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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 26 November 2010
Siddle hat-trick rips out England's middle order
Siddle, who was playing his first Test since January after recovering from a stress fracture in his back, changed the complexion of the opening day of the first Test midway through the final session, ending Alastair Cook's stubborn resistance, then...
26 November 2010
P1.3 million for Phikwe sports development
The project will provide courts and equipment for different sporting activities in the mining town. The work will start next January. Deputy mayor, Batlhaedi Mponwane, said the project is expected to change the image of the town. He told a full...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
First WASBO Day to be held tomorrow
Through the event, WASBO intends to appreciate and encourage women participation in sports. WASBO holds the event soon after local female runner, Amantle Montsho, recently won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in India last month. WASBO...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Troopers, BDF V stalk Police
The Police are hoping for a clean sweep after its two sides reached the men and women finals to be played this weekend. In the men's final, Police will meet Troopers while in the women competition, they will pit their wits against BDF V. In the...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Moroka ready for regional boxing challenge
His immediate task is to put together an executive committee to replace the one dissolved early this month. Moroka doubles as president of the Botswana Boxing Association (BOBA). He told Mmegi Sport that the International Amateur Boxing Association...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Zebras' success sparks cellphone war
The war started after the Zebras beat powerhouse Tunisia 1-0 to cement their stranglehold grip in Group K last week. Be MOBILE fired the first shot with an advert implying that Orange Botswana is reaping the rewards of a successful league. Orange...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
First Cut
If he had his way, there would be limited live coverage of games because people have resorted to staying at home to watch live matches. Either there is adequate compensation or an alternative formula that does not disadvantage clubs should be put in...
DENNIS KEAGILE 26 November 2010
Curtain comes down on netball league
The battle for the top prize at the BONA courts will be between the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Cats, the University of Botswana (UB) Crystals, Notwane and the northern region's only representative, TASC. BONA spokesperson, Bakwena Oitsile, said the...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Regions battle for supremacy at Kofukan championships
Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) spokesperson, Bose Caiphus, said the best karatekas from the two regions will compete in both team and individual categories. He said that the tournament is open to both men and women from the ages of eight upwards....
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Botswana hosts retired players' tournament
The tournament is expected to bring together 13 teams from four SADC countries to compete for the P10, 000 prize money. The teams from Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland will be divided into four groups. The tournament coordinator, Harry...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Stage set for Ramotswa derby
The two Ramotswa sides lock horns at the showground with Killer giants seeking to cement their place at the top of the log while Letlapeng hopes to revive their flagging soccer fortunes. Killer Giants went top of the log last week following Jwaneng...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 26 November 2010
First Division clubs fined for boycott
First Division North chairperson, Eatametse Olopeng said the clubs have been spared further punishment - deduction of points - after they explained their actions. "We have fined the three clubs P2, 000 each but we did not deduct points looking at...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 26 November 2010
BFA draws AFCON budget proposal
The association has begun drafting a detailed budget proposal for the team's preparations for the biennial tournament to be co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The BFA has to submit the proposal to the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC)...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
TASC move Chiefs' game to Molepolole
TASC were scheduled to play Mochudi Centre Chiefs in Francistown tomorrow. But they have decided to take the game to Molepolole in a bid to capitalise on Chiefs' support in the south. With some Premier League clubs failing to make ends meet...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Nigeria seizes more weapons at port, arrests suspects
The navy spokesman said it impounded eight camouflaged trucks and various pieces of military equipment hidden in another vehicle and had arrested some suspected importers of the illegal goods. The navy were not able to provide details of the origin...
26 November 2010
Nouri al-Maliki offered new term as Iraqi prime minister
The request from President Jalal Talabani gives Maliki 30 days to choose a cabinet from the country's Shia, Kurdish and Sunni factions. It comes two weeks after political leaders agreed to divide the senior government posts, a deal that put Maliki, a...
26 November 2010
Mugabe minister views British investment 'very negatively'
"I personally will view any investment from the British very negatively," Indigenisation Minister Saviour Kasukuwere told a business forum. "The same would apply to companies from those countries with negative interests or attitudes against...
