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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...
13 December 2010
A fresh perspective on the 2010 external national examinations crisis
This state of affairs caught many unprepared and left wondering as to what could have really happened. Even the traditional and new players within the system do not seem to understand their own standpoint. Without belittling anybody it seems a lot of...
* GADZANI MHOTSHA 13 December 2010
The state of the nation - a response (Part 2)
The various schemes that have been concocted over time have not delivered on the objectives. The Ministry of Finance has been dragging its legs on the need to formulate a policy on citizen economic empowerment. Our view is that we now...
* DUMELANG SALESHANDO 13 December 2010
Ndaba's burden (Part 2)
Ndaba, the last born in the Gaolathe family, is such a spitting image of his father that if the late Baledzi was a young man today, he would be in the form of Ndaba, and if Ndaba was born in 1942, he would have come in the form of Baledzi. Last-born...
13 December 2010
Hackers strike back to support WikiLeaks founder
Internet hacktivists operating under the label "Operation Payback" claimed responsibility in a Twitter message for causing technological problems at MasterCard, which pulled the plug on its relationship with WikiLeaks on Tuesday. MasterCard said it...
13 December 2010
UN chief validates Ouattara's victory
Defying international calls to step down, Gbagbo has sworn himself in for a new term and has named a government, despite provisional election results that gave Ouattara a near 10-point margin. Ouattara has taken the presidential oath in a rival...
13 December 2010
Zim to nationalise all mines
Indigenization and Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere was quoted in the state-owned Herald newspaper as saying that the cabinet of the country's coalition government agreed "unanimously" on Tuesday to the new measures. They would take effect...
13 December 2010
Experts scramble to identify Ugandan plague
The unknown illness was first detected on November 10 in several districts in the central part of northern Uganda, according to a statement from the health ministry. Local and foreign media reports had identified the illness as bubonic plague, which...
13 December 2010
Govt awards Montsho open scholarship
The scholarship allows the athletics' star to choose the course she wants to study, the institution and the time. The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Shaw Kgathi said Amantle can take the scholarship when she is ready. Kgathi made the...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Top rider performs motorbike stunts for charity
He flew over challenging heights, spinning his motorbike and rode on one wheel only. The star performed on a day that saw 130 local and South African motorbike riders participating in a charity event to raise funds for the less privileged members of...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Rollers get back on track
Log leaders Township Rollers brought their Premier League title ambitions back on track with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Uniao Flamengo Santos at the UB Stadium on Saturday. The game started at a high tempo with Rollers dominating play from the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Kofukan wins as Hayashi-ha cries foul
Ahead of the tournament, BKF had been involved in an argument with Hayashi-ha about which style has the better karatekas. After the competition, BKF spokesperson, Bose Caiphus said that his style accomplished what it had set out to achieve. On the...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Letlapeng stop Buffaloes march to the top
Mochudi Buffaloes gave away a 1-0 first half lead and a chance to finish the first round at the top of the log when they drew 1-1 with homeside Letlapeng FC at Ramotswa Showground on Saturday. The result leaves Buffaloes in third spot while Letlapeng...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Dunne, Kuhn win ITF junior circuit
In the boys' singles final, Kuhn beat James Junior Storme of Belgium 4-6, 7-6,6-1 in a mouth-watering game. The left-handed Storme started very well with his powerful sidespin serves proving difficult for Kuhn. He won the first set but committed...
