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Defilement on the rise in Uganda
Ugandan law defines defilement as the act of having sex with a girl under 18, while rape is having sex with a woman without her consent, usually by force. Often defilement involves relatives, married men or professional people in the community. Worse...
11 October 2010
UN's Ban decries shortage of troops, supplies in restive DRC
"We have already withdrawn 1,700 soldiers," the UN leader told reporters. "Some contributing countries have withdrawn their helicopters and we are in acute shortage of crucial assets," he said. "We are now trying to make up for all these losses of...
11 October 2010
Critical Zimbabwe poll looms
Copac co-chairman Douglas Mwonzora told reporters in Harare that the consultation process had been marred by violence in which several people were injured and at least one was thought to have been murdered. Last month, the consultation process was...
11 October 2010
Nigerian leader vows to unearth independence bombers
"Mr President reassured cabinet members that the security agencies will do everything possible to fish out the perpetrators of the car bombing incident," Information Minister Dora Akunyili said after a weekly cabinet meeting.Responsibility for the...
11 October 2010
Making society a big classroom
I had, as it had happened, been in Bonn, Germany, the previous week, where I had been invited as a recipient member of the Right Livelihood Award in 1981. I have regularly attended the intervening gatherings of the RLA in the years gone by. I had...
* PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 11 October 2010
The dynamics around the Seretse case
Temperatures rose and the musty air inside the crowded court made bodies clammy and breathing a bit difficult. But it was not just the temperatures that rose, tempers could not be kept in check. At one stage the prosecution's Rahman Khan had to...
11 October 2010
I was simply off form - FM Phemelo Khetho
This time around hopes were high that he would win himself a FIDE title at the Khanty-Mansysk Olympiad, Siberia, Russia. However, it was not to be. FIDDE Master (FM) Khetho amassed only 1.5 points from a possible nine. He attributes his poor...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Yarona FM recognises ex-Zebras' stars
Station manager Dumi Lopang said every year during their birthday celebrations, they also give to charity as part of the event and that this year they had chosen retired players for the top honours. He said since retired players have just formed a...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Sebetela Calls For Smooth Hand-Over
Sebetela said outgoing committees should always hand over records to ensure continuity. He was speaking at the Gaborone City Regional Football Association (GCRFA) sponsorship launch in Gaborone over the weekend. Sebetela said there is a tendency by...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Springbok captain applauds Botswana
The player this year was South African rugby national team, Springboks, captain John Smit who was the guest speaker at the event. Earlier on the day Smit met with the Tlamelo Vultures to assess their progress. He told Monitor Sport that comparing...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Obotseng excels as Mr Botswana body building champ
He had earlier beaten seven other contestants in the middleweight category. Other categories were that of junior, light and heavyweights. Obotseng walked away P11, 000 richer after winning P5, 000 in the middleweight category and P6, 000 in the...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Limping young Zebras beat Namibia
The poorly-attended encounter found the young Zebras limping due to the absence of some key players in defender Thato 'Yellow' Bolwelweng and strikers Mogakolodi 'Tsotso' Ngele and Hendrick Moyo. The former two have an impending issue before the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Madamombe shines for ECCO
The two sides drew 2-2 and kept their unbeaten run in seven games. Rollers remain at the top of the log with 19 points, beating ECCO City into second place on goal difference.Madamombe, who started ahead of Michael Onkutule, frustrated Rollers with...
Tshepo Molwane
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Talking Musika
The article in last week's issue of The Monitor, relating to purported similarities between Chedza Fane's composition, Chomie and Socca Moruakgomo's What's Happening raises three important questions:The first relates to ethics. Is it appropriate that...
Rampholo Molefhe 11 October 2010
Soul Food
Okay, last week I touched a bit on eating and diabetes, a very pertinent subject as day by day droves of people and communities are brought to their knees because of diabetes; a very preventable (in the case of type II or adult onset diabetes) and...
