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Kenya-Eritrea row over arms to Somalia grows
Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister ,Moses Wetangula, said on Friday he had summoned the Eritrean ambassador and "raised concerns about intelligence that we have and information available that there is a possibility that arms supplies are flowing from...
08 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 08 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 08 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 08 November 2011
The winners code
Long ago, before air travel had been made possible and popularised, the preferred mode of transport between Europe and America was by ship. The story is told of a man who won a lottery for which the prize was a trip on first class from Britain to...
George Chingarande 08 November 2011
FC Satmos enjoy success - at last
Satmos won 2-1 after enduring 11 games without a single victory. The battered basement side, has conceded 28 goals and hope that their win over GNT will provide the much needed impetus. Although the result still leaves them rooted at the bottom of...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Bridge players leave for SA tournament
Organized by the South African Bridge Federation (SABF), the tournament will bring together 26 strong teams from South Africa with Botswana being the only team invited from outside. A total of 200 boards will be played within the four days of the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Chiefs fan killed in road accident
Chiefs' supporters were involved in an accident about 15km outside Selebi-Phikwe on Saturday where they were travelling for the epic clash against Nico United. Assistant Superintendent Goganamang Pule of Selebi-Phikwe Police confirmed that a combi...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Qatar, Cameroon camp mooted for Zebras
The BFA has moved into top gear, quashing any doubts about the association's commitment to the team's preparations. Last month, the team's preparations were jolted following national team coach, Stan Tshosane's claims that the BFA executive had...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
BFA mollifies Tshosane
"Let us not talk about support, but I can say things are improving. We have been working with the BFA to clear whatever obstacles although it's late. I would have liked to do some things earlier," Tshosane said. He said he is happy that the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Kgotlelele could do wonders for ambitious Diwetse
Their latest album Kgotlelele is what they believe would be a stepping-stone to greater things. But for relatively new comers to the industry, their "achievements" should serve as good motivation to do better and also give them the satisfaction that...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 08 November 2011
Back stage
"God Man Dog" (2007) a.k.a Liu Lang Shen Gou Ren will be shown at Maru a Pula School A/V Centre at 7 pm today (November 8) only by the Gaborone Film Society. It is an award winning Taiwanese film by Singing Chen. It is a winner of the Tagesspiegel...
Sasa Majuma 08 November 2011
'Mungani Wame will take Africa by storm'
The album that was released late last month would be distributed countrywide this month. It contains a total of eight tracks all composed by Tich and produced by Dublin at DNX Records. The most interesting aspect of the album is possibly the fact...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 08 November 2011
Miss Venezuela crowned Miss World in London
Ivian Sarcos, 21, took the ultimate beauty accolade at Earls Court in London, the city where the first Miss World was staged in 1951. Outside the venue, a small feminist demonstration took place, protesting at what they said was an "appalling offence...
08 November 2011
Malema hearing concludes
Closing arguments ended late on Sunday night, said African National Congress spokesman, Keith Khoza. "The matter is now completely in the hands of the NDC. They are going to need a few days to deliberate and come up with a decision," he said. "If...
08 November 2011
Mugabe thugs stone MDC rally
"Unfortunately we are unable to do this rally because of incredible acts of wanton violence, malicious violence, that we have suffered at the hands of Zanu-PF this morning," Tendai Biti, MDC secretary- general, told a news conference. The rally,...
08 November 2011
Jewellery design competition adds new lustre to F/town
Addressing FCTVE design students, the External Communications Manager of DTC Botswana, Tebogo Moribame-Setiko, said design workshops that were intrinsic to the competition. Designers from different parts the country networked freely and...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 08 November 2011
Robust diamond exports ease trade deficits
The relief was significant, being only the second balance of trade surplus since October 2008, when the global recession hit local shores. However, latest data from Statistics Botswana indicates that the value of exports against imports slipped back...
STAFF WRITER 08 November 2011
As I see it
He says he had never known me to get so upset; that I stopped short of telling critics to 'back-off'. He alleges that I was unreasonable to try to 'shush' everyone except myself and a few others; and then: "I think it is political hypocrisy for Rre...
Michael Dingake 08 November 2011
This is not a joke
Apparently, the President referred to someone in his entourage as a Mokwerekwere, a derogatory word used to refer to non-Botswana. Some caller(s) in the Gabz FM morning programme on Friday, allegedly reacted to the 'slur' by branding Khama a...
08 November 2011
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08 November 2011
Signs of ageing halted in the lab
It was done by "flushing out" retired cells that had stopped dividing. They accumulate naturally with age. The scientists believe their findings could eventually "really have an impact" in the care of the elderly.Experts said the results were...
08 November 2011
Doctor trials laser treatment to change eye colour
Dr Gregg Homer claims 20 seconds of laser light can remove pigment in brown eyes so they gradually turn blue. He is now seeking up to $750,000 (£468,000) of investment to continue clinical trials. However, other eye experts urge caution...
08 November 2011
Carlos the Jackal faces new French bomb attack trial
Carlos, a Venezuelan whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, will appear before a panel of magistrates for a trial expected to last six weeks. The 62-year-old is already serving a life sentence in France for the murder of two policemen in 1975. He...
08 November 2011
Tuna fished 'illegally' during Libya conflict
Signals recorded from boats' electronic "black boxes" show a large presence inside Libyan waters, a major spawning ground for the endangered bluefin tuna. Several strands of evidence, including a letter from a former industry source, suggest the...
