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Project Syndicate
JERUSALEM: The Arab revolt against inertia, despair, and decline has rightly inspired the admiration of civilised people everywhere - everywhere, that is, except in Israel. The fall of corrupt Arab dictatorships is being met in Israel with...
Shlomo Ben Ami 11 May 2011
Project Syndicate
India's defense ministry deemed the two American contenders, Boeing's F/A-18 Superhornet and Lockheed's F-16 Superviper, not to fulfill the requirements that it sought in a medium-size multi-role combat aircraft. With the Russian MiG-30 and the...
Shashi Tharoor 11 May 2011
Of opposition unity, hope and the desire to wrestle power from BDP
"They were saying that we would not make it. Look around. As you can see for yourself the hall is full, delegates have come from 50 constituencies. We are the only opposition party to attract so many people, especially for an inaugural congress. This...
11 May 2011
Open relationships good for love grown cold?
But what exactly is an open relationship? Is it more or less the same with the friends with benefits concept? According to Urban dictionary, an open relationship is a relationship in which the participants are free to have emotional and or...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Toilets of hope for Matsiloje paupers
Matlhadisa said the clinic raised funds and built the toilets for Garebihele Pateye (71) and Josephine Moalosi (71). Their poverty compelled the clinic to do something, she said. "These women were our patients. When we visited them, their living...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 11 May 2011
A man of great determination
The 34-year-old Zezuru man has not had any formal education, but his literacy levels match that of a university graduate. The owner of a successful carpentry company, Model Furniture, he says the fact that he did not go to school did not put him off...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 11 May 2011
The rise and rise of a secretary
He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well,'. Had Martin Luther King Jr lived long enough to see Geneuvieve Twala, he would have directed these...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Local boxers off to a good start
With no local boxer in action on Monday, Bathusi Mogajane was the first to step into the ring yesterday afternoon against Mozambican Crimildo Guifutela in the 49kg category. Mogajane did not disappoint the local crowd as he easily trounced his...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Players deny engineering Naughty Boys' downfall
The heavy loss has resulted into finger-pointing at the club as its heads to the regional league. There are accusations that two senior players, Mooketsi Mogale and Tendai 'Makota' Mutare, engineered the club's departure from the First...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 May 2011
Botswana to lose England FA's aid
According to media reports in England, the FA board will meet next week to consider ending funding to Malawi, Botswana and Lesotho. It is said the meeting will decide the budget and strategy for international development and the relationship with the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Controversy mars boxing tourney
Masiyambumbi was allegedly barred from competing because he was over the weight limit of 57kg. But a Zimbabwean boxing official has said this is an anomaly caused by the weighing scales that gave conflicting readings about the boxer's weight. Petros...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 11 May 2011
It is all systems go as AJAC start
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) president, Solly Reikeletseng, said it is all systems go after months of intense preparations. Initially, the tournament was supposed to be held at the National Stadium, which is still under...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 11 May 2011
6 'Heads' to roll in BBAA's first evictions on Sunday
They are Confidence (Ghana), Danny (Ethiopia), Jossy (Namibia), Vina (Nigeria), Weza (Angola) and Vimbai (Zimbabwe). Confidence is the one who received the most nominations, with five housemates nominating her for possible...
STAFF WRITER 11 May 2011
Matsieng's new album yet to be released
When contacted yesterday, Leero refused to entertain any enquiries from Showbiz and referred further questions on the issue to Roy Kgabuki, another Matsieng singer. Only in February this year, Leero, aka DT spoke in glowing terms about the...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Kganka recovering after road accident
Kganka, who rose to prominence three years ago with the release of his debut album titled Ke Thutswe Ke Koloi Ya Di Gas, was travelling with his band from a gig in Bobonong when the accident occurred in the early hours of the morning. "It was just...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 May 2011
Lauri Kubuitsile among top 5
Kubuitsile, one of five writers to make it to the shortlist for the influential prize, is the first Motswana to make it there. Kubuitsile was shortlisted for her short-story In the Spirit of McPhineas Lata, published in The Bed Book of Short...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Ugandan lawmakers hold hearings on anti-gay bill
Lawmakers indicated the bill could be voted on this week. The bill was first proposed in 2009 but made little progress after a storm of criticism over a death penalty provision in the original bill. A committee meeting last Friday was its first...
