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New karate club holds first competition
The championship will also mark the official launch of the club. The inaugural competition will bring together children aged between six and 17 from different styles and clubs. KOM instructor, Molefe told Mmegi Sport that he decided to host the...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Molaodi keen to seek re-election
Molaodi said he saw no reason why he should not seek a fresh mandate although the final decision lies with the affiliates.Molaodi became BVF president in 2009 and his two-year term has expired this year. He said during their tenure his committee...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Biennial change for World Softball Championships
The decision came after a meeting which ended in America on Sunday resolved the four-year period was too long.ISF president (Africa) Marumo Morule, who is also the president of the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) and attended the meeting,...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Mahalapye to honour Oteng
The event will be a joint effort by the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) and other area dignitaries among them the District Commissioner. BoBA information and publicity secretary, Willough Kemoen said it is befitting for Oteng to be honoured by his...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
First cut
With teams that get promoted to the Premier League always facing the danger of relegation, I think it is time the composition of the First Division is re-examined. I know that making it national is a little difficult and challenging, given the fact...
Dennis Keagile 04 November 2011
No Mathata's surprise run continues
Their win against Maun Tigers last weekend thrust them to the top of the First Division North log with 17 points. BR Highlanders are second with 14 points.Motlakase should be tougher opposition for No Mathata, more so with the Palapye side coming...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Comets seek second win
The win saw Comets move up three places on the log ahead of Modipane United and Mathaithai FC on a superior goal difference.Although they are still in the relegation zone, there is a glimmer of hope and they would fancy their chances against minnows...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 04 November 2011
TAFIC part ways with coach
Moyo, who joined the popular Francistown side at the beginning of the season, confirmed that he has left the team." I have parted ways with TAFIC. I still have a long way to go in football and from here I will look for another team to coach and...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Off the ball
Name: Sekhana 'Chicken' KokoPlace Of Birth: MolepololeDate Of Birth: 23/07/1983Team: Township RollersNational Team Caps: 10Position: Winger/Striker Mmegi Sport: What is your favourite place outside the field of play?Koko: HomeMmegi Sport: What...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Nico charged up for Chiefs clash
The copper mining town side is aware of Chiefs' attacking prowess after the Kgatleng side fired eight past Mogoditshane Fighters last week. In a long time, Nico finds itself in second place and could trim the five-point gap to two with a win. Nico...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Nigeria name strong squad for Zebras friendly
Zebras play Nigeria as they continue preparing for next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals to be co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, starting on January 21.Nigeria is one of the four football powerhouses that failed to qualify for next year's...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
GU face selection poser
Chikomo received his marching orders, an ordeal that has become synonymous with GU players this season, when his side lost 1-0 to ECCO City Greens. He missed his side's 1-1 draw with Extension Gunners as well as his side's 3-1 victory over FC...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
GNT confront FC Satmos in relegation six-pointer
GNT pocketed their first win of the season when they beat troubled Extension Gunners 1-0 last week. Their opponents are at the bottom of the log without a win and look destined for an early return to the First Division. Satmos has managed only a...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Lees forced to eat humble pie
A top four finish would have seen Botswana proceed to the 2012 Africa Sevens Championship that act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup.However, Botswana dismally failed and finished behind South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Madagascar and Uganda....
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Ghana refuses to grant gays' rights despite aid threat
Atta Mills said the UK could not impose its values on Ghana and he would never legalise homosexuality. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said at the weekend that aid would be cut to countries which failed to respect gay rights. Uganda also rejected...
04 November 2011
South Africa's record for rhino poaching deaths
Figures from South Africa's National Parks show 341 rhinos have been killed so far in 2011, already outstripping last year's record total of 333. WWF says the spike in poaching in Africa and South Asia is largely caused by increased demand for rhino...
04 November 2011
Rwanda gives Congo back 82 tonnes of smuggled minerals
The minerals include cassiterite, or tin ore, as well as coltan, used in devices such as mobile phones. The return of the materials follows new international regulations aimed at cleaning up the mineral sector. DR Congo's mineral wealth has been a...
