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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...
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
Stocktheft workshop to be held at Mankwe cattle post
Selebi-Phikwe Police Station Commander, Superintendent Victor Nlebesi said farmers in the area have been complaining about the disappearance of their livestock. He said Mankwe which is 72 kilometers to the South east of Selebi-Phikwe is the centre to...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Africa will not achieve MDGs - Skelemani
The minister was addressing the press yesterday, after returning from the 17th Session of the Executive Council of Ministers and 15th Ordinary Session of the African Union held in Kampala, Uganda last month. The theme of the gathering was 'Maternal,...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
Thrown out for being gay
Pule*, aged 16, was chased from his home in Jwaneng by his stepfather last year after he told him he was gay as he forced him to come clean about his sexual orientation which he had been curious about since he first saw the boy more than two years...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
Local govt auditors demand scarce skills allowance
One of the auditors said they are being discriminated against as their counterparts working for central government are being paid the scarce skills allowance. This is despite the fact that they all fall under one employer, the Directorate of Public...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Councillors will not follow Makgalemele
Dovedale-Maphashalala councillor Neo Magowe, specially elected councillor, Bobby Babusi, and the former BDP regional chairman for Shoshong/Mahalapye (SHOMA), defected to BMD last month with Makagelemele who is also the MP for Shoshong. However, in a...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Makgalemele begs for forgiveness in Shoshong
At a party meeting scores of BDP members said they welcome him back into the fold although some said it will take time for them to trust him after he dumped them for the BMD. When addressing the Shoshong democrats Makgalemele said ever since he...
STAFFF WRITER 12 August 2010
Journalists 'left out' of the royal cemetery visit
Only Zambian journalists were allowed to go to the cemetery with the two presidents on the request of Banda. Botswana journalists, including government reporters were denied transport, while their Zambian counterparts got lucky. Botswana...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
Cooking up a climate deal
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) executive secretary Christiana Figueres said progress had been made. "Everyone understands that it's hard to cook a meal without a pot. Governments are much closer now to actually making...
*LAURE PICHEGRU AND TERNA GYUSE 12 August 2010
Safety first
It is not the first time this sort of thing happens. For a country with a population our size, we have far too many deaths due to drowning. We cannot even begin to quantify the overwhelming grief that envelopes the families of the...
12 August 2010
Project Syndicate
COPENHAGEN - Imagine that over the next 70 or 80 years, a giant port city - say, Tokyo - found itself engulfed by sea levels rising as much as 15 feet or more. Millions of inhabitants would be imperiled, along with trillions of dollars worth of...
Bjorn Lomborg 12 August 2010
Selefu 12 August 2010
12 August 2010
Matambo advises Mongolian MPs on mineral revenue use
The delegation consists of MPs who are members of the Budget Standing Committee of Parliament and their interest is in minerals as well as fiscal policy. Botswana has been selected together with Norway and Chile from which to benchmark. When...
12 August 2010
Debswana appoints new General Manager for OLM
Gale takes over from Mmetla Masire who held the post for only four months on a temporary basis. The appointment of Gale, a British citizen, means that the position of OLM General Manager has been de-localised after Debswana struggled to replace...
STAFF WRITER 12 August 2010
NBFIRA inches forward on industry fees, levies
Before the end of this month, NBFIRA management will present its board with proposed capital market fees and levies, following which these will be combined with the already approved schedules for micro-lenders, pension funds and the insurance sector...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
New push to conclude SADC-EC trade deal by year-end
The intention to conclude an agreement by the end of the year, and a work programme, including a further three meetings before year-end, had been agreed by the participants. Department of Trade and Industry, International Trade and Economic...
12 August 2010
Former Senator dies in plane crash
Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe was also aboard the small plane with his teenage son, but both survived. Officials said five people had been killed and four had survived - with two badly hurt. The wreckage is located on a mountainside near the town...
12 August 2010
Rain threat to China rescue bid
More than 700 people are now known to have died and more than 1,000 people are still missing in the remote mountainous area of Gansu province. The BBC's Chris Hogg in Gansu says three days of torrential rain are due. Meanwhile, specialists in...
12 August 2010
Campbell says "nothing to gain" from diamonds
In a statement issued five days after testifying in The Hague at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, Campbell described herself as "a black woman who has and will always support good causes, especially relating to...