Boitshepo Giyose 11 October 2010
Hip Hop night of fun
With Motswako powerhouse Hip-Hop Pantsula leading a pack it was obvious this gig would attract a huge crowd. The venue would seem a perfect location for such an event but it proved too small even before the peak hours of the night. Not even the...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Zebras Club is now the next best place
Of late there has been a shortage of open venues for local artists wishing to host shows, especially in places like Gaborone. This follows the closure of another Mogoditshane joint, Chez Ntemba, last month by the taxman. Chez Ntemba used to be one...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
My Money
The recent instability in the world financial sector has led to many financial institution failures, some for reasons that most of us average citizens would struggle to comprehend. Some of the financial institutions had been in...
Olebile Makhupe 11 October 2010
US Sees 95,000 jobs lost in September
According to the Labor Department figures, the fall was almost double August's 54,000 job loss number.The jobless rate held at 9.6%, but still marks the 14th straight month it has been above 9.5%. The jobs news sent stocks slightly higher after...
11 October 2010
'Subsidies won't keep bread on Mozambican tables'
"When you have riots you need to do some damage control," Fernando Lima, a prominent Mozambican publisher and journalist, told IRIN. "This is a short-term solution as an emergency measure." Mozambicans in the capital, Maputo, and the nearby...
11 October 2010
Women use waste paper to earn a living
Making beads from waste paper such as magazines, newspapers, flyers and cardboard packaging, women in Selebi-Phikwe are penetrating international markets through a trust called Mothers for All. Eurosport, in partnership with the US Soccer...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Clean printing technology in Zambia
Compared to conventional printing, the clean printing technology uses organic materials like soya beans which, unlike petroleum-based inks and other toxic solvents employed in conventional printing, are environmentally friendly. The Operations...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Botswana to transform into global diamond centre
Kedikilwe said this at a groundbreaking event of a new diamond cutting and polishing factory owned by Laurelton Diamonds Botswana (LDB) at the diamond technology park last week. He said all 16 licensed cutting and polishing factories are in...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Bulgasa has always had an ideology
The gist of the story is to tell how the man had a hard childhood and how it cultivated within him a passion for protecting the down trodden from exploiters. Baeng's childhood experiences are of no interest in this article. What one finds disturbing...
11 October 2010
Etcetera II
It's been a long wait but now that Amantle has done it, the door must be wide open for others to emulate and even overtake her wonderful achievement in winning that gold. Many of us had hoped that Glody Dube would have been the one to win this first...
Sandy Grant 11 October 2010
Issues In Education
As mentioned previously, a new initiative is spreading worldwide that has come from Unicef and the Commonwealth of Learning. It is called "Child-Friendly Schools" (CFS). Recently Teacher Training and Development in the Ministry of Education and...
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S.Weeks 11 October 2010
Health Chat
I have been bleeding from the mouth. Can you tell me what could cause this? AnswerBleeding from the mouth could be caused by anything from gum disease to a coagulation problem. My first suggestion would be that you see your dentist or a periodontist...
Kiran Bhagat 11 October 2010
The Winners Code
There are two television programs that I have found very fascinating, over the years, for diametrically opposite reasons. The first one is the Bill Cosby Show. The other is simply called Parking Wars. Bill Cosby is master comedian and his shows...
George Chingarande 11 October 2010
We are proud of you Amantle Montsho!
Montsho made history on Friday when she won the 400m final at the games held in New Delhi, India. This should rate as the proudest moment of our lives in Botswana's sporting history. Like the commentators said yesterday, Montsho made history when the...
11 October 2010
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11 October 2010
Nurses shirk multiple duties, health system trembles
This action has within a few days caused more pain and suffering and left the beneficiaries of these non-nursing duties panic-stricken and disappointed. Nyalalani Moipolai maintains that "this issue of the nurses has to be resolved as soon as...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
Media silent on climate change - journalists
Telling a tale of 'the revenge of nature' against mass production and consumerism that caught the human race in pursuit of technological and economic gains, this war of economies against nature has complexities due to the complex nature of the issue...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Rothschilds espouse vision 2016 ideals
The couple have embraced the ideals of one of the pillars of Vision 2016: to make Botswana 'an informed and educated nation'. The couple are fulfilling this by building libraries in the country, through their self-funded organisation, Bob & Sara...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 October 2010
CA reaches for new heights at Kgale hill
Their business of 22 years, CA Sales & Distribution, is less based on tenders from the government and more on fast moving consumer goods in the retail and wholesale trade. Their 120 trucks criss-cross the length and breadth of Botswana, from...
