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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 24 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,...
24 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...
24 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...
24 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 24 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,...
24 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 24 August 2010
Save The Child Next Door
At some point in your life you felt desperately in need of something but at least you were able to share it with your friend and even went to the extent of finally getting it, because you are capable. Now put that remote control on the table, walk...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Women Challenge Men's Authority
She is a member of a new class that is emerging in our society. It is a societal class that seems to be shaking the foundation of the patriarchal society. The emergence of this class asks questions about the myth that says women are...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Vendors Complain Of Low Business
The vendors who have become an integral part of the public transport industry. The vendors have come to understand the language of the vendors who sell various merchandise like magazines, airtime, food snacks, soft drinks, bottled water,...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Nchindogate takes another turn
Nkate dumped the prosecution when he declared, contrary to his affidavit, that his allocation of Plot 55720 to Nchindo's company was not influenced by anyone else. The two main charges against Nchindo, Joe Matome and the company, Tourism Development...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Bowling team returns from Zim bruised
This was a below par performance considering last year's bronze medals clinched by both the men and women's teams. Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) public relations officer and ladies singles player, Lebogang Mascarenhas said they are disappointed...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 24 August 2010
BMC postpone AGM
The meeting was expected to be a heated affair with the appointment of coach, Kaizer Kalambo being the focal point. Club spokesperson, Themba Stimela told Mmegi Sport in Lobatse on Sunday that management decided to shift the date in order to give...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Back Stage
Stray Dogs (2004) a.k.a Sag-haye velgard is being shown today only at 7 pm at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School by the Gaborone Film Society. It is a remarkable film from the Makhmalbaf Film House in Iran. It is set in post-Taliban Afghanistan and...
Sasa Majuma 24 August 2010
Stadium shoddy job haunts BFA
There was heartbreak for the Botswana Football Association (BFA) yesterday after the mother body learnt that the National Stadium, the targeted venue for the Zebras versus Togo clash, will be unavailable. The BFA had requested the use of the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Goals galore on opening weekend
After a busy transfer window in which, the big guns bolstered their squads, the start to the season was not disappointing. Four teams managed to score four goals in their first games. While Gaborone United (GU) kicked off their campaign with a 4-1...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Songbird Vebrok drops Komoskodae
She has just recorded her second album, titled Komoskodae, which simply means dance. The new album will be released next month. The last time when she released an album was in 2008. Now she has made a follow-up to her first album...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Franco cries foul as Boteti Fighters fail to pay
The team apparently slept and dined two nights at the Jonas Inn Guest House for P2, 640 that they allegedly failed to pay thereafter. Speaking to Showbiz, Franco said that last season he and the Orapa-based team management had a very good...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Somali militants seize and burn food aid
Sheik Ali Mohamed Hussein, an official with al-Shabaab -- Somalia's most powerful militant group -- said the food was expired. A spokesperson for WFP said the group does not distribute expired food. "We have burned the expired food in public and we...
24 August 2010
Zuma looks to China to boost trade
South Africa aims to tap trade and investment in "Bric" economies Brazil, Russia, India and China to make up for the downturn in traditional markets in weakly recovering Europe. "There is a national consensus in South Africa that wants the country to...
24 August 2010
Mugabe says sanctions must go
President Robert Mugabe was speaking at a meeting of his Zanu-PF party's 150 member policy-making committee. He said that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had failed to meet conditions of the 18-month-old coalition deal to have sanctions...
24 August 2010
Pressure mounts against strong Rand
Gordhan added that a protracted public service strike would not have a big impact on Africa's largest economy, as more than 1 million civil servants took to the streets seeking higher wages, worrying investors and putting pressure on the government...
24 August 2010
Renewable energy "will boost jobs, manufacturers"
This would help SA secure global funds for climate mitigation, cut greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs, and create a secure energy supply, say the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Greenpeace. By 2030, at least half of SA's electricity should...
24 August 2010
SA assures Batswana travellers inspite of strike
More than a million South African civil servants downed tools last Thursday to press for an 8.6 percent wage review and other adjustments, causing sector wide pandemonium and even deaths in that country. Workers at South Africa's 15 exit points into...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Pick 'n Pay to open franchise in S/Phikwe
The guests will include the Member of Parliament Nonofo Molefhi, Palalani Moitlhobogi of BOCCIM and business community leaders. The franchisee, Ruth Krupavaram, told Mmegi Business over the weekend that the supermarket has taken over the old...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 24 August 2010
The road to food security
Thanks to the cooperative and support from other farmers, she now has a thriving business and all of her children are in school. On the way to meet her, I passed women walking through mud to the market with large loads of fruit and vegetables...
