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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...
31 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 31 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 31 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...
31 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 31 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 31 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...
31 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...
31 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...
31 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...
31 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...
31 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...
31 January 2011
Flamingos fly past Terrors
The Sua-based club thrashed struggling Maun Terrors 2-1 at the Maun Sports Complex on Saturday. Flamingos started their second round campaign with a 1-1 draw against No Mathata a fortnight ago. Travelling to Maun still celebrating a 1-0 win against...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 31 January 2011
G-west youth embrace basketball
International Sports at the Mmamasire Youth Centre as they received honours for their dedication and hard work in a basketball life-skills camp they excelled in, in December last year. A total of 14 youth out of the 89 who attended the holiday camp...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
First boxing tourney impresses
The event attracted 64 boxers from different clubs countrywide squaring up in 32 bouts of eight weight categories. The tourney that went late into the night, renewed rivalry between local pugilists giving them a fair chance to settle old grudges...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Selebi-Phikwe to host BLLASA games
This was announced during a meeting held last month that was meant to elect BLLASA office bearers. Selebi-Phikwe won the bid over their competitors Jwaneng Town Council (JTC), which was the only branch that had entered the race to host the annual...
Segomotso Kgomo
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Ribbin steals the night
The awards were held to reward excelling players, teams and coaches in the 2010 Mascom league. Speaking at the event, Mascom Wireless Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jose Couceiro, encouraged volleyball administrators not to limit themselves to urban...
31 January 2011
Rollers rule Gabs
Defending be-MOBILE Premier League Champions, Township Rollers, narrowly beat city rivals Gaborone United (GU) 1-0 in a closely-contested derby at the UB Stadium on Saturday evening. The game started on a fast pace with GU enjoying more time on the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Tafic stun Police without Hunda
TAFIC beat Police XI 2-0 at SSKB on Saturday afternoon as coach Paul Moyo got the better of his rival Isaiah Mogwadi. With a number of senior players back in the team in the absence of coach Clever Hunda, many had expected Police XI to post a good...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Soul Food
To pack or not to pack a lunch box? That's the question! In this modern rat race world of crazy commutes to work, traffic, long distances to our jobs, eating lunches away from home and constant rapid information bombardment, it becomes...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 31 January 2011
Talking Musika
It is becoming ever more important that Botswana should consider the proper structuring of what is popularly known as the 'entertainment industry'. I am not convinced that the establishment of a ministry of culture independent from the Ministry of...
RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE 31 January 2011
Huge support for Phikwe My Star contestants
BLLAWU presented a cheque for P500 as a travel package and also pledged P1 000 to each of the contestants who will make it to the Top 20. Seabelo Express on the other hand offered complimentary free transport to and from Gaborone for the...
Segomotso Kgomo
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Boleseng works on second album
Boseleng has confirmed that his second album will be released before the end of the year as he is currently working on the new album. He said the new album will be his major music project in 2011. Boleseng said they have already...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Rhumba still alive and kicking
The man, who has been sitting at the top of this genre for years, Franco (Frank Lesokwane), will always prove to sceptics that people are still thirsty for good rhumba music. His performance at Horizon Deep Club in Mmankgodi on Friday night is a case...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 31 January 2011
My Star: battle for top 20 was tough - Mokgadi
The Oasis Motel's arena in Tlokweng was filled to capacity as about 150 aspirants tried to secure a place in the Top 20 battle. As the audience got more and more entertained, with of course rib-cracking comments - sweat, anxiety, uneasiness, courage...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
My Money
If you are like me and most of my friends who I've spent time with creating varied memories (some to be proud of and others not to be so proud of) at shopping malls with, you would have noticed that we all develop shopping habits that do not...
OLEBILE MAKHUPE 31 January 2011
Construction underway at second copper mine
When operational, Boseto Copper Project - which is owned by Discovery Metals Limited (DML) - will pump out 35, 000 tonnes per annum initially as an open pit mine before going underground. DML geologists expect Boseto to go underground within three...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Business confidence swells
The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) for 2011 ranks Botswana 12th on the Optimism/Pessimism scale among 39 countries participating around the world. "The business sentiment remains positive in spite of the difficult times the...
Brian Benza
Staff writer 31 January 2011
G20 should better represent Africa - Mohohlo
South Africa is the only African member of the G20, which groups G7 industrialised nations together with major emerging economies such as China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. "The representation of Africa in the G20 is almost non-existent. We don't just...
31 January 2011
RPC bids Seretse farewell
Be it in community service, politics or her passion of late - business, Tebelelo Seretse has never been known to cut corners in whatever she did; previously as a former cabinet minister and Member of Parliament to mention a few of her portfolio...
