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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 29 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...
29 October 2010
What is in store for Matome and Nchindo
Count One and Two: Giving false information to a civil servant - Three years. Matome was found guilty of giving false information to a person employed in the public service contrary to Section 131 of the Penal Code. In Count One, Matome...
29 October 2010
Biopiracy, the intellectual property regime and livelihoods in Africa
Thousands of patents on African plants have been filed. These include brazzeine, a protein 500 times sweeter than sugar from a plant in Gabon; teff, the grain used in Ethiopia's flat 'injera' bread; and thaumatin, a natural sweetener from a plant in...
29 October 2010
One year later
Towards the 2009 general elections, the voter was cajoled, wooed, manipulated and arm-twisted by the disparate parties as well as independent candidates asking to be voted into office. Slogans such as, "Trusted to Deliver," "Roma Nna," "Ke Nako,"...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Boko, Sebina discuss Che Guevara's life
Boko said there are some BNF members who claim to be socialists and other names but when you ask them about that ideology, they are just blank. Boko said this was why it was important that they should conduct public educational...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 29 October 2010
The naked truth about sex and politics in Botswana
"One time my husband told me he wanted to stand for council elections and I told him if he does, we would have to divorce," one woman told this reporter in confidence. When pressed to explain her extreme ultimatum, she went on, giving an ugly...
29 October 2010
Collett the phenom of Mmamashia
The man drives the truck while on his belly, and like the phenom that you will realise he is upon chatting with him, does it with great dexterity. But driving while lying on your belly? That's a first. And you are right. The man does it though, not...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Women and teeth clamping to achieve ideal weight
This has now led to young women taking drastic measures to control their weight, the latest trend in Botswana being teeth clamping. Besides that, women are also resorting to unhealthy ways of weight control such as self-induced vomiting, laxative...
Mpho Tlale
Correspondent 29 October 2010
The sad tale of the limbless African mall beggar
His distraught mother could not understand why fate would choose her for its cruel joke and gave the boy a name that expressed how she felt: the child was a shock; something that she could never have been prepared to see. It was something that her...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Our Heritage
The new diamond inspired SSKI airport building is all hard, gleaming surfaces. It has no interest in trying to project any other kind of image - and probably, if it had tried to do so, it would have made a mess of it. In a way, it is a modern...
SANDY GRANT 29 October 2010
Owen insists he's still good enough
Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov were in from the start; fair enough. Javier Hern‡ndez, the new signing, and Federico Macheda were among the substitutes, but there was no room for Michael Owen - no place in the 18 for the man once regarded as...
29 October 2010
Stanbic bankrolls Tswapong soccer bonanza again
The event will be held for the third time in a row tomorrow (October 30), at the Swallows grounds in Palapye. Ten teams from Moshopha, Pilikwe, Palapye, and Lerala battled it out in the knockout stages to determine the three teams that will clash in...
29 October 2010
PASSOBO in sponsored walk
The sponsored walk starts at 6am from the Mass Media Complex and ends in Phakalane. Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) vice chairperson Nomsa Mbere, people with disabilities representative in the Office of the President (OP) Thomas...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Tunisia game will be a litmus test
This request or move by Supersport on its own generates more excitement about the November 17 fixture but at the same time creates pressure for the team, especially head coach Stanley Tshosane. I know that Tshosane has had pressure before as he has...
DENNIS KEAGILE 29 October 2010
Kutlwano to amend constitution at AGM
*Club moves to offer players contracts
The amendment of the club constitution is expected to be at the core of discussions at the meeting. Other issues on the agenda include the amendment of the club's policies regarding players' welfare and contracts. The re-branding of the team...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Mini-World Cup Cricket Challenge starts
The tournament selection committee headed by the chairman of the Gaborone CC Ravi Srinivasan announced the 16-member squads last Sunday. Teams are well balanced and promise to provide entertaining cricket for the next five weeks. Botswana, the...
