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Who is who in Govt union salary talks
The demand Sixteen percent salary increment. And now with the mounting pressure to end the strike the union leaders are demanding no implementation of No Work No Pay policy and unconditional reinstatement of the dismissed essential service...
23 May 2011
After donning England colours, Walker itching to play for Bots
Walker moved to the UK in 1998 after getting a squash scholarship at Wycliffe School in Gloucestershire. To receive sponsorship at the highest level in the UK meant he had to acquire a British passport and at 21, he lost his Botswana...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Orlando Pirates are Champs
Pirates become champions after Ajax Cape Town drew 2-2 with Maritzburg United.Webber Beats Team-mate Vettel Mark Webber beat his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the first time this season to grab pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix. The...
23 May 2011
BAA, Dube in war of words
Trouble started after BAA spokesman, Glody Dube, fired a salvo at the association saying that it was busy with logistical preparations for the competition while neglecting athletes. Dube acknowledged that he was tasked with management and preparation...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Black blanks white in battle of Rhinos
Black Rhinos are second on the log with only one loss to leaders, Gaborone Hogs. White Rhinos are winless in six games and anchor the standings. Despite their lowly position, they gave Black Rhinos a tough time on Saturday. They fought gallantly...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Kepu wins squash tourney
Kepu clinched the match 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 after putting up a strong fight against his rival.The two racked up easy wins on the way to a nerve-racking final with Lionjanga dismissing Simon Magogwe 2-0 in the men's main event while Kepu accounted for...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Nico condemns Motlakase to relegation
Bernard Semakwezi and Gaolapelwe Ofitlhile scored on the 4th and 69th minute, but the Phikwe side could have caused more damage had it not been for carelessness in front of goal. Semakwezi scored from a rebound after Motlakase goal...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Ecco, Tafic end season with 0-0
The opening 25 minutes saw both teams struggling to impose themselves. It was probably because both teams knew that whatever result would not impact their position in the league. On the 35th minute, however, ECCO's speedy attacker Mandlaenkosi...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Fighters are back
The Brazilians went to the game with the flattering task of avoiding defeat with a five-goal margin to make it back to the Premier League and duly achieved their aim at the expense of Buffaloes. The Mochudi side finished level on 38 points with...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Troopers trounce spartans in Basketball League
Spartans went into the game with high hopes of beating Troopers and started well by dominating the games in the first quarter. They drew first blood through Raymond Madzudzo with shooting guard, Mothusi 'Speedy' Thipe, answering for Troopers....
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 23 May 2011
UB crystals clip Doves' wings in spar league
Crystals went into the match buoyed by their earlier emphatic 101-9 victory over Flying Hawks while Doves had just come from a narrow 32-42 loss at the hands of Notwane. Doves got off to a nervous start, letting their forceful opponents notch up a...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Soul food
Many of us are confused by the low carbohydrate, "low-carb," craze that seems to be popping up everywhere and is being shoved down our throats. Add other terminologies such as "Net Carbs", which appear on all sorts of food labels and in...
Boitshepo Giyose 23 May 2011
My Star top 10 makes no eliminations
This is the stage whereby contestants are given words and instrumentals to come up with their own songs. Opening the show was Goitseone Gumbo who performed Natural Woman. Although she tried her best with the song, the judges' concern at this...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Mesmerising indian classical music show
The night was incredible with a lot of Indian culture on display from dress, food cuisine and of course music, which saw multitudes throng the auditorium. The performing artists came from India, with Madhu Balakrishnan live in concert. Women...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Art lovers treated to Duarte's fascinating paintings
The exhibitions showcased African narratives through Duarte's paint and brush. His paintings, which are figurative, depict mostly the San's lifestyle through dance, gathering and hunting. He has a simple reason for making figures come out of his oil...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Zambian troupe mesmerises Mahalapye
The group, composed of 16 dancers taken from some Zambian provinces, showcased various dances indigenous to their country giving the predominantly Batswana audiences a foray into Zambian dance. The group had been invited to Botswana by the...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
'Whispers voices' exhibition opens
Titled 'Whispers Voices', the exhibition opened on Friday night at the Alliance Franaise, Gaborone. One of the artists, Kanni Balasubramanian, an art teacher at Naledi Secondary School, told Showtime that with his pieces, he hopes to get people...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Night of song and comedy
Performing his track at Westwood International School in Phase 4 Gaborone on Saturday night, Lebele got another chance to share his dream, which unlike Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is not about power, but the need for all mankind to join hands and...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Every employee should be a risk manager - marsh
But for that to happen, employees must understand risk: "They need to understand the concept of risk, kinds of risk assessments, risk management models and how Marsh can help," Doyle said. Employees must understand that risk is born out of peril,...
