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Tuesday January 30
Wednesday January 31
Lebanon politics in turmoil as govt collapses
The hard-won unity government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri -- son of the slain leader -- collapsed on Wednesday after months of wrangling between the premier and Hezbollah over the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The move thrust the country...
17 January 2011
Assange blasts Chinese internet censorship
Assange has enraged the United States with his site's release of leaked diplomatic cables, and the Australian's defence team believe efforts are under way to send him to the US where they claim he could face the death penalty. But China, with its...
17 January 2011
Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257
Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides. Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and bare hands to dig through debris in a search for survivors on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how many people were rescued. At least...
17 January 2011
Rockets kill police in Ivory Coast
Five of the dead were police, a police source said. An AFP correspondent saw a dead security guard in the commercial capital's locked-down Abobo district. There is no end to the escalating crisis in sight. The violence came the day after two...
17 January 2011
Sudan vote turnout passes 60%
The south's secession would split Africa's largest country in two and deprive the north of most of its oil fields, though Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said he will let the south go peacefully. Ann Itto, an official with Southern Sudan's...
17 January 2011
Illegal Zimbabweans have until August
"It is a positive move from Home Affairs to extend the moratorium on deportations," Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, head of the refugee and migrant rights programme said in a statement. "We are however concerned about the continued arrests and harassment of...
17 January 2011
The case against military intervention
From all indications, the actions of these international actors are based on two precarious grounds - as though the fact of Laurent Gbagbo's despicable conduct amounts to an unconditional justification for any form intervention; and as though the...
17 January 2011
Lebanon heads for lengthy political deadlock
That is about the last thing that is likely to happen, and everybody knows it.Assuming the situation cannot be retrieved - and it has gone so far that it is hard to see that happening - Lebanon is clearly in for a lengthy period of political deadlock...
*JIM MUIR 17 January 2011
Tempers flare over Seragi's stay at GCC
Their argument was that they were officially informed about Seragi's transfer last year, and subsequent introduction of Wazha Tema as clerk, only to learn recently, that the former has not been transferred. The man who set the fire alight was...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Ngakaagae - my learned friend part 2
Blue shirt. Dark blue suit. Tie. Every now and then the phone rings and he considers it, frowning in feigned annoyance. He apologizes and picks it up. When he is done, he apologises again, with a sudden wide smile that is as wide as it is sudden....
17 January 2011
Masomere surfaces at Masvingo United
He was sacked by Be Mobile Premiership side, Notwane, last year after a poor run of form and was replaced with the current man, Moeteledi Chaenda. Masomere confirmed the development to Zimbabwe media saying he wanted to restore "Yuna Yuna", as...
17 January 2011
Botswana netball third in Africa, 18 in World
Australia are once again perched at the top with 6,179 points from 43 games played. Thirty-five (35) of those games were considered for the ranking. However, Botswana could have perhaps done better with more international games played, as...
17 January 2011
Mogogi visits ex-teammates at Santos
Mogogi raved about his former teammates, as he called them with their nicknames in his last shout-out. The defender-cum-midfielder posted on his Facebook page Friday afternoon, " I paid my former team a visit this morning and it was nice." Mogogi...
17 January 2011
GU notch another victory
Gaborone United notched two straight wins in the Be Mobile Premiership as they defeated struggling Serowe side of Miscellaneous 2-1 in a game played on a soaked pitch. But the Gaborone giants owned by construction mogul, Nicholas Zachem, were...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 17 January 2011
TAFIC see off Gunners
FRANCISTOWN: Under a fully-packed Francistown stadium and cloudy weather, TAFIC continued its impressive run in the second round of the be Mobile premier league on Saturday as they overcame Lobatse side, Extension Gunners 3-1. TAFIC supporters came...
