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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...
07 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 07 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 07 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 07 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...
07 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...
07 February 2011
'Worst-case' plan saved Australians
Early reports suggested no one was killed or injured when Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi ploughed into Australia's populous northeast coast shortly before midnight, defying predictions of deadly consequences. In the words of one resident: "We didn't...
07 February 2011
Haiti awaits election results
The provisional electoral commission was scheduled to announce which two of the three front-running candidates from the November ballot would get spots in a March runoff. Preliminary results showing government-backed candidate Jude Celestin edging...
07 February 2011
Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
"WikiLeaks is one of this century's most important contributors to freedom of speech and transparency," news agency NTB quoted Valen on Wednesday. Valen cited WikiLeaks role in disclosing the assests of Tunisia's former president Zine El Abidine Ben...
07 February 2011
Canada urged to expel Ben Ali's kin
"Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon should sign an emergency extradition treaty with Tunisia," said MP and former Liberal immigration minister Denis Coderre. He was joined by Justin Trudeau - the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau --...
07 February 2011
Pitched battles in Cairo
Reuters correspondents said the army did not respond to the anti-Mubarak protesters' calls for intervention to stop violence, in which hundreds of people were injured, dozens of them with wounds to the head. Demonstrators from the rival camps hurled...
07 February 2011
Windfall tax: Zambia shoots itself in the foot?
Despite government's firm and publicly stated undertaking not to reinstate it, the clamour for it has not died down. Instead, it has continued to be rekindled especially as the price of copper, the country's main export, has continued to...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 07 February 2011
SPTC upbeat about hosting BLLASA games
Speaking during a press conference last week, BLLASA branch chairperson, Losika Kula, explained that they were influenced by the challenges facing Selebi-Phikwe to host the games. He said the games can play a major role in the diversification of the...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Journalists drilled on table tennis skills
From the onset, it was clear that men and women of the press were excited and ready to go. As soon as introductions were complete, we started strategising on how we were going to finish each other. That was not to be. It was not as easy as we...
07 February 2011
Police and Nico share spoils
Home side Nico United drew 1-1 with Police XI in a be MOBILE Premier League match on Friday. The game started on a high note with Police XI nearly breaking the hearts of Majombolo supporters in the first minute. David Makakaba proved a handful for...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Club officials miss Bosele Declaration workshop
The workshop was aimed at reviewing progress in the implementation of the blue print designed to fully professionalise the local game. Only four chairmen of Premier League clubs attended the workshop to the disappointment of the facilitator and FIFA...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Prisons' sport rehabilitation initiative makes strides
An optimistic Khubamang said he always believed the programme would be a success and a great benefit to the convicts despite the difficulties he faced at the initial stages. He was speaking at the end of a tour of the First Offenders Prison in the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Rollers march on
The opening 20 minutes of the first half was a dull affair with the match failing to produce any spark much to the disappointment of the multitudes of the log leaders' supporters. The visitors' defence must be credited for shutting down the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Chiefs climb to second spot
Mochudi Centre Chiefs climbed to second spot in the be MOBILE Premier League table following a 4-0 drubbing of BDF XI on Sunday afternoon. Three goals in the opening 20 minutes from Kekaetswe 'Mara' Moloi and Pontsho Moloi and a stoppage time strike...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Kubuitsile to speak at London literary festival
The organisers of the festival, which aims to cross-disciplinary, international and metaphorical borders, invited Kubuitsile to speak about her writing and publishing experiences in Botswana and South Africa in a talk titled, Writing Across Borders -...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Real Magosi continue to make strides in music
If they go to those venues hosting live music shows, they normally prefer to stay outside the venue and play music from their cars until closing time. Big names like Bojo Moju have visited the place, but their magical presence has failed to make...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Faith works wonders for brothers in faith
The album was recorded and mixed at Nice and Edit Studios. The 10-track album includes songs like Dula Le Nna, Modimo Wa Mehlolo, Lillo Tsa Mahlomola, Satane Tshaba, Paradise, Ke Nna Le Molisa, Rapela, A Rapelela Batho, Re Babalele and Re...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Mr and Ms UB crowned
Phemelo Kebuseofe, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing student, and Lawrence Ramaijane, a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities student, were crowned queen and king respectively at the Moghul Refectory at the university campus. By...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
My Money
It is that time of the year again, when many will be remembering the now famous question ' what's in the black briefcase'? The majority of Botswana civil servants will be having one fundamental interest: will public service salaries be reviewed for...
Olebile Makhupe 07 February 2011
Bamangwato Motors honours long-serving workers
The awards, which included certificates and cash, were given to employees who have worked for the company for five, 10, 15 and 20 years. Speaking at the event held this week, Group Managing Director, Yusuf Dada, said the event was meant to recognise...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Gowans pledges to support Debswana staff
The tours are also designed to help Gowans appreciate how the mines are performing, which is essential for the development and subsequent implementation of his strategy for 2011 and beyond. The visit was also an opportunity for the MD to interact...
