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He defied the odds when he edged the top-seed Englishman in the final. Ironically, Walker, who was based in England for much of his life until the beginning of this year, made his debut in the European Team Championships in April 2009 alongside...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Off the field

Name: Alister WalkerPlace Of Birth: GaboroneDate Of Birth: 19 September 1982Sport: SquashNational Team Caps: 0 Mmegi Sport: What is your favourite place outside the field of play? Walker: Kasane, I love being in northern Botswana and relaxing...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 November 2011

BCA hails Under-17 cricket tournament

Over 100 players took part in the league with 95 percent players being citizens. BCA fixtures and publicity secretary Sumod Damodar said players as young as 13 participated in the tournament, which would make it possible for them to pick national...

NELSON DIRENG
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Kutlwano vow to retain regional title

Samuel's side lost the domestic title to rivals, Mafolofolo last weekend and are determined to put the disappointment behind as they focus on the regional competition. He said their preparations have gone well and even trained indoors as most...

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 25 November 2011

First cut

Part of the reason I detest politics is the lack of sincerity and honesty among many a politician. I know that there is something called propaganda whereby things can be spiced up a bit. However, I was very much disappointed if not embarrassed when I...

Dennis Keagile 25 November 2011

Club withdraws after players' exodus

A Division Two side, Mokobi Young Stars from Sefhope, withdrew after almost the entire squad left to join the constituency tournaments, which are the brainchild of President Ian Khama. Selebi-Phikwe football region chairperson, Tebro Onkabetse...

WITNESS TAZIBA
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Fund-raising continues for cash strapped Gunners

The musical event scheduled to feature kwasakwasa star Franco, local disco sensation Mercy Magodi and South African pop diva Patricia Majalisa and former disco golden boy, Thabile Mazolwana, will be a follow-up to another concert in Molapowabojang...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Swallows to test Buffaloes' strength

Swallows have a good home record and the Kgatleng team, who are currently second on the league table with 21 points, could get more than what they bargained for in their last game before the Christmas break. All First Division South teams except...

CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 25 November 2011

BMC unhappy with Dlala deal

The initial deal was that Dlala would supply the club with three kits, one tracksuit, a travel kit and a free training kit after the club paid the full amount. The deal was reportedly in the region of P55, 000. But six months after the one-season...

THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Highlanders and Hotspurs in Mahalapye derby

Kick off is 3:30 pm. Highlander go into the game as favourites after a win against former Premier League side, Motlakase Power Dynamos last weekend. Hotspurs, who cannot be underestimated, have been inactive for two weeks. In their last encounter,...

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Woeful Satmos ready for Miscellaneous

The two sides are struggling at the bottom with Satmos registering a single victory in 13 games. Satmos coach Duncan Tshegofatso said Miscellaneous are not tough customers. He said Satmos has prepared well after a disappointing show against...

CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Injury frustrates ECCO's Oabile

He does not have any hope of returning to action soon. Oabile, who has just remove the plaster on his leg said doctors told him the injury will gradually heal. "They told me to come for check up at stipulated dates and that means I will still have...

WITNESS TAZIBA
Correspondent 25 November 2011

BFA finalises Zebras' AFCON programme

He said that they have reached an agreement with the Botswana Premier League (BPL) that the league breaks on December 11 until the Zebras return from the AFCON finals in West Africa. He said that the team proceeds to Rustenburg, South Africa, on...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Is the Premier League too predictable?

The recent exploits by the Zebras have been mostly attributed to the competitiveness of the league. However, a worrying trend seems to be developing, more similar to that of the Spanish Primera Liga and the Scottish League. Until the past few weeks,...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Rampant Chiefs face Notwane

They are six points ahead of second placed BMC, while their rivals, Township Rollers are nine points adrift. Matches between Notwane and Chiefs have been thrillers in recent seasons with Toronto always rising to the occasion against a side that...

BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Boxers ready to rumble in Ramotswa

Sixteen boxers will be in a rush for gold in eight categories. The championship is the defining moment for boxers on the local calendar following a long season of inter-club tournaments that were used as qualifiers. Breathtaking bouts are expected...