26 November 2010
4,200 Somalis killed in 2 years
The seaside capital sees frequent barrages of mortars, rockets and artillery shells fired between Islamist insurgents like al-Shabab and pro-government forces who protect the sliver of land controlled by the U.N.- and U.S.-backed Somali government....
26 November 2010
Obama presents plan to disarm Uganda's LRA rebels
The strategy responds to a law Obama proposed and Congress passed six months ago to defuse the spiraling bloodshed in central Africa, protect the civilian population and bring LRA leaders to justice. The plan's four objectives also include promoting...
26 November 2010
Jailers give wounded man plastic bag for guts
Boas Chiwanza appeared before a judge on Monday - holding his innards in the palm of his hand - according to the independent daily Newsday. Chiwanza was in considerable pain during the proceedings and was scarcely able to speak to the judge - who...
26 November 2010
Nitty Gritty
I am trying to get you, my precious readers and viewers, to understand how this august body of men came about. I am presently talking to one member of the executive committee who is also a founder- member. The incumbent chairperson is...
BAROLONG SEBONI 26 November 2010
Rethinking the global economy
The old obsession with protecting national interests, the drive to maximise profits at all costs, and the materialistic pursuit of economic growth has failed to benefit the world's poor and led to catastrophic consequences for planet earth. The...
RAJESH MAKWANA
& ADAM PARSONS 26 November 2010
Wither Botswana
At the risk of being declared the father of all the "unpatriotic" citizens of Botswana, this week I join those who believe the Botswana government is making a grave error in continuing to downplay the dangers posed by Survival International's...
DAN MOABI 26 November 2010
Khama's sexist jokes - a feminist movement crisis
Laced with some of his wry humour and littered as usual with his lack of social sensibility, Khama sought to address those who had been clamouring for his attention regarding his lack of interest in marriage. As far as this coterie of...
EDITOR 26 November 2010
China-Africa trade ties move beyond resources
Vice President Xi Jinping this week wrapped up a visit to South Africa, Angola and Botswana. Xi, who is expected to succeed Hu Jintao as head of the ruling Communist Party in 2012, witnessed the signing of deals worth millions of dollars to build a...
26 November 2010
De Beers, Botswana sales agreement: Will there be any changes?
Some analysts say Botswana is keen to break the DTC "monopoly" as it wanted an alternative diamond market system, which will give better value to its diamonds. So if that is the case what sort of an impact this will have on De Beers? Rough &...
26 November 2010
Ireland to unveil austerity plan
The four-year plan targets total cuts of 15bn euros ($20bn; £13bn), or 11 percent of the Irish economy's annual output. Meanwhile, Taoiseach Brian Cowen confirmed he was negotiating a bail-out package with the EU and IMF, to be worth about 85bn...
26 November 2010
Water tariffs still unchanged, says Kedikilwe
Kedikilwe said the directive stipulated that following the transfer of water services from the Department of Water Affairs to Water Utilities, tariff levels that are applicable across the country will remain unchanged for the first year. He said...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 26 November 2010
SA inflation up slightly, jury out on rates
Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday headline CPI stood at 3,4 percent year-on-year in October, compared with a five-year low of 3,2 percent in September and slightly above a consensus of 3,3 percent in a Reuters poll. On a monthly basis, CPI...
26 November 2010
Consumer Watchdog
Yes, I DO mean pyramid schemes, amongst others. I've covered before the rather pathetic TVI Express pyramid scam. This is one of the many voucher-based pyramid schemes that is based on their silly holiday discount ploy. The "products" they...
26 November 2010
Phakalane Estates in talks with Sunway City
Sunway City Pvt Ltd is a real estate and property development company that is currently developing Sunway City Residential Park, Sunway City Industrial Park and Export Processing Zone Park just outside Harare. Nhlanhla Masuku, Sunway City consultant,...
