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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...
20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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...
20 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 20 August 2010
Suspect's bail application questioned
Lekwae had applied for bail. Appearing yesterday before the Village Chief Magistrate, Barnabas Nyamadzabo, state counsel, Thabo Malambane, applied before court that the Authenticity Act identifies specific individuals that qualify to authenticate...
20 August 2010
Target was my wife not my son, pleads murder accused
Othusitse Gaelebale is alleged to have stabbed his wife, Lillian Sedumago 15 times in 2003, after suspecting there was another man in her life. The State is alleging that after the mother fainted the accused then turned the knife on their son, whom...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 20 August 2010
S/Phikwe women 'take the bull by the horns'
Since the opening of the Women's Affairs Department office here, a considerable number of businesses owned and run by women have been established, some of them in traditionally male dominated sectors like cattle farming. Two beef cattle production...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
UNESCO holds two-day ASPnet workshop
Participants were drawn from six primary schools, four junior schools, two senior secondary schools, two brigades and six principal education officers from six regions. According to Mmanane Kelebemang of the Botswana National Commission for UNESCO...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Chiluba free at last - but at huge cost to taxpayer
Incidentally, the end to Chiluba's eight-year ordeal over allegations of plundering state coffers was low key. It certainly was a far cry from the dramatic and unprecedented events of July 16, 2002, when the National Assembly voted for the first time...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 20 August 2010
I'm going nowhere, says Sebele
Yesterday, Kgosi Sebele confirmed having heard the allegations but denied any knowledge of his redeployment. Information doing rounds suggests that Sebele faces possible redeployment or expulsion, in a bid to restore peace and unity among...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
IEC ready for Tonota North by-election
In an interview yesterday, Secretary of the IEC, Gabriel Seeletso said preparations started immediately after the issuance of the writ of elections. He said that for the past two weeks, IEC officials have been criss-crossing the vast terrain of the...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 20 August 2010
BMD in registration drive
.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday interim BMD treasurer Guma Moyo told journalists that the movement has been receiving a lot of members, especially from the Botswana Democratic Party and Batswana who have been non-aligned to political...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
BMD to pay Motswaledi's legal bills
Responding to a question on the issue at a press conference on Wednesday in Gaborone, BMD treasurer Guma Moyo said though the letter-head of the legal bill is in Motswaledi's name, "the bill is ours, who instructed Motswaledi to lead us to court. We...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Local millionaires buy private jets
Recently a number of local companies went out to prove their power when they purchased aeroplanes for their executive staff. Among the companies are Choppies Superstores that purchased an eight-seater jet last year as part of its plans to make access...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Last witness up in CMS case
The state is expected to call the investigating officer in the marathon case in which some defence attorneys quit along the way. Initially, the defence team comprised of attorneys Unoda Mack, Dick Bayford, Langwane Langwane and Duma...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Triple murderer must hang - Justice Motswagole
Gothalosamang Gabaokelwe, 22, of Borolong, was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to death in what became Justice Motswagole's first case to condemn a man to death since his recent appointment as High Court judge. The background information before...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 20 August 2010
New bank curbs may crimp capital for Africa's infrastructure needs
In fact, the International Project Finance Association's Anthony Sykes told participants to the 'Project Finance Conference 2010' in Johannesburg on Tuesday, that the regulatory tightening would definitely have consequences for the future...
20 August 2010
Watchdog
I have written before about the filling station manager up north who a couple of years ago was conned out of P70,000 by a couple of enterprising con-men who promised him that their magic box would double any money placed inside it. Rather than...
20 August 2010
Shot in the arm for accountants
Mmegi: Take us through the process that has lead to Parliament's recent passing of the Financial Reporting Act and amendments to the Accountants Act. Majinda: It has been about five years that we have been waiting for this legislation. I should,...
20 August 2010
Govt unravels tax reform conundrum
First announced in the 2008 Budget, the review of the tax regime, which essentially involves the institution of a flat 25 percent tax rate and the halving of withholding tax to 7.5 percent, has created a buzz in the private sector. Heralding the...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Businesses advised to take advantage of AGOA
Speaking at the first-ever buyer/seller forum held here this week, the Director of the Department of Industrial Affairs, Violet Mosele, said the USA has given all African countries an opportunity to sell their products but they are failing to meet...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 20 August 2010
BLS countries to sign anti-double taxation agreement
Presently, trade between the three countries is very low with Botswana importing goods and services worth a mere P26 million in 2009 from Swaziland and a measly P250,000 from Lesotho in the same year. Central Statistics Office figures for April 2010...
