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Will London 2012 match, surpass Beijing Olympic Games record?
Will London 2012 match, surpass Beijing Olympic Games record? TERENCE MUSUKU<Br>Correspondent A s London 2012 Olympic Games are now only months away, sports experts can extrapolate the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in varying measures...
TERENCE MUSUKU
Correspondent 18 November 2011
'Messi-less' Killer Giants face uphill battle
The tough derby comes just days after Killer Giants' coach, Enos Mmesi threw in the towel. Mmesi quit on Monday evening following a series of poor results. He has said his departure from the team he helped gain promotion to the Premier League two...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 18 November 2011
First division North leadership exchange hands
No Mathata find themselves in third spot behind TASC and Motlakase Power Dynamos. The war continues this weekend as Highlanders comes back from the short break to face Motlakase in Mahalapye. Highlanders' coach Lebitso Ratlou said they are ready for...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
Players complain bitterly after Lagos ordeal
Mochudi Centre Chiefs' duo of Joel Mogorosi and Pontsho Moloi both had a few words to say to their Facebook friends. "Eish, waitse mo ke gone tshotlego ... (You know, this is suffering) and it's really hurting...," wrote Mogorosi at 9pm on...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Opportunity for Chiefs to peel away
Township Rollers and BDF XI only play on Tuesday as they have a number of players in the national team. It is said that both Rollers and BDF XI asked the Botswana Premier League (BPL) to move their match to midweek since many of their key players...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
BMC face troubled TAFIC
BMC have started the season brightly and are currently third on the log with 25 points. On the other hand TAFIC is eighth and has been hit by internal strife, which saw the departure of coach, Blessing Moyo. The Francistown side has slumped in...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Shocking revelations about centres of excellence
Participants at this year's Sports Pitso heard shocking revelations about centres of sports excellence, a creation of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture. On the second day of the sports indaba, which was held in Gaborone starting Tuesday,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
Kenyan troops kill 12 Al-Shabaab fighters in South Somalia
Kenyan Military spokesman, Major Emmanuel Chirchir also denied the insurgents' claims that three of the Kenyans soldiers were killed in the attacks. "I can confirm that no Kenyan soldier has been captured by Al- Shabaab," Chirchir told Xinhua...
18 November 2011
Syria: Russia says conflict 'is similar to civil war'
Sergei Lavrov said the Arab League must call on all sides to end the violence. Last month Moscow vetoed a UN resolution condemning the violence and called for dialogue between the government and opposition groups. The Arab League has suspended...
18 November 2011
China uneasy over US-Australia troop deal
Amid growing tensions over the oil-rich South China Sea, China's foreign ministry questioned the need for the US to strengthen military alliances and the state media accused Washington of making a grab for assets. Beijing's unease has also been...
18 November 2011
Swaziland Aids orphans 'owed $10m'- IMF
Swaziland has the world's highest HIV/AIDS rate, leaving some 69,000 orphans. The IMF's Joannes Mongardini said the government should cut its wage bill to ease its financial crisis. Critics say lavish spending by King Mswati III and his 13 wives has...
18 November 2011
Thrilling Under-17 cricket final on the cards
Thrilling Under-17 cricket final on the cards NELSON DIRENG<Br>Correspondent A thrilling final is on the cards when Combined Northern Districts (CND) Mokwepa play Central Gaborone (CG) Tshukudu at the Gaborone Cricket Club Oval...
NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Hotel Rwanda's Lantos award condemned
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, was given the prize by the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. But Ibuka says he exaggerated his own role in helping his hotel refugees escape the 100-day slaughter in 1994....
18 November 2011
Nitty Gritty
The fellows at the Nitty Gritty are possessed with certain animalistic qualities that they find so hard to repress. These traits more often than not manifest themselves much more acutely when they are gathered around the oblong table. And with...
Barolong Seboni 18 November 2011
Why am I here?
Perhaps three critical questions any young person ought to pose to herself are: "Why am I here?" "Where am I going?" and "Who am I?" As soon as the first two questions are figured out, the third answer is a given. Except it is not that easy! The...
Tlotlo Lemmenyane 18 November 2011
Project syndicate
ISLAMABAD: The leaders of the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation met last week in the Maldives for their 17th annual summit. Previous SAARC summits achieved little in the way of regional cooperation. ...
