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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...
02 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...
02 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...
02 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 02 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 02 September 2011
Golf sensation Pearmain's star continues to shine
The 14-year-old Pearmain has already landed 12 titles locally, which earned a call-up to the junior national team. His achievements belie his tiny structure and age. It was the first time that Pearmain captured the Northern Open. He said he had to...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 02 September 2011
BDF VI seek to topple Mafolofolo
Kutlwano are guaranteed another week at the top as they face lightweights Itekeng and Victory Seekers. In fact, Kutlwano are inching closer to another league title. BDF VI have a chance to topple Mafolofolo from the second spot while the men in gold...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Eight leave for Commonwealth Youth Games
Botswana will be represented in athletics, swimming, boxing and badminton and are targeting at least four medals. Botswana won two medals at the last competition in 2008 where the country was making its debut. Speaking at a farewell dinner on...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Young Mosweu bats her way to the top
Ramakrishna describes the 15-year-old as a gifted player with huge potential. He said this based on the way she batted during the recent Four Nations Under-19 tournament that Botswana hosted. The 15-year-old was able to score the most runs (54) in a...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 02 September 2011
First Cut
So I was not entirely surprised because as teams including my beloved Mochudi Centre Chiefs we seem to care very little about safety and security. Our attitude towards those who patronise our games is not up to standard. Generally we only care about...
DENNIS KEAGILE 02 September 2011
Five cruel lessons from Rollers-Gunners' tragedy
Scenes resembling a war zone at the Molepolole Sports Complex hardly suggested any beauty. Blood on the track, women sobbing uncontrollably, near lifeless bodies lying all over was not a beautiful sight. Pele should have been referring to another...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Ramatlhakwana fails to make grade in the UK
Former boss Peter Jackson had said he desperately needed an experienced forward to beef up his attacking ranks and was assessing the Botswana striker, but had to leave the club in a huff early this week. As the summer transfer window closed on...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 02 September 2011
New kids out to impress as First Division League starts
Two-Two-Five from Senete, Maun-based Sankoyo Bush Bucks and Bobonong's Peace Makers will make a grand entry into the First Division replacing the promoted duo of FC Satmos and Great North Tigers (GNT) and defunct Boteti Young Fighters. There is...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Shock transfers on last day
Moemedi 'Jomo' Moatlhaping and midfielder, Oteng 'OT' Moalosi have made shock last minute moves to bitter rivals, Township Rollers and Exention Gunners respectively. Chiefs were already reeling from the loss of goalkeeper, Noah Maposa and returning...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Is Tembo what the doctor ordered for ECCO?
ECCO, like most teams, is not leaving anything to chance. The Francistown outfit experienced some instability in the coaching department, which led to the departure of their head coach Max 'Malome' Moyo last season. "I was back home in Zambia when...
EDWARD BULE
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Supporters are to blame for stampede -Molefe
Molefe told Mmegi Sport last night that the stampede, which left dozens injured during the match between Township Rollers and Extension Gunners, could have been avoided if fans had behaved well. "There were two music festivals in Molepolole and...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Rousing welcome for Montsho
Batswana thronged the SSKA in large numbers to witness the arrival of Botswana's Golden Girl following her exploits at the ongoing World Athletics Championships. President Ian Khama was among the hundreds who welcomed the sprint star. Montsho...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
No bias in committee, ANC tells Malema
It found that insufficient facts had been presented to show bias or a perception of bias by chairperson, Derek Hanekom, Mining Minister, Susan Shabangu, and Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane, ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said in a...
02 September 2011
Libya promised France 35% crude oil: Report
Liberation newspaper published a copy of a letter in Arabic from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya, the forerunner to the rebels' council, addressed to Qatar, in which the rebels apparently refer to a deal to give 35 per cent of Libya's...
02 September 2011
Zimbabwe's empowerment law not nationalisation
The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, signed in 2008, has been driven by President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, but has been criticised by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who shares power with Mugabe in a fragile coalition. "It is a...
02 September 2011
Digging Tswana Roots
Mining has always been central to the lives of people in Botswana. Not only are we still dependent on diamonds in our economy, but for many decades our forefathers have toiled in the mines of South Africa also a bastion of their economy. How did...
L.M. Leteane 02 September 2011
The BNF and BDP's fight for the attention of the ANC: 1912-2004
In 1960 the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) - an ANC splinter group - embarked on a nationwide campaign in which passes were burned and other acts of defiance applied. The PAC's supporters protested outside...
02 September 2011
Whither Botswana
The current structure of Parliament is such that for the next three years, it is going to be rendered irrelevant by the executive... The executive has 24 ministers and assistant ministers while the BDP only has 14 backbenchers. Once cabinet has taken...
Dan Moabi 02 September 2011
Selefu 02 September 2011
02 September 2011
Is the government fighting its own people?
Recently, the Permanent Secretary to the President, Eric Molale, issued an instruction to permanent secretaries to ensure that employees do not leak information. To this end, Molale ordered the permanent secretaries to ensure that civil servants...
02 September 2011
Masire group calls for peaceful elections
Released on August 18 by the co-delegation leaders, former president of Botswana, Sir Ketumile Masire, and Thomas Daschle, the former US Senate majority leader, the report said broad citizen participation, combined with responsible actions by all...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Is regional integration mere rhetoric?
But my recent experience in Windhoek, Namibia tends to prove that the reality on the ground does not match the rhetoric. I was left wondering whether 'regional integration' is only a theoretical concept talked about by the 14 SADC member states. It...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Jehovah's Witnesses continue their focus on God's Kingdom
In sharp contrast to the often conflicting, confusing and complicated explanations of that Kingdom, Jehovah's Witnesses promise a clear and refreshing approach to the topic at their 2011 'Let God's Kingdom Come!' District Convention. The...
