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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...
15 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...
15 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 15 September 2011
Letter from Zambia (chapter 2)high noon at ok corral for rb and the king cobra!
The Thursday edition of the Zambia Daily Mail leads with a screaming headline 'Sata collapses'. The story is that Michael Sata, leader of the Patriotic Front (PF) and touted as the main challenger to President Rupiah Banda collapsed while...
Botsalo Ntuane 15 September 2011
Dispersing the terrorist storm
That moment, I realised, was more than just a plane crash. The United States, the world, indeed our very lives, were about to change fundamentally. Ten years later, it is clear that the fanatics behind those attacks miscalculated in two...
* RADEK SIKORSKI 15 September 2011
Libya: The AU is bound by its own constitution
The fall of Tripoli however becomes a serious indictment on the African Union, a structure that somehow forever struggles for relevance. Article 30 of the African Union Constitutive Act is a double-edged sword of calamitous and virtuous consequences....
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 15 September 2011
Mmualebe
Gantsi mo diphuthegong tsa mohuta o, le tse dingwe fela jalo, go nna le mongwe yo o lalediwang go tla ka molaetsa mongwe o o faphegileng maikaelelo e le go kgothatsa batho mo tirong ya bone le gore ba ka dira jang go gatela pele. Motho yo o...
Sebofo Motshwane 15 September 2011
Our heritage
If this is to be a regular feature of the calendar, there will only be another four such months left before we hit the 2016 mark and presumably the culmination of the Vision campaign. I do now note, however, that the original Vision seems to have...
Sandy Grant 15 September 2011
French nuclear facility blast kills 1, injures 4
The authority and local police officials said there had been no radiation leak. The site, about 20 miles from Avignon, has no nuclear reactors, the authority said. Olivier Isnard, an emergency manager at France's Institute for Radioprotection and...
15 September 2011
SADC ignorant about Madagascar politics - Chissano
Speaking at a one-day seminar organised by the French Embassy and SADC at the University of Botswana (UB) yesterday, Chissano said that the Madagascar change of government was unconstitutional, but was a popular revolt of the people tired of a...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Arsenal have turned the corner - Rice
With Arsene Wenger forced to watch from the stands due to a touchline ban, Rice was the man charged with leading the side. Despite a late volley from Ivan Perisic levelling the score after Robin van Persie's first-half goal seemed to have given...
15 September 2011
BFA unaware of Kenya friendly
Acting chief executive officer (CEO) Sonnyboy Sethibe told Mmegi Sport yesterday that he had seen the report but the association was unaware of the game. Supersport website quoted Hussein Swaleh who is said to be on Harambee Stars' management...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 15 September 2011
BFA defends clubless' Mogae
Mogae is unattached to a club since parting ways with Boteti Young Fighters last year. The club said then that Mogae was now residing in Mmadinare, 500km from the club's Orapa base. As a result, he was unable to attend training sessions...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 15 September 2011
Satmos coach faces the chop
Satmos have only managed to accumulate a single point after a draw against Police XI from four matches. The Cheetahs were given a baptism of fire by be MOBILE defending champions Township Rollers who walloped them 4-1 in a one-sided match played at...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 15 September 2011
An Independence celebration to look forward to
The two house music moguls will have fans scratching their heads trying to choose which gig to attend, but at least the venues are not that far apart and those with deep pockets would have the luxury of alternating between Rec Park and New Park in...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 15 September 2011
Top notch designers to grace Fashion Week
The designers are Frederick Eboka (Nigeria), Shana Morlans, Thulani Sindi, Palesa Mokubung (SA), two unnamed Zimbabwean designers, and Botswana's export designer to the UK, Beryl Phala. BFW project manager, Michelle Theron, said they decided to...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 15 September 2011
All is set for WABO workshop
The workshop, to be led by renowned Mahalapye-based writer Lauri Kubuitsile, is to be held under the topic "Getting Published." It is the second in a monthly series of writing workshops, following a successful first session on writing...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Bakgatla heritage festivities cross to Moruleng
Moruleng is the place where the tribe originated before settling in Mochudi and the two "capitals" still keep close links as Kgosi Kgafela continues to enjoy a reign over members of the tribe on both sides of the border. The festivities, which...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 15 September 2011
Zeus turns I Am into potent campaign
The famed star has turned the song I Am into a campaign that seeks to set destinies of a group of school-going teenagers into motion. The award-winning rap star is working with Sir Seretse Khama, Livingstone Kolobeng, Legae Academy and Ledumang...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 15 September 2011
Rwandan rebel leader in war crimes hearing
Prosecutors will try to convince International Criminal Court (ICC) judges that they have enough evidence to proceed to trial against the 48-year-old Mbarushimana for war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the same time, lawyers for the man -...