STAFF WRITER 20 August 2010
Botswana at little risk of debt distress - IMF
In a report published recently following consultations between government officials and the Fund's staff, the IMF says external debt for Botswana is expected to reach nearly 50 percent of the GDP by 2012, to finance construction of two power...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 20 August 2010
Competition Commission swings into action
Once the CEO is appointed, the stage will be set for the establishment of the Competition Authority, the body that will investigate incidents of unfair play in the industry. A few facts are indicative of the pace of developments: the Commission has...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
Book Review
The world has been entertained by books, even movies, about people with the supposed unique ability to talk to lions, horses, dogs and even cats and bees. The popular label for someone with this talent is a "whisperer". In reality, what...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 20 August 2010
Back Stage
Shrek the Third (2006) a.k.a A Fright-3 (Mmegi, 13 January 2007) was really not a concern for DreamWorks as it grossed over P2 billion. In Shrek-2 our hero and Fiona learnt the hard way that they were better off being ogres. This insight...
SASA MAJUMA 20 August 2010
Dr Laura to end her radio show
Schlessinger, 63, has been under fire for using the N-word repeatedly during an on-air conversation with a caller last week.In announcing her decision "not to do radio anymore" after being in the business for more than 30 years, Schlessinger said, "I...
20 August 2010
I was born to be a visual artist - Tshenyego
He told Arts & Culture that he realised that he had talent at a young age and luckily for him, he had an early grooming as he started doing art as a subject in his primary school days. "Doing art at primary school helped me realise my talent...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 August 2010
BFTU must stop its obsession with other unions and concentrate on its mandate
Since its formation as BOFESETE in 1986 and subsequent registration in 1987 (as an association then), the organisation has not lost its focus. It has worked tirelessly with several civil society organisations like labour, media, churches,...
20 August 2010
BMD exposes 'The Left' for what it really is
The current mucking about inside and between political parties should serve to - once and for all - do away with the myth that their multiplicity offers the electorate that much sought-after commodity, variety and contrast. If anything, recent...
20 August 2010
Inside Nchindogate - in their own words
The most high-profile of the state witnesses to appear this week was former director of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime, Tymon Katlholo. He had been sitting outside in a chair waiting for his turn as one witness went through the...
20 August 2010
Time for honest presidents to quit SADC
But then, SADC was not formed to perform any meaningful purpose; SADC was formed to fan the egos of regional leaders and, in that regard, it is performing its duties well. Thus I was astounded when SADC "came down hard" on Robert Mugabe and Morgan...
DON-MARTN ROPAFADZO
Correspondent 20 August 2010
That surly driver could kill you!
It is not that difficult to get a driver's licence in Botswana. You simply need to pass the theory test, the parking test, the road test and you are set. Afterall, you can turn a steering wheel and tell the accelerator from the brake pedal. Plus,...
20 August 2010
Why - asks Paul Rantao
The politically robust opinion pieces attest to Rantao's proficiency and verve as an investigative journalist who relished playing the role of critical witness to Botswana's imperfect past and present. The articles are living examples of Rantao's...
TIRO SEBINA 20 August 2010
Togo vs Zebras should be at National Stadium
Sadly, there will be very little to celebrate. Contrary to the lavish promises that the stadia will be available for use and that they would be completed before the season starts that will not happen. This calls into question the planning...
EDITOR 20 August 2010
Nitty Gritty
The saying goes something like this; "everything is political, but politics is not everything." This saying, which has become almost idiomatic in the "house of living spirits", has served the fellows well over the years. Especially when...
BAROLONG SEBONI 20 August 2010
The BDP NYEC funds: Setting the record straight
The reporter, a Nelson Direng, apparently claims to be in possession of a financial report for the period of July-August. The BDP NYEC wishes to state from the onset that, NYEC is committed to preparing quarterly financial reports to be...
20 August 2010
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