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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 04 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* 04 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...
04 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...
04 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...
04 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...
04 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...
04 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...
04 April 2011
Former child soldier speaks out
"We walked from south Sudan to Ethiopia and it took us 15 days to arrive. I was four years back then. Though I did arrive at the training camp in Ethiopia, some of the children didn't as they died of diarrhoea and cholera along the way," says Kon...
04 April 2011
African diamond crusade
The Almighty God is going to be taking us on a long diamond journey that will ultimately take us to where God has destined for us as a nation and as a continent. It is a long winding road, and certainly one with thorns, sharp needles, poisonous...
TODD MAJAYE 04 April 2011
Libyan crisis
Soon, however, problems cropped up with Col. Gaddafi as far as Uganda and Black Africa were concerned: * Idi Amin came to power with the support of Britain and Israel because they thought he was uneducated enough to be used by them. ...
* PRESIDENT YOWERI K. MUSEVENI 04 April 2011
Home-made brews ruin lives in Chadibe
He said if he had power, he would banish everyone who sells these brews in his village. Not only would he banish them but he would also make sure that they never set foot on Chadibe soil again. Speaking to Mmegi on Tuesday, he said that the elderly,...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 04 April 2011
'I'm not old...just mature'
And so it was, that I found myself standing that morning - really this past week - in the company of four other men, at the stairs of this utility firm, waiting for the firm to open its doors for us. We chatted about this and that, in typical male...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Selefu 04 April 2011
04 April 2011
Zim boy lock wins Botswana junior open tournament
Lock who had a sloppy start to the game piped a stubborn Montgomery 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the event that acts as a warm-up for the ITF/CAF Africa Junior Championships which kick-off today in Gaborone. It was sweet revenge for Lock who lost last...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Gunners complete double over GU
Extension Gunners completed a league double over Gaborone United with a 2-1 win in a highly charged encounter marred by controversial officiating at the Lobatse Stadium on Sunday. Gunners beat Moyagoleele by the same margin in the First Round. This...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Gunners, Sharks share spoils in rugby duel
The game started on a high note as the two sides went for each other but as the first half ended the visiting Sharks had the upper hand. In the 30th minute, Keataretse Masabasa scored a try to bring the hosts back into the game. The second half...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Blunders cost bears in softball duel
Bears started on the right footing against their more fancied opponents and looked set to win the game but failed to stop Angeles bats in the last innings. Bears did well in batting but was let down by poor calculations especially by outfield...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Madagascar girl dominates Botswana junior open
The top seed showed class to cruise past Tunisia's Nour Abbes 6-2, 6-2 in a duel where she was in total control from the outset. On her way to the final, Razafimahatratra accounted for Chaime Roudami 6-2, 6-0 in the second round in what was clearly...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Panthers over-come Dinare in softball CLASH
Despite the loss, Dinare started well stopping all Panthers bats in the first inning. When it was their turn to bat they got going with Baarongwa Mmapitsa getting their first run. Dinare could have registered more runs when one of the players was...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 04 April 2011
ECCO hires Zambian coach
He will fill the void left by Maxwell Moyo at the Francistown side. After months of a two-horse race with Township Rollers, ECCO has slipped badly in the title-chase and now lie third in the be MOBILE Premier League. They are 13 points adrift of...
04 April 2011
CDC gives cash to Zebras
The 174 councillors contributed a minimum of P50 each to thank the team for qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time. The collection came to P10,550 and was handed over to the Botswana Football Association (BFA) official, Tshepo...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Buffaloes fail to extend lead
Nsuka Pansu had put the log leaders ahead in the 61st minute with an opportunistic goal following a goalmouth melee but Killer Giants earned a controversial penalty in the 82nd minute and Larona Maotwe scored from the spot to level matters. With...
04 April 2011
The heroes return home
The current Zebras' crop engraved their names boldly in history books by making sure the country qualified for the biennial continental showpiece for the very first time. Zebras beat Chad away in N'Djamena to become the first country to sail through...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Soul food
Of the many digestive disorders and uncomfortable conditions that I know of, ulcers are up there higher in the list of what most people abhor. It is not in your head, you are not being a hypochondriac when you constantly complain about that burn in...
Boitshepo Giyose 04 April 2011
Vee robs Mapetla of playtime
None of the stars took to the stage before 1pm, and when Vee finally decided to be the one to go first, he pulled a trick that left Mapetla frustrated. Despite the fact that it was already ten minutes before 2am, the shut down time for clubs, Vee...
Victor Muyakwabo
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Golf, dinner, comedy & charma-gal, as BDP raises P400, 000 for charity
Newly-appointed Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Vincent Seretse, who also played some golf earlier on, says P310, 000 was raised during the golf day as tens of local companies and their directors poured at the Gaborone Golf...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Revellers flock to witness DJ CNDO
Since it was as well month-end with wallets fully loaded, Francistown revellers attended the DJ CNDO show in large numbers. By 8pm, revellers had started jamming up the entertainment venue. By the time bars were shut around Francistown, it was like...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Sizzling Calvin is the star performer
Kaizer perished in a car crash on his return to Selebi-Phikwe after his last performance in the My Star. Down to 21 contestants with Sammy having been sent packing, Towelah opened the show with It Must Have Been Love. Unlike in the last edition, she...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
What a night with DJ Fresh, Euphonik
The launch of the duo's joint project, F.e.U Too at Bull and Bush can simply be described as a massive success. News of the two coming to town created some kind of euphoria in the last week and when they finally landed, it was like a dream come true...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Glamorous!!!!
