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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
Gaddafi warns of bloodbath if the West intervenes
As the world clamoured for action to stop Gaddafi using warplanes against his own people and to protect refugees scrambling to escape, the United States and its allies cooled talk of imposing a no-fly zone over his country. US Secretary of State...
04 March 2011
Nitty Gritty
The Smart Lady has completely, dominated the proceedings in Smoochs' consulting rooms, which in reality is Ausi Maggie's servants' quarters which have been renovated and rented out to him. The Smart Lady, so called because of her dress sense and her...
Barolong Seboni 04 March 2011
We have never been gorillas
Researchers from the University of Florida have developed a habit of saying man was originally a gorilla or a chimpanzee. NO, man has never been that animal and it is an insult to man that he was that animal. When God created man, he did it on His...
04 March 2011
Lack of customer care and poor crisis management skills
When I purchased an annuity from BLIL back then I was convinced that the company is a notable industry leader and indeed this is corroborated by the five star services that I have enjoyed over the years. I must state that I have never experienced...
04 March 2011
Whither Botswana?
I thought the following comments by two opposition MPs (Sunday Standard 20 - 26 February 2011) hit the nail on the head recently. Botsalo Ntuane of the Botswana Movement for Democracy and leader of the opposition said: "This acting appointment...
Dan Moabi 04 March 2011
This is the way to go
We are all still smarting from the Form Three examinations that were only released last week due to the stand off between the examinations council and the teachers unions. Teacher organizations members not only withheld their labour to invigilate...
04 March 2011
Selefu 04 March 2011
04 March 2011
Book Review
Isabel Allende (2010) translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers PedenIsland Beneath the Sea. London, Fourth Estate, HarperCollins Publishing. 457 pages, Paperback, P179. ISBN 978-0007-34866-4. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Island...
Sheridan Griswold 04 March 2011
Back Stage
The Next Three Days (2010) is now showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It was released on November 19 last year. It has had a mixed reception, but as a sensible thriller containing romantic elements and built-in surprises with consistently good...
Sasa Majuma 04 March 2011
Thapong hosts 'Back to Basics' exhibition
In the current exhibition, this wonderful artist chose to do works that are not so thought-provoking. This is truly a sign that the man is hugely talented. Perhaps those individuals who want to adorn their houses with 'nice' artworks...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Moreri, born to be a promoter of Sekwena culture
Mosimane a sita ka leruMoroka ke sita ka pulaMantshwe ke tsamaya ke tsholeditse tlhogoPholo ya tona ke tshabisa matlho diloka. This is the self-praise poem of Moroka Moreri, who is perhaps the most well-known of the Basimane ba Bakwena quartet of...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Botswana can take a leaf from India
The handicrafts industry in India is very developed, as the government has put in place measures to ensure its sustained growth. In Botswana, for most of the time artists have to fend for themselves. For a while now, the artists have been...
KAGISO SEKOKONYANE
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Consumer Watchdog
Please stop reading this now if you don't like reading rants from grumpy, short-tempered and intolerant people like me. Sometimes I lose my carefully maintained level of tolerance and wonder how people can be so naive? We got an email recently from...
04 March 2011
Dikatlhong Dam keeps to schedule as Thune falls behind
Speaking during a media tour of the project organised by the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR) this week, Senior Resident Engineer at the site, Peter Lapham, said despite the difficulties they have faced since construction...
FREDEDICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Poor work ethic devils Botswana's rankings again - BNPC
Speaking at a seminar on the Global Competitiveness Report here yesterday, BNPC Information Research Services Manager, Dr Phumzile Thobokwe, identified poor work ethic as the first problematic concern for doing business in Botswana, followed by an...
PATRICIA MAGANU-EDWIN
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Credit growth slows down in 2010
Bank of Botswana (BoB) statistics released this week underline experts' predictions that the recession would dampen credit growth after years of rapid acceleration. In boom years prior to the recession in 2009, credit growth was 27.7 percent in 2008...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Good results ahead of tougher 2011 for BIHL
Financial house, Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL), is looking to further diversify its revenue streams in an environment where this is becoming increasingly tough and competitive. The financial group that produced a brilliant set of...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Trade deficit drops to P6.5bn in 2010
In 2009, a trade deficit of P9.2 billion was recorded as the country's mining industry - which is the major exporting sector - collapsed in tandem with the contraction of demand in key markets. Ironically, the record deficit came back-to-back with a...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
A lone aviator pleads the case for Kosovo
"I have two passports. I got here on a United States passport because technically, here in Botswana, we don't exist. Even though I am here, I don't exist," says James Berisha, a pilot from the Balkan state of Kosovo. His tale paints the story of a...
