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BEC acknowledges systemic grading weaknesses
After maintaining that the Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) results it released on December 23 were a true reflection of the performance of the candidates, the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has finally acknowledged that there are weaknesses...
17 February 2012
Things fall apart
The adage that 'in politics, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent interests', today poignantly mirrors two young political leaders who were once bosom friends and now sworn enemies as the fight within opposition ranks gets...
17 February 2012
Tilney murder suspects denied bail in SA
Nigerian, George Elize, 35, and Sifelani Makwara, 40, a Zambian are the suspects in the murder of a local accountant Robin Tinley. South Africa denied these two bail on grounds that the two suspects would try to run away from the fraud case and the...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Zambias horror hour revisited
My wife and I had travelled to Mochudi not to look for football boots, but school shoes for our son, Paul, who was among a few students from Lentsweletau Community Junior Secondary School who were selected for senior secondary school at Molefhi...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 17 February 2012
First cut
As at the end of this year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Issa Hayatou will have completed a record 24 successive years as the organisation’s president. The Cameroonian born administrator took over the helm way back in...
Dennis Keagile 17 February 2012
TAFIC optimistic of good run
The Francistown outfit had a decent run in the first round, losing six out of 16 matches. However, the good showing was marred by the departure of coach, Blessing Moyo, as well as reports of indiscipline and a late slump. TAFIC spokesman, Thomas...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 17 February 2012
First Division South league gets under way
However, there is only one game scheduled, what was supposed to be the leagues opener between, Jwaneng Comets and Security Systems. The game was twice postponed because of the unavailability of a venue and referees respectively. The game will be...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
BSA pleased with new play format
Under the new system, teams contested the second round as one stream as opposed to the previous arrangement where teams competed in their respective regions. While teams still contested the first round under their respective north and south...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Sponsorship boost for Selebi-Phikwe tennis star
Selebi-Phikwe tennis sensation, Innocent Tidimane’s stay at the Pretoria High Performance Centre. The 13 year old has been at the centre since 2010. The sponsorship is extended every year if the player excels. Tidimane’s...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 17 February 2012
SA, Namibia boxing matches cancelled
The national team is presently in camp preparing for the Africa Olympics qualifiers set for Rabat, Morocco, in April. The tournament kicks off on April 25, 2012. The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) had lined up the two failed friendly matches for...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Eyes on new signings as action resumes
Second placed BMC, who have been busy on the market, play Ecco City Greens at the Lobatse Stadium in what should be the highlight of the weekend fixtures. Less than 12 months after signing Gunners’ Kemmy Pilato, BMC opened their cheque book to...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Gunners geared up for unknown Tana
Kick-off is at 7pm. Mapantsula host the Indian Ocean islanders in the first leg match of the preliminary round before travelling to Madagascar in a fortnights time. Gunners spokesperson, Abdul Kgengwenyane said preparations for the tie have been...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Concern over absence of local refs at the AFCON finals
This has raised questions about the standard of refereeing in the country. The deputy chairperson of the Referees Commission, Aloysious Sesikwe, said it is a concern that local referees are not selected for the Africa Cup of Nations...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Forgotten Ramosoeu feels at home in China
Twelve years back, Ramosoeu was just another hopeful in the Extension Gunners squad. But after a few starts in the team that included, among others, golden boy and former national team player, Itumeleng “Tumie” Duiker as well as the late...
17 February 2012
Off the ball
Name: Mogakolodi ‘Tsotso’ NgeleDate of Birth: 06/10/1990Place of Birth: GaboroneSport: FootballTeam: Township RollersPosition: Attacking midfilder Mmegi Sport: What is your favourite place besides the field of play?Ngele: I just like...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Kgathi, Fani warn against the lure of money
He said the government has always rewarded athletes who perform well in international events. This comes in the wake of a wrangle that rocked the Zebras’ preparation for the just ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. The Zebras players...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Mugabe loyalists hide' diamond cash
Global Witness said in a report circulated Wednesday that its investigations show unspecified amounts of diamond earnings are being hidden in the tax-free havens of Mauritius, Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands. The mining executives...