04 November 2011
Nitty gritty
Ausi Maggie never wants to talk about "Useless Bugger," her ex-husband, more than it is necessary. In fact in her opinion it is never necessary to talk about him. Her motto is very simple: "Let sleeping dogs die". ...
Barolong Seboni 04 November 2011
Why agriculture should be higher on world agenda
The official forecasts that the world's population has passed seven billion over the weekend and is likely to grow by two billion more by 2050 has highlighted concerns over how these extra people can be fed. This is all too understandable given...
*MARK BOWMAN 04 November 2011
Digging tswana roots
It has been a source of much speculation amongst Africans of Negroid race why we are markedly different from other races especially when it comes to the texture of the hair (ours is called 'woolly' or 'kinky' or 'peppercorn'). On the other...
I.M. Leteane 04 November 2011
A gravity test for the Euro
Do the gnomes of currency markets seriously believe that the eurozone governments' latest "comprehensive package" to save the euro will hold up for more than a few months? The new plan relies on a questionable mix of dubious financial-engineering...
04 November 2011
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04 November 2011
Bogadi is sacrosanct - Kgosi Seboko
In 1981, 44.4 percent of males and 41.5 percent of females were reported to be married, while in 2001 it was only 17.1 percent of males and 17.9 percent of females. While Kgosi Seboko admitted that high costs of bogadi are a contributing factor, she...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Premier Indian eye centre performs free operations in Botswana
The project was initiated by the Botswana Ministry of Health and taken up by the Indian High Commission (IHC) in Botswana, who identified Sankara Netralaya for this noble task. It was not smooth sailing at all. There were many constraints, notably...
*GOPI KUMAR 04 November 2011
BCMA meeting to focus on registration of choirs
BCMA public relations officer, Killer Modiba told Mmegi that they have invited the Botswana Registrar of Societies and Botswana Training Authority to the event. He explained that most choirs are underprivileged and outcast from government and NGOs as...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Consumer Watchdog
"Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me." That's what my mother would say when she heard that someone had been rude to me or to my brothers. The idea is simple, that mere words can do no harm to your feelings so long as...
04 November 2011
Bulk earthworks completed at Ghaghoo
In an interim management statement to shareholders for the period July to November 2011, the company says first stage development of the US$85 million (P570 million) diamond mine is progressing well, with the on-site camp accommodating approximately...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Scribes inducted in statistics
Addressing a press conference in Gaborone on Wednesday, GIZ and Statistics SA student representative Steven Kapoloma said journalists who understood how statisticians compiled their information could raise more relevant questions about issues...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 04 November 2011
New Rail Park Mall a hive of activity
Since it was opened last week, the mall has been attracting multitudes of shoppers on a daily basis. One of the reasons the new mall has become so popular is that it is easily accessible by buses and taxis since it is located at the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Private sector less optimistic about economy - Survey
According to the survey in which 175 Privately Held Businesses (PHBs) were interviewed across all industry sectors between November 2010 and May 2011 in Botswana, the country's optimism/pessimism balance has fallen by eight percentage points from +2...
04 November 2011
SSKIA expansion thrown in limbo
Expansion of the terminal building should have been completed by May last year. Instead, the project is still ongoing with galloping cost overruns currently at P115 million. In a notice published this week, PPABD announced it had declined DBES'...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Book review
We the Animals is an unusual first novel by Justin Torres that explores the links between domestic violence and sibling rivalry in a cross-cultural family in the eastern United States of America (US). It is told by one of a triad of brothers...
Shheridan Griswold 04 November 2011
Back stage
"Bad Teacher" (2011) has been playing at the New Capitol Cinemas (NCC). It is already out on DVD. From the title audiences are clued to expect: Bad Film, Bad Script, Bad Acting, Bad Jokes, Bad Poetry, Bad Ambitions, Bad Person, Bad Band,...
