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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...
02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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...
02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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...
02 February 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...
02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 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 02 February 2011
Murray craves 'normal life' after crushing Australian Open defeat
What celebrities - reluctant or nakedly ambitious - struggle to understand is that they are not "normal"; otherwise they would not have to explain in the middle of the night where it went wrong and where it might be put right. It went wrong in the...
02 February 2011
Rollers maintain tight grip
The leaders snatched a vital 1-0 victory over city rivals, Gaborone United (GU) on Saturday night, which put them eight points clear of second-place ECCO City Greens. Rollers seem to be on course to winning the league twice in a row, a feat last...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Hunda, Police XI deny rift
There was speculation that the Zimbabwean coach had walked out in protest after management decided to reinstate players he sidelined for indiscipline. Isaiah Mogwadi sat on the bench against TAFIC and recalled defender, Ndiyapo Letsholathebe but...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Orange River farmers hold breath as water rises
"We are worried. Very worried. The dams upstream are full due to many days of heavy rainfall in Gauteng and other provinces. This water has to be released. According to the forecasts more rain could be on the way," said Coetzer Hanekom of the Die Mas...
02 February 2011
'We have powers to cause fatal road accidents'
Such revelations came to the fore last week through established gospel television programme 'Siyakudvumisa' where these teenagers confessed before thousands of viewers of their involvement in what they coined 'devil worshipping'. A follow through on...
02 February 2011
Facebook's Zuckerberg meets his movie, TV impersonators on SNL
Zuckerberg joined actor Jesse Eisenberg during an opening monologue of Saturday Night Live. The two said they had never met before, and engaged in some awkward banter played to full comic relief. Eisenberg played the Facebook founder in...
02 February 2011
US military brass talk with Egyptians
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has talked by phone this weekend with Egyptian Defence Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, as well as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, according to Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrel. Also, Egyptian Lieutenant...
02 February 2011
Bulls return to BSE after Christmas lull
The mainstream Domestic Companies Index (DCI) inched up a further 1.15 percent to 6,820.30 points after trading firmer on each trading sessions during the week, catapulting the year-to-date gains to 6.35 percent. After trading on thin volumes during...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Diamond demand peaked in November - CSO
The recently released data confirms industry expectations of a high demand for diamonds in the last quarter of the year as cutting and polishing firms positioned themselves for Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year holidays. The Chinese New Year...
STAFF WRITER 02 February 2011
President Gasbag
Obama surely instructed his speech writers to capitalize on his successful outing to the memorial in Tucson, where he gave a speech that essentially reprised the campaign rhetoric of 2008 that got him elected in the first place. The result in...
ALEXANDER COCKBURN 02 February 2011
Sports Chat
Finest momentExtension Gunners striker, Hendrick Moyo scored a finer opener against Black Peril on Sunday afternoon. Receiving the ball inside the 18 yard box near the by line, Moyo controlled well before volleying home to set Gunners on their way to...
MQONDISI DUBE 02 February 2011
UB Rhinos debuts in Cape Town Tens
The three-day event will be contested by 56 clubs. UB Rhinos' chairman, Lesedi Keekae said the club will be making its debut at the tournament after failing to honour last year's invite due to financial constraints. This is the third edition of...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Premier League, be MOBILE start sponsorship negotiations
The Botswana Premier League (BPL) and cellular phone services provider, be MOBILE, a subsidiary of BTC are engaged in the talks. Be MOBILE's three-year sponsorship of the Premier League elapses this season and BTC said preliminary talks started...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Black Peril leads in the transfer market
It has registered 14 players, in an attempt to dodge the dreaded axe. The Premier League rookies are currently in position 15 with only 11 points. They have 10 games to save themselves and coach Ezekiel Mpofu knows what is at stake. Hence the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Young Thaelo drops debut gospel album
The album, according to the 23-year-old Thaelo, could be said to be Kwaito-gospel because it features groovy instrumentals as well. "It caters for young people who prefer groovy joints to dance rhythmically," he says. Produced at Soundheart Melo'...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Back stage
Young Lincoln opens in New Salem, Illinois, in 1832. Abraham Lincoln (played brilliantly by Henry Fonda) is 23 years old, nearly two metres tall, gaunt, lanky and handsome. On the steps of the general store he bought, his entering politics is...
SASA MAJUMA 02 February 2011
Constituency cultural competitions underway
"The aim of these competitions is to revive the culture of Batswana. These are also aimed at empowering artists financially to encourage them to explore their talents and capabilities. Artists will be competing in different categories such as drama,...