15 September 2011
Libya's new rulers to investigate war crimes
The National Transitional Council (NTC)was responding to a report released Tuesday by London-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International, that accused the fighters who brought down the Kaddafi regime. The NTC acknowledged "a small number of...
15 September 2011
De Beers, govt finally strike deal
Confirming the deal, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Potso Thari, told Mmegi yesterday: "The new contract will be signed on Friday at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana building." The last agreement under...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Cresta offers P1.50 in share buyback
The hotel group, Botswana's largest, is already priming shareholders on its plans to repurchase up to five percent of its P18.5 million stated share capital from investors holding between 100 and 2 000 shares. Yesterday, Cresta officials unveiled...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Know your labour rights
The Trade Dispute Act of Botswana recognises and defines three types of disputes namely: * Dispute of Interest* Dispute of Right* Apprehended Dispute 'Dispute of Interest' means a dispute concerning the creation of new terms and...
Mpho Ngwako 15 September 2011
Selefu 15 September 2011
15 September 2011
Cellphone companies need to be more transparent
However, they met stiff resistance from the Batlokwa tribe who repeated concerns raised at previous Kgotla meetings elsewhere, in which safety concerns were raised. As we write this commentary, there is a case before our courts emanating from the...
15 September 2011
Letter from Zambia (chapter 3)
Other than the much reported William Banda attack on candidate Sylvia Masebo in Chongwe, and some bruises suffered in skirmishes between cadres of the MMD and PF, no major incidents have been recorded in the country. No one has been killed and by...
BOTSALO NTUANE 15 September 2011
BOPRITA to remain separate from BOPRITU, court rules
BOPRITA lodged a court case after the BOPRITU executive took control of its bank account at the First National Bank (FNB) in a fight over the former's assets. BOPRITA was seeking an order to restrain BOPRITU officials from making any transactions on...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 15 September 2011
DCEC to interview Chinese MD over bribery claims
Defence attorney Unoda Mack told the Village Magistrates Court yesterday that the interview for Xiaoxing Qui, managing director of Whitacon Company could have been conducted earlier but due to the unavailability of a Chinese interpreter, the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
BMD demand puts talks in jeopardy
During the talks the BMD is alleged to have demanded that it be allocated 27 constituencies, with all the three in Francistown, Boteti North and South all in Gaborone, except Gaborone Central, and a lot more in the southern part of the country,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
BDP Phikwe West branch committee divided
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview yesterday, Serite said that as the constituency leadership, they are concerned about the latest developments and will do everything in their power to restore order. He revealed that the breakaway group allegedly...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 15 September 2011
Govt disappoints Reteng over languages.
