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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 19 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...
JOHN MAKGALA & BANYATSI MMEKWA 19 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 19 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...
19 January 2012
The Winners Code
It is also dedicated to those that have targets, and yet invariably miss those targets and those that have no problems starting afresh every year and yet never finish what they start. Our anecdotal companion in this exposition is an amazing achiever...
George Chingarande 19 January 2012
As I see it
An effort is being made by Bangwato tribal authorities to revive the defunct mephato institution and culture. Apparently the June 28 -30 programme attracted poor numbers according to media reports . I am not surprised. Bangwato may be nostalgic...
Michael Dingake 19 January 2012
We can learn from SA, Nigeria
The South African issue involved the opening of tollgates by the government at the beginning of February to collect revenue from motorists. There was an outcry from the public that the fees were unreasonably high, as some of the levies went up to R2...
19 January 2012
Can Christians criticise themselves?
If anything can be learned, this feast offers an excellent spirit of self-criticism to those who call themselves Christians. Why and how? The source of inspiration for this feast is the story about three wise men seeing 'the star' in the East as...
*GABRIEL FAIMAU 19 January 2012
First Division North drama continues
The games are now scheduled to resume this weekend. No Mathata spokesperson, Mpho Tsumake accused the First Division North committee of failing clubs, adding that they will continue to be the laughing stock of other leagues. He revealed that it is a...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 19 January 2012
Gunners lift Moyo's suspension
The Zimbabwean born coach, told Mmegi Sport that his suspension was lifted on Tuesday, a day after he held a meeting with club officials. Gunners suspended the former ECCO City Greens coach just before the Christmas break over match fixing...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Kasi-Level to dress Namibian premier league teams
This follows a lucrative deal to supply some Namibian premier league teams with football kits. The label, a brainchild of 26-year-old Kealeboga Ndzibi, was founded in 2007 aimed at dressing local sides with women and men's t-shirts. According to...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 19 January 2012
Shashe Dam Entertainment to screen AFCON kick-off
According to the club's marketing manager, Metlha Ngubevana, the purpose of this event is to bring Batswana soccer fans together and have fun. "Football is more entertaining when watched as a crowd rather than individually at home," Ngubevana...
LILLIAN MOREMI
Correspondent 19 January 2012
Writers need support - Dema
Dema tells Showbiz that it is difficult to attain the organisation's goals, such as acquiring an office, without external support. "The arts, literary or otherwise are not taken nearly as seriously as they should be in this country and as an...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Iran criticizes Saudi for oil compensation offer, says Europe not prepared for oil embargo on Iran
Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia to reconsider the offer to offset the potential Western embargo on Iran's oil exports. "We expect the countries in the Persian Gulf region, particularly Saudi Arabia, with...
19 January 2012
Ethiopia says slain tourists are four Europeans, one Australian
"Terrorist groups trained and armed by the Eritrean government crossed the border and attacked them and the assailants have gone back," government spokesman, Bereket Simon, told AFP. "So far we have confirmed that five tourists have been killed by...
19 January 2012
Zimbabwe state workers to strike over pay
The state employees, who number about 230,000, are demanding a minimum monthly salary of $538(P4,000) from the current $250(P2,000) but the government, which is still subject to Western sanctions, has said it cannot afford the increase. Teachers make...
19 January 2012
BoB clamps bureaus de change
According to a statement from BoB, the licence of Ten-Tab was cancelled due to failure to comply with the Section 30(1) of the Bank of Botswana Act. BoB supervises the bureaux de change with regular on-site visits. "The public is advised not to...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 19 January 2012
AON Botswana to expand in S/Phikwe
Matsheka was speaking at Pass-it-On breakfast meeting that was held at Bosele Hotel on Tuesday this week. He said since AON started operating in Selebi-Phikwe through an agent in 1987, it was only last year that they managed to set up a fully-fledged...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 19 January 2012
TAWU appeals against the bargaining council
In a letter dated January 16, 2012 addressed to the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Lebonaamang Mokalake, the union called the setting aside of the establishment and registration of the council with immediate effect. Moreover, the Attorney...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Our heritage
"You cannot design for something that might happen only once in a hundred years," said my PWD friend - so it would be sod's law, wouldn't it that the 'once' happened in the very first year, not the hundredth. The fact was, however, that with the...
Sandy Grant 19 January 2012
Seabelo's multi-million Pula divorce settlement
Tlhaselo, who is better known by his first name, also surrendered lucrative bus routes to his wife, Anna Mmapona Tlhaselo, who is planning to run the transport business under a new name, Mmapona Express, in accordance with the settlement that allows...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Congestion at Artesia Secondary School?
These students who graduated to junior secondary studies had found themselves in an ugly situation as there were no places for continuing their studies. They were later sent to an already congested Artesia CJSS, a source has revealed. Sources close...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
BDC to put more money in murky glass project
This is inspite of the expert advice of a forensic audit that BDC must re-evaluate its involvement in the project because of uncertainty regarding the financial strength of Fengyue. A meeting of the BDC board on December 19, 2011 sought to...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Not on my cell phone - govt PROs
This comes at a time when it is almost impossible to get information from the government enclave. This recent development is bound to be an even more painful experience. A principal PRO at the Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism,...