11 October 2010
Hawkers, vendors, a Key part of the economy
Known variously as the subterranean, the hidden, underground, shadow, secondary, black, invisible or parallel sector, this sector faces many challenges. The growth of the informal sector in general and the vendors and hawkers in particular, is...
11 October 2010
DTCB union petition management
When handing the petition, DTCB union chairman Kabelo Kelepile said DTCB management fails to handle the performance management system, noting that the leadership ignores it. "Performance management is an ongoing communication process, undertaken in...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
New law on traditional brews
The new law incorporate some recommendations of President Ian Khama's Morals Committee, also known as the Joint advisory Committee of Ntlo ya Dikgosi and Botswana Council of Churches on Social Issues. It spells an end to dispoto or shebeens amid...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Minister happy with std seven examinations
This was despite calls from teachers unions discouraging members of the public and teachers from participating in invigilation. However, teachers unions which have been calling on teachers and members of the public to sabotage the exams say the real...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Vice chancellor pleads for student sponsorship
Otlhogile was speaking at the 2010 joint graduation ceremony of the University of Botswana (UB) and the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) on Saturday. The institutions have incorporated a total of seven new programmes that had graduating...
Nelson Direng
CORRESPONDENT 11 October 2010
Mmegi rules over awards night
He won best sports reporter, best HIV/TB and STI reporter, education reporting award and he was the overall winner walking away P22,000 richer in prize money. Still from Mmegi, Mbongeni Mguni won best business reporter and lens man, Kagiso...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Montsho wins gold at Commonwealth games
Montsho set a new record for the games with a time of 50.10 seconds, beating the previous record of 50.17 seconds set by Jamaica's Alexandra Anjela Richards 12 years ago in Kuala Lumpur. The world record is 47.60 seconds. Trailing 1.29 seconds...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 October 2010
Making society a big classroom
I had, as it had happened, been in Bonn, Germany, the previous week, where I had been invited as a recipient member of the Right Livelihood Award in 1981. I have regularly attended the intervening gatherings of the RLA in the years gone by. I had...
* PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 12 October 2010
The dynamics around the Seretse case
Temperatures rose and the musty air inside the crowded court made bodies clammy and breathing a bit difficult. But it was not just the temperatures that rose, tempers could not be kept in check. At one stage the prosecution's Rahman Khan had to...
12 October 2010
I was simply off form - FM Phemelo Khetho
This time around hopes were high that he would win himself a FIDE title at the Khanty-Mansysk Olympiad, Siberia, Russia. However, it was not to be. FIDDE Master (FM) Khetho amassed only 1.5 points from a possible nine. He attributes his poor...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 12 October 2010
Yarona FM recognises ex-Zebras' stars
Station manager Dumi Lopang said every year during their birthday celebrations, they also give to charity as part of the event and that this year they had chosen retired players for the top honours. He said since retired players have just formed a...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 12 October 2010
Sebetela Calls For Smooth Hand-Over
Sebetela said outgoing committees should always hand over records to ensure continuity. He was speaking at the Gaborone City Regional Football Association (GCRFA) sponsorship launch in Gaborone over the weekend. Sebetela said there is a tendency by...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 12 October 2010
Talking Musika
The article in last week's issue of The Monitor, relating to purported similarities between Chedza Fane's composition, Chomie and Socca Moruakgomo's What's Happening raises three important questions:The first relates to ethics. Is it appropriate that...
Rampholo Molefhe 12 October 2010
Women use waste paper to earn a living
Making beads from waste paper such as magazines, newspapers, flyers and cardboard packaging, women in Selebi-Phikwe are penetrating international markets through a trust called Mothers for All. Eurosport, in partnership with the US Soccer...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 12 October 2010
Clean printing technology in Zambia
Compared to conventional printing, the clean printing technology uses organic materials like soya beans which, unlike petroleum-based inks and other toxic solvents employed in conventional printing, are environmentally friendly. The Operations...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 12 October 2010
Botswana to transform into global diamond centre
Kedikilwe said this at a groundbreaking event of a new diamond cutting and polishing factory owned by Laurelton Diamonds Botswana (LDB) at the diamond technology park last week. He said all 16 licensed cutting and polishing factories are in...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 12 October 2010
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