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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 07 September 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...
07 September 2010
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Near monopoly in banking sector worries BoB
According to the Banking Supervision Annual Report 2009 released by the Bank of Botswana last week, the four largest banks, Stanchart, Barclays, FNBB and Stanbic, accounted for 90 percent of total assets, total deposits and total loans in 2009. BoB...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Vote buying not uncommon in Botswana
There have been allegations that political parties, individual candidates or their supporters offer gifts including food, beer or cash to the voter or activist of a rival party in order to either influence their choice of a representative in the...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 07 September 2010
A microcosm of skewed distribution policies
MATSITAMA: In the absence of a bus to Matsitama village, I embark on the Francistown-Orapa one. We leave at 11.30am but have to turn back before reaching the traffic circle near Thapama Hotel because of an impossible traffic jam. We are soon out of...
07 September 2010
Lorato 'Lala' Tebogo; Miss Botswana 2005
Tebogo : I was very excited as I had just realised one of my most passionate dreams. Naturally, I was proud of my achievement, and had made my friends and family proud too. It was surreal. Mmegi: What value did this experience add to your life,...
NDABA NKOMO 07 September 2010
Linguist says Setswana language is a unifying force
Mmegi: Where are you from? Otlogetswe: I am from Ruele Kgotla in Kanye. Mmegi: Are you married? Otlogetswe: Yes, with two boys, Lebopo and Popo. Mmegi: What religion do you subscribe to? Otlogetswe: I am a Christian and worship at Pentecostal...
07 September 2010
Braids not environment friendly; trapping birds
It all has to do with how the braids are disposed of and while one would not think much of weaves of braids lying on the ground or hanging from trees, many birds are often caught up in the web of this fashion item, making it almost impossible to...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
"I was raped by my father"
He came to me in the middle of the night while I was sleeping in the company of my brothers and sisters. He called me aside and said "There is something that you and I must do to protect our family against witches, just you and I, because you are my...
07 September 2010
Sebina village still underdeveloped
But the village, which falls in the Tutume Sub-District as well as the Tonota North constituency, is still underdeveloped.  Except for the post office, the primary school and the clinic, residents in this village rely on Tutume for most services...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 07 September 2010
The MDC cries foul again!
They called it the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Nonsense! It was not global and it was not an agreement. It was just politics of desperation, necessitated by Mbeki's failure to arbitrate; it was dangerous politics, as matters later turned out....
DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO 07 September 2010
Tshosane should start packing his bags
His credentials had been questioned, his tactics long dismissed as retrogressive, but Tshosane chose to do the talking on the field. Who cares about the team not playing in phases or transition if the results are coming? So-called successful coaches...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Kalambo back on the BMC bench
The stocky former Zambia Schools XI and Ndola United midfield dynamo guided his team to two wins against First Division debutants Kanye Swallows in Kanye on Sunday and did not show any signs of failing health. "I am not fully recovered but I can...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 07 September 2010
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Zebras' maiden AFCON berth on the horizon
In a weekend of shocks, the Zebras upset Africa's 2006 World Cup representatives in front of a partisan crowd at the UB Stadium to open a six-point lead in Group K at the end of their first round matches. Although the 10 points are not enough to see...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Back stage
The Round Up (1965) a.k.a Szegenylegenyek is being shown tonight at 7 pm only at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School by the Gaborone Film Society.  It is the first of four masterpieces of Eastern European cinema. The Round Up is a film by...
Sasa Majuma 07 September 2010
Goddy's O Ntshetse Morago engaging
Unlike other rhumba/kwasa-kwasa artists, he does not dress in over the top fashion with a flamboyant hairstyle to match; so one would be tempted to think that he is in another genre.  However, the truth of the matter is that the young man from...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
A night of poetry at Ko Gae Cafe
On Saturday, the Kanye Performing Arts group hosted a night of poetry at this venue and although only a small crowd pitched up for the show, the youngsters left the venue happy that they had been given another opportunity to showcase their talents;...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 07 September 2010
Malawi's Code is the latest BBAS evictee
Code joins other evicted housemates in the barn: Lerato (South Africa), Hannington (Uganda), Sheila (Kenya), Tatiana (Angola), and Ethiopia's Yacob, who has decided to quit the game and return to Addis Ababa.  Code was up for eviction, alongside...
