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The city: Gaborone
African cities can be discouraging. Many are surrounded by skirts of shantytowns or informal suburbs, as they are charitably described. A visitor to Cape Town in South Africa, for example, must drive through miles of lean-to dwellings before...
13 June 2011
Our heritage
Nowhere, however, have I seen any mention of the fact that General Warren's announcement to the three key dikgotla, Kanye, Molepolole and Shoshong - that they were now part of a British declared Protectorate - marked the beginnings of the new State...
Sandy Grant 13 June 2011
Africa demands more help at UN AIDS summit
Thirty presidents and heads of government were at the summit marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, which will set a target figure for the numbers who will receive retroviral treatment in the coming years. More than six million...
13 June 2011
Malema says no fight with Zuma
"These people going around saying that we don't want President Zuma... they are using President Zuma against us," he told journalists at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. "They want to create a fight between us and President Zuma. So what is this...
13 June 2011
Gaddafi ordered sex drugs for Libya rapes: prosecutor
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on Wednesday he may ask for a new charge of mass rape to be made against Gaddafi following the new evidence. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is expecting a decision from judges within days on his...
13 June 2011
Radebe doesn't know how Ratels got to Libya
Radebe was responding to a question from Democratic Alliance MP David Maynier, who has circulated a Reuters photograph taken this week, showing Yemeni soldiers, who had defected to opposition forces battling the regime, sitting on a Ratel in...
13 June 2011
African leaders to hold new summit on Zim
Leaders in the 15-country Southern African Development Community (SADC) are to meet in Johannesburg on Saturday, the South African foreign ministry said on Thursday. SADC's security organ in March lashed out at President Robert Mugabe's failure...
13 June 2011
The 'politicising' of workers' struggle
I would like to think it is from a right thinking member of civil society who cares not whose political career ends but more about whether the great traditions of this great Republic endure and the citizens of this great Republic are well provided...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 13 June 2011
When the strike turns violent
These are the words of 37-year-old Khumoetsile Mabalane as she relates to Mmegi her terrifying experience of the riot on Tuesday as security agents clashed with striking government workers. She says ever since she was born, she has never witnessed...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 13 June 2011
What this strike is about and what govt should be doing
Politics is about one thing: politicians come up and say entrust us with all your monies; we will collect rents, taxes and other revenues on your behalf and distribute them appropriately. When the people vote a government in to power, they are...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 13 June 2011
Makgadikgadi locals in poverty cycle
Makgadikgadi encompasses villages and settlements like Zoronga, Nata, Rakops, Gweta, Mopipi, Mmatshumo, Xhumaga and Mosu. A study by the Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism has revealed that households...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Motorsport thrill FOR F-towners
Top riders from Francistown, Gaborone, Maun, Phikwe, took part in the race. A powerful team of Zimbabwean riders from Harare & Zvishavane also added to the thrill as well as riders from Elisras, South Africa. The ever-popular "BadBoy Honda"...
Mogomotsi Buzwani
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Spartans thump Itekeng in Mascom Volleball league
The first set was nothing to write home about as Itekeng could be excused for not acclimatising, but it was the second set where they threatened their hosts all the way. The likes of Potlako Senwelo, Tshitego Charles Maifhala and Onkabetse Mabikwa...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Chiefs clobber Polokwe in Spar League
Although Chiefs were not at their best, they were the more purposeful of the two sides. Polokwe's goalkeeper Golebaone Morapedi struggled to contain Chiefs' lanky goal shooter, Kelebogile Mogwera often letting win aerial balls. At the end of the...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Cadets shoot down low Flying Eagles
Eagles nonetheless dominated the first quarter of the game, leading 14 baskets to 13. The second quarter also started on a good note for Eagles whose shooting guard Mogwera Odirile scored five baskets he was awarded for a technical foul. After the...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Panthers maul hapless UB Relics
Relics were, however, the first to open the scoring through their forward Motshidisi Ramoshebi. It was not long after that when Panthers' guard Lebole Koontse failed to score four rebounds, leaving the youth-dominated team in the lead. Relics were in...
