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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 16 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...
16 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 16 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...
16 November 2011
Icons of 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...
16 November 2011
Firestone to ramp up production at BK11
Announcing its audited results for the year ended 30 June 2011, Firestone says it will ramp up the mine's operation capacity to a maximum of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) next year, positioning itself to reach the target of one million carats...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
As I see it
On Monday, November 7, 2011, MPs, invited guests to Parliament, uninvited Batswana and other inhabitants with radio and television sets in their homes and offices heard President Ian Khama deliver the State of the Nation Address, which he read very...
Michael Dingake 16 November 2011
Sports chat
Finest momentThe Zebras fought gallantly away in Nigeria and managed a 0-0 draw in an international friendly on Saturday. Locally, it was business as usual when Kutlwano men retained their volleyball title after brushing aside Kalavango and Police at...
Mqondisi Dube 16 November 2011
Buffaloes coach determined to make history
After his second placed team held log leaders Prisons XI to a 2-2 draw in Gaborone, Masobe said it was not good to always give fans false hopes. Masobe was assistant coach when Buffaloes had a scintillating season,leading with 12 points at some stage...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 16 November 2011
BNSC continues to fund defaulters
BNSC executive secretary, Kitso Kemoeng said the current funding policy allows them to fund affiliates even if they do not audit their books. This comes in the wake of revelations that the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) has not produced audited...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 16 November 2011
Zebras match to interrupt league programme
This follows reports that some Zebras players are likely to arrive in the country on Friday. The Zebras were yesterday engaged in an international friendly with the West African country, three days after a hard-fought 0-0 draw against the Nigerian...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
Kgathi raps sports leaders
Addressing a half empty Maharaja Conference Centre, an agitated Kgathi lambasted the leaders, accusing them of retarding sports growth in Botswana. "This meeting confirms what I have been thinking about problem in sports. The problem is not the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
Kim K seeks $200k in damages from alleged former publicist
CNN has confirmed TMZ's report that Kardashian filed arbitration papers on Friday against Jonathan Jaxson, a fellow who's been making the media rounds saying that Kardashian has a history of crafting situations for cameras and...
16 November 2011
Johwa to stage show in honour of great Gwaze
According to the organisers of the show, the concert is aimed to honour Gwaze in recognition of the contribution that he has made to the development of local music. Gwaze has featured on Johwa's albums like Phondanyama, Gole, Domboshaba,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 16 November 2011
Mogojwa releases When No One Understands
Listining to the 11-track album one can tell that the singer takes her music seriously, as the whole album is nothing but splendid, harmonious. Mogojwa, a member of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, explained that her third album was inspired...
MAUREEN ODUBENG
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
UN pushes for tougher action against Uganda rebels
UN powers, led by the United States, also called for greater efforts to convince the Uganda-based rebels to defect. US Special Forces troops are now advising armies in Uganda and neighbouring countries in the battle against the LRA, which a top US...
16 November 2011
EU reinforces sanctions against Syria
According to the conclusions adopted here on Monday by the foreign ministers of the 27-member bloc, 18 more persons "responsible for human rights violations" were added to the list of those targeted by an asset freeze and travel ban. This decision...
16 November 2011
Malema to meet minority rights group over 'coolie' slur
Malema was to meet the SA Minority Rights Equality Movement (Samrem) yesterday to discuss his recent reference to Indians as "makula" (coolies) , according to a newspaper report. Samrem convenor, advocate Ashin Singh, told The Witness that Malema...
16 November 2011
Today's workspace
In the first article I touched on how an employer may be held vicariously liable for the conduct of its employee. In the second article I referred to real-life situations of how this has played itself out at two work spaces, and how they were...
Joseph Masango 16 November 2011
AK6 diamonds to hit market in Q2 next year
In a 2011 third quarter update, promoters of what will be Botswana's second operating diamond mine outside Debswana's, Lucara Diamonds says construction of the mine advanced from 55 percent complete at the end of the second quarter to 84 percent...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
Inflation quickens to 8.8 percent
According to Statistics Botswana, October's figures are the highest inflation has risen to this year, from a previous high of 8.7 percent recorded in August. They are also the highest witnessed since April 2009 when inflation was recorded at 10.2...
STAFF WRITER 16 November 2011
Mmualebe
Go na le polelo nngwe e e reng, bogologolo dilo di santse di bua, go kile ga nna le kgang fa gare ga phefo le letsatsi. Ga twe kgang e ne e le gore gareng ga bobedi bo, yo o marapo go feta yo mongwe ke mang. Ka fa go bolelwang ka teng, mongwe le...
Sebofo Motshwane 16 November 2011
Selefu 16 November 2011
16 November 2011
Building on sand
Though he spoke years ago about a different organisation, he might as well have been referring to the Tower of Babel that operates under a political facade called the Umbrella - an increasingly rickety vehicle cobbled by the three main opposition...
16 November 2011
Is oral contraceptive pill fuelling prostate cancer?
Canadian investigators told the BMJ that they have found a possible link. But experts stress this is not proof that one causes the other and it might be a fluke finding. The researchers believe oestrogen by-products excreted in the urine of...
16 November 2011
Dozens killed in Syria as Jordan's king tells Assad to go
In one incident, more than 30 troops were killed in clashes with suspected army defectors in a southern town near the Jordan border, activists say. King Abdullah became the first Arab leader to openly urge Assad to quit. He told the BBC that if he...
