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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...
18 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 18 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...
18 August 2010
Lt-Gen Walls gave Zim a torrid time
General Walls was so unrelenting in his determination to "search-and-destroy" Joshua Nkomo's and Robert Mugabe's ZIPRA and ZANLA bases that he would unleash his ruthless troops in "hot pursuit" of the Soviet and Chinese trained guerrillas in the...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 18 August 2010
The city market place is still important
There are also a number of two-roomed small structures with tents that have chairs and tables nicely arranged in front of them. As it is lunch hour, the parking lot behind this place and its surroundings is fully packed. It is as if the entire...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Of eggshells, bracelets and breezy business
Asa Segootsane is a San woman, born and bred in Kaudwane. In this rural village in Kweneng West, there is not much to do for a living. You can either be a nurse, a teacher at the local primary school or a police officer at the Kgotla. However,...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Why some people can't stand the 'phandlane'
Baldness or 'phandlane' - as it is derisively called - is not a life-threatening condition, but for many people, it is a big issue. Many would rather keep a clean-shaven head or 'cheese-kop' than have phandlane. Perhaps this is because the general...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 18 August 2010
The cries of the traditional food seller
She specialises mostly in traditional foods that include mororogo wa dinawa, peanuts, various types of beans and many others. She is however a worried person. The cause of her worries has mainly to do with the competition for customers...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 18 August 2010
A ride like no other
The company has introduced a limousine service in the form of a modified BMW X5 with a long base. The black limo, which could be mistaken for a hearse is about nine metres long and takes eight passengers. The owners of the company, said they...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 18 August 2010
When should parents talk to their children about sex?
While some people feel that by discussing sex with their children they would be encouraging them to indulge in sex, many believe that giving children support and relevant information can go a long way in curbing unwanted pregnancies, HIV/AIDS and...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 18 August 2010
National road safety workshop in the offing
The youth ambassador says the first-ever national youth road safety workshop scheduled for early September will advocate for youth involvement and commitment to community and national road safety projects. The 2007 World Youth Assembly agreed on the...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Stripping of woman at bus rank roundly condemned
"We want the police to assure us that they will investigate the matter," Ntsabane says. "Action should be taken against the culprits, including people who cheered them on." Stripping a woman simply because she is wearing a miniskirt is a...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Robben Island Rakes In Money For SA Economy
Besides being a political prison with Nelson Mandela topping the list of convicts previously held there whenever the island is the subject of discussion, the 574 hectare and 12 kilometre circumference piece of land sitting on the South Atlantic...
Enole Ditsheko
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Customary courts shun marriage wrecking
He says most cases are withdrawn due to lack of evidence from the complainant. "Most people come to us with hearsay which is not sound evidence to file a civil case," he states. He however adds that if there is enough evidence, one could be punished...
Yvonne Ditlhase
Correspondent 18 August 2010
BMD joins Tonota north race in earnest
Francistown South Member of Parliament (MP), Wynter Mmolotsi, and a key member of the newly formed party, said on Friday that, they would deploy their cadres in the constituency for house-to-house campaigns as well as public rallies. "It is our...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Defying others, Germany finds economic success
Statistics released Friday buttress Germany's view that it had the formula right all along. The government on Friday announced quarter-on-quarter economic growth of 2.2 percent, Germany's best performance since reunification 20 years ago - and...
18 August 2010
Our Heritage
True Mmegi did give it a go with an editorial which largely viewed heritage in terms of art, Michael Dingake, bless him, wrote forcefully about the heritage of politics and I have suggested elsewhere that the country has a rich agricultural...
SANDY GRANT 18 August 2010
Nchindogate: the tussle over Nicky Oppenheimer
Yesterday, the defence, which has previously argued that Oppenheimer is not interested in helping the prosecution, appealed to Gaborone Regional Magistrate, Lot Moroka, that the diamond magnate and friend of the late Debswana MD, Louis Nchindo, be...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff writer 18 August 2010
Sport Chat
Finest momentLast Wednesday when the Zebras held Malawi to a 1-1 draw in Blantyre. It was a brave performance from the Zebras who are fast becoming favourites to progress from Group 11. Finest athleteJerome Ramatlhakwana, whose inclusion in the...