08 November 2011
How carbon emissions can be reduced
According to the Botswana Environmental and Climate Change Analysis (2008), the welfare of people, the performance of the economy and the state of the environment are all closely linked to the climate. The country is highly vulnerable to climate...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 08 November 2011
The church enjoins world leaders to save the earth
The chairperson of Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) was speaking at the launch of the 'We Have Faith Campaign' at the University of Botswana last week where it came to light that the church has its energy focused on going to heaven because this is...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Panellists debate homosexuality at UB
The objective of the panel discussion is to sensitise people about homosexuality as a contemporary issue in the society. Explaining the motive of the event, a postgraduate student Portia Loeto said people are in denial and ignorant about the issue,...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Cellphones: The new threat to marriages
Gaborone District Commissioner (DC), Fraser Tlhoiwe, said recently that couples come to his office in the mistaken belief that DCs can dissolve marriages and the cellphone is usually the cause of conflict. Other causes include infidelity, spouses...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Khama gives tips on obesity
He said the main meal should be eaten at lunch because after dinner people go to sleep and the energy from the food is not used up. He encouraged Batswana to maintain a healthy lifestyle saying that: "Any doctor will tell you that being fit keeps you...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 08 November 2011
BOBEU judgement reserved
In its founding affidavit, the union says the case is based on the contention that the bank has acted in breach of its duty to consult meaningfully and in good faith with the applicant in breach of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, and of...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Botswana hosts Africa HIV/TB drug resistance workshop
The two-day workshop started yesterday at the University of Botswana (UB). Scientists, public health officials and physicians from across the world are attending the event to discuss the growing problem of HIV and TB drug resistance in Southern...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Lands ministry overhauls its systems
Under the proposed Land Administration Procedures Capacity and Systems (LAPCAS), the ministry will move from manual to digital information storage system. The Minister of Lands and Housing, Lebonaamang Mokalake, said over the weekend that...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Khama reveals massive rip-off at DBES
President Ian Khama has characterised the Department of Building and Engineering Services (DBES) as a citadel of corruption where staff, contractors and consultants collude in massive rip-offs. In his State of the Nation address yesterday, Khama...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
President warns against ethnicity
In what was a clear reference to the standoff between Bakgatla royalty and the government in his State of the Nation address in Parliament yesterday, Khama said while people may celebrate diversity and mobilise initiatives at community level, it...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Masalila gets BDP nod?
Sources have revealed that Masalila was appointed yesterday after a rigorous recruitment process that was at times said to be faction-riddled. Masalila fills the post, which was left vacant after Dr Comma Serema left to return to the University of...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Homicidal mob threatens child murder suspects
The couple, Oakantse Modisane (37) and Kushata Bulayani (30), had to be smuggled into Courtroom 3 through the back door under a heavy police escort as the angry mob bayed for their blood outside. The courtroom was soon also filled to capacity, the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 November 2011
Is Lerala mine harvesting Limpopo water illegally?
The department's director Dr Obolokile Obakeng made the announcement in the wake of Tuli Block farmers in downstream of Limpopo River's concerns that the mine has been illegally drawing water from the river to run its operations, hence lowering its...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 08 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 09 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 09 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 09 November 2011
Mugabe thugs stone MDC rally
"Unfortunately we are unable to do this rally because of incredible acts of wanton violence, malicious violence, that we have suffered at the hands of Zanu-PF this morning," Tendai Biti, MDC secretary- general, told a news conference. The rally,...
09 November 2011
As I see it
He says he had never known me to get so upset; that I stopped short of telling critics to 'back-off'. He alleges that I was unreasonable to try to 'shush' everyone except myself and a few others; and then: "I think it is political hypocrisy for Rre...
Michael Dingake 09 November 2011
Sleeping giant awakens from slumber
Comets, who went into the match fresh from a win against Black Peril, have moved to position eight. Although it is still early days yet, Magakabe could be well on their way to the top and if they continue to post positive results, they could be well...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Ali leads tributes to the late Frazier
Frazier, who had been suffering from liver cancer, died on Monday night at the age of 67, his family confirmed in a statement. Frazier beat Ali on points in the so-called "Fight of the Century" in 1971, but lost in two further meetings including the...
09 November 2011
Going tough for debutants in women's league
Fighters are yet to win a game, while GU won only once against fellow strugglers out of the nine matches that they have played. GU and Fighters occupy the bottom positions, 14 and 15 respectively. Fighters' "Samba girls" who had high hopes at the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Slow start to Under-20 preps
With less than three weeks to kick-off at the UB Stadium, Botswana has not had enough training because most of the players are busy at their respective schools. Coach China Matlhaku told Mmegi Sport yesterday that almost all the players are students...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Online music sales to go up 7%: report
But sales of CDs, hurt by piracy as well as paid-for online distribution, will continue to decline faster than can be made up for by digital sales, as the music industry struggles to adapt to consumers' changing behaviour, Gartner...
09 November 2011
Rimzy: From rookie to top-notch producer
Speaking in an interview in Gaborone yesterday, Rimzy told Showbiz that music had been his early childhood love until he decided to become a rapper. "The passion grew with me as I was doing my Form Five until my sophomore year at the University of...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Semenya, Mbulu to star at BDP fund-raising dinner
President Ian Khama and BDP financiers will grace the dinner to be held at the Phakalane Golf Estate and Resort where the party hopes to raise P1 million on November 18. Although head of logistics for the BDP anniversary, Forster Seretse, would...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
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