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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 14 November 2011
The road to Denmark -
BOTSALO NTUANE PreambleMadame Speaker, it is my honour to once more rise in response to the State of the Nation address delivered by President Ian Khama on November 7, 2011. Since assuming the reigns of Leader of Opposition, this marks my second...
14 November 2011
Botswana first: Means and ends
It is in keeping with this leadership role of the BNF as well as its status as the pre-eminent opposition party in this country that I present our response to the State of the Nation address delivered yesterday. I wish the President, Ian Kgama,...
* DUMA BOKO 14 November 2011
Iran nuke claims: Russia rejects call for more sanctions
Moscow's reaction to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report was delivered by the deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov, who spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Moscow by a senior Iranian official, Ali Baqeri. "Any additional...
14 November 2011
Eight Gbagbo allies released by Cote d'Ivoire court
The eight, including four former cabinet ministers, had been charged with threatening state security or (for) "economic crimes", defence lawyer Herve Gouamene said. He added that a ninth person's request for release was turned down by the appeals...
14 November 2011
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan attacked
A first blast occurred around 1am (11pm GMT on Wednesday) 40km west of the town of al-Arish in the north of the Sinai peninsula, a security source said. A second unexplained explosion took place near a pumping station in the same sector, the...
14 November 2011
Guilty: Julius Malema suspended from ANC
Malema has two weeks to appeal the decision. He remains on full pay until the outcome of the appeal. Youth league spokesperson, Floyd Shivambu, was also suspended from the ruling party. As the outcome of Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing is...
14 November 2011
Galeitsiwe wins Moleps 10km race
She won in the senior category coming ahead of established names like Gaborone Club's Tinah Mekgwe who finished in the second position in a poorly attended event. Only 34 athletes turned up for the marathon and the fun run. Kefilwe who...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Troopers are Basketball champs - again
Troopers win the title for the 12th time in a row. However, despite winning the game resilient Flames dominated throughout the game as they led in the first three quarters. Troopers drew first blood in the first quarter through Johane Boemo....
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Volleyball retains Molaodi as President
Molaodi regretted that there is a tendency by some clubs to rely solely on the federation for financial support. He said loaning clubs money is not something that the federation can sustain ,considering its financial situation. This was after...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 November 2011
DMMS swimmers dominate 7th UB Gala
Botswana Defence Force(BDF) side BDF Dolphins came 2nd with 2,046 points after their swimmers dominated the senior category of 100m Free style and the 50 metres breast stroke as well as the 50 metres butterfly at the Swimming Gala. The soldiers...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Kutlwano men bag Mascom crown
And Kutlwano women could follow suit and grab the women's crown too this coming weekend when they face Mafolofolo in a do or die game on Saturday at Thebephatshwa. Kutlwano women are trailing Kalavango by 1 point after yesterday's games. the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 14 November 2011
UB honours sports excellence
Netball team, UB Crystals was crowned the Team of the Year. The UB club compete in the national league. UB Crystals outclassed other UB teams with remarkable discipline on and off the field. The rugby team Rhinos was crowned the Club of...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Tasc beat no Mathata to go top
Resurgent TASC shot to the top of the First Division North League log after defeating visiting No Mathata FC 4-1 in a league encounter played before an empty Francistown stadium on Saturday. Second half braces from Ogolotse...
Simon Jubane
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Buffaloes fall to warders
The hosts were, however, in a pole position to stretch their leadership to eight points, but succumbed to pressure from the visiting Mochudi team who fought from two goals down to share the spoils. It was clear Prisons were looking for nothing, but...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Soul for the 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 14 November 2011
Sechaba, Lundi's show flops again
In February the former Ramatlabama councillor promised the nation a charity show featuring giants such as Lundi, Tebby and Vusi, but on the 11th hour the whole plan collapsed. The same thing happed on Saturday when a show that was scheduled to have...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 14 November 2011
CKGR Lodge a success - wilderness safaris
Wilderness Safaris, probably the most successful company thanks to its footprint that extends to as far as South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Seychelles and other African countries, have also announced they will next month be...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
A night of 600 trees
Six hundred plants were distributed to patrons at the Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS) annual gala dinner held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) on Saturday. The patrons, as they dined and wined, were also reminded of...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Huge turn up For Risa Ballet's Alice In Wonderland
The most recent has been the Tim Burton directed movie starring Johnny Depp (as the Mad Hatter) and Mia Wasikowska as the title character. But those Hollywood people can't have all the fun, as Risa Ballet showed this weekend in their...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Doset wants waiver on complex requirements
Speaking during a Thusang Basadi Client Day in Gaborone on Saturday, the Director of DOSET, Thebenala Thebenala, said such a waiver should come in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between financial institutions and organisations...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Damtshaa comes back to life
Teams of Debswana staffers and contractors are presently dusting the cobwebs off Damtshaa's various components with a view to ensuring the mine is fully rumbling and integrated into the other three mines in the New Year. According to Orapa Weekly,...
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Rethinking democracy conference - a rejoinder to Sandy Grant
The writer makes an assertion that the consensus at the recent 'Rethinking Democracy Conference' was that this country is less democratic today than it was 30 years ago. He alludes to his own contribution in expanding Botswana democracy space when...
14 November 2011
ETCETERA ||
Within a very short space of time this country has lost two of its greatest friends from its first days as an independent state. Jan van Hoogstraten, was a Dutch born, naturalised American citizen who died in Bronxville, New York in late October. He...
Sandy Grant 14 November 2011
Should we ban cigarettes?
At the urging of his wife, Michelle Obama, the president first resolved to stop smoking in 2006, and has used nicotine replacement therapy to help him. If it took Obama, a man strong-willed enough to aspire to and achieve the US presidency, five...