Mnqondisi Dube 18 August 2010
Sevens squad prepare for Castle Cup
Twenty players are in the squad, which will be trimmed to 12 on Friday. "The team consists mostly of players who have represented Botswana in regional Sevens tournaments," said Mooketsi Ramakele, the National Sevens coach. He is confident that...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 18 August 2010
BFA target National Stadium for Togo tie
BFA acting chief executive officer, Susan Monametsi said they were in talks with the stadium authorities for the match be staged at the 22,500 seater facility. "We have made a request to the relevant authorities through the Botswana National Sports...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Rollers' players plan revolt?
The players are said to be unhappy with the way the club has handled the issue of bonuses, following the club's league and cup triumph last season. Sources say the players want to down tools until their grievances are met. But team manager,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
'Troy' with the beat on 'Emotion and Feel'
He said in Gaborone over the weekend that nowadays rap music has become a platform for some artists to brag about living glamorously unlike in the past when people used rap to express deep emotions and feelings. The 26-year-old man is set to...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Madd Doggs show much maturity in second album
Like many of their contemporaries, the youngsters could not resist the lure of the kwasa-kwasa beats in their music when they debuted with Tsokotsa two years ago and still continue to cling onto those popular tunes, which have brought both fame and...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Kgope to mount Unrelated Stories show
Speaking to Showbiz in an interview yesterday, Kgope challenged local art lovers to come in large numbers to witness the high quality works on display. "When I started preparing for this exhibition, I was more concerned about the quality of works as...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Who joins the barn party this weekend?
The nominations saw three who are shockingly supposed to be in the same clique tied at six votes each; that is Kaone, Yacob, and Munya and since Kaone is the week's head of house, he decided to save himself from being banished to the Barn on Sunday...
STAFF WRITER 18 August 2010
US publications weigh in on SA media freedom
"We call on you as the head of state and leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to ensure that such proposals are either amended in line with constitutional safeguards for freedom of the press and access to information, or withdrawn...
18 August 2010
Nine die in mortar attack on Mogadishu displaced camp
The clashes erupted late Monday when Islamist fighters attacked government positions to the south of the capital, sparking a heavy exchange of artillery fire between the insurgents and government troops backed by African Union forces. "Our teams...
18 August 2010
Uganda troops accused of atrocities in remote area
The Karamoja region is the least developed part of Uganda and is plagued by lawlessness, disease, hunger and a gun culture among tribes who steal each other's cattle. The area's member of parliament, Francis Adamson Kiyonga told Reuters on Monday a...
18 August 2010
Regional power generation could save Africa $2bn a year
Despite its large hydropower potential, of about 100 000 MW, Africa remained behind all other regions in terms of harnessing this potential, Alavian told the Hydropower Africa conference in Johannesburg. The continent, with its lack of electricity...
18 August 2010
Rapaport bans Zimbabwe Diamonds
This was despite the Kimberley Process (KP) having allowed Limited diamond exports from the Marange diamonds fields to resume, following a suspension earlier this year. RapNet parent company, the Rapaport Group, informed members in a trade...
18 August 2010
New shareholder takes over at Blue
Mayibuye had initially planned to start implementing turnaround strategies at Blue by the end of August, but announced on Friday that CEO Johan Meiring had been authosrised to start a raft of strategies to bring the company back to...
18 August 2010
Wilderness completes sale of P30m assets
In a statement released this week, Wilderness says the sale of Duba Camp, whose proceeds will be used to enable further development in the Okavango and Linyanti regions, was completed in May this year when it received a payment of US$4.5...