The chairperson, Dr Ndana Ndana, said this in an interview with Mmegi in response to a recent decision by the Ministry of Local Government to enrol children living in Remote Area Dweller settlements in a pre-primary programme to teach them Setswana...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Media accused of mystifying traditional knowledge
An official of the Department of Research, Science and Technology in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology says instead of focusing on making people knowledgeable about IKS, the media has a tendency of sensationalising irrelevant...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 15 September 2011
First women pilots get their wings
With four of them drawn from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and one being a member of the Botswana Police Service (BPS) Airwing, they officially joined their male counterparts in the skies yesterday. In total, 12 soldiers and three police...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Diarrhoea death toll climbs to 67
Addressing a press conference in Gaborone yesterday, acting director in the Department of Public Health, Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana said that his department has so far recorded 67 deaths out of the 5,580 diarrhoea cases reported...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
BDP boss wins P3 million Vision 2016 tender
A source close to the deal said Native Impressions won a tender for the job after beating other competitors and will carry out the strategy for the financial year 2011/2012. The decision to outsource the communication strategy, which has been themed...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 15 September 2011
Cricket body introduces regional schools tournament
BCA chief executive officer (CEO) Girish Ramakrishna said the pioneer regional tournament kicked off in Ramotswa on Monday. The T20 tournament has four participating primary schools in Mogopane, Ketshwerebothata, St Bernard's and Mojadife. The pilot...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 16 September 2011
City rivals GU, Rollers face off
The two sides have experienced contrasting fortunes since the league started, with GU showing early intentions while their rivals, Rollers had a slow start. Until last Saturday when they hammered FC Satmos 4-1, Rollers had failed to reproduce...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Zimbabwe adopts new conciliatory tone
First up was Mines Minister, Obert Mpofu, who sought to calm nervy investors by declaring - just as Central Bank governor, Gideon Gono, had done a few days ago with banks - that his ministry had no intention of cancelling mining licences. But amid...
16 September 2011
'Apartheid returns via the back door'
"We're being subjected again to white minority approval of what we must do and we cannot allow that," he said during a press conference jointly called by the youth league and Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association following Judge Colin...
16 September 2011
ICC fails to net top perpetrators of war crimes: HRW
The International Criminal Court was set up in 2002 to prosecute the world's worst war criminals and has opened investigations into six conflicts, all of them in Africa, and in June issued an arrest warrant for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.But in a...
16 September 2011
Nitty gritty
Before I continue with this thing ya "the white envelope that I got from the Prophet, I have to declare that I took a peak into the contents and one of the things that I can tell you right away, dear reader with whom I'm always straighter than a...
Barolong Seboni 16 September 2011
The Zezuru: Botswana's opportunity for industry
Last week's papers reported on the closure of a Zezuru 'initiation school' in Selebi-Phikwe. "This school was operating from a pastor's home and had 24 school-going children aged between five and 15 years," Mmegi reported. "Investigations...
16 September 2011
Digging tswana roots
It is a common truism that a nation that does not know where it comes from is one unlikely to know where it is heading. The first president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama, also said: "a nation without a past is a lost nation, and a people without a...
I m leteane 16 September 2011
SADC must wake up from deep slumber
The revelations were indeed a sad indictment on SADC and the leaders. It is unbelievable that an organisation as old as SADC may be unable to comprehend the political landscape of its member state beyond just rumour and petty talk. SADC...
16 September 2011
Selefu 16 September 2011
16 September 2011
Consumer watchdog
You don't have to be stupid to fall for a scam. Despite what a lot of people think it's perfectly possible for smart, educated and clearly intelligent people to fall for a lying, cheating scammer. Part of the reason is economic.Scammers have no...
16 September 2011
Humid weather blamed for Youth team's failure
Team manager Gabotepele Molefhi believes if the team left early for Isle on Man the performance could have been better. Botswana managed to win two medals against a target of four. There were 65 Commonwealth nations, which took part in the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Book review
John Boyne (2011) The Absolutist. London, Doubleday, Softcover edition, 311 pages, P215. ISBN 978-0-385-61605-8. Available at Exclusive Books. "The Absolutist" is the latest thoughtful and challenging novel by the Irish writer John Boyne, who...
Sheridan Griswold 16 September 2011
Back stage
How to Steal Two Million (2011) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its Southern African release early this month. It gives a clear nod to How To Steal A Million (1966) by William Wyler that featured the daughter of an art forger...
Sasa Majuma 16 September 2011
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