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Chase to storm market with Intombi Yami
The artist said his album will hit local radio stations air waves including shop shelves at the end of this month including an out of this world DVD package. The producer, who has done a number of productions including Kalanga Comedy, Halala...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
'Robby G' releases sensational album
Dubbed 'Robby G' by his fans, Golebeletswe released his eight-track album titled, When I die last year. He said the album has been on the shelves across the country since then. The first song in the album - When I die - is about how people should...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Slizer justifies P100,000 DVD shoot
Slizer is in the process of shooting a DVD for her latest album, Diwewewe, which was released last year. She is shooting for all the eight songs and admits the project will pinch her financially, but feels it is worth the sacrifice."I've already...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Gay slur uproar
On the same day that Human Rights Watch released its annual report on gay rights in Africa, King Goodwill on Sunday said at the 133rd commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana that same-sex relationships were "rotten". "Traditionally, there were no...
26 January 2012
Kenyatta and Ruto to face ICC trial over Kenya violence
Finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta and former minister, William Ruto will both face charges. They are among four prominent Kenyans - all of whom deny the accusations - who will stand trial.Kenya's president has appealed for people to stay calm after...
26 January 2012
No more info on Selebi's health: Correctional Services
"We think that we are putting a lot of stress on Selebi, his family and the doctors who are treating him," said chief deputy commissioner Zacharia Modise. Continuous requests for information to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital where Selebi is being...
26 January 2012
Today's workspace
A certain joint Management/Employee representatives body set up to focus on improving productivity is concerned that expressed by means of a pie-chart and compared to comparable organizations, the company's ratio of man-hours which management,...
Joseph Masango 26 January 2012
Mupane Gold taps into adjacent resources
According to a public notice issued on Monday, Mupane will soon receive ore from Jim's Luck, a gold-bearing mineral resource area located near Matsiloje. The development follows Galane Gold's acquisition of both Mupane Mine and the separate but...
STAFF WRITER 26 January 2012
BancABC in branch expansion drive
In an interview with Mmegi this week, the Managing Director of BancABC Botswana, Jitto Kurian, said the move was part of efforts to build on the bank's establishment in the retail banking arena. The bank previously operated as a merchant bank...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Mmualebe
Re tlaa tswelela ka kgang ya go apara le go tswala. E rile beke e e fetileng ra tlhalosa gore tiro ya go apara le go tswala ke tiro e le nngwefela. Re ne ra re tiro e, ke ya go baya dilwana mo mmeleng, mo go rayang gore fa motho a apara, o baya...
Sebofo Motshwane 26 January 2012
How the Zebras played
Modiri Marumo (5)Not one of his best games. His old weakness of failing to deal with crosses once again surfaced. Twice he went up for a corner and returned empty handed, with the first corner giving Ghana the winning goal. He was however vocal...
26 January 2012
BeMobile sends Koko to AFCON
Koko, who is the beMobile brand ambassador, will be at the African Confederation Cup (AFCON) 2012 with beMobile's top prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The four are expected to give live daily radio interviews from Gabon, letting the nation know of...
26 January 2012
BPL insists there is no transfer window extension
The Botswana Premier League (BPL) has stuck to the January 31 deadline, saying clubs can negotiate with national team players' employers while those that are free agents can still move after the window closes. The general manager at BPL, Setete...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
We can still make it -Tshosane
Tshosane told a media conference in Franceville after watching the team narrowly lose 1-0 to group favorites Ghana on Tuesday evening, that their chances of progress are still alive. He said he was impressed with the team's overall performance and...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Fabric art workshop oversubscribed
Of the available 30 places for the February 1-3 workshop, 40 artists have shown interest. However, TVAC director Reginald Bakwena says they have decided not to turn away people. Bakwena opines that the huge interest in the workshop could be...
MAUREEN ODUBENG &
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writers 26 January 2012
Search for Miss Millennium starts
However, he told journalists this week that the popular beauty pageant has new coordinators with Lucia Seretse of 79 Macheri Productions taking over from Zen Promotions, which had run the competition for four years. Monageng said that they have...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Big Brother Africa 2012 is here - with a rider
BBA hopefuls can pick up forms from the nearest MultiChoice office in their country or complete the entry form online by logging on to www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother. Alternatively interested persons can download an entry form from the website,...
