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2011 - More downs than ups
Throughout the year, it repeatedly affirmed the continuing value of botho whilst witnessing its almost daily erosion. It no longer liked what it is, being perhaps unsure what this is, and seemingly wished to be something else. How could this be? The...
SANDY GRANT 06 January 2012
What does 2011 mean for Botswana?
The Year 2011 was an eventful year. The first major event was the ambitious cooperation talks between four opposition parties: the Botswana Movement for Democracy, the Botswana National Front, the Botswana Peoples Party and the Botswana Congress...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 06 January 2012
Magapatona Tutume champions for fifth time
The two teams were deadlocked 2-2 after 90 minutes. For their efforts, Magapatona walked away with P5, 900, while Tutume United received P4, 400. Young Strikers were third and got P2, 900 and Mabingwi, in fourth spot, pocketed P2, 000. Other...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 06 January 2012
Hotspurs goalkeeper passes on
He said the deceased was burned after trying to rescue two children from a burning hut. "The deceased went into a burning hut and when he tried to get out, he slipped and fell. There was a container, which had petrol and it exploded, burning him...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 06 January 2012
Gunners, GU benefit from 03 deal
The water brand O3 has become the official water supplier to the two Premier League Teams, effective 1 October 2011. Both teams have been receiving their monthly 03 Water ration for all their matches and five percent on all O3 Water sales. ...
06 January 2012
Tough choices await BFA in 2012
BFA president David Fani and his lieutenants at Lekidi Centre face a challenging 2012. Fresh from a year that delivered the Zebras' first ever qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, it would be not from a frying pan, but straight...
06 January 2012
Zambia (and not Zimbabwe) ideal opposition
Zimbabwe's Warriors are next on the Zebras' menu tomorrow at the UB Stadium in Gaborone as the national side steps up its preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, which kick off on January 21 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The...
06 January 2012
FC Platinum still after Mogorosi
Reports from the neighbouring country were that the deal was in doubt after the Zimbabwean club said it would not add any players to their CAF Champions League squad. FC Platinum registered 26 players before the initial December 15 deadline, leaving...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 06 January 2012
Zebras face depleted Warriors
Zebras' coach Stanley Tshosane had hoped for a tougher encounter as this is their last preparatory match ahead of their maiden dance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, but they will now face a makeshift side. Ajax Cape Town duo of Khama...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 06 January 2012
It ain't the song, it's the singer
James McBride is the author of the bestseller The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (1998). It was on The New York Times list of bestsellers for 100 weeks. It is an unusual autobiography, as it turns from the...
06 January 2012
Back stage
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) had its opening in Belgium on October 22 last year, followed by rolling openings in Europe, the Middle East and Asia before opening in the United States on December 21 just before Christmas...
Sasa Majuma 06 January 2012
Goledzwa Arts Festival rises from the ashes
Goledzwa Arts Festival, which was held at Francistown Stadium on December 31 in glitz and glamour, promises to be one of the most followed annual galas in the country if what was staged a week ago is any yardstick. With Botswana's annual and end of...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 06 January 2012
Syria opposition challenges Arab mission to prove itself
Dr Burhan Ghalioun told the BBC that western countries should establish a safe area within Syria and enforce a no-fly zone over parts of the country.At least 12 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, activists reported.The UN says more than...
06 January 2012
Strong evidence for charges against Mubarak: prosecutors
The general prosecution confirmed that conclusive evidence supported all charges against Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli and Adli's six aides over the killing of demonstrators during the unrest in January 2011 in ways of...
06 January 2012
Rwandan FDLR rebels 'kill 26 in DR Congo'
It says several remote villages in South Kivu province have been targeted since the start of January.An army spokesman blamed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) - which has a history of attacking Congolese civilians. The army...
06 January 2012
MPs urge conditions on foreign aid to troubled states
The Commons international development committee said there were "obvious benefits" in focusing UK aid efforts on fragile and post-conflict states.But it warned there were "considerable risks" and aid should be withdrawn if conditions were not met....
06 January 2012
Diamond exports slow in November
With several members saddled with high sovereign debt, the Euro zone is expected to slide into recession this year, while the growth prospects in the US are flat or down on a similar public debt crisis. Latest Bank of Botswana figures show that the...
STAFF WRITER 06 January 2012
Economic growth quickens 7.8% on govt support
On a quarterly basis, the economy strengthened 5.8 percent from 3.6 percent in the second quarter where growth was adjusted down due to a revision of diamond production figures by the Department of Mines. Government is running a P6.2 billion deficit...
