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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
Potter 'sees' creation in his sleep
Their lives depend on the talent they possess and their hands produce the "magic" that captivates travellers along the Mogobane-Ranaka road. The two men operate by the road side, but unlike multitudes of their fellow countrymen who normally sit along...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Botswana needs arts structure-Kopi
He said structures such as the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) exist thus a similar body should be established for the arts because both are skill-based activities. He said that such a structure would in future help produce the Amantle...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Notwane beckons birders
About 230 (about 40 percent) of a possible 593 bird species in Botswana occur in the general area either as residents or migrants. The combined sitings on Botswana tickbird nationally show that 93 percent of all the possible Botswana bird...
STAFF WRITER 16 September 2011
Cresta's results reflect bearish year
For the period, the group - which recorded increased costs due to salary adjustments and soaring rental costs - saw net profit before taxation rising marginally to P23.77 million from P23.66 million in the prior period, while a 9% increase on average...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 16 September 2011
The BNF and BDP's 'fight' for the attention of the ANC: 1912-2004
The "Mandelamania" & its Michael Dingake spin-off, 1990-1998The historic announcement on February 2, 1990 by South African President F.W. de Klerk that the apartheid regime was unbanning the ANC and other groups, and was intending to begin...
16 September 2011
Union vows to fight out
The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced in a press statement this week that it was going ahead with privatisation of laundry, cleaning, gardening services and maintenance of medical equipment, which will be done in phases. "In line with the government...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Landboard in a fix about plots under high voltage power line
Addressing a kgotla meeting in the village recently, the chairman of Tlokweng Landboard, Thuso Bogatsu, said 44 of the plots were already developed. But the land board is caught in a dilemma because there is no land available for relocation at...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Firestone diamond auction grosses P5.8m
The gross proceeds were off 1,549 carats from Firestone Diamonds' BK11 Mine near Orapa and represent a decline from the company's July auction where 2,241 carats worth about P3.4 million were sold. The diamonds sold at last Friday's auction...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Downbeat volleyball side leaves for Morocco
The team left yesterday afternoon for the September 22-30 tournament in Tangier, northern Morocco. Kapeko feels the poor preparations would be their downfall. "We cannot promise heaven but we will go there and try our best," he told Mmegi Sport...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 September 2011
NDB to become commercial bank
NDB, which was born out of a 1963 Act with a mandate to give out loans that promote the economic development of Batswana, currently only finances agricultural, commercial, property development, industrial and tourism projects and does not take...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Govt pumps P1.8bn into the Treasury
This was done to supplement the budget in the face of an anticipated deficit of P6.2 billion this year, BusinessWeek has learnt. Average bid to cover ratios for all the notes on offer suggested aggressive demand from the market, which was expected...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Voice of Child group instils spirit of Botho among youth
Voice of Child coordinator, Mpolokang Mbatha, said their group was formed three years ago to instil the spirit of Botho amongst children. Mbatha said they formed the group after realising that there were many children who were not attending...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Unprotected sex still rampant in Bobirwa
Myengwa was speaking to Mmegi after the launch of the Month of Prayer by the Commander of the Eastern Military Garrison of the Botswana Defence Force in Selebi-Phikwe this week. He said that the recently concluded door-to-door study has shown that...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Global recession was eye-opener says ICB chief
Amongst others, the conference, which was held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC),discussed economic recovery and diversification, corporate governance, including standards and economic crimes. In her welcoming...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Man divorces from 'suicidal' wife
In his submissions, Masenya told the court that he married the defendant in community of property before a district commissioner in Molepolole in 2005. He further told the court that his marriage had broken down irretrievably, thus he wanted out....