SANJAY GOEL
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Notwane training pitch mirrors the club's struggles
Just a few metres away, the honking sound of combis, accompanied by the sound of passing traffic is the order of the day. This barren piece of land, adjacent to the National Stadium and the Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) offices, is home to a...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Makhoere looks set to rejoin Chiefs
The South African star had a brief stint with the club during the 2008/09 season, but had to leave barely three months into his 12-month contract. Makhoere featured for Chiefs on Wednesday when they played First Division side, Security Systems, in a...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Sabure shows her class
Sabure had missed the last event in 2008 due to unresolved issues with the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) but this time both parties smoked the peace pipe. For the first time, the Botswana women's team looked formidable with four titled players in...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
I am not under pressure - Keatlholetswe
Keatlholetswe, the former Botswana Football Association (BFA) technical director is a highly qualified coach having won the league title thrice with BDF XI and the Coca-Cola Cup. Keatlholetswe insists he has never been under pressure or panicked...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Tshosane concerned about Mongala, Ramatlhakwana
Despite minimal game time at club level, the duo have scored a total of four goals between them in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Ramatlhakwana, who was recently at Vasco Da Gama on trials, has weighed in with three goals in the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Marumo settles in at Bay United
Marumo joined the former Premiership club late in August and is already commanding a starting berth at the David Bright-coached side. The former BDF XI custodian told Mmegi Sport that all is well. The veteran shot-stopper has started three of...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 October 2010
Focus on Sithole as GU face BMC
The Reds are counted among the favourites to clinch the prestigious title even though they have not been consistent. They face a major test tomorrow against most of the players who Sithole coached last season and re-ignited their confidence in what...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Wind and rain and cloud-scudded skies Alexander McCall Smith (2010)
The Charming Quirks of Others. London, Little Brown, Softcover edition, 246 pages, P218. ISBN 978-1-4087-0257-4. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk.
Our heroine remains Isabel Dalhousie. Her son Charlie is now two. He is beginning to talk more, but by and large his life moves from one joy, visual, aural and oral, to the next. He knows he is loved by his mother Isabel, and his father Jamie - who...
Book Review
*SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 29 October 2010
The Greatest Villain of All Time
We learn that some evil person has stolen a pyramid, and not Dr Gru this time. Gru aspires to be the greatest villain of all time and is saddened by finding he is far from it. There are frequent flashbacks to when Gru was a young boy and how he was...
Back Stage
*SASA MAJUMA 29 October 2010
Who will scoop the coveted TAYA 2010?
While last year Kgope outclassed his peers, today there are about 80 individuals eyeing the top prize.According to the coordinator of Thapong Visual Arts Centre Reginald Bakwena, the quality of pieces submitted is impressive and the number of entries...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Celebrating Botswana's amazing one-hit wonders
1: Phempeheretlhe (Lekunutu Le Morena) It is the album that first proved that indeed local music can sell, when Phempheretlhe, who at the time was completing a diploma course in auto mechanics released what would later prove to be Botswana's...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Congo, BHP Billiton Inga 3 talks advanced
Congo formally invited offers to build the project on the Congo River yesterday, Energy Minister Gilbert Tshiongo Tshibinkubula wa Tumba said on Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital. BHP, studying development of a smelter in the country, is continuing...
29 October 2010
Singapore takeover bid for ASX questioned
On Monday, the Singapore stock exchange (SGX) made a multi-billion dollar bid, which has yet to obtain regulatory approval, for the firm that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). If approved, the $8.3bn (£5.2bn) deal would be the first...
29 October 2010
SA Airline grumble over flights to Okavango delta
Botswana Air's servicing of this route was terminated from October 1 and it is now only flying from Gaborone, which means that visitors to one of Botswana's top tourist attractions have to stop off at Gaborone to get there. South African Express CEO...
29 October 2010
'Consumer alerts'
The problem is that in these days of internetbased commerce, the ways in which people are trying to steal our money are numerous and varied. In the last week, we've had several reports of scams, all internet-based. The first was an email that...
*Consumer Watchdog 29 October 2010
African development fund replenished with $9.5bn
In concluding the ADF-12 negotiations, donors strongly endorsed the ongoing institutional reforms and the strengthened results focus of the AfDB Group, and the effectiveness and delivery capacity of the ADF. They also noted the critical role that the...
