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Tuesday January 30
Wednesday January 31
'Three days of impartation' crusade lives up to its billing
In fact, if the truth be told, many said they had not witnessed anything like it before. The organisers of the crusade had declared that those who would come would witness miracles and healing and indeed many attendee witnessed miracles...
07 January 2011
Festive religious diary
Christmas Day, most importantly marks the birth of the Saviour, Jesus Christ, and different congregations will be having special services on Christmas and on the eve of the New Year. 1. Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross (opposite Princess Marina...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Statement by Kofi Annan on the situation in Cote d'Ivoire
I join the many, led by the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union, who call on former President Laurent Gbagbo to step aside and respect the will of the people. They have chosen Alassane Ouattara and no repression,...
07 January 2011
The year Facebook changed the political scene
The year 2010 will be remembered as the year when social networking site, Facebook, changed our political landscape as it was adopted by political organisations and leaders to communicate better with their audiences at critical times. Facebook...
07 January 2011
Selebi-Phikwe bids farewell to 2010
This year was a haven of activities, economic, political and social ones. Through the culmination of this year's activities the town has made its presence known in all circles. This year's political activities were characterised with drama and...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Will 2011 see closure to the Bakgatla case?
Across the land, people talked admiringly of Kgafela, the human rights lawyer who would quit his job as a lawyer and part owner of a thriving law firm. There was the question of how Kgafela could dump his well-paying job for the 'peanuts' that...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Venson-Moitoi, not up to the task
Gape gone, does the new law allow officers to participate actively in politics? Kana ke a bo ke lathegile gape, kwakwakwakwakwakwa. A. Hei, batho, lo mpolaelang? Have a good day. I know I will!!" - October 18 status on...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Kalafatis suspects come to court
However the Kalafatis case, through both public pressure and the work of the family lawyers Dick Bayford and Duma Boko, has come to be a sort of test case for all extra-judicial killing cases. Kalafatis was killed execution style by suspected...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE 07 January 2011
No single man will ever be that powerful
"But it should have been perfect. But in the end, we f*^&d it all up. It should have been so sweet too. But it turned out to be the last time that street guys like us were ever given anything that f@#$in' valuable again," so recalls...
07 January 2011
In 2010, formal education was a mess
They are yet to realise that education is the real diamond that all leaders should combine their efforts to develop for it is education that is truly forever. It is still a mystery to all as to why the 23 employees at the Department of Tertiary...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
BMD and how it changed the political scene
Before 2010, Botswana's political turbulence history, so to speak, was in the splitting up of the Botswana National Front that gave birth to parties like the Botswana Congress Party, which has now become a formidable party on the political...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
The reckoning: Who owns our pula?
For more than 30 000 years Bushmen have lived in the Kalahari Desert. For more than eight years the Republic of Botswana has tried to force them out. These days, under a quiet stalemate of forced dehydration, the government has declared...
*JAMES G WORKMAN 07 January 2011
Our Heritage
One was the ongoing saga of the new or refurbished Stadiums, not least in Gaborone, Lobatse and Francistown. A second topic was Air Botswana, which was left reeling as it experienced one set back after another; and the new SSK airport in...