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Portugal hit by general strike against austerity cuts

Air traffic controllers and workers on Lisbon's metro system were the first to go on strike late on Wednesday. They have been joined by hundreds of thousands of other workers, including teachers and hospital staff. Parliament votes next week on a...

25 November 2011

France and Germany plan changes to EU treaties

The announcement came after their first meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti since he took office. Sarkozy said they would "propose modification of treaties to improve eurozone confidence so there is more integration and...

25 November 2011

Cameroon jails men over gay sex

Two of the accused were in court in the capital, Yaounde, but a third man was sentenced in absentia as he had jumped bail. Police said the men were arrested for having oral sex in a car. They denied the allegations and their lawyer Alice Nkom told...

25 November 2011

Egypt unrest: Military apologises for protest deaths

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) said it regretted "the deaths of martyrs from among Egypt's loyal sons". The violence, which began on Saturday, has been the worst since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February. Scaf also said...

25 November 2011

Digging tswana roots

This week I have deferred my intended article We Knew These Gods in favour of one more treatment of the commonalities of language that suggest that we all once spoke the very language of the gods. Although this commonality was shown mainly through...

L.M.Leteane 25 November 2011

Project syndicate

MANILA: In 1997, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Kyoto Protocol - an agreement among signatory states to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. In 2012, however, the Clean Development Mechanism, a system of...

Heherson Alvarez
John Topping Jr 25 November 2011

Why has Morocco's king survived the Arab Spring?

Following Friday's elections, King Mohamed VI is for the first time obliged to choose the prime minister from the largest party, rather than naming whoever he pleases. However, many of the protesters who took to the streets in February feel the...

25 November 2011

Project syndicate

ROME: Italy has always had a weakness for authoritarian figures. Emperors, kings, princes, or despots have held power one after another since the time of the Roman Empire. The last dominant personality, Silvio Berlusconi, deserted by his supporters...

Edoardo Campanella 25 November 2011

Debunk the condom myth in Shadishadi

Certain claims, myths, propaganda and falsehoods in these countries have proved to be extremely intractable obstacles in the fight against the spread and damage caused by the deadly virus. More often than not, these claims are no more than red...

25 November 2011

Book review

Arnaldur Indridason (2011) translated from the Icelandic by Anna Yates Outrage a.k.a Myrk‡ (2008). London, Harvill Seeker; Johannesburg, Random House Struik, Softcover edition, 281 pages, P215. ISBN 978-1-846-55423-0. Available at Exclusive...

Sheridan Griswold 25 November 2011

Back stage

Tower Heist (2011) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide release a few weeks ago. It is an action-drama with a strong sense of comedy, a bit of fantasy, and a lot of fun. It is rated 13 plus so nearly everyone can enjoy it. It takes...

Sasa Majuma 25 November 2011

The prime heritage trails of Botswana

This is in fact a new kid on the block at the Botswana National Museum. It is fashioned out as branding Botswana's pristine heritage sites for tourism and posterity. The project manifests itself in the development and marketing of nine heritage...

*ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE 25 November 2011

Phillip Segola: the show that nearly failed

It will not be too surprising if yet another reviewer of the Phillip Segola art exhibition exclaimed that the show has been too long coming. The well-attended show opened on Wednesday last week at the Frame Gallery, Fairground Mall, Gaborone. ...

An art exhibition review by KENTSE BOGATSU 25 November 2011

Consumer watchdog

I'm a big believer in firing people. Companies should fire more people, more often and more speedily. Of course I'm not saying that this should be done randomly, carelessly or without due process. In fact I'm saying that this should be done on the...

25 November 2011

Mmamabula communities in cash windfall

Under project developer CIC Energy's Resettlement Action Plan, 22 field owners received compensation in both new land and cash, with the payment portion due to have been deposited this week. Five field owners opted for a cash-only compensation,...

STAFF WRITER 25 November 2011

BoB move triggers interest rate turmoil

The move to trim outstanding Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBCs) has triggered a stampede for the fewer notes on the market, resulting in interest rate turmoil for both commercial banks and their depositors, BusinessWeek has established. The Bank...

