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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...
11 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 11 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...
11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 August 2010
Habitual criminal gets seven years for stock-theft
Yesterday, Moguni jailed Mathata Mogotsi who was charged with Modibedi Setlhage, saying that he was not remorseful during trial. Setlhage was given five years for the offence, which they committed in 2008 because he was a first offender. Mogotsi on...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Hitting electric pole proves costly for reveler
It all started around 1am Saturday night when the village, one of the areas that benefited from the government's village accelerated electrification programmes, suddenly went dark. "He must have run away afterwards, but immediately we got a report...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 11 August 2010
Tongue piercings 'can cause damage to teeth'
People with tongue piercings risk developing gaps between their front teeth as a result of playing with the stud, US researchers have found. The University of Buffalo team says that, as well as potentially requiring cosmetic work, people can develop...
11 August 2010
ICDL could become part of education curruculum
Kaudwane Primary School recently received a donation of 13 computers, which will be used in Information technology (IT) programmes at primary level and ultimately lead to pupils receiving e-Learner certificates. European Computer Driving Licence...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Mother of two dumped children arrested
Police spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Dipheko Motube told Mmegi yesterday that a 25-year-old Zimbabwean woman was arrested in the afternoon at Molepolole Village and is being held for questioning. Motube said the woman is likely to face a...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Khama is a women hater - Saleshando
Saleshando was speaking at the launch of Habaudi Hoboni as the BCP parliamentary candidate for Tonota North constituency. The launch was held at Borolong village, some 20 kilometres north west of Francistown. He said because of his dislike for...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 11 August 2010
Molao harnesses Khama magic
Although officially the losers of the recent BDP Bulela Ditswe primaries in the Tonota North constituency will cooperate with the winner, Fidelis Molao, there is massive evidence on the ground to suggest that Molao might find himself the target of...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
KBL's P4.2m EBI yields results
At the beginning of 2009 KBL invested P4.2 million in empty bottle inspecting technology(EBI) clear beer brewer, and is today proud of the performance and level of precision of the technology which has now replaced the archaic style which saw people...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Singing 8-year-old daughter influenced father's return to BDP
Mmegi: Is it true that you brokered a deal that saw Shoshong MP Phillip Makgalemele receiving a hefty P1.5 million gift to induce him to dump the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and return to the BDP? Maele: No money was used. I did not come...
11 August 2010
Sit down, the President is passing!
The officer who was riding in a motor cycle ahead of the President's vehicle signaled several times to members of the public along Willie Seboni Road as he sped towards the traffic lights. As people were trying to cross the road to the opposite...
STAFF WRITER 11 August 2010
Five years for donkey theft
The duo, Gaolatlhe Keabetswe (20) and Mpho Chale (24) were last Friday convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment by a Tatisiding Customary Court. They were arrested on August 5 this year, following a report that they slaughtered and ate a...
KUTLWANO LESETEDI
Correspondent 11 August 2010
MoE to help needy students at tertiary level
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday the permanent secretary in the Education Ministry explained that in the past the students have been applying with the rest of the group and have not been given preferential treatment. "We could not identify the needy when...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Enola Gay navigator has 'no regrets'
To his family and friends, the elderly man in a little retirement community in Georgia is just "Dutch". But 65 years ago on Friday, Lt Theodore Van Kirk was flight navigator for the Enola Gay on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on...
11 August 2010
Public hospitals must be secure
Indeed, if we take the view of the sanctity of life, our hospitals have become places where the signalling and self-sustaining processes of life are far too often brought to a cessation rather than rejuvenated or at least maintained. In a...
EDITOR 11 August 2010
The security trap
Thus, Arab countries grow water-hungry grain in the desert, and China acquires part ownership of oil companies in Sudan. Are these economically sensible actions? If not, what should the world do to reduce the need for them? Let's start with...
RAGHURAM RAJAN* 11 August 2010
Japan's unfinished reformation
Expectations, usually set too high to begin with, fail to be met, resulting in anger, disillusion, and often in acts of terrifying violence. Japan's change of government in 2009 - when the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) broke the almost...
IAN BURUMA 11 August 2010
African ministers to inspect Zim diamond mines
"The delegation will be going to Marange to assess compliance issues," Lovemore Kurotwi, managing director of Canadile, one of two firms operating at Marange, told AFP. The fact-finding mission comes ahead of a gems auction on Wednesday after the...
11 August 2010
Today's Workplace
Question: I work for a small company. The other day I drank too much beer on my way home from work. At home, still drunk, I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet. Returning to our bedroom, I got lost and...