26 November 2010
Hi-tech BVI lab to boost EU exports
The new FMD lab, due to be commissioned next Friday, will be capable of producing about 24 million doses of FMD vaccine annually, twice the current capacity. More importantly for beef exports, the new lab will produce purified vaccines which will...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Tati Nickel's P12 million exploration could extend lifespan
Established in the 1980s, Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC)'s Phoenix and Selkirk mines are running out of steam, annually pumping out about 19, 000 metric tonnes of nickel. The high volumes out of the mines have positioned TNMC as Norilsk Nickel's...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Firestone poised to become a bigger diamond producer
The group, which started production at its BK11 mine in Orapa four months ago, said losses before tax narrowed to P25 million (£2.4m) for the year ended 30 June 2010 from a loss of P114 million (£10.8m) a year earlier. Revenue fell to...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 26 November 2010
Alcohol levy: Consumers desert local brews for imports
Briefing the media on the company's interim results for the half-year ended 30 September 2010, Matshela said that due to the unfair implementation of the alcohol levy which has made imports more affordable than locally-produced alcoholic beverages,...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 26 November 2010
Rental freeze set to squeeze BHC revenues
Rentals across the BHC's 10, 300-strong portfolio of properties were last increased in 2005 while in the interim, the Corporation has struggled with higher inflation and materials' supply costs, which have contributed to steep maintenance charges for...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Book Review
Long live the Crazy Eight! - here, forever after, called C8. We know the C8 well from the two previous versions of Spud covering his first and second years of boarding school life (Mmegi, 8 June 2007). As I said then I can repeat now,...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 26 November 2010
Back Stage
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) a.k.a HP&DH1" or "7.1" is now showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide opening on Friday the 19th of November, with premiers only in many countries. HP&DH1 is now an...
SASA MAJUMA 26 November 2010
Williams the guitarist, pianist, marimba and composer
What more with a background that reads like this: grand mother - pianist, grand father - pianist, father and dad - pianists, elder brother and sister - guitarists and pianists. Andrew Williams, however, feels he is more than just following the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Ronnie - Botswana's YouTube superstar
Today dishing out folklore music is no longer the preserve of RB and its famed journalists. Enthusiastic folklore lovers are going around the country videotaping interesting guitarists and uploading their songs on YouTube for the enjoyment of...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Ndaba's burden
Ndaba Gaolathe and his fellow Tirelo Sechaba participants, young boys still in their teens, came out. But the old man was wrong, the buffalo was not dead. Pandemonium. Buffalo charges. Men and boys flee. Boys make for the same tree. At the trunk, a...
26 November 2010
Go well 'Mma-Nshaks'
Her family members and former colleagues say she was a good person. Indeed, by all accounts, Mma-Nshaks, as she was affectionately known, was cheerful, good natured and merry. In her last days, a coffee shop at the Galo mall, known as Mimi, was...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 26 November 2010
Phazha Kgalemang: an obituary
Indeed, when Phazha Andrew Kgalemang was born to Nana and Khanda Kgalemang of Mosojane village in the North East District in 1951, his parents and the whole community rejoiced. The fact that he was the first-born apparently made the joy even more...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Reckless driving on the A1 road
Last week I traveled a 484km journey from Gaborone to Francistown that lasted three and half hours. The bus left Gaborone just after 11 AM, moving at a speed that gave hope of arriving well within the prescribed hours. Just before...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 26 November 2010
The state of the nation - a response (Part I)
The significance of the state of nation address is that it presents an opportunity for the President of the Republic to speak across party lines to the nation and the world highlighting challenges facing the nation and presenting policy initiatives...
26 November 2010
My unpleasant maiden encounter with a doctor
In addition to my 'blessing' of never having had to make an appointment with a doctor, I have also not spent a night in a hospital bed for the past 30 years or so of my life. "I am very lucky," I have always said to myself. In the past whenever I...
26 November 2010
North Korea's risk calculation
North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at a South Korean island on Tuesday, setting dozens of houses ablaze in the heaviest attack in the region since 1953. South Korea said four people were killed in the confrontation, and Ban Ki-moon has...
26 November 2010
Rural areas need roads and water - Habano
Responding to President Ian Khama's State of the nation address in parliament this week, Habano said it is impossible to talk of eradicating poverty when people are staying in areas that are not easily accessible by road. The Ngami MP said...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 26 November 2010
Motheo Tsiako: A soldier dies in his boots
Kgwatha venerated the Nare (Buffalo), which made for a happy coincidence with Ba-Ga-Malete. Motheo underwent primary school education in Ramotswa after which he emigrated to South Africa to work in Cape Town (Stellenbosch) before settling in Soweto...
STAFF WRITER 26 November 2010
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