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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 15 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...
15 August 2011
Project syndicate
But the tit-for-tat retaliation that has followed the raid reflects deeper sources of mistrust and mutual suspicion. The latest round has focused on the alleged activities of the Pakistani military's powerful intelligence agency, Inter-Services...
Shahid Javed Burki 15 August 2011
Project syndicate
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: Early in the financial crisis, a major emerging-market investor told me: "This is not a global, but a semi-global financial crisis." He was right: it really was a crisis of the United States, Europe, and Japan. ...
Anders Aslund 15 August 2011
Washington and the art of the possible
Why, the public asks, can't politicians sit down together like sensible adults and come up with a timely agreement that commands broad consensus? If we can balance our household budgets, they ask irately, why can't our political leaders? The...
15 August 2011
Knocked up out of wedlock
This, of course is the super edited version of how a young man and woman meet, become intimately involved in a relationship and later have a child. The couple has conveniently skipped the part which society expects before two people decide- or end...
KEREEDITSE LEFATSI
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Family struggles to come to terms with tragedy
The surviving father, 34-year-old Kagelelo Tidige, still finds it difficult to explain what actually transpired on that fateful night of July 6. Nursing the surviving twin baby girl on his lap, who chuckles as if nothing has happened to the family,...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
PDT employees allege maladministration
In a letter (which this publication is in possession of) the workers allege gross maladministration of the institution that is threatening government takeover scheduled for August 24. "We believe the Board of Trustees does not use the Trust's policy...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Accused is prejudiced - Judge
The applicant told the court that he has been coming to court since August last year to apply for bail pending appeal but the prosecution would either not show up or say that his trial record was missing. Solo ordered that the state should produce...
Patricia Edwin
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Botswana represented at Taiwan centenary
Phoebe Ramaloka and Donald Molosi will leave for the event, dubbed SayTaiwan, on Thursday. They are expected to spend two weeks in Taiwan, where they will stay with local families in order to fully immerse themselves into the island nation's...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
The noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times, Kgosi Bathoen II
B2 was the eldest son of Kgosi Seepapitso III and Mogatsakgari Ratshosa (granddaughter to Kgosi Kgama III). Kgosi Seepapitso III's two siblings from (Bathoen I's house) were Moaepitso (brother) and Ntebogan (sister). Kgosi Bathoen II's...
* SEANE RAMAOLOGA KEBOETSWE 15 August 2011
Union membership falls as strikes rise
Membership of South African trade unions had declined from 4.3 million in 2000 to 3.2 million in 2010, said Loane Sharp, Adcorp's labour market analyst, in a statement. This trend was "out of sync" with the surge in strikes and work stoppages...
15 August 2011
IBSA on peace mission to Syria
The governments of the three nations, under an initiative of the IBSA forum of emerging economies, are seeking to help open a dialogue between Syrian authorities and the public to help bring months of brutal violence to an end, a Brazilian foreign...
15 August 2011
Somalia offers amnesty to rebels
It was the first time the interim government, battling to quash a four-year Islamist rebellion, had offered amnesty. "The transitional federal government of Somalia has offered a general amnesty to insurgent fighters remaining in Mogadishu who give...
15 August 2011
Female suicide bomber hits Pakistan, six dead
The city of Peshawar, where the unrest took place, is on the frontline of a Taliban insurgency and borders Pakistan's lawless tribal belt that Washington calls the global headquarters of al-Qaeda. It was only the third time police have...
15 August 2011
'Smuggled' Zimbabwean children taken home
Limpopo police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said on Thursday that a 32-year-old Bulawayo man had allegedly helped the children to cross the Limpopo River into South Africa on Wednesday morning. "The children were referred to...
15 August 2011
Somali children struggle in famine-struck Mogadishu
"My child is very sick, he's had a fever, vomiting and got diarrhoea," said his mother Rukyo Abdullahi, sitting worriedly by her tiny son's bedside, his skin stretched tight against his small bones. "He was given some medicine from a local pharmacy,...
15 August 2011
Muffling the Leader of the Opposition
Since independence, the Leader of the Opposition has been treated as a partner in government. The position being equivalent to that of an assistant minister, the one who holds it is provided with official transport and staff. Most of the time, the...
