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Japan injects nitrogen into nuke reactor
Workers injected nitrogen gas into the containment vessel of the plant's No. 1 reactor in process that could take several days, according to the embattled utility firm. But following the firm managing to stem the flow of radioactive water from...
11 April 2011
Rebels say Gaddafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
"British warplanes have attacked, have carried out an air strike against the Sarir oilfield which killed three oilfield guards and other employees at the field were also injured," Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told reporters. There was no...
11 April 2011
Mugabe backs off on Zuma attacks
Last week, the government mouthpiece Sunday Mail published an editorial calling Zuma "erratic" and "disaster-prone", and criticised his tough stance on Zimbabwe and his support for the no-fly zone in Libya. "A lot of dire reading has been made out...
11 April 2011
Ouattara forces lay siege to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo
Fighting continued in the economic capital Abidjan as Ouattara's forces tried to unseat Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power after losing a November election to Ouattara according to UN-certified results. Sporadic explosions broke the silence in...
11 April 2011
Why opposition cooperation could fail
We reckon that perhaps it is time we comment on this development. Our take on it is that the approach taken by the cooperating parties is likely to bring more problems than it solves. It should be borne in mind that the current multi-party approach...
JOHN MAKGALA & BANYATSI MMEKWA 11 April 2011
Soul Food
Last week I started you off with an attempt to get back in tip-top shape through a simple cleansing and detoxing programme. Are you sticking to it? Or are you one of those who has already forgotten about their new year resolutions and are...
Boitshepo Giyose 11 April 2011
Awards night ushers in wonderful television viewing
The producers of the live broadcast and the organisers of the awards night pulled all the punches as they put together a show that would commemorate the founding father Sir Seretse Khama as well as 31 years since the first sports awards...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
My show is the best - Master D
Sesinyi's comment came soon after Kgomotso Tshwenyego, the only female judge, commended one contender for a good performance and later on opined that she does not think America's version of My Star has more talent than the local edition. "I don't...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Mccall Smith - getting into Mma Ramotswe's head is easy
McCall Smith is currently in the USA promoting his novels. Mcall-Smith's 11 books based on the Motswana woman character have sold over 15 million copies in English so far. The books have also been translated into 40 languages of the world. In a...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Miss Margarida to hilarious perfection
Her portrayal of the tormenter teacher reduced the audience to typical bullied students, too scared to move lest they be picked on. The Jessica Lejowa-directed show opened at Maru-a-Pula's Moving Space. The satirical one-woman play, set in an Eighth...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Mother of all eating is a delight
But it was keyboardist Bernett Mulungo's repetoire that impressed as he provided the music that among others included soundtrack to the movie, the Pink Panther. The Mother Of All Eating opened at the Botswanacraft before going to Maitisong and...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Mapetla's show flops
The scenario raised questions about the pulling power of this once "dangerous combination". Maybe it was just a question of bad timing, as this is the dry period of the month. The show failed to deliver the much anticipated excitement and the stars...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Fantastic wildlife film, but is it about Botswana?
Politicians were asking in hushed tones at the end of the violent, action-packed wildlife documentary, The Last Lions, whether the film was really promoting Botswana? There was hardly any mention of the Okavango, Duba Island, Botswana in the more...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Killer Giants, letlapeng falter in title race
They were embarrassed 3-0 by relegationthreatened Mathaithai while Letlapeng fired blanks against Kanye Swallows in a 0-0 deadlock. This means Buffaloes who were inactive over the weekend are perched at the top with 33 points ahead of Letlapeng who...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Be MOBILE, BPL sign new deal today
The long-anticipated new sponsorship deal between the Botswana Premier League (BPL) and be MOBILE is expected to be signed today. The two parties confirmed concluding negotiations last week but were not willing to give details. The mobile phone...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Gunners fall to Miscellaneous
The two sides started the game with caution and produced no fireworks until an otherwise rusty Masitara struck.Gunners continued to control play as the first half progressed with Miscellaneous' front-runners giving little trouble to the visitors'...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Makwatse header rescues BDF XI
Substitute Mogami Makwatse powered home a header deep into referees' added time to give hosts BDF XI a 1-0 victory over Nico United at the SSKB Stadium on Saturday. After the 4-1 mauling of TAFIC the previous weekend, BDF XI were heavily favoured to...