17 February 2012
Bangkok blast suspects targeting Israeli diplomats
They gave no further details of who the individual targets were. Two men, said to be Iranian, remain in custody in Bangkok. A third man is in custody in Malaysia. A fourth suspect is said to be on the run. Israel says Iran was behind the incident,...
17 February 2012
Somali leader vows to cleanse country of Al-Qaeda
Thousands of people held rally in the Somali capital Mogadishu to denounce the union between Al-Shabaab group and Al-Qaeda network announced last week in a joint video address by leaders of both militant groups. People at the rally carried posters...
17 February 2012
President Nicolas Sarkozy confirms France election bid
Sarkozy’s candidacy has never been in doubt, but he issued the confirmation during an interview on France’s TF1 channel. Sarkozy’s main challenger in the election is the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande. Opinion polls suggest...
17 February 2012
Mulders Bantu rant
This was the view of Freedom Front Plus leader, Pieter Mulder when he responded to president Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation speech on Wednesday. Mulder, who is deputy minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Africans did not...
17 February 2012
How Germany lost the WWI arms race
All the energy he expends getting his men to the front line fit and healthy counts for nothing if they don’t have the right equipment. What they need, above all, is sufficient ammunition - yet there were moments during the war when a shortage...
* SAUL DAVID 17 February 2012
Women in Black History inspire the future
The Black History Month has been a tool to educate people on important African and African-American history. During the month, African-Americans who have helped change the world are commemorated in the United States by people of all walks of life....
TUDUETSO TEBAPE 17 February 2012
Consumer watchdog
I really, REALLY like it when people take the time to email me. Even if they’re critical of something I’ve written it’s welcome. Of course I know in these circumstances that I’m right and they’re not but they have a...
17 February 2012
FNB Botswana mobile money a hit
According to a report published by the Independent on-line, Botswana - which is the bank's leading subsidiary outside South Africa in terms of cellphone banking activity, saw just over 1.3 million transactions in the year up to December 2011 and a...
STAFF WRITER 17 February 2012
Govt to borrow P2bn via treasury bills
According to available documents, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has allocated P2 billion for the settlement of treasury bills issued in the 2012/13 financial year. For 2012/13, government expects to spend P3.77 billion on public...
STAFF WRITER 17 February 2012
Lonrho clinches new Masa Centre hotel deal
To-date, the Peermont Grand Palm Hotel is the only five star hotel in Gaborone. The new hotel, which will run under the brand name of Lansmore Hotel, was to be run by African Sun under the Holiday Inn brand initially. However, the developers...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Govt spends P56m to curb BX abuse
According to budgetary estimates circulating in the National Assembly, FTMMS was originally excluded from NDP 10 due to funding constraints. However, government's recent push for efficiency in public spending has necessitated FTMMS' revival,...
STAFF WRITER 17 February 2012
Book review
David Dinwoodie Irving in his first novel, African Cookboy (after years of writing and being rejected) has befriended and humanised Dhlamini “Shatterproof” Bhekuzulu. It is a gripping, astonishing and revealing, fast paced yarn, that...
Sheridan Griswold 17 February 2012
Back stage
The Ides of March (2011) has been at the New Capitol Cinemas. It was released five months ago and is now out on DVD. It is one of the better films of 2011 and one inspired by election fever that is building up in the United States of America (US). It...
Sasa Majuma 17 February 2012
Revisiting the ruins of the Nswanzwi Church
We must do this for the simple reason that a nation without a past is a lost nation and a people without a past is a people without a soul.” This is what Sir Seretse Khama had to say soon after Botswana’s independence in 1966. There are...
ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE
Correspondent 17 February 2012
When history meets art emotions can run high
It was one of the most touching pieces of contemporary history that will forever remain etched in the hearts of many, especially those living in the area though it has not really been highlighted as one of our historical low points. After 133 years,...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Nitty gritty
Gatwe erile, once upon a time in a place far, far away from here, there was a land occupied by monkeys. This land of monkeys was ruled by the Big Black Bull Baboon who lived on top of Kgale Hill. Everybody in this land was nice. All the...
