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Lab Services: Salary offer fair
"We have four unions for our members... three of them have signed... the offer is reasonable if compared to other settlements in the public sector industry," NHLS CEO Sagie Pillay said. "We can't put anything more on the table. If we continuously...
03 October 2011
Destroyed school raises questions for Libyans
A cupboard has been smashed. Bullet holes puncture computer screens and frame door locks. The Tareq Abu Zeyad middle school lies in ruins. Villagers in this isolated, dusty hamlet in Libya's western mountains say revolutionary forces carried...
03 October 2011
Europe: Sanctions dropped in new Syria resolution
Aiming to overcome Russian and Chinese opposition to council action, the new resolution drawn up by Britain, France, Germany and Portugal, with US backing, threatens sanctions if the deadly Syrian crackdown does not end. The first talks on the...
03 October 2011
Zuma spy tapes 'illegal'
Ruling in Davids' unfair-dismissal application, Bart Ford, a senior commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, found that the recordings were illegally obtained and could not be used in the arbitration hearing. "It...
03 October 2011
The strategy behind the debacle at GCC
This is a reflection of democracy, as the majority must decide who will lead. But it is also a reflection of strategic manoeuvering that does not always come to the fore. It came as a surprise to many, even the opposition, that the councillor for...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 03 October 2011
The BNF and BDP's fight for the attention of the ANC: 1912-2004
The Beware of Wolves in Sheep Skins was an attack on Pamphlet No.1 by Daniel Kwelagobe in the 1970s (Kwelagobe c.1979). However, some BNF members got carried away by accusations and the perception of the BDP having been an anti-ANC outfit. For...
CHRISTIAN JOHN MAKGALA 03 October 2011
My unexpected trip to a Libyan hospital
One was holding a razor. A little later the lights blinked on again. A Ukrainian nurse was now gripping a large syringe."What are you doing?" I asked.She shrugged. "This is not your concern."Let me rewind a little. A day earlier, I was...
ANDREW HARDING 03 October 2011
My HIV testing nightmare at a govt hospital
This was aptly demonstrated by the treatment this writer and hordes of other enthusiastic Batswana and people of other nationalities bent on knowing their status were subjected to on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health has been running campaigns...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Majombolo hammer Police XI
Master Masitara scored twice as NICO United trounced Police XI 4-0 in a lukewarm be MOBILE Premier League match played at the Otse Police College Stadium on Saturday. NICO opened the scoring three minutes into the game when Police XI's defenders...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Sunday relishing role reversal
Sunday, as he is affectionately known, rejoined Majombolo last season and is presently playing in defence instead of his usual striking role. He has been instrumental in the Selebi-Phikwe side's dream start to the season. They are sitting pretty at...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 03 October 2011
GNT fight like tigers as they repel bdf raids
GNT defended like a real tiger protecting its cubs closing all channels leading towards goal and showed little interest in attacking the opponents' box. A few people who watched the game wanted to believe that the debutants' resolute defending would...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 03 October 2011
GNT are world group independence champions
The two teams battled for the championship after they managed to win all the games in the tournament to fight in the finals on Independence Day. Although many people expected Tafic to win, GNT defied the odds as they won 4-2 in penalty shootouts....
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Chiefs retain top spot
MOLEPOLOLE: Mochudi Centre Chiefs remain top of the be MOBILE Premier League standings following a hard fought 2-0 victory over returnees FC Satmos at the Molepolole Sports Complex on Saturday night. Second-half goals from Pontsho Moloi and Moemedi...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Zambian teenager conquers Botswana women
All Africa Games 2011 medalists, Ontiretse Sabure, Boikhutso Mudongo, as well as the national women's champion, Thapelo Francis were also in the list of skulls the Zambian teenager collected on her way to pocketing the P3,000 first prize money...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Jere wins Botswana international Open
Jere wins P6,500 cash prize, while the runner up, Zimbabwean champion Dion Moyo wins P4,000 cash prize, while No.3, Zambian Gillian Bwalya wins himself P3,500. Botswana's best finish was fourth place by Tebogo Pitlagano.However there was a thin line...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Nogeng, OT fall at the world boxing champs
Nogeng, who began his campaign against a familiar opponent in Australia's Luke Jackson, whom he defeated at the Commonwealth Games recently, could not repeat it this time and the Aussie had the last laugh on Saturday afternoon. Nogeng, who won...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Koko buries Miscellaneous
MOLEPOLOLE: A hat trick by second half substitute Sekhana 'Nandos' Koko and another goal from Onalethata Tshekiso secured a victory for defending champions Township Rollers in Molepolole on Independence Day. The win was a gift to the blues' faithful...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
ECCO increase Gunners' Misery
On a chilly, cloudy afternoon, the host team, Ecco stamped authority in the game, within the early stages with speedy winger Mandlaenkosi 'Sukunyetsa' Sibanda, proving problematic all afternoon. During one of his forages, Sibanda combined with...
Keabetswe Newel
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Botswana ranked fourth worldwide for mineral investment
Australian media research group, Resource Stocks, last week unveiled the 2011 World Risk Survey according to which Botswana upgraded its stellar ranking among the top ten least risky environments for resource sector investment. The annual survey...
Mbongeni Mguni
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Decline in work permit holders slows
According to figures released by Statistics Botswana (SB), the total number of work permit holders recorded as active by the end of March 2011 was 17,177 a 15 percent decline from the March 2010 figures. After a heavy 13 percent...
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Soul for food
Oh boy I do not want to open the proverbial can of worms. But since I started the topic I might as well go through with it. Okay, now 'carbs' as they are affectionately known are every dieter's nightmare, which needn't be. You see like any...