11 May 2011
Libya suffers continued bombardment
Libyan officials said that four children were injured by flying glass shards as a result of the apparent NATO air strikes, including two who were seriously hurt and had been put in intensive care in the hospital. A government building which had been...
11 May 2011
Eygpt riots raise worries over Islamic hardliners
Egypt's military rulers are stumbling over how to deal with them, reluctant to crack down and spark a backlash. The weekend clashes in the working-class district of Imbaba were rooted in a personal dispute. A Christian woman had an affair with...
11 May 2011
BDC subsidiary to Explore Regional market
The 100-percent locally-owned entity is a subsidiary of the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) and has already penetrated the South African market after striking a deal with the Choppies group, which has outlets in the neighbouring economic...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
'Morupule B Construction on Schedule'
Speaking during his tour of the project over the weekend, Kedikilwe urged those in charge of the project to do their best to ensure quality. "It cannot be compromised," he said. "Batswana are expecting a quality project." He said the precise purpose...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Our heritage
Many people will have figures to hand which can answer this question, either for or against. Either way, however, they will still need to explain how it can happen that such a hugely subsidised sector is so unproductive and unprofitable. It always...
Sandy Grant 11 May 2011
Mass culling in FMD outbreak 'unnecessary'
A new analysis of disease transmission suggests that future outbreaks might be controlled by early detection and killing only affected animals. The scientists said their findings did not suggest the mass slaughter policy during the 2001 UK outbreak...
11 May 2011
Project syndicate
The world today produces enough food to feed everyone. The problem is that more and more people simply cannot afford to buy the food they need. Even before the recent food-price increases, a billion people were suffering from chronic hunger, while...
Jomo Kwame Sundram 11 May 2011
Welcome back to work Merafhe
The executive is seriously hampered if one member is away from work for a considerable period. The absence is felt even more if it involves a Vice President and one of the most experienced members of cabinet. President Ian Khama must have felt his...
11 May 2011
Selefu 11 May 2011
11 May 2011
Verger's post clarified
But government spokesman Dr Jeff Ramsay said in a statement yesterday that Verger was appointed judge of the Industrial Court last month, "the said appointment being subject to his assuming duty and taking the oath of office. Verger has neither been...
STAFF WRITER 11 May 2011
Man kills girlfriend, son
Maphephu said the murder occurred in the early hours of May 4, as a result of a misunderstanding that had occurred the day before between the couple. The man from Monneng ward in Manyana is said to have entered the house at 4am and hit the duo...
STAFF WRITER 11 May 2011
Media over-regulated, publisher
Mbuya was addressing Women in News who took part in this year's World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) session held at Mmegi premises in Gaborone yesterday "on Challenges of Running a Media Group". He stated that the...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Intense anti-unionism grips bus operators
Workers in the public transport sector have accused their employers of firing them as punishment for joining the Transport and Allied Workers Union. The Chairman of the union, Kgomotso Panye, alleges that he was treated like a common criminal when...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
BCP to discuss strike at public meetings
In an interview with Mmegi, BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang said through kgotla meetings the party officials will share information on the strike and its impact on service provision in wards and constituencies. "The meetings could...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Kanye opposition leaders back striking workers
Addressing the striking government workers at Mmasekou in Kanye on Monday, Botswana Congress Party (BCP)'s Kagiso Itumeleng said that as opposition parties they were disappointed that the President continues to go around the country "bragging" about...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 11 May 2011
Tawana finds fault with Khama approach
Ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MP Tawana Moremi has found fault with President Ian Khama's address of the civil servants' strike at kgotla meetings, instead of targetting the workers themselves. In an interview with Mmegi, the Maun West...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Botswana hosts IST Africa 2011
Principal public relations officer at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Christopher Nyanga said that the IST 2011 conference and exhibition series is bringing together senior representatives from leading commercial, government...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff writer 11 May 2011
Industrial Court has jurisdiction - Maruping
He adjourned the court to hear the merits of the application by the director and dismissed the points in limine filed by the unions. The unions had filed a notice to appeal at the Court of Appeal against this judgement. Immediately after Justice...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Poachers plunder wildlife...as 644 animals die in five years
Released last Friday, the Department's Botswana Wildlife Statistics Report 2008 is the second of its type and represents the most comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of the local wildlife sector. According to the Report, 110 impala,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Police freeze opposition demos?
