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The 2011 Budget - another 'rich man's budget?' [Part II]
The controversial supply of the new police uniform is a good example of how the disgraced former Minister of Defense, Ramadeluka Seretse was caught up in conflict of interest and BDP activists like Macdonald Peloetletse mysteriously won...
COMRADE MOORE 03 March 2011
National budget 2011/12 - an opposition response: Part 3
I am afraid we share similar suspicions. Our view is that public enterprises that should be privatised are those that are loss-making; without any prospects of salvaging them into the black. Even then a strong case must be made...
*BOTSALO NTUANE 03 March 2011
Towards a better Botswana - A 2011/12 budget response (Part 1)
Madam Speaker, before delving into the budget speech I wish to take this opportunity to wish His Honour the Vice President General Mompati Merafhe, MP for Mahalapye West Constituency a speedy recovery from Milpark Clinic in Johannesburg where he is...
* ISAAC MABILETSA 03 March 2011
Third parties destroy marriages
According to custimary court president, Margaret Ludo Mosojane, "A marriage is a contract between two people, to care, protect and love each other. Whenever they have problems they stick together to solve them but the moment a third person interfers...
Lindiwe Mozola
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Why men do not disclose their problems
Research shows that men hardly disclose their problems and would rather die inside than share them. It does differ according to the character of the person as well as the matter at hand. For example man find it difficult to disclose matters...
Lindiwe Mozola
Correspondent 03 March 2011
How step-children affect relationships
Many people believe that if one is willing to be in a long-term relationship with someone who has a child, be it a man or woman, they need to tell the other person whether or not they accept the child. In fact it seems some partners are taken by...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 03 March 2011
My Indian experience
I had to ask a friend who had been to India about this unknown place in the land of Mahatma Ghandi. To my surprise, I learnt that Hyderabad, which is in the state of Andhra Pradesh, is the heart and soul of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, which...
Kagiso Sekokonyane
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Dukwi refugee camp: a living hell for asylum seekers?
The refugees come from countries like Angola, Namibia (Caprivi Strip), Somalia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Eritrea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Most of these refugees came to Botswana fearing wars that ravaged...
Kopano Olesitse and Kunyalala Manyepedza
Correspondents 03 March 2011
Botswana fails to mark sadc health day again
Since its first commemoration in 2008, Botswana has failed to observe the day though the government says it recognises its importance. The director of Public Health, Sheenaz El-Halabi said on Friday that they are planning to mark the day though...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Our heritage
In itself, the idea is admirable but a first obvious question about it is why it should be necessary for the government to introduce it as an entirely new concept instead of providing appropriate support for those who already have such gardens? A...
Sandy Grant 03 March 2011
Liverpool hope Carroll will face Manchester United
The record signing Andy Carroll is also close to making his first appearance for the club. Carroll last played in Newcastle United's 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 28 December and he was not involved in Liverpool reserves' game against Blackburn...
03 March 2011
Ferguson rages at ref as United lose
The United manager was left livid after Atkinson failed to dismiss David Luiz for a series of fouls committed by the Brazilian defender, only one of which earned him a booking. The visitors ended up reduced to 10 themselves when Nemanja Vidic was...
03 March 2011
BONA holds AGM in Palapye
BONA President Tebogo Lebotse told Mmegi Sport that the AGM will review the past season during which the league receive a P1.2million sponsorship from Spar. "We will review last year's league with our affiliates and see what went right or what...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Tshosane calls up rookies for friendly
The local-based Zebras take on the Brave Warriors at the Maun Sports Complex on March 14. The Namibia tie is the Zebras' last preparatory match before they visit Chad for an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the end of the month. The Zebras...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Cricket body keeps fingers crossed
BCA chief executive officer, Girish Ramakrishna said they expect the pitch to be ready in a fortnight's time after the turf was laid recently. "We should know the condition of the pitch after two weeks. Work is ongoing and we are monitoring...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
'Civil war if Gaddafi stays'
But the veteran Libyan leader remained defiant, sending forces to a western border area amid fears that the most violent Arab revolt might grow even more vicious and trigger a regional humanitarian crisis. In Moscow, a Kremlin source suggested...
