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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...
15 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...
15 February 2011
National budget 2011/12 - an opposition response: Part 1
We trust the Vice President is well on his way to full recovery, and at this hour, we join the entire nation in prayers for him. Let us also congratulate the Acting Vice President Hon PHK Kedikilwe on his appointment to the second office of state. We...
* BOTSALO NTUANE 15 February 2011
Transition in Egypt: temptations that need to be resisted
The final destination of this transition still seems to be democracy, but the former term is not always accompanied by the latter; the reference to variable time scales according to local conditions and the warnings against chaos favouring the advent...
*EBERHARD KLENLE 15 February 2011
The winners code
They are credited with the discovery of polonium and radium. Their seminal work in this field undoubtedly laid the foundation for other scientific breakthroughs in the field of atomic physics and radioactivity. Without their work the...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 15 February 2011
A&E wards are for the critically ill
An emergency service in the health sector of any country is critical and Botswana is no exception. It is for this reason that government has instituted emergency measures in health facilities to address emergency situations. These...
15 February 2011
The challenges and fears of a youth
FRANCISTOWN: Some nights are better than others and some mornings and afternoons are just as I wish them to be. No day goes by without my wondering why I still stand alone like a lost sheep, and in my heart, I am like a secant. In my thoughts, I am...
Barati Mathambo
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Youth debate budget in Francistown
The youth got the platform at a budget review meeting set up by BOCONGO and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Francistown. The first youth to speak was Goabaone Chwene, a lay counsellor from the Lutheran Church. He wasted no time in slamming the...
Patricia Maganu-Edwin
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
The epitome of poverty
For the past five months, she says she has not been paid her old age pension, which she uses to support her seven children. Two of her three sons are disabled while her four daughters live in Sekokwe village. Of the seven grandchildren she stays...
Maitseo Mololwane
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Buffaloes cling to top spot as rivals falter
Buffaloes edged Naughty Boys 3-2 on Sunday to maintain top spot with 27 points while Jwaneng Comets once again failed to rise to the occasion, squandering two valuable points in a 2-2 draw against Masitaoka on Saturday. Letlapeng's 4-1 win over...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Ronaldo calls time on career at 34
In a brilliant 18-year career in which he played for both Milan clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored more than 400 goals, including a record 15 at World Cups. "I can't take it any more," he said. "I wanted to carry on but I can't. I plan...
15 February 2011
Satmos found guilty of using a defaulter
The ruling sees Satmos surrender their lead at the top to Hotspurs, who are now favourites to clinch the promotion spot. Satmos had won the fixture 2-0. The First Division North Disciplinary Committee ruled that Satmos had fielded a defaulter in...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Resurgent Chiefs close in on Rollers
In financial crisis only a few months ago, Chiefs have recently seen their Premier League title-chase gain momentum. At one stage during the campaign, indications were that the club would face a player exodus as some senior players were said to be...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Lady Antebellum wins big at the Grammys
In a ceremony dominated by pop, R&B and hip-hop acts, few pundits had given the defiantly independent Montreal band any chance of taking the top prize. They were so shocked to hear their name called by presenter Brabra Streisand that they...
15 February 2011
Back stage
Here is an amazing film that explores in fascinating detail the back-story of the great debate that occurred in 1977 between David Frost, a graduate of Cambridge University who is better known as a British comedian and TV show host, and Richard...
SASA MAJUMA 15 February 2011
Cnngo.com ranks Botswana among 12 coolest nations
Interestingly, South Africa does not make CNN's list of the top 12 coolest nations. The website ranks Botswana in the Top 8 of its coolest nations. About Botswana, the review raves: "So chilled it's a wonder the Kalahari desert doesn't frost over,...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Smiling Koata is Miss Millennium
Her first princess is Stella Lesang and Sefela Modisenyane is the second princess.The Miss Personality award went to 49-year-old Dipuo Kootshotse. A veteran of beauty pageants Koata's triumph did not come as a surprise.When the competition started,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Pakistan murderer gets many Valentines
Supporters of police commando Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri gathered outside the high-security prison in Rawalpindi, the city headquarters of the Pakistan military, where he was to appear before an anti-terrorism court later Monday. The Islamist...
