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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 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
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
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 08 September 2010
Murder suspect and victim were employed illegally
First they arrested a suspect for the murder of a man who died after he was beaten on the head with a metal knobkerrie at a party at the lands, westwards of Borolong. The police then discovered that both the murder suspect and the deceased...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 08 September 2010
Construction workers allege maltreatment
The workers revealed this during a tour of the stadium on Monday by the Parliamentary Labour Relations Committee delegation consisting of Boteti North legislator, Slumber Tsogwane, MP for Tswapong North, Prince Maele, MP for Lobatse, Nehemiah...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 08 September 2010
BHTTWU demands 25% salary hike from Cresta Marakanelo
Nicholas Motiki, the union's executive officer, says they have demanded a 25 percent wage hike. Reasons cited for this demand are that members are straddled with high tariffs and a hike in accommodation rentals in Gaborone. "There are high food...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Govt beefs up airport security
Transport and Communications Minister, Frank Ramsden told Mmegi that the full body scanners could detect wires or metal components, ensuring that no air passengers can carry on or off aircraft, risky items. "These full body scanners are able to...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Murder suspect cites self-defence
Ntwaagae allegedly struck her lover more than 11 times in the head with an axe after a misunderstanding. She testified that during the day of the incident, the deceased, Pule Letota choked her with a scarf she was wearing around her neck. The...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
TAWU and BOGOWU declare a deadlock
The two unions were expected to serve the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM) with a letter declaring the deadlock this morning. This means should the DPSM proceed to finalise issues in contention, the two unions will approach the courts for...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
DPP wants Kgafela locked up
Senior Prosecutor Kgosietsile Ngakaagae started the arguments saying it seems Kgafela, in his answering affidavit, purports to be representing other accused persons, something he said is unprecedented. The DPP is also against the defence team's...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
DPSM to rewrite constitution of bargaining council
In a letter to the unions dated September 3, 2010, the director of DPSM, Festinah Bakwena, says they agree that some amendments are desirable. According to the new amendments, the paragraph regarding admission into the council that read "any...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
UB lawful strike on Monday
About 300 union members were expected to vote at the university staff lounge yesterday on whether to strike or not. UBASSSU's chairperson, Dr Never Tshabang explained that after the announcement of the results, they will convene a meeting today to...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
De Beers weighs diamond ETF
Penny announced in July that he would be resigning from his post after a tenure covering some five years and a period of consolidation in the diamond firm's operations. Penny says De Beers has been inundated by requests from financial institutions...
08 September 2010
Todays's Workspace
The questions below are not frequently asked. However, they come from key people, and I will attend to them. Question: We did not know that our little brother, in Standard 4, listens whenever we discuss your articles. ...
JOSEPH MASANGO 08 September 2010
DiamonEx de-listed from BSE
DiamonEx, which operated Lerala Diamond Mine prior to its suspension early last year, ran into a financial gridlock following the collapse of diamond prices in the last quarter of 2008. The diamond price collapse coincided with Lerala's first...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Medswana fires executives for running parallel business
Medswana is the country's largest distributor of pharmaceutical, surgical and related products to pharmacies, private doctors, dentists, clinics, hospitals and the Botswana Government. Information reaching Mmegi says the two executives (names...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 08 September 2010
The water woes of Tsolamosese
In the evenings when workers arrive from work and line-up to fetch water, the standpipes become pseudo-community centres where gossip and bickering are commonplace. Here there is no rich or poor, old or young. Enemies find that they cannot...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Saleshando speaks on Tonota North and future cooperation
We were represented by Dr Habaudi Hubona in the contest, who also happens to have been our representative in the last general elections for the same constituency. The bye-election has been won by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). We...
08 September 2010
Zenzele back with renewed vigour
Hirschfeld, who is one of the most respected music promoters in the country, told Showbiz that she took a break from the industry to concentrate on her personal life. "I decided to take a break because I felt that it was necessary that I...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Write 08 September 2010
Will it be Mwisho or Paloma next?
Mwisho, received most votes for possible eviction, alongside his house 'girlfriend' Namibia's Meryl, but since Meryl is this week's head of house she decided to save herself at the expense of Paloma. Now Africa is voting to send one of them to the...
