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Cameron downplays climate deal at Schwarzenegger event
He said individual efforts were not enough without firm international agreements including major polluting nations like the US and China. He was speaking, via satellite link up, at a conference hosted by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger....
22 November 2010
China sentences woman tolabour camp for Twitter post
On October 17, Cheng Jianping, under the username wangyi09, added a few words to a message written by her fiance, before resending it on Twitter. Eleven days later on the day the couple had planned to marry, Cheng's fiance, Hua Chunhui was taken away...
22 November 2010
US web traffic rerouted via China Telecom
The incident, which happened for 18 minutes last April, is published in a report by the US-China Economic and Security review commission. It found that China Telecom sent incorrect routing information, but it is not clear whether it was...
22 November 2010
Nigerian military rescue 19 hostages in Niger Delta
Two Americans, two Frenchmen, two Indonesians and a Canadian were freed along with 12 Nigerians in a land, air and sea assault, said officials. Security sources told the BBC the freed hostages were euphoric. The operation was the first successful...
22 November 2010
Guinea in state of emergency as clashes kill 9
Army Chief of Staff General Nouhou Thiam said the state of emergency was established in response to attacks by civilians on security forces. "Groups with malevolent intentions are deliberately attacking the forces of order," said Thiam, who read the...
22 November 2010
Thapong hosts TAYA 2010 exhibition
As mentioned elsewhere in Arts & Culture, this year, the top prize was scooped by photographer, Donald Moilwe, while second prize went to Ditshupo Mogapi and the third prize was snatched by Olemogeng Maaramele. There is no doubt that Moilwe, who...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Batswana royal jailbirds of the past
According to a recent Mmegi report, Kgafela revealed the horror that he experienced in prison when he said: "I believe going to jail was a God-ordained mission, for it was while there that we saw some of the worst human rights violations we could...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Revered Khama magic refuses to wane
According to a report in Mmegi's sister publication, The Monitor one Mokgatla is said to have quipped, "None of the members of the House of Chiefs is supporting us. We know why. Khama is a Kgosi himself and he is against our Kgosi." Traditionally...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 22 November 2010
TASC stuck at the bottom
The game started at a low note with both teams failing to visit their opponents' boxes. TASC, who are still third from the relegation zone with eight points, have got their hordes of fans worried by their dismal showing in the top flight The Tango...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Ndoro on a Hatrick as Nico sinks Peril
Tendai Ndoro scored a hat trick as Nico United compounded Black Peril's problems with a 3-2 victory at the SSK on Saturday. The Zimbabwean forward first struck in the 6th minute before netting twice in the second half to seal victory for Majombolo....
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Popa croise as unbeaten streak continues
Township Rollers continued their winning ways with a 4-0 thumping of city rivals Notwane in a free-flowing match played at the UB Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The defending champions find their opener through Edwin Olerile's well taken free kick....
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Mapantsula hold Mamoja-Diskie
Troubled Lobatse giants, Extension Gunners, brushed aside a week of turmoil that has seen their Committee and coach resigning, as they came to Francistown and frustrated the unbeaten Ecco City Greens, holding them to a 1-1 draw. It was a...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 22 November 2010
GU, Centre Chiefs share the spoils
Gaborone United (GU) recovered from a 1-0 deficit at half time to claim a 1-1 draw with Mochudi Centre Chiefs in a heated be-MOBILE Premier League action played at the UB stadium yesterday. Magosi who had an upper hand throughout the first half went...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Best Of the best boxing finals proceed without key boxers
The annual Best of the Best boxing tournament took place over the weekend despite the absence of a lot of key players. Only five bouts from the expected 21 were staged on Saturday during the semi-finals. The finals yesterday were however not much of...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Soul Food
Geez I cannot believe how hot it is already. It seems like ages ago that we were freezing and complaining about the bitter cold winter. And spring came and went so quickly. Now we're stuck in an unrelenting season that makes the...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 22 November 2010
Talking Musika
It was the plan to comment on the passing of that renowned Capetonian pianist, Hotep Idriss Galeta in last weekend's sister paper, Mmegi. That would have made it possible to make more extensive comment about the incredible intellect and artist...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 22 November 2010
Ndingo's IkaJazz mesmerises Phikwe revellers
Today he is thrilling them with his tunes. Fans came from all the corners of the copper mining town of Selebi-Phikwe to enjoy the music of Ndingo Johwa, the man popularly known as Sachilombe, the baboon. The festival at Bosele Hotel got off to a...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Botswana's P500,000 Africa cup musicals is on
Titled the Goalmouth, the musical was first staged at the Sage in the United Kingdom (UK) in June after the British Council and a number of local companies such as Botswana Insurance Company, Toyota, AON, Limkokwing University, Department of Arts and...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Water suppliers 'unfair to the poor'
"The absence of a formula-based approach to budget allocation at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation has led to large inequities for water access in Kenya, with the poor paying more compared with the rich, and millions of citizens going without...