Patricia Maganu-Edwin
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
BCL, BMWU seal wage deal
The two sides met last Monday following a two-week "cooling off" break in negotiations that began on May 03.In a statement, BCL Mine said last week's round of negotiations had resulted in a signed agreement, adding that employees would also benefit...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Chinese enjoy lion's share of economy-BOCONGO report
These sentiments emerged as key issues from public consultations carried out during the 2011/2012 national budget analysis by the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO). Presenting a report on the consultations at a meeting...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
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Right now we may have to accept that all those directly involved in the strike have contributed to the mess. A key need in this sort of situation is that the general public should be regularly provided with accurate information about what is...
Sandy Grant 23 May 2011
The IMF after dsk
Today, his successor, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), handcuffed and grave in ubiquitous front-page photos, is the most humiliated Frenchman in the world. One unanticipated result of the lurid New York sex scandal involving DSK is that the question of...
*Harold James 23 May 2011
Issues in education
The Botswana education system introduced Job Evaluation in 1989 and Teacher Appraisal in 1991. These two policy reforms were part of the government's endeavour to implement a Performance Related Pay (PRP) policy known as the Performance-Based...
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Sheldon Weeks 23 May 2011
The winners code
Studying patterns of wealthy distribution with particular emphasis on property ownership Parreto noted that 80 percent of Italian wealth was in the hands of just 20 percent of the people. In the 1940s management scientist, Joseph Juran,...
George Chingarande 23 May 2011
State media a disgrace
The only time they report on the strike is when government officials speak on the crippling walkout. The unions have not been given any opportunity to air their views on the strike. In fact, at one point when the unions were presenting a...
23 May 2011
Selefu 23 May 2011
23 May 2011
To help or not to help?
One of the gentlemen (whom I shall call Tebza) was telling the other how criminals recently robbed him of his expensive Blackberry cellphone in full view of passers-by. According to him, it all happened at around 7.30pm as he walked to a nearby...
Isaac Pinielo
Correspondent 23 May 2011
More than 50 000 fall on hard times
There was panic among the affected workers last Friday, especially those whose payday falls on or around the 20th of every month. Some of them actually expressed the hope that the failure was only due to bureaucratic slowness now exacerbated by the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Duo to run Kgalemang trust account named
Chileshe is a certified public accountant for Chartac Certified Public Accountants. Made on May 13, the order states that the appointed administrators shall have power and authority to operate the Trust account as joint signatories as would have been...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Mother who killed her baby faces murder charge
Judge Rannowane said he accepts that Atamelang Lesole was intoxicated at the time she committed the offence. "I will accept therefore that she was intoxicated at the time of the commission of the offence and that such amounted to extenuating," said...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Art therapy as a tool in the learning process
She says the creative arts like music and drama can be combined with the written work to allow students to fully express themselves in a variety of ways. Chriss who is in the country at the invitation of Raising Education Within Africa, in...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
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23 May 2011
BDF soldier shoots wife's alleged 'lover' in cold blood
Prince Molatlhwa, 36, is said to have fired three bullets into the head, and another three in the chest of Mosireletsi Ramokgotlwane, a former employee of Canon. An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, said that the attacker visited the deceased at...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Batswana dismiss backyard gardening as "a big joke"
The participants said President Ian Khama's initiative was ill conceived and does not add any value to the current efforts to combat extreme poverty in Botswana. A participant in Selebi-Phikwe described backyard gardening as "a big unsustainable...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Young killer gets two years for manslaughter
Rebaone Tshosa stabbed Onthusitse Kabelo and Kabelo Kabelo with a knife, after which Onthusitse Kabelo died from the injuries. Judge Phumaphi convicted Tshosa of manslaughter and sentenced him to two years in jail. The judge said in sentencing...
