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St Joseph's student tops BGCSE exams
She got nine A* and one B in English Language to narrowly emerge tops ahead of Seitshiro Ivan of Lobatse Secondary School. Ivan also had 64 points but with eight A* and a B in Accounting. The other students who appear in the top five are Lemao...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 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 31 March 2011
Exporting boats from the edge of the Kalahari Desert
So today we look at a Maun-based company that successfully exports boats from a landlocked country to over a dozen countries throughout Africa. Superficially when you look at this as a business idea- exporting boats from the edge of the Kalahari, it...
ROMAN GRYNBERG* 31 March 2011
Journos and the 'dodgy' lions of CKGR
Through the courtesy of Big Foot Tours, a local tourism company, journalists sampled the serene and tranquil atmosphere in Khutse Game Reserve, which is just a portion of CKGR. Here, nightfall presented a bit of trouble to the tourguides as most...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Is May 21 judgement day?
The billboards, mounted in Gaborone by Continental Outdoor Media for Family Stations Inc, a non-profit making organisation, started in 1958 by American citizen Harold Camping, give this succinct and bewildering message: "Judgement Day is...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Jamataka grapples with village status
It is even worse during the rainy season as she has to battle with her rusty wheelbarrow through the wet black cotton soil. In the newly recognised Jamataka village, Moses, who originally hails from Mathangwane in the Tutume Sub-District, pushes her...
Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Nkgowe, the formidable rock man of Bobonong
Nkgowe told Mmegi in an interview that the road to his success has not been easy as he had a troubled childhood. "I had the misfortune of losing my siblings and I told myself that I should flee the country and relocate to Lesotho because I knew that...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 31 March 2011
Our heritage
It is probable that the three people in this photo attended the opening and then took the opportunity to check on another project, presumably, in Sikwane - the pipes are clearly visible - the details of which I have long ago forgotten. At the time,...
Sandy Grant 31 March 2011
BTA promises a successful tournament
Speaking at the official opening of the championships at the Notwane courts yesterday, BTA president, Oshinka Tsiang said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Confederation of Africa Tennis (CAT) played a major role to ensure that...
31 March 2011
Uproar over Chad trip
Fans who spoke to Mmegi Sport argue that there was no transparency in selecting those who travelled in the plane chartered for supporters to go to Chad. A fan who identified himself as Zola, said he was disappointed that there are certain faces who...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
UB Stadium closed ahead of athletics meet
The championships were initially pencilled for the National Stadium but the organisers were forced to find an alternative venue after reports that renovations at the facility were incomplete. The UB Stadium track re-surfacing will cost more than P2...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
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31 March 2011
Top stars to spice up DT's DVD shoot tonight
The presence of comedy guru Michael Morapedi, popularly known as Dignash, Zeus (Game Bantsi), Afropop sensation Eugene Jackson and local producer BK Proctor will certainly spice up the event. The DVD shoot has been pencilled for tonight at the Zoom...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 31 March 2011
9-year-old 'Wonder Girl' to host beauty pageant
The beauty contest will be held at Phase IV hall on April 16 involving girls aged between 11-15 years of age to raise funds for charity. The 'Wonder Girl' hails from Tonota in the Central District and attended school at Saint Arnold English Medium...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 31 March 2011
Fresh, Euphonik deliver newest album in Gabz
The album by the two House DJs is still hot from the studio, having been out in March. Both DJs have been in partnership for some time now, releasing collaboration albums that have gone on to leave a mark in the hearts of entertainment lovers. There...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo calls for ceasefire
A spokesman for Gbagbo said the army had adopted a strategy of tactical withdrawal, but warned it could use its "legitimate right of defence". In the town of Doekoue, up to 30 000 people took refuge in a church compound to escape the...
31 March 2011
Obama not ruling out arming Libya rebels
He said in an interview that Colonel Gaddafi had been greatly weakened and would ultimately step down. Pro-Gaddafi forces have driven the rebels back tens of kilometres over ground they took in recent days after coalition air strikes. The...