16 November 2011
Israel-Kenya deal to help fight Somalia's al-Shaabab
It said Kenya got the backing of Israel to "rid its territory of fundamentalist elements" during Prime Minister Raila Odinga's visit to the country. Last month, Kenya sent troops to neighbouring Somalia to defeat al-Shaabab, which is linked to...
16 November 2011
Tooth scaling may lower heart risk while gum disease predicts type of risk
Researchers in Taiwan find that dental patients who had their teeth cleaned and scaled professionally had reduced risks of heart attack and stroke, while researchers in Sweden find that the type of periodontal or gum disease may predict degree of...
16 November 2011
Diaspora social network's 22-year-old founder has died
The 22-year-old was one of four New York-based students who launched Diaspora as a "privacy-aware, user-controlled" social network. It was set up in response to criticism that Facebook was not handling the privacy of its users well.The cause of...
16 November 2011
Our heritage
Yes, there has been Kgosi Malope's recent installation and now, with the defection of one of its MPs, the regaining by the BNF of what had been its earlier pre-eminence. These have been of course, major developments and changes but tucked away well...
Sandy Grant 16 November 2011
On a P51bn precipice?
The Ponta Techobanine Inter-Regional Heavy Haul Railway, launched in April this year and projected to take 10 years to construct, involves a 1,100km rail link from the eastern part of Botswana, through Zimbabwe, reaching and including the proposed...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 16 November 2011
Fire damages Tachila Nature Reserve
The animals at Tachila include the recently added 30 zebras, antelopes as well as the tortoises. "Yes Tachila was burnt down and 70 percent of it was affected. The affected areas are the poles of electricity, piping systems and reptiles. Tortoises...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 16 November 2011
Mopipi woman arrested over shebeen death
Station Commander, Superintendent Kabo Badirwang confirmed that the woman is currently in police custody after she allegedly killed a man in a sheeben during a quarrel. "The investigations are still on going and we are holding the suspect. The...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 16 November 2011
Eduvolunteers are spawns of the strike
After teachers joined the strike, one Motswana student in Malaysia, Roger Mphafe, formed a group of tutors to help in some schools. Eduvolunteer is the group he and others formed for the purpose. The group is based in Gaborone, but it has visited...
LILLIAN MOREMI
Correspondent 16 November 2011
Slow decentralisation in Kweneng
Addressing the fourth and final Molepolole/Lentsweletau sub-council meeting on Monday, chairman Shima Monageng said that operationalisation of Lentsweletau as a hybrid service centre, which is intended to ultimately turn it into a fully-fledged sub...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 16 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 17 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...
17 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 17 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...
17 November 2011
Icons of 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...
17 November 2011
Inflation quickens to 8.8 percent
According to Statistics Botswana, October's figures are the highest inflation has risen to this year, from a previous high of 8.7 percent recorded in August. They are also the highest witnessed since April 2009 when inflation was recorded at 10.2...
STAFF WRITER 17 November 2011
Mmualebe
Go na le polelo nngwe e e reng, bogologolo dilo di santse di bua, go kile ga nna le kgang fa gare ga phefo le letsatsi. Ga twe kgang e ne e le gore gareng ga bobedi bo, yo o marapo go feta yo mongwe ke mang. Ka fa go bolelwang ka teng, mongwe le...
Sebofo Motshwane 17 November 2011
Our heritage
Yes, there has been Kgosi Malope's recent installation and now, with the defection of one of its MPs, the regaining by the BNF of what had been its earlier pre-eminence. These have been of course, major developments and changes but tucked away well...
Sandy Grant 17 November 2011
Cameroon players 'refuse to play' in dispute over money
Cameroon players 'refuse to play' in dispute over money C ameroon have refused to travel to play an international friendly in a dispute over money. Their game against Algeria, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, was called-off as a...
17 November 2011
TSWA takes Zebras fund-raising drive to Jwaneng
TSWA takes Zebras fund-raising drive to Jwaneng STAFF WRITER F ollowing the inaugural Zebras fund-raising activity in Gaborone last month, Thuso Sports Welfare Association (TSWA) takes its campaign to Jwaneng this weekend. The...
STAFF WRITER 17 November 2011
KBL new boxing championship sponsor
KBL new boxing championship sponsor BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO<br>Staff Writer K galagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) will sponsor the annual National Boxing Championships following a three-year agreement with Botswana Boxing Association...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 17 November 2011
Zebras threaten boycott over allowances
Zebras threaten boycott over allowances FREDERICK KEBADIRETSEStaff Writer T he Zebras preparations for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in West Africa were temporarily thrown into confusion after the players threatened to...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 17 November 2011
Mogotsi calls for social responsibility legislation
Mogotsi calls for social responsibility legislation MOSAH MOKGANEDI<Br>Correspondent D ebswana Corporate and Social Investment (CSI) manager, Barulaganye Mogotsi has said businesses in Botswana do not feel obliged to give back...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 17 November 2011
100% The Mixtape a 'must-have' for festive season
100% The Mixtape a 'must-have' for festive season NELSON DIRENG<br>Correspondent T he much-anticipated 100% The Mixtape was released a fortnight ago following musician Atasaone 'ATI' Molemogi and former producer Neo 'Rimzy'...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 17 November 2011
All set for Joyous' one-night show
All set for Joyous' one-night show THATO KALA<br>Correspondent A ll is set for Joyous Celebration's one night show with the popular gospel ensemble expected to arrive in Gaborone this afternoon. The show, part of...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 17 November 2011
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