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Row halts Zim constitution
The mammoth process of public consultations for a new constitution began in 2009, months after the deal between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, but has been repeatedly disrupted and marred by violence. The new delay was...
16 May 2011
US attacks militants in Pakistan as pressure grows over bin Laden
The killing of the al Qaeda chief in a US raid on May 2 has strained ties between Washington and Islamabad, with suspicion in the United States that Pakistan knew where bin Laden was hiding and Pakistan angered by a raid it saw as a violation...
16 May 2011
New hope for Government formation in Lebanon
Arabic As-Safir newspaper said in its front-page article that the biggest hurdle impeding the formation of the new cabinet, which is the fierce battle over the key interior ministry portfolio was resolved. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, a...
16 May 2011
Museveni sworn in amid post-election tensions with opposition
Thousands of people, the young and the old thronged Kololo ceremonial grounds to witness the swearing in ceremony that was also attended by several African heads of state, government officials and diplomats. Museveni swore allegiance to the...
16 May 2011
Thai Court denies fresh bail request for two red-shirt leaders
The lawyer of Jatuporn Prompan and Nisit Sinthuprai, the core leaders of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), submitted the bail request at 1 pm after the court earlier revoked bail for the two for breaking bail...
16 May 2011
Gaddafi meets tribal heads as NATO airstrikes continue
Video broadcast on Libyan state TV on Wednesday night showed Gaddafi talking with what the broadcast said were tribal leaders in a hotel in Tripoli. The date of the meeting was not provided, but some news reports suggested it might have been on...
16 May 2011
Public service strike a major turning point
With the law somewhat on the employer's side, frustrations are mounting and the strike is evolving into a different object altogether - a nationwide struggle, the "Tahrir Square" type that threatens to introduce a new, frightening chapter in the...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Botswana turning inwards
As usual what he delivered what was a thoughtful, intelligent and well considered lecture. The main theme of the lecture was Botswana's apparent quiet change in the direction to a more inward looking approach to its development. Dr Jefferis...
*PROFESSOR ROMAN GRYNBERG 16 May 2011
Minister fumes as Catholic priest scoops MISA Press Freedom Day award
The trigger was the MISA Zambia Excellence Recognition Awards that were presented to mark the occasion. They were sponsored by Mission Press, the printing company owned by the Catholic Church in Zambia's second city, Ndola. Both awards went to...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Michael Schumacher insists he is still 'motivated'
The German legend admitted after finishing 12th in Istanbul that "the big joy is not there right now". But in a Mercedes preview to the Spanish Grand Prix he said: "I was not happy with my weekend in Turkey. But there have been clear signs of...
16 May 2011
Mazembe kicked out of champions league
Mazembe, who were seeking an unprecedented third successive continental title, were found guilty of fraud by the competition's organising committee at their regular mid-season meeting in Cairo. Mazembe used Janvier Bokungu, who CAF found was...
16 May 2011
Chepkoech leads Kenyan women's 1-2 in the 5000m
This meet has been by far the best in the history of this competition in terms of level of results in middle and long distance running. While most of the athletes competing in Gaborone this weekend are too old to compete at this year's IAAF World...
16 May 2011
Referees boycott thwart end of First Division League
Clubs were only informed at the last minute that the match officials would not be pitching-up. The referees reportedly boycotted the games because they had not been paid for officiating in the Coca-Cola Cup. Chairman of the First Division...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Motlakase improve survival chances
SELEBI-PHIKWE: Motlakase FC on Saturday improved their chances of surviving relegation with a 3-0 demolition of TAFIC in the be MOBILE Premier League match at the Selebi-Phikwe Stadium. The game started on a high note with end-to-end action. Kagiso...
Calistus Kolantsho,br>Correspondent 16 May 2011
Visiting Banyana humiliate Botswana
MOLEPOLOLE: The national Under-23 women soccer team crashed out of the running of this year's All-Africa Games after a 4-0 humiliation by visiting South Africa at the Molepolole Sports Complex on Sunday afternoon. Leading 1-0 from the first leg, the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Man Utd clinch league title
Blackburn took a first-half lead through Brett Emerton and it needed a controversial 73r-minute penalty to hand the title to the visitors. Nani had already hit the post for United but Martin Olsson also hit the woodwork for the home side. Rovers'...