Victor Muyakwabo
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Maemo insurance brings new concept to Botswana
The company, which has branches in Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe, has been established by Zimbabwean investors and Batswana. Cell Insurance was incepted in 2004 as the first and only registered rent-a-captive insurance company in Zimbabwe...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Strategists mull over BTC public shares
Under the current BTC privatisation model, government will have the sole right to buy shares from members of the public who participate in the forthcoming sale. In this manner, government hopes to stem the flow of BTC shares to foreigners or the...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
BDC moves to empower more citizens
Members of the public have until May 26 to buy into the fund that has been named Letlole La Rona (LLR). Valued at P407 million, Letlole has 19 properties transferred from the property division of BDC. Sixteen of the properties - which include hotels,...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
ETCETERA II
We have moved slowly into a surprisingly rainy, hot autumn, and now await the threatened nation-wide strike and its resultant effects. If prior agreement is reached there is bound to be a price to be paid by all of us. If there is no such...
Sandy Grant 11 April 2011
The three parts for indebted democracies
Brave leadership is rare. So, too, is an informed and engaged electorate, because the expert advice offered to voters is itself so confusing. Economists of different persuasions find it difficult to reach a consensus about the necessity...
*Raghuran Rajan 11 April 2011
The BNF has been vindicated
At the time we made it clear that the BDP is a party that is beyond reform. Secondly we stated that Khama is a leader of the BDP and what has led us to these problems as a nation was failure of BDP policies. Khama rules as part of a collective and...
11 April 2011
Issues in education
To take off in the second decade of the 21st century it will require learners who not only have acquired a breadth of knowledge, but also a degree of flexibility, the skills of problem solving and the drive to be lifelong learners. It is not what you...
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O.Pansiri
S.Weeks 11 April 2011
The winners code
In 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, when doom and gloom were the order of the day, a 24-year-old young man arrived in Washington DC for the very first time. He had grown up in a small town and had dropped out of university because his...
George Chingarande 11 April 2011
What is Botswana's benefit in this film?
The expectation among the many who thronged the auditorium was that Botswana as a country would benefit much from the film. Probably that is why the Botswana Tourism Organisation poured a lot of money into the project. But looking through the film,...
11 April 2011
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Pontsho gets p13,000 from benefactor collet
He had just received the money from Dale Collet, the man who found him sleeping under a pee-reeking pile of cardboard at the African Mall in Gaborone, and decided to adopt him. He bought him food and clothes. His workers assisted to bathe, feed and...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
'Go athola' - a cultural concept that refuses to die!
This is the concept popularly referred to as 'Go athola' (to charge) being the direct translation equivalent. James Kaisara of Masunga says, "This is a concept that cuts across all the tribes in the country. It is a concept that is fully understood...
Ike Vavi
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Mocks: gay, stable and god loving
It is business as usual at Sedimo's church, the St John Apostolic Church where they continue to regard him as a highly talented and dedicated member of their brass band. Sedimo is counted among their gifted trumpeters and drummers at an African...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Sebina junction: a contrasting place of hope and despair
But for an ordinary traveller, the junction is a convenient hiking spot linking Sebina village, which lies about 9km north of the popular intersection, with a motley of other places. The intersection is also a gateway to the tourism destinations of...
Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
The hustle of the Zimbabwean shoppers
Itai Patisen (28) said that it is hard for him to buy goods here and hire transport to get them transported to Zimbabwe because of the exorbitant fares. "It is very expensive to transport our goods back to Zimbabwe after we have bought them here in...
