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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...
08 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...
08 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...
08 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 08 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 08 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 08 March 2011
Ferguson snubs press after Anfield defeat
Gill sought out Riley in the directors' box at half-time to voice his complaints about the referee, Phil Dowd, not sending off Jamie Carragher for the challenge that left a tearful Nani being taken off on a stretcher. Riley is understood to have...
08 March 2011
BFA suspends Radipotsane
The vocal football administrator told Mmegi Sport last week that regions were plotting a revolt against the association because they feel the BFA is failing to address pressing issues. In response to the developments, the BFA held a meeting on...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 08 March 2011
BONA ditches continental body
BONA has now joined the Africa Netball Federation (ANF) as it was felt that CANA was not doing enough for netball. The association's president, Tebogo Lebotse told delegates at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Palapye on Saturday that BONA is now...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 08 March 2011
Back stage
It is the second of five films about how music makes the world go round. In honour of Mozart's 250th birthday the New Crowned Hope Festival commissioned this movie, among others, from Bahman Ghobadi. It is his fourth film. His previous films were...
SASA MAJUMA 08 March 2011
Mafika A Tumelo releases debut album
Even though the album is the group's very first, it is polished and should keep gospel music lovers on their feet with its inspirational messages, and praise and worship songs. Gospel music is one of the most popular genres around the...
STAFF WRITER 08 March 2011
Millennium goes Kofifi
The club decided to celebrate Sophiatown because it was also a place of great entertainment. The South African Afro jazz has a Sophiatown influence. Sophiatown is always mentioned when it comes to the history of South African music,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 March 2011
Lava spews 20 metres high after crater collapse
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fissure eruption was spotted shortly after the floor at the Pu'u O'o crater collapsed around 5 pm local time on Saturday. It occurred along the middle of Kilauea's east rift zone, about 3.2 kilometers...
08 March 2011
PM favours rate cut for quake-hit New Zealand
Key said in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, most analysts expected Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard to drop the official cash rate from 3.0 percent when he reviews monetary policy on Thursday. "Certainly the markets have factored in a...
08 March 2011
Houses looted by police in Ivory Coast
Security forces loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to cede power more than three months after the United Nations says he lost an election, have turned to increasingly criminal behaviour in the past week, killing six unarmed women...
08 March 2011
New Egypt PM names most of new cabinet
The changes include new faces in the key foreign, interior and justice ministries - a decision expected to be met with the approval of the pro-reform groups that led an 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to step down on February 11. Meanwhile, a...
08 March 2011
Aussie firm eyes Morupule coal
The Morupule South Coal Prospect is adjacent to the operational Morupule Mine and Colliery, Botswana's only operational coal-fired power plant in the country. A statement from the company reads: "Given the upward share price trajectory of another...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
Botswana slips in world travel, tourism rankings
Authored by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the biennial Report is an authoritative assessment of the travel and tourism competitiveness of 139 countries, drawing data from the WEF's annual Executive Opinion Survey, publicly available sources,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
Mugabe's Tunisia Day will come
The thrilling political earthquake that began in Tunisia, exploded into Egypt and then rippled out to Libya is set to leave lasting changes in its wake. Its too early to say exactly what those changes will be but one thing is for sure - this is the...
* IMRAAN BUCCUS 08 March 2011
As i see it
It is overdue. Expectations are that it will be kick-started by Parliament then taken to all the stakeholders outside Parliament, the clerics, workers, ethnic entities including the most down-trodden Basarwa, business community, academics,...
Michael Dingake 08 March 2011
A 'pension scheme for all' is a grave need
Of course this is all reported as a distant thought, something government is not any closer to considering than legalising homosexual sex. It is just that the pension idea has had reports and studies written about it. However, we all know that the...
08 March 2011
Selefu 08 March 2011
08 March 2011
The global democratic revolution: a new stage
The epic events across the Arab world in the first months of 2011, diverse and many-sided as they are, can be understood as a single episode: the latest phase in the worldwide democratic revolution which has been remaking the world since the 1980s....
