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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...
28 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 28 January 2011
"Village politics" keep progress out of Zwenshambe
With eight wards, namely, Chabale, Mafa, Thobani, Mulale, Ndan'gwa, Phandu, Malobela and Nyuke, this Tati West village in the North East District has a population of approximately 2 000 people, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers. Back in...
EDWARD BULE 28 January 2011
One hell of a gamble: Duma, Dumelang and Gomolemo?
Elsewhere in the 'green camp', albeit not necessarily green for the 'tree huggers', the handing over of the baton to the younger (Dumelang) Saleshando marked a catalyst of some sort while the election of Duma Boko as Botswana National Front (BNF)...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 28 January 2011
Botswana's P8bn SACU nightmare
It is a worrying image of a group of small economies namely Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland held hostage by the dominating economic power of South Africa. Botswana is set to suffer irreparable damage if South Africa has its way and the new revenue...
28 January 2011
'The boys were dandy, the girls cute'(Part 2)
"I am fascinated by this. Can we get different outcomes in similar cases and what would be the cause of that?," Ngakaagae loudly wonders, frowning for a second. Like all lawyers, Kgosietsile Ngakaagae has a penchant for making his arguments by...
28 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 28 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...
28 January 2011
Former prisoner speaks about conditions at Boys Prison
"I never witnessed any homosexual sex or heard that it was being practiced in that prison. I had indeed heard such stories and was scared for my life when I got there. I could not sleep fearing that I would be raped at night. A few days passed...
28 January 2011
Neighbour-hoods renamed
The decision was taken at a poorly attended kgotla meeting here this week Ikageleng kgotla. The meeting was attended mainly by the youth. A member of Ikageleng Ward Development Committee, Super Thipe, told the meeting that the committee was tasked by...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Our heritage
Why is the town still lumbered with colonial leftovers such as Blue Jacket Street, Acacia Avenue and St. Patrick's Street. Answer? Street names of the older 'colonial' settlements do reflect their history and therefore have value. Start fiddling...
SANDY GRANT 28 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 28 January 2011
Northern softball league reaches half way mark
Despite the shortage of club umpires to officiate, northern league general manager Tswinkie Kesebonye said the programme went smoothly. He said most of the outstanding games especially for the Mahalapye-based Rail Giants, are due to work commitments....
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Stage set for Wharic Cycle Challenge
The competition has attracted more than 100 cyclists in the open category. The race is organised by the Gaborone Cycling Club (GCC) with sponsorship from Wharic Construction Company. GCC spokesperson, Peter Sekwale, said they are expecting over 100...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 28 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 28 January 2011
Africa Junior Athletics organisers appeal for volunteers
The organisers are looking for 300 volunters with various skills to assist in the managing and running of the event. LOC chairperson, Solly Reikeletseng, said they are looking for volunteers who are not necessarily into sports. "We do not want this...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Let us sustain the 2010 momentum
There is no doubt that 2010 was a crowning moment for Botswana, from athletics, volleyball to soccer. Soccer was the greatest mover for Botswana sport and in this regard yours truly wishes to congratulate the Botswana Football Association (BFA) for...
DENNIS KEAGILE 28 January 2011
Southern Africa AAG qualifiers moved to SA
Zimbabwe had offered to host the qualifying games but failed the Zone VI inspections. "It was realised that Zimbabwe did not have the right facilities," said Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) president, Daniel Molaodi. He said it was probable...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Satmos, Hotspurs in top-of-the-table clash
Satmos come into the game on the back of a 4-0 drubbing of Orapa Bucs 4-0 at the same venue last weekend. Only a point separates the two sides although Satmos have played one game more. A win for the home side will send them top of the log for the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Masitaoka coach confident of a respectable finish
But that early sparkle faded as quickly as it came and the team found themselves dropping points again. Renowned for their entertaining brand of football where goals are created and scored in style, the Molepolole side did not lose that magic touch...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Veterans could make all the difference
Among the surprise names in the current transfer window is that of former Zebras' striker Thato Siska who has since signed with his former club, Uniao Flamengo Santos. The last time Siska played competitively was in the 2007/2008 season then donning...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Young crizacketers shun training sessions
The club has been hosting well-attended training sessions for government primary schools in the Mmadinare and Selebi-Phikwe areas but since the beginning of the year, the number has drastically gone down. Chakanesa said that one of the major...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Can GU delay Rollers?
UB Stadium is expected to be filled to capacity tomorrow night as the two traditional rivals clash. The match is expected to be a thriller despite GU having lost 3-0 against Mochudi Centre Chiefs in a game that they literally never stirred to...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Mogorosi's move is a reminder of changing times
He would show me his distorted drawings of Madinda Ndlovu, the flying winger who mesmerised opponents down the flank with his dazzling pace. There was Rahman Gumbo who had just arrived from cross-town rivals, Eagles and Mercedes 'Rambo' Sibanda who...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Local coaches cut foreigners' dominance - at last
More than half of the Premier League teams are coached by Batswana mentors. The teams that are coached by Batswana include BDF XI, Extension Gunners, Miscellaneous, TASC, Motlakase, BMC, Gaborone United (GU) and Uniao Flamengo Santos. Even...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Chiefs give Mogorosi P30 ,000 signing-on fee
Mogorosi made a shock exit from log leaders and national champions, Township Rollers, following the expiry of his contract last month. Sources close to the national team winger have revealed that he found it difficult to resist Chiefs' offer....
28 January 2011
Malaysia releases GM mosquitoes
In the first experiment of its kind in Asia, about 6 000 male Aedes aegaypti mosquitoes were released at an uninhabited site in the central state of Pahang, the government-run Institute of Medical Research (IMR) said. The IMR, which was tasked with...
