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Softball side upbeat despite tough draw
According to the draw, Botswana is in the same group as defending champions United States of America (US) and third ranked Canada in Pool A. Other teams are hosts South Africa, China, New Zealand, Czech Republic and Puerto Rico. Botswana faces South...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 09 September 2011
BOPEU hosts 15km fund-raising race
The branch's chairperson, Kethapeleng Karabo said the marathon is in line with the union's five-year plan of contributing to nation building. He said they chose a marathon as it can unite and build a nation. Karabo said the main aim of the ...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Montsho targets Olympics gold
Mmegi: How do you feel about your success? Montsho: I'm obviously excited about the achievement because the World Championships are an important event in the athletics calendar. It's also good for my country because we had never won a medal in the...
09 September 2011
First cut
It was in December 2010 and January that the Zebras scaled the heights of the FIFA Coca-Cola rankings. Botswana was ranked 53rd in January and in February dropped to 54th. But since February, the Zebras' ranking has been on a slide and currently we...
Dennis Keagile 09 September 2011
Hotspurs, No Mathata search for first points
No Mathata suffered a shock defeat to new comers, Peace Makers in Bobonong while Hotspurs felt the wrath of former Premier League side, Motlakase Power Dynamos.Hotspurs hold the psychological edge for their visit to Selebi-Phikwe tomorrow. The...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Rollers not pressing panic buttons yet
Rollers have not registered a win in three outings since the league started. In their opening game, the defending champions were ambushed by rivals Mochudi Centre Chiefs, losing 5-2 and then registered two goalless draws against ECCO City...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 September 2011
It's David vs Goliath as Modipane United, Killer Giants clash
Killer Giants are the giants having campaigned in the Premier League two years ago and their passionate fans have been waiting in great anticipation to see how their team would line up in the new campaign. The club has made a few interesting...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Zebras play Central Africa Republic in qualifiers opener
The Zebras were drawn in the same group with South Africa, Central African Republic and the winner between Somalia and Ethiopia in the preliminaries. A week after their away trip to Central African Republic, Zebras host Bafana Bafana in a game likely...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Gabonamong makes emerging Africa stars' list
FIFA.com lists 10 emerging players expected to set the stage alight during the AFCON finals and the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Gabonamong, who turns 29 tomorrow, is among a list of young players drawn from African countries.He is described as a...
SPORTS WRITER 09 September 2011
Winless Rollers face struggling Satmos
The league resumes after a brief recess last weekend when the Zebras played Togo in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The reigning champions have struggled to re-produce the form that saw them win the league title for two seasons in a row....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Btv might fail to broadcast AFCON finals
The Zebras will make their debut at the finals to be co-hosted in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.SportFive have secured the exclusive rights to the African Nations Cup games until 2016. The state-owned Botswana Television (Btv) admits the French...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Rick Perry under fire on Republican debate debut
Texas Governor Rick Perry, new to the debate cast, sparred with ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney over their records on job-creation. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann reprised her belief that President Obama's healthcare policy was a...
09 September 2011
Cancer drug resistance clue found
A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showed a chemical reaction went into overdrive as resistance developed. Scientists said drugs were already on the market, which interfered with the process. Cancer Research UK said the field...
09 September 2011
Obama urged to use veto on Palestine UN membership
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a conservative who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the call as Obama's administration made diplomatic moves to try to head off a Palestinian plan to gain statehood recognition at the UN General...
09 September 2011
Niger denies presence of Gaddafi in its territory
"The government would wish to tell the nation and the international community that to the best of our knowledge, Gaddafi is not in Niger," Marou Amadou, Nigerien justice minister who is also the government spokesman, told a press conference. "In any...
09 September 2011
Jo'burg commute one of the world's worst
The survey found that 52 percent of Johannesburg based respondents said that roadway traffic had increased their stress levels, up from 30 percent in 2010. The study questioned 8,042 commuters in 20 cities on six continents. Commuting pain is also...
