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Our heritage
Bridges are not something that anyone would particularly associate with this country because there is nothing even remotely comparable here to those magnificent bridges in Zimbabwe, the Victoria Falls Bridge over the Zambezi and the Birchenough...
Sandy Grant 13 January 2012
First cut
Compliments of the season dear readers! I am hopeful that 2012 will bring more goodies just like 2011, which was a very good year for Botswana sport. What with Amantle Montsho snatching gold at the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games...
Dennis Keagile 13 January 2012
Mali release final list, Keita cut
South Africa's Jomo Cosmos defender Ousmane Berthe, Turkey-based Souleymane Keita and Amarou Traore did not make the final list. After a brief tune up at a facility in the Kabala district in Mali's capital Bamako, the Eagles will head for Togo for...
13 January 2012
Gyan included in Ghana squad
Derek Asamoah will leave the camp immediately but Baffour stays with the squad. This is because he will be a stand-by player should first-choice striker Asamoah Gyan not recover on time. Baffour will however, replace Gyan in the squad if the Al Ain...
13 January 2012
Guinea final list without Constant
The French-born Genoa midfielder told the Guinea Football Federation he was no longer interested in the Syli National and would not participate in the tournament which gets underway on January 21 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. However, 21-year-old...
13 January 2012
Gerrard and Mancini clash after Liverpool win
The Italian had asserted that Glen Johnson should have been sent off in the closing moments of the Carling Cup semi-final. Gerrard, the Liverpool captain whose first-half penalty secured a 1-0 first-leg lead for Kenny Dalglish's team, accused the...
13 January 2012
Group stage to ease softball facilities crisis
The remedial work going on at the New Lobatse Sports Complex seriously affected the softball league with Lobatse side BMC playing all first round games away. The second phase of the Shell-sponsored league roars into life on January 21 with teams...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 13 January 2012
Boxing promoter goes to court over licence
In an affidavit filed at the High Court in Lobatse on January 6, the Department of Sports and Recreation is cited as the first respondent, while the board is the second respondent. The former boxer alleges that he has since October 2009 applied to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Off the ball
Although he scored only one goal during the Metropolitan COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championships held in Gaborone in December, the 17-year-old Delta Winds player showed a lot of maturity. He talks about life outside the field. Name: Unobatsha 'Doctor'...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 13 January 2012
Gunners start CAF preparations minus coach, key players
The two are out due to injury, but have been linked with moves away from the Lobatse side. Club spokesperson, Abdul Kgengwenyane said Mmipi is still in a plaster of Paris after aggravating a wrist injury during a recent Zebras camp, while Moyo only...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE & THATO KALA
Staff Writer Correspondent 13 January 2012
ECCO look to replace players
Sibanda, a consistent performer for the team, left to join rivals BMC, while Keletso suffered an injury in a freak road accident. Team manager, Mothobi Mothobi said they are eager to replace the two players during the current transfer window, which...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 13 January 2012
Chiefs' Russia trip in doubt
With indications that the be MOBILE Premier League pace-setters had been invited by the Dagestan club for an international friendly match this weekend, it appears less than 15 players have travel documents to make the trip. The Russian club was to...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 13 January 2012
Koko speaks out on AFCON snub
Township Rollers' speedy winger, Sekhana Koko has expressed his disappointment over being dropped from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad and admits it will be difficult to respond to a call-up in future under the current Zebras coach, Stanley...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 13 January 2012
Two years on and Haitians still bear the brunt of slow aid
Just $2.38-billion(P1.8 trillion) (53 percent) of the $4.5-billion pledged for recovery programmes in 2010-2011 has been delivered, figures from the UN special envoy for Haiti show. Marking the two year anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake...
13 January 2012
Sect leader defends killing christians
The 15 minute video of Abubakar Shekau posted on YouTube is similar in style to messages submitted by other Islamist groups like al Qaeda, a sign of the growing influence other jihadist movements are having on the sect. Boko Haram, whose name...
13 January 2012
Zimbabwe 'grateful' to ANC for fostering peace
Speaking after attending the ANC's centenary celebrations in Bloemfontein, Mujuru said the Zanu-PF would continue learning from the ANC, particularly on how it used its youth structures to strengthen the party. She represented President Robert...
13 January 2012
Nitty Gritty
These are the words of wisdom that spring forth from the mouth of Ausi Maggie, chief executive hostess of the Nitty Gritty tavern, also known as the shebeen queen. "For me it was a bad year because I lost three of my best friends and my loving...
Barong Seboni 13 January 2012
Why BMD learned the hard way
Naturally, we have been following the developments with keen interest and we feel that perhaps the time has come for us to comment on the subject. A lot of people had pinned their hopes on the youthfulness of the leadership of the parties to help...
JOHN MAKGALA & BANYATSI MMEKWA 13 January 2012
Digging Tswana roots
Many African-Americans today have made it part of their sub-culture to pronounce 'ask' as 'aks'. In reality, 'ask' is a little harder to pronounce and the typical child has to work at it. However, Black Americans have conveniently embraced 'aks' as...
L.M.Leteane 13 January 2012
Mining needs urgent attention from unions
In other words we are not about to leave mining anytime soon. Mining contributes immensely to this economy and it will continue to do so long into the future. Understandably, our people generally expect that the development of the...
