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Who really hates who, and for what?
Bob Marley once compiled a song with the lyrics;"Man to man is so unjust, children: Ya don't know who to trust. Your worst enemy could be your best friend, And your best friend your worse enemy. Some will eat and drink with you, Then behind them...
09 August 2010
Back where it all began
He concluded that the only consolation that could be salvaged from the rupture was that it had happened when the opposition was still vying for power rather than when it is governing. "It might have been a blessing in disguise that we had to break...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Our Heritage
This is a fantastic photo which I commend to your attention, not because of its quality, which is not great, but because it is one which takes us visually back to the days of the old tribal states within a state. Curiously, I hadn't even remembered...
SANDY GRANT 09 August 2010
BFTU fights for its life
Mmegi: What is the problem with the BFTU? Mhotsha: It is going to be difficult to know where to start but I think things got clearer after the April congress. We immediately received letters from the BTU, BOSETU, and at a later stage, BLLAWU...
09 August 2010
My BlackBerry Storm, a close friend indeed
Late last year, I finally managed to get my touch-screen BlackBerry Storm smartphone through a contract with one of the cellular network providers and all I can say is that life has never been more convenient. If I were the violent type, I would most...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
The new never truly sheds
Seretse Khama is credited with having warned the founding activists of the Botswana Democratic Party in his last days that the BDP would be the cause of its own demise. Well, centuries ago, Hegel, in his contribution to earlier philosophical works by...
09 August 2010
The thirsty Basarwa children
I leave for an assignment with the Good Samaritans of Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) to deliver donations to Basarwa communities inside the CKGR. I am part of an entourage of 13 people comprising Reverends, church elders and NGO staff travelling...
THALEFANG CHARLES 09 August 2010
Pakistani president, UK prime minister to meet despite terror row
The two will also have a formal meeting at Cameron's Chequers country retreat on Friday, the prime minister's office said.On a trip to Bangalore, India, last week, Cameron told an audience that Pakistan should not export terror. "We want to see a...
09 August 2010
Battle to halt BP oil spill nearing end
"The long battle is finally close to coming to an end, and we are very pleased with that," said the president, who was strongly criticised for what was initially seen as a slow and weak response as millions of barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of...
09 August 2010
US ambassador to attend Hiroshima event
"At this particular point, we thought it was the right thing to do," said US State Department spokesman P.J Crowley last month. Roos will join UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other dignitaries at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, where victims...
09 August 2010
Journalist's case thrown out of court
The prosecutor in the case against Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika on Thursday said there was no case against him, the newspaper's lawyer said. "The prosecutor has said he [Wa Afrika] has no case to answer and that they can't prosecute,"...
09 August 2010
'No' camp concedes referendum defeat
Ruto congratulated Kenyans for conducting themselves peacefully during the referendum. The minister said: "Kenyans have spoken and we respect the decision. All Kenyans are winners." However, the 'No' group called for immediate consultations between...
09 August 2010
Naomi Campbell tells of diamonds gift
The supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared before a war crimes tribunal in the Hague yesterday where she admitted receiving "dirty-looking" diamonds that she was later told came from the former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor. Campbell told the court that...
09 August 2010
Warriors' coach impressed with Zebras play
Mapeza told Mmegi Sport that he was impressed with the way the Zebras played in the international friendly. He said the Zebras' improvement has been evident in every match, which is why they beat the highly regarded Tunisians in the 2012 African Cup...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Dada Foundation Keeps Its Promises
Already, two clinics have been built in Kanye and Bontleng. The building of the fourth clinic in Kanye has been completed. The Molepolole clinic has been built at a cost of P2 million. It has child welfare, maternity and family planning services...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Two Released In Lands Scandal Case
Regional Magistrate, Lorraine Makati-Lesang yesterday set free two of the accused persons, Winson Boikanyo Keosimile, the director of Sani Care and a company named Devotee Investments (Pty) Ltd represented by Dagin Bawa, resident at Area G in...
Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Ruth Kedikilwe Speaks Out
She has grown up in the BDP such that it appeared imponderable that one day she will be seen hobnobbing with the opposition, but 'Ruta' has since switched allegiance to the newly formed Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). She says nothing is going...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Officers Attend Course On Gender-Based Violence
Speaking at a graduation ceremony of a gender-based violence course at International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Otse, class (for the course) representative Thomas Rogers from Sierra Leone said priorities are given to crimes like,...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Makgalemele Rejoins BDP
Though Makgalemele was not available over the weekend for comment, it is widely rumoured that he intends to return to the party under whose ticket he was elected. BDP spokesperson, Comma Serema, interviewed on Sunday, was confident that Makgalemele...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Batswana Youth Tour Four Countries
The young people have been attending exchange programs in Denmark, Malawi, Egypt, while another trip to Mexico is set for August 23. Acting executive secretary at the BNYC, Sewedi Proper Mokgadi, says just last week they sent a team of six young...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Mogoditshane Residents Fight For Land
Appearing before Justice Sigh Walia, the residents who occupy Lot 29062 in Block 5 packed the Lobatse High court to witness whether the court would grant the company an eviction. However, Tebogo Sebego, representing Botswana Hotel Development...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff writer 09 August 2010
Millions Set Aside For Refurbishment Of Youth Centres
A further P454,000 has been set aside to refurbish a 95- hectares farm project near Mmankgodi. The project is known as Sechaba Youth Agricultural Enterprise (SYAE). The farm was allocated to the BNYC for utilisation as a youth empowerment...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Swazi Minister Resings Over Queen Affair Scandal
"I have consulted with him and he has forthwith resigned," Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini said in a brief statement. A Palace source told AFP that Queen Nothando Dube, the king's 12th wife, would dress in a military uniform to slip out of the...
09 August 2010
Zim Burglary Suspects Nabbed In Nkoyaphiri
Their mission was to break into people's houses and steal. If they had been successful before, last Thursday night turned out to be their unlucky day. At around 1 am, a security alarm bell rang and alerted the security personnel to a house in Block...
Kagiso Sekokonyane
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Siblings Drown In Construction Pit
The pit was dug at the site of an expansion project of the Victoria Lodge in Mogoditshane about 15 kilometres from the centre of Gaborone. Three Kubie siblings aged 13, 11, eight and their eight-year-old cousin met their fate around 2.30 pm...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
My Money
Money gives people - both young and old - decision-making opportunities. Educating, motivating, and empowering children to become regular savers and investors will enable them to keep more of the money they earn and do more with the money they spend....
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 09 August 2010
Work-In-Progress On P500m Credit Facility
This comes amid revelations that parliamentarians from the Lower and Upper Houses have ratified the Bippa with South Africa, which was signed early this year in June. Secretary for Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Desire Sibanda yesterday...
09 August 2010
Nambed To Invest $1 BLN To Extend Life Of Mines
Namdeb hopes the investment, partly self-financed and partly via funds from banks, will extend its diamond operations in the coastal area to 2050. The company also said it expected to produce 500,000 carats of diamonds this and next year from its...
09 August 2010
ABSA Eyes Botswana Acquisitions
Absa, which is majority owned by Britain's Barclays), is also considering acquisitions in Namibia, Zambia and Botswana to boost its bank assurance business, the lender's deputy chief executive told Reuters in the same interview. Absa CEO Maria...
09 August 2010
Stock Markets Subbed As Investors Become Wary
In last week's trading the Domestic Companies Index's (DCI) six weeks winning streak came to a halt following losses in mid to small capitalised stocks. Volumes were generally thin except in Letshego, Sefalana and Sechaba as most institutional...
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Absenteeism Common At Month-end Research
Findings of an interim report on productivity commissioned by the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC), which was presented to stakeholders last Wednesday, shows that absenteeism is rampant in the wholesale/retail and construction...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Digital Can't Replace Hard Copy - Authors
Readers of books love to hold hard copies in their hands and feel them, but digital books can also open a window of opportunity for those who cannot afford high prices associated with books in the stores. Debating the issue at an open forum at the...
