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Makwala's Jamaica move delayed
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) then rescheduled his trip to Sunday. However, the athletics' mother body did not purchase his air ticket on Sunday. "Initially, I was supposed to pass through America but I did not have a...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Chess star continues with checkmates
Mudongo's passion for chess grew when she was at Lethabile Junior Secondary School in Tonota when she was in Form One in 1995. She had before then tried her hand at softball but because of the limited chances, Mudongo abandoned the sport.When she...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Moghul lift Twenty 20 Cricket Cup
GCC hosted a Twenty20 tournament, which started in the first week of February and attracted 20 local teams. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Moghul opened their innings with star performers Faizal Rana, the GCC Twenty20 Batsman of the Year...
SANJAY GOEL
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Africa athletics chief salutes BAA
Mmegi Sport: Having been here for a day, what do you make of Botswana athletics? Malboum: I think the management is organised, they have an office where they run their day-to-day activities. I have been to more developed countries like South Africa...
11 March 2011
First Cut
Beware of the ides of March. The Botswana Football Association executive committee and its affiliates ought to take this statement seriously. This is because the signs are not clear but are there for everybody to see that the gap between the First...
Dennis Keagile 11 March 2011
Claims of indiscipline false, says Sandaka
The Mochudi Centre Chiefs' marksman was put on the transfer list during the January transfer window after a four-season spell with the former league champions. In the letter of dismissal, the club stated that they were releasing him for 'football...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Athletics champs to go ahead
There were fears that the unavailability of the National Stadium would scupper plans to host the continental event. However, The Confederation of Athletics Association (CAA) president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum told journalists in Gaborone yesterday...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 March 2011
The unending agony of the pink elephant
Notwane football club trains a few metres from the stadium, while to the east there is the softball pitch, there is cricket action further down while the karate centre was recently opened just adjacent to the National Stadium. The stadium, closed...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
GNT marksman leads goal scorers' charts
Great North Tigers (GNT)'s marksman, Letsogile Mothowaeng, is ahead with 14 goals followed by Satmos' Oteng 'Anelka' Oganne who has 13. BR Highlanders' top man, Owen Ferguson, and log leaders, Mahalapye Hotspurs' striker, Thato Hatem Madima, are...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Zebras unchanged in FIFA rankings
This is despite a 1-1 away draw to Mozambique on February 8. Zebras will have an opportunity to improve their rankings when they face Chad in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away in Ndjamena later this month. Before then, they take the Brave...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
ECCO to test Rollers' credentials
The two giants played to an enthralling 2-2 draw in Molepolole in the first round where ECCO's striker, Malepa Bolelang, scored two penalties to deny Rollers victory. A lot of changes in the two sides have taken place since then. Joel Mogorosi who...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Morocco King vows sweeping reforms
In his first speech after uprisings across the Arab world and less than a month after protests erupted in Morocco for more social justice and limits on royal powers, the king on Wednesday pledged to draw up a new draft constitution. "We have decided...
11 March 2011
Human traffickers seek Mozambican route to SA
Like hundreds of other illegal immigrants, his journey ended in Mozambique, from where authorities say trafficking syndicates are smuggling Asians into South Africa, the continent's powerhouse and strongest economy. Alam was flown into Mozambique's...
11 March 2011
Nitty Gritty
The young man in Smooch's consulting room, which he rents from Ausi Maggie of Nitty Gritty fame, is very clear that Smooch must make sure that his lover stays lost forever. Smooch: But why do you not want her to be brought back to...
Barolong Seboni 11 March 2011
The West meddling in Libya is unacceptable
This should indeed be a lesson to governments that overstay their mandate to rule. I agree with those who say Gadaffi must go and give other Libyans a chance to run the country. The unfortunate thing is that Africa has very few leaders of Gadaffi's...
11 March 2011
Project Syndicate
OXFORD: In the coming decade, extraction of oil, gas, and mineral ores will constitute by far the most important economic opportunity in Africa's history. Africa is the last frontier for resource discovery, having long been relatively neglected by...
11 March 2011
We hail the Gaborone Declaration
The time of monarchies where rulers inherited leadership and went on to rule by decree has elapsed. The dictates of democracy are such that the people decide - through the ballot - who they want to serve their interests. The elections conference held...
11 March 2011
Selefu 11 March 2011
11 March 2011
Women not objects of sexual fantasies
Now, this is not a strange occurrence as this area is a 'man-district' of sorts, with car dealerships and garages littering the place. But as I walked past a car wash -opposite Hot Pot- manned by two Zimbabwean youth, the man called out...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
"The rising of the women means the rising of us all"
On Tuesday women crossed bridges all over the world to celebrate International Women's Day. I joined them too, but to demonstrate more than celebrate. Despite significant gains in the hundred years since Clara Zetkin proposed International...
11 March 2011
Another diamond jewellery plant on the cards
Through the move, Suashish will join Shrenuj Botswana whose P30 million jewellery plant is scheduled to open doors next month. The two DTCB sightholders are the first to take a step further into the diamond value chain, adding jewellery to the...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Book Review
Andre Brink (2010) A Fork in the Road: A Memoir. London, Vintage Books, Random House, 439 pages, 30 black and white plates, no index, softcover, P139. ISBN 978-0-099-52703-9. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Reviewed by Sheridan...