STAFF WRITER 18 August 2010
PPADB to crack the whip on contractors
In a move that will effectively sideline affected businesses from the government's P23.4 billion procurement cake for 2010/11, the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) has invoked a section of legislation empowering it to censure and...
18 August 2010
Project Syndicate
MILAN - In the past two years, two dangerous episodes of financial instability and sudden changes in market dynamics have hit the world economy. More are likely, because the global economy is out of balance in several respects as it emerges from the...
Michael Spence 18 August 2010
Project Syndicate
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States has a significant budget deficit, likely to be $1.3 trillion (10 percent of GDP) this year, and the long-term forecasts are worrying. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO, the leading nonpartisan...
Simon Johnson 18 August 2010
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18 August 2010
Fare thee well, Moemedi
This debate caught up because a young bubbly boy, Moemedi Maphanyane, was diagnosed with a debilitating kidney and lung failure condition. Last week, that young man whose condition helped the nation to awake to the plight of people who live with...
18 August 2010
BPP unsettled at opposition pact in Tonota
The party leadership is not agreed on opposition cooperation there. According to impeccable sources, there is a group in the BPP leadership which feels that the party can benefit more by cooperating with the ruling party. The group, which...
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Former court clerk accused of stealing case docket
Appearing before Village Chief Magistrate Barnabas Nyamadzabo, Mabego, 35, who was based at the Mochudi Magistrate Court is facing a single charge of corruption by a public officer. The State alleges that Mabego on or about July 15, this year in...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Govt ignores calls for electoral reforms
Participants said that after the 1999 and 2004 general elections, observers made recommendations that government has failed to implement. So far there are over 60 recommendations that election observers have recommended for implementation, and there...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Integrate culture in counselling, says Rakhudu
Rakhudu was officiating at the first international congress of the association held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre on Monday. Rakhudu said the counsellors must take cognizance that the world has become a small globe, as such...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
BDP awash with resources whilst BCP struggles
However BDP executive secretary, Dr Comma Serema was yesterday reluctant to outline the BDP strategy for the September 4 Tonota North by-election, but indicated that "We have adopted our strategy called 'Weather Bureau'". For fear that BDP rivals...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
New BDP youth leaders accused of financial fiddling
In their first meeting held on August 11, three of the four teams failed to account for funds they had claimed during the period July-August financial period. The financial report reflects that one team used P9,110 for fuel and meals on a...
NESLON DIRENG
Correspondent 18 August 2010
Our Heritage
'Miss Mmapula Ana Matabane died on the 6th June in Rustenburg and was brought to Mochudi on 11th July 1959, she was escorted by United Kgatla Working Group in the same town, they were 85 in number which indeed interests many people, they showed their...
Sandy Grant 18 August 2010
AH1N1 vaccination campaign ends
Principal Health Officer at the Ministry of Health, Bakanoki Nfila, informs Mmegi that the campaign, which ended yesterday, exhausted all the vaccines they had. "Vaccines are not likely to remain at all since they are in demand," she said. The...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
BDP wants five-year lifespan for committees
The BDP leadership, which met in Gaborone last weekend, recommended extending the life of committees from the current two years to five years. But it could be some time before the recommendation comes to pass because it may have to be referred to...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
BDP mounts political education campaign
"We want to empower our people with knowledge about our policies, so that when they are attacked by the opposition - most of whom are good at attacking political opponents), at rallies and other public forums they can know how to respond," he...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
Chinese youth forge ties with Batswana
The Chinese delegation, which is led by the vice-president of the Beijing Youth Federation (BYF) Deng Yaping, arrived on Monday and was treated to a welcoming dinner at Bull & Bush Restaurant in Gaborone. The relations were formalised...
STAFF WRITER 18 August 2010
Ntuane remains leader of the Opposition
Newly elected president of BNF, Duma Boko, said yesterday that they would take time to observe what is happening as the current political dynamics are so fluid. He said the cat and mouse game between BDP and BMD makes it difficult for anybody to...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 18 August 2010
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