07 February 2011
Banks launch new code of conduct
The new Code of Conduct represents an upgraded and more in-depth version of the previous document developed eight years ago. Banks hope the new Code will enhance clients' banking experience as well as set their service and product expectations...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Etcetera II
You know how it is; something is said to you, someone tells a story or you hear it on the radio, or perhaps you read it in a newspaper. But it sticks in the back of your mind and it continues to worry you because something seems not quite...
Sandy Grant 07 February 2011
Winds of change in the middle east
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...
07 February 2011
Issues In Education
Esther Duflo, a French economist now at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts has become the leading exponent of large-scale research studies using treatment and control...
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S.Weeks 07 February 2011
Health Chat
Can men get breast cancer?Yes. Yes they do and they can. However, it is uncommon. Male breast cancer occurs in less than 0.5 percent of men and is rare below the age of 70. This means that men do not really need to check their...
Kiran Bhagat 07 February 2011
The Winners Code
Its inventor was a blind young French boy named Louis Braille. Louis was born with perfect eyesight. He was a very inquisitive young boy. At the age of three he was working in his father's workshop when he accidentally pierced his...
George Chingarande 07 February 2011
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07 February 2011
Mashaba still holding electorates in suspense
Councillor Mashaba who made critical statements about the BCP when he resigned from the party in December 12 attended the recent special council meeting without any political party tag around his neck. Despite the ruling party leadership confirming...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Stocktheft on the rampage in Gweta
Kgosi Lesupang Matime of Gweta has said that cattle disappear at a high rate and the animals are never found.He said even with the cooperation of the police, the situation remains unmanageable. Royal Mathumo, Village Development Committee (VDC)...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Suspect reported Kalafatis' killing to police
Tshegofatso Maologa, a police officer, said this when testifying for the state on Friday. Maologa, who is stationed at the Central Police station, recalled that on the night of May 13, 2009, a man came to report that there had been a shooting in...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 07 February 2011
SOS girls engage in sex-for-sale?
According to some sources, a substantial number of girls often sneak out at night to engage in prostitution, creating a daunting task for their caregivers. Some of the girls are said to opt to move in with older men outside the SOS shelter. "Just...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Prevent cruelty to animals
This scene is becoming increasingly common as cattle farmers opt to sell directly to butcheries in the towns rather than to the Botswana Meat Commission. There, their produce might be condemned without compensation. This issue carries a story...
07 February 2011
The problem is not the cellphone
This small gadget has however become a source of heartache and many a relationship has broken down because of it. A few years back a Maun man cancelled his wedding plans after he intercepted a message in his fiancee's cellphone. One of his dejected...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Basarwa battle for relocation to Xabexau
In the ensuing battle that has already reached Ditswanelo 170 Basarwa of Xaxaba Island are accusing the government of betrayal by renegaging on its promise to grant them permission to relocate from the flood plain island of Xaxaba to the neighboring...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Protect domestic animals
However, the same zealous protection does not seem to extend towards domestic animals. Their widespread and blatant abuse is an accepted norm. According to Adele Betteridge-Ntobedzi, Chairperson of the Botswana Society for the Prevention of...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Motsamai Mpho turns 90
Anne Clifton Hill, one of the organisers, says they decided to host the event for Mpho in honour of the contribution he has made, not only to the country's politics but also for his contribution for the development of Botswana and its people. Mpho...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Motsamai Mpho: a living archive
At present the 90-years old sage is scribbling his memories of how he and other freedom fighting visionaries set up the centre. In a letter that the widow of one of the founders of WFC, Reverend Dale St John White, Leticia White 86 says to Mpho, "My...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Who will settle the Maun water crisis?
They say it all: water shortage in the tourism capital is a big social, economic and perhaps a political problem. It is a decade old problem that has now graduated from chronic to critical. As the village finds itself with two opposite problems -...
boniface keakabetse
correspondent 07 February 2011
Slashed budget irks Councillors
A special full council meeting held last week to report on this development, revealed that the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning had reduced the city's revenue support grant due to financial constraints and that the majority of the budget...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Chinese donate P15, 000 to HIV patients
Speaking to The Monitor after the donation, director of the Francistown Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Gao Yuwang said his organisation is willing to contribute to the wellbeing of Batswana, noting that good health for all is a necessity in any...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Road transport to phase out combis
He says that currently, they are involved in the process of changing the law with relevant stakeholders that will pave way for the move. "We will be replacing them with 23 to 28 seater passenger transport buses. "We realised that the 16-seater...
Kopano Olesitse
Correspondent 07 February 2011
Members defy BNF top brass
The move is contrary to the decision of the party central committee to support the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) candidate. BNF youth Ofentse Ithuteng only missed contesting the by-election because he was short with one supporter when the...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
Workers 'victimised' for diamond losses
Reading a petition last Friday before the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, deputy permanent secretary, T.L Siamisang, Botswana Diamond Sorters and Valuators Union general secretary, Jacob Mpasopi, said some diamonds that went missing...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 07 February 2011
It's all systems go for the education system in Phikwe
All the 11 primary schools in Selebi-Phikwe have 22 classrooms in line with the1994 National Revised Education Policy (NREP) requirements, SPTC Senior public relations officer, ogomoditse Gaokgethelwe says. Gaokgethelwe told The Monitor last week...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 07 February 2011
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