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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 28 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 28 April 2011
Copper theft increases as police arrest suspects
In a report to the media, the police say they arrested two men, aged 39 and 46, in Phakalane for possession of copper cables they failed to account for. Two other men, aged 29 and 33, were arrested in Old Naledi last Thursday, after being found in...
28 April 2011
The only matholwane I saw at Bobonong was Lesilo
So when I was recently invited by Reginald Bakwena of Thapong to Bobobong to cover a visual arts event there, I could not help but remember all the stories that I had heard as a child about how the Babirwa people kept those horrid creatures called...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Is emotional support necessary for mortuary attendants?
Emotions of boldness and charisma are instilled in them. One on this note may wonder if these people need emotional support? A mortuary attendant, who preferred anonymity, revealed the morgue attendant's routine. She said that every morning one has...
MAITSEO MOLOLWANE
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Mentally unstable man to face criminal charges
When the accused Gaseitsiwe Zaba appeared for mention yesterday, State prosecutor Gasemotho Pitlagano applied before the magistrate for him to be tried, though he was of unsound mind at the time of offence. He said since the last mention he found...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Tshekiso - the multi-talented beauty therapist
She is a retired accounts officer at Debswana mine were she served for 25 years. Tshekiso is an agent distributor for Planet Nails Distributors Company that originates from South Africa. She sells and markets their products to the salons in Botswana,...
KUNYALALA MANYEPEDZA
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Our heritage
Not only is the brochure extraordinarily lavish in its language, but it includes some very strange mistakes. The new cinema is being opened in 'Gabarane', as can be seen from this one reproduced page - and the President's address is given as 'State...
Sandy Grant 28 April 2011
Ferguson hails 'one of our best displays'
In a one-sided Champions League semi-final the Schalke goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, resisted almost unremitting pressure from Ferguson's team before United finally established a position of command with two goals in the space of three minutes midway...
28 April 2011
Wood suffers Masters leg injury
Woods sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and also strained his left achilles while playing a difficult stroke on the 17th during his third round at Augusta. Woods was able to complete the first major championship of the season,...
28 April 2011
Coke Cup final to be played in Lobatse
Local Organising Committee (LOC) official Gaolathe Kelesitse told a media briefing in Gaborone yesterday that the final would be played at the new Lobatse Stadium. He emphasised that it had been planned long before the finalists were decided that...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
No Mathata stays put in debut season
Fielding rookie players, they were expected to make a quick return to Division Two, but as the campaign draws to a close they have proved they are a force to reckon with. The Botshabelo-side has defied the odds by waging a good fight that made sure...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 April 2011
It's all systems go for Masekela show
Show organisers have indicated that everything has been going according to plan; so revellers can look forward to a night of first class entertainment. Masekela will be sharing the stage with our own Socca Moruakgomo and the Botswana Jazz...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Gabasiane releases sizzling Botho album
The 10-track Afro jazz album successfully fuses contemporary and traditional music, social commentary and Afro-hypnotic jazz in a unique and spellbinding creation that appeals to both the old and the young. Gabasiane does not shy away...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Artists to play for charity
The other musician billed to perform is Ponka. The self-styled king of rhumba has told Showbiz that he is delighted at the invitation by the Molepolole police officers to help them raise money for a worthy cause. "I am a Christian and I believe...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 28 April 2011
UN team to start probe of human rights abuses
The team was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council following the Libyan government's crackdown on protesters. The government has said it will co-operate with the inquiry. The three investigators say they will look at all alleged...
28 April 2011
Ivory Coast launches Gbagbo investigation - Ouattara
Alassane Ouattara told state-controlled TV that Gbagbo's close associates were also under investigation. Gbagbo was arrested earlier this month, ending a five-month-long crisis following presidential elections. He had refused to relinquish...
28 April 2011
17th Northern BOCCIM Trade Fair approaches
The Manager of BOCCIM's Northern Region, Eileen van der Est, says 90 exhibitors have confirmed their participation in the trade spectacular that is scheduled for 26 to 29 May. This year's edition - the 17th - is themed: "The Road to Economic...
28 April 2011
Bifm forecasts mixed outlook for economy
Bifm's first quarter research report identifies several focal points that are expected to determine the economy's direction for 2011/12 and beyond. In the report, released last week, Bifm Investment Committee Chair, Keith Jefferis, says economic...
STAFF WRITER 28 April 2011
Rules regulating the conduct of the strike
1.0 Preamble 1.1 Section 40 (1) and 51 of the Trade Dispute Act, CAP 48:02 and the Codes of Good Practice, Model Procedures and Agreements (Department of Labour and Social Security, MLHA) make provisions for parties to the dispute to formulate rules...
28 April 2011
Malema and the ANC should not be allowed to lie
For the record, I don't think the hate speech case should have been taken to court. Part of the evidence of Julius Malema and the ANC top brass was mendacious, misleading and constituted grand standing and posturing. If the song that was spoken about...
28 April 2011
Project syndicate
With 11 more Turkish journalists also facing charges, the total number could soon double the records of Iran and China, each of which reportedly held 34 journalists in prison in December 2010. Indeed, Mijatovi estimated that another 700-1,000...
Alison b Mckenzie 28 April 2011
Government must stop lying
Lately we have had a bucketful of lies being fed to the nation through government media. Almost daily, cabinet ministers and senior government officials go on record through state media and to tell the nation that the strike has not had any impact on...