Nelson Direng
CORRESPONDENT 13 June 2011
Queens break Notwane Jinx
Queens have played second fiddle to Toronto in the past six years, but a spirited performance over the weekend was enough to earn them a historic victory. Their shock 36-40 loss earlier on Saturday at the hands of Doves was not enough to deter a...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Dambe, Solotate pocket P25,000 each, as they win Mascom Phikwe marathon
Dambe, a member of the BDF club, ran a time of 2:21:49 in the 42.2 kilometers. The second position went to Bashingili Ndabile with a time of 2:22:03 while Dickson Kibet from Kenya came 3rd with a time of 2:22:44. Solotate won her 42.2 kilometers...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Double Action shine in Zim
The Gaborone outfit scooped four of the five individual accolades that were awarded to the tournament's outstanding players. Free-scoring national team forward Thuto 'Vera' Ramafifi scooped the Top Scorer Award after banging in five goals. She...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 13 June 2011
GNT defeats Buffaloes to edge closer to Be Mobile promotion
However coach Edward Leposo refused to be carried away. "We still have to fight because our opponents can still score three goals in Francistown. They could come back a lot dangerous in the second leg". Teko Molapisi struck in the 40th minute to open...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 13 June 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 (foul...
Boitshepo Giyose 13 June 2011
Phikwe hosts mother of all fun
Themed, "It Only Gets Better", the fun started well with revellers thronging to the Bosele grounds to dance the chill weather away. The party featured DJs Tman, Robbie Rob, Shimrock, Double H, Stan, Ms Kels and Trax. Magosi duo also gave a...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 13 June 2011
My Star show moves to UB, Refilwe exits
Whether it is the on-going strike or something else that has contributed to this year's mess only time will tell. The show has hopped from the Btv auditorium, to GSS hall, before it was moved to the BDF amphitheatre for a couple of weeks, and then...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
SK now runs catch Jazz 22
This time the club, which has just recently been opened, was hosting DJs Soares Katumbela aka DJ SK and Clarence Rams. Actually DJ SK has become the resident DJ at the club where he runs the show every evening. Unlike during the past...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Sparkling among diamonds
The Miss Botswana aspirants toured 'the prince of mines', as it is affectionately called, to familiarise themselves with the economic powerhouse of Botswana - especially with the world now talking about the Cut 8 Expansion Project. The beauties were...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Locals play"whose line is it anyway?"
It is absolutely a different kind of comedy for theatregoers used to watching stand up comedy.For anyone who didn't have a clue what the comedy was going to be all about, the question was, how would a team of five people deliver a good comedy...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Ditau-tsa-setso impress at culture day
Ditau Tsa Setso is a local traditional dance troupe. They specialise in the southern Tswana dance style, setapa. The culture day was celebrated opposite SHHA offices in Gerald estates. It was an effort of the collaborations between Gerald customary...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Work permit holders continue to decrease
Latest figures released by Statistics Botswana (SB) show that work permit holders decreased from 20, 118 in June 2010, to 17, 420 by September before further slightly going down again to 17, 286 by December last year. The formation of the inclusive...
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Light at end of the tunnel for cattle farmers
The Direct Cattle Purchase (DCP) system under which the BMC purchases cattle at feedlots and in the field at designated locations and publicised dates, has encouraged more farmers to deliver cattle as it eliminates transport, police and veterinary...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
South Sudan's gathering storm
Sudan's government, led by President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, has taken a page from its Darfur playbook by waging war once again on civilians and their property, this time attacking the disputed border region of Abyei on the eve of South Sudan's...
13 June 2011
Etcetera II
The tragedy has been playing itself out during the past week and maybe still more is to unfold as we continue to shoot ourselves in both feet. How terribly sad it is to hear routine comments about the country as being down the drain, or having...
Sandy Grant 13 June 2011
Will Greece make it?