Mogomotsi Budzwani
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Botswana host first ever regional dance sport event
The event will be held from March 25, and will be played on a Friday and Saturday. Already one of the regional countries, Swaziland, have taken the first-ever regional competition seriously as they have started preparations in earnest, according to...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Malepa drowns Nico United
Bolelang, who is also Ecco's captian, was firing on all cylinders as he single- handedly destroyed Majombolo in their own background.It took the Mamoja Diskie captain 33 minutes to find the back of the net. When the referee blew the whistle to start...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Chiefs get late winner
The match was in no doubt a few minutes before kick-off as the skies opened heavily on the pitch and the referee had to do thorough inspection before giving the match a go ahead. The first half was nothing but a dull affair owing to the slippery...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Soul Food
Last week I started you off with an attempt to get back in tip-top shape through a simple cleansing and detoxing programme. Are you sticking to it or you are one of those who has already forgotten about their new year resolutions and are feeling...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 17 January 2011
Talking Musika
The discussion last week was about encouraging debate about the manner in which the various ethnic groups of Botswana, and indeed the world, relate to each other, with the purpose - even if that is not mandatory - of building national unity. It must...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 17 January 2011
Count down to Dignash live on e-Botswana
Dignash says that very soon viewers could also watch the show on DStv's channel 138, which he says has been reserved for the comedy show. Dignash's show is presented by a company calling it Serious Management. The e-Botswana comedy show...
17 January 2011
Ministry overrules My Star producer?
Sources say while My Star producer had pressed for a certain college, where Kgalalelo Abotseng the 2010 winner will be studying, the Ministry overruled My Star producer after its independent investigations about the college revealed that it was...
17 January 2011
The night Euphonic rocked Bull & Bush
The announcement that South African DJ Euphonik was in town, just created euphoria among the city's night crawlers. Yes a lot was expected from the popular performer, but his performance at Bull and Bush restaurant in Gaborone on Saturday only...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Brand Botswana campaign reaches Maun
Vee and the drama group Millennium House Productions (MHP) are engaged by Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) to help drive the message home through the public education campaign, which started in Gaborone and has already...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Shumba evokes cultural revival in Tanzania
Shumba Ratshega of the hit song Makhirikhiri trades by the name Makhirikhiri in the East African country where pirated Botswana cultural music has become known as Makhirikhiri. "This is a testimony that traditional dances, which could earn people a...
17 January 2011
My Money
Many of us start the New Year armed with a long list of resolutions, all aimed at attaining some improvement in one aspect or another in our lives, be it better health, weight loss or an improvement in education level, to decisions regarding career...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 17 January 2011
Pressure mounts on fuel price
Government last increased fuel prices in May, before marginally decreasing them in August as the Fund's position improved. The Fund is a statutory instrument created to act as a buffer for consumers by levying the pump price of fuel and -...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Ngamiland farmers owe millions to NDB
In an interview, NDB Foot and Mouth Relief Fund Manager, Mokalane Nkwe said of the 5, 721 farmers who benefited from the Fund, only 55 have cleared off their loans with the Bank. Government introduced the FMD Fund in 2008 to assist farmers with...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Five steps forward in 2011
Growth in the United States and parts of Europe returned. Private-sector deleveraging continued, but was counter-balanced by rising public-sector deficits and debt. And emerging-market growth returned to pre-crisis levels and appears to be...
Michael Spence* 17 January 2011
ETCETERA ||
Bereft of hard news, as a result of the country's almost total shut down during the extended and extensive holiday, it's probably inevitable that many of the commercial newspapers should have filled their otherwise empty pages with speculation about...
SANDY GRANT 17 January 2011
Health Chat
No there is not one bit of truth in this. Strange theory that the body slows down at night and is therefore more prone to gain fat is simply untrue. The same applies to the notion that carbohydrates after eight in the evening should be...
KIRAN BHAGAT 17 January 2011
Issues in Education
In the past decade Esther Duflo has changed the way policy-based research can be done in the Majority World. Who is Esther Duflo and how has she accomplished this? Esther Duflo is a development economist with a unique history and striving for...
DORCAS MOLEFE
OWEN PANSIRI
SHELDON WEEKS 17 January 2011
The winners code
The human being may be the most developed and most sophisticated species on the earth, but he has a lot to learn from other species. One species that has much to teach the human being is the African lion. The African lion is the champion,...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 17 January 2011
Selefu 17 January 2011
17 January 2011
When real and true is not proper
It happened at a time when the India team had beaten the Proteas in the first of the One Day Internationals in Durban three days ago. At the celebrations of the 150 years of Indians in South Africa, much ado was made of Mahatma Ghandi's...