STAFF WRITER 25 November 2011

Aggregation to start in Gaborone by October 2012

While the recently signed agreement between government and De Beers stipulates that the relocation of DTC International from London will be completed in August 2013, DTC Botswana's Brian McDonald has told BusinessWeek aggregation will come much...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Household debt crisis nears break point

As at August 2011, Botswana's eight commercial banks are owed P14.5 billion by individuals, P1.29 billion of which is in arrears, including specific provisions. Most worrying for economists is that of the total debt owed by households, nearly P10...

STAFF WRITER 25 November 2011

Diamond deal sets off scramble for partnerships

However, reliable sources say the bustle will amount to making much ado for nothing because the government is not looking for partnerships. Only a CEO and other top flight managers will be needed for the envisaged rough diamond trading state...

BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

On Western democracy

Consider that the entire Western world is outraged that the Greek prime minister announced that he is going to permit the Greek people to decide their own fate instead of having it decided for them by a handful of banksters, politicians, and...

*PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS 25 November 2011

To grasp things by the root: On Julius Malema

Julius Malema, unlovely as he is, is a symptom, a morbid symptom to be sure, of the crisis that we face. Any assumption that his effective expulsion from the African National Congress (ANC) allows us to continue with business as usual will...

25 November 2011

The road to Denmark - Part 3

We note that the ministry has made laudable efforts at democratising the budget by soliciting public views as to what our people want to see contained in this important national resource allocation exercise. For this effort we commend Minister...

* BOTSALO NTUANE 25 November 2011

Teachers demand answers on Kerekeng flats

The teachers allege that none of the government departments seem keen to take responsibility for the flats which they rent for as much as P1, 200, a vast difference from the P472 rental charge normally required of institutional houses of that...

LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Botswana - US partnership in health gets stronger

The outpouring of warmth and support I witnessed from the people and the Government of Botswana during the First Lady's brief stay made a tremendous and lasting impression on me. It also clearly demonstrated something I already knew - the...

MICHELLE D. GAVIN 25 November 2011

Conservative politics in the guise of statutory interpretation

I am alleged to have vilified our judges and called them useless political appointees. Let me state at the outset that I did no such thing. I do not, and never will, vilify. I do something else though. I vivify! That is what I set out to do in any...

DUMA BOKO 25 November 2011

Need to reduce carbon emissions

According to the Botswana Environmental and Climate Change Analysis (2008), the welfare of people, the performance of the economy and the state of the environment are all closely linked to the climate. The country is highly vulnerable to climate...

BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 25 November 2011

Global warming limiting resources for the youth

Atlhopheng, a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Botswana made these remarks recently at the launch of the 'We Have Faith' campaign, a faith based climate change initiative. He said the youth as the future of...

BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

Botswana in mining versus tourism conundrum

Botswana is a mining field and this is increasingly spreading to all its shores. Sitting on over 200 billion tonnes of coal, the country is marching steadfastly towards turning coal into gold as the diamond era is slowly facing the setting sun. "As...

25 November 2011

Bad press didn't affect our performance - KDC chair

He told a media gathering in Shadishadi this week that though they have apparently been considered the worst performing council in the country by the media, council performance reviews by the Ministry of Local Government placed them in either...

MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

"Only late president Khama had a state funeral"

Since independence in 1966, only the late former president Sir Seretse Khama, was accorded a state funeral. The explanation, which was read out by Town Clerk Mompati Seleka, was in response to a question from Councillor Lekang Mukokomani in the last...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

The end of coal's '1000 year Reich'?

Whether it was the US in 1904 or Britain in 1861 it was predicted that coal deposits would, like Hitler's Reich, last 1,000 years and the children had little to fear for the great machines that produced the prosperity and the war ships that defended...

*ROMAN GRYNBERG 25 November 2011

Ipelegeng gives women financial freedom - Tshireletso

At a meeting with Gaborone Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Ipelegeng supervisors at the Civic Centre this week, Tshireletso said although they are disdained by many people, Ipelegeng workers have contributed a lot to the development of...

NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 25 November 2011

SPTC to twin with Swedish municipality

The council has since written a letter of intent as required by the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy, the facilitators of such twinning arrangements. The twinning programme follows a meeting Trollhattan and SPTC held in...

ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 25 November 2011

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