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Benitez denies involvement in Liverpool bids
Hodgson had stated that Inter president Massimo Moratti had vowed not to sign any of the club's players, while he also revealed Benitez had signed an agreement stating that he would not poach players from Liverpool. Inter are believed to be...
27 August 2010
'I never hit Woods', says ex-wife
Nordegren told People magazine that she and Woods tried for months to reconcile their relationship but, in the end, a marriage "without trust and love" wasn't good for anyone. The world No1 golfer's private life became public in November 2009 after...
27 August 2010
Tottenham draw Inter Milan in Champions League
Manchester United face up against Rangers in another 'Battle of Britain' after their last clash in 2003-04 and must contend with Valencia as well - although the Spanish side have been weakened by the summer exits of David Villa and David Silva - and...
27 August 2010
England's 2018 World Cup bid praised
The FIFA team, led by the Chilean federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, praised England's readiness to host the tournament, the level of government support, the world-class stadiums, the passion for the game in the country, the social projects...
27 August 2010
First Cut
Angola will host this year's COSAFA Senior Soccer Challenge Cup, which will be icing on the cake after it staged the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in January. Angola is slowly emerging as a true force in Southern Africa and before long, we will be...
Dennis Keagile 27 August 2010
Sevens rugby teams off to Zambia
The coach of the mens side, Mooketsi Ramakele said he was impressed with what he saw during the Sevens tournament hosted by the EMG Gunners in Selebi-Phikwe over the weekend. The Vultures men played and won all six games over the weekend beating BDF...
NELSON DIRENG &
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondents 27 August 2010
Capital Motors tournament reaches crucial stage
Duels between the two armed forces clubs never disappoint and tomorrow's confrontation is not expected to be an exception. Under the tutelage of former Diphatsa mentor, Daniel Ngozi, Police have shown a huge improvement in the recent past. It remains...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Hotsport
Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) spokesperson and Africa's top ranked woman bowler, Lebogang Mascarenhas is upbeat that Botswana will recover from a poor performance at the African States competition and deliver at the Commonwealth Games scheduled...
27 August 2010
Motlakase needs P1m to complete stadium
Through the club's directors' efforts, the construction of the stadium is at an advanced stage with the levelling of the pitch and the fencing completed. Motlakase chairperson, Mangisi Segadimo said that initially, their hope was that the P7 million...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Scramblers beef up squad
Club spokesperson, Thobogang Dimakatso said they have signed one pitcher Bokamoso Kedisaletse and two out-fielders, Pilot Charlie and Abraham Kandjou. Dimakatso said they recruited a pitcher as cover for Eric Semuwanza who was injured during the...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Former Bay duo tip Marumo to succeed
The goalkeeper has just joined Bay United where Maposa and Moloi had a loan stint last season, helping the club to a second-place finish. They are convinced the Zebras number one will shine at the club coached by compatriot David Bright. The veteran...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Majawa returns as Rollers face Gunners
The player had gone to Malawi to sort out personal problems but returned this week in time to face Gunners in what could be a thrilling spectacle. The holding midfielder was one of the key players last season when Rollers won the league title and the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Kenya jails Chinese national for ivory possession
The man was seized on Tuesday with hand luggage, containing 10 ivory chopsticks and two bangles, according to the service. The trade in ivory both raw and finished is illegal in Kenya. The man pleaded guilty to possession of wildlife...
27 August 2010
UN peacekeepers cite delay in learning of mass rape in Congo
Hundreds of Rwandan and Congolese rebels raided a network of villages in North Kivu Province between July 30 and August 3, gang-raping nearly 200 women, humanitarian officials said. A UN peacekeeper military base was within 30 kilometers (about...
27 August 2010
Sporadic gunfire in Mogadishu after heavy fighting
Intermittent gunfire was heard around a southern district that saw the worst fighting on Wednesday as al-Qaeda-inspired al-Shabaab fighters tried to cut off a key road under the control of the embattled government. "The situation is quiet for the...
27 August 2010
Mugabe denies fallen hero due respect
Sibanda, the mild-mannered man of Zimbabwe politics, was revered by millions. He died of cancer at the age of 66. During the many moments of madness in Zimbabwean politics, Sibanda quietly distinguished himself as "the voice of reason". Even the...
