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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 14 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...

14 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 14 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...

14 September 2010

Bokamoso Private Hospital not facing closure

This release follows a spate of newspaper reports, under the headline, "Bokamoso Private Hospital Faces Closure". Management hereby assures the public that there are no plans to close down the Hospital. Furthermore all services continue to be...

14 September 2010

Etcetera II

It had to be, of course, an occasion for genuine rejoicing when those of us finally obtained our new passports - in my case after 18 months without one and of being, in many key respects, a stateless person - my assumption being that a central...

Sandy Grant 14 September 2010

Gangsters spread fear in jamakata

JAMATAKA: The headman of Jamataka, Gaebolae Goitseone, says they are living in fear of marauding thieves and cattle rustlers who have turned the settlement into a gangsters' paradise. Jamataka, about 20 kilometres west on the Francistown-Orapa...

Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Meeting one's father for the first time

He lives in a nice house and drives a very nice car. One is tempted to conclude that he is enjoying a good life.However, behind this supposedly good life, there is anger, frustration and disappointment. Until last month, he had never seen nor heard a...

Ike Vavi
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Zambia's MMD loses

Widowed PF candidate Susan Kawandami polled 6 976 votes, beating Ndola businessman Frank Ng'ambi of President Rupiah Banda's ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) who polled 4 539 votes in the by-election. Although the newly formed...

Humphrey Nkonde
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Workers solidarity on display

The parking spaces in and around the Civic Centre are fully occupied. This includes those that are on the other side of this city administration. The flags of the city council and the nation blow from one side to the other by the wind as if they...

Ike Vavi
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Africa's water security hinges on better infrastructure

"It is hard to generalise across a continent," Alex Simalabwi of the Global Water Partnership told IPS. He pointed out that progress has been made, and the African Ministers' Council on Water has a framework programme to implement the...

THALIF DEEN 14 September 2010

Manpower crisis hampers health services delivery

This came to light when the Parliamentary Health Committee and the Special Select Committee on HIV/AIDS toured health facilities yesterday. A senior nurse at Tapologong Clinic, Ditsame Kebalepile said the facility, which is the biggest clinic in...

CALISTUS KOLANSTSHO
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Criminals target Bobirwa businesses

Bobonong Police Station commander superintendent Patrick Mbikiwa in an interview said they have organised a one day business community workshop that will be held in Bobonong under the theme "Building effective partnership through community policing...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

KBL's belated call to stop underage drinking

KBL and BBL Corporate Affairs Director, Thapelo Letsholo appealed to parents to support all efforts to discourage the abuse of alcoholic beverages. "We need to make sure our children understand the consequences of underage drinking. We must let our...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Molepolole CBD abandoned, businesses collapse

Seven years after the envisaged Molepolole Central Business District (CBD) the project is yet to take off. The dream for the all-purpose mall at Borakanelo ward seems to have gone up in smoke, in the process loosing investors millions of Pulas. In...

MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Exam crisis

The Home Economics Preparation Session Paper three that was supposed to start at 0800am to 0915 but only started almost an hour later as the teachers kept their promise to boycott invigilation of external examinations. It was a hectic morning for the...

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Government mum on Bokamoso

"You have already written about it, so there is no point in me discussing it." This is the curt response to Mmegi by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health (MoH), Kolaatamo Malefho, after persistent enquiries over several days. This is...

GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

BDP's publicity guru goes

This was when some party members, especially those who were associated with the Barata-Phathi, decamped from BDP to form the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). At that time, it was expected that more BDP members, including high ranking...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 14 September 2010

BCP congress, a botched affair

The botched regional congress had been called to elect a new leadership for the Gaborone region, which includes Kweneng South East constituency and all Gaborone constituencies. However the Saturday congress turned into a 10 minute episode when the...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

BCP initiates fresh round of opposition talks

In a press statement yesterday, BCP spokesman, Taolo Lucas, said the BCP, through its president, Dumelang Saleshando, has already written to other opposition parties asking for a meeting, to be attended by the presidents and secretary...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

The taxman cometh

This country has many rich people some of whom conveniently ignore their obligations and duties inspite of the age-old injunction on all citizens to "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar". We are privileged to welcome BURS to waking life!Two...

EDITOR 14 September 2010

Incompetents at the IMF

This raises the obvious question of why on earth do IMF economists still have jobs? Just to remind everyone, the reason that we have 9.5 percent unemployment and the reason that the United States and other wealthy countries are running large...

