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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...
23 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...
23 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...
23 February 2012
Today 's workspace
In the first part of this article I briefly discussed the background and some of the check-points with respect to a constructive dismissal. In the second I sought to show how a case of constructive dismissal can present itself in a typical work...
Joseph Masango 23 February 2012
Project Syndicate
NEW YORK: Within the tech community, there is much angst about whether the Web is about to be "closed." Will it be controlled by companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google, or will it remain "open"to all? Will individuals be able to reach...
Esther Dyson 23 February 2012
Villas-Boas defends team selection
The Portuguese left Ashley Cole, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres out of his starting XI. "You can have your opinion, but it was based on what was the best team in my thoughts," he said. "We will analyse strongly what we did...
23 February 2012
BNOC hosts Zeus workshop
The workshop has attracted participants from different Olympic committees across the world who are being drilled on online data preservation. The course kicked off on Tuesday at the Gaborone Sun. Kgosietsile said the workshop could not have come at...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Gunners pilot e-ticketing
Gunners used the digital ticket method during their first leg match of the CAF Confederations Cup against Tana Formation FC from Malagasy last Saturday. They are now taking the new initiative to the be MOBILE Premier League. According to the club...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Mogopodi picks up the pieces at Santos
Following the exodus, the prophets of doom predicted the team's demise, but coach, George Mogopodi refused to give up despite having a young squad at his disposal. Against the odds he insisted that the team would recover well enough to become...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
I'm committed to Zebras' job - Tshosane
Zebras' coach, Stanley Tshosane has reiterated his commitment to the job as speculation swells about his future with contract talks dragging on. Tshosane's contract ends next month and the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is keen to extend his...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Triple fete for Dramaboi
The album was released last October. His idol, Motlapele 'Mo Molemi' Morule, will attend the launch. Mo Molemi has played a pivotal role in popularising motswako in South Africa. Dramaboi, touted as Botswana's next biggest thing in the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 February 2012
For the love of art
A visitor is welcomed by trees, sculptures, a man-made cave, water falls, a cattle-drawn hoe and clay pots. Sebase started sculpting and collecting artifacts from different parts of the country when he was allocated the plot in 2002. He explained...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Franco to release 11th album on Friday
The album titled Maja Ka Thata comes just a year after the release Sephiri Se Dule, a politically inspired musical piece. Listening to the new release one cannot help but wonder if this former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier was slowly slipping...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
700 for seventh Son of the Soil cultural fest
Yes role playing, hide-and-seek, robe skipping, story telling around the fire, racing, and above all, it is a day of traditional food galore in the bush. Known only as Son of the Soil, the cultural festival that started seven years ago is this...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Lazare Kaplan's Dube represents Botswana at US conference
A press release from Lazare Kaplan says Dube's contribution focused on areas identified by Botswana for potential breakout development, including diamond beneficiation and diversification into financial and other services, building on the country's...
STAFF WRITER 23 February 2012
BTC saves govt P100m bill
According to the 2012/13 budgetary estimates passed by Parliament this week, BTC used its own resources for a sub-project of Nteletsa I under which 197 villages were provided with telecommunications services beginning in 1999. With government having...
STAFF WRITER 23 February 2012
Orange to launch a 'cool' offer for the young
This tariff plan is designed to offer young customers added value and low tariffs on the products they like or use the most such as the Internet and SMS. Speaking at a media briefing to announce the offer on Tuesday, Orange CEO, Elisabeth...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Project syndicate
The meeting could not come at a better time - these are momentous days in the Horn of Africa. In early December 2011, Ban traveled to Somalia and announced that the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) would move its headquarters to...
Augstin P. Mahiga 23 February 2012
Police boss must arrest internal corruption
The admission acquires added importance if it comes from the head of such regimented organisations like the police. That is why the Commissioner of Police Thebeyame Tsimako deserves some credit for publicly stating that theft and corruption top...
23 February 2012
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23 February 2012
The BDP journey to 50: The emotional connection that worked
Poor beginnings and relative wealth with the discovery of diamonds, this has been one of the most important coincidences in the history of politics. Not that fate and coincidence alone played a role. In fact, deliberate decisions and strategic...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 23 February 2012
DITSHWANELO urges foreign policy clarity on Zim
"In its statement dated February 16, 2012, the government mentions that Botswana's position on the political situation on Zimbabwe has not changed. However, the need for clarification still exists," DITSHWANELO media officer, Thuto Galeitsiwe...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Five strokes for stealing tin of beef
Sechoni Sibanda admitted stealing a can of corned beef at Payless Supermarket at the Main Mall in Gaborone on February 8, 2012. The watchman, Kemmonye Baliki, confronted the accused, who denied taking the beef and resisted being searched. Baliki...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Setswana is not an endangered language - Kgathi
This is according to the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Shaw Kgathi who said government continues to implement the National Policy on Culture. Giving a keynote address during the commemoration of the National Languages Day on Tuesday, Kgathi...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Ledumadumane farmers face bleak future
The standoff between the Kweneng Landboard and Ledumadumane residents has taken another twist as residents threaten to return land compensation packages unless their grievances are heard. In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, councillor for Mmopane,...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Umbrella ropes in Bayford
The Umbrella leaders have roped in prominent human rights lawyer and former National Democratic Front member, Dick Bayford into a team of legal brains to draft a constitution for the organisation. The team is made of Tshiamo Rantao and Mboki Chilisa...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Mubarak trial enters final day before verdict
The trial could see the toppled dictator, his interior minister, Habib al-Adly and six security chiefs sent to the gallows if convicted of complicity in the deaths of peaceful protesters during the uprising that overthrew him a year ago.Adly was...