31 March 2011
Teeling doubles stake in Botswana Diamonds
This takes his holding in the company to 7,994,320 shares or 7.95 percent of the capital. The company, which started trading on AIM early last month, comprises the exploration assets of African Diamonds that were sold to Lucara Diamond Corp in a...
STAFF WRITER 31 March 2011
'Cresta business fell 13 percent during World Cup'
Far from being the money-spinner the travel and tourism sector had expected, the World Cup was an anti-climax for local businesses that registered depressed revenues and tourist arrivals. However, Cresta's interim results released yesterday provide...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Can Kenya's Maasai replace cattle with bees
The bee project has become a lifeline to communities known for the importance they have attached to their cattle for many generations. "Although we lost many cows, beekeeping has enabled us to make money and buy food for our children and send them...
31 March 2011
Project syndicate
The situation's complexity has bred confusion, and that confusion has political consequences. Indeed, Europe faces not only an economic and financial crisis, but also, as a result, a political crisis. The various member states have forged widely...
George Soros 31 March 2011
Reaching for the sky
We started waxing lyrical when we heard the Minister of Transport and Communications, Frank Ramsden, tell Parliament that new airlines would start operating from Botswana while others had expressed a desire to start operating from our country as...
31 March 2011
Ramotswa flood victim not paid yet
Answering a question in Parliament from South East South Member of Parliament (MP) Odirile Motlhale, who wanted to know the extent of injuries sustained by the individual in question, Batshu said according to the medical record presented to the BDF,...
STAFF WRITER 31 March 2011
Dutch Reformed Church fails to resolve conflict
The Bokaa congregation was split into two factions following the ousting of Reverend Moses Bogatsu, who was banished after a litany of allegations were levelled against him. A meeting of the warring factions last Sunday failed to resolve the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 March 2011
Support groups fail to get NACA funding
The first call of NACA's Botswana National HIV/AIDS Prevention Support project (BNAPS) sponsorship came to an end in February. The second call funded only non-governmental organisations in Selebi-Phikwe to a tune of over P2 million for carrying out...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Professor Bojosi Otlhogile bids farewell to UB
Speaking at his farewell party at the UB's new student center, he said he could not have wished to live the past 29 years any other way and given a chance he would do it again with slight changes. He said that the university has grown a lot from the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Residents threaten to sue Kweneng Landboard
One of the residents, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it is shocking that the landboard, after processing the transfer of certificates for the residents has summoned them and told them they are occupying the land illegally. "It is quite...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Ntwaagae gets 12 years behind bars
Yesterday, Lobatse High Court Judge, Onkemetse Tshosa dismissed submissions made by Ntwaagae's attorney, Shame Taimu that there were exceptional extenuating circumstances and urged the court to impose a non custodial sentence. Taimu invoked Section...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
BDP to embark on political education
The council, which met last weekend in Gaborone, said the political education will target all party structures, from the central committee, regions, branches, down to the cells where emphasis will be on membership's responsibilities, the spirit of...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
BOFEPUSU launches strike countdown
Speaking at a press briefing in Gaborone yesterday, BOFEPUSU Secretary General and President of the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) Andrew Motsamai said that the strike will last 10 days. "We are talking about a total withdrawal of labour on...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Bhagat is buggered!
LOBATSE: The country's famed heart specialist Professor Kiran Bhagat is a liar and a fraudster, who practised medicine without lawful and proper registration, High Court Judge Michael Leburu has said. Leburu was dismissing a case in which Professor...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 March 2011
Tribal land sells like fat cakes in Tlokweng
Speaking at a stakeholder's workshop last week, Tlokweng Landboard chairman, Thapedi Matlapeng reminded those in attendance that it was unlawful to sell tribal land. "The law is clear that tribal land is not for sale. I must remind you that...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 31 March 2011
P7 million for State House barracks
Responding to a question in Parliament on Tuesday, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mokgweetsi Masisi briefly said, "the total estimated cost for the conversion of the old Serious Crime Squad Offices to Botswana Defence...