04 March 2011
Merafhe back in hospital
Sources close to the VP say he has not made a full recovery since discharge and could be getting worse every moment that passes. A cabinet minister, who preferred not to be mentioned by name, revealed that the family has informed them that they...
STAFF WRITER 04 March 2011
Japanese grant to help Childline build counselling centre
Speaking at the ceremony, the Japanese Ambassador to Botswana, Ryochi Matsuyama, said that the donation was being made through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project Scheme of Japan. The programme is aimed at helping non-profit...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
The delectable fruit that gets stuck in the canal
FRANCISTOWN: Since ripening a few weeks ago, wild berries are in so much demand on the pavements of Francistown's central business district that they rival sweets, cigarettes and biscuits. They are such a hit with everyone that many steal a...
04 March 2011
Wildlife officers are not herdboys - Mokaila
Addressing the people of Kang yesterday, Mokaila said wildlife officers were not herd boys who must make sure cattle are not attacked by wild animals. Instead, the duty of the wildlife officers is to teach the people how to live safely with wild...
DIRANG LEKUNTWANE
Correspondent 04 March 2011
Court postpones murder case
Judge Tshepho Motswagole made the ruling after the prosecution, who had called the last witness, closed their case on Wednesday. The judge said after analysing all the prosecution evidence, he has determined that Rodney Alfred Masoko has a case to...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 04 March 2011
"They taunted me with the pantomime of seja-bana"
FRANCISTOWN: "I did not kill the boy," says former Councillor for Ipopeng of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Interest David Tawele. If he had enough money, Tawele would hire a reputable public relations company to help him clear his name because...
04 March 2011
Phikwe mayor and deputy at loggerheards?
This is despite the fact that the two pledged each other's support in January when Mbaiwa was ardoned as the deputy after a motion of no confidence was passed on the former deputy mayor. On that day councillor Mbaiwa apologized for the past events...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Block 8 Clinic commemorates Child Health Day
They didn't mind when people chucked them under the chin and spoke gibberish at them, some set up a constant wail and all displayed various degrees of cuteness and, as befitting the commemoration of Child Health Day, upstaged the supposed guests of...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
SA beef export ban sends ripples
As a result, the South African government has banned the exportation of meat and other animal products for an unspecified period. Ministry of Agriculture's Chief Agricultural Information and Public Relations Officer, Boikhutso Rabasha told Mmegi in...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Rakops goes thirsty for months
Rakops residents have been plagued by lack of water for well over two months, they say. They have complained that they have not been given any explanation for the drought by both the council and the area Member of Parliament (MP). Residents say...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Gaborone road network to get major facelift
Some of Gaborone's busiest roads are to get a facelift, as part of the Botswana Integrated Transport Project after the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Transport and Communication together with the Gaborone City Council engaged a Consultant...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
BOFEPUSU gets reprieve
This follows his ruling on February 16, 2011 dismissing the administrative appeal against the cancellation on July 13, 2009. Giving out his order that came as a sigh of relief to the unions constituting BOFEPUSU, Walia agreed that the application...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Rammidi on way out?
His days as a Cabinet minister are numbered and may probably end this coming week or within a month, inside sources say. His only crime, it has been reported, is that he expressed concern at the state of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Mission...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
Changes in UB's long distance programmes explained
This explanation follows uncertainty among CCE staff about the future of the department. According to the public affairs officer of the University of Botswana (UB), Una Gasemotho-Busang, OCELT will continue to run the distance education programme of...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 04 March 2011
A model for SACU ?
These studies are meant to provide inspiration and information to Botswana policy-makers as well as businessmen and show how successful and industrious businessmen have managed to overcome the many known challenges of operating a...
04 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 04 March 2011
The budget of rhetoric and paradox: Economic development versus political expediency
But without clarifying what economic development means in the context of Botswana, bearing in mind its unique challenges and competitive advantages, the budget falls short of identifying practical interventions through which the economy will be...
*JOWITT MBONGWE 04 March 2011
Towards a better Botswana - a 2011/12 budget response Part 2
I support government's efforts to attain this national goal but differ on the modalities of attaining it. However the BNF is extremely concerned that government is still employing the same old strategies and schemes of poverty eradication that have...
*ISAAC MABILETSA 04 March 2011
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