While fabulous designs were undoubtedly on the ramp, modelled by New Yorkers Kaone Kario and Sessilee Lopez, the women who came for the night also no doubt had a strong fashion sense of their own and they used the event to showcase their individual...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Income tax bill to corner elusive landlords
The amended income tax bill, which is expected to become law early April, requires business tenants who pay rent for use of any land or building to withhold tax at the rate of five percent of the rent amount and pay the tax to BURS. Speaking to The...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Batswana eye chinese trade prospects
The yawning trade imbalance is being attended to by the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) and other agencies while simultaneously fostering closer ties between the two countries. BEDIA hopes Batswana will tap into the...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Let Al Jazeera penetrate us media market
Al Jazeera has good reason to gloat: it has new cachet in the US after millions of Americans, hungry for on-the-ground reporting from Egypt, turned to its online live stream and Mohyeldin's coverage from Cairo's Tahrir Square. So now Mohyeldin is in...
04 April 2011
ETCETERA ||
In the last few weeks, we have met people who have proved to be super stars in their particular area of responsibility, helpful and keen to go the extra mile. We have also met people who couldn't help a chicken deliver an egg, people who have varied...
Sandy Grant 04 April 2011
A modest proposal for the G-20
After all, even if the system did not directly cause the recent imbalances and instability in the global economy, it proved ineffective in addressing them. Reform will, of course, require extensive discussion and deliberation. But the consensus in...
04 April 2011
Issues in education
Fundamental to any transformation of higher education is the continued search for answers to basic questions. What does it mean to be educated? Who should pay for and who should benefit from higher education? Why do we need universities? What are...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 04 April 2011
The winners code
A frantic man called the doctor early one evening. "Doctor, I was writing and I left my pen briefly on the desk as I went to relieve myself in the toilet. Upon coming back I discovered that my child has just swallowed my precious new fountain...
George Chingarande 04 April 2011
Gaborone fashion night a success
We hope they take keen interest and support such an initiative by all means necessary. The Gaborone Fashion Night brought to Gaborone one of the world's renowned fashion designers, Indashio, who also has his own television shows playing around the...
04 April 2011
Abortion, infant dumping rampant
Given the severity of the punishment by the law in combating abortion and baby dumping offences, the number of cases is too high. Because these offences are usually carried out in surreptitious circumstances, there are also fears that many go...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Couple testing is a make-or-break affair
Although many couples have resorted to testing together, only those who get negative results stay together ,while most people with varying results have fights and end their relationships. Tebelopele's couple testing was intended to empower couples to...
Maitseo Mololwane
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Young people opine on high school dating
Some people think it depends on the individuals involved and the reason they are involved with each other. For 29-year old Keorapetse Queen Ikeleng, dating at high school enabled her to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of her fiance - who...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Hunt for serial rapist/robber
Gerald Police Station Commander Superintendent Motsholathebe Mothibi confirmed to The Monitor, that concerted effort by all police stations in Francistown to find this man is currrently ongoing. "As I am speaking to you we are in the forest...
Patricia Maganu-Edwin
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
PPP vital for large projects - Tibone
Tibone said in Parliament yesterday that this model is effective as most of the risks remain with the private sector for the duration of the concession period. "Unitary fees ensure stability of the budgetary commitments and the assets are maintained...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Opposition boycotts Mutharika
The parties, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and Botswana National Front (BNF) said they were against Mutharika's visit to Botswana. Mutharika is in Botswana on official business. Member of Parliament for...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
The new broom at BNYC
The organisation has been troubled for a long time and previous attempts to quell the situation have failed.Mokwena's task is to breathe life into the BNYC, which is one of the country's oldest and most crucial organisations. Born on December 21,...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Nothing charming about Chad
Flag-waving fans left Gaborone at 4pm and as the bus drove through the streets of the city motorists responded with blaring hooters. The fans filled the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport just before 5:30pm and there was an air of optimism...
Mqondisi Dube
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
Marriage school to curb divorce
It is this worrying divorce trend, and high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in Botswana, that has prompted the elders of the Gloryfied Church of God in Zion, a Mochudi-based church to establish a school for young men and women who are...
Gothataone Moeng
Unrepentant Marobela hits back
The unrepentant Marobela said, contrary to what the letter from the BPP said, the decision to expel him could not have been the result of a national executive committee (NEC) recommendation. Marobela challenges the validity of the NEC meeting...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 04 April 2011
Villages still waiting for police stations
The promises were made when Festus Mogae was still president. Marapong headman of record, Bakani Mampori said criminals strike because they are aware that the police station is in Francistown."We need a police station here. Not a month passes by...
Patricia Maganu-Edwin
Staff Writer 04 April 2011
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