members have an April 2011 deadline to establish such a body. The Botswana Ministry of Trade and Industry says the national body will be responsible for investigating and evaluating applications with regard to...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
US says leaks could 'threaten national security'
The documents released by the Wikileaks website include details of killings of Afghan civilians unreported until now. Three news organisations had advance access to aa records, which also show NATO concerns that Pakistan and Iran are helping...
27 July 2010
Chavez threatens US oil cut over Colombia row
The threat comes amid an escalating dispute over allegations that Venezuela is harbouring Colombian rebels. Chavez broke diplomatic ties with Colombia last week and put his army on high alert. Venezuela is America's fifth biggest source of imported...
27 July 2010
Call for release of Lockerbie files
Alex Salmond said US authorities had not wanted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to be released from a Scottish prison. But he claimed they said it would be preferable for Megrahi to be released on compassionate grounds rather than under a prisoner...
27 July 2010
MDC demands reversal of envoy's appointment
The Standard newspaper reported yesterday that MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said President Robert Mugabe's unilateral appointment of ambassadors undermined the credibility and confidence of the country's unity government. "It's a grab-and-take...
27 July 2010
Sarkozy condemns hostage killing
Sarkozy condemned the killing of 78-year-old Michel Germaneau as "odious", saying it would not go unpunished.The leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) had earlier said Germaneau was killed in revenge for a failed rescue raid. France...
27 July 2010
Uganda president urges action against Somali militants
Museveni called for the al-Qaeda linked group to be "swept out of Africa", two weeks after they killed dozens in the Ugandan capital. Troops from Uganda form a large part of the AU's Somalia peacekeeping mission. Meanwhile, Malawi...
27 July 2010
Shrek Forever After movie review
The premise of the movie starts off with Shrek at his home with his wife and children, then he goes for a walk and starts to day-dream about the good old days when he was a feared Ogre. Sad, right Shrek's in a funk because he is bored and wants some...
KHAYALETHU MPOFU
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Kaone victim of BB mock eviction
Tatiana (of Angola) seemed a little self-assured with the eviction. She walked on stage explaining that she really wanted to go back because all the All Stars really bonded over the food strike on the sixth day. When IK broke the news to Tatiana and...
27 July 2010
Beauty queen eyeing success at Miss Universe
To date Mpule Kweleagobe has been the only Motswana to win the title, but the vibrant Ramasedi is hopeful of bringing home the revered Miss Universe title come August 23. Speaking in an interview with Showbiz, Ramasedi said she is excited to be...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Army sides miss rugby league final
Army sides have made it a tradition to contest the league finals, but this season, they will watch from the sidelines as Gaborone Hogs and UB Rhinos compete for the coveted title. Rhinos became the first team to beat Gunners at home this season...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Judge sports through all codes - Kgathi
He told the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Francistown on Saturday that sports is more than football. He said sport in the country continue to be judged through football but this should not be the case because...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 27 July 2010
Koko rejoins Rollers
Although his club Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Rollers said they are not aware of the development, Mmegi Sport has it on good authority that the quick and skillful midfielder has returned to his former club. "I can confirm that Nandos has joined...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Assembly adjournment: A gaffe not to be repeated
That failure to provide audited financial reports in time for the crucial general assembly left the game's administrators with an egg on the face is without doubt. The last assembly was held in 2007 and the Sunday meeting presented a chance for...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 27 July 2010
Govt to sponsor all new UB students
She explained that the decision was taken after she met with UB representatives to reconcile the figures of students who have submitted applications for sponsorship. She stated that as at July 9, 2010, there were 3,519 applications for sponsorship...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 27 July 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 July 2010
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