Sheridan Griswold 11 March 2011
Back Stage
Easy A (2010) is now showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It is the latest high school flick, from the United States of America (US), set in California at Ojai, between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, below the Los Padres National Forest. What makes...
Sasa Majuma 11 March 2011
The melody of Drakensberg returns to Gabz
Gaborone will once again enjoy this awe inspiring performance by the widely traveled choir that dishes out musical variety that includes such styles as Bach, Handel, Mozart or Beethoven. The boys' choir also serves hidden delights such as jazz,...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Ngwao Putswa: The poetic tongue twister
He is known around Francistown as Ngwao Putswa when uttering his Setswana-rich poems. Ngwao Putswa, real name Lucky Nkhurutshi, is a master of Setswana language. He spits complex Setswana terminology that would not only move the crowd, but would have...
KEABETSWE NEWELBARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondents 11 March 2011
Govt set to allot 20 000ha in Pandamatenga
After the offer closes on March 25, a Ministry of Agriculture-led committee will assess the scores of applications that have been rolling in from farmers eager to secure a piece of the country's choice agricultural real estate.The race for the land...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
De Beers bullish on new diamond deposits
It is projected that Botswana's diamond mines, some of which have been mined for over 40 years, are close to running out of deposits. The world's largest diamond mine by value, Jwaneng Mine, is expected to run out of diamonds before 2035. In an...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 11 March 2011
Is defense and security a priority in Botswana?
In Parliament it has become the subject of intense debate. Ironically, the Police Mobile Unit (PMU), the precursor of the Botswana Defense Force was formed in 1976 as a result of pressure from the opposition Botswana Peoples' Party when the...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Trade union recognition and collective labour agreements
In this respect, trade unions are required to be registered under the Trade Union and Employers Organisations Act. Once registered, the union is issued with a certificate of registration, which is considered by law as conclusive evidence that...
* GILBERT OFETOTSE 11 March 2011
Prospects of strategic informal opposition cooperation
History attests to the fact that no single party can single handedly dislodge the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power in the immediate future, at least not by 2014. The nation of Botswana is therefore pinning its hope in a successful outcome...
BANKS NDEBELE 11 March 2011
German Matsheke, the veteran truck driver
Back then he worked for a man known as Mapharangwane, who had a little transportation business. Matsheke's job was to transport people from Francistown to Nswazwi using a van. He soon left and joined another company in 1965 called Cost Green that was...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Lecheng pan: A place of diversity
The immediate impression about this 'wetland' is that it is a place of diversity. It's a place where the variety of animals, birds and human beings and plants meet everyday. For a first time visitor, one cannot help but marvel at the beauty of...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
The day CKGR lions eluded us!
Through the courtesy of Big Foot Tours - a local tourism company - local journalists were recently able to sample the complete serenity of Khutse Game Reserve. Khutse is just a portion within the CKGR. Every time when the night fell it present bit of...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Govt pays P10m to stop spy case
The case, which has been serving up revelations about the secret workings of security organisations including possible illegal tapping of phones, was brought to an abrupt end when government offered Dukef P10 million in an out-of-court...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Unionist fired for petitioning against sexual harassment?
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, BDSVU general secretary Jacob Mpasopi revealed that their members are being victimised, saying BDVSU branch secretary at Eurostar, Peggy Ntutu was fired from her job by her employer (Eurostar) for the petition...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Foamex Industries - Exporting the 'virtually impossible'
Traditionally Botswana has pursued an export-oriented policy that is driven by efficiency. It is a very hard and difficult road to take because Botswana is a member of SACU. Membership of SACU means that Botswana's exporters have a market of 52...
11 March 2011
Court grills Kalafatis' alleged killers
The contention of the prosecution is that a member of Military Intelligence (MI) Sergeant Dzikamani Mothobi and three members of Military Police (MP) Lance Corporal Gotshosamang Sechele, 36; Lance Corporal Matako, 35; and Corporal Boitshoko Maifala,...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Three appear for dagga possession
The accused, Charles Moseki, 29, Kefilwe Magogoma, 27, and Gaborekwe Nkhwebane of Sowa Town were found in possession of dagga in Dukwi village on May 27, 2010. The first accused Moseki is a student at Mosetse Brigade; second accused Magogoma is...
KUNYALALA MANYEPEDZA
Correspondent 11 March 2011
Diamond town on a high
At the mall, people mill about clutching plastic bags. At the supermarket, a long queue stretches from the food stand and snakes through the aisles all the way to the fridges as the waiters struggle to serve the customers. Workers hungry and moneyed,...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
Gaddafi's camels now at Tsabong Camel Park
Darker, shorter and broader than the Kgalagadi camels, the camels have now been given to the Tsabong Camel Park, according to Botswana Tourism Organisation public relations and communications manager, Keitumetse Setlang. Kenyan camel husbandry...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
More drama in S/Phikwe council chambers
SELEBI-PHIKWE: More drama unfolded in the chambers of Selebi-Phikwe Town Council when the Mayor took advantage of a technicality and unilaterally threw out a motion to topple him from his position on Wednesday. In a mean mood, the Mayor, Lekang...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
CUT-8 Project
In most cases laws and mores of the society are consigned to the background while those in control set about establishing their own world. Batswana workers attached to the managing contractor, Fluor Botswana, in the P24 billion Cut-8 Project, say...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 11 March 2011
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