16 May 2011
Botswana primed for twenty20 success - coach
Teams from Tanzania, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Malawi and Rwanda have converged on South Africa in a bid to be promoted to Division 1 and one step closer to the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier next year. "I've taken...
16 May 2011
Hosts Botswana in fruitless chase for gold
On the final day, Aabobe Tshwanelo won bronze in the men's high jump, while Oarabile Babolai also clinched bronze in the women's hurdles, with Mosheleketi Goabaone also getting another bronze in the men's triple jump, and Nigel Amos, another...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Soul food
I actually cannot remember the last time I shared anything on oral health. So here we go folks. Oral health remains the kingpin of someone's health, beauty and confidence. Have you ever met someone with an embarrassing case of halitosis...
Boitshepo Giyose 16 May 2011
My Star announces Top 10
ElizabethLast year she was the first to exit the competition. She did not give up. Her courage has paid of as she makes it to the top 10 list this time around, a feat she will have reason to celebrate. NormanHe has been dubbed monnamogolo, or...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
DJ O'neal rocks big brother house with hip-hop
It was strictly hip-hop selection by the DJ as he kickstarted the show with rap oldies spiced up the night with contemporary hip-hop hits as the show heated up. The party animal was definitely Malawian girl, Felicia, whose skimpy skirt stole the show...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Selebi-Phikwe tastes comedy
Despite the low turn up, the event proceeded without any hiccups. The comedian, Carl Ncube from Zimbabwe said the event was part of his world tour that will take him to 37 cities across the world. His build up was kind of slow without any...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Brutal road to My Star top 10
The crowd is fast staying away from the weekly eliminations as the show has had to be moved from its traditional Btv premises, to GSS hall, then the army barracks, and now the GTC hall in Phase 4. The waiting audience could be heard complaining...
Daniel Kenosi
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Mogwana, lead 3 borankana groups for letlhafula festival
The widely-travelled Mogwana will be joined at the Letlhafula event by Kgabosereto of Thamaga, and Dikgafela of Gaborone. The selection of the three groups was finalised on Saturday evening following two weeks of rigorous process that saw various...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Miss Botswana top 10 to be announced this week
Twelve beauties competed at the fashion show held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) a fortnight ago. Originally 16 girls made it to the finals before they were trimmed down in the run-up to the fashion show. Bissau Gaobakwe, of...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Motswagae a great motswako artist to reckon with
This was evident from his Bull N Bush performance on Saturday night, during the seventh week of the series, which propelled him into the top five of the show, and nearer to the P10, 000 prize money for the best emcee. Willz, to whom the judges...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Wilderness re-brands, launches new products
After 26 years as an active player in safaris in Southern Africa, the company says it has developed a branded house, to bring together the family of Wilderness brands in a vibrant and visual way. The re-branding comes at a time when the company is...
Brian Benza
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Annual inflation eases in April
Statistics Botswana on Friday announced that all the group indices showed increases between March and April. The group indices, which showed significant increases, were Recreation & Culture (4.1 percent), Health (3.0 percent), Food &...
Brian Benza
Staff writer 16 May 2011
BCL, union narrow bargaining positions
When the two sides met last on May 3, 2011, the union pushed for a 14 percent hike across the board in basic salaries, 6.7 percent adjustments in company contribution in the new pension scheme, 15 percent increase on all allowances and 2.5 percent...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Democracy's dawn in Tunisia and Egypt
I have been visiting both countries, where many democratic activists have been comparing their situation with the more than 20 successful and failed democratic-transition attempts throughout the world that I have observed and analysed. One fear...
*Alfred Stepan 16 May 2011
ETCETERA ||
With that in mind I had a quick check to see how the government (and others) are promoting Gaborone on the internet. What I found was depressing. Some of the information provided was incorrect, some of it was nonsense and some of it...