27 August 2010
Court blocks police from joining strike
The interdict further prohibits the police and the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) from promoting, encouraging or supporting participation in a strike by all members of the SAPS, Brigadier Sally de Beer said. She said employees of the...
27 August 2010
Nitty Gritty
Nikita is sitting on the edge of the green sofa with the bulk of his weight away from the back rest. Ausi Maggie, who is busy clearing ama-empties and taking orders for the next round, says to him: "Why are you sitting like a cow about to...
Barolong Seboni 27 August 2010
Swaziland's $200m despot
Now presiding over the 37th year of the world's longest running State of Emergency, King Mswati III controls the parliament, appoints cabinet ministers, judges and senior civil servants and makes and breaks the law at will. Political parties are...
* MICHAEL MARQUSEE 27 August 2010
Is Rampholo Molefhe a chamza of the Left?
The spiteful and elegant sweep of his pen depicts comrades as impostors of sorts. He writes off the talk about existence of 'socialist' tendencies in the BNF. Is Molefhe a chamza of the BNF left? How can he deny the existence of the...
27 August 2010
Whither Botswana?
As I watched President Ian Khama's most recent "conversation" on Btv with the station's news reader, Gloria Kgosi, I appreciated more than I did before why former cabinet minister, Oliphant Mfa, is dying to succeed Khama as President (Midweek Sun, 11...
Dan Moabi 27 August 2010
Selefu 27 August 2010
27 August 2010
Let's celebrate our success but...
The latest report by Newsweek, the United States-based international magazine, compares 100 countries in the areas of health, education, quality of life, economic competitiveness and the political environment in each country. They then develop...
27 August 2010
Which way Botswana's labour movement?
The raging debate in the trade union movement takes place, not by accident, at a time when Botswana society has reached that turnaround point where the celebration of independence and the excitement resulting from the discovery of diamonds and the...
27 August 2010
Of Kuru, a bus ride and feasting
Making the long trip to Gantsi is part of the adventure and this year the downside to my trip was that I could not use my car, which meant that I could not stop along the way to take pictures as I had done for the past three years. But all was...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
A dying dog's appeal for help
It suddenly dawned on me that this animal is faithful and serves humankind well never mind the fact that we have derogatory terms we align to dogs. People often use phrases like, "Ke ntswa fela ga a na mosola mo go nna," meaning, he or she is just...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
The family that has found solace in plants
But for Sergeants Sonny and Leka Mbisana, a married couple who are police officers in Francistown, they must have taken a leaf from a verse by American poet, Clinton Scollard who once said, "to heal mine moods, give me God's virgin woods." Theirs is...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Jubilee is a national monument, say citizens
Situated in the Government Camp, next to police quarters and the museum among some old colonial buildings, only the name Jubilee remains one of the structures that nowadays is a psychiatric unit. Back in the days, Jubilee Hospital used to be the...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Kuru Festival: 'Alcohol-free' doesn't mean 'free alcohol'
'Alcohol-free,' says the Kuru website promoting one of Botswana's greatest cultural events, Kuru Dance Festival 2010. The advert also informs the public of the P200 entrance fee, P1,000 camera fee, and additional info regarding camera...
27 August 2010
Nature can improve our computers
Robots on Mars that can fix themselves and computers built from DNA: not science fiction but the work of scientists at the forefront of computing. Dennis Shasha, 55, is a professor of computer science at New York University's Courant Institute of...
27 August 2010
Zezuru women and hawking
"We don't rely on men financially. We have to get up and sell whatever products we have to make our own money. As early as six years of age a Zezuru girl is given goods by her mother to start selling. So, they grow up like this, until they become...
RUSSO LUMA 27 August 2010
Lesaso on the move in Shoshong
This is because Shoshong is in the heartland of the Bamangwato territory, where the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) reigns supreme. However, the BNF parliamentary candidate, Aubrey Lesaso, nearly caused a major upset as he polled 3,203 votes...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Humour common at Tatitown customary court
"Customary courts handle both criminal and civil cases. We have jurisdiction over Bluetown, Aerodrome, White city, Kgaphamadi, Maipaahela, Area W, Madzibalori, and the industrial area," said Showa. Quite interesting are the civil cases, one of which...