STAFF WRITER 08 September 2010
Back Stage
The movie starts of with a glimpse into the battle between good and evil with wands flying about, people being turned into ash and a rising army of dead magicians. This is because Morgana, a powerful witch, wants to enslave humanity and destroy her...
KHAYALETHU MPOFU 08 September 2010
Rateby's debut album caters for all Christians
As the title of the album suggests, most of the songs are traditional hymns and worship songs. Rateby has wisely included songs from different Christian denominations and this might win him fans from mainline, Pentecostal/Charismatic and...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Maxy proves her dexterity with Ko Monateng koo CD
That is what Olebile Sedumedi, popularly known as Maxy, who cut her teeth as a traditional muso, has demonstrated her dexterity, dabbling in various genres over time. She has done gospel, disco and now she has delved into the world of house, a...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Taiko drumbeat hits town
At this special performance the group was launched by Japanese Ambassador to Ryoichi Matsuyama who played a leading role in bringing the Taiko performers to Botswana. In his welcoming remarks Ambassador Matsuyama said the group was here as part of a...
08 September 2010
BEC has to negotiate with teacher unions
For the longest time the two parties have been negotiating over issues surrounding the invigilation and administration of examinations by teachers. Teachers through their unions have in the past complained that they are saddled with responsibility...
EDITOR 08 September 2010
Project Syndicate
This is the major geo-political outcome of the Great Recession of the early 21st century - one that carries both economic hope and political fear. First, the good news: the economic side of the case.China's response of to the world economic crisis is...
HAROLD JAMES 08 September 2010
Project Syndicate
Everyone came away thinking that they had won, but the world largely lost.World trade is highly imbalanced. Households in the United States, having spent too much, are now weighed down by debt. Exporters in Europe and Asia have become...
RAGHURAM RAJAN 08 September 2010
Selefu 08 September 2010
08 September 2010
Quake-hit New Zealand city struggles back to business
The size of the business district area blocked off was reduced and bus services resumed, but schools remained closed and a state of emergency in the city of 350 000 people will remain until mid-Wednesday. Aftershocks, the strongest with a magnitude...
08 September 2010
Labor's Julia Gillard to form minority government in Australia
Labor won the backing of Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, while Bob Katter came out for Tony Abbott, the Liberal leader who hoped to lead a conservative coalition. This gave Gillard the support of 76 MPs, which will allow her to form a minority...
08 September 2010
Mozambique unrest shows power of the SMS
It is difficult to find a cellphone user who did not get the anonymous SMS message presaging the three days of violence which left 13 dead and about 400 wounded as police clashed with Maputo residents protesting sharp increases in the cost of...
08 September 2010
Strike suspended
SA Democratic Teachers' Union president Thobile Ntola said this was why the members of all Cosatu-affiliated unions had agreed to a three-week suspension of the strike, which has crippled hospitals and schools around the country. Ntola said the...
08 September 2010
Under police attack but marching on
About 250 protesters - surrounded by security officers drawn from the police, army and even the prison service - set out from a park at the center of Manzini, Swaziland's commercial hub. Helmeted riot police were armed with guns, while other officers...
08 September 2010
Togo clean bowled!
Finest athleteHolding midfielder, Ofentse Nato shone like a beacon against Togo on Saturday. The gangly player gave the team shape in the midfield and covered every blade of grass. Week's disappointmentThe country's 800m runner, Onalenna Baloyi for...
MQONDISI DUBE 08 September 2010
Commonwealth Games' squad to be named next week
So far, the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) said the teams to take part in squash, bowling and boxing have been selected. BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho said they are scheduled to meet the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA)...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 September 2010
Pakistan duo 'asked for mobile records'
The unit wrote to the players last month, before the News of the World's allegations about spot-fixing, but it has yet to receive a response from the Pakistan camp, according to the Daily Mail. Three players - Butt and the fast bowlers Mohammad Asif...
08 September 2010
BNOC accepts blame after doping incident
The athlete has been slapped with a two-year suspension by the International Amateur Athletics Association (IAAF) for using performance-enhancing substances. BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho admitted that they have failed to educate...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 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 09 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...
09 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 09 September 2010
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