22 November 2010
Food could cost more in 2011 - UN
Wheat and maize prices have shot past their 2009 highs, with FAO adding that international food import bills could surpass one trillion US dollars in 2010. Food imports last topped the trillion dollar mark during the 2007/08 food price crisis. The...
22 November 2010
My Money
The term inflation refers to a general escalation in the price of goods, resulting in the need to pay more for the same goods today than you may have had to pay in the past. Basically, inflation may occur when there is too much money in the economy...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 22 November 2010
SA may regulate coal exports
On Wednesday [last week], Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant said that Eskom was suffering because low-grade coal was being sold to India and China because it was more profitable for the producers to export the coal than to sell it to...
22 November 2010
Successful global expo winds down
The Expo ended on Saturday with hundreds of visitors thronging the fairgrounds to view exhibitions, make purchases and also indulge in the generous menu of entertainment available. This year's Expo was also bigger and better all round: six thousand...
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
DSAs honour exceptional service providers
He said that hospitality and service culture are the key to attaining a flourishing tourist industry.Speaking at the recently held 4th annual DSA, Marole congratulated the honoured men and women who have been rewarded and recognised and said...
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Trade hub to address poverty reduction in SADC region
Officially launching the initiative in Gaborone last Thursday, US Ambassador to Botswana Stephen Nolan said he strongly believed that increased trade is key to achieving greater economic growth and poverty reduction in the region. "It is particularly...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
BNF celebrates 16 days of activism
The Botswana National Front (BNF) calls upon the nation to join hands in marking the beginning of the 16 Days Of Activism Against Women And Children Abuse. The International theme for this year is, "Structures of violence: Defining the...
22 November 2010
ETCETRA ||
My own ability to appreciate art is exceedingly limited although somewhere along the line there ought to be something that appeals given that art today seems to be endlessly elastic stretching from, say, Van Gogh to stacked elephant dung. That said...
SANDY GRANT 22 November 2010
Health Chat
AnswerWarts are caused by the human papillomavirus, of which there over a hundred types. The virus loves warm, moist places and easily enters small cuts and scratches on the hands and feet, which are certainly why most children get them more...
KIRAN BHAGAT 22 November 2010
Issues in Education
Schools as places of formal learning should endeavour to bring about change in knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour of the learners. This is what they have been established to achieve. Debates concern: the relevance of curriculum...
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SHELDON WEEKS 22 November 2010
The Winners Code
If only I had more money, I would accomplish much more. I wish I had more resources, then I would live the life of my dreams. If I had the opportunities that some people have then I would go far in life. All these and similar...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 22 November 2010
The 2010 exam fiasco continues
The Minister of Education and Skills Development, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, has always been saying that everything around the examinations was well and fine. This was despite the fact that bad reports were coming out of the examination...
EDITOR 22 November 2010
Selefu 22 November 2010
22 November 2010
Politics of the afro
Still on a political note the Afro was also banned in Cuba in the 1960's as it received criticism for having a link to Afrocentrism (cultural and political movement formed by African-Americans who regard themselves and all other blacks as syncretic...