It remains to be seen whether the souped-up austerity policies that Prime Minister George Papandreou's government has promised will prove to be politically acceptable and sustainable. History suggests some grounds for skepticism. In a democracy,...
Dani Rodrik 13 June 2011
Issues In Education
The Government of Botswana has signed a number of international conventions such as Education For All and the Millennium Development Goals towards increased access and equity to schooling and has embraced the concept of the Child Friendly School...
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S.Weeks 13 June 2011
The Winners Code
In Rugby when the ball has gone out of play and an accidental infringement, the play is restarted by constituting what is called a "scrummage" or simply a scrum. In a scrum the designated forwards for the two teams bind together in three rows. The...
George Chingarande 13 June 2011
The winner is the general public
Over the last eight weeks Batswana have been greatly inconvenienced as they could not access services as they have been used to. There were stories that people would go to government offices and get no service at all or who will be there will just...
13 June 2011
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13 June 2011
Ceragem -panacea for stiff joints
She knew, from the word go that she had found the panacea for stiff joints, chronic back pains and other health problems afflicting the people of Francistown, and others from afar. For those who have since discovered CERAGEM, they are coming to the...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 13 June 2011
When on-lookers become victims
As the police and the workers were sizing each other up, even the usually busy shoppers stopped their shopping businesses to gawk at the spectacle before them. A number of them, hence were caught in the crossfire as the police using rubber bullets...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 13 June 2011
Shooting practice with BDF officers
The purpose of our trip was to witness the end of the three weeks peacekeeping exercise conducted by BDF and their French counterparts. Though it was still early, the mood in the bus was very high but yours truly decided to sleep. Being the only...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 13 June 2011
The sun shines for Medupe's family
They slept huddled together in what they called a 'house' and when she thought the gods could not look at her with not even one eye, she was blessed with a home and a plot of her own for the very first time in the life. Poverty made her older than...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
New land data storage system will work, Dikgosi assured
The Dikgosi were speaking in response to Lands and Housing Minister Nonofo Molefi's announcement of an improved land ownership and usage data storage system; which will also use satellite technology for easy location of areas dubbed Land...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Motshwarakgole defends strike suspension
Some union members accuse the union leadership of taking a unilateral decision to suspend the industrial action without seeking opinion from the general membership first through a congress. BOFEPUSU announced last week that it has taken a...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Non-striking teachers donate clothes, blankets
While the majority of teachers are participating in the ongoing public services strike, those who are still turning up for work decided to help the three students who attend school at Lapologang Primary School. During the handover of the donations,...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
BMWU congress slated for July
It was envisaged that a special council meeting in Palapye over the weekend would thus set the tone for the make or break congress that is expected to usher in a new BMWU leadership. BMWU president Rex Tambula told The Monitor that preparations for...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 13 June 2011
BMC to resume buying from farmers
Corporate communications and public relations manager at BMC, Tiro Kganela, told The Monitor that BMC intends to resume its direct cattle purchase soon and will be buying compliant cattle only. "We will be buying directly from the supplier, or farmer...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
SSK airport construction cost skyrockets to P550m
With six months to go before year-end, the airport still bears the look of a construction site just beginning to take off. The project managers, against all the odds, however tell The Monitor that come year end, the costly project will have been...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Nchindo, Matome appeals start today
The duo was last year convicted by the then Village Chief Magistrate Lot Moroka. Moroka is now a judge of the High Court.Amongst their main reasons for appeal are that former president, Festus Mogae, could not remember whether Matome had attended a...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 13 June 2011
Dambe, Solotate pocket P25,000 each, as they win Mascom Phikwe marathon
Dambe, a member of the BDF club, ran a time of 2:21:49 in the 42.2 kilometers. The second position went to Bashingili Ndabile with a time of 2:22:03 while Dickson Kibet from Kenya came 3rd with a time of 2:22:44. Solotate won her 42.2 kilometers...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 13 June 2011
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