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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...

24 September 2010

Can the Millennium Development Goals be saved?

I was at the UN in September 2000, when world leaders met at the Millennium Summit and pledged to work together to free humanity from the "abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty," and to "make the right to development a reality for...

* SHASHI THAROOR 24 September 2010

Brady bonds for the Eurozone

This is completely at odds with the facts. European bond markets are again delivering a chilling message to global policymakers. With bonds of "peripheral" eurozone nations continuing to fall in value, the risk of Irish, Greek, and Portuguese...

* SIMON JOHNSON and
PETER BOONE 24 September 2010

The IMF and global coordination

Asia remained leery of the Fund a full 10 years after the currency crises of the late 1990's. Its analytical talents remained high but downsizing placed them at risk. The crisis changed all that. It became clear that the IMF has a...

24 September 2010

Hodgson criticises players after upset

That was away from home with Liverpool stagnating in the old Second Division and in an age before rolling news and the internet, the damage was limited to headlines in the Liverpool Echo. Last night, Liverpool were at home, they were playing a side...

24 September 2010

Woods joins US Ryder Cup team

Steve Williams and two other caddies - Frank Williams (Stewart Cink) and Joe Skovron (Rickie Fowler) - have been bumped off the US team's plane to the Ryder Cup because the plane is not big enough for everyone.Also on the charter, in economy-class...

24 September 2010

Scud eager to help reform former prisoner pugilists

Botswana's first professional boxer, Thuso 'Scud' Khubamang continues to make his mark in the country's sports circles even outside the boxing ring. Khubamang, who is now a boxing promoter with his stable called, "Scud Mmegi Sport: Scud, you...

24 September 2010

First Cut

The public spat between the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Shaw Kgathi and the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is quite unfortunate and has the potential to create deep-seated divisions. It is an issue that has been badly managed and one...

Dennis Keagile 24 September 2010

Special Olympics Botswana to host national games

The games will be used, among other things, to select the team that will represent Botswana at the Greece World Championships next year. Four swimmers will also be chosen once the weather is ideal for swimming. SOB director, Ross Tebele, said the...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 24 September 2010

Bramble released on bail after rape allegation

The 29-year-old Sunderland defender was questioned at a Newcastle police station after he and brother Tesfaye, 30, were arrested at a city centre hotel. A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Both men have been bailed pending further inquiries." They...

24 September 2010

Cuban coach hails young athletics' talent

Sanchez, who came to the country in August last year, believes systematic training at grassroots level is the way to go. "Botswana has so much talent, but the challenge is the educational system which does not allow kids to start honing their sports...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 24 September 2010

Volleyball league nears end

Pace-setters Kutlwano are leading the league logs in both women and men's categories. Kutlwano men are in top spot with 39 points just two points ahead of second-placed Police. Kutlwano are so far left with only two games to seal their victory. If...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 24 September 2010

Independence Cup T20 gets more exciting

Tonight's game is set to be a nail-biting clash between last champions Gujarat XI and the team they beat to win the title Dare Devils. Gujarat XI captain Imran Pathan believes it will be a close match with his Dare Devils' opposite, Dinesh Chandra...

24 September 2010

First Division giants clash

Both teams are aiming for a quick return to the elite league and all the points could prove vital at the later stage of the campaign. But it would not be easy for the Ramotswa side away in Jwaneng. There have been reports of instability in their...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 24 September 2010

FIFA monitors Botswana on constituency tournaments

A FIFA information officer told Mmegi Sport through e-mail that though they have been informed by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) that the constituency tournaments are not a problem, they cannot predict what will happen in...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 24 September 2010

Tough encounters for strugglers in offing

Motlakase are home to log leaders and defending champions, Township Rollers at Selebi-Phikwe Stadium; TAFIC take on Mochudi Centre Chiefs in Francistown while TASC are away to Police XI at Otse Police College tomorrow. It has not been an easy start...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

Kebonnetse could boost Young Zebras

Kebonnetse, the top scorer in last year's Under-20 African Youth Championships in South Africa, is now based in the United States where he plays college football for Dayton University. However, the former national Under 20 team captain must first...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 24 September 2010

BFA race against time in AFCON 2015 bid

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is racing against time to submit a formal bid for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations before the September 30 deadline. BFA, through the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC), is yet to submit the bid document to...

MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

Commonwealth Games: Canada and New Zealand delay departures

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell will seek guarantees from Manmohan Singh that India is capable of turning around its shambolic preparation for the Games in time for the opening ceremony on 3 October, following the collapse...

24 September 2010

UN panel accuses Israel of war crimes for 'unlawful' assault on Gaza flotilla

The report by three experts appointed by the UN's Human Rights Council (UNHRC) described the seizure of MV Mavi Marmara, a Turkish vessel, by Israeli commandos as illegal under international law. It condemned the treatment of the passengers and crew...

24 September 2010

Cosatu plans 'corruption watch'

It also lashed out at the private sector and "tenderpreneurs", who have infiltrated the African National Congress (ANC). Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said this "powerful" anti-corruption institution of civil society will comprise a team...

24 September 2010

Ivory Coast starts paying former rebels for peace

The New Forces rebels had long feared the government would renege on their promises to hand thousands of former rebel fighters payouts meant to help them adjust to civilian life, as agreed under a 2007 peace accord. Karna Soro, head of the New...

24 September 2010

Cosatu plans 'corruption watch'

24 September 2010

Politics and corporate money

This raises well-known questions about democracy and private power, but another important question is often overlooked: who should decide for a publicly traded corporation whether to spend funds on politics, how much, and to what ends? Under...

Lucian Bebchuk 24 September 2010

Big money merges with Big Brother

They remind us that we Internet users are, indeed, under constant virtual surveillance. When the watchers have only commercial motives, such "spam" feels like a minor violation. But in China or Russia, the Internet is patrolled not by unsolicited...

Guy Sorman 24 September 2010

Mirror, mirror, on the screen

"It could be that they're planning a surprise birthday party," says Elizabeth Charnock, whose company, Cataphora, analyzes e-mail traffic and content as well as other documents, primarily for clients involved in litigation and crime detection. "It's...

Esther Dyson 24 September 2010

Nitty Gritty

Walkie is continuing from the last time with the story of their trip to Malawi.... "I was standing at the mouth of the cave and its sheer darkness seemed to swallow me whole. I could not turn back now even if I wanted to because the man who was...

Barolong Seboni 24 September 2010

Know your labour rights

There are three types of dismissals recognized in employment law. Each type of dismissal is different in terms of substance and procedure. The law supports this type of dismissals provided the dismissal is substantively and procedurally fair. The...

Mpho Ngwato 24 September 2010

KDC decision could escalate poverty

This, according to Leo, is occasioned by the desire to cut costs and that the current levels are high and unsustainable. The reductions are too steep. In the past, community home-based care-givers who where given an allowance of P950 will now...

24 September 2010

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24 September 2010

Boteti to experience two-day power shutdown

To this end the Corporation is mandated to facilitate sustainable and diversified development of our country by rendering a quality electricity energy supply and service that is efficient, safe and environmentally prudent. 2. The supply-demand...

24 September 2010

From Bonnington Farm to Lingalibalele Street

In Mogoditshane, immediately opposite Grand Palm hotel entrance and the Bonnington shopping mall stands two sets of silo quadrants and a ruined farm house. These were built by Dan Le Cordeur Sr. and his wife Rene a few years after purchasing the farm...

* PHILLIP SEGADIKA 24 September 2010

IEA says $36 bn/yr to eradicate energy poverty

The IEA said in an excerpt of its 2010 World Energy Outlook that some 1.2 billion people, equivalent to China's population, would still have no electricity by 2030 if governments made no change to existing policies, down from 1.4 billion...

24 September 2010

Rand is overvalued-IMF

But it also asserts that the size of the currency market and the dominance of nonresidents in that market will limit the government's ability to influence the level of the rand. In its '2010 Article IV Staff Report', the IMF highlights that...