Mpho Tlale
Correspondent 22 November 2010
When a partner claims back gifts
Sadly, the majority of men who assist their girlfriends financially, view it as an investment as they believe that the more assistance they give, the better chance they stand to win the woman. Women on the other hand get into relationships for many...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 22 November 2010
At the beer garden
Two groups of men sit on concrete benches under a shelter, their optical and social focus an open Chibuku carton. Another group sits under a tree near the entrance. A young man with a white newsboy cap (stapora cap in Tswanglish) sitting askew on...
Bashi Letsididi
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Delay in land allocation frustrates school owner
School director Kathleen Taolo has told The Monitor in an interview that the future of her school depends on the outcome of a recent Ngwato Land board meeting. She explained that her school has been running on a waiver from the Ministry of Education...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Women and handbags
Some have described how handbags make them feel complete as they go to work, on a journey or attending some official function. What a valued possession! Making them feel complete clearly underscores how important a handbag is to woman. Handbags come...
Russo Luma
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Workers politics, politics of society-Dipogiso
Twenty-five-year-old Keaoleboga Dipogiso, a graduate of Political and Administrative studies at UB who is campaigning for the position of secretary in the international relations office of the Botswana Land Board, Local Authorities and Health Workers...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Justice Walia dismisses Munhumutapa appeal
Munhumutapa appealed to the High Court, seeking an order to set aside NBB's decision to revoke their licence. The company was praying to court to grant an order extending the commencement date to 1 November 2010 as well as ordering NBB to bear the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Local journalits brew own beer
The journalists have produced their own lager, tentatively called 'Karma' which will hit the shelves in three weeks time. The journalists started their journey to become brewers a few months back when they won a beer tasting competition organised by...
22 November 2010
Over 1,000 graduate at Francistown Technical College
Speaking at the occasion of the 8th joint graduation ceremony, which was attended by more than 30 technical institutions countrywide, the Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development, Keletso Rakhudu, said that vocational and technical...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 22 November 2010
Mmolotsi wants inquiry into exams scandal
Teachers refused to invigilate examinations this year because they could not agree on terms with BEC. The BEC ended up engaging private invigilators who had no experience on the job. As result of this fracas, Mmolotsi tabled a motion in Parliament...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 22 November 2010
BONELA adopts new strategy
The strategy is meant to re-organise and develop internal systems and procedures to sustain the organisation's efforts. BONELA board chairman Tshiamo Rantao told the annual general meeting (AGM) that after several years of rapid growth, it became...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Girls sweep awards as Mophane primary excels
The awards ceremony, came a day after the release of the 2010 Primary School Leaving Examination where the school had come out on top in performance among the Gaborone Public Schools with a 95 percent pass. Speaking at the event, the Director of Pre...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Girls sweep awards as Mophane primary excels
The awards ceremony, came a day after the release of the 2010 Primary School Leaving Examination where the school had come out on top in performance among the Gaborone Public Schools with a 95 percent pass. Speaking at the event, the Director of Pre...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
BDP decision surprises regional boss
"The congress has been postponed indefinitely by the party central committee. In my region, I am not aware of anything that could have necessitated the postponement. For us the stage was already set for the elections," Botho Ntirang said on...
Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
SADC heads urged to accelerate regional integration
SADC Chairperson and President of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba made this appeal at the official opening of the SADC House in Gaborone Saturday. Pohamba said the complex built at an estimated cost of more that P190 million, is a building block for...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
GOVT plans to tough new measures to ensure food security
Agriculture minister, Christiaan De Graaff said on Friday at a press briefing on the status of Asian Fruit fly (Bactrocera invadens) confirmed in Chobe Farms mid June this year. He said food security is an issue of national importance hence the need...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
Botswana exams might be marked in UK
The teachers have boycotted invigilation over a pay dispute with the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) and there is uncertainty whether they will mark examinations. Last week, the minister announced that negotiations with teachers' unions over the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 22 November 2010
MVA fund donates to hail storm victims
The Fund is among organisations approached by the Kgatleng District Council for assistance after the incident left families in devastation. The Fund has built two houses out of the 40 that needed to be constructed as a result of this mishap. Members...
22 November 2010
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