09 September 2011
At least 30,000 killed in Libyan war
There have been rough estimates in the past, but Naji Barakat, the health minister in the new Libyan leadership, said his figures are based, in part, on reporting from hospitals, local officials and former rebel commanders. Barakat said he'll only...
09 September 2011
Nitty gritty
There is a slight progress in the negotiations between Ausi Maggie's petticoat cabinet and the waitresses. The petticoat cabinet, which has receded deeper into the corridors of powerlessness in the bedrooms of the shebeen, have in...
Barolong Seboni 09 September 2011
The BNF and BDP's 'fight' for the attention of the ANC: 1912-2004
In August 1967 Bill Grant, the head of the Special Branch, compiled a report claiming that the Botswana National Front (BNF) was a Moscow-controlled radical communist group hell-bent on indoctrinating the civil service, youth and labour groups with...
09 September 2011
Digging tswana roots
In the beginning, it is clear, only a mysterious, unknown Creator created all living things including the gods - 'His' primate (supreme, topmost) life-form. Sumerian legend thus insists that before mankind appeared, only the pale-skinned gods,...
I m Leteane 09 September 2011
Traffic jams are a planning issue
The situation is so bad that almost every traffic light in Gaborone is being substituted by a police officer during peak hours. While we have been told that there will be a major revamp of the road system in the capital, we believe there is an...
09 September 2011
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09 September 2011
BIHL launches Thomas Tlou Scholarship
The BIHL Thomas Tlou Scholarship will benefit talented young Batswana to pursue postgraduate studies at any university in the SADC region from 2012. The studies will be in any discipline aimed at contributing to Botswana's socio-economic...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Book review
John Grisham (2010) "Theodore Boone: The Abduction". London, Hodder & Stoughton, Hardcover edition, 217 pages, P191. ISBN 978-1-4447-1452-4. Available at Exclusive Books. John Grisham, the writer of legal thrillers, published his...
Sheridan Griswold 09 September 2011
Back stage
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) a.k.a C!S!L! is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide release the end of July. It is a comedy, with many unexpected and outlandish scenes. The humour is there, but the film has such a sad and serious...
Sasa Majuma 09 September 2011
Sleep No More, but move non-stop
"I'm always excited by dancers who have a kind of danger," Maxine Doyle, the show's choreographer, said. In many ways Sleep No More is a dance in the guise of a theatre piece. (It is directed by Felix Barrett and Doyle.) And while...
09 September 2011
Meet award-winning artist, Modisane
"In our homestead, there were many artists and craftspeople who were always busy making items such as wooden chairs and clay pots," he said in an interview with Arts & Culture adding that art has always been running in the family. The...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Consumer watchdog
I don't ever gamble. Well, not in casinos or lotteries. That's mainly because I'm pretty good at maths. I know that the chances of winning in either of these situations are seriously low and I know that, on average, gamblers spend more money...
09 September 2011
Gem Diamonds' Ghaghoo Mine powers forward
This week, company officials revealed that construction was well underway with 200 workers on site undertaking earthworks for the decline, plant and tailings dam. Of these components, the decline is the most significant, being the access corridor...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Second annual insurance conference on next week
Themed "Economic Recovery: Diversification and Corporate Governance," the topics of the conference include an overview of Botswana's economy and the performance of various sectors, with a special bias on the financial services sector. Another topic...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Botswana needs to learn more from SA Tourism - BOCCIM
Addressing delegates at the opening of South Africa Tourism Week at the South African High Commission in Gaborone yesterday, Mochusi said Botswana needs to cooperate with South Africa on a sustainable joint tourism venture. "South Africa is the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Pressure builds on fuel prices
The rising pressure from the accumulated shortfalls between real and government-fixed fuel prices points to further upward adjustments this year to cover a gap currently estimated at P2, BusinessWeek has established. Thus far this year, fuel prices...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Govt throttles lifeline to micro loans
Civil servants, microlenders and mobile phone companies are set to emerge the biggest losers from a recent decision to withdraw the government as the "clearing agent" for credit arrangements between the three parties. Already, preliminary estimates...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Mother to sue for missing son
"There is massive evidence before the police that my son left Molepolole Police Station cells dead after he was assaulted by police officers," she says. The police know very well that my son was killed for being a suspect in an armed robbery...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
The hypocrisy of African politicians
It is difficult to count how many times the Government of Botswana has complained about the manner in which summits of the African Union (AU) are conducted. At some point in 2009 during a press briefing he co-hosted with Minister of Foreign Affairs...