12 August 2010
Vavi takes a dig at Zuma's pay
"I asked the president a while ago what he is earning," said Vavi, who was speaking to a crowd of thousands through a microphone on the back of a truck on Tuesday. "If my memory serves me right he is earning more than R2.2-million," he said to a...
12 August 2010
South African autoworkers start indefinite strike
The powerful National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), which represents 31,000 autoworkers, said it had rejected employers' offer of a 7 percent increase in the first year and a raise equal to consumer price inflation in the remaining...
12 August 2010
Robbie bridemaids were a pack of dogs
The pets, who wore collars of flowers for the big day, took pride of place as singer Robbie and actress Ayda tied the knot at his LA home on Saturday. Robbie, who had no best man, said they had axed normal wedding day conventions. He said: "The...
12 August 2010
Hinn admits 'friendship' with White
"A friendship did develop," Hinn said of White in Oakland on July 30. "Hear this: No immorality whatsoever. These people out there are making it sound like we had an affair. That's a lie." Hinn invited his daughters Natasha and Eleasha on stage in...
12 August 2010
Alicia Keys shows off growing bump
Alicia proudly showed off her big bump as she relaxed aboard a yacht off the coast of France. The Empire State Of Mind singer and her new husband, hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz, are on their honeymoon after marrying in Corsica last month.And...
12 August 2010
Gospel giants converge on Baobab
The line-up is simply mouthwatering, as it includes Phempheretlhe Pheto, Matheke Leteane, Mmereki Marakakgoro as well as Dzwitiki herself. Other musicians billed for the event, which kicksoff at 11 am till late, are: Odirile Meshack, Obakeng...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Mingo plots return to the top
Mingo shot to instant fame soon after he was snapped up by Vee wa Mampela who quickly struck gold with the youngster's debut album. However, Mingo's efforts to release his own album in 2008 were not so successful. It had been a rocky road until...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
Bandleng premiers at Maitisong
Johnson Otlaadisa, the director and producer of the 1 hour 20 minutes comedy says his mission is to show the local community that the filmmakers in Botswana have come of age and are able to produce high quality movie entertainment. The...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 12 August 2010
BNSC affiliates return to the National Stadium
As a result, the organisations, which had temporarily shifted base to Maruapula because of the refurbishments, will move back to the National Stadium on Monday. The BNSC has been renting offices in Maruapula for its affiliates for the past two years...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Shot in the arm for BGU
BOHGA gave BGU P10,000 while Ethnic Investments donated 72 golf clubs and bags worth about P30,000 during a ceremony held at the Gaborone Golf Club (GGC) this week. BGU president, Andrew Hall said the equipment and cash would go a long way in...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Gumbo in line for Warriors job?
The association has run advertisements in the Zimbabwean media inviting applications for the post. Gumbo, winner of the be MOBILE League title with Township Rollers last season, said he is aware of ZIFA's interest although they have not yet...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 12 August 2010
Zebras contain Flames
The Zebras suffered a set-back hours before the match when Phenyo Mongala was ruled out with an upset stomach. Ofentse Nato and Mompati Thuma too fell ill but managed to play. The Zebras went in front through Jerome Ramatlhakwana's opportunistic...
PETER KANJERE
Correspondent 12 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...
13 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 13 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...
13 August 2010
Capello calls time on Beckham's career in brutal fashion
The dysfunctional nature of Capello's England regime was exposed once again after the Italian revealed in a television interview, actually conducted on Monday but broadcast prior to last night's friendly against Hungary, that he considered Beckham...
13 August 2010
Capital Motors action moves to Gaborone
Defending champions, Kutlwano are in Pool A with Spartans, Diphatsa, Prisons and Spiking Stars, while Pool B has Mafolofolo, Kalavango, Chobe, BDF VI, Dynamites and Magstimela. Kutlwano are confident that they will retain the title. Their coach,...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 13 August 2010
First Cut
When do politicians serve the interests of the community? When it suits them or when it suits the community?Equally when do ministers become accountable? Do they do so when it does not erode their political fortunes or personal integrity in the...
Dennis Keagile 13 August 2010
GU will improve this season - Mgadla
He said they have learnt from the mistakes they made last season when they posted a below-par performance and they are determined to prove their critics wrong. He believes that the team's involvement in CAF competitions took its toll on the players...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 13 August 2010
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