DEAN BAKER 14 September 2010

As I See It

An almost 200-strong community of nations, each with its own history, culture, faith and vision. In these apparently irreconcilable diversities we are bound by an umbilical cord of common humanity on this planet on which we must all live,...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 14 September 2010

Selefu 14 September 2010

14 September 2010

Businesses less optimistic about 2010 - Survey

According to a survey carried out by international accounting and consultancy firm, Grant Thornton, Botswana business expectations for employment growth, revenues and profitability remain positive while bureaucracy and a lack of skilled workers are...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Rich states should pay for Africa mineral advice - panel

The Commission for Africa, which includes serving and former African leaders and financial figures among its 17 members, also called on donor governments to provide an extra $10-billion to $20-billion a year to help Africa adapt to climate change....

14 September 2010

Slash civil service, trim spending - IMF

Released last week, the detailed report follows a visit to Botswana of the IMF's Executive Board between June 1 and 14, 2010 during which the team met with senior finance ministry and Bank of Botswana officials. Describing Botswana's civil service...

MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

'Unskilled MPs rubberstamp budget'

Although the National Assembly annually debates and approves the national budget as a part of its core duties, ministry officials note that the quality of interrogation is undermined by the legislators' "inadequate capacity". Speaking at a meeting...

STAFF WRITER 14 September 2010

Netanyahu hints at settlement construction limits

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to quit nascent peace talks with Israel if it resumes new construction in occupied territory once a 10-month moratorium Netanyahu imposed under US pressure expires at the end of...

14 September 2010

Donors must ramp up Africa aid, urges Blair commission

There had been "extraordinary progress" in the past five years since the body first laid out a series of recommendations to promote development on the continent, said the Commission for Africa. Growth rates had surged in many places, governance had...

14 September 2010

Acquisition of Bheki Cele's house 'above board'

"Upon the appointment of General Cele the need for official residence emerged but the Department of Public Works did not have any but was able to facilitate the acquisition of a house which would be occupied by the national commissioner," Cele's...

14 September 2010

ANCYL condemns SABC for malicious distortion

The league says in his address, Malema re-affirmed the ANCYL's policy of One Boyfriend-One Girlfriend, "which is aimed at discoursing multi-sexual relationships amongst the youth." "And because there are ANC Youth League members and youth in general...

14 September 2010

Back Stage

Set in Bohemia in the 13th Century, Marketa Lazarova is an amazing historical Film-Opera that delves into a Europe that was changing from paganism to Christianity. Marketa is about to enter a convent, when the rivalry between two clans intervenes and...

SASA MAJUMA 14 September 2010

Thapong awards postponed to November

"We felt that our artists need time to produce good quality artworks; so we decided to give them more time to do so," he said adding that artists also need to research the works that they hope to present. Another reason for the postponement is that...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Lady Gaga the big winner at MTV music awards

The flamboyant pop singer tied Norwegian rock group Aha, the big winners of 1986, as the second most honoured act on a single night. British rocker Peter Gabriel set the record of nine competitive wins in 1987 for his innovative video...

14 September 2010

Zambia's Paloma sent packing to the barn

Paloma has thus joined Kenya's Sheila, Uganda's Hannington, Malawi's Code, Angola's Tatiana, South Africa's Lerato in the barn. Left with roughly five weeks the M-Net reality show's housemates are getting fewer and fewer, but this time around...

STAFF WRITER 14 September 2010

Kgathi briefs media on constituency league

A statement from the ministry said Kgathi will brief the media on the constituency league "and respond to widespread allegations that Botswana is threatened with a suspension by FIFA". The Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, David...

STAFF WRITER 14 September 2010

Hodgson defends 'diabolical' Torres

Torres was once again a peripheral figure as Liverpool were fortunate to escape with a point - Jos Reina produced two outstanding first-half saves, to deny Cameron Jerome and Craig Gardner. The Spain international, who was so disappointing at the...

14 September 2010

Unfancied Matlolela clinches golf title

At the end of the action, defending champion Peter Podise was nowhere to be seen at the winners' podium after he was dethroned by the fast-improving Mark Matlolela. Last year's runner-up, Dion Frost clinched second position again. The players were...

GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 14 September 2010

Giants set early pace

Former champions, ECCO City Greens have joined them at the top, as the league action entered week three. After the weekend action, the three sides are only separated at the top of the table on goal difference. All of them have nine points from three...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 14 September 2010

Khama appoints high court judge

Mothobi fills up the vacancy left by Judge Ian Kirby who was appointed president of the Court of Appeal.

14 September 2010

Lesaso on the move in Shoshong

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 15 September 2010

Inside Nchindogate - in their own words

15 September 2010

The MDC cries foul again!

DON-MARTIN ROPAFADZO 15 September 2010

Saleshando speaks on Tonota North and future cooperation

15 September 2010

Etcetera II

Sandy Grant 15 September 2010

Gangsters spread fear in jamakata

Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 15 September 2010

Meeting one's father for the first time

Ike Vavi
Correspondent 15 September 2010

Zambia's MMD loses

Humphrey Nkonde
Correspondent 15 September 2010

Workers solidarity on display

Ike Vavi
Correspondent 15 September 2010

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