09 September 2011
Opinion polls favour Banda in presidential race
In Lusaka supporters of the governing Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) and the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) last week clashed over the tearing down of campaign posters. The disturbance closed down business in one part of the town and...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Botswana's UN resident coordinator Lwin leaves enviable legacy
Speaking to Mmegi in an exclusive interview, she said, "One of the most significant changes we made collectively as the UN team in Botswana is that we have moved to have a single coherent UN programme in support of Botswana's tenth National...
09 September 2011
Khama,a closed book-Wikileaks
The cable details a report by then US ambassador Stephen Nolan stating that Khama prefers talking on pertinent policy issues with church leaders but not on spiritual matters. The cable, which is largely dedicated to describing the psychological...
STAFF WRITER 09 September 2011
More flooding expected in Ngami, Chobe
Nxotega, which has been dry for over 30 years, is a spillway of the Kunyere River - an offshoot of the Okavango River. At this tributary, which is 14 kilometers west of Maun along the Sehithwa road, there is no need for a hook and bait to catch...
NOMSA NDLOVU-NGHERKE
Correspondent 09 September 2011
BDP factional wars resurfacing?
At the centre of the party's traditional factional divide is the fight for the control of the party. The party's A-Team, which has for a long time enjoyed control of both the party and government, is reportedly at it again and wants to...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Journalist knocked over by zebras
The victim, Seloko Mmolawa, a Botswana Television (Btv) cameraman, somehow managed to get back on his feet following the incident. His video camera was, however, seriously damaged. Speaking to Mmegi on Tuesday from his home where he was...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Murder accused made voluntary statement - Magistrate
Sibanda told court that he followed laid down procedures when recording the confession statement. Sibanda told court that after a month or so, Thusang came back to his chambers saying that he wanted to amend his confession statement. ...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Green economy' debate now in Botswana
The landmark workshop was meant to raise awareness and strengthen Botswana's contribution to the international debate around the concept of the green economy that was introduced by countries in Western Europe, the United States and Canada. Although...
NELSON DIRENGCorrespondent 09 September 2011
P4 million fraud suspect in court
Presenting the case on Monday, the state told the court that the accused person, Tiro Masimege,40, fraudulently removed and sold stock from Panda Plant amounting to about P4 million between the period June 2008 and October 2010. Prosecutor Careb...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Flooding leaves Maun thirsty
The crisis, which has left taps dry throughout the village since Friday last week, has crippled the functioning of most businesses, schools, clinics and the main hospital. The Department of Water Affairs, which has been facing a water supply...
NOMSA NDLOVU-GHERKE
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Bail ruling for Trojan case today
The State moved an application for further remand of the suspects on Monday stating that police investigations are still ongoing. Prosecutor Mokuedi Mphathi submitted that police investigations are not yet complete as they are on the trail of two...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
Bakery closes over hefty electricity bill
The more than 43 employees of the company have not been paid in the past month and are worried that they may ultimately lose their jobs as the bakery has been closed since the end of July. An employee who wanted to remain anonymous told Mmegi that...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 09 September 2011
Technical hitches delay educational TV channel - PS
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, Ramoroka said it was discovered at a late stage of preparations that the main editing suite needed to be reset. Nonetheless, production of programmes has been going on uninterrupted. "We have set ourselves the...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 09 September 2011
WUC turns White City into open cesspool
It seems the pungent waste was pumped out of two sewage drains in the area after WUC workers were seen in the low-income township on Tuesday. Sewage water is a motley mix of everything flushed down the toilet and kitchen, laundry and bathroom...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer &NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 09 September 2011
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