Shahid Javed Burki 18 November 2011
Digging tswana roots
Conventional historians have, however, painted themselves into a corner when they insist otherwise. Indeed, in a previous article I recounted 'The Case of the Cocaine Mummies' which showcased the double-standards they apply whenever anything is...
L.M.Leteane 18 November 2011
Project syndicate
The policy's goal - to build strong economic, political, and social ties with the country's immediate neighbours while decreasing its dependency on the United States - seemed to be within sight. But the Arab Spring exposed the policy's...
Sinan Ulgen 18 November 2011
BFA goofs are now irritating
In fact it is spreading at an embarrassing rate that everyone associated with our national team, the Zebras, should be worried. The Zebras worked so hard to put the nation on the map, securing a maiden Africa Cup of Nations finals berth. But alas,...
18 November 2011
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18 November 2011
God will not allow homosexuality and prostitution in Botswana
Most people in Botswana are aware of the pressures being mounted on the government and Parliament from within and without to legalise homosexuality and prostitution. Christians believe that Botswana is a country of God and the people therein belong...
18 November 2011
Beyond Usain Bolt: can the world's fast men get faster still?
The stories of these fast men are an extraordinary blend of success and disaster, as well as glory and tragedy; ranging from amazing wealth to grinding poverty; superstar adulation and national hero status to bankruptcy, shame, prison, even...
18 November 2011
Kutlwano, Mafolofolo clash in championship decider
Kutlwano, Mafolofolo clash in championship decider MOSAH MOKGANEDI<BR>Correspondent A n interesting finish is in the offing in the Mascom Women's Volleyball League when two top sides, Kutlwano and Mafolofolo clash in a championship...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Book review
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness. London, Simon and Schuster, Softcover edition, including a cast of main characters, map, acknowledgements, appendix, glossary and 22 black and white prints, 238 pages, P187. ISBN 978-0-1430-2677-8....
Sherdan Griswold 18 November 2011
Back stage
It is another one of those movies that have at their centre a do-gooder white person like in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and The Long Walk Home (1991), that was set during the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott where the maid was Whoopi Goldberg and the...
Sasa Majuma 18 November 2011
Octagon Gallery hosts breathtaking Japanese photo exhibition
The exhibition is organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with the Museum and Department of Arts and Culture under the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture. It is a unique display of an array of artistic inspiring photographs, capturing...
STAFF WRITER 18 November 2011
Development of Cultural Tourism in Botswana
Although efficient heritage management and development started about 45 years ago in Botswana, some concerned groups argue that cultural tourism has been lacklustre, haphazard and often with no tangible benefits to communities living near them. This...
*ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE 18 November 2011
Professional body to rail out backyard engineers
In the absence of regulation, anyone could claim to be an electrical or mechanical engineer and then practice without verification of the individual's qualifications, the association noted. AEMCB resolved that to allow this situation to continue...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
End of the Oppenheimer Diamond Dynasty
"The discussions around accepting this $5.1 billion offer have been very difficult for Jonathan and me; after all, the Oppenheimers have been involved in the diamond industry for more than 110 years. However when presented with the offer from Anglo,...
* CHAIM EVEN-ZOHAR 18 November 2011
BoBCs move to boost BBS bond
With the country's commercial banks holding an additional P3 billion in liquidity following the Bank of Botswana's decision to trim BoBCs earlier this month, the P250 million bond provides a prime vehicle for a market hungry for investment...
STAFF WRITER 18 November 2011
Ministries ask for further funding
Due before the current sitting of Parliament, the 2011/12 supplementary estimates will be on top of the P41.03 billion budget that legislators approved in their February session. Last December, parliamentarians were asked for P1.3 billion in...
STAFF WRITER 18 November 2011
Botswana stands to lose billions in SACU revenues
In a working paper published this week, the IMF says Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, which have already experienced a sharp loss in 2010/11/12 fiscal years due to the global crisis, face additional significant risks of a permanent loss of...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
A world in protest
The authorities are undertaking a legal and judicial counter-offensive against the "occupy" camps that have sprung up in central locations in New York and London. But scores of camps remain across north America and western Europe, part of a diffuse...