* KANAYO F NWANZE 24 August 2010
Project Syndicate
TOKYO: Hillary Clinton's recent trip to Asia may one day be seen as the most significant visit to the region by a United States diplomat since Henry Kissinger's secret mission to Beijing in July 1971. Kissinger's mission triggered a diplomatic...
Yuriko Koike 24 August 2010
As I See It
The last time Domkrag was on the ropes was in the 1994 general elections when the opposition BNF polled 37 percent of the popular vote and sent 13 members to the Seventh Parliament. The BNF subsequently squandered the advantage by allowing a...
Michael Dingake 24 August 2010
Selefu 24 August 2010
24 August 2010
Government must serve people with disabilities
Access that includes such things as handicap ramps, automatic doors, special restrooms, ramps in buses, crosswalks and parking spaces should be provided in industries and service areas for use by people with disability. Yes, considerable...
24 August 2010
Dagga possession lands couple in court
Kgosi Monametsi warned Mary Moabi, 52, and her boyfriend Mponaphi Teemane, 56, to desist from trading in habit-forming drugs like dagga. Moabi and Teemane were jointly charged for possessing dagga weighing over 85grams in December last year.However,...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Hospital to blame for suicide, psychiatrists say
They say that it is even 'very irresponsible for the superintendent, who is a doctor himself, to utter such chilling words.' The psychiatrists said hospitals have a responsibility to care for the vulnerable, which Marina Hospital failed to do...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
Traffic chief concerned about road fatalities
Speaking in an interview, the Director of Traffic Police, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Victor Brunoh Paledi expressed concern at the loss of lives caused by road accidents. "Every week a sizeable number of people die in road accidents,"...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 August 2010
Disabled soldier languishes in poverty
Baraedi said that the defence council did not bother to listen to his case and the only response he got was that he was fairly dismissed from the force. A letter dated July 21, 2010 from the Office of the President confirms Baraedi's dismissal. "I...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
BTU finally quits BFTU
In an interview after the extraordinary congress held in Mahalapye over the weekend, the BTU publicist secretary, Tidimalo Maeletso, said that in a vote, 98 percent of the congress voted in the affirmative. "The same number agreed that we affiliate...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 24 August 2010
BCP youth bash leadership
Addressing a press conference yesterday BCPYL president, Lotty Manyapetsa and secretary general, Thato Osupile said they have only received support from about 10 members of the party. Others just condemned them, calling them spoilers bent on denting...
GREG KELEBONYE & EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writers 24 August 2010
Prosecution wants Nchindo's plot repossessed
In the morning Advocate Craig Webster, acting for Joe Matome, Gloconda and Louis Garvas Nchindo meticulously delivered his submissions of no case to answer captured in a 100 pages of written heads of argument. His war cry was simple; the defence...
STAFF WRITER 24 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 25 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,...
25 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...
25 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...
25 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 25 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,...
25 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 25 August 2010
Save The Child Next Door
At some point in your life you felt desperately in need of something but at least you were able to share it with your friend and even went to the extent of finally getting it, because you are capable. Now put that remote control on the table, walk...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 25 August 2010
Songbird Vebrok drops Komoskodae
She has just recorded her second album, titled Komoskodae, which simply means dance. The new album will be released next month. The last time when she released an album was in 2008. Now she has made a follow-up to her first album...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 August 2010
Mugabe says sanctions must go
President Robert Mugabe was speaking at a meeting of his Zanu-PF party's 150 member policy-making committee. He said that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had failed to meet conditions of the 18-month-old coalition deal to have sanctions...
25 August 2010
The road to food security
Thanks to the cooperative and support from other farmers, she now has a thriving business and all of her children are in school. On the way to meet her, I passed women walking through mud to the market with large loads of fruit and vegetables...
* KANAYO F NWANZE 25 August 2010
Project Syndicate
TOKYO: Hillary Clinton's recent trip to Asia may one day be seen as the most significant visit to the region by a United States diplomat since Henry Kissinger's secret mission to Beijing in July 1971. Kissinger's mission triggered a diplomatic...
Yuriko Koike 25 August 2010
Selefu 24 August 2010
25 August 2010
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