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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
Holocaust survivor's dramatic plea to Zuma
After sitting in Cape Town at the weekend, where it heard evidence from a range of witnesses, the tribunal declared that Israel was guilty of practising apartheid and called for it to be isolated. The finding sparked fury from the South African...
09 November 2011
Thousands gather to protest disputed Liberia elections
Winston Tubman, 70, cried foul after placing second in a first round of voting in Liberia's second post-war polls, which he charged were riddled with irregularities in favour of Sirleaf. Thousands of boisterous supporters of his Congress for...
09 November 2011
PPC eyes Africa expansion
PPC, which also makes lime and aggregates, said yesterday diluted headline earnings per share totalled 149 thebe in the year to September compared with 197 thebe a year earlier. Sales were flat at P6.2 billion ($854.4 million), highlighting slack...
STAFF WRITER 09 November 2011
Hana Mining hits high grade copper in Gantsi
Says Hana's CEO and Chairman, Marek Kreczmer: "At North Limb North, we drilled a total of 94 drill holes in which almost every drill hole intersected significant concentrations of copper-silver mineralisation. "This drilling not only confirmed...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Innovation Hub accredits first nine companies
The companies and institutions are Southern Mapping, the University of Botswana, AoB Academe, Weblogic, the National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC), Kaelekae, RenderHeads, Tirisano Consulting and Bauer-DeWet Equipment. These entitities will...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Mmualebe
Nako nngwe lenyora le dirwa ke gore dinwelo (megobe, matamo, didiba) di a bo di kgadile, nako nngwe e nne gore di a bo di senyegile mme go tseye lobaka gore di baakanngwe. Malobeng jaana go ne ga utlwala fa mo kgaolong ya Maun le Boteti...
Sebofo Motshwane 09 November 2011
Selefu 09 November 2011
09 November 2011
We welcome whistleblowers' law
We welcome the news, especially that it is coming from no less an authority than the President. A law on whistleblowing, the cornerstone of which is to protect the whistleblower in order to root out malpractice and its perpetrators, must of a...
09 November 2011
Our heritage
But having watched the gay scene in Gaborone I was obliged to refocus my attention on the photo I had previously chosen for this week's Heritage. There could hardly be a greater contrast between the setting in front of the National Assembly and this...
Sandy Grant 09 November 2011
BotswanaPost aims to "save less fortunate lives"
The board chairman of BotswanaPost, Martin Makgatlhe, said the results of an assessment of organisation's opportunities weaknesses were depressing and had shown that BotswanaPost society results were nonexistent. Following this, a framework to...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Issuing of drivers' licences resumes
DRTS public relations officer (PRO), Amos Motshegwe told Mmegi yesterday that for three months they have been experiencing a shortage of laminating material for covering licence cards. He said that the shortage is more pronounced in Gaborone and...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Aviation security taken seriously says Molefhi
Officially opening the 20th annual general meeting of the Africa Aviation Safety Council (AFRASCO) in Gaborone yesterday, Molefhi said the country's commitment to aviation safety and security is illustrated by the creation of "necessary primary...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Law society welcomes Maruping appointment
"The Law Society of Botswana congratulates Judge Maruping on his appointment," said LSB Deputy Executive Secretary Wema Isa-Molwane. She said Justice Maruping meets the academic qualifications for being a judge. The LSB's welcome of Maruping is in...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 09 November 2011
BNF youth defy mother body
During an interview, Mokhubami said they would hold a political rally at the Botswana Building Society (BBS) Mall tomorrow to dismiss "the central committee's decision as null and void," he said. He said the youth league would meet on Saturday and...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
P180,000 for VIP knives & forks
The Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse, said the cost of the aircraft included painting the body of the jet and engraving the Botswana coat of arms on it. Seretse was responding to a question by the MP for Francistown...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 09 November 2011
Khama's failure to discuss trade criticised
Speaking at a review of the State of the Nation address in Gaborone, which was organised by the Botswana Council of Non Governmental Organisation (BOCONGO) yesterday, the SADC official said he found it surprising that the President omitted to discuss...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Exams are running well - BEC
However, some students say they were made to rush through the syllabus and did not grasp much. Anthony Omonde, a Form Three student at Maoka Community Junior Secondary School in Gaborone, told Mmegi that the examinations have so far been going well...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
Tribal regiments set against Siele?
