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Jwaneng hosts Majoboge softball tourney
While most sports codes will take a break this weekend, softball fans will have an action-packed Easter during a tournament that is hosted by the Jwaneng-based Wells club. Sixteen men's teams, among them two South African sides and 12 women's teams...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 21 April 2011
First cut
President Ian Khama comes across as a passionate person about service delivery and does not like people who make excuses. He easily gets irritated by those who do shoddy work. However, after hosting a luncheon for the Zebras on Sunday, the president,...
Dennis Keagile 21 April 2011
Trouble brewing at Hotspurs
In addition, there are allegations of bias against players from outside Mahalapye. The management is accused of fielding its favourite players who have become bigheaded and do not respect the coach, Candy Tshaboeng. Hotspurs has seen its title...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 21 April 2011
New table tennis league starts in May
The Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) has been working on forming a league to facilitate the growth of the game. The BTTA League Committee has put together a working document, which outlines how the competition will run. BTTA president,...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 April 2011
We can play entertaining football - Tshosane
National team coach, Stanley Tshosane, does not lose sleep because critics slam his tactics. He says his ultra-defensive 4-5-1 formation best suits the Zebras and the team can dazzle with a doze of attacking football any day. Zebras' fans have...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Who is in-charge at Police XI?
Initially, the club explained that Hunda's absence from the bench was due to ill-health even though Mogwadi began coaching before the Zimbabwean mentor went on sick leave. It has been two months since Hunda recovered but Mogwadi is still in-charge....
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Motlakase cry foul over Coke final venue
It is understood the organisers met on Tuesday and decided that the final will be in the Gunners' backyard. "We were supposed to be there (at the meeting); but we were never called. I'm told the game will be played in Lobatse, but if we want to be...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Is Chiefs becoming Botswana's Real Madrid?
Ask any football fan to name their best players in the be MOBILE Premier League and you would most probably hear names of Mochudi Centre Chiefs' stars being mentioned frequently. Itayi Gwandu's physical presence, timely tackles and ability to read...
21 April 2011
Why Zebras slid in FIFA rankings
The Zebras have dropped from 13th to 14th in Africa and 67th to 69th in the world. "The reason why Botswana lost points is that one match in 2007 is out of the calculation when you compare March with April," FIFA's communication and public affairs...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Mubarak 'complicit' in demo killings - Judge
Judge Omar Marwan, the commission's secretary general, was speaking at a news conference after the release of its report's summary, which said 846 civilians died in the protests that led to Mubarak's ouster in February. Twenty-six policemen were...
21 April 2011
Libya rebels plead for help
A senior member of Misrata's governing council, Nuri Abdullah Abdullati, said they were asking for the troops on the basis of "humanitarian" principles, in the first request by insurgents for boots on the ground.Previously, he told reporters, "we did...
21 April 2011
ANCYL calls for Mswati birthday boycott
"The ANC Youth League calls on all patriotic South Africans who love peace and social justice to boycott the Concert of Mswati, happening in Swaziland this coming weekend," spokesman Floyd Shivambu said in a statement. "We particularly call on all...
21 April 2011
Programming human perfectibility?
It helps people find work that fulfills their potential, and it helps employers find people who can use their infrastructure (whether machines or office equipment or even just a methodology for service delivery) to satisfy the needs of businesses and...
*ESTHER DYSON 21 April 2011
Project syndicate
Of course, none of us knew the precise moment when catastrophe struck at Chernobyl 25 years ago. Back then, we lived under a system that denied ordinary people any right whatsoever to know about even essential facts and events. So we were kept in the...
Yuliya Tymosheko 21 April 2011
Sanlam responds to Vaka
Sanlam endorses the principle of strong local boards, local management and well diversified sustainable businesses in all countries in which we operate. Following the recent media reports on some of the comments made by the former group chief...
21 April 2011
Wither Botswana
The Act replaced NEMIC with a bargaining council composed of representatives of the government and those of the public service trade unions. As the new Act was only implemented with effect from 1 May 2010, the bargaining council is currently engaged...
Dan Moabi 21 April 2011
Sex work shocker
The high prevalence of commercial sex work in major towns and villages is not a revelation anymore. What is startling about the report is that for the first time it has been confirmed that males are also involved in sex work. Whenever people...
21 April 2011
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21 April 2011
Remembering Robert Natefo Ntsima
The long illness means that he was not in the public eye for 10 years before his death. As a friend, I feel obliged to pay homage to him and salute him for his contribution in the development of Kweneng generally and Moleplole in particular. No...
MORERI GABAKGORE 21 April 2011
In the throes of a winter of discontent
The phrase "Winter of Discontent" is from the opening line of William Shakespeare's Richard III: "Now is the Winter of our Discontent/Made glorious summer by this sun of York..." It was made more famous by the witty Editor of The Sun, Larry Lamb, in...
21 April 2011
Striking workers gather at Chedu Choga
It is here that President Ian Khama addressed a big rally last year where he dismissed the then newly formed Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) party. A few weeks later the same place hosted BMD supporters where leaders justified the split from...
EDAWRD BULE
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Book review
James Ellroy's The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women is his second memoir and his 18th book. It might better have been subtitled "Five decades in search of one women to destroy a myth". His works have been grouped into three sets: his six early...
Sheridan Griswold 21 April 2011
Back stage
Rango (2011) has been showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide release in March. It is the latest digital cartoon fantasy fare for families from Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures. It has a quaint mixture of animated characters. ...
Sasa Majuma 21 April 2011
First Young Winners Camp great success - Conley
Young Winners Camp, which has a tagline that says 'where every child is a winner', hosted 15 children from different backgrounds last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the newly established Leopard Lengau Lodge, which is located between Boatle and...