02 September 2011
Consumer watchdog
I was told recently that service "works both ways", meaning that both the supplier and the customer have obligations to each other. Yes, that's true but it's also a clich. We all know that. Or do we? Many of the cases we've heard about over the...
02 September 2011
BoB predicts sustained inflationary pressure
Inflation is currently at 7.8% for July, 2.8 percentage points above BoB's upper objective of 6%. According to the Central Bank's monetary policy mid-term review statement released this week, the recent increase in administered prices is estimated...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 02 September 2011
Bifm to "ride out" US, EU jitters
At P18.8 billion, Bifm's assets under management represent the lion's share of both the P30 billion Public Officers Pension Fund and other pension and insurance assets in the country. CEO Tiny Kgatlwane says while the asset manager is treading...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Discovery bullish about finding another Boseto
In a statement, Managing Director Brad Sampson says as expected for companies at this stage of development, the company suffered a loss for the year, reflecting expensing of costs not capitalised in exploration and construction assets. Discovery's...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 02 September 2011
End of an era in gold mining
This week, a local gold mine changed hands in faraway Toronto, Canada. Further accentuating the paradox, the deal marked the end of a largely lacklustre era of gold mining in Botswana, an age historians have tracked to 15th Century medieval efforts...
02 September 2011
Competition Authority probes alleged medical aid "scheming"
According to the complaint, medical aid societies are accused of using their market dominance to secure flat rates in their negotiations over service fees with health care providers. The complainants say the dominance of few and powerful medical aid...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Diamond tender facility takes shape
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the park last week on the tender house that is expected to be operational by the first half of next year. Infrastructure at the three-storey turnkey project that is being built on 1,410 square metres will...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Book review
Unity Dow and Max Essex (2010) "Saturday is for Funerals", Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 218 pages, including a glossary, suggested further reading and an index, Hardcover, P187, ISBN 9-780143-02637-2. Saturday is for Funerals...
Sheridan Griswold 02 September 2011
Back stage
Super 8 (2011) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide opening three months ago, so has been slow in getting to Botswana. The wait may be worth it, depending on your perspective, and how much you like the films of Steven...
Sasa Majuma 02 September 2011
The joy of jazz
Marsalis and Khumalo's surprise improvisation act on the last day was undoubtedly the highlight of the three-day festival dubbed the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. Over 20,000 jazz lovers from across the world gathered at the Newtown precinct for...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Cultural music resurrects?
They seem destined for another golden year that will see them releasing four straight albums all celebrated as hits, if the media frenzy, and the marketing gimmicks around the project are anything to go by. Promoters of the newly-released Culture...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Drivers must take responsibility
The station commander, superintendent Nkwebu Chilisa, said most accidents that occur at night happened because drivers were unfit to drive at that time because they were either drunk or fatigued. Chilisa called on drivers to obey the road rules and...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Au Morake: The minstrel of soulful rhapsodies
Better-known as Au to denote his station in the family, Morake was baptised on December 25 1970, setting the stage of service to God that would dominate his life. He was confirmed on December 5 1985 and remained firm and steadfast in the Cause of...
DOUGLAS TSIAKO
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Choppies reaches neighbourhoods
But there is unease among traders in the area, who feel they may be forced to close because the chain retailer is taking business from them. Zanele Ndlovu whose home is near the resplendent shopping complex lightened up when asked what it meant to...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 02 September 2011
UN resident coordinator Lwin leaves enviable legacy
"One of the most significant changes we made collectively as the UN team in Botswana is that we have moved from one single UN programme in support of the NDP10 to 14 programmes," she said in an interview with Mmegi. Lwin said seven of the 14...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Implement amended Asset Disposal Act rules - Zhikwa
The revised Act now includes landboards against the old legislation, which only listed central government, parastatals, statutory organisations and local authorities as entities involved in public procurement. Oarabile Zhikwa of the Public...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
BCP digs in for Mbaiwa's ouster
This comes barely four months after Mbaiwa assumed the council's hot seat. Of the five motions to be tabled by councillor Leungo Mataio of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), three specifically call for the mayor to vacate the mayoral seat. The first...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
BNF seeks to improve its position in Tonota South
BNF secretary for publicity and information, Moeti Mohwasa, told Mmegi yesterday, "After a good performance by the BNF in an area that is traditionally the ruling party stronghold, it's worth it that we celebrate the victory." The celebration is for...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Poverty remains a challenge - Mokalake
Mokalake was speaking at a local government pitso aimed at consulting with stakeholders on community development issues. Themed "Building Resilient Communities: Strategies For The Future", the pitso sought to strategise on issues of community...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 02 September 2011
Court to determine admissibility of evidence
The case has been set for hearing on October 8 before Judge Zibani Makhwade of the Lobatse High Court. The case made it to the Magistrate court over three months ago. However, the six accused police officers are yet to be committed to the High Court...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Council neglects molested girls
The parents say that two secondary schoolboys sexually molested their 12-year-old daughter and 15-year-old niece (who lives with them): first during the December 2010 school holiday; and second, during the July 2011 school holidays at...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
Big role for citizens in ICT
The MD, Anderson Kgomotso, who is also a member of Citizen Owned Businesses in Information Technology (COSBIT), said citizens cannot afford to be spectators in the development and growth of the ICT sector. He was speaking yesterday at the...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 02 September 2011
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