Sandy Grant 07 January 2011
GU offload Sandaka, sign Zim striker
Sandaka was handed his dismissal letter early this week which states that the club no longer needs his services "because of football reasons". The former Zimbabwe Warriors hit man has over six months left on his contract with the club and revealed...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Botswana might host softball qualifiers
Botswana Softball Association (BSA) president, Marumo Morule said only Botswana and South Africa are always willing to host the qualifiers but this time South Africa is not interested in hosting as their team has already qualified for the World...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Premier League battles resume
The weekend fixtures mark day 17 of the competition except Township Rollers and Uniao Flamengo Santos who have each played 15 games after their fixture was postponed in December. Defending champions Rollers will look to cement their position at the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Senete United lift Nkange Top 8 trophy
Mashambo won the 10th edition of the competition to give their fans something to cheer about in the New Year. The tournament started on Christmas Day. Fans came in large numbers to watch their favourite teams drawn from Nkange, Senete and Changate...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 07 January 2011
All eyes on Zebras in 2011
Amid the World Cup euphoria that gripped the nation, the Zebras silently got their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations campaign underway. At the dawn of a New Year, the Zebras, no hoppers at the beginning of the qualifiers, stood on the brink of history. It...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Radipotsane replaces Mwaanga at Motlakase
Mwaanga replaced Madinda Ndlovu as Chouka Chouka head coach at the beginning of the season but has seen the team struggle in the first half of the season. They are at the basement of the log having won only two games out of 16. The club's...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 January 2011
No SuperSport deal for Mogorosi
Mogorosi was on trial at the Pretoria-based side but coach, Gavin Hunt decided against signing the speedy winger when Gabonamong penned a pre-contract with the club. Gabonamong has signed a pre-contract beginning 1st of July 2011 and will run for...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Depleted Young Zebras face Swaziland
The national Under 23 is in Mbabane to do battle in a first leg qualifier tie against the Young Isihlangu. The return leg will be played on January 21. Young Zebras coach Daniel 'Chicco' Nare will have to do without seven of his players out due to...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 January 2011
US oil spill: 'Bad management' led to BP disaster
The companies involved in the BP oil spill had made decisions to cut costs and save time that contributed to the disaster, a US panel has found. In a 48-page report, the presidential commission wrote that the failures were "systemic" and likely to...
07 January 2011
Egypt on alert as Copts gather for Christmas Eve
Armed Egyptian police have been ordered to protect churches where Copts are expected to gather in large numbers. There have been calls for Muslims to hold vigils outside Coptic churches in a gesture of solidarity. But some radical Islamist websites...
07 January 2011
Sudan 'needs clearer oil-sharing deal'
Campaign organisation Global Witness says suspicions over how revenues have been shared have added greatly to mistrust between north and south. The report comes ahead of Sunday's referendum on southern independence. Most of Sudan's oil comes from...
07 January 2011
UN seeks more troops for Cote d'Ivoire
The West African country has been in turmoil since the November 28, 2010 poll that Western powers and African states say was won by Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara, leading to a stand-off that has killed more than 170 people and raised fears of...
07 January 2011
Peace, not process
Doing so might be the best way to achieve peace - a paradox that reflects the huge gap between a peace process and achieving genuine peace. Make no mistake: this is not a call to arms or an appeal for a violent uprising. Peace between the...
*DAOUD KUTTAB 07 January 2011
Project Syndicate
PRINCETON: The European Union's sovereign-debt crisis constitutes a fundamental threat not only to the euro, but also to democracy and public accountability. At the moment, Europe's woes and dilemmas are confined to relatively small countries like...
HAROLD JAMES 07 January 2011
Forgiveness: the intrinsic part of a Christian
Personally, I sternly believe the reason why forgiveness is hard for the majority of people is simply because we are all emotional beings. As a result of those emotions, when people want to forgive they make decisions based on feeling. But the...
*DON-MARTIN TAKUDZWA WHANDE 07 January 2011
Project Syndicate
Some even despair that the window for action is closing fast. But giving up is not an option. The latest round of climate negotiations, held last month in Cancœn, Mexico, put the world's efforts on climate change back on track - albeit...
ACHIM STEINER 07 January 2011
Another year, more to learn
However, those two weeks have come to an end and those who have not extended their break should be back to engage in the challenges of the year ahead. It was a time of celebrations and family get-togethers. Some reserved their most...
EDITOR 07 January 2011
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07 January 2011
Consumer Watchdog
I've had enough of New Year's resolutions. We all make them but hardly any of us actually stick to them? I reckon that's probably because most of us keep these resolutions private. If we all published our resolutions in Mmegi for everyone to...
07 January 2011
SADC trade deal with Europe seen by mid-2011
This came after negotiations dragged on beyond the previously hoped for deadline of December 2010. "We are now working in much more of a united way as the SADC group, and that is important and good for the potential outcome," Davies told Engineering...