08 March 2011
Co-ordinator of community trust fired for misconduct
The chairman of the PDT Board of Trustees, Dithapelo Tshotlego, says the alleged gross misconduct of the co-ordinator mainly involved misuse of funds and lack of consultation. PDT was placed under the hammer in 2007 for failure to pay the National...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
A mother still waits for justice
Lillian Phenyego has always entreated God for "the killers of my son to be brought to book". And far from declaring it a cold case, the police say they are still working hard to bring the depraved culprits to justice. Officer Commanding...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
Women make the impossible possible
Many of the male species would fail dismally at this job. Having children is the most joyful thing that can happen to any woman but one of the most taxing jobs anyone can ever land. Having a hectic, challenging career that takes you away from your...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
BDF officer found guilty of drunk driving
The accused was fined P5,000 for drunken driving and P3,000 for failure to provide breathe specimen. He was ordered to pay the money by July 7, upon failure he will serve a two-year imprisonment term. The accused was also suspended from driving for...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 March 2011
Accused freed from rape charge
Bafana Nakedi of Botshabelo Location was accused of raping Lebogang Monageng on May 5, 2008 in Botshabelo. Despite being freed from rape charges, Nakedi was convicted on a single count of unlawfully causing grievous harm to Letty Mmaki on December...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 March 2011
MoE visits medical students
The delegation, which included MoE permanent secretary, Grace Muzila and her deputies, addressed the general welfare of the students, their contracts with MoE and their general academic performance. "Their programmes are very long and they do not...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
Bullets planted on Kalafatis body - state
LOBATSE:After John Kalafatis was shot point-blank, his alleged murderers planted bullets on his body to make it look like he had been armed when they killed him. That is the argument made by the State lead counsel, Ambrose Mubika in the ongoing trial...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
BMD races against time to congress
In an interview with Mmegi, the BMD official responsible for mobilisation Kabo Morwaeng revealed that the party had so far managed to elect delegates from more than half of the 57 constituencies in the country. He said the plan was to have every...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 March 2011
Khama attacks Gbagbo at electorial symosium
Officially opening the 5th Global Electoral Organisation Conference in Gaborone yesterday, Khama said greed, corruption and undemocratic practices had led to manipulation of constitutions, electoral processes and the rule of law. "When leaders...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 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...
09 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 09 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 09 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 09 March 2011
The global democratic revolution: a new stage
The epic events across the Arab world in the first months of 2011, diverse and many-sided as they are, can be understood as a single episode: the latest phase in the worldwide democratic revolution which has been remaking the world since the 1980s....
09 March 2011
Sports chat
Finest momentThe women's volleyball team did the nation proud when they booked their place at the All Africa Games after qualifiers held in Durban, South Africa, last week. The achievement was made sweeter as qualification was achieved at the expense...
Mqondisi Dube 09 March 2011
Fighters revive women's side
The Fighters' management has tasked Justine Mmereki, who was in charge of the men's development team, with reviving the women's side. Mmereki told Mmegi Sport in Gaborone yesterday that he has 16 players and needs 14 more before the team could be...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 09 March 2011
Zebras' advance party leaves for Chad
BFA technical director, Sonnyboy Sethibe and BFA National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Eatametse Olopeng, left Gaborone to the West African country to inspect the facilities. BFA chief executive officer (CEO) Judge Mookodi said on their return,...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 09 March 2011
BoBA cuts interclub competitions
The association has been holding 17 interclub tournaments annually but decided to trim them to 15 at their Ordinary General Assembly in December. "We have never had a recess like other sporting codes in our calendar and this decision will enable us...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 March 2011
Power failure leaves G-West revellers fuming
The power cut occurred at around midnight when nightlife was just about to reach its zenith. Usually people frequent the nightclubs at midnight after other drinking joints in the city are closed. The two joints, Grand West and Satchmo's Jazz...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 March 2011
Alcano releases debut album
Like many young Batswana who are passionate about music, Alcano had to do everything possible to realise his dream. Alcano said that he had to go through tough times, but eventually managed to release his debut CD Poo Dipobe, a kwaito genre with...
PATRICIA MAGANU-EDWIN
Staff Writer 09 March 2011
Slizer charms Zim revellers
"Music is a universal language that bridges cultural gaps and brings people together. With pride we have observed that our local language, Shona, is quickly becoming a favourite of many international artists with Tswana songstress Slizer (real name...
09 March 2011
Controversial Brand Botswana deal pays Vee P363,000
He is the only musician engaged by the Brand Botswana officials in their tour of over 100 villages and towns since the festive period last year. When Showbiz sought to know how much the musician was being paid for last year's job, Brand Botswana...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 March 2011
Somali rebels on verge of collapse: President
Troops backed by pro-government militia took two towns from the Islamist group, which claims ties to al Qaeda, in fighting on Monday, said President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, clad in the military uniform he has worn since the government launched...
09 March 2011
Illiterate Aussie sues State
The Victoria state education department said it was defending the claim made by a Year 10 boy from Melbourne, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after details of the case were reported by the ABC, Australia's public broadcaster. Lawyers for the...
09 March 2011
'Let's talk' - Gaddafi
The UN said more than a million people fleeing Libya, and those still in the country, needed humanitarian aid. It said conditions in the rebel-held town Misrata were particularly worrying following attacks on it by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi....
09 March 2011
No justice for killings, torture in Zim: Human Rights Watch
The 40-page report, Perpetual Fear: Impunity and Cycles of Violence in Zimbabwe, examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after...
09 March 2011
Today's workspace
It focuses on two aspects, namely; the referral of a dispute regarding termination of a contract of employment (thus claiming reinstatement, compensation or such), and what is termed condonation. Clause 7 (2) of the Trade Disputes Act of 2004...
Joseph Masango 09 March 2011
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