23 February 2012
Large amount of fraud assets frozen in South Africa
"We foresee a billion rand (P927 million) will be hit in the near future," said Willie Hofmeyr, deputy national director of public prosecutions for the National Prosecuting Authority. The frozen assets were the result of a more- than-one-year anti-...
23 February 2012
Dozens killed in Syria, red cross urges cease-fire
Shells reportedly rained down on Tuesday on rebellious districts at a rate of 10 per minute at one point and the Red Cross called for a daily two-hour cease-fire so that it can deliver emergency aid to the wounded and sick. "If they don't die in the...
23 February 2012
Sewerage workers to lose jobs
An aggrieved Gaborone City Council (GCC) employees, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed Mmegi yesterday that the Ministry of Local Government had called sewerage workers from Ramotswa, Kanye, Tlokweng, Molepolole and Gaborone councils this...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
Parliamentary briefs
Mokaila told parliament on Tuesday that they are aware of the situation pertaining to the status of the national park's fence. He said even though the fence was not constructed as a disease control fence, the ideal alternative would be to resort to...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Public uneasy about foetus incineration
He said the discomfort results from certain cultural beliefs that locals have. He further confirmed that members of the public seem to be unaware of the law regarding the incineration of still-born children. He explained that the body mass of the...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Zuma flies to Gaborone today?
Sources close to Khama said yesterday that the visit is connected with celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) on Saturday. While Botswana government spokesman Jeff Ramsay said he was not aware of any...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 23 February 2012
BMD youth committee to be replaced in April
The party vice secretary general, Gilbert Mangole said they did not find it necessary to instantly replace the committee because the elections are near. He said even if they were to replace it, the new committee will not have any thing to do as all...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 23 February 2012
Lekan outlines progress ahead of BRU AGM
Lekan is unopposed.He boasted that his committee has established a good working relationship with the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC), the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC), the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) as well as the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 24 February 2012
GU, Rollers ready to serve sumptuous derby
The game was originally scheduled for Molepolole Sports Complex, but the two giants managed to secure the venue late on Tuesday. The match, which is expected to draw a capacity crowd, has all the ingredients of a thriller if the form displayed by...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 24 February 2012
Neo-Nazi murders: Germany holds minute's silence
Nine men, most of them of Turkish origin, and a policewoman have died since 2000, but the neo-Nazi gang blamed for their deaths emerged only recently. A ceremony took place in Berlin and a minute's silence was held across the country to remember the...
24 February 2012
European Court censures Italy over African migrants
The 13 Eritreans and 11 Somalis were among a group of about 200 people who left Libya on three boats in 2009. Two of the 24 have since died. The court ordered Italy to pay each migrant in the case 15,000 euros (P142,208) in damages. Last year Italy...
24 February 2012
South Sudan expels Chinese oil firm boss
The Chinese national, Liu Yingcai, was asked to leave following an investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815 million (P6 billion).South Sudan has stopped production after Sudan seized oil - Khartoum says this is because of unpaid...
24 February 2012
Somalia's future is discussed at London conference
As it opened, United Kingdom, prime minister, David Cameron said he hoped the process would generate "new momentum".Somalia has endured more than two decades of civil war and famine.Representatives from many Somali factions are also attending, but...
24 February 2012
Consumer watchdog
According to a recently released report by Grant Thornton, an accounting and consultancy firm that has offices all over the world, and as reported in this esteemed paper, Botswana ranked "seventh out of 38 countries with high stress in the...
24 February 2012
BoB offers lifeline to commercial banks
This week, BusinessWeek established that the Bank of Botswana (BoB) has offered reverse repurchase agreements to banks squeezed out of the auctions under which the bank sells them BOBCs on a limited basis and at lower interest expense to itself. In...
STAFF WRITER 24 February 2012
Botswana gets P42m agric loan
The deal - which includes a US$4.04 million loan and a $1.61 million grant - was signed in Rome, Italy on Tuesday by the Minister of Agriculture Christiaan de Graaf and the president of IFAD Kanayo Nwanze. In a statement, IFAD said the project would...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 24 February 2012
Govt starts repaying loans on unfinished aviation projects
According to the 2012-13 budget estimates approved by Parliament this week, government will this year repay P4.4 million to the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) in interest on loans totalling about P117 million for the upgrading...
STAFF WRITER 24 February 2012
Dairy to produce 8,000 litres of milk per day
SMMA's P7 million dairy plant, which started operations in February last year, was built by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) after dairy farmers in the Central District complained that there was no market for their produce. The association currently...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 24 February 2012
BoBA intensifies Olympic qualifiers preps
The team will take part in three international tournaments and one training camp before leaving for the Africa Olympic qualifiers set for Casablanca, Morocco in April and May. The team, which has been in camp since mid-January, will depart to...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 24 February 2012
Govt starts repaying loans on unfinished aviation projects
According to the 2012-13 budget estimates approved by Parliament this week, government will this year repay P4.4 million to the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) in interest on loans totalling about P117 million for the upgrading...
STAFF WRITER 24 February 2012
Lazare revives P1.8 billion diamond deal
The financial package put together in 2009 by USA's Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) diamond and jewellery company Lazare Kaplan Botswana (LKB) and ABN Amro was initially supposed to have been rolled-out two years ago, but the deal...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 24 February 2012
Nitty Gritty
This new monkey maxim was put in place to encourage the monkeys in the lower rungs and branches and trees, especially those at the bottom of Kgale Hill to be extremely nice to the other monkeys at the top of the hill, who lived around the Cave....
BAROLONG SEBONI 24 February 2012
Land grab or development opportunity?
Land deals as % of agricultural areaSOURCE: FAOSTATDR...
24 February 2012
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