Barolong Seboni 17 February 2012
What makes the BDP tick?
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) continues to rule on account of the quirks of Botswana’s electoral system. The electoral system is still skewed in favour of the ruling party. The ruling party profits from the institutional leverage it enjoys...
17 February 2012
BCP detractors are deceitful
The motivation of these aberrant acts is quite lucid. These however are abortive efforts aimed at blemishing the first-rate image of the BCP. Some cowards are so incensed with their extreme dislike for the BCP yet they are not man enough to face it....
BANKS NDEBELE 17 February 2012
Digging Tswana roots
whereas everyone else was conned by two elves into ‘believing’ that they had sewn for the Emperor clothes so beautiful they could not be properly appreciated by the human eye. Similarly, even as we continue to sing praises to the Illui...
L.M. LETEANE 17 February 2012
The import of Masires sojourn in Zim
That was when he dismissed those calling for regime change during the civil service strike in terms that were considered inappropriate for the head of the military. Either the good general seems not to have learnt from that episode or he is...
17 February 2012
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17 February 2012
Applicant yet to get SHHA plot after 27 years
He told the house that 1,900 people are currently on the Jwaneng SHHA waiting list. He said the last batch of allocations was done in 1995 after the servicing of the Environmental Unit Seven, while one repossessed plot was allocated in 2008. The...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
It is stressful to work in Botswana Grant Thornton
The survey ranks increases and decreases in workplace stress year-on-year. Greece topped the survey with a 67 percent overall stress increase, followed by China with an increase of 60 percent. Botswana is the top African country, following countries...
STAFF WRITER 17 February 2012
Councillor angry over postponed projects
With a population of 20,000 people, Gabane is within the Greater Gaborone planning area. Its people argue that although it is situated only 17kms west of Gaborone, it is the least developed village in the capital city’s conurbation. Speaking...
ARNOLD LETSHOLO
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Saleshando calls for regime change
Saleshando was commenting this week in Parliament on the recent budget speech delivered by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo. “The BDP is failing to turn things around. It is time for a regime change in this...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Prison is not the place for me
FRANCISTOWN: A young man in his 30s has pleaded with the magistrate not to impose a custodial sentence on him because life in prison is not for the faint-hearted like him. Joseph Tau and two accomplices were convicted of break-in and theft by...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Ngwato Land board loses ranch allocation case
The case, which started in 2005, arose after the land board withdrew a ranch allocation that was meant to compensate the civic leader for giving up his borehole to the people of Malatswai in Serowe North West constituency. The councillor was...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff
Writer 17 February 2012
Kanjabangas fraud case to resume
The case comes after the Court of Appeal dismissed Kanjabanga’s constitutional appeal that he launched relating to the charge. It now means the case that has been pending before the magistrate’s court for close to four years will now...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
Climatic conditions determine fishing rules official
Principal technical officer Supi Khuting told Mmegi yesterday that factors that determine fishing regulations in Botswana are different from those obtaining in neighbouring Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique. He said the population...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 17 February 2012
Scientists debate mutant bird flu risk at WHO
The two-day gathering at the World Health Organisation (WHO) was called to discuss the studies on the H5N1 virus which international scientists halted on January 20, citing fears of devastation if it were to escape the laboratory. The WHO is...
17 February 2012
New antenatal programme allows men in delivery rooms
Orelebile Molope says as a result of the programme, men are now allowed in delivery rooms to give their partners support. They can stay by their partners’ side and give them encouragement and assure them that they will be fine during...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 17 February 2012
SPTC urged to consider competitive subsistence allowances
Speaking at a special full council meeting convened to discuss budget estimates, councillor Mmapula Phuduhudu said the current subsistence allowance should be reviewed so that an individual can opt for it instead of spending around P1,500 a day in a...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
BEC withholds BGCSE results
The Botswana Examinations Counci l (BEC) hasannounced that itiswithholding the 2011Bo tswana GeneralCertificate in SecondaryEducation (BGCSE)results of251 candidates. The results are suspected to be irregular. The BEC says it is investigating the...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 17 February 2012
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