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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 05 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 05 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 05 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 05 October 2011
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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 05 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 05 October 2011
As i see it
Opelo Moeti in response to my September 13, 2011 article, questioning the President's statement that he does not use the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) and had he done so there would have been silence by now, misses the point and goes off...
Michael Dingake 05 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 05 October 2011
sports chat
Finest moment The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) named Amantle Montsho among the 10 best women athletes in 2011, a fitting recognition for Botswana's outstanding athlete. Even if she does not win, making the list is a huge...
mqondisi dube 05 October 2011
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Crisis blamed on factionalism
Maboane said his committee is equally concerned about the state of affairs. He said he has expressed his concern to the technical team, players and supporters. "We are not impressed with the situation.  The results are not coming," the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 05 October 2011
France make two changes for England clash
The France coach, Marc Lievremont, announced his quarter-final squad on Tuesday, the first of the eight teams to be released. He made the two changes to his forward pack, but retained the same back line which started in last weekend's shocking 19-14...
05 October 2011
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Montsho makes IAAF World Athlete of the Year shortlist
She becomes the first Motswana athlete to make the list. Montsho finds her name among the world's 10 best female athletes for 2011 and stands an excellent opportunity to walk away with the prestigious award after a good year. IAAF announced the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
Gunners call extraordinary meeting
Club chairman William Maboane confirmed the meeting, saying they called the meeting to address pressing issues "before it is too late". He said high on the agenda would be the issue of the club's string of poor results. Gunners' executive committee...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
Aussie Hillsong to perform in F/town
The celebrated outfit will perform at the Old Francistown Stadium before proceeding to Bulawayo and Harare three days later to complete a four-city tour that starts in Lusaka, Zambia. Hillsong's popularity in Christian praise and worship music stems...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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'BK' Proctor's Music Man is the next best thing
The 16-track album contains songs with genres such as soul, hip-hop, RnB and a bit of traditionally influenced tracks.  Although this reviewer feels that the album is not Proctor's best artwork, he has released tracks such as Love Fan featuring...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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Grammy nominee Moore to rock Bots
 Moore will on November 16 perform at the Learning Centre School in Gaborone alongside William Lee Barefield III, better-known by his stage name, Trip Lee, DJ Pdogg (Perry Tankard II), Tedashii 'T-dot' Anderson, KB - the newest Reach Records...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
Cosmic research "Dream Machine" mooted
Gathering for four days at CERN near Geneva, scientists and heads of major research centres around the globe are looking at how to combine resources and funding for the project, the International Linear Collider (ILC). "The science of particle...
05 October 2011
Truck bomb kills 65 in Somalia: Ambulance worker
Witnesses said there was a loud blast at a compound housing four government ministries in the K4 (Kilometre 4) area of the capital Mogadishu, where students had gathered on Tuesday to take exams.  "We have carried 65 dead bodies and 50 injured...
05 October 2011
Libya rulers name new cabinet
The announcement Monday was made jointly by the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, and de facto Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril in a news conference following weeks of political infighting and delays over the formation of a...
05 October 2011
Hero's welcome for Namibia's repatriated ancestral skulls
About 4 000 people stood on the tarmac at the capital Windhoek's international airport, where the plane carrying them home landed at sunrise to ululating women and men shouting battle cries amid banners reading, "Welcome to our ancestors, our...
05 October 2011
Government under siege for 'weakness' on Dalai Lama
"Even though China is our biggest trading partner, we should not exchange our morality for dollars or yuan," the trade union federation's Western Cape leader Tony Ehrenreich told a candlelight vigil outside Parliament. "It is completely...
05 October 2011
Anglican leader requests Mugabe meeting
He will become the most senior public figure from Britain to visit Zimbabwe in a decade and could meet Mugabe as part of the trip. "There has been an approach to meet with him but nothing has been confirmed," a Lambeth Palace spokesperson...
05 October 2011
Today's work place
In organization Y the nature of work done spreads from unskilled to skilled to professional, including managerial.  The challenge which Y currently faces is deciding how to distinguish payments, allowances and other benefits between employees...
Joseph Masango 05 October 2011
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PPC acquires three quarries in Botswana
In a statement, the company said that the acquisition, which comprises three quarries in Gaborone, Francistown and Selebi -Phikwe is part of its Southern Africa expansion strategy. PPC already owns the Kgale quarry  - situated in Gaborone's...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
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Diamond exports reach P20bn mark
Exports from Botswana which comprise both rough and polished diamonds, were at P20.8 billion in 2008 before falling to P15.2 billion in the recession year of 2009 and rebounding to P21.7 billion last year. According to figures released by the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
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Gompieno ke eletsa go boelela kgang e ke thaileng Mmualebe ka yone. Go mabaka mabedi, mararo, a a dirang gore ke dire jalo. Lebaka la ntlha ke gore kgang e ke yone e tlhalosang moono wa me wa go kwala Mmualebe.La bobedi ke gore go lebega bontsi jwa...