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Six killed in Darfur camp shoot-out
Darfur's joint United Nations/African Union (UNamid) peacekeeping force said gunfire had broken out at the Hamidiya camp, close to the town of Zalingei in West Darfur state, early on Saturday morning. More than seven years of fighting in the arid...
07 September 2010
ANC moots top govt officials salary freeze
The call is contained in the declaration of the two-day KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress (ANC) provincial general council which ended on Sunday afternoon.  In the declaration, delegates said they believed that introducing a dispensation...
07 September 2010
Magistrate jails man for Mugabe 'wrinkles' insult
Provincial magistrate Samuel Zuze sentenced 23-year-old Gift Mafuka to a year in jail with hard labour for "insulting" Mugabe. The court heard that Mafuka made the "insulting" remark to two children wearing pro-Mugabe T-shirts.  Mafuka asked...
07 September 2010
Barclays post lukewarm half-year results
The bank, which has been receiving negative media attention around last week's resignation of MD Thuli Johnson lately, saw its usually strong performance in its retail banking being offset by higher costs and large increases in...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
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Plan to wean off private sector speeds up
At a three-day workshop, which started in Phakalane yesterday, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu, said Government's objective is to see the private sector operating more independently so as to compete openly in both domestic...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Govt to accelerate CSO transformation
While the Statistics Act - the vehicles for transforming the CSO into an autonomous Statistics Botswana - was passed in December 2009, little progress has been made on the ground, much to the ire of staffers who feel in limbo.  By contrast, the...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Industrial action is a serious matter
This criticism was largely predicated on a unionism that seemed designed to merely negotiate wages and related workers' issues.  By this we do not belittle the importance of wage negotiations because the fight against poverty starts with the...
07 September 2010
As I See It
The Chinese population at the last count four-five years back was 1.3 billion.  With their one-child policy the population should be more or less stagnant at that figure for some time.  The one-child policy was adopted in1978 and by 2000...
Michael Dingake 07 September 2010
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07 September 2010
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'Mother of all strikes' off
But it has since emerged that the strike has been called off as negotiations with the Department of Public Service Management (DPSM) continued into the  night yesterday. The unions say they have been at loggerheads with the employer over many...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff writer 07 September 2010
Botswana Police Women Network donates to the needy
The network comprises female officers from Francistown, Masunga, Tutume and Tshesebe. Handing over the donation in Francistown on Friday 3 September 2010, the Commissioner of Police Thebeyame Tsimako praised the officers for showing compassion to...
07 September 2010
Deportation of Zimbabweans to resume
"After the 31st of December [2010] all undocumented Zimbabweans will be treated like all others and their deportation will resume," said a statement issued after the Cabinet met. In April 2009 the government placed a moratorium on deportations,...
07 September 2010
South Africa ex-police chief Jackie Selebi to appeal
Selebi, a former Interpol president, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Convicted dealer Glenn Agliotti paid Selebi 1.2m rand ($156,000; £103,000) to turn a blind eye to his business.Selebi was a senior member of South Africa's ruling party,...