Sasa Mjuma 04 November 2011
Ritter kicks off exhibition
The collective exhibition of her photos, titled On The Other Side, is part of her prize for winning the Studio 54- and Alliance Francaise-sponsored competition. The series was about the reality of women contradicting typical...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Development of Manshamakose heritage sites for tourism
Manshamakose Heritage TrailManshamakose concept is now being resuscitated among these people through an ambitious project aimed at utilising the diverse cultural background of these villages for tourism purposes. The idea of establishing a trail...
ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE 04 November 2011
Lovinah Nomasonto Gwebu: A life that provoked history
The life and death of Lovinah Nomasonto Gwebu illustrates such a history. In fact, it would be impossible to write a full account of the history of the pentecostal movement in Botswana, and Lobatse in particular, without reference to her contribution...
PHILLIP SEGADIKA 04 November 2011
Botswana should concentrate on development and forget detractors
Recently, a South African youth leader described the Botswana government as a puppet regime. By so doing, the youth leader was actually echoing one of the labels used against Botswana even by some of its own opposition parties, including such labels...
*EDWARD MAGANU 04 November 2011
Capturing a president on camera
For the 35-year-old husband and father of two, photography is more than just a job: it is a way of preserving the history of a country. How many people have seen the image of the moment Botswana gained independence, he asks rhetorically. ...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
SPEDU detests being used as a scapegoat
Boikhutswane's outburst follows the failure of the Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit to attend a special council meeting on October 24 to which it was allegedly invited. He told Mmegi that a fax inviting SPEDU had come through at 8.26am...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Know your domestic worker
Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance. Responsibilities may also include cooking, doing laundry and...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 04 November 2011
The river of death and division
Accessing basic necessities like food, education and good health care are as hard as they were two decades ago. This earns the Boteti River - which covers the villages of Rakops, Xhumo, Madikola and Mopipi yet another name -'The River of...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Global warming limiting resources for the youth
Atlhopheng, a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science at University of Botswana, made these remarks yesterday at the launch of the 'We Have Faith' campaign, a faith-based climate change initiative. He said the youth, as the future of the...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Malawi-Zambia links go sour
Banda flew into Zambia, where she attended the country's 47th anniversary of independence last week - apparently at the invitation of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) of president Michael Sata. She arrived on October 23 on what was said to be a...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 04 November 2011
Swartz admits poor supervision of projects
Addressing a kgotla meeting in Topisi on Tuesday Swartz said as a result of lack of supervision a lot of government infrastructure is in deplorable condition and cited Dibete Police Station as an example. "We were negligent in monitoring the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Ntuane denies secret meetings with Khama
Ntuane will meet Khama today for the first time as Leader of Opposition. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Ntuane said there were some opposition elements on a misinformation campaign to tarnish his image. There has been talk that Ntuane met...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Lifeline needs 'kiss of life' or else
Treasurer Boitshwarelo Motlogelwa said in Gaborone yesterday that they are in desperate need of money to save the non-governmental organisation (NGO) from imminent closure. "We are struggling to run this facility. We are struggling with payments. We...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
Uneasy freedom for Daisy Loo convicts
The five - Frank Molaletsi, Gilbert Sithole, Joseph Stegling, Bitsang Abbey, Moemedi Dijeng and his company Daisy Loo - were convicted on three counts of fraud last month and were due to be sentenced yesterday. However, Molaletsi and Stegling were...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
What is in your chicken?
An investigation by Mmegi has revealed that there are no set standards for the brining of chickens leaving the poultry industry. Brining is the process by which a solution of sodium chloride, phosphates, proteins, anti-oxidants and other...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 04 November 2011
The Kgafela matter - a legal perspective
This policy has its genesis in the colonial era. The history of Botswana is replete with instances where traditional leaders were banished, suspended or removed from authority at the whims of the colonial and post-colonial government. In...
* DICK BAYFORD 04 November 2011
'It's a conspiracy!'
This is what suspended Bakgatla deputy Kgosi Bana Sekai Linchwe reads into government's announcement that it had de-recognised Kgafela. The de-recognition, he said, was a result of a conspiracy between the vice-president (VP) Mompati Merafhe and some...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 04 November 2011
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