The parties had applied for permits to stage peaceful demonstrations this coming Saturday to show solidarity with striking government workers, but the Botswana Police Service is said to have turned down the requests. The parties planned to march from...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 May 2011
Project Syndicate
JERUSALEM: The Arab revolt against inertia, despair, and decline has rightly inspired the admiration of civilised people everywhere - everywhere, that is, except in Israel. The fall of corrupt Arab dictatorships is being met in Israel with...
Shlomo Ben Ami 12 May 2011
Project Syndicate
India's defense ministry deemed the two American contenders, Boeing's F/A-18 Superhornet and Lockheed's F-16 Superviper, not to fulfill the requirements that it sought in a medium-size multi-role combat aircraft. With the Russian MiG-30 and the...
Shashi Tharoor 12 May 2011
Of opposition unity, hope and the desire to wrestle power from BDP
"They were saying that we would not make it. Look around. As you can see for yourself the hall is full, delegates have come from 50 constituencies. We are the only opposition party to attract so many people, especially for an inaugural congress. This...
12 May 2011
Open relationships good for love grown cold?
But what exactly is an open relationship? Is it more or less the same with the friends with benefits concept? According to Urban dictionary, an open relationship is a relationship in which the participants are free to have emotional and or...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 12 May 2011
Toilets of hope for Matsiloje paupers
Matlhadisa said the clinic raised funds and built the toilets for Garebihele Pateye (71) and Josephine Moalosi (71). Their poverty compelled the clinic to do something, she said. "These women were our patients. When we visited them, their living...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 12 May 2011
A man of great determination
The 34-year-old Zezuru man has not had any formal education, but his literacy levels match that of a university graduate. The owner of a successful carpentry company, Model Furniture, he says the fact that he did not go to school did not put him off...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 12 May 2011
The rise and rise of a secretary
He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well,'. Had Martin Luther King Jr lived long enough to see Geneuvieve Twala, he would have directed these...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 12 May 2011
Project syndicate
The world today produces enough food to feed everyone. The problem is that more and more people simply cannot afford to buy the food they need. Even before the recent food-price increases, a billion people were suffering from chronic hunger, while...
Jomo Kwame Sundram 12 May 2011
Motlakase netball side quits league
The Northern Zone Netball League chairperson, Keene Tjikwakwa stated that Motlakase has written a letter informing them that they will not take part in the competition. She said Motlakase failed to honour their first league fixture in...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 12 May 2011
Molwantwa itching for Premier League return
The Letlapeng captain has declared that he is no longer interested in playing in the First Division especially after his team failed to gain promotion to the Premier League. "I want to go back to the Premier League because football here is not...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 12 May 2011
Local boxers storm into semi finals
Yesterday afternoon, Oteng Oteng (52kg) and Mmoloki Nogeng (60kg) became the latest to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament and are already certain of at least a bronze medal. Oteng progressed to the last four after overcoming his Malagasy...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 12 May 2011
BSE welcomes second ETF
The BettaBeta tracks the performance of the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index, which itself consists of the top performing global companies across sectors such as industrial, resources and financials. Each BettaBeta share represents a stake in the performance of...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 12 May 2011
ICTs could help achieve MDGs - Swartz
Officially opening the 6th Information Technologies Africa 2011 Africa Conference and Exhibition at GICC yesterday, the Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Johnnie Swartz, said development of the ICT sector is of outmost importance...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 12 May 2011
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