15 February 2011
Indonesia cleric defiant in face of terror charges
The 72-year-old religious leader and alleged founder of the Jemaah Islamiyah regional terror organisation smiled and waved at his supporters, who chanted "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) as he arrived at the court in Jakarta. "I understand in...
15 February 2011
The crooked blue line: Police in serious crimes
Research by the South African Institute of Race Relations identified 18 incidents of rape allegations against and/or convictions of police officers. The Unit for Risk Analysis at the Institute released a report titled Broken Blue Line - The...
15 February 2011
Europe ready to help Italy stem Tunisia exodus
The European Union responded to what Rome declared a humanitarian emergency just hours before its chief diplomat, Catherine Ashton, was to visit Tunisia a month after the ouster of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. After Prime Minister Silvio...
15 February 2011
Stop harassment of Mugabe critics, says Zimbabwe churches
The last three weeks has seen a surge in the number of attacks in the capital, Harare, on supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The premier says more than 1 000 people have been displaced by the violence. Observers have said the...
15 February 2011
Debswana to cap production at 30m carats
In a telephone interview with Mmegi last week, De Beers' executive director, Stephen Lussier, said Debswana, which has a capacity to produce 33 million carats, will not go beyond 30 million in line with the company's new policy of ...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
New CEDA chief vows to stamp out arrears
Briefing journalists yesterday, Thabo Thamane said of the P1.012 billion loaned out since inception in 2001, 22 percent was in arrears by December 2010 against a target of 20 percent. Collections for 2010 were also slightly below target at 77 percent...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
As i see it
Uppermost in the minds of many Batswana is the anticipated unity/cooperation of opposition parties to defeat the BDP. After more than 40 years in power the party has become moribund, it is no longer able to drive renewal of the country's democratic...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 15 February 2011
Will Somolekae stand up to the challenge?
They took the time to accompany her to the door of the House and at the very point where she was about to enter the House, she was handed over to the men; Tshelang Masisi as government whip, and Mephato Reatile as opposition whip. It was poignant...
15 February 2011
15 February 2011
15 February 2011
Our heritage
I want to deal with the heritage of the environment because there have been two recent articles in Mmegi which especially tweaked my interest. Both dealt with mining, the first described the extraction of sand in the Kumakwane area and the request of...
SANDY GRANT 15 February 2011
After Mubarak: What's next for Egypt?
The lessons for the authorities in Cairo echo those learned too late in Tunis: cracking down on dissent is not so easy when social network sites and citizen bloggers can gain a global audience in a matter of days. But how does Egypt's low-profile...
15 February 2011
Cardiac centre project crashes
Assistant Minister of Health, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri, said in an interview that the project was called off by end of 2009 after the government and the German University of Bonn, who were spearheading the development, had disagreements about the...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Councillor Mokalake laid to rest
Speaker after speaker reiterated the passing on of a much loved councillor as a loss not only to his family and friends but to the nation at large. "My nephew was a good hearted, patient, and active person who was committed to both his family and...