15 August 2011
'Regime change' freedom square rhetoric and plain sloganeering
Like a bushfire, the chant has spread from the platform of striking civil servants to the society in general. The phrase that advocates revolutionary change of the guard, has became fodder for public and private debate and today continues to...
15 August 2011
BONELA blasts GUS over ARVs for foreign inmates
Speaking in Parliament, Matlhabaphiri defended government's stance not to provide foreign inmates with ARV drugs, saying it is costly to do so as inmates find such drugs unavailable in their home countries after returning there, which happens quite...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Govt should wage all-out war against tobacco
We are talking about the efforts of activists like Bontle Mbongwe who in spite of the obvious challenge of having to fight a multi-million Pula business has persevered, and even took the lead in founding an Anti-Tobacco network. Looking at the amount...
15 August 2011
A Batswana ke Basotho?
Afterall, Botswana is a country made up of people who proudly call themselves Batswana and to call them Sotho might be offensive even though it is generally accepted that the Sothos and the Pedis are their ethnic cousins. History will record that...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Volleyball squad off to Kenya
Nine countries, including powerhouses Algeria and Egypt, are expected to take part. Though the national team may be going into the competition as underdogs assistant coach Isaac Samuel still fancies his team's chances of going all the way. Samuel...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 15 August 2011
BCA takescricket to Moshupa schools
The course will take place at Mosielele Primary School and other primary schools expected to participate include Kgabophoti, Kgabosetso, Masielele and Kebonyekgotla. The BCA development programme has so far been introduced in regions such as...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 15 August 2011
TAFIC win Francistown derby
FRANCISTOWN: Tafic defeated city rivals ECCO City Greens by a solitary goal marking a good start to the new season in a dull 'derby of the north' at the Francistown Stadium on Saturday. Tafic striker Anderson Siphambe capitalised on a defensive...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Sethibe named acting BFA in-charge
BFA President David Fani confirmed this to Sport Monitor on Friday. He said while the search for a new CEO continues, Sethibe will double task as the CEO. Surprisingly, when contacted with the news on the same day, Sethibe was in the dark about his...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Fighters overcome GNT
MOLEPOLOLE: Mogoditshane Fighters marked their return to the elite league with a narrow 1-0 victory over fellow returnees Great North Tigers (GNT) at the Molepolole Stadium on Saturday evening. It looked like the two sides were heading for a draw...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Double action win Aokland tourney
Untouchables settled for position three after beating Mochudi Eastern Pirates in the loosers final. Despite the large score margin, Double Action did not have it easy against Prisons but were smart enough to convert their chances. Both teams gave...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Chiefs humiliate Rollers
Defending champions Township Rollers got a sour start to their title defence when they suffered a 5-2 humiliation at the hands of rivals Mochudi Centre Chiefs in the their opening match of the 2011/201 beMOBILE Premier League season at the UB Stadium...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Odes as Bathoen statue is unveiled
The event attracted a large crowd including dikgosi from various parts of the country and as it was a day to unveil a heritage site Tswana poetry and the history of the great kgosi kept the gathering spellbound. First it was Kgosi Mmolaatshepe of...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Women at the communal tap evokes old memories
The exhibition opened last Friday with 61 artworks from a broad spectrum, including ceramic, painting, photography and sculpture on display. Art enthusiast Merapelo Oaitse, who has not missed the exhibition since its inception eight years ago, says...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Gaborone groups dominate talent show
At a show held at the Maitisong hall on Friday, the first Gaborone group to make it through was hip-hop dance group Chapter 4 followed by Bana ba Kgwale, a traditional dance group. The third and fourth dance groups were Dunamis and TNT. Other...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Rewinding firm receives SABS permit
"The company was recently audited and has attained SABS Product Certification Mark 1561-1, permit number 9423/14940. This achievement is in line with our vision to offer our customers value for money with no comparison," he said. Rivet further...