STAFF WRITER 19 January 2012
Over P72 million worth of laptops stolen
The police intelligence indicates that there might be lucrative markets for laptops beyond the borders of Botswana. In the recent past the police intercepted 10 laptops at a checkpoint in a Zimbabwe bound bus and arrested two Zimbabwean men who are...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 19 January 2012
Woman in court for conspiracy to kill daughter
Monareng of Rasokong ward is alleged to have conspired with Benny Modisane (for P100,0000 payment) to have her daughter Dolly killed last December, an offence which carries up to 14 years in prison. She pleaded not guilty to the charge alleging that...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Councillors use lodge for official meetings
The council chairman, Patrick Manthe said that they have been at the lodge since Monday and would be completing their sessions tomorrow. "We had to start our sessions and we had no choice but to look for a place," he said, adding that it was a...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 19 January 2012
Kgatleng visit: Khama makes U-turn?
However, Mogwe issued a statement yesterday morning, apologising for the announcement and that the President would not be going to Kgatleng as previously announced. "This notice is to inform you that His Excellency will not be present in Kgatleng...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 19 January 2012
Another Lesotho dance for Jojo
According to reports from Lesotho, the former dancer is slowly etching her name in the hearts of cultural music lovers in the country formerly known as Basutoland. Her popular song Mpatiseng is reportedly getting a fair amount of airplay on the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 19 January 2012
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19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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...
19 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 19 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 19 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 19 January 2012
On the Return of the Political
Plaatje, along with some other mission-educated African intellectuals, had been optimistic about the new country that had come into being with the Union of South Africa in 1910. But within a year, it was clear that segregation was going to be at the...
*RICHARD PITHOUSE 19 January 2012
First cut
Hello and welcome to the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations finals. This is Dennis Keagile giving you a live broadcast of the first game of Group D and the first international official match between Botswana and Ghana at senior level. These...
Dennis Keagile 20 January 2012
Zebras up one place in FIFA rankings
The Zebras, who enter the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals as the second lowest ranked team moved up to 94th in the world. In Africa, the team is now ranked 21, up from 22nd. AFCON finals co-hosts Equatorial Guinea are the only side...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 20 January 2012
Dangerous abortions 'on the rise', says WHO
However, the proportion of the total carried out without trained clinical help rose from 44 percent in 1995 to 49 percent in 2008.The Lancet, which carried the report, said the figures were "deeply disturbing". Unsafe abortion is one of the main...
20 January 2012
Pakistan PM Gilani stands firm in contempt battle
The court initiated the hearing over Gilani's refusal to ask Swiss officials to reopen a corruption case against president Asif Ali Zardari.If found guilty of contempt he could be banned from holding public office. A stand-off between the...
20 January 2012
Indian minister queries tribal 'isolation' policy
His comments were prompted by a scandal involving a video of naked Jarawa tribal women on the tropical Andaman Islands being told to dance for tourists, who had allegedly bribed a policeman to gain access to their reserve. Contact with several...
20 January 2012
Hunt for Zuma tapes
In a renewed attempt to get hold of the digital recordings that paved the way for Zuma to become the country's president, the former head of the Special Investigating Unit, Willie Hofmeyr, has written to the Office for Interception Centres asking for...
20 January 2012
Nitty gritty
As is customary at the Nitty Gritty the fellows are laughing around the oblong table and generally shooting the breeze. The topic that dominates these leisurely discussions is really about looking back at the previous year and planning for the new...
Barolong Seboni 20 January 2012
Project syndicate
KOLKATA - The year 2011 will be remembered as the time when many ever-optimistic Americans began to give up hope. President John F. Kennedy once said that a rising tide lifts all boats. But now, in the receding tide, Americans are beginning to see...
Joseph E. Stigliz 20 January 2012
Pact will annihilate BNF
We hear the talks collapsed on the 22 December 2012 at Oasis Motel and all the negotiating parties issued a joint statement regarding the collapse of the talks and pointing out that they could not agree on the allocation of constituencies. Basically...
20 January 2012
Digging tswana roots
Africa is historically viewed as a 'dark continent' – a Western outlook that has changed little to-date. This is despite its reputation of being the sunniest of continents. So how did it get the unflattering epithet of 'dark continent'? Let me...
I.M Leteane 20 January 2012
Let us don our Blue, Black and White
Liverpool Football Club legend, Bill Shankly, has done nothing to dispel this accusation by declaring: "I've been a slave to football. It follows you home, it follows you everywhere, and eats into your family life." Are Batswana falling into...
20 January 2012
Oh no, not the 'chicken' debate again!
Mogorosi has unwittingly revived the 'Chicken' debate, days after it smothered out. The speed merchant injured his elbow when he challenged for a high ball during a training session in Cameroon on Wednesday. Regarded as a unnecessary distraction,...
20 January 2012
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