STAFF WRITER 26 January 2012
Mayor cancels another meeting with business community
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview yesterday, the Mayor Godfrey Mbaiwa said they decided to call off the meeting because they realised that people would not attend due to the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Ghana and Botswana. It would...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Defy consolidates local foothold
At about 100 years old, Defy is one of southern Africa's leading domestic appliance manufacturers, recording a turnover of R2.5 billion in 2010 and boasting sound markets across the continent and in Indian Ocean islands. Through the acquisition,...
STAFF WRITER 26 January 2012
Medical aid rift unhealthy
Matters can only get worse when such conflicts affect the health of the people. That is why the dispute between BOMAID and doctors over tariffs is unhealthy on two fronts. Irrespective of who is right and who is wrong, the two parties must look...
26 January 2012
Guest Column
Posted to YouTube two weeks ago (11/01/2012), the video immediately went viral. Needless to say, the video has outraged many people. The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, called the conduct as "entirely inappropriate", while Taliban...
GABRIEL FAIMAU 26 January 2012
Selefu 26 January 2012
26 January 2012
Up to 60 feared dead in Papua New Guinea
The disaster struck near a huge ExxonMobil liquefied natural gas project in the country's rugged Southern Highlands on Tuesday as people slept, leaving a trail of destruction. PNG media said 40 bodies had been recovered and another 20 people were...
26 January 2012
Fresh attacks rattle Nigeria
About 15 blasts and gunshots were heard coming from the vicinity of a mobile police headquarters. Details were not immediately clear and police were not available for comment. "I was awoken by explosions and gunshots coming from the mobile barracks...
26 January 2012
Egyptians celebrate and protest one year later
It is a year since protesters inspired by an uprising in Tunisia took to the streets in Egypt and the January 25 anniversary has exposed divisions in the Arab world's most populous country over the pace of democratic evolution. Concerned that...
26 January 2012
Councillors support objectives of Domboshaba Cultural Trust
DCT, which the publicity secretary said advocates for the cultural and language rights of Bakalanga, was formed in 2007. Phatshwane, who was in the company of the chairman of the trust, Jokonia Mokokomane, traced the history of Bakalanga up to the...
EDWARD MPOLOKA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Diarrhoea outbreak at Mmadinare SSS
The headmaster said the problem was not serious and contrary to what the students suspected, food poisoning might not be the cause. The students suspected that the problem came from the mince-meat they ate. "I suspect something else because our...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Multichoice roped in to boost education TV
Grace Muzila, permanent secretary in the MoESD, and general manager of Multichoice, Billy Sekgororoane, signed the MoU in Gaborone yesterday. Speaking before the signing, Muzila said the ministry's mandate of providing a globally competitive human...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Cllrs want better pay, respect for Ipelegeng
The councillors were speaking in response to a report by the Coordinator of the scheme, Bushy Moswate, in which he said 49 projects out of 59 were completed. Presenting the report to the first ordinary full council meeting of the year this week,...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Dikgosi left in the dark on Kgatleng conflict
During a joint press conference he addressed with his deputy Lotlaamoreng Montshiwa, the duo said that they want the constitution of the country to be reviewed, to give Dikgosi a voice on issues relating to Bogosi. The duo said that the role of Ntlo...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 26 January 2012
Roads dept briefs Balete on Ramotswa/Boatle road
The project has been at a standstill since October last year after the Malete Landboard instructed the contractor, Estate Construction, to stop excavating gravel in the area without a permit. Director of roads department, Kabo Kote, said they have...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Detained UBSRC officials set free
The two, UBSRC president and minister of justice were arrested yesterday at the student union hall at the main campus. They were detained for approximately three hours. According to Boko, who represents the duo, the student leaders had requested to...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Airport security worry councillors
The councillor for Satellite South, James Kgalajwe, said there were ungazzetted airfields all over the country, enabling criminals to bring contraband and hazardous materials into the country, thus endangering citizens. "Poachers from neighbouring...
LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent 26 January 2012
TEC looks to Germany for quality education
This was revealed yesterday at a media briefing in Gaborone, which was a build up to the 3rd annual Tertiary Education Fair.The executive secretary at TEC, Dr Patrick Molotsi said this model strives to reduce the costs of tertiary education through...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Opposition agrees to re-launch talks
According to a statement from the two-man team of church leaders, Reverend Prince Dibeela and Reverend Cosmos Moenga, three party leaders have so far offered to re-negotiate the umbrella political cooperation idea while one has agreed 'in principle'...
STAFF WRITER 26 January 2012
BMC tries EU market again
The director at DVS, Dr. Philemon Motsu said that they are expecting the commission to complete maintenance of its abattoir in a few days and start slaughtering again. "We would be inspecting their [BMC] facility in about two weeks, issue them...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
'Forced ' retirement victims appeal
The 17 former employees want Court of Appeal judges to set aside the ruling made by Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo. Through their lawyer, Tshiamo Rantao the 17 contend that the retirements were in breach of the retired civil servants' legitimate...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
School of Medicine 'gasps' for breath
So far, the school has students for years one up to three. So while it takes five years to train a medical doctor, the SOM students have said the UB told them the institution is not ready to offer courses for fourth and fifth year and sought to be...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Is Botswana a 'microwave society'?
"If I need a tablet as soon as possible, the market allows me to get it there and there, why wait for a year to raise the P5,000?" she asks whipping back her long black hair. She adds that consumer credit allows many like her, who could not...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
The agony of jobseekers
For many of the job seekers, queuing up here starts as early as 2am believe it is the earliest bird that catches the fattest worm. However, this effort usually comes to nought because the early risers find others who spent the night in the queue...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 26 January 2012
Which way Botswana - east or west?
At some point this year, the Government of Botswana and its neighbours will probably have to make a decision that will shape the economic future of the country and the region and result in by far the biggest infrastructure investment in Botswana's...
26 January 2012
Another one bites the Mantashian dust
Over the weekend MathewsPhosa spoke in Limpopo during the ANC centenary celebrations there. According to the City Press, he said "I know Juju is worried about the (disciplinary appeal hearing), but I want to assure him that the ANC has no dustbin for...
26 January 2012
After the collapse: Can the BMD survive?
Having become the blue-eyed boy of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ouster enthusiasts, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) subsisted hugely on the goodwill brought about by having renewed hope for a united opposition. Having brought hope by...
26 January 2012
As I see it
Normally, credible leaders talk of poverty 'reduction' in their communities, Khama in his vaulting ambition, speaks of poverty eradication. How does he plan to eradicate this endemic problem devastating Batswana? He has instituted Ipelegeng...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 26 January 2012
Mmualebe
Re tlaa tswelela ka kgang ya go apara le go tswala. E rile beke e e fetileng ra tlhalosa gore tiro ya go apara le go tswala ke tiro e le nngwefela. Re ne ra re tiro e, ke ya go baya dilwana mo mmeleng, mo go rayang gore fa motho a apara, o baya...
Sebofo Motshwane 27 January 2012
Guest Column
Posted to YouTube two weeks ago (11/01/2012), the video immediately went viral. Needless to say, the video has outraged many people. The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, called the conduct as "entirely inappropriate", while Taliban...
GABRIEL FAIMAU 27 January 2012
Book Review
Michael Ondaatje's seventh novel is The Cat's Table. The previous one, five years ago, was Divisadero (Mmegi, 22nd February 2008) about a street in San Francisco United States of America) and the people growing up there whose lives are...
Sheridan Griswold 27 January 2012
Back Stage
It is one of the top American films of 2011. It will receive many nominations, but will only walk away with a few awards, just like the Oakland Athletics. It just had four Golden Globes nominations; won nothing. Moneyball now has six Oscar...
SASA MAJUMA 27 January 2012
Phale highly accomplished poet and cultural enthusiast
Phale gives an account-by-account of how Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela's tribe came into being that originally their totem was an elephant - not a monkey as most people have been made to believe. "The monkey and fire theory was just motivated by events that...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 27 January 2012
TAYA art works still on sale at Thapong
Tens of art pieces have been hanging on the walls of the Thapong Visual Arts Centre building since then, attracting attention from arts and culture lovers who frequent the centre to view the works. The centre's director, Reginald Bakwena, was...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 27 January 2012
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