STAFF WRITER 21 April 2011
Motswana director takes production to Grahamstown
Speaking to Arts & Culture in an interview, Phala said that he would be directing Red Peter's Way Out, which is adapted from Franz Kaflak's short story bearing the same title. "I am proud to be the first Motswana student to take a production that...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Matlale shines at Thapong members' exhibition
Although Arts & Culture has previously decried that most artists seem to mount artworks that appear hurriedly prepared, Matlale has proved that he took the exhibition seriously with his impressive oil on canvas pieces. One of the untitled...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Consumer watchdog
Not HIV/AIDS, not high blood pressure, heart disease or even the greatest threat to a country, unemployment. No, we're facing an epidemic of cheats, scammers, frauds, charlatans and low-down lying vermin. They're everywhere you turn. They're in the...
21 April 2011
Fracas brews over fracking
As the South African CBM industry creaks under the strain of a dispute over fracking, local eyes are increasingly considering the future of the 196 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas bound in rocks in the country's east. Fracking is a gas mining...
21 April 2011
New corporate code threatens certain comfort zones
In terms of the draft corporate governance code for Botswana, the board should elect a chairperson, preferably an independent non-executive director. "The chairman and chief executive should not be the same person," the proposed code says....
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Whither Botswana after diamonds?
Botswana must adopt an outward-looking policy in its bid to seek new sources of growth as the country faces declining revenues from diamonds, analysts reckon. Speaking at a Public Forum sponsored by Botswana Society in Gaborone yesterday, the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Bothakga clinches P3.7 billion Cut 8 deal
Bothakga MD, Arthur Siwawa, this week told Mmegi they anticipate they will employ in excess of 600 Batswana of various skills and trades, with a strong emphasis on training and development in Botswana and abroad. Project commencement is early May...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
BURS, BR tussle over prime plot
The plot of land and developments are valued at more than P6 million and represent key assets, being situated within the commercially significant Gaborone West Industrial area. The disagreement, which dates back to the early 2000s and the defunct...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Education Policy is public policy: The 2010 JC examinations crisis
When the economy is performing poorly or when the civil service systems are plagued by poor productivity or corporate crime is bleeding the country coffers dry, the battle cry is invariably levelled against the government of the day. Perhaps it is...
MD LECHA 21 April 2011
Publishers lose case against MoE on disqualified books
They further sought the court to declare that the books qualify to be included in the core list of the 2011 form two-prescription books. In his assessment, Justice Key Dingake said most of the complaints by the applicants relating to bias and vested...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Rural poverty evident among women and girls
In his writings, Dr Livingstone said he found people in that area trading in salt and much has not changed since then, as the main economic activity is now fishing. A week in Chief Nsama's area revealed hardships that women and young girls in...
HUMPHREY NKONDE
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Unions accuse state media of taking sides on strike
Since the strike started or even in the run-up to the walkout, the government media has been ignoring the unions while giving extensive coverage to government officials. Over the weekend, Botswana Television (Btv)'s roving reporter Gloria Kgosi, was...
21 April 2011
Propaganda war erupts
The traditional belligerent relationship between the employer and the employee, which dates back as far as the period when humanity turned from an agrarian society towards industrialisation for its socio-economic needs, has taken a twist in...
21 April 2011
When vendors and strikers become comrades
GSS GROUNDS: The sports and recreation grounds of Gaborone Senior Secondary School are usually just another dust bowl used mainly by people criss-crossing to and from the Main Mall, Extension 12, Extension 9, the University of Botswana, the mosque...
21 April 2011
Domkrag smells a rat?
Posting on its Facebook page yesterday, Domkrag said: "Between The Utterances of one Duma Boko (the leader of the opposition Botswana National Front) and the statements in the Sunday Standard; add the apparent interest that some South African...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
BOSASNet aims to combat drug and alcohol abuse
The Botswana Substance Abuse Support Network (BOSASNet), which is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) - has taken on this responsibility. Formed in 2008, BOSASNet's mission is to provide substance abuse education, prevention and...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 21 April 2011
BRC rescues health centres as volunteers provide service
Fifi Batsalelwang, BRC marketing and communication manager revealed yesterday that they have started providing essential services to clinics and hospitals after realising that the day-to-day functions of some facilities have been affected...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Should politicians take part in union strikes?
One group feels that unions should only address the economic and working conditions of the workers and desist from becoming political actors. The other insists that in a liberal democracy, unions are part of the political process adding that workers...
Patricia Maganu
Staff writer-Edward Bule
Correspondent 21 April 2011
Easter Holiday events calendar
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MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO 21 April 2011
BNFYL to petition government over strike
"Government should give them 16 percent because there is inflation and other commodity increases that have eroded the workers' purchasing power. The poor are suffering just because government leaders, who send their children to English Medium...
21 April 2011
How the SPTC mayoral case was fought
When the case started in earnest at the Francistown High Court last Friday, it was apparent, sparks were going to fly in this legal battle. The applicant in this case was Mukokomani represented by attorney David Ditiro assisted by his partner Kagiso...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
be MOBILE implicated in Mokgware case
The employee is alleged to have clandestinely passed confidential information on Mokgware to Military Intelligence operatives. After his unceremonious and mysterious retirement from the BDF last year, the general has sued the government and be...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Thirty law firms get the chop
About 30 law firms have been barred from practicing for failure to regularise their operations. Some prominent names in the criminal justice that face the chop include Unoda Mack, Isaac Seloko, Anna Motlhagodi, Chris Du Pleesis, Tony Matilo and Isaac...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 21 April 2011
Political solidarity
This week opposition political parties leaders Dumelang Saleshando, Gomolemo Motswaledi and Duma Boko made a bee-line for the Gaborone Secondary School grounds not just to express solidarity but to take the labour tempo to another level. Duma Boko of...
21 April 2011
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