13 December 2010
Zimbabwean wins Botswana chess open
The widely-travelled Harare man scored six victories and a draw on his way to lifting the title. Barileng Gaealasfwe, who represented Botswana at this year's Olympiad was the only player who took something from the International Master (IM) via a...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
ECCO claims GU skull
FRANCISTOWN: Patrick Lenyeletse got ECCO City Greens back to winning ways when he scored twice in a 3-2 victory over faltering title challengers Gaborone United (GU) at the Francistown Stadium on Saturday. It was an entertaining fast-paced game that...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Zambia are champions again
Zambia put on a splendid show in front of their FA President Kalusha Balywa to defend their Metropolitan COSAFA under-20 title by beating Namibia 4-1 here yesterday. Zambia found the opener on the 13th minute when tournament top goal scorer Chakwa...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Soul Food
I have to say that this year has been full of new discoveries and rediscoveries when it comes to health, dieting and nutrition. Some very interesting revelations, for instance did you know that vitamin D is one vitamin that can help you lose...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 13 December 2010
Talking Musika
The announcement on Friday on Botswana Television (Btv) that it shall soon open a channel dedicated to education is most welcome. It fits in well into the idea of public broadcasting, which has been discussed in this column and elsewhere on several...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 13 December 2010
Kay-Zee's album launch a dumb squib
As the resident Deejay played music on his turntables people filtered slowly into the venue. As the night grew older the number increased a little bit, but past midnight the paltry crowd was still waiting for the promised performance. Easy B...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Mzanzi comedy heavyweights to perform ar GICC tomorrow
It will be JR's first comedy show in Botswana. Tickets go for P300 and P500 for VIPs. For the last eight years, a local company Katalyst Media presents the Kings of Comedy show, bringing to our shores some of the hottest comedians from Mzanzi to...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Ngwaketse stars shine through the night
The place was a picnic spot near Motse Lodge Cultural village tucked between the hills on the northeastern side of the Bangwaketse capital where stars from the Southern District converged to welcome home one of their sons and Big Brother All Stars...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Zim govt to own 51% in all mines - paper
"All new projects in the mining sector are expected to comply with the above requirements of the law," Savior Kasukuwere, Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment minister was quoted by the state-owned Herald newspaper as saying. It was not...
13 December 2010
China inflation at 28-month high
The inflation rate, measured by the consumer price index, rose 5.1 percent year-on-year in November, an increase that was above market expectations. On Friday, China had reported much stronger than expected export growth in November, adding to...
13 December 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...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 13 December 2010
Diamond institute to be set up in Botswana
The two sides have finalised the location of the institutes ahead of India's second continent-level summit with Africa next year. They are part of the commitment that followed the first India-Africa Forum Summit in 2008. The training institutes,...
13 December 2010
Iamgold dividends up by 33%
The dividend will be paid on January 14, 2011 to shareholders of record as at close of trading on December 24, 2010. In addition, the company has provided guidance for 2011, with gold production expected to increase by approximately 20 percent over...
Brian Benza
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Media tours LEA incubators
This was revealed by most of SMME owners during a media tour organised by LEA last week Thursday. The first stop was at the Pilane multiple-sector business incubator. The facility, which was the first to be opened in November last year, is already...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Botswana Post partner with CEDA
Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two organisations last Friday, BotswanaPost will be tasked with the distribution and collection of application and business forms, and with availing brochures on CEDA products and...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Timely delivery essential for cut 8 success
The project involves stripping 713 million tonnes of waste at a rate of 110 million tonnes per year in order to expose a further 75 million tonnes of ore and 95 million carats. Cut 8, which is essentially a deeper and wider layer of mineral recovery,...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
No, you can't
Dissatisfied with the pace of climate diplomacy, many individuals are now wondering what they can do about climate change on their own. For years now, climate activists from Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio have argued that individual actions like...
* Bjorn Lomborg* 13 December 2010
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For me, recently expressed concern about the Constitution has prompted one very basic question about it which never seems to be discussed or even mentioned. Why did those who took part in the constitutional talks reject the model adopted in...
SANDY GRANT 13 December 2010
Africans must do their bit on 'climate change'
Even at the bar stool, the misfortunes of the Kings of the Bakwena occupy a larger space in conversations than the imminent threat of encroaching desertification, floods and the resultant damage to any agricultural prospects that the country still...