24 September 2010

China rebuffs US over Yuan criticism

In a speech in Beijing, Li Daokui said China "will not appreciate the yuan solely because of external pressure".His comments follow strong criticism in America that the yuan is significantly undervalued, damaging US exports. Last week US Treasury...

24 September 2010

US not best for investment - poll

The US ranked first three months ago in the last quarterly Bloomberg Global Poll. Along with the slipping perceptions of US markets in the most recent survey, conducted last week, poll respondents say the Federal Reserve is likely to take further...

24 September 2010

Think tank says 'no double dip'

It now expects the world economy to grow by 3.5 percent this year, compared with a previous forecast of 3.7 percent. Separately, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also cut its US growth forecast.The OECD predicts the...

24 September 2010

Consumer Watchdog

I'll start by being positive. There are plenty of stores and suppliers who understand that they should be nice to customers. They understand that customers give them their hard-earned money in return for something, that trade is a two-way...

24 September 2010

Book Review

Louise Erdrich (2010) "Shadow Tag: A Novel". New York, Harperluxe, Softcover, 255 pages, P239. ISBN 9-7800-6194-610-3. Available through Exclusive Books. Louise Erdrich's latest novel is Shadow Tag. Ever since I first read Love Medicine (1984)...

Sheridan Griswold 24 September 2010

Back Stage

Crazy Hearts (2009) was shown at the New Capitol Cinemas. You can now rent the DVD and watch it at your leisure. Here is an award-winning movie from last year that you shouldn't have missed. Bad Blake (acted brilliantly by Jeff Bridges) is an aging...

Sasa Majuma 24 September 2010

Matseba, the self-taught visual artist

"I started recognising my talent when I was still at primary school because teachers always chose me over other children to make illustrations for them on the blackboard," he said. Although at that point in time he could see that he was gifted, he...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

Berman: My musical odyssey thus far

The young messenger of the gods is a vocalist, multi-instrument player, poet, visual artist and cultural activist but despite his all-round talent and achievements, he does not have much to show for it. Even though the artist concedes that times are...

GASEBALWE SERETSEStaff Writer 24 September 2010

BOCCIM conference to focus on diversification

BOCCIM Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tebogo Oletile, says preparations for the conference are going according to plan. The conference is held every two years and is a highly respected and appreciated forum for private-public dialogue. The theme...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 24 September 2010

Housing finance is limited across Africa

The chairman of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF), Reginald Motswaiso, said this at the organisation's conference in Gaborone on Thursday. Motswaiso, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC),...

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

Blasting to the top in a man's world

ORAPA: Masego Keleadile, who is now a Mining Engineer, maintains that it was not an easy road to get to where she is today. She and two other women came in 2005 as fresh graduates and joined Orapa and Letlhakane Mines. The petite Keleadile holds a...

24 September 2010

Debswana pushes for 30% energy cut

Annually, Debswana spends between P160 and P170 million on its electricity bill, consuming 85 and 90 megawatts at peak or 560 gigawatts per hour, the latter equivalent to 560 billion watts per hour. While BCL Mine is the country's single biggest...

MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

IAMGOLD puts delisting on hold

According to BSE officials, the company had announced its intention to delist from the bourse, on which it has a secondary listing, as the counter was inactive due to liquidity constraints. However, officials say the mining company, which owns...

IAMGOLD puts delisting on hold 24 September 2010

BSE broadens base to tackle illiquidity

Speaking at the presentation of the BSE Annual Report for 2009 in Gaborone this week, the Chief Executive Officer of the BSE, Hiran Mendis, said the country's investment market was too small for the BSE to specialise in equities. There is a huge...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 24 September 2010

BPC could scrap Morupule B Phase II

Originally, it was planned that Morupule B Phase I and II would jointly add 1,200 to the national grid and - together with 120 megawatts from Morupule A - would have sealed the nation's power needs in the long-term. This week, however, it was...

MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

Who is Kgosi Oletile Makgasane?

This most certainly ruffled many feathers and according to reports, Sebele retorted by saying, "Kgari has no right to say that he is appointing Makgasane. If anything, he should have consulted and considered those senior to Oletile. These are for...

GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 24 September 2010

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