31 January 2011
Hana's Gantsi project 'the biggest' in Africa
Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Hana Chairman and CEO, Marek Kreczmer, said recently completed resource estimates showed an increase in copper resources of 43 percent and an increase of 97 percent in contained silver resources. Kreczmer...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
BNF celebrates with Basarwa
* that Basarwa have the right to use their old borehole at Mothomelo, which the government had banned them from using * that Basarwa have the right to sink new boreholes* that the government must pay costs of the application This...
31 January 2011
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In the Midweek Sun, Log Raditlokwa bewailed the death of teaching and learning in schools; in Mmegi, Titus Mbuya deplored the acid that now characterises so much national debate and ascribes this to the anger, polarisation, and frustration that can...
SANDY GRANT 31 January 2011
Health Chat
Indeed this is the case. Most nasal sprays work by reducing the circulation in the inner lining of the nose so the tissue becomes less congested and this reduces the mucus production. However, excessive or frequent use of decongestants...
KIRAN BHAGAT 31 January 2011
Issues in Education
Issues is looking at the work of a developmental economist at MIT, Esther Duflo, who has pioneered large scale comparative studies to assess the impact of change - efforts in the Majority World. In India three recent studies are relevant. The...
DORCAS MOLEFE
OWEN PANSIRI
SHELDON WEEKS 31 January 2011
The winners code
The processionary caterpillar is a very fascinating insect. It always travels in forests in a line like soldiers marching in a procession. Its preoccupation is to look for pine needles which is its staple diet. It derives its name from its habit of...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 31 January 2011
The Tunisian fever should come this way
The quizzical scenario was the first to show its face at the Ivory Coast. There might have been some logic to anticipating a dual presidency in Nigeria where the informal agreement is that the Christian South and Islamic north should rotate the...
EDITOR 31 January 2011
Masturbation works!
Some people discovered it when they were children, while others are introduced to it through friends. Some read about it. The Internet also gives information. Wikepedia defines masturbation as "the sexual stimulation of a person's genitals, usually...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Facebook: the ultimate people finder?
A questionnaire posted on Facebook shows that users of the forum are quite impressed with the social network, as they seem to have found people they never thought they would see again. On the responses, most people seem happy with the way they keep...
Patricia Maganu
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Gerald Estates gives ex-squatters decent homes
Like all urban areas the world over, Francistown had become a magnet to rural immigrants because it offered employment and informal sector opportunities and therefore a better life for the former rural dweller. The slow process of land allocation as...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 31 January 2011
School boy smoking:a cause for concern!
This disturbing sight continues to taint the social environment as more and more boys are drowning in this pool of smoking culture. For Khabo Phineas, "This sorry sight and epidemic is not helped by the fact that the society seems not to treat it as...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Culture of graffiti slowly gaining ground!
This culture is slowly gaining ground in Botswana society. Spray markings that commonly appear on road signs and culverts bear testimony to the presence of this culture in our society. To an ordinary man such markings would not make sense and can be...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Nyangabgwe emergency ward: torture
Entering the ward, one would at first be hit by an unwelcoming environment of a hot atmosphere and an unfriendly smell. A throng of patients would also be sympathetically awaiting assistance, some of them looking as if they are awaiting death, hair...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Botswana wants irrigation water foor Pandamatenga
About 395 million m3 of the water will be used for irrigation purposes and the balance will go for domestic use in Pandamatenga. According to the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, a decision has not yet been made as to when the...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Mayor apologies to butchery owners
Speaking at a meeting with the butchery owners in the council chamber last week, he said matters beyond their control forced them to give the short notice. He explained that the intention of the council is to provide good customer service and that...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Mhalapitsa chieftaincy case on Tuesday
Some residents were left in limbo last Thursday when they came to the kgotla to hear submissions by the two families, only to be told that the case cannot go on as 'dikgosi' are attending to 'crucial' official business. They dispersed after they were...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
UB Professor impresses with debut novel
He said Batswana are not good at creating and sustaining their heroes though they religiously pay homage to foreign heroes. The former minister was speaking last Thursday at the launch of a novel written by Professor John Makgala of the University of...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Masisi takes over at Presidential affairs
In an interview with The Monitor, government spokesman, Jeff Ramsay, confirmed that Masisi has been promoted from assistant minister to a full minister in the Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Ministry. Meanwhile, Masisi's boss, Lesego...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
Merafhe's health mystery deepens
There is something intriguing about Vice President Mompati Merafhe's health condition. Although doctors referred him to a South African hospital over the weekend, his family insists that he is in fine condition. Merafhe was airlifted to South Africa...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 31 January 2011
Botswana represents Africa at UNAIDS
Lorato Mongatane, principal public relations officer at NACA, said yesterday that Botswana, with five other African countries, has been nominated by UNAIDS until 2013. "The term of membership to the programme coordinating board is on a rotational...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 31 January 2011
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