STAFF WRITER 06 January 2012
Choppy waters ahead in 2012
"...the possibility of a second downturn in key external markets is now likely," he said in his Christmas and New Year message on December 23. "Whatever the outcome, it is clear that next year will be another year of belt tightening." He continued:...
STAFF WRITER 06 January 2012
Nitty Gritty
As I told you last time, dear reader, the Nitty Gritty shebeen has undergone complete refurbishment with various additions and extensions. It took a while because the building inspector was eating with the contractor, but it finally...
Barolong Seboni 06 January 2012
Africa lies naked to euro-American military offensive
As the US and its NATO allies move southward to further consolidate their grip on Africa, following the seizure of Libya and its vast oil fields, most of the continent's leadership seems to welcome re-absorption into empire. "Africa is the most...
06 January 2012
Digging tswana roots
Many times throughout the history of mankind, certain points marked the end of an old cycle and the beginning of a new one. We understand this very well when we took stock of ourselves at the end of 2011 and made new resolutions for the year...
I.M Leteane 06 January 2012
Lean times and Olympic Gold ahead
The year just past provided our nation with major challenges, some of which exercised our minds to the point of frustration. Foremost of these challenges was, of course, the public sector strike that dragged on for an unprecedented 36 days,...
06 January 2012
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06 January 2012
Boko Haram, insecurity and state of emergency
The issue of insecurity had become particularly insidious and hugely intractable on account of its association with the terroristic shenanigans of the group called Boko Haram. Indeed, Nigerians are yet to recover from the horrendous spectacle...
UGOCHUKWU RAYMOND OGUBUARIRI 06 January 2012
What do Arabs want?
Together, these movements for change have come to be known as the Arab Spring. But what values are driving these movements, and what kind of change do their adherents want? A series of surveys in the Arab world last summer highlights some...
06 January 2012
Boko Haram is not the problem
Indeed, since the May inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the Niger Delta in the country's south, Boko Haram has been blamed for virtually every outbreak of violence in Nigeria.But the news media and American policy makers...
*JEAN HERSKOVITS 06 January 2012
Could the talks have been
FRANCISTOWN: Although the cooperation talks of four of Botswana's opposition parties collapsed in the week preceding Christmas primarily because of the failure of the parties to agree on the allocation of constituencies, all are united in the...
06 January 2012
My best and last Christmas ever
The trees were healthy, breathing in carbon dioxide happily. Yes, they were happy. They had every reason to be, anthropogenic global warming was an issue but not much of a cancer it has become today. The green Mophane trees fed the...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
'As sombre wastrels we return'
"Ke December, boss!" made amnesiacs of many and it loosened purse strings. And where parents could have said no, they conceded to buying more play station games for their children and extra bottles of drinks for themselves. Shop managers were...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
UB student dies in road mishap
Tutume Station Commander Vusimusi Jorowe said that the police were investigating the accident that happened at 10 in the morning by Ntondola Lands about 10 kilometres from Nshakashongwe. "A mini-bus carrying 16 passengers was driving from Maitengwe...
BARATI MATHAMBO
correspondent 06 January 2012
Christmas hoodlums prey on empty homes
Road accidents countrywide claimed 37 lives over the Christmas and New Year holidays, Senior Superintendent Dipheko Motube of Botswana Police Service has said. In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, Motube said the number, which was recorded between...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
Sanity prevailed on the roads-Police chief
But then it is back to business as usual for the perpetually errant combi and taxi drivers,as passengers are already complaining. But despite this, Superintendent Cyprian Magalela of Francistown Central Police Station said that he was pleased...
LILLIAN MOREMI
Correspondent 06 January 2012
Clerics offer to revive Umbrella
It will be a second such revival mission, signifying a widespread and profound desire for a viable alternative government among Batswana. The team consists of clerics Dr Moiseraele Prince Dibeela and Dr Cosmos Kebinang Moenga, who reportedly...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
BEC releases remarkable JC results
There is a slight decrease in the number of candidates who obtained a Merit through to Grade C in the 2011 Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE). An outstanding feature of the report is that the results are exceptionally good for a year of the worst...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
Khama to attend ANC centennial
However, by press time yesterday, it was not clear whether Khama would deliver a speech at the celebrations.Government spokesman Jeff Ramsay said he did not know whether the President would make any statement, or whether any of the people on his...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 06 January 2012
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