03 March 2011
Gbagbo supporters in xenophobic rampage
The violence followed a call on Friday by Ble Goude, the head of Gbagbo's youth wing, to resist an insurgency seeking to depose Gbabgo and install rival Alassane Ouattara, winner of a November 28 poll according to UN-certified results. Security in...
03 March 2011
SA toughens its stance on Libya and Zimbabwe
Deputy International Relations Minister Marius Fransman a Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on notice that South Africa would not allow him to hold an election until he had met outstanding conditions of the power-sharing agreement, including the...
03 March 2011
'Telecomms infrastructure sharing to lower costs'
Already, a standard in more progressive economies, communications infrastructure sharing refers to the capability of operators such as Mascom, BTC and Orange to jointly use cable ducts, masts, trenches, towers, equipment rooms, pylons, security and...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Paraffin shortage continues unabated
A Caltex/Unitrans Supervisor in Selebi-Phikwe, Selelo Ditogile, says there is still no sign that paraffin will be supplied soon since suppliers are only interested in customers who buy a full tanker whereas he buys only a 1 4000-litre tank. Shell...
LUCKY RAKHUDU
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Vaka linked to plum bank posts
Outgoing BIHL CEO, Regina Sikalesele-Vaka, has been linked with a move to either Standard Chartered or Barclays Bank to fill vacancies left by the departure of the two banks' CEOs last year. Although Sikalesele-Vaka has refused to say where she is...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Less bang for America's stimulus buck
The aftermath involves resetting asset values, deleveraging, and rehabilitating balance sheets - resulting in today's higher saving rate, significant shortfall in domestic demand, and sharp uptick in unemployment. So the most important question the...
* MICHAEL SPENCE 03 March 2011
The world remade
As the first unconfirmed reports of airborne attacks on protestors in Tripoli and Benghazi reached Al Jazeera the station crossed to a spokesperson for the European Union. There was talk of the need to affirm 'European values'. Moments later the...
03 March 2011
Know your labour rights
Case study: Non- work related offenceThe employee was sentenced for drunken and reckless driving for six months and imprisonment for 30 days plus a fine. The charges are not work related. The employee continuously appraised the employer...
Mpho Ngwako 03 March 2011
Selefu 03 March 2011
03 March 2011
We need Mmamabula now!
Ever since an announcement was made that a company had been established to make use of huge coal deposits in the Mmamabula and Mookane area there has been a lot of excitement. In the vicinity of the area local communities saw this as a great...
03 March 2011
Transport union runs into hitches
According to Secretary General of BTAWU, which was given its registration certificate in October 2010, some of the bus drivers and conductors lost their jobs after becoming official members of the union. Christopher Mogomotsi stated that the union...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
To cremate or not to
However, the idea of incinerating people is a highly sensitive one to Batswana, though the majority of them observe Christian burial rites that speak of ash returning to ash. Even so, there is a crematorium in Mahalapye. The Mayor of...
MAITSEO MOLOLWANE
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Over40% budget chop for NWDC
Briefing councillors Bethia, who is also the finance chairperson, revealed that the cut was due to a chop in the revenue support grant funding from the ministry of local government. From the P367 million the council requested they only received P176...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 03 March 2011
New plane for DIS
Following recent reports and a question from Gaborone Central MP, Dumelang Saleshando that DIS recently acquired an aircraft, the acting Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Edwin Batshu said he could not share that information with the...
STAFF WRITER 03 March 2011
BDP leadership rebuffed Masire
Masire said this when he appeared on the Botswana Television (Btv) programme, Matlho-a-phage on Sunday. Masire said before the formation of BMD he spoke to the warring BDP parties in a bid to reconcile them. He said the members of ...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 03 March 2011
LCW accused of unfair labour practices
Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) general secretary Jack Tlhagale made the accusation yesterday after LCW served 32 employees with termination of employment letters, 22 of them members of the union. The letters signed by human resource manager,...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
We need additional P1.3m for State House - Masisi
Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Minister Mokgweetsi Masisi said in Parliament yesterday that the amount would be used for the settlement of the final account for the conversion of the old Serious Crime Squad Offices to Botswana Defence...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Botswana hosts international elections symposium
Former Mexican president, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, will give a keynote speech before the delegates share experiences, achievements and lessons learned by election practitioners around the world. The conference is sponsored by the International...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Nkate's 'political ghost' haunts Kwerepe?