Yesterday evening all Bakgatla regiments, both men and women, were called to a kgotla meeting ostensibly to discuss strategies to use to disrupt the minister's meeting. Prior to yesterday's meeting, Mmegi is informed that an all male regiments'...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 09 November 2011
OP classifies Moengs as 'village clowns'
"It is as a joke that should never be treated seriously," said an officer at OP who preferred not to be named. The source added that the Moengs are just 'village clowns' that should not be given any attention as they are nowhere near President Ian...
STAFF WRITERS 09 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 10 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 10 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 10 November 2011
We welcome whistleblowers' law
We welcome the news, especially that it is coming from no less an authority than the President. A law on whistleblowing, the cornerstone of which is to protect the whistleblower in order to root out malpractice and its perpetrators, must of a...
10 November 2011
Our heritage
But having watched the gay scene in Gaborone I was obliged to refocus my attention on the photo I had previously chosen for this week's Heritage. There could hardly be a greater contrast between the setting in front of the National Assembly and this...
Sandy Grant 10 November 2011
Butt files appeal against prison sentence
The former Pakistan opening bat and captain must serve a minimum of 15 months before he could be released on licence after he was found to be the "orchestrator" of the spot-fixing plot at Lord's in the fourth Test between England and his side. Butt...
10 November 2011
Troopers inch closer to basketball title
Troopers only need to win tomorrow's game to lift the trophy for an unprecedented 12th time in a row. Second placed Spartans will keep their fingers crossed that their bitter rivals lose, a result that would hand them the title. Flames manager,...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 10 November 2011
Volleyball league finish pushed back
The Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) holds its delayed annual general meeting (AGM) in Gaborone on Saturday, which means all games will only be played on Sunday. BVF vice president, Odisitse Keotsene said it was envisaged that the league would...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 10 November 2011
BFA paints gloomy picture
The team has been drawn against tough opposition, Ghana, Mali and Guinea and now it has emerged that their Franceville base is nothing, but an underdeveloped urban settlement. "There are no banks, the hotel that the team is supposed to stay in has...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 10 November 2011
Nare denies sabotaging Gunners
In fact, Nare claimed that he never wanted to leave Gunners and that after BMC came up with a better offer he informed his bosses at Gunners who made it clear that they could not afford to counter the package. There have been allegations that Nare...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 10 November 2011
Calvary simply irresistible
The gospel sensation's debut Calvary is an album for all your moods. If you feel happy and want to release a little bit of energy there are tracks like Evangeli and Ke Lakatsa, danceable tracks, which would make your praise of the Almighty all...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 10 November 2011
Preserving disappearing culture with art
A garden erected at the Thapong Visual Arts Centre in Gaborone is beautifully decorated with Piet's sculptures, most of them carrying a theme on Botswana's disappearing heritage as well as aspects of traditional life that are fast being dumped, all...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 10 November 2011
UCCSA Broadhurst Choir releases Di Ile Dipitse
The single is expected to hit the market tomorrow while the DVD is expected to follow later. The single, according to UCCSA conductor, Omphemetse Chimbombi, contains three versions of Di Ile Dipitse, thus vocals and instrumentals, acappela and...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 10 November 2011
Up to 70 Taliban dead as Afghan attack thwarted: official
The attempted assault happened late Tuesday at a combat outpost in Paktika province bordering Pakistan where militants have hideouts. Mokhlis Afghan, a spokesman for the governor of Paktika, said the attackers were likely to have come from the other...
10 November 2011
Silvio Berlusconi: I will not run again in early polls
"I will resign as soon as the law is passed... I see elections being held at the beginning of February and I will not be a candidate in them," he said. Berlusconi's party wants fresh elections, but the opposition wants a national unity...
10 November 2011
France warns Iran of "unprecedented" sanctions
"Convening of the UN Security Council is called for," Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told RFI radio. In a statement, Juppe said diplomatic pressure needed to be ramped up. "If Iran refuses to conform to the demands of the international community and...
10 November 2011
Third quarter diamond exports lose pace
Released yesterday, the BoB data indicates that diamond exports were healthy in the first two months of the third quarter, averaging P3.6 billion in July and August. However, at P1.2 billion, exports for September weighed the third quarter figures...
STAFF WRITER 10 November 2011
BBS profits hold steady despite margin squeeze
According to interim results released today, a P99.6 million jump in long and short-term loans owed to the Society in the six months to September 30 did not proportionately translate into higher interest income. Prime lending rates have been pegged...
STAFF WRITER 10 November 2011
The Church should put its vote where its mouth is
The campaign is steadily gaining sure momentum and the Church, as the nation's morality compass can ill afford to sit back and spectate in a game in which it should be wearing the captain's armband. I have read several articles by such able...
10 November 2011
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