07 September 2010
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Kgatleng West MP Mangole reassures constituents
Addressing a rally in Mochudi over the weekend, Mangole said some BDP activists have been misinforming his electorate, telling them that by being fired from the BDP he has actually ceased to be an MP because he was elected to parliament on the ballot...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Auditors chide TAWU
In their audit report for the financial year ended 2009, accountants Sharma and Associates, say that because of the lack of control and information by the union, "we cannot assure ourselves regarding the correct existence of Mascom Debtors, Computer...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Woman axed boyfriend 11 times, court told
The victim, Pule Letota (23), sustained "extensive injury to the head, face and the neck" and had axe marks on his forehead, state pathologist Dr Enock Pradavhakar said. Dr. Pradavhakar told court that the deceased was struck five times on the head,...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
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BONELA shocked at Merafhe's condom ban
The Vice President, Lt General Mompati Merafhe, said last Friday at a National AIDS Council (NAC) meeting that BONELA should accept that the government is not going to provide any condoms in prisons, and should learn that a 'no' means 'no'.  "He...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
Exams crisis looming
Students across the primary and secondary level scheduled to take their examinations this year may have to do without examinations. This comes after the talks over rates and conditions of work collapsed between the examination authority Botswana...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
BURS shuts down Chez Ntemba
General Manager - compliance Kaone Molapo said that the management of Chez Ntemba has failed to comply with the laws of Botswana and they (BURS) have now lost hope and resorted to closing the place with a court order. He said that the club owners...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 07 September 2010
The Winners Code
We beg to direct you, first to the lives of two small boys and second to your own life. Two boys were born to a poor Scottish family in the early 19th century.  Their parents christened them John and David respectively.  Each had a goal,...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 07 September 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 08 September 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...
08 September 2010
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Near monopoly in banking sector worries BoB
According to the Banking Supervision Annual Report 2009 released by the Bank of Botswana last week, the four largest banks, Stanchart, Barclays, FNBB and Stanbic, accounted for 90 percent of total assets, total deposits and total loans in 2009. BoB...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Vote buying not uncommon in Botswana
There have been allegations that political parties, individual candidates or their supporters offer gifts including food, beer or cash to the voter or activist of a rival party in order to either influence their choice of a representative in the...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 08 September 2010
A microcosm of skewed distribution policies
MATSITAMA: In the absence of a bus to Matsitama village, I embark on the Francistown-Orapa one. We leave at 11.30am but have to turn back before reaching the traffic circle near Thapama Hotel because of an impossible traffic jam. We are soon out of...
08 September 2010
Lorato 'Lala' Tebogo; Miss Botswana 2005
Tebogo : I was very excited as I had just realised one of my most passionate dreams. Naturally, I was proud of my achievement, and had made my friends and family proud too. It was surreal. Mmegi: What value did this experience add to your life,...
NDABA NKOMO 08 September 2010
Linguist says Setswana language is a unifying force
Mmegi: Where are you from? Otlogetswe: I am from Ruele Kgotla in Kanye. Mmegi: Are you married? Otlogetswe: Yes, with two boys, Lebopo and Popo. Mmegi: What religion do you subscribe to? Otlogetswe: I am a Christian and worship at Pentecostal...
08 September 2010
Braids not environment friendly; trapping birds
It all has to do with how the braids are disposed of and while one would not think much of weaves of braids lying on the ground or hanging from trees, many birds are often caught up in the web of this fashion item, making it almost impossible to...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
"I was raped by my father"
He came to me in the middle of the night while I was sleeping in the company of my brothers and sisters. He called me aside and said "There is something that you and I must do to protect our family against witches, just you and I, because you are my...
08 September 2010
Sebina village still underdeveloped
But the village, which falls in the Tutume Sub-District as well as the Tonota North constituency, is still underdeveloped.  Except for the post office, the primary school and the clinic, residents in this village rely on Tutume for most services...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 08 September 2010
The MDC cries foul again!
They called it the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Nonsense! It was not global and it was not an agreement. It was just politics of desperation, necessitated by Mbeki's failure to arbitrate; it was dangerous politics, as matters later turned out....
DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO 08 September 2010
As I See It
The Chinese population at the last count four-five years back was 1.3 billion.  With their one-child policy the population should be more or less stagnant at that figure for some time.  The one-child policy was adopted in1978 and by 2000...
Michael Dingake 08 September 2010
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