07 January 2011
Discovery to explore for manganese in southern Botswana
According to a statement released by Discovery, which already owns the Boseto copper project in Maun, the new prospecting licences cover "all metals" over an area of 14 425 km2. Managing Director, Brad Sampson says the recently granted tenements...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
SA exports enjoy favour while locals discard rotten produce
The problem is illustrated by the fact that while traders recently experienced a serious shortage of tomatoes, producers like Talana Farms had to discard "loads and loads of rotten tomatoes" because of lack of buyers, Radovanovich says. "Local...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Mining rebound leads to 11.3% growth
According to a recent CSO report, the third quarter growth was considerably higher than the revised 4.3 percent growth in the second quarter. Mining production jumped by an annualised 26 percent in the third quarter from 1 percent in the previous...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Guard 'cleaned up' after Michael Jackson drug death
And a paramedic said Dr Conrad Murray did not mention he had given Jackson propofol, an anaesthetic found to have caused the singer's death. The testimony came at a preliminary hearing for Dr Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary...
07 January 2011
Book Review
Africa Writes BackJames Currey (2008) photographs by George Hallett. Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series & the Launch of African Literature, Oxford, James Currey and Johannesburg, Wits University Press, Softcover, 318 pages, P166, ISBN...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 07 January 2011
Back Stage
The American (2010) has been showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. In the world of violence and illegal activities "one last job" will always be the hero's undoing. The American is no exception, except it ends ambiguously, so you can...
SASA MAJUMA 07 January 2011
Walking down Karen Blixen's life
About 10 kilometres from Nairobi it offers a spectacular view - home to a wide range of trees and birds with a natural relaxing atmosphere where one can hear birds sing and talk in a language of their own. "Have your read the book or seen the...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
P100 000 cash for 2011 My Star winner
The producer and owner of the show, Keabetswe 'Master D' Sesinyi, told Arts & Culture this week they have upped the stakes by increasing the grand prize for this year's show. The winner of the 2010 My Star competition, Kgalalelo Abotseng,...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Wild food added to diet as rains pour
Thanks to the perpetual good rains that have characterised the end of 2010 and the beginning of the new year, Batswana across the country have started cashing in on the wild foods and the capital city has not missed out as the urban dwellers join the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Archaic? No, New Year resolutions are still hot
Mmegi's PATRICIA MAGANU spoke to a few Batswana on the streets of Francistown and learnt that New Year resolutions still have a place in most people's lives. Twenty-six-year-old Gertrude Ookeditse from Marapong Village says that she would like to...
STAFF WRITER 07 January 2011
Always spend less than you earn - experts
Coping at the beginning of a new year has to do with financial discipline. Experts believe that good financial discipline requires a personal budget consisting of a list of all planned expenses and revenues. The free encyclopedia of Wikipedia...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Crime rates decrease in the north
Deputy Divisional Commander North, Dinah Maratha, says that crime in the north was "low". Maratha said that in comparison to the previous festive seasons, the most recent holidays recorded the lowest numbers. "In 2009, there were high numbers of...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Illegal Zimbabweans elude police
It has become a common sight to see illegal Zimbabweans being chased by police officers in the main mall of the village with the locals as on-lookers. In fact, this has turned out to be a game because the immigrants are often familiar faces to both...
DIRANG LEKUNTWANE
Correspondent 07 January 2011
Who said talk is cheap?
When children are happy with the toys , new clothes and other gifts they received during Christmas for the adults the size of their contentment could be measured by how much free airtime they got from their service providersLike any other profit...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Man rescues DeBeers CEO from lion's jaws
The man who rescued DeBeers Botswana CEO, Neo Moroka, from a lion's attack at his farm in Kgalagadi has told Mmegi the attack was ferocious. Hendrick Eister who says he learnt about lions and how to kill them while working in Transvaal many years...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Motswaledi's absence disappoints BCP
Members of the opposition and scores from the ruling party attended the rally on the eve of the new year in anticipation. It would have been the first time for the BMD Doyen to address a BCP rally in Serowe. His failure to turn up...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
Video reveals the horrors of illegal sand mining
However, by means of a documentary video, Gabane Community Trust takes you through what illegal sand mining can do to lives and to the river itself. While you enjoy the smooth instrumental music in the background, which reinforces the harmony...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 07 January 2011
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