28 January 2011
Sudan urges US to look beyond Darfur, restore ties
"The Sudanese have fulfilled an essential obligation. As far as world expectations go, we have delivered and thus our commitment to peace should never be in question," Karti told a Washington think-tank audience. "Normalisation of relations...
28 January 2011
Iron fist follows 'Day of Wrath'
Activists called on Egyptians to take to the streets again to end Mubarak's 30-year rule after a "Day of Wrath" of anti-government protests across Egypt in which three protesters and a policeman were killed. Police fired tear gas and water cannons...
28 January 2011
Tunisians rally as country awaits new cabinet
Thousands also took to the streets of Sidi Bouzid, an impoverished rural town in central Tunisia where demonstrations against president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's 23-year regime began last month and grew into a national uprising. "No to the theft of...
28 January 2011
Consumer Watchdog
Of course none of them are actually even slightly frightening, they're all rather silly, but it shows we're onto something. The first came from a company called First Morgan Capital Group. A couple of readers have contacted us about them, having been...
28 January 2011
Mmamabula a 'godsend' for JSW Energy
Before the merger, JSW Energy's power stations had a capacity of 1, 730 megawatts with an additional 11, 390 MW due to be installed by 2015. The company then issued a tender for a five-year 1.8-million tonne per annum contract early in January. The...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Farmers eye higher BMC prices
Producer prices rose by an average of 52 percent last year, with prices at the Lobatse abattoir in particular rising by 36 percent. Last year marked two years in a row that producer prices rose, with farmers earning an extra 11 percent on average in...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Analysts predict subdued growth
The forecast is slightly lower than that of the World Bank, which expects Botswana's economy to grow by 6.5 percent this year, representing an upward revision from the 5.5 percent the institute's researchers projected last June. According to the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Oscar nominations: Who got snubbed?
Nearly everyone is surprised that while three of Mark Wahlberg's co-stars in The Fighter are nominated - Melissa Leo and Amy Adams are dueling in the best supporting actress category while Christian Bale is nominated for best supporting actor -...
28 January 2011
Book Review
Woodward is the Washington Post journalist (now editor) who won two Pulitzer Prizes, first for his reporting on Nixon's Watergate, second for his coverage of the September 11 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, DC. It is Bob...
SHERIDAN GRISWOLD 28 January 2011
Back Stage
The Town (2010) has been playing at the New Capitol Cinemas. This is the best film so far to have come to the megaplex in Gaborone this year. Ben Affleck directs it, and he worked on the script. This time he acts in it instead of his younger brother...
SASA MAJUMA 28 January 2011
Elements in a page-turner
Writers attending the annual 'Pitch Slam' were told by Hallie Ephron, author of Never Tell a Lie, a mystery novel turned into a movie titled And Baby Will Fall. The film premiered on Life Time Network last Sunday coinciding with the ongoing...
ENOLE DITSHEKO
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Children have rights too
It is housed on a second floor balcony in the old church where the Albert Street School for Refugee Children is located. Five hundred vulnerable refugee children now attend school there, of whom 200 are orphans. It all began in 2008 when...
SHELDON WEEKS
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Guest Column
Australia is unique among the major developed countries - situated in the 'south' between the Indian and Pacific oceans and surrounded by developing countries. The perspective we have on Africa is also different from many Western...
KEVIN RUDD 28 January 2011
Guest Column
The recent mudslinging match in Mmegi between Monageng Mogalakwe on the one hand, and Arafat Khan and the BNF Youth League on the other hand, is symptomatic of the simmering anger, hurt and bitterness that are ravaging the moral fibre of our...
TITUS MBUYA 28 January 2011
Whither Botswana
What a pity the Bokamoso Private Hospital had to deteriorate to its current status! It had generally been hoped that Bokamoso would by now be a flourishing health facility and an additional source of national pride. Nevertheless, I hope the facility...
DAN MOABI 28 January 2011
Funding government's unholy war
This time around, Basarwa, who have had to wage an expensive court case against government before, wanted the court to compel government to grant them access to water within the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve. In the first case, Basarwa wanted their...
EDITOR 28 January 2011
Albert Welfing and the shaping of Maun
It was 1983 when the then 30-year-old Dutch man, Welfing left his mother's back yard for the unknown Botswana. On the night of May 1983, the weary Dutch man alighted from a bus into the dark bushy space that was Maun - carrying only his...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 28 January 2011
Zimbabwe goes for elections
Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980 and some political analysts believe the upcoming national election in Zimbabwe could usher in a fresh wave of politically motivated violence. "International bodies want to see change in Zimbabwe especially...
28 January 2011
Technology highjacks language
It sounded all too familiar. Somewhere out of the blue, Parliament and journalists now appear to have adopted the Americanism 'State of the Nation Address' to refer to the speech that the President of Botswana makes when the house opens, three...
28 January 2011
The BPP golden jubilee that was never celebrated (Part 2)
The Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) demanded racial equality and opposed the awarding of business licences along racial lines where only the whites benefited. It was also worried that the civil service was full of whites from apartheid South Africa and...
28 January 2011
An encounter with fate
FRANCISTOWN: It was on a humid Tuesday mid-morning, after the torrential rains that hit Francistown recently when I paid a visit to Tebelopele Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre, where everyone seemed to sit with hunched shoulders as if it was...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 28 January 2011
SPTC upgrades and services Botshabelo
Residents now have access to services offered by government, with departments such as the Social Welfare setting up base at the location. Tower lights don the area making it difficult for criminals to do as they please in the cover of...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 28 January 2011
Upholding Basarwa rights up to Batswana
Let us hope all that is behind us now: today's ruling is an enormous victory for the whole country and for all its people, not just the victims. It is a victory which should rightfully be shared by those in authority, who have always included...
* STEPHEN CORRY 28 January 2011
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