* Peter Singer 14 November 2011
Issues in education
Previous Issues have been concerned about constant improvement and refinement of the education system. The most recent articles made comparisons with other countries' reform efforts, based on comparative studies in reforms in education. Every...
D.Molefe
O.Pansiri
S.Weeks 14 November 2011
The winners code
We went on to posit that in a sense most people are like that man. They are born to win, but they never give themselves a chance because they never engage in the activities that are necessary to win. We elaborated that there are two...
George Chingarande 14 November 2011
The time is now lest we perish
It is easy to dismiss him as an extremist and alarmist who has taken his prognosis of the climatic patterns rather too far. Not long ago, when the first warning about HIV/AIDS reached our ears, many laughed them off and thought HIV/AIDS was a...
14 November 2011
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Zebras Show Their Stripes In Nigeria
It was a game the Nigerians desperately needed to win. First the Nigerian side needed to welcome their newly appointed coach, Steven Keshi, with a victory. The new coach also went all out to select a certain crop of players plying their trade in...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Sechaba is Thapong artist of the year
The runner-up is Keatlaretse Kate Kwati while the Outstanding Young Artist award prize went to Roger Brown. Kentse Bogatsu was honoured for contribution to the visual arts, while yours truly scooped the photography award. The Midweek Sun and...
Ulf Nermark
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Not easy stepping into a stepfamily
FRANCISTOWN: Growing up in a stepfamily is never easy for anyone, especially children. For a long time, this has been an issue that most parents in Botswana have neglected, focusing only on themselves and their new partners with little regard for...
14 November 2011
Iconsof Botswana
Sudzani Margaret Podiephatshwa is a woman of many seasons - a politician, a businesswoman, a traditional healer and community builder all rolled into one. While she has taken on various roles, she is most renowned for the contributions she has made...
14 November 2011
Khama opens P120M Tati Siding infrastructure
Khama said he was very proud to officially open the Tati Siding infrastructure because it was undertaken at a time when the world has been hit by economic recession. Giving a project report, North East Council chairman, City Kealotswe, said that it...
Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondent 14 November 2011
116 Officers complete peacekeeping training mission
A number of police officers filed out of the cars, and immediately formed a human barricade in front of the crowd. They sheltered behind firmly held anti-riot police shields. The officers stood three each behind a shield, and watched the "mob." They...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Beware of spies, Bakgatla warned
This is normal and happens in our communities, in fact just the whole human race does it. That is how love liaisons start. However, in Kgatleng this might be looked at with askance after an elderly woman advised young men and women from the tribe to...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Botswana winning battle against malaria
Seakgosing observed that Botswana has significantly reduced the burden of malaria from 77,555 unconfirmed cases in 2000 to 12,196 cases in 2010. Malaria deaths on the other hand decreased from 35 to seven over the same period. He said this success is...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Doomed in 50 Years
Leakey warned that in 50 years time climate change will decimate the country's wildlife and water resources and displace many Batswana who will be forced to flee drying up areas in search of places with better water resources. The renowned...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Obama's 'little brother,' exits the White house
As Obama's personal assistant, Love has been a constant presence at Obama's side, never more than a few feet away as his boss signs autographs and poses for photos. But Love has been more than just a bag valet who carries hand sanitizer and extra...
14 November 2011
Give animals water too
Water should at all times be available for animals, director of the department, Kgosietsile Motsu, has advised. The heatwave causes a lot of stress on dairy cattle, which leads to little milk production. Chickens may also fail to produce eggs...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
Kgafela rallies Bakgatla backing
Addressing the Bakgatla on Saturday, Kgafela said though there might be some people among the tribe who bear grudges against the royalty over certain issues, most of them publicised in the media "we need to unite. As your chief, ke bopilwe ka nama....
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 14 November 2011
I want a wife now - Khama
"I had marked this day as my wedding day," Khama said. "I want a wife and my parents (also wanted me to have a wife), but I could not get married because of some situations." Speaking at the official opening of the Tati Siding Clinic as well as a...
Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondent 14 November 2011
Boko blasts judges
Making a presentation at the Constitutional Reform Conference, the president of the Botswana National Front (BNF), Duma Boko, said while the Constitution of Botswana is an outdated document that needs to be reviewed, some conservative judges...
Bame Piet
Staff Writer 14 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 15 November 2011
The road to Denmark -
BOTSALO NTUANE PreambleMadame Speaker, it is my honour to once more rise in response to the State of the Nation address delivered by President Ian Khama on November 7, 2011. Since assuming the reigns of Leader of Opposition, this marks my second...
15 November 2011
Botswana first: Means and ends
It is in keeping with this leadership role of the BNF as well as its status as the pre-eminent opposition party in this country that I present our response to the State of the Nation address delivered yesterday. I wish the President, Ian Kgama,...
* DUMA BOKO 15 November 2011
Issues in education
Previous Issues have been concerned about constant improvement and refinement of the education system. The most recent articles made comparisons with other countries' reform efforts, based on comparative studies in reforms in education. Every...
D.Molefe
O.Pansiri
S.Weeks 15 November 2011
The winners code
We went on to posit that in a sense most people are like that man. They are born to win, but they never give themselves a chance because they never engage in the activities that are necessary to win. We elaborated that there are two...
George Chingarande 15 November 2011
Not easy stepping into a stepfamily
FRANCISTOWN: Growing up in a stepfamily is never easy for anyone, especially children. For a long time, this has been an issue that most parents in Botswana have neglected, focusing only on themselves and their new partners with little regard for...
15 November 2011
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