JOSEPH MASANGO 11 August 2010
Landmark solar power station due for construction
The 1.11 billion yen (P87.3 million) power station will be built by Japanese contractors at the Japanese government's expense, before being handed over to the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to manage and maintain. The facility is expected to...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Pressure mounting on govt to diversify economy-report
The 2010 fourth quarter forecast report compiled by a UK research company, Business Monitor International (BMI) says the diversification of Botswana's economy is set to become a central political issue in the medium term as the Botswana Democratic...
STAFF WRITER 11 August 2010
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11 August 2010
Zebras, give us a huge diamond
Finest athletesOfentse 'Shakes' Bakwadi, the male kumite team and female kata squad for bringing bronze medals from the Africa Karate Championships held in Cape Town over the weekend. Botswana emerged as the best performing nation in the...
MQONDISI DUBE 11 August 2010
GU close in on Mpundu
The Reds have been the busiest club in the transfer market, having signed eight players with two days before the window closes. GU secretary, Kagiso Sebele said contrary to reports, Mpundu has not put pen to paper. However, he is hopeful the Mochudi...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Malawi wary of Zebras
Malawi's leading daily, Nation Sports Editor, Michael Mmeya told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the mood in the second city was electric ahead of the clash. He said despite the midweek encounter fans are expected to attend in large...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
Rice yields falling under warming
Yields have fallen by 10-20 percent over the last 25 years in some locations. The group of mainly US-based scientists studied records from 227 farms in six important rice-producing countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, India and China. This is the...
11 August 2010
South Africa braces for major public sector strike
"Failure to meet these demands by August 12 2010 will result in indefinite labour action by all unions until the demands are met," unions in the country's largest labour confederation COSATU said in a statement. Meanwhile, labour unions argue that...
11 August 2010
'Evil sanctions' hurting Zimbabweans: Mugabe
"The European Union (EU) and America are keen to have our people continue suffering under the evil sanctions," the 86-year-old told thousands gathered at a shrine to honour heroes of the country's 1970s liberation war. "We have sought to re-engage...
11 August 2010
Naomi's agent accused of lying
Carole White repeatedly denied making up her account of what happened at a September 1997 party hosted by Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa. Campbell insisted she did not know who gave her a gift of diamonds after the gathering - but her...
11 August 2010
TopTV reaches milestone
This comes as no surprise after TopTV sold a record 50,000 decoders on its launch day. Elouise Kelly, spokesperson for the company, said the overwhelming response from the public had resulted in a few operational problems, but the management and...
11 August 2010
Cape Town Mma Ramotswe set to rival Bots
Already HBO, the television company, which sponsored the series that aired overseas in seven episodes, has revealed they will have the Mma-Ramotswe film as two movies, to be shot in Cape Town. According to international sources Michael...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 August 2010
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...
12 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 12 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...
12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 August 2010
Enola Gay navigator has 'no regrets'
To his family and friends, the elderly man in a little retirement community in Georgia is just "Dutch". But 65 years ago on Friday, Lt Theodore Van Kirk was flight navigator for the Enola Gay on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on...
12 August 2010
Mothusi wins big
It was celebration time for the lawyer when Justice Michael Leburu overturned and set aside his conviction and sentence. "Mothusi is back," an ecstatic Mothusi well-wisher said after judgment was delivered. The lawyer moved to the High Court on a...
STAFF WRITER 12 August 2010
Private sector urged to step up fight HIV/AIDS
Speaking at a breakfast meeting held at Bosele Hotel this week, Botswana Business Council Coalition on AIDS (BBCA) Capacity Building Officer, Frank Phatshwane, said ever since the first case of HIV/AIDS was discovered, Botswana has responded...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Eight fall ill after eating beef samples meant for testing
Those who consumed the meat reported experiencing severe joint pains, dizziness, cold, vomiting and a running stomach accompanied by cramps. Some complained of headaches and fatigue. The meat labelled 'beef stew' is alleged to have been sold to...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
Teachers urged to promote wildlife conservation
Speaking at the Environmental Education stakeholders workshop yesterday at Maharaja Conference Centre, Edwin Mogorosi of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) warned teachers against focusing on leisure activities during educational...
MPHO TLALE
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Alcohol industry's stifled cry
Even then you can not be sure if he understands you; for all you know your rattling on is a waste of his time. Or worse he could sentence you to death for complaining. This is the position the Botswana Alcohol industry finds itself in....
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
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