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The clergy must always side with the oppressed
Firstly, may I address the title 'Moruti' I bestowed on MK because of his quotations of appropriate verses in the book of Isaiah in his article concerning the situation by then when Botswana clergy omitted to do that. Secondly, may I commend him for...
REVEREND JACOB ZACHARIAH 02 August 2011
Is the BDP a house divided?
FRANCISTOWN: Political parties, albeit to various degrees, do occasionally experience divisions. Up until last year, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had been the icon of cohesion and stability in this country. On one hand, the...
02 August 2011
What failed in Norway?
Yet, confronted with their respective tragedies, Japan and Norway displayed a very similar combination of qualities and flaws. In both countries, civil society reacted to the events in a remarkable manner, with a sense of unity, dignity, and...
Dominique Moisi 02 August 2011
America's locust Years
If no deal to raise the debt ceiling is reached by August 3, interest rates on United States Treasury bonds could spike, or they could remain stable, as investors decide they have other problems to worry about. Or the US Federal Reserve, the Peoples...
*J. Bradford DeLong 02 August 2011
Banda dissolves parly, sets election day Sept 20
In a televised national address, Banda said after consultations with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) he was now satisfied that the country was ready to hold the elections. "Today July 28, 2011, I have signed the proclamation of the...
Arthur Simuchoba
Correspondent 02 August 2011
Mccarthy's rust: cross between modern and traditional Botswana
McCarthy's Rust: "My cellular phone is being charged in Tsabong," says Kgosi Petrus Engleren of McCarthy's Rust to his son. The statement does not elicit a degree of consternation from the addressee, nor other kinsmen in earshot. This depicts...
02 August 2011
Zebras' supporters in bid to raise 1.5million
The supporters club's fundraising chairperson, Jane Mmelesi said the aim is to raise P1.5million to finance about 1,500 club members. The branch will start with a fundraising dinner at the Fairgrounds in Gaborone on August 27. Held under the theme...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Letlapeng's frontline blunted
The veteran Molwantwa retired at the end of last season while Lekoko underwent an appendix operation, which presents Setswe fresh problems ahead of the new campaign. The former Naughty Boys coach believes the situation could turn into a crisis...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 02 August 2011
BFA CEO exit postponed
Mookodi confirmed that he would leave at the end of August but referred further questions to BFA president, David Fani. The BFA decided to terminate Mookodi's contract barely six months into his job. Mookodi had been hired to replace his dismissed...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
SA camp sharpens Zebras' scoring
National coach Stanley Tshosane is a happy man after the team scored a total of seven goals in three matches. The team made up of largely home-based players beat Swaziland's Isihlangu 2-0 in their only friendly international, with Township Rollers'...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 02 August 2011
Zebras brand war takes nasty twist
The battle over the Zebra trademark deepened yesterday following revelations that its registered owner, Tumisang Keitseng - through her lawyers, has instructed the Botswana Football Association (BFA) and technical sponsor, All Kasi to surrender,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Back stage
It is the first of five films in August that are adventure stories. It is not a documentary, but a dramatic recreation of events between 1967 and 1977 in West Germany and elsewhere in the world with extensive reliance on newsreel and other footage to...
Sasa Majuma 02 August 2011
Women of Jazz to dance for Gender Links cash
The Women of Jazz ensemble comprises Punah Gabasiane, Nnunu Ramogotsi and Kearoma Rantao. In a press statement, Women of Jazz said they have not only devoted themselves to the enjoyment and promotion of song, but have braved what has always been a...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 02 August 2011
Johwa relishing Tuku twosome
The celebrated musician has promised local music lovers nothing less than a stellar perfromance when two southern African jazz legends take to the stage on the night of the show. Oliver or 'Tuku' to his legion of fans, arrives in the country on...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 02 August 2011
Wendall's win surprises all
While the winners of the Big Brother Amplified show were announced on Sunday night, one has set tongues wagging because none saw it coming. People have always assumed that the money goes to the most entertaining or one who finds a way into the...
STAFF WRITER 02 August 2011
Libyan migrant boat arrives in Italy with 25 dead
Migrants on board said the adult men were packed inside the hold and killed by motor fumes, the Ansa news agency reported. Port officials said the cause of death was not immediately clear and medical tests were being conducted. The boat,...
