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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...

01 September 2011

As I see it

The ruling party in a trial and error manoeuvre decided to reschedule teaching services as essential services with deliberate intent to deny teachers the right to strike. The government is petty and vindictive in this regard. Small wonder...

MICHAEL DINGAKE 01 September 2011

BCL donates start-up tool kits to carpenters

Speaking at the handover ceremony, BCC Project Coordinator in Selebi-Phikwe, Pabalelo Pabalelo, said the 12 carpenters had undergone a two-year training course at BCC Centre at the Botshabelo neighbourhood. Pabalelo said the primary objective of BCC...

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Govt asks private sector to invest in housing

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Thobo Hamlet and Talana Park Extension in Phakalane recently, the Assistant Minister of Education, Keletso Rakhudu, said government believes that private sector participation is cardinal in home ownership...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Mmualebe

Mongwe wa batho ba ba neng ba tshwenyega thata ba bile ba hutsafadiwa ke Setswana se se buiwang malatsing a gompieno, Rre M.L.A. Kgasa, yo o sa tlholeng a le botshelong, o kile a bua gore sengwe sa dilo tse di senyanag puo ya rona, ke go...

Sebofo Motshwane 01 September 2011

Di Canio and new striker involved in tunnel skirmish

After his side were beaten 3-1 at home in the second-round match at the County Ground, the Italian could be seen remonstrating with Clarke as the team left the pitch. The former West Ham striker appeared to manhandle Clarke in the tunnel and the...

01 September 2011

Delay leaves Murray with tough schedule

"Is it fair that one guy has to play seven matches in 14 days and one [has to do it in 12 days]," he said on Sky Sports when the draw was announced. "I don't quite get the logic behind it." The "one guy" he is referring to is Roger Federer, who...

01 September 2011

Branch wins fourth motocross title

On Sunday, Branch won the first hit, came second in the following hit and took the third by just 30 seconds to pip Zimbabwe's England-based rider Sean Mitchell. Mitchell, who has been competing as a professional motocross rider in Belgium in the past...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Centres of excellence delays persist

The centres are a BNSC-Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture joint effort. Speaking at a Vision 2012 review workshop in Gaborone yesterday, Reikeletseng said there were sticking points, which were being ironed out before the centres could be...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Gunners back CAF tourney overhaul calls

South Africa Premier League chairman, Irvin Khoza proposed wholesale changes to the tournament as part of cost-cutting measures. Khoza said to avoid cash-strapped clubs from Africa from making long trips across the continent in the opening...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 September 2011

SAPSSI seeks 200 for Amazing Gaborone race

Speaking at a media conference in Gaborone last week, SAPSSI executive director, Ellan Dickieson said that they were looking for interested participants, be it from companies or individuals, to register for the competition. She said the...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Juju Vine releases debut album

The 32-year-old from Gabane decided to launch his music career with a 13-track album, which consists mostly of house music, with about three Afro-pop songs. The album is a brilliant effort for a first instalment, and has potential to light up any...

STAFF WRITER 01 September 2011

K-Nice gets nice with female DJs

K-Nice based this statement on his recent visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, where he accompanied local female DJ Jam-N-I. He said in Johannesburg, Jam-N-I was able to move the crowd to an extent she left those in attendance wondering whether...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Eight in race for Miss Earth Botswana crown

Miss Earth Botswana organiser, Beatrice Barrows, said that they were looking for someone who can diligently represent the country. She said the person should not only possess the looks but should also have extensive knowledge about the...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 01 September 2011

IMTA Africa hopefuls still have chance to audition

The open call auditions will be held at the President Hotel (Main Mall) and anyone from the age of five who thinks he/she has what it takes to make it in showbiz is welcome. Gemstones Managing Director, Colin Nawala, said they have decided to...

MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Kgabo aims to emulate icons

Local organisers have said that Kgabo aims to be the second Motswana woman to wear the crown. Earlier this week, Kgabo and the Mos Syde Group, which holds the rights to the Miss Universe Botswana pageant, arrived safely in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Widespread waste and fraud in American war spending

In its final report to Congress, which was to be publicly released yesterday, the Commission on Wartime Contracting said the losses could grow as US support for reconstruction projects and programs wanes, leaving Iraq and Afghanistan to bear the...

01 September 2011

ANC tight-lipped about Malema hearing

African National Congress spokesman Keith Khoza said the hearing continued and the disciplinary committee would deal with each of the accused individually. "They are in the hearing... they are to deal with each person as an individual," he said,...

01 September 2011

Libyan rebels urge Gaddafi loyalists to surrender as UN prepares for Libya's future

Meanwhile, the United Nations (UN) said it has prepared blueprints for post-conflict Libya. Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil told a press conference in the eastern rebel bastion Benghazi that the rebels wanted...

01 September 2011

Zimbabwe expels Libyan ambassador

"The Libyan ambassador and his staff decided to renounce their allegiance to the government of Colonel Gaddafi. This act deprives the Libyan ambassador and his staff of any diplomatic status in Zimbabwe because Zimbabwe does not recognise the TNC,"...

01 September 2011

UNHCR urges more aid to drought-hit Somalia to stem exodus

"We're helping more than 800,000 Somali refugees in the countries around Somalia, but we should not aim at emptying Somalia," Guterres said during a visit to Somalia's Doolow area, near the border with Ethiopia. Doolow is the main exit point for...

01 September 2011

Mascom bridges digital divide

Mascom has been working closely with the Village Development Committees (VDC's) and the villages leadership of the various villages to identify young people and a total of 23 of hopefuls have been identified. The 23 potential entrepreneurs are...

01 September 2011

Bank Gaborone launches new products

Sure Save, Sure Loan and Salary Advancement Loan are the bank's new ways of satisfying its customer needs and are based on feedback on customer satisfaction surveys. Speaking at the launch, the bank's Chief Operations Officer, Sybrand Coetzee, said...

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Mupane Gold Mine sold for P229m

An IAMGOLD statement released yesterday indicates that the 13-year old mine has changed hands between the Canadian companies, following agreement of sale terms that include cash and share considerations. Under the sale agreement, IAMGOLD has already...

MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

The stand-off over Ramatea must end

This is because the feud has put the future of staff and up to 339 students at the institution at risk. At the end of last month, nobody knew what was going to happen to the students and staff if the government and the church did not agree. The...

EDITOR 01 September 2011

Libya conflict: NATO's man against Gaddafi

Outside the alliance few may know his name. But Lieutenant General Charlie Bouchard has been charged with directing this complex war, and political leaders in the West are pinning their hopes on him. We meet the plain-speaking Canadian lieutenant...

JONATHAN BEALE 01 September 2011

Now Mutharika declares war on critics

The Malawians leader has been accusing his opponents, alleging they want to topple his regime using unorthodox means, referring to what is happening in the Arab world. Speaking at the official launch of the 8th National Agriculture Fair in Blantyre...

MALLICK MNELA
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Bad sleep ups blood pressure risk

A study on 784 patients, in the journal Hypertension, showed those getting the least deep sleep were at 83 percent greater risk than those getting the most. Researchers say they would expect a similar effect in women. The British Heart Foundation...

01 September 2011

Bird flu fear as mutant strain hits China and Vietnam

The variant appeared in Vietnam and China and its risk to humans cannot be predicted, veterinary officials said.Virus circulation in Vietnam threatens Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia, where eight people have died after becoming infected this year,...

01 September 2011

WUC denies Gaborone water may be polluted

The Water Utilities Corporation, as the owner and operator of the Gaborone Dam, has carried out investigations on the Molatedi Dam water at the receiving point since allegations of pollution of the Molatedi Dam in South Africa were first raised by...

01 September 2011

MoH introduces second dose of measles vaccine

This is a new initiative by the government to fight measles among children. A statement from the ministry states that the dose will be given to children aged 18 months only. The dose will be given along with diphtheria, tetanus and oral polio...

MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

No three percent salary hike yet

Director of the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), Festinah Bakwena said the government is still negotiating the issue and the hike will be awarded when they are ready. "The effective date still remains September but I can't say when...

BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Gaborone hosts first ACTA conference

He stated that the conference on September 6 will be the first of its kind in Botswana. He said the attainment of the global objective will occupy centre-stage at the ACTA conference. The conference will be held under the auspices of the Federation...

01 September 2011

Chibuku brawl leads to death, prison

The accused, Isaac Bafedile, is alleged to have on March 21, 2008, murdered Otlaadisa Lenkokame and caused grievous bodily harm to Tswelelo Ramolelwane using an Okapi three-star knife at Mosolotshane. High Court Judge Mpaphi Phumaphi convicted...

TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 01 September 2011

Local bricklayers far off the mark

The cable quotes a general contractor in Maun who observed that the brigades teach students to lay 100 bricks a day, when employers expect them to lay 1,000. The secret document says Botswana's training institutes seem to produce low-productivity...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Deputy sheriff dismisses Mfa's claim of payment

Mfa said yesterday that the sheriff knows that he committed to pay his debt. He stated that he has paid P110,000 and told the sheriffs he will clear the debt by next week. "So you can imagine my shock when I saw the advert and later a story in the...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Botswana fails in human trafficking war - ex-US envoy

This is contained in a fresh WikiLeaks report, titled Gaborone 00000127 002 OF 003, by former US ambassador to Botswana, Steven Nolan. The ambassador says police do not pursue possible trafficking cases because there is no specific law against the...

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Council explains why it repossessed BDP plot

The ruling party forfeited the plot because it had neglected it and failed to pay rates since it got the allocation in 1984, the Selebi-Phikwe council management has said in response to a question by councillor Lekang Mukokomani. The council...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

DIS officer in court for stock theft

The DIS man together with Obokeng Ngakana and Oufase Hill are said to have stolen 11 cattle at Tobane village between March and May 2011. The stolen cattle belong to Eric Mabengano and are valued at P66,000. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to...

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 01 September 2011

BMD goes to place of birth

BMD organising secretary, Kabo Morwaeng, told Mmegi yesterday that the party chairman, Nehemiah Modubule, and other leaders will address the rally, which will be held at a freedom square near The Big Five Lodge, where it was formed in March...

EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Zim suspect dons police uniform in the dock

Isaac Dube was allegedly given police attire after he threatened to appear in court in his underpants because he did not have anything to wear. The Zimbabwean appeared in the dock wearing the old police uniform that is currently being used by special...

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 01 September 2011

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01 September 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...

01 September 2011

Future heart health 'shaped by diet'

Researchers in The Netherlands tracked the heart health of Dutch women who lived through the famine at the end of World War II. Those living on rations of 400-800 calories a day had a 27 percent higher risk of heart disease in later life. It's the...

01 September 2011

Is regime change in Libya in aid of democracy?

Even at the onset of the military campaign, many accused America, Britain and France of using the United Nations' Resolution 1973 to fulfill their neo-colonial, imperialistic and economic interests in the oil-rich country. A few weeks into the...

EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 01 September 2011

My 'outlandish' burial options

We are suddenly thankful that we are not lying in that box that the men are shovelling dirt onto, to bury forever. Our appreciation of purpose and the brevity of life are further enhanced by the sight of hundreds - or even thousands of graves in the...

GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 01 September 2011

Issues in education

It has always been a desire for any education policy the world over to create a working environment for teachers that will enable the system to attract and retain the best and brightest teachers. This aspiration has become an issue that is being...

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S.Weeks 01 September 2011

The winners code

People, especially farmers are used to milking cows. They have developed techniques, methodologies and even tools for that. However, the world has evolved, and with the evolution new challenges come everyday. The times in which we...

George Chingarande 01 September 2011

Muffling the Leader of the Opposition

02 September 2011

'Regime change' freedom square rhetoric and plain sloganeering

02 September 2011

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