18 November 2011
Off the ball
Off the ball THATO KALACorrespondent Four-time All African Motocross champion Ross Branch has raised the profile of the sport in Botswana. He speaks about his life outside his racing career, notably he is working towards getting a pilot...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Diabetes support group appeals for help
All along, members of the group, who are all diabetic, have been donating their own money and seeking donations from local business to commemorate the day. Due to budget constraints, the commemorations are only held in Serowe main kgotla as the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
Obama: America's once and future
With one year to go until America's presidential election there seems to be a consensus among its chattering class. Whoever will be the next president, it won't be Barack Obama. Like most inevitabilities concerning the future of American politics,...
18 November 2011
Why Cape Verde is punching above its weight
Q: What was your reaction upon learning that you had won the 2011 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership? I must say I was surprised and very honoured of course. The Ibrahim Prize means a lot to me in recognition of my time in...
18 November 2011
The road to Denmark - Part II
We find it in order to register our concern at the victimisation of the public sector unions by the government. There have been instances where the conduct of government gives the impression of hostility against its own citizens. A case in point is...
* BOTSALO NTUANE 18 November 2011
Are opposition leaders intruders in govt?
Let me like other colleagues congratulate the Vice President on his recent awards. There is no doubt that his has been a distinguished service to the nation, rising from the ranks of the police to lead the Botswana Defence Force. His entry into...
DUMELANG SALESHANDO 18 November 2011
The controversial poison that works
The Northwest district councillors who received the notification through their chairperson's speech during a full council meeting were left agape. No one gave any explanation as to why the once suspended chemical was to be reintroduced. The full...
NOMSA NDLOVU-GHERKE
Correspondent 18 November 2011
About panic disorder
Speaking to Mmegi, Ponalo Gaamangwe, a Psychologist in Francistown Referral Hospital describes panic disorder as an occurrence of panic attacks that happen repeatedly, which last anything from a few seconds to a few minutes, but nevertheless...
LILLIAN MOREMI
Correspondent 18 November 2011
SADC defies international treaty on DDT
Instead of a ban, SADC has instead put UNEP on notice about plans to establish a DDT production plant in the southern African region. In a letter dated April 5, 2011, SADC told the Executive Director of UNEP, Achim Steiner, that the regional...
NOMSA NDLOVU-GHERKE
Correspondent 18 November 2011
BOCONGO delegates prepare for Durban conference
Speaking at a two-day preparatory workshop held for the members at Somarelang Tikologo, environmental expert David Lesolle told delegates that human activities such as industrialisation contribute much to the pollution, adding that emitted gases will...
ARNOLD LETSHOLO
Correspondent 18 November 2011
It could have been worse, Judge tells Zim convict
In fact Naison Usayi, a 34-year-old Zimbabwean, who uses a plethora of aliases and had numerous convictions in Botswana, was lucky Chinhengo did not impose a harsher sentence. Referring to the lenience of the sentence, Chinhengo took note of the...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 18 November 2011
First cut
Satmos should change its name First cut Dennis Keagile W hen the late Sam Sono changed the name of Copper Chiefs to FC Satmos, which is an acronym for his family, it was on the basis that his family and business were doing a lot for the...
Dennis Keagile 18 November 2011
Police boss orders investigation into Maun altercation
The investigating team is expected to give a full report to the commissioner within a week. Botswana Television (Btv) recently showed disturbing clips of the altercation between members of the public and the police who had responded to a report of...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Bakgatla, govt trade spats over vet gate affair
Tsimako only confirmed that the police had such a case in their record and occurrence book but would not be drawn on why it took 21 days before the incident was shared with the public. No charges will be preferred against anyone from the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
Cabinet ministers in Kgatleng 'coup'
Sources have revealed that the meetings were not without the usual drama of face-offs between the royals and the government ministers, where the latter would be forced to return to Gaborone without addressing the Kgotla meeting. At a Kgotla meeting...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 November 2011
Record number of petitions after Zambian polls
Up to 68 petitions have been filed in the High Court with President Michael Sata's governing Patriotic Front (PF) topping the list with a record 50. The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) is contesting results in 11...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 18 November 2011
Khama weak in dialogue - Dumelang
"We know from the leaked American diplomatic cables that his cabinet colleagues are also concerned by the president's inability to engage in vigorous debates and prefer to issue directives that must never be questioned. As Minister Pelonomi...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 18 November 2011
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