02 August 2011
Uganda, Rwanda downplay row
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda began a four-day visit to neighbouring Rwanda on Friday and met his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, on arrival. Before the trip, media in both countries reported that relations were strained over reports that...
02 August 2011
Thousands protest on Morocco king's allegiance day
The protests coincided with the holding of a centuries-old Be'ya, or allegiance ceremony, where hundreds of regional representatives renewed vows of obedience to King Mohammed the day after the anniversary of his enthronement. Morocco's monarch...
02 August 2011
Registrar of Companies to become autonomous
A bill to that effect was presented by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu, in Parliament last week. The aim is to establish an autonomous body to be called the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority that will be capable...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 02 August 2011
Legal Guard confident of 10% growth
From a modest three percent rise in revenue last year, Legal Guard is targeting 10 percent this year, which would catapult the legal insurer above the P14.7 million profits recorded for the year ended January 2010. Yesterday, General Manager Ben...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Project syndicate
NAIROBI: Yet again, famine stalks the Horn of Africa. More than 10 million people are fighting for survival, mainly pastoralist communities in the hyper-arid regions of Somalia, Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. Every day brings news of more...
Jeffrey D Sachs 02 August 2011
Manufacturing a double-dip recession
Calling the current situation "very perilous," John Lonski adds that the politicians in Washington, where both parties are vying to present budgets featuring massive cuts in spending, could help bring on that recession - just as the new Conservative...
*DAVE LINDORFF 02 August 2011
BMD response to CSIS Report and Malema's call for regime change in Botswana
Though the report does not necessarily represent official American governement policy, it is instructive that it was sponsored by a key American government organ(AFRICOM), and therefore, paid for by the American taxpayer. To...
02 August 2011
As I see it
Did you know that when Domkrag states, "Domie ya rona le bana ba rona go ya go ile," (Our BDP and our children's, for evermore) they mean what they say not only from their hearts but from their minds? Let me tell you they do. Some observers...
Michael Dingake 02 August 2011
Selefu 02 August 2011
02 August 2011
Venson-Moitoi should be fair to teachers in remote areas
For most of her answer, the minister is spot on. Indeed learner performance is influenced by many factors, some of which the minister ably outlined. These include ineffective Parent-Teachers Associations (PTAs), lack of parental interest...
02 August 2011
Can anti-homosexuality issue win votes for MMD?
The political leadership under President Rupiah Banda has put in motion a make-belief that opposition Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata is being funded by the West so that once elected president, he will legalise homosexuality in the...
TERENCE MUSUKU
Correspondent 02 August 2011
BHC 'satisfied' with response to sale
Responding to a Mmegi questionnaire, Kebabope says out of the three lots that the complex has been divided into, a number of flats in two have already been bought. One lot has 282 flats, another 114, while the last lot to be delivered has 324...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Man in court for murder, unlawful wounding
Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi of the Francistown High Court is presiding over the case, which continues today. The first prosecution witness Keneilwe Busang said that the accused, Isaac Mopiana Bafedile fought the two victims over Chibuku beer, as they...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
NFTRC boss carjacked
A close family member revealed that Kerapeletswe-Kruger was with two occupants in her Toyota Fortuner SUV when three gun-wielding men emerged and ordered them out of the vehicle. "She was with two others in the car when three armed men appeared from...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Opposition welcomes Malema's offer to topple BDP
And he has offered assistance to Botswana's opposition to topple the Ian Khama-led regime. The opposition has accepted - cautiously The opposition has welcomed with caution an offer by African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius...
EPHRAIM KEOREN
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
Teacher support system to improve learner performance
Addressing parliament yesterday, Minister of Education and Skills Development, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi said learners in villages like Sojwe, Dikgatlhong and Medie are the worst performing in the district due to ineffective parent teachers associations...
STAFF WRITER 02 August 2011
Kedikilwe explains why foreigner heads Debswana
He said that they head hunted for a candidate that would be suitable for the undertaking of the Jwaneng Cut 8 project, which he described as the largest capital investment ever by the company. "The company requires a candidate with experience in...