28 April 2011
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28 April 2011
GCC councillors task govt to seek alternative beef markets
Addressing Assistant Minister of Agriculture Oreeditse Molebatsi yesterday, the councillors enquired why government is allowing the EU to dictate terms over the export of beef. Led by the deputy mayor, Haskins Nkaigwa yesterday, the councillors...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
Zim man with fake Omang appears in court
Mandla Ketlhokile had stated during his bail application that the relatives advised that he make a Botswana national passport and national identity card (Omang) since his father is a Motswana. "My father's relatives are the ones who insisted that I...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Donga Clinic becomes second diabetes centre
He said the clinic will offer diabetes treatment that was originally meant for Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital. It will be the second such centre in Botswana after Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone. Nashara said there will be confidential...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Gov't using mafia tactics - BOFEPUSU
Addressing a press briefing on Tuesday in Francistown Ketlhalefile Motshegwa said only a mafia government with scant regard for the rule of law can threaten people with dismissal for taking part in a legal strike adding that the fact that a strike is...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 28 April 2011
Obama releases birth certificate
Obama had previously released an official "certification of live birth" showing he was born in Hawaii. But fringe "birther" theorists have insisted Obama was actually born in his father's native Kenya, making him ineligible to be president. Recently...
28 April 2011
Charity garden party to honour Royal wedding
According to the British High Commissioner's public affairs department, the party will also be in support of the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, which is supported by the Tusk Trust, a UK conservation charity of which Prince William is...
STAFF WRITER 28 April 2011
Police probe student stabbing
Confirming the incident, Goodhope Police Station Commander, Superintendent Thapelo Ngiye, said the suspect fled the scene before the police arrived. Ngiye said the police were looking for the suspect, adding that he was a day scholar while the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
Pohamba tours SADC Headquarters
Pohamba is scheduled to undertake a number of activities, including a brief tour of the SADC Library and an interactive meeting with SADC staff so the chairperson could be in a better position to share first hand information with fellow SADC heads of...
28 April 2011
Gender Links to focus on media houses
The organisation has already approached media houses to engage them in a campaign to drive implementation of the policy. Media consultant and co-owner of The Voice newspaper, Beata Kasale, has been identified to spearhead the campaign that...
MARANAYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
Night shift teachers to surrender houses to new school
MSSS is a new boarding school with no accomodation for teachers, with some of those reporting for duty going back home because of this problem. "The ministry bought houses for night shift teachers in Tlokweng some time back. Thirty-one houses were...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
BOFEPUSU plans political strategy
Former Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) publicity secretary, Pelotshweu Baeng told workers yesterday that the organisation will discuss the strategy at its forthcoming national congress. "That (political strategy) will help us...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
Mogae's jet secretly sold for P15m
The old presidential jet is now owned by a United States company after being sold last year November in a secret deal for a meagre P15.1 million. The jet sold to Aviation Enterprises Incorporated, was immediately flown out of the country. ...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 28 April 2011
Civil servants seek intervention of ex-presidents
The civil servants, who came in large numbers to meet DK, made it clear that they want him to engage the former presidents to approach Khama by tomorrow when the strike ends. "We humbly request your team that comprises of former presidents Sir...
STAFF WRITERS 28 April 2011
BCL grapples with explosives' theft
BCL mine security superintendent Noah Makaba told Mmegi this week that recently they hosted a workshop, in conjunction with the police, at Mathathane to educate the public on how they can work with the authorities to prevent the illegal use of...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 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 29 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 29 April 2011
Ronaldo unhappy with tactics
Asked if he liked the kind of football Madrid had played in the turbulent 2-0 defeat in the Champions League semi-final first leg, the £80m winger said: "No, I don't like it but I have to adapt to what is asked of me." He added: "This is the...
29 April 2011
First cut
The fruitful 30-year relationship between Kgalagadi Breweries and the Botswana Football Association comes to an end tomorrow after the final of the Coca-Cola Cup. Like any marriage that has lasted this long, it looks like both partners have been...
Dennis Keagile 29 April 2011
Botswana to host big boxing tourney?
The championships had initially been pencilled for March but NBF requested for a postponement to April 25 before changing dates to May 9. It has since emerged that the Namibian government had not given NBF the green light to host the event. Botswana...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 April 2011
Coke Cup returns home
The once-feared giants who dominated local football in the early 1990s have been on freefall. Football gods might have finally remembered the sleeping giants after Gunners overcame Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the semis of the Coca-Cola Cup to reach...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 29 April 2011
Satmos, Hotspurs vie for supremacy in tricky ties
FC Satmos are away to unpredictable Sua Flamingoes while Hotspurs play Maun Terrors. Hotspurs' coach, Candy Tshaboeng, said they have prepared well for the Maun side despite training for only two days due to the rains. He is confident that they will...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO & MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondents 29 April 2011
The dreams of a Palapye boy
Not even punters and bookmakers saw this one coming. To most football fans, the tired clich of Goliath and David football clash is a truism in this edition of the Coca-Cola Cup final. Motlakase are featherweights and they shall be gunned down before...
29 April 2011
Tough test for netball side in tri-nations tourney
South Africa is ranked sixth in the world and start as favourites. Botswana netball is on the rise following qualification to the World Championships to be held in Singapore in June. The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) named a 14-member squad...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 29 April 2011
Wounded Rhinos out to gore Gunners
Sparks are expected to fly as Gunners seek to end a winless streak against Rhinos. Gunners are fourth with 13 points while Rhinos, fresh from a morale-sapping 18-14 defeat to leaders, Gaborone Hogs are second with 15 points. The Selebi-Phikwe side...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 29 April 2011
Key players in doubt for Under-23 clash
The Zebras gave the Young Warriors advantage in the first leg when the two sides drew 2-2 and now the job might be made more difficult because the availability of key players is in doubt. The team has barely prepared for the tie because of the Easter...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 April 2011
Asia's rapid growth poses risk of overheating - IMF says
The IMF said it expects the region to grow by close to 7 percent in the next two years. However, it added the rapid rate of growth may further fuel inflation. A number of countries across the region are struggling to control prices, which are making...
29 April 2011
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