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Gaborone's unspoilt attractions of the Anglo-Boer War
With no books in modern-day Gaborone about the Anglo Boer War and no good roads linking Gaborone to the hilly, bushy, revirine site at Notwane, the living memory of that bloody war has remained hidden from many Batswana and tourists for many...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Swazi's PUDEMO to attend BNF celebrations
The BNF spokesman Moeti Mohwasa said they invited the Swazi political leader because like PUDEMO the BNF is concerned about issues of governance. He said PUDEMO, will speak on issues of political freedom, and also share with them the difficult...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
BNF, BMD bilateral talks collapse
The talks held last night in Gaborone are a culmination of a decision taken at the main talks between all the four opposition partners. After the BMD reportedly stuck to its guns demanding 27 constituencies whilst others disagreed, it was resolved...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Man ordered to pay brother value of house
Passing judgment this week, Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi ordered that, "The respondent is to pay the applicant the value of the house commonly referred to as a 'two and half' which was left incomplete by their father on plot 8651 when he died." He also...
TEBOGO KGALEMANG
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Alarm bells ringing at struggling Hotspurs
Hotspurs started the season with a 1-0 defeat to Motlakase Power Dynamos before falling 2-1 to little known No Mathata in their own backyard last weekend. No Mathata are only in their second season in the First Division. Hotspurs spokesperson,...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Arsonist gets six years for attempted murder
Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi of the High Court here sentenced Patrick Shima Ramagala to six years for attempted murder and six years for arson. The sentences will run concurrently. Convicting and sentencing the accused, Justice Phumaphi said there was no...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Horticulture is not growing - BHC chair
During the 23rd biannual conference of the horticultural sector held in Gaborone yesterday, the BHC was urged to minimise its dependence on the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) for it to grow. The Coordinator of the National Master Plan for the Arable...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Chinese sponsors Motswana student
Gabathusi will study for a Bachelors degree in civil engineering at Zheijaing University College in Zhenjiang Province. The sponsorship covers her tuition fees. The CEA will foot her accommodation bills for the first three months before her parents...
16 September 2011
Rantshabeng wants stay of prosecution
Rantshabeng approached Lobatse High Court yesterday to urge the state to award him a permanent stay of prosecution because the state had failed to try him within reasonable time. He argued that failure to try him within reasonable time was...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
PEEPA forum to discuss draft Privatisation Master Plan II
Minister of Finance and Development Kenneth Matambo is expected to be the guest speaker at the forum.A press statement from PEEPA says it has become necessary to review the current privatisation master plan, adopted in 2005, and come up with a new...
STAFF WRITER 16 September 2011
Rotavirus vaccination not part of infant immunization
The country is currently embroiled in a diarrhoea outbreak with 5,580 cases reported and 67 children under the age of five already dead in just five weeks. This is a similar case to the 2006 diarrhoea outbreak in which over 20,000 cases were...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 16 September 2011
Another robbery suspect nabbed
Botswana Police public relations officer, Christopher Mbulawa, confirmed the arrest but could not go into details on the arrest of the 23-year old suspect. "We are still investigating and publicising where the culprit was arrested could alert the...
STAFF WRITER 16 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 16 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 16 September 2011
Security Systems face wounded Killer Giants
Killer Giants were shocked 4-0 by debutants Modipane United in Ramotswa in the opening game last week and they can be expected to come out with guns blazing against Systems. Although coach Enos Mmesi will be back after missing the MU game as he was...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Premier League transfer deals getting messier
In 2008, a blueprint to guide local football towards professionalism was drafted in the comfort of an air-conditioned Phakalane conference room at the Bosele hotel in Selebi-Phikwe.Subsequently the blueprint came to be known as the Bosele...
16 September 2011
Are good times back at Matebele?
Matebele have claimed the scalps of Mochudi Centre Chiefs, BMC and most recently Extension Gunners, while they have lost just once to ECCO City Greens. This is a good record when one considers that the Mogoditshane side has in recent years failed to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 September 2011
Botswana rakes in 15 medals at AAG
High jumper Kabelo Kgosiemang got silver while the 4 x 4 men relay team got bronze as the Botswana medal haul at the AAG reached 15 yesterday Athletics: Fanuel Kenosi and Obakweng Ngwigwa booked themselves a place in the 200m finals...
16 September 2011
Marape unearths Francistown soccer talent
As it is September and the year 2011 is on the wane, he feels satisfied with the way things have gone so far, and hopefully by the end of the year, much more would have been achieved. As the Francistown Football Association (FRAFA) regional coach...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 16 September 2011
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