DIRANG LEKUNTWANE
Correspondent 15 February 2011
Land fraud accused on the run
The accused are facing more than 80 counts relating to the unlawful purchase of land and bribing of public officers. The first accused, Ursula Moloko Mokgokong who is a senior state counsel, seconded to the Lands Department, has not appeared in...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 15 February 2011
BCP backs proposed govt workers' strike
Addressing a rally during the launch of Ikageleng Phase 1 by-election opposition candidate on Sunday, Gobotswang said for a long time, public servants appreciated the economic downturn yet corruption that depleted huge public funds was still...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Long leave for Merafhe
A highly placed source has revealed that President Ian Khama wants to "grant" Merafhe long leave from work, so that he can recover. The highly placed source said that Merafhe was recovering well at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. This was confirmed...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Khama's compromise list to avoid conflict in BDP
Addressing a rally in Molepolole over the weekend, Khama said the party agreed last year March, at its national council, that to avoid factional wars within the BDP, they should work with a compromise list in an election to avoid infighting, as...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Strike: BOFEPUSU seeks legal advice
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, the BOFEPUSU Secretary General and President of the Botswana Public Employees Union Andrew Motsamai said that they met with the lawyers on Friday who advised them to give the employer one more chance to negotiate the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 15 February 2011
Spate of resignations rock BCP
But lately, the party has been rocked by a spate of resignations of key activists, particularly in Selebi-Phikwe. Party spokesperson Taolo Lucas says they do not regard such resignations as constituting a crisis of sorts, however. Two councillors...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 15 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...
16 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...
16 February 2011
National budget 2011/12 - an opposition response: Part 1
We trust the Vice President is well on his way to full recovery, and at this hour, we join the entire nation in prayers for him. Let us also congratulate the Acting Vice President Hon PHK Kedikilwe on his appointment to the second office of state. We...
* BOTSALO NTUANE 16 February 2011
Transition in Egypt: temptations that need to be resisted
The final destination of this transition still seems to be democracy, but the former term is not always accompanied by the latter; the reference to variable time scales according to local conditions and the warnings against chaos favouring the advent...
*EBERHARD KLENLE 16 February 2011
A&E wards are for the critically ill
An emergency service in the health sector of any country is critical and Botswana is no exception. It is for this reason that government has instituted emergency measures in health facilities to address emergency situations. These...
16 February 2011
The challenges and fears of a youth
FRANCISTOWN: Some nights are better than others and some mornings and afternoons are just as I wish them to be. No day goes by without my wondering why I still stand alone like a lost sheep, and in my heart, I am like a secant. In my thoughts, I am...
Barati Mathambo
Correspondent 16 February 2011
Youth debate budget in Francistown
The youth got the platform at a budget review meeting set up by BOCONGO and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Francistown. The first youth to speak was Goabaone Chwene, a lay counsellor from the Lutheran Church. He wasted no time in slamming the...
Patricia Maganu-Edwin
Staff Writer 16 February 2011
The epitome of poverty
For the past five months, she says she has not been paid her old age pension, which she uses to support her seven children. Two of her three sons are disabled while her four daughters live in Sekokwe village. Of the seven grandchildren she stays...
Maitseo Mololwane
Correspondent 16 February 2011
As i see it
Uppermost in the minds of many Batswana is the anticipated unity/cooperation of opposition parties to defeat the BDP. After more than 40 years in power the party has become moribund, it is no longer able to drive renewal of the country's democratic...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 16 February 2011
Our heritage
I want to deal with the heritage of the environment because there have been two recent articles in Mmegi which especially tweaked my interest. Both dealt with mining, the first described the extraction of sand in the Kumakwane area and the request of...
SANDY GRANT 16 February 2011
After Mubarak: What's next for Egypt?
The lessons for the authorities in Cairo echo those learned too late in Tunis: cracking down on dissent is not so easy when social network sites and citizen bloggers can gain a global audience in a matter of days. But how does Egypt's low-profile...
16 February 2011
Volleyball side to play Kenya in friendly
Kenya should provide stiff competition as they are ranked number two in Africa, four places above Botswana. Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) president, Daniel Molaodi said they had initially identified an unnamed country for build-up matches but...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 February 2011
Young Zebras host Mozambique
The Young Mambas arrive in Gaborone today aboard a chartered plane and will leave immediately after the game.The Under 23 team qualified for the next round of the Olympic qualifiers and will have to eliminate Egypt to progressto the next round. They...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 16 February 2011
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