Sebofo Motswane 05 October 2011
Diploma holders deserve the perks too
Otherwise, what is the rationale of opening another front in the multifaceted battle with trade unions by leaving out Maths teachers with a diploma in the scarce skills allowance dispensation?  Surely, the government knew that the unions and the...
05 October 2011
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05 October 2011
Insight into HIV immunity may lead to vaccine
By investigating the action of the human antibodies called ADCC, in people with HIV, researchers were able to identify that the virus evolves to evade or 'escape' the antibodies. Professor Stephen Kent of the University of Melbourne and one of the...
05 October 2011
Rape victim relives ordeal in court
Relating her tragic story before Magistrate Godwill Makofi, the complainant, told court that the incident happened in May 20, 2007 after the accused accosted her at knifepoint in the bush near Monarch farms where she works. The farms are situated six...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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Vitamin D deficiency common in cancer patients
"Until recently, studies have not investigated whether vitamin D has an impact on the prognosis or course of cancer. Researchers are just starting to examine how vitamin D may impact specific features of cancer, such as the stage or extent of tumor...
05 October 2011
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BATLA to hold biennial conference
The conference will be held under the theme, "Transformation of Tribal Land Administration - Towards Global Economic Competitiveness". It will be supported by the Ministry of Lands and Housing, the Citizen Entreprenuaral Development Agency (CEDA) and...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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Thirsty elephants trouble Sekakangwe villagers
Modibedi Mogapi, a 24-year-old farmer said the elephants always give them trouble during the dry season. "It's not a problem during the rainy season when there is ample water, but immediately the dry season starts, when we do not have sufficient...
MOEMEDI MATEBU
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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Unions seek interdict against govt decision
Represented by lawyers Tshiamo Rantao and Mboki Chilisa, the five trade unions that make up BOFEPUSU accused government of acting unilaterally when making the decision to withdraw assistance to the trade unions. The lawyers argued that Festina...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
DTEF services to be outsourced
DTEF director Marcos Maedza said this in an interview yesterday, adding that there is an anomaly in the living allowance dispensation process, which has given the department a bad public image. Maedza said that the public's perception is that...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
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Bakalanga given hope
The willingness of the ministry to dialogue is the culmination of two years  of consultations between Bakalanga representatives and the ministry. On October 3, 2009 Domboshaba Cultural Trust wrote a letter to the ministry on the authority of...
EDWARD MPOLOKA
Correspondent 05 October 2011
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Women urged to vote women
Speaking during the opening of a two-day workshop for Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) women commissioners held in Gaborone yesterday, Kruger urged women to be responsible for increasing their numbers in politics. "Women are the...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
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Councillors want decent transport for BCL workers
Lekang Mukokomani moved the motion towards requesting BCL to consider purchasing buses so that workers are transported in dignity. The majority of the workers supported the motion. "We do not condemn the good effort that the mine is doing but as the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 05 October 2011
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New Gaborone Mayor seeks power to hire and fire
Nkayigwa, of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) was speaking after he and Florence Shagwa, of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), won elections held yesterday to fill the vacant posts of mayor and deputy mayor. Addressing an impromptu press...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 05 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 06 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 06 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 06 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 06 October 2011
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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 06 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 06 October 2011
As i see it
Opelo Moeti in response to my September 13, 2011 article, questioning the President's statement that he does not use the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) and had he done so there would have been silence by now, misses the point and goes off...
Michael Dingake 06 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 06 October 2011
mmualebe
Gompieno ke eletsa go boelela kgang e ke thaileng Mmualebe ka yone. Go mabaka mabedi, mararo, a a dirang gore ke dire jalo. Lebaka la ntlha ke gore kgang e ke yone e tlhalosang moono wa me wa go kwala Mmualebe.La bobedi ke gore go lebega bontsi jwa...
Sebofo Motswane 06 October 2011
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Unattached athletes urged to enter
Mbaiwa said athletes who are clubless or are not students, should enter the competition, provided they meet the criteria. He said the decision was taken following the realisation that most athletes are lost after leaving school."Most athletes who...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 06 October 2011
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Giants kept apart in BMW Capital Motors tourney
Last year's event attracted the same number of teams, with BDF VI and Kutlwano winning the men's and women's sections respectively. The draw for this year's competition was conducted in Gaborone on Tuesday with top teams seeded. The 16 men's sides...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 06 October 2011
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