Barati Mathambo
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Manyapeza retains his seat
The new vice-president is University of Botswana academic Dithapelo Keorapetse, who was voted in by 179 people.Other people voted into the youth league executive are Seabelo Thekiso (secretary-general), Gift Mathudi (deputy secretary general) Tebogo...
11 April 2011
Let's reduce the carnage on our roads -Mosigi
Speaking at a breakfast meeting held at the Phakalane Golf Estate on Friday morning, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Orapeleng Mosigi said Botswana should strive to halve its average of 500 fatalities per...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Molapowabojang's April fool's day
Only the announcement was not a prank. The tribe had been called to the main kgotla where they were hoping that they would be told that the dispute has been resolved and that Kedirile Letshabo is their Kgosi, and that Michael Ratsoma has stepped...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Batswana becoming obese
Research shows that most Batswana cannot afford a fruit or vegetable per day, while it is recommended that for healthy eating one must have five portions of fruits and vegetables. Beer guzzling of eight litres of pure alcohol per person as well as...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Musician Deben Natale loses appeal
Deben Natale, born Otlaadisa Tshipa, was convicted of rape by a Molepolole Magistrate in 2009. They had argued that the state had failed to prove conclusively - through forensic evidence that he was linked to the crime. Natale and Marampu further...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
BPP ready to join opposition talks
Gudu said the major stumbling block in the BPP was their former president, Whyte Marobela. He said when he was delegated to represent the party in the previous meetings with opposition parties, Marobela would express his personal views. ...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 April 2011
Otse Post Blast Investigation Range opens
The P7.9 million outdoor facility, funded by the Americans, is adjacent to Botswana Police College in Otse. It will provide a safe range in which controlled explosions can be conducted for training law enforcement officials in bomb blast...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Over 30m die from NCDs annually
Speaking at the 4th University of Botswana Health Fair held at the Main Mall in Gaborone last Friday, the Botswana representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Eugene Nyarko, warned that NCDs - which include cardiovascular diseases like...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
The last lions self-destructing?
It is a film with two contrasting story lines. One story line is untold but runs violently and vividly from the opening of the film to the end. It is about the impending apocalypse of the lions orchestrated by their own kind in the jungle, where only...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Former KDC employee under DCEC probe
In yet another case of corruption at Kweneng District Council (KDC), a former officer has been reported to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC) for defrauding the council of P402,276. According to an internal report to the...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
BDP legislators back BMD motion for first time ever
BMD is a BDP splinter party, which was formed last year, and there has always been animosity between the two parties even in the National Assembly. But on Friday, BDP MPs supported a motion, which was tabled by the MP for South East South, Odirile...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 11 April 2011
BOFEPUSU threatens court action
The unions have therefore requested the employer to postpone indefinitely today's planned meeting by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry pending the finalisation and signing of the strike rules. "If we do not get the...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Mudongo gets IM title
By the end of round eight, the player was sure of becoming an IM when her record stood at 72% in the female category contested by 14 players from the Southern African region. Organisers of the event that has been ongoing for over a week in Gaborone...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Young Zebras crash out of olympic qualifiers
LOBATSE: An impressive Under-23 side saw their dreams of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games crushed when they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Egypt on Friday despite winning the second leg match 2-1. The Young Zebras failed in the mammoth task of...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 April 2011
Athletics rule awards night
The track star was named sportsperson of the year with the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) getting the sports code of the year crown. Besides creating history as the first Motswana to win a Commonwealth Games gold, Montsho is also the African...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 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* 11 April 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 April 2011
Why opposition cooperation could fail
We reckon that perhaps it is time we comment on this development. Our take on it is that the approach taken by the cooperating parties is likely to bring more problems than it solves. It should be borne in mind that the current multi-party approach...
JOHN MAKGALA & BANYATSI MMEKWA 12 April 2011
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