Patricia Edwin
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Engineers' body to check
Speaking at the launch, the Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Johnnie Swartz said Engineers' Registration Board (ERB) would promote excellent performance and professionalism by ensuring that all engineers adhered to laid down rules...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
BBS demutualisation gathers pace
BBS recorded a 12-percent reduction in profit to P64 million for the year ended 31 March 2011, despite growth of its main loan book from P1.4 to P1.63 billion. The Society blamed the reduced profitability on the cumulative reduction in interest...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
The promise of four young men with green fingers in Pilikwe
Motswagole Mogare, Kabelo Mogare, Gosiame Molatlhegi and Mpho Mpofu started Heinz Farm with a loan from CEDA's Young Farmers Fund in 2005. "We managed to secure a place near the clinic where we grew vegetables," says the 28-year old spokesman of the...
Gasebalwe Seretse
Correspondent 15 August 2011
The missionary legacy: how the LMS helped build Botswana
Since the church emerged in Botswana in 1799, its contribution to politics, education and the economy is unprecedented. Robert Moffat was an LMS missionary who came to Botswana around 1817 and worked amongst the Tswana group called the Batlhaping in...
Gasebalwe Seretse
Correspondent 15 August 2011
Teens urge attention on street children
Chester, who is a Form Four student at Francistown Senior Secondary School, was the guest speaker at the commemoration of the Day of the Africa Child at Francistown Stadium last Friday. Chester said that if people acted as a community, they...
Edward Bule
Correspondent 15 August 2011
ETCETERA II
The August edition (Issue 17) of the Zeerust News included a muddled, badly written article about the heavily polluted Klein Marico River. Big deal, you may say. What's that got to do with us? The straight answer seems to be that...
Sandy Grant 15 August 2011
Response to article, "water connection cost rockets to P6,000"
*When WUC takes over villages from the Department of Affairs and Local authorities, the agreement with government is that the water connection fee applicable in those areas will be maintained until further notice. This is the obtaining...
15 August 2011
On the flipside
In Botswana, there is a high number of children born out of wedlock. Many children come from single-parent households and are usually raised by their mothers or maternal family. While women bear the burden of raising their children alone,...
Keletso Thobega 15 August 2011
Issues in education
There is no doubt that the consequences of the 2011 Public Service unions' national strike on education remain to haunt Batswana. Teachers and other public officers were bargaining for improved remuneration - the cost of living increases...
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O.Pansiri
S.weeks 15 August 2011
The winners code
After many years of silent desperation a man decided to ventilate his frustrations with a professional counsellor.He confided with the counsellor the circumstances surrounding his unhappy marriage. Although he had been married for more than 30...
George Chingarande 15 August 2011
What will ANC do to Malema?
In the last two weeks the ANCYL leadership said they want to help the united opposition in Botswana to wrestle power from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). In fact ANCYL president, Julius Malema had indicated that they would set up a...
15 August 2011
BDP loses another Cllr to BMD
The BDP had full control of the city council until it lost several councillors, including Deputy Mayor Haskins Nkayigwa, who defected to the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). Taunyane has also defected to the BMD. In a one-sentence letter...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
SADC needs to ensure food security - Wotho
Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy Permanent Secretary, Edison Wotho said this when addressing an annual collaborators' meeting organised by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre in Gaborone last week. Watho said quality seed of improved...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Alleged CMS fraud kingpin jailed for 28 months
Ironically five others convicted of the same offences were last year sentenced to lengthy jail terms, while the alleged mastermind will only spend 16 months behind bars. Patrick Cole, Abram Marumo, Bushy Nthibo, Norman Maja and David Tumagole are all...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Govt recruits students as spies-Motlhale
This startling allegation, which was made by the MP for Ramotswa Odirile Motlhale last week, prompted the Assistant Minister of Education Keletso Rakhudu to vow to resign, should investigations prove the assertion true. Warning that this...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Lock them up
In fact, he said that they should be locked up for a few days as is the usual practice in criminal matters like corruption and misappropriation of public funds. Citing a record of correspondence between the officers at Ministry of Finance and...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 15 August 2011
Botswana to rationalise transport system - Ramsden
Ramsden was addressing a press conference that was meant to discuss the newly formulated Integrated Transport Policy (ITP) draft aimed at improving the transportation system in the country. The minister said that because of Botswana's geographical...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 15 August 2011
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