Boitshepo Giyose 03 October 2011
Three artists get Presidential honours
Well-known guitarist, Andries Bok, whose guitar skills inspired many folklore players in the 70s and 80s, was awarded a Presidential certificate of honour. Traditional music coordinator, Gaolope Basuhi, the name behind the development and...
03 October 2011
Upmarket pub opening in Gabz
To be known as Obsession, the venue, situated at the new CBD, opens on October 29, and will be well-known as Botswana's most exclusive venue. Obsession Pub, Restaurant and Club will be the centre of promotional activities, photo shoots, star...
03 October 2011
Mackenzo reveals Mapetla's album out this week
Recently Mackenzo combined forces with Wizards of the Desert for the production of house album, Dr Mokento. About the new Mapetla album, Mackenzo describes it as one of the best urban albums to come out of this country. Since their 2007...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Night of magic and comedy postponed
However, Bissau Gaobakwe on Saturday said ticket holders would still enjoy the same line up of top comedians Conrad Coch, Tips Seemise, Mel Miller and Canadian magician, Magic Man. Bissau explained that the postponement had nothing to do with...
03 October 2011
Nyte time promises to be a scorcher
The album titled Nyte Time lives up to its name one reason being that it contains tracks that are relevant to night crawlers. The album might finally mark Cibil Nyte's breakthrough into the industry, especially since the rapper went silent...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Salif Keita mesmerises
The West African's face did not show any emotions as he sang, making it even harder to read what the song could be all about. But still that did not deter music lovers from screaming at the top of their voices, especially at the start of each...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Spell binding!
Dubbed Botswana Independence Freedom Bash, freedom lived in all aspects; sassy women in stilettos and thigh-length dresses added colour and flavour from 22:30 hours until late. Slated for 7pm the show started on a low note, as the venue was empty at...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
The eternal putin
When the news broke - together with the lesser news that the incumbent, Dmitri Medvedev, will step down to become Putin's prime minister - I wanted to scream, I told you so. I have always been puzzled by the naivete of analysts, in Russia and...
Nina L. Khrushcheva* 03 October 2011
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Last week Dr Onalena Selolwane was reported in The Guardian (23.9.2011) as having lambasted the government for promoting a dependency syndrome, suggesting that it deliberately manufactures poverty by giving poor people handouts when they could be...
Sandy Grant 03 October 2011
Has palestine won?
But, more importantly, the speeches at the UN General Assembly by the two rivals, Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, showed that any initiative to bring the parties back to the negotiating table might turn out to be futile. Speeches...
Shlomo Ben-Ami* 03 October 2011
Issues in education
Namibia, over the last 20 years, provides a solid example of a country that has been able to map clearly the educational reforms it wants to pursue, and to establish both the policies and strategies to empower the reforms. This is substantiated in...
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S.Weeks 03 October 2011
The winners code
His work sought to find the answer to the question, "What motivates people to want to achieve?" In the process Mcelleland published a very successful book titled, The Achieving Society. In it he made a very startling revelation. After extensive...
George Chingarande 03 October 2011
Abolish the death penalty
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's decision that the man must hang. He can only hope for clemency from President Ian Khama. But it has never been the practice of sitting presidents in Botswana to pardon people sentenced to...
03 October 2011
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03 October 2011
Woes of a pseudo motorist
For instance, I was utterly shocked upon going to a 'gas station' in the United States and realising I had to fill the tank myself! Fortunately, I was with a local, and he laughed at me as he went about doing the job. I have thought about this Do It...
Kereeditse Lefatsi
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Ontiretse mosweunyane - midwife par-excellence
She would over the course of five decades deliver babies and yes, those babies' babies! For women who had MmaIneeleng deliver their babies once, there was no question over whom they would choose as their midwife. Something about the old woman drew...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Premier clothing employees unhappy
But the company's employees are not happy. They say that the company is ripping them off and treats them like slaves. They are also not happy with the Labour Office, whose officers they say have turned a blind-eye to their plight. Some of the...
Modimo Oteng
Correspondent 03 October 2011
There is no problem with allowance -DTEF boss
Talking to The Monitor last week, Marcos said that there "is really no confusion about students' allowance dispensation as all is running smoothly". Most students had been given their allowances except for a few who should get theirs immediately...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Are Batswana students prostituting in Malaysia?
What they do not know is that the students have become a laughing stock in that country as they have been accused of prostitution. "It is an open secret that certain nightspots in Kuala Lumpur where foreigners gather are known to be pick up joints...
Gasebalwe Seretse
Correspondent 03 October 2011
This man must die
Then he buried the dismembered remains in various shallow graves along the Tati River and pretended he did not know where she was, even assisting the police and members of the public in the search for her. Now he must die for the brutal act, the...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Ministry battles fruit fly menace
In a statement, the ministry has advised that due to the Asian Fruit Fly's persistence in Limpopo region in South Africa, fruits and vegetables from the province would be prohibited in the country indefinitely. The evil fly is reported to be...
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
Re A nyalana in Bokaa
And many have resorted to 'living together' and raising children who eventually also cohabit creating a cycle that threatens the very institution of marriage. So upon realising the threat to marriage, Bokaa-born brother and sister David and Annah...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 03 October 2011
Jamali, Rantshabeng acquitted
The statement could not be truer for well-known local businessman, Seyed Jamali and deputy permanent secretary, Victor Rantshabeng. The two were on the eve of Botswana Day acquitted of corruption charges. "I am happy that I am free, I know some of...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 03 October 2011
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