RUSSO LUMA 27 August 2010
Being a cobbler is no easy task
My mother used to tell my sisters that they spent money on shoes unnecessarily since she could not understand how someone would have a whole bag full of unused shoes even though they were not that old; neither did I understand how they could have so...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Gold demand surges, ETFs rate high
ETFs contributed the most to higher gold demand in the period. Demand improved 414.3 percent to 291.3 tonnes, the second highest growth in quarterly demand for ETFs on record. Marcus Grubb, managing director of investment for the council, said...
27 August 2010
Book Review
Orhan Pamuk (2009) translated from the Turkish by Maureen FreelyThe Museum of Innocence: A Novel. London, Faber and Faber. 536 pages, Paperback, P189. ISBN 978-0-571-23699-2. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. The Museum of Innocence is by the...
Sheridan Griswold 27 August 2010
Back Stage
The sequel had its worldwide opening on August 6, but so far has not done well in the box office. It is back for the third time in all its razzmatazz. The visual splendour of the dancing remains exhilarating, but the triteness of the rest...
Sasa Majuma 27 August 2010
Artists to give Bonnington silos facelift
The Bonnington farm is located in Block 5 near the Grand Palm Hotel. The silos are visible along the Gaborone-Molepolole road. The murals will depict the history of the farm. National Museum and Monuments deputy director Steve...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Popular Kuru San Dance festival resuscitated
As usual, this popular festival attracted international audiences from neighbouring countries such as South Africa and Namibia while others came from other parts of the globe. This important festival was not staged last year for a number of reasons...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
'Where's my tip?'
Until we met the waiter. To begin with he seemed to be in a tremendous hurry. The very moment any piece of cutlery was put down, he was there to whisk things away. While I am all for attentive service it should not feel like they...
Consumer Watchdog 27 August 2010
New uranium deposits uncovered in Shoshong
In a statement circulated to shareholders this week, Impact says it has unearthed significant resources in the Shoshong and Ikongwe areas, some of them very close to the surface. "Soil geochemistry results from Impact's Shoshong and Ikongwe...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Gem Diamonds prepares key Gope report
Although Gem Diamonds acquired the Gope project from De Beers in 2007, development stalled due to last year's global recession and resultant cash squeeze. The diamond miner placed Gope on care and maintenance last June, lifting the status earlier...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
PrimeTime shareholders okay P136m investment
PrimeTime intends to invest P136 million developing the two projects in Gaborone - one a P101 million tenanted shopping complex called Sebele Centre near the airport intersection (Block 10), the other a P35 million office complex in the new Central...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Prospects become more auspicious for CIC Energy, Aviva
Should the South African cabinet approve IRP2, the South African Department of Energy will promulgate the document by November. The two power projects in eastern Botswana have the potential to produce 2200 megawatts, more than 16 million tonnes of...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Botswana underpins BancABC interim earnings
BancABC executives were quick to point out that far from being the result of poor performance, the reduction in net profits was more a reflection of a once off P13-million tax credit earned in the six months up to June 30, 2009. The pan-African...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Heavy leakages in VAT collection - WB
Although the VAT rate is currently at 12 percent having been increased from 10 percent early this year, the World Bank estimates that the effective rate of VAT in Botswana is only around four percent due to leakages blamed on many factors, including...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
Tonota North is ready for the by-election
FRANCISTOWN: As the Tonota North parliamentary by-election scheduled for Saturday draws near, the people of Borolong, Chadibe and Jamataka villages are ready to elect their new representative. Although the by-election on September 4 will be between...
27 August 2010
The voters have decided on their candidates
Nestled between Francistown and Tutume, this constituency, which remains one of the least developed in the country, is traversed by the Francistown-Orapa road and the Francistown-Maun road; two of the most economically critical roads to Botswana. In...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Jubilee is a national monument, say citizens
Situated in the Government Camp, next to police quarters and the museum among some old colonial buildings, only the name Jubilee remains one of the structures that nowadays is a psychiatric unit. Back in the days, Jubilee Hospital used to be the...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 27 August 2010
Matome,Nchindo,Golconda to answer most charges
Moroka, however, struck down Count 6 in which Matome and Golconda were accused of conspiring to defraud. He instead ruled that an alternative count of conspiracy to prevent lawful disposal is more germane. Matome was further discharged and...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 27 August 2010
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