Enole Ditsheko
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Women Street Vendors Providing For Families
Enduring the varying weather patterns as they try to fend for their families, they have long dispelled the myth that a woman's place should be confined to the kitchen. There are those who sit on street corners with small tables and stands before...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 09 August 2010
"Medics Must Consult Patients," Clients Demand
The checking of vital signs begins. My friend is ordered to place the thermometer under his armpit. A sphygmomanometer or BP machine as it is commonly referred to is also placed on his hand. Readings are recorded on the medical card....
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Local Man Ventures Into Wooden Houses
Forty-three year-old Sethunya Phokoje has embarked on construction of log or wooden house manufacturing, as a lucrative business which is less costly for many people feeling the pinch of the economic hardships. Though locals have shown an interest...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 09 August 2010
Bus Rank Is A Haven For Thieves And Disease
The area is full of rotten and festering litter. Heavily soiled toilet papers, both fresh and dry human waste, cans, plastics and papers can be seen lying around which makes it an eyesore to most people, especially those that reside near that...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Southern Africa Needs Clean Police
Selibe was a leader at Interpol, a particularly important organ of the international policing network of nations that assists to fight crime in southern Africa. The police chief was put away for 15 years and described by the presiding judge as 'an...
EDITOR 09 August 2010
Selefu 09 August 2010
09 August 2010
Constitutional Realism In Kenya
That the referendum on the new constitution was voted upon so peacefully - only a few short years since my country was wracked by a violently disputed presidential election - is also worthy of celebration. By shunning violence, Kenyans demonstrated...
* Juliet Torome 09 August 2010
Sekelemani's Xenophobic Utterances Are Unfortunate
During a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) political rally addressed by the President Ian Khama and other party members in Tsamaya village recently, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Sekelemani, made some disturbing...
09 August 2010
Etcetera II
Clearly the worst of these Shows - and there may be many - serve no purpose whatsoever. They have become annual rituals, which are still performed because no one has had the energy or the interest either to bring them to a decent unlamented end...
SANDY GRANT 09 August 2010
Health Chat
Answer Hyperinsulinaemia is a correlate of insulin resistance, which is, itself, the main problem in metabolic syndrome, an inherited condition that affects many people in our society. This problem causes cells to lose their sensitivity to...
KIRAN BHAGAT 09 August 2010
Issues In Education
The Student Representative Council at UB has a tradition of work camps to build a house for a destitute family somewhere in Botswana. Much of what happens often goes unrecognised, as it is carried out by individual tertiary students, particularly...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI
S. WEEKS 09 August 2010
The Winners Code
Ben Underwood was an African American teenager. When he was two years old he was diagnosed with a cancer of the eyes called retinoblastoma. If the cancer is not treated immediately, it tends to spread very quickly in the process destroying the...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 09 August 2010
Usher, Justin Bieber, Ciara Inspire Youth With new look Foundation
The singer celebrated his New Look Foundation's first World Leadership Awards on Friday night (August 6) in Atlanta, alongside some high-profile pals. ATL star Ciara and Usher protg Justin Bieber treated guests to a performance. Former President...
09 August 2010
Soul Food
Although this may be the case, we should not nevertheless become too complacent and think that all is well in paradise. The fight continues and nutrition is always at the rescue and sound management of all disease conditions. That aside, the...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 09 August 2010
Talking Musika
Not so long ago, I suggested that all art can be judged in terms of whether it empathises with the plight of the underprivileged, or whether it cheers on the rich who control the major resources of society. I did admit though, that much as I...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 09 August 2010
Modelling Agency MQMA To Launch Website
MQMA deals with event management and organisation, fashion shows, promotions and also hires out models for promotional purposes. The website will have a contacts and locations page, a page displaying MQMA models and their profiles, and a page showing...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Pretoria Bikers Add Extra Colour To Kim Memorial
The Sopranos bikers club is based in Pretoria, South Africa. Last week more that 10 bikers descended on Francistown. They were attending the Dr Kim's International Golf Tournament held in memory of the late Francistown medical...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 09 August 2010
Women Of Jazz Raise P90,000 For Childline
The women of jazz ensemble, comprising Punah Gabasiane, Kearoma Rantao, Nono Siile and Nnunu Ramogotsi raised P90,000 during a dinner dance. The women of song serenaded the guests with their melodies. They sang their hearts out as if...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 09 August 2010
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