Sandy Grant 16 May 2011
BNF statement on construction industry
Almost every week we get various media reports of government projects which have gone over budget. In every instance the cost overrun amounts to almost 50 percent of the original budget. This is absurd. Around September last year...
16 May 2011
Issues in education
First and foremost, this industrial action, which is taking place in every corner of the society, especially at the community level impacts on schools, clinics, kgotlas and community extension services. It presents a serious emotional and...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 16 May 2011
The winners code
It has spawned an industry literally worth billions of dollars. It has also created superstars who have had their moments of mesmerising magic. It has also given us some funny, exhilarating and controversial incidents. One of these...
George Chingarande 16 May 2011
We Have suffered long enough
As a result, many sectors have been affected and it is the ordinary man who is suffering. At the beginning, government officials led the general public to believe that all was well and there was no need to panic because the strike was not having any...
16 May 2011
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16 May 2011
In memory of Sakarea, the wealthy WWII veteran
And so they took his casket to be licked by some of his best cattle before proceeding to lay him down alongside his ancestors. Tumagole's funeral programme was decorated with photographs of some of the best breeds from his moraka. One of his sons,...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
A village like no other
Alcohol is strictly prohibited here hence there are no bars and no electricity. Females are not allowed to put on trousers or leave their heads uncovered and residents speak with a Sekgatla not Sebirwa accent. It is a Bakgatla village located in...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Use of traditional medicine rising
And in comes traditional medicine. Traditional medicine refers to health practices, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plant medicines and spiritual therapies to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses. Not only is it considered cheap it is also...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Albino mother wallows in poverty
The young woman lives with her three children in a yard with three one-roomed mud huts. Rising from the fire where she is cooking lunch, Ditshotlo quickly ushers The Monitor team to a shade, where her mother joins us. Ditshotlo starts off by saying...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Cellphone tariff cuts: too little too late?
When mobile phones first came to Botswana, in the late 1990s, they were expensive and exclusive. Only a few people could afford them. It was a far cry from what obtains today, where up to 2.8 million mobile phones are estimated to be use. The...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Serowe woman in court for hiring killers
The accused, Olivia Olebeletse Keboletse is facing three counts of attempted murder, after allegations that in 2006, she attempted to cause the deaths of her uncle Richard Merafhe, Keboletse Mooketsi and Steven Keboletse. She is said to have hired...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 16 May 2011
High court quashes decision to sack temporary teacher
Justice Modiri Letsididi said the termination of Austin Ramasiagopama's appointment was unlawful. "The decision to terminate Ramasiagopama's appointment, as a temporary teacher at Rakops Junior Secondary School on the 30th November 2010, is herby set...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Mining is Monty's calling
Monty Chiepe supported the formation of the new association during a farmers' meeting at the Botswana College of Agriculture but said there must be a thorough reflection before the body comes into being. He said the local beef industry has a lot of...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 16 May 2011
Taxi operators up in arms
Of late, pirate operators, who are using Asian imported cars, have invaded the taxi market. Some of the pirate operators are even operating from the Gaborone Main Station, parallel to the licensed taxi operators. The unlicensed operators ply...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 16 May 2011
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16 May 2011
Unionist pour scorn on Khama's leadership credentials
He said Khama is so irresponsible that he goes around donating blankets to the poor and old in remote areas when there is a national crisis caused by the strike. Motshwarakgole said Khama has a racist and colonialist mentality of the imperial powers...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Students battle with Police
The students had gathered at the entrance to Kgari Sechele Senior Secondary School where the previous day they had threatened violence over the fact that they had not been taught because their teachers have joined other public service employees in...
Greg Kelebonye
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
Health workers dig their heels in
In a petition handed to the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health yesterday, the federation of public service unions said it did not agree that as providers of an essential service, health workers could not bargain for better pay and/or...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
BOFEPUSU vows to continue strike
Speaking to The Monitor after the BOFEPUSU special national congress that was convened at Letlhabile Primary School in Gaborone on Saturday, the publicity secretary and BLLAHWU president, Goretetse Kekgonegile said that workers believe that victory...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 16 May 2011
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