Some BDP activists in the region sympathetic to vanquished former Ngami Member of Parliament (MP) Jacob Nkate are baying for the blood of the current BDP party secretary general, Thato Kwerepe (TK). Last Saturday some Nkate loyalists tried, in vain,...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 03 March 2011
Thapong hosts 'Back to Basics' exhibition
Ngoni is well-known among connoisseurs as an artist who specialises in thought-provoking surrealistic works whose subjects are out of this world. In the current exhibition, this wonderful artist chose to do works that are not so...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Jezebel night as Professor descends on Intervarsity
One of South Africa's hottest dance producers, Professor, a product of Oskido, will be rocking at the Notwane club, just adjacent to the University of Botswana (UB), where thousands of joy-hunters from Lesotho, Swaziland and UB are waiting to be...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 03 March 2011
Ex-softball player's soft spot for golf
Mmegi Sport (MS): Who is Montshiwa and how did you come to be involved in golf? Montshiwa: I have been an athlete all my life. I started playing softball and did so for 18 years. When I finished Form Five, we formed a social club for Kalahari...
04 March 2011
Do BNSC awards favour individual sport over teams?
Football has been nominated in three categories after years in the wilderness. There has been a feeling that individual sports always get more nominations because the contested categories favour them over team sport. But Botswana Athletics...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 04 March 2011
BRU hosts senior schools rugby 10's tourney
BRU development manager, Zilwele Khumalo, said the tournament is part of the union's development drive. The programme, which has been in existence for the past 14 years, targets players, officials and administrators, Khumalo said. He said the...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 04 March 2011
First Cut
Taking emotive decisions on the spur of the moment has been one of the major weaknesses inflicting many of the BFA affiliates. Unfortunately, the affiliates or regions never introspect but instead have become repeat offenders. The idea of whipping up...
Dennis Keagile 04 March 2011
Satmos, Hotspurs' fight rages on
Hotspurs' spokesperson, Godfrey Ranthoka, took a swipe at Satmos, saying the second-placed side knew that they had fielded a defaulter. The First Division North Disciplinary Committee (DC) deducted three points from Satmos last month, thereby...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 04 March 2011
Sour relations force TASC coach out
Moleofhi quit on February 18 after a tiff with Galeboe. TASC spokesperson Rapula Gaothobogwe told Mmegi Sport that Moleofhi informed them that he could no longer work with Galeboe. "I got a call from Molefhi the same day he did not attend training...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 04 March 2011
Miscellaneous finger hooligan
Club spokesperson Solomon Dikgang told Mmegi Sport that they now know the culprit who caused the abandonment of the game. "Yes, we called on our supporters to identify the person who cost us a place in the next round of the competition.They indeed...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Recycling coaches: Boon or doom?
Most football analysts would probably agree that top-flight teams lack consistency because of frequently hiring different coaches. The new coach brings a different style, system and order and so teams have difficulty achieving a consistent and...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 04 March 2011
Double Action blazing the trail in women's football
Managing director Sinkie Sesinyi is the brains behind this trail-blazing team. He says he formed the team in 1995 after watching a friendly match between Brazilian and German women's teams. He says the game made him realise that it was possible for...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Match-fixing rocks First Division
Maun police have completed investigations into the matter in which the referee claims to have received P300 from an unnamed man purporting to be a Flamengos' official. Maun station commander, who only identified himself as Gome, confirmed that they...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 04 March 2011
More Premier League clubs face Coke exit
Before ECCO City Greens and Black Peril clash last night, three other Premier League clubs, Miscellaneous, Police XI and TASC had already tumbled out of the country's premier knockout competition. Lower division sides, Kanye Swallows, Modipane...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
China warns international media not to cover protest calls
Mysterious online calls for Chinese rallies inspired by Middle Eastern demonstrations have fallen flat here though foreign media have flocked to the proposed rally sites to see if anyone would show up. Though no large protests have occurred, at...
04 March 2011
Arrest warrant for Gaddafi to be issued soon: ICC
"Speed is vital" because "very serious crimes continue being committed," Moreno-Ocampo said in an interview with the Spanish daily El Pais. Prosecutors will investigate between 10 and 15 suspects who ordered the ongoing repression and whose names...
04 March 2011
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