13 January 2012
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13 January 2012
Ma-Rock unpack their subculture
They appear to glide on the ground, coupled with the slow deliberation with which they take every step. Their movements are at once smooth and robotic. Combined with their predilection for skin-tight black leather pants, black T-shirts (often...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Phane worm faces threat from three deadly invaders
And since when did the legume worm (seboko sa dinawa), start feeding so extensively on Mophane trees! These abnormal occurrences that coincided with the disappearance of the Phane worms in its strongholds in Tswapong areas have prompted...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Foetus found in shallow grave in Mmadinare
Police Station, Superintendent Victor Nlebesi, has confirmed. Nlebesi said the foetus was found wrapped in a plastic bag inside a one-litter box that was buried close to the surface near Kelele Primary School. A passer-by had alerted the police...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 13 January 2012
MVA snubs Palapye MP?
Mmegi is informed that MP Goya's political rivals warned MVA that they also expect the parastatal to sponsor their community initiatives very soon. This is something that may have forced the MVA to put pressure on the MP to remove his name from...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Boarding masters' overtime still an issue
DPSM and BOPEU met over the issue in October last year, but the meeting ended inconclusively. According to the general secretary of BOPEU, Topias Marenga, prior to that meeting, the understanding was that the two parties would meet every month until...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Kgafela issue not for politicians - Kgosi Mosielele
Kogsi Kgafela allegedly ordered his mephato (regiments) to flog innocent people in Mochudi last year and this resulted in him being dragged before the court of law. More recently, the Bakgatla kgosi has been hogging the headlines for trying to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Involvement of Parks Tafa raises issues of conflict of interest
Critics say Tafa was roped in to block suspension and possible expulsion from work of embattled BDC Managing Director Maria Nthebolan in connection with investigations into her role in the deal that saw BDC enter into a joint venture with Fengyue...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
Daggers drawn in Palapye
However, if such a list does exist, it could turn all sitting councillors into a hostile camp against the incumbent MP in the next general elections because not a single one of them features on it, writes RYDER GABATHUSE FRANCISTOWN: Palapye...
13 January 2012
'Broke' Admin of Justice postpones legal year gig
A communiqu from the registrar and master of the High Court Godfrey Nthomiwa states that for economic reasons, this year's celebration will be postponed to coincide with the official opening of the new High Court and Court of Appeal buildings in...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
No power, no water - WUC
Posted on its Facebook page, WUC explains: "This is due to the fact that WUC uses electricity in its water supply operations, and where we have standby generators, they will not have sufficient capacity to sustain water supply for extended power...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
DIS tools of trade
Upon its formation, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) entered into the business of surveillance in a big way and lost no time getting the latest equipment. The gargantuan DIS budget has continued to attract public...
STAFF WRITER 13 January 2012
Of the Umbrella and exclusivity of opposition
So, the story goes that while you were all on holiday, that little motel, though capable of either making or breaking huge national dreams, Oasis in Tlokweng, witnessed the bad side of opposition leaders. Concerned not about the welfare of the nation...
13 January 2012
Odds in Africa's favour as continent walks economic tightrope
For now, the odds seem to be in its favor. But the costs of a fall from the region's tightrope performance of 2011 remain disconcertingly high. In 2011, against a threatening global backdrop, most economies in sub-Saharan Africa turned in a solid...
JON SHIELDS 13 January 2012
Consumer watchdog
It's time for another Consumer Watchdog giveaway. This time it's two free ideas for Government to consider. They're not just random ideas, these are two suggestions based on many years of experience of consumer rights enforcement in Botswana (or the...
13 January 2012
BPC rethinks Matshelagabedi station?
During the contract, the 70MW station ran as a peaking power plant that BPC used whenever national demand exceeded available supplies, also known as peak demand periods. This week, electricity sector sources said the utility was warming to the idea...
STAFF WRITER 13 January 2012
Hi-tech fraudsters vex banking system
In a yet-to-be-published report, the Office of the Banking Adjudicator says ATM-related complaints comprised 19 percent of the 379 complaints to his office in 2010, with instances of sophisticated fraudsters on the rise. In most cases, he says,...
STAFF WRITER 13 January 2012
Masa Centre casino licence revoked
Gaborone's three operating casinos have won a legal case against the Casino Control Board of Botswana (CCBB) in which they were seeking the revocation of an operating licence granted to a consortium of local and international investors, Workman...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
BSE stockbroking firm runs into trouble
This week, several industry insiders told BusinessWeek the stockbroking firm ran into a liquidity crisis late December that diminished its ability to trade on the BSE, with some sources citing a figure of P8 million as the level of the firm's losses...
STAFF WRITERS 13 January 2012
Book review
Beethoven described music as being a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. He once said it was the wine of new procreation and he, Beethoven, was pressing the grapes. More and more, music is being recognised as a powerful force with...
Sheridan Griswold 13 January 2012
Back stage
It is the frenetic sequel to Sherlock Holmes (2009, see Mmegi, 15th January 2010)- SH-1 made P4 billion world wide, so why not a sequel that is more of the same? SH-2 is a film that has very few moments of quietude. It is so fast paced that you will...
Sasa Majuma 13 January 2012
Manyana village has a rich history
Just a few kilometres from Mmankgodi along the road leading to Manyana lies a very important historical site, a place where the Battle of Dimawe between Batswana tribes and the Boers was fought in the 1850s just a few years after Bahurutshe settled...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 13 January 2012
The Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Trail
This contribution is in fact motivated by a planning workshop on Heritage Sites and Sustainable Tourism organised by the Botswana National Museum in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) and...
13 January 2012
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 13 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 13 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 13 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...
13 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 13 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 13 January 2012
The festive season is such a blast in Tutume
On entering the village, you are welcomed by the sweet scent of trees in full blossom. The Mophane tree, which is popular for its delicious caterpillar worms, Phane, can be identified from a distance by its evergreen leaves. Melodious sounds of...
Barati Mathambo
Correspondent 13 January 2012
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