KOPANO OLESITSE
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Evergreen Kekana leaves revellers wanting more
Kekana used to be one of the music giants during the old days. However, he took a break from music to study law, which he managed to complete. Backed by a local group, New Vibe band, Kekana on Sunday showed music lovers how he used to do...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Franco overcomes grief to produce new album
Though this Gabane-based musician has acknowledged the downward spiral of the genre in Botswana, he is determined to spearhead its revival. He believes that as a top performer in the field he has a duty to fight against the extinction of rhumba. "It...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 02 February 2011
Australians evacuate as cyclone aims for NE coast
Cyclone Yasi was forecast to directly hit the far northern city of Cairns late Wednesday with wind gusts up to 155 mph, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Up to three feet (one meter) of rain could fall on communities in Queensland state already...
02 February 2011
Sudan leaders working together: Mbeki
These states would be characterised by a high level of co-operation between northern and southern Sudan in all areas, including economy, security, and relations among the people, former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki said on Monday. Sudanese...
02 February 2011
Crowds gather for mass march
The call by opposition leaders for a "march of a million" is seen as a crucial test of support for the biggest uprising in Egypt in three decades which protesters have vowed to escalate until Mubarak's regime falls. In a bid to defuse the crisis,...
02 February 2011
Fight over SACU revenue rages
The report, compiled by Australian consultants, the Centre for International Economics, proposes various options for a new revenue-sharing formula, which would slash the customs and excise revenue of SACU members Botswana, Swaziland and Namibia while...
02 February 2011
Puma Energy begins operations
The General Manager of Botswana's newest energy company, Mahube Mpugwa, told Mmegi that the final regulatory endorsements were granted last week, paving the way for a grand re-branding of all BP Botswana physical assets. The approvals mark the final...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
BMC ordered to close
FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is set to lose more than P50 million in revenue following this week's nearly month-long suspension of all beef exports on account of poor standards of hygiene and maintenance at its abattoirs in Lobatse...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
EFB aganist legalisation of homosexuality and prostitution
The argument of the NGO has been that prostitutes are at a high risk of contracting HIV and developing Aids and that the solution to their marginalisation would be to legalise prostitution so that prostitutes could come out of the shadows and have...
02 February 2011
Oppressive countries are on the brink of revolution
There are also signs that other countries which have not known genuine democracy are also on the brink of experiencing the people’s revolution. The Tunisian Jasmine Revolution has set the tone. The political, social and economic realities of...
02 February 2011
Project Syndicate
China, however, refused to accept the blame and declined repeated US demands to undertake a large revaluation. The exchange rate of the renminbi against the US dollar rose only about 3 percent between June 2010 and the year's end. According to an...
FAN GANG 02 February 2011
Mubarak must go
These two events have led to regional instability. Already in Egypt, there has been economic shutdown and the general lives of residents have come to a complete standstill particularly in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria. Tourism, which is a...
EDITOR 02 February 2011
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02 February 2011
BNF celebrates Kenneth Koma
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, BNFYL president, Kagiso Ntime, said that the league resolved to remember and honour Koma April this year. The dinner will be held in Tlokweng, he added, where they have invited various political leaders. He...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Women activists rally behind Motsumi
They described this as a drawback to women's empowerment as it means that the number of women in cabinet has been reduced. Motsumi was dropped from cabinet last week and offered a diplomatic post. Motsumi however does not seem to have...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 02 February 2011
News reports still not gender sensitive-Gender Links
Most Southern African media houses in 14 countries had very few reports on gender based violence from mid October to mid November in 2009 in a study carried out during that period. A media progress study and gender in media education...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
Poor pay, lack of training turn guards into criminals - OP
In an interview with Mmegi this week, Nthobelang admitted that security guards are involved in crime at an alarming rate more especially in premises they are detailed to guard. "For some time, the number of security guards getting involved in...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 02 February 2011
MOE and teachers' unions prepare for 2011 Exams
According to the Botswana Publicist Secretary Mogomotsi Motshegwe, the two parties have made good progress for the invigilation and coursework since the talks started this year led by the Permanent Secretary Grace Muzila and her deputies. Not going...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
ABM loses appeal against TEC
ABM further wanted the Court to review and set aside the decision of the TEC to decline to register programmes in Associate Degree in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations and Associate Degree in Purchasing and Supplies Management, both...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 02 February 2011
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