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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...
21 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...
21 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...
21 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...
21 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....
21 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...
21 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...
21 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 21 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...
21 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 21 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,...
21 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...
21 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 21 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 21 November 2011
Wells humble BDF
Wells did everything right in the opening inning and quickly shot to a 3-0 lead early into the game. They got their first run through Gadifele Gadithobogwe before Thabiso Radithobane and Aobakwe Boile added on to make it three. But the game had to...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 21 November 2011
FC Satmos woes continues
FC Satmos woes continues Lekopanye Mooketsi<Br>Correspondent I t is not raining but pouring for the newly promoted Selebi-Phikwe Premier League side, FC Satmos. On Saturday, another newly promoted side Mogoditshane Fighters...
Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Chiefs maul Police
Chiefs maul Police Frederick Kebadiretse<BR>Staff Writer Police 2 Farasai Nyamonamwendo 75 pen, 89) Chiefs (Joel Mogorosi 4, 9, 65, Kekaetswe Moloi 31, 42, Tshepo Motlhabankwe 33, Pontsho Moloi 58) A hat trick by Joel Mogorosi, a...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 21 November 2011
Big names fall in boxing championship finals build-up
Big names fall in boxing championship finals build-up Frederick Kebadiretse<BR>Staff Writer N ational boxing team captain Gomotsang Gaasite is among some renowned pugilists who will be missing in action at the Keone Mooka...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 21 November 2011
Netball clubs reap the rewards
Netball clubs reap the rewards Thato KalaCorrespondent S par Netball League clubs were on Saturday evening rewarded with newly crowned champions BDF Cats pocketing a cool P25, 000, a trophy and medals. Francistown side TASC walked...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Cats are Spar Netball champs
Cats are Spar Netball champs Thato Kala<Br>Correspondent BDF Cats put up a spirited performance to capture the Spar Netball League national crown with a thrilling 49-34 win against Francistown side TASC. The army sides were...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Mafolofolo women are Mascom champions
Mafolofolo women are Mascom champioNS Mosah Mokganedi<Br>Correspondent THEBEPHATSHWA: Mafolofolo women are this year's Mascom volleyball league champions after beating defending champions Kutlwano 3-1 in a tightly contested finale...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Food for the soul
Yes it's hot, very hot and all of us are struggling to keep cool. But the up side of extra sunshine is that we don't have to worry about getting enough vitamin D. And did you know that vitamin D can help you lose weight? And not...
Boitshepo Giyose 21 November 2011
Ghetto theatre tackles debt
The theatre performances, aimed at addressing social and personal issues affecting members of the public in Botswana, are expected to be taken to a number of venues in and around Francistown. Ghetto Waves Productions is trying to send strong lessons...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Fighting women and children abuse with spectacular poetry
Expected to attract an audience of 350, the poetry and music night at Maharaja (8-10pm), is meant to change the lives of the victims of gender-based violence, to mentor and edutain, as the poets would be focusing on themes of the 16 days, which...
21 November 2011
Chaos reign at Splash Show in Jwaneng
The group's manager Tips Molapisi confirmed to Showtime on Saturday morning that chaos broke out in the early hours of the morning when a group of "thugs" pretending to be fans started throwing bottles at the entrance. "These people came when we...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 21 November 2011
BDF bands shine in S/Phikwe
The BDF show kicked off with the military band and pipe band. The performance was brilliant, but did not seem to move the music lovers who had filled the venue. It was clear that the residents of the mining town did not connect...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Joyous Celebration thrills Gaborone fans
Initially, fans' patience almost wore thin after they were made to wait for three hours before the arrival of the revered choir. The hall then roared into life when the huge choir arrived clad in pink robes and silver suits for the men. However,...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Botswana to get link to great lakes region Via Mpulungu Port
The proposed railway line will be diverted from the 1,860 km TAZARA in Kasama, the headquarters of Zambia's Northern province and nearer the Tanzania border. Once the railway line connects Mpulungu, Zambia's only port at the southern tip of...
Humphrey Nkonde
Correspondent 21 November 2011
It's business practice, says Makgato-Malesu
She said that companies incur costs in the form of stationery and time taken when issuing quotations makes it appropriate for traders to charge for this service so that they recoup costs incurred. She said charges currently range from P10 to about...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Lobatse fights to diversify
Choppies' chief executive officer, Ramachandran Ottapath, said last Wednesday when he spoke at a special business forum organised to survey ways and means of diversifying the economy of one of the country's most picturesque and oldest towns. Themed,...
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 21 November 2011
The anatomy of global economic uncertainty
Unfortunately, things will become even more unsettling in the months ahead. The United States is having difficulties returning its economy to the path of high growth and vigorous job creation. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of US...