EDITOR 17 January 2011
Young school girls are victims of abuse
For Goitse Buang, "The society needs to do something about this new scourge. Some irresponsible men in our society have now turned this school going young girls into their soft targets. To irresponsible men, these schools are not necessarily one of...
17 January 2011
'Mining' is not a bad place to be
The trousers were ironed such that the pleat was so straight and sharp it could kill a fly. These were no ordinary clothes then. So expensive and of good quality were these clothes that those wearing them attracted so much respect from their kith and...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Superstition: a Tswana culturalaspect that has stood the test of time!
Although some people dismiss superstition as irrational and scientifically deficient, there appears to be a strong belief that it has stood the test of time. For Kavuka Tembwe, "Superstition continues to be a deeply guarded secret in our society. It...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Musanani burial society a success
'Musanani' is an Ikalanga word that means 'to uplift one another'. The society was formed to uplift the standard of life in the village.Elders dominated attendance because the majority of the youth are employed in urban areas. The elders were most...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Will there be peace at 2011 BDP congress?
The 2009 congress in Kanye turned into a turbulent affair, leading to a split that gave rise to the formation of the Botswana Movement for Democracy by the Barataphathi faction, making the Gantsi event look like a walk in the park wheren Ponatshego...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Ben ali's departure a welcome development - ntuane
Ben Ali was forced from power by street protests. The interim deputy chairperson of the BMD, Botsalo Ntuane, says that was a welcome development worth celebrating. "Every dictator who runs a military police state must be celebrated when he falls,"...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Limkokwing engages industry stakeholders
The meet, dubbed 'Dinner with Industry Friends', held at the Rodizio Restaurant at the Riverwalk Mall, also served to formally introduce the university to the industry as a training institution responsible for, among others, to contribute in the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Construction of Kazungula bridge delayed
Instead of the project commencing this January as was initially planned it has been postponed to end of 2011. Zimbabwe pulled out of the agreement to construct the Kazungula Bridge late last year, citing reasons that they do not have any common...
Victor Muyakwabo
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Sebote, the promising young poet
The young Sebote from Mannathoko ward in Serowe, has a rhythm of prose that is outstanding in a Standard Two pupil schooling at St Gabriel Mission primary. A well known volunteer in village events programmes, she has worked on poems that relate to...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Gender links promotes gender justice
Briefing the media on Friday in Gaborone, Gender Links Coordinator, Keabonye Ntsabane, said that the second national summit will be held between March 28 and 30 under the banner of "365 days of local action to end gender violence: half gender...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Lions tell okavango croc: don't touch my baby
The extraordinary encounter took place in Botswana and was captured on camera by a touring cardiologist Tony Goldman. The story and pictures first appeared on the British tabloid, Daily Mail, Friday. The three lionesses pounced on a crocodile in an...
17 January 2011
Councillors advised to register for medical aid
The call came from Patick Manthe, a member of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) Executive Committee responsible for programmes, during a special full council meeting that was held last week to introduce the Mmasepala Wealth...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 17 January 2011
Facing liquidation
Last Wednesday the High Court in Lobatse approved a petition by creditors to put Bokamoso Private Hospital Trust, the owners of the hospital, under Provisional Sequestration. In a statement confirming the latest events, Pula Medical Aid Fund said,...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Legalise sex work - BONELA
Worse still, lack of specific legislation that prohibits sex work hampers access to prevention and treatment and it exposes sex workers to countless forms of abuse and harassment. This came to light at a two-day Parliamentary HIV/AIDS Committee...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 17 January 2011
Khama's project will make people poorer - Councillors
Botshabelo West councillor, Kosy Mashaba, argues that most of the yards owned by the beneficiaries of the project in that ward are unfenced and they do not have water. Speaking at a special full council meeting last week, Matshaba said even...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 17 January 2011
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