STAFF WRITER 02 August 2011
Nkate comes under DCEC scrutiny
A week after his sudden departure from his lucrative CEO's perch at BEDIA, sources inside DCEC say the graft-busting organ will soon delve into investigations of Nkate for corruption. "Even though we were not party to his firing at BEDIA, we...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 02 August 2011
The clergy must always side with the oppressed
Firstly, may I address the title 'Moruti' I bestowed on MK because of his quotations of appropriate verses in the book of Isaiah in his article concerning the situation by then when Botswana clergy omitted to do that. Secondly, may I commend him for...
REVEREND JACOB ZACHARIAH 03 August 2011
Is the BDP a house divided?
FRANCISTOWN: Political parties, albeit to various degrees, do occasionally experience divisions. Up until last year, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had been the icon of cohesion and stability in this country. On one hand, the...
03 August 2011
What failed in Norway?
Yet, confronted with their respective tragedies, Japan and Norway displayed a very similar combination of qualities and flaws. In both countries, civil society reacted to the events in a remarkable manner, with a sense of unity, dignity, and...
Dominique Moisi 03 August 2011
America's locust Years
If no deal to raise the debt ceiling is reached by August 3, interest rates on United States Treasury bonds could spike, or they could remain stable, as investors decide they have other problems to worry about. Or the US Federal Reserve, the Peoples...
*J. Bradford DeLong 03 August 2011
Banda dissolves parly, sets election day Sept 20
In a televised national address, Banda said after consultations with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) he was now satisfied that the country was ready to hold the elections. "Today July 28, 2011, I have signed the proclamation of the...
Arthur Simuchoba
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Mccarthy's rust: cross between modern and traditional Botswana
McCarthy's Rust: "My cellular phone is being charged in Tsabong," says Kgosi Petrus Engleren of McCarthy's Rust to his son. The statement does not elicit a degree of consternation from the addressee, nor other kinsmen in earshot. This depicts...
03 August 2011
Dawn of a new era as football returns to Modipane
The last team to play in the First Division league was the then mighty Black Mambas who were relegated in 1996 following squabbles among management officials and this time it is its breakaway team, MU that is expected to carry the football dreams of...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Karate team surpasses medals' target
When the team departed last week, it had set itself a target of eight medals, but return with 12. The other medals were three silver and five bronze. Three gold medals came from the women's team kata made up of Baone Radiposo, Thato Malunga and...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 03 August 2011
BVF releases prize money breakdown - at last
Cellular phone services provider, Mascom, bankrolls the league competition. The men's champions will walk away with P75,000, an increase of P35,000 from last season. The runners-up will receive P60,000 and log anchors P17,000. In the women's league,...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Jomo in Da Gama's plans
Moatlhaping was one of the hottest properties in local football after racking up 30 goals in the last term, which won him trials with the Rustenburg outfit. Da Gama has revealed that last season's be MOBILE Premier League Green Boot Award winner is...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Fireworks expected at Catholic choirs festival
Among the VIPs expected to grace the event include former First Lady Barbara Mogae, Bishop Emeritus Boniface Setlalekgosi, the current Bishop Valentine Seane, two Ntlo ya Dikgosi members - Kgosi Mosadi Seboko and Puso Gaborone. The choirs will...
ARNOLD LETSHOLO
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Slizer renews Zim romance
In exactly a fortnight's time, it will be a triple ace for music lovers in the country's second and third largest cities when Slizer performs alongside Sungura maestros Alick Macheso and Tongayi Moyo. Slizer relishes yet another opportunity to whirl...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Eureka embarks on music for charity
As stated by UNICEF: "Protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse is an integral component of protecting their rights to survival, growth and development." My Music for Charity is an initiative by award-winning rapper, Eureka the...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Never easily give up - Wareus counsels youth
Addressing the youth in Kanye on Monday, the beauty queen said there were many dreams to be pursued but that often people give up after failing at the first hurdle. Wareus said from a young age she knew she wanted to be a beauty queen and that...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 03 August 2011
Youth league seeks meeting with 'right-wing' Sowetan
"The ANCYL will soon seek a meeting with those who terminated the column to get an explanation on their application of principles, because they are simply out of line and abominable," league spokesperson Floyd Shivambu said in a statement. City...
03 August 2011
UN ups Somali aid
The WFP last week began airlifting a peanut-based paste for malnourished children in Mogadishu and widened the distribution to Doolow, in the south of Somalia. "Another aircraft arrived today (Tuesday), the sixth flight since the airlift began on...
03 August 2011
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