Tebogo Kgalemang
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Is President Khama a democrat?
Further, he adopted 'Democracy' as one of the principles that would define his administration. Botswana's foreign policy has, since Khama's accession to power, been driven by the President's declared commitment to democracy and the rule of law. Not...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 23 May 2011
'Punitive' omang replacement fee begins june 1
The Assistant Communications Manager for the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Osesenaqa Lekgoko, has also revealed that the amount has been revised upwards from P100 to P110. Lekgoko denied allegations that there was inconsistency in the...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Boko warns of looming catastrophe
Addressing striking public servants in Kanye on Friday, Boko said that the recent reports of a Botswana Defence Force (BDF) horse painted "16 percent" at Glen Valley barracks demonstrated the extent of discontent among government employees. "I can...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 23 May 2011
Teachers' houses burnt
Moshopa Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Michael Maphephu, said goods worth P3,060 were destroyed in the two houses while the third was unoccupied. "We suspect that the motive was not to steal because they had ample time to do...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Khama's days numbered?
Chairman of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) backbenchers, Mmoloki Raletobana said last week that they will meet this morning and "one way or the other we will find a solution to this strike". He said that as politicians they have the interests of the...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
MoESD opens primary schools
Speaking to The Monitor over the weekend, principal public relations officer Nomsah Zuze, said only primary schools would be opened. She would not be drawn into discussing reasons why all public schools should not resume classes. However, according...
Chandapiwa Baputaki
Staff Writer 23 May 2011
Japan back in recession as earthquake cuts consumption
Gross domestic product shrank 0.9 percent in the first three months of the year, the Cabinet office said, giving an annualised rate of contraction of 3.7 percent. Analysts say consumption and exports were worst hit. Japan's economy has now...
23 May 2011
China says 'door open' for Dalai Lama's return
In China's first high-level comment since the Dalai Lama retired in March as head of Tibet's government-in-exile, Padma Choling said the spiritual figure was welcome to return to Tibet as long as he ended his separatist activities. "If he wants to...
23 May 2011
Bin Laden fosters Arab revolt in posthumous message
The message posted on jihadist forums on Wednesday by Al-Qaeda's media arm As-Sahab addresses Muslims on the revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, SITE Intelligence said. Speaking from beyond the grave, Bin Laden recommends setting...
23 May 2011
Mugabe wants Zim elections this year
"We should not delay the process any further than is necessary," The Herald newspaper quoted Mugabe as saying in an interview. "Once you have gone to the people and asked their views and if they support that constitution why should we wait any...
23 May 2011
Judge to ignore "dubula ibhunu" order
"There was no evidence in the case apart from the agreement by the two parties," Judge Collin Lamont said in the High Court in Johannesburg, sitting as the Equality Court, on Thursday. "I think I should ignore it." Lawyer for civil rights group...
23 May 2011
Congo calls for gradual withdrawal of UN force
Raymond Tshibanda, Congo's minister for international and regional cooperation, told the UN Security Council that the withdrawal of the military force should take into account the recommendations of a UN-Congolese evaluation team. Last year,...
23 May 2011
Project syndicate
But framing the issue this way creates a major problem for Boehner: it will directly, completely, and quickly antagonize one of the Republicans' most important constituencies - the US corporate sector. Focusing on the debt ceiling creates a...
Simon Johnson 23 May 2011
Project syndicate
Whereas countries and civil-society initiatives are on the move, the Conference has stagnated. Its credibility - indeed, its very legitimacy - is at risk. The "CD," as it is informally known, has long served as the world's only multilateral forum for...
Ban Ki-Moon 23 May 2011
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