Mohamed A El-Erian 21 November 2011
ETCETERA ||
All the attention in the last few weeks has been, of course, on the depressing Eurozone, on Greece, then on Italy and now, probably Spain. Obscured during this period has been the United States' (USA) contribution to the mess which did, however,...
Sandy Grant 21 November 2011
BIUST opens in August 2012
This follows the announcement by the President during his recent 2011 State of the Nation Address. In his speech he stated, "with respect to the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), I am able to report that the...
21 November 2011
Issues in education
There is consensus that educational research empowers problem-solving and decision-making. It is a necessary tool for the educational practitioners. However, there is a deficit of research to support that statement. Research findings often are not...
Dorcas Molefe
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Sheldon Griswold 21 November 2011
Well done BDP, but...
In fact two dinner dance nights to remember, because the first dinner dance was held the night before when Stampore Trio entertained business people-cum-friends of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after a long day of fun and golfing in which...
21 November 2011
The winners code
One particularly hot summer afternoon a couple sat in the air conditioned room playing a game of dominoes with their in laws. Although it was hot and the air conditioner was not working optimally, the conditions were tolerable. The conditions...
George Chingarande 21 November 2011
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21 November 2011
Thokolosi actor Frank dies
The actor's mother Odudu Ethel Mogoje told The Monitor at the family home in Kanye that her son died of asthma. "He had been in and out of hospital because he was asthmatic. It was not a problem for him until recently. But since the beginning of...
Chippa Legodimo
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Icons of Botswana
His face lights up with youthful excitement when discussing issues concerning the Southern African liberation struggle and business, two things that have dominated his life since childhood. Born in Barolong Farms in 1935 into a business family,...
Tlamelo Ramodisa
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Ending and letting go of an unhealthy relationship
Ending relationships and leaving bad relationships is something that is almost impossible for some people to do. Most of these relationships always end up in something that most people were not expecting. In Botswana cases of passion killing and...
Barati Mathambo
Correspondent 21 November 2011
The land was sold, court President Kureya rules
Ntwayagae appeared before the Monarch Customary Court after it was alleged that he sold land to the complainant Oteng Segwapa but he denies he sold the plot. Apparently the complainant was sold the land by the defendant and his wife Hilda Ntwayagae,...
Lindiwe Mozola
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Excitement as road nears completion
Travellers to and from the border villages of Jackalas 1 and 2, Ramokgwebana and up to Zimbabwe are breathing a collective sigh of relief that at last they will travel comfortably on the highway. In fact, as Jackson Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean hiking for...
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Bar exams not discontinued - Seretse
The Minister of Defence Justice and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse said this when answering a question from Francistown West Member of Parliament (MP) Wynter Mmolotsi. The legislator had asked the minister to state why the bar examination had been...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Chinese group acts to boost skills among local labourers
The programme targets 750 semi-skilled labourers who will be trained accordingly during its implementation. Officially launching the programme, which was introduced in July 2011, Chinese ambassador to Botswana, Liu Huanxhing stated at the weekend...
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Help us fight malaria - Matlhabaphiri
There is a strong need for partnerships and inter-sectorial collaboration in the fight against this deadly disease," the Assistant Minister of Health, Gaotlhaetse has said. Matlhabaphiri was speaking when the Ministry of Health held an advocacy...
Lawrence Seretse
Correspondent 21 November 2011
BDP's financiers paraded
All in all the BDP raised P947,000 from the dinner graced by South African musical couple Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu. Forty tables were sold for P400,000 while a further P547,000 was raised in pledges by the party's supporters. Names were...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 21 November 2011
BCL Mine Comes Under Attack
Launching his missiles, Buti Makwati said after working for the mine for such a long time, employees who retire become destitute. He stated that they developed the company from nothing to a multi-million Pula establishment but their hard work is not...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Land compensation raises queries in house
When Member of Parliament for Boteti North, Slumber Tsogwane questioned Molefhi on the farms for compensation in Parliament on Thursday, the minister failed to give reasons for the compensation but finally relented under pressure to reveal the names...
Nelson Direng
Correspondent 21 November 2011
Tutors exodus worries medical students
Some of the students who spoke to The Monitor revealed that the mass exodus means they constantly change lecturers and this disturbs their learning. The students have also raised doubts about the accreditation of the medical education offered at the...
Ephraim Keoreng
Staff Writer 21 November 2011
Controversy mars Joyous affair
Hosanna were to curtain raise for the South African gospel ensemble alongside Jam in Christ, but the group insisted on being paid upfront. However, the promoter of the show, Joseph Manuel of Brave Heart Promotions, who reportedly paid an amount in...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 November 2011
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