STAFF WRITER 31 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 01 April 2011
Exporting boats from the edge of the Kalahari Desert
So today we look at a Maun-based company that successfully exports boats from a landlocked country to over a dozen countries throughout Africa. Superficially when you look at this as a business idea- exporting boats from the edge of the Kalahari, it...
ROMAN GRYNBERG* 01 April 2011
Volleyball duo cleared to play
Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) vice president (technical), George Keotsene, said that after a lengthy delay, they communicated with Algerian side, USMB officials to negotiate the duo's release. The officials have since written letters to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 01 April 2011
Botswana crash out of warm-up tournament
No Botswana player has made it to the second round, raising questions whether the hosts will create any impact in the tournament proper. The rout in the warm-up tournament started when Aobakwe Lekang lost 6-0, 6-4 to Ismael Lahlou of Morocco with...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 01 April 2011
First cut
Indeed, the Zebras' class of 2010-2011 will for many years remain indelible in the minds of Batswana. It is therefore only proper and in order to congratulate coach Stanley Tshosane, the technical team and the players for a job well done. They...
Dennis Keagile 01 April 2011
We knew what we were doing - Tshosane
Speaking soon after the Zebras beat Chad 1-0 in N'djamena on Saturday, Tshosane said they had set their sights on qualifying and managed to achieve their objective. "I don't think there is anyone who can say that they did not see what we were doing,"...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 01 April 2011
Zebras' destiny was determined long ago
It was like a very inauspicious and low-key departure on a cold June morning last year when the Zebras boarded a plane at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport at the start of the Africa Cup of Nations campaign. Only a handful of supporters...
01 April 2011
Premier League action resumes
With title rivals, Township Rollers and Mochudi Centre Chiefs idle this weekend, the main attraction is the Sunday duel between Extension Gunners and Gaborone United (GU) at the Old Lobatse Stadium. As the two giants do battle in Lobatse, Black Peril...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 01 April 2011
BFA guards Zebras' trademark
The association is in the process of registering the Zebras as a brand name and a trademark to guard against other individuals or companies claiming commercial ownership of the name. Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, David Fani, told...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 01 April 2011
Fani allays fears over players' Incentives
BFA president, David Fani, said yesterday that their intention is to reward all players who contributed to the campaign. There have been fears that some players who were not involved in the later stages of the qualifiers may not be rewarded. When...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 01 April 2011
Crime intelligence boss still on the run
"We haven't yet (found him)," said Cele, at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police. He said police had been asked to find him soon and Mdluli's attorney's had contacted police to hand him over on Monday. "We have not agreed to this. We hope...
01 April 2011
Cote d'Ivoire's Pro-Ouattara forces claim control of key port town
The claim followed overnight fighting over the strategic town, an outlet for nearly half of the world's export of cocoa beans. The pro-Ouattara forces on Wednesday also took the political capital Yamoussoukro. The control of both important towns...
01 April 2011
AIDS at 'Moment of truth'
"We have a unique opportunity to take stock of the progress and to critically and honestly assess the barriers that keep us shackled to a reality in which the epidemic continues to outpace the response," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a...
01 April 2011
SA's growing Economy fails to create enough jobs
"Consequently, the New Growth Path is intended to address unemployment, inequality and poverty and is a strategy that is principally reliant on creating a significant increase in the number of new jobs in the economy," Motlanthe told the Chamber on...
01 April 2011
Yemeni protesters vow to storm Presidential Palace
"Enough! Enough!" angry youth-led street protesters shouted, waving their hands towards the Presidential Palace. The crowds went out from their tents outside Sanaa University and marched along roads leading to the Presidential Palace for the first...
01 April 2011
Libyan foreign minister arrives in London, quits post
A British government source described his resignation as "a significant blow" to Gaddafi and Koussa's predecessor at the ministry said he was "part of the regime's spinal cord ...Koussa is a pillar of the temple". Koussa is the latest minister to...
01 April 2011
Nitty Gritty
And the practise of course is that he services clients who are interested in African medicinal and herbal and spiritual practises. In other words, dear reader, he matches the patient or clients with the right doctor. Currently, he is in consultation...
Barolong Seboni 01 April 2011
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