29 October 2010
Mining's 'go-to-guy' calls it a day
Mmegi: Kindly provide a brief background of your 24-year career in the government right up to the period of your departure. Gabaake: I started my career as an Assistant Geologist at the Department of Geological Survey in July 1986. I transferred to...
29 October 2010
Gem Diamonds bullish on securing Gope licence
"Negotiations for the licence are ongoing and should be completed by the end of the year," Gem stated in a statement accompanying its third quarter update. Gope has a resource of 20,5-milliion carats with an average one site value of...
STAFF WRITER 29 October 2010
Rare earth minerals shortage feared by US and EU
Officials and industrialists in Washington and Berlin said a lack of the minerals, 90 percent of which come from China, would have severe repercussions. The metals are essential for making many hi-tech products and some are used by the US weapons...
29 October 2010
Technocrats fine-tune multi-billion Pula bond
The bond programme should have been finalised for approval by the Winter Parliament but was delayed by complex discussions on the quantum of notes to be issued, maturities and debate around what the funding raised should target in the next three...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Govt targets 6% budget deficit
The cut translates into six percent of GDP. After posting deficits since 2008 due to the global economic crisis, Botswana now aims to match its revenues with expenditure by the financial year 2012/13 In an interview on the sidelines of the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 29 October 2010
BoB reins in banks'cash cow
Primary reserves are commercial banks' non-interest earning balances maintained at the Bank of Botswana (BoB). In a statement released by BoB this week, the new policy development will see commercial banks' primary reserve requirement raised from...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 29 October 2010
Chaos over restraint rules for deportees
His concerns were echoed by Ed Balls, the shadow home secretary, who said it was now "vital" for the Home Office to release details of the circumstances surrounding the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan refugee who collapsed and died on a British...
29 October 2010
Somalia's Shebab executes two girls for 'spying'
A firing squad shot the pair in front of hundreds of local residents on Wednesday afternoon, in the first known instance of such an execution over spying charges against women."These women were spying for the enemy and were arrested by mujahideen...
29 October 2010
Hotel Rwanda manager faces terror-funding charges
But the former manager, Paul Rusesabagina, told the Associated Press yesterday that he had not sent any money to Rwanda in years, and that the government was launching a smear campaign against him because he had opposed President Paul Kagame in the...
29 October 2010
All-out war on corruption
Presenting his mid-term budget statement, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said the government was aiming to improve its supply chain management - especially the highly lucrative tender process - which has been open to abuse by unscrupulous officials...
29 October 2010
Venue swap benefits wanted president of Sudan
The summit is now to take place in Ethiopia, which doesn't recognize the International Criminal Court. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the wanted man, visited Ethiopia in April 2009 soon after he was first indicted by the ICC. The change of summit...
29 October 2010
Chile miners' rescue drama worth celebrating
The drama had its genesis on August 5, 2010, when a section of the ancient mine collapsed, confining miners to a communal cell without warders. Modern mines have contingency exits, this one did not, a typical handmaiden of jungle...
As i see it
*MICHAEL DINGAKE 29 October 2010
MoESD and BEC should come down to mother earth!
Teachers have always decried the pathetic conditions they exist under. Issues like housing, parallel progression, levels of operation, scarce skill, invigilation and marking always crop up, but no one ever listens. BEC takes the prize. ...
29 October 2010
What value do 'natural and exotic doctors' adverts add?
Out of interest I took one midweek newspaper some weeks ago and browsed through the classified section. I then summarized the services that the adverts from these practitioners claimed they were offering. Below is a summary of the main...
29 October 2010
Whither Botswana
It's encouraging, for instance, that some of the parties say their congresses have given them broad mandates to proceed with the proposed opposition cooperation negotiations. This is better than the narrow mandates that the congresses gave...
DAN MOABI 29 October 2010
Poverty is not tolerable
The public has been expected to ululate and be happy when they are a presented with a budget they had no input in. In fact, in the past it was even rumoured that Botswana's national budget was crafted in some foreign capitals by foreign...
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