EDITOR 13 December 2010
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13 December 2010
About stag parties and bridal showers
Both married and unmarried men normally arrange a stag party for a husband-to-be for the sole purpose of orienting him about marriage and what to expect. Questions like "How did you meet your wife-to-be? What made you propose love to her? What makes...
Russo Luma
Correspondent 13 December 2010
The slow and painful death of 'dumela'
"Have Faith," it simply appeals to the one being addressed. Yet it also assumes the existence of faith in the one being greeted and petitions God to restore it just in case. A more encompassing word is hard to find. Dumela. Have Faith in the...
Ike Vava 13 December 2010
Kgalagadi Breweries continues HIV/AIDS fight
Tshelang (stay alive) project launched in 2001, provides a consistent set of guidelines for managing employees with HIV, AIDS and other chronic diseases. KBL corporate communications manager, Mokoro Ketsitlile said over the past decade, the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Why the marriage institution is dying
Statistics from the Francistown High Court indicate that 288 divorce cases were registered in 2009. By last month, the court had 349 divorce cases for this year. This is an indication that the value and importance of marriage is reducing with time....
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Understanding postpartum depression
She wears a threadbare cotton nightdress that has seen better days and her hair is matted with perspiration against her scalp. In the far corner of the room, the soft whimpers of an unhappy baby break the otherwise silent morning. It is almost...
Florence Radull
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Moketedi:The witty centenarian
A little muted obscenity about how useless people have become. It is followed by a chuckle from the old woman and laughter from the small group around her comprising The Monitor scribes, a family friend of the old woman, her 73 year-old...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Opposition unity cracks on Shashemooke by-election
A bye-election is expected to be held for Shashemooke after the death of the ward councilor, Alleluya Mathumo of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) two weeks ago. Already parties are positioning themselves for the vacant seat. The BNF and the BPP...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Teachers free to go For Xmas break - Ministry
The announcement was made through a press statement by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Grace Muzila last Thursday after the teachers were required two weeks ago to work during the school holidays or fill...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Speaker will not tolerate party colours
Supporters of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) turned up in full party colours at the National Assembly last Monday, the day set aside for Vice-President Mompati Merafhe to respond as the Leader of the House. Even some MPs came draped in...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
MPs still divided over exams inquiry
Francistown South MP, Wynter Mmolotsi, tabled the motion, which has been under discussion for some time. One of the legislators who spoke in support of the motion was MP for Kanye South, Abraham Kesupile. He was dismayed by Botswana Democratic Party...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Limkokwing offers to sponsor 10 students with disability
The P585, 000 scholarship was presented by Vice President (Corporate and Industry Relations) Mosoma Kgotla to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Augustine Makgonatsotlhe, who was standing in for...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Call to outlaw AIDS discrimination
Speaking at the commemoration of Human Rights Day held at the Main Mall in Gaborone last Friday, Ngele said stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive people continued to undermine the dignity of those affected. He said this amid celebrations of...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Incest and defilement abound in Kgatleng
Dineo Segobai, who spoke at the commemoration of '16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence' in Mochudi last Thursday, said that it is unfortunate that most of the cases go unreported as the community and other officials that have access to...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Ready for jail
Though deputy sheriffs have attached his property for auction if he does not pay his debts, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) interim leader Gomolemo Motswaledi appears unfazed. On Saturday, he said he is ready for civil imprisonment over the...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
Moatlhodi supports motion, backs down
He then concluded his speech by making an about turn and declaring, "I don't see the need for a commission." Until Moatlhodi's speech the Botswana Democratic Party MPs had unanimously rejected the motion calling for an investigation into the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 13 December 2010
Khama dresses down Survival International
Khama strategically chose Friday's launch of the P24 billion Cut 8 project to hit back at the British-based NGO. He responded with fire, attacking the NGO's motives, attitude and actions, the latest of which is the call to boycott Botswana diamonds....
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 13 December 2010
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