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BDP can and must be stronger post 50th birthday
The party has mostly been able to survive through battles and crisis as is natural for any political movement. On this occasion, it is important to recap elements of our past that helped us succeed and those that challenge us.The party was born of...
*THABO AUTLWETSE 07 March 2012
BNF rally hooks herd-boy to politics
For Obonye Lobang, who falls within the latter category, it was a rare visit to a Botswana National Front (BNF) rally in November 1998 that left him hooked to the world of politics and his future party.Mmegi had a chat with Lobang who will contest...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
How a soccer game turned fatal
Residents of Ledumadumane who live next to the soccer ground where the game was played, related that a fight started after one supporter refused to leave the pitch."Suddenly we saw the man lying down with a lot of blood oozing from him," said one...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Gaborone: the city without a face
Now, quick, what comes to mind at the mention of Gaborone? Perhaps it was easier to answer this question about the city at independence. In the mid-1960s, the country shed its image and identity as the Bechuanaland Protectorate of Great Britain....
07 March 2012
The BDP and Botswana's 'false decolonisation' Part 1
Our main concern here is that in the process, the party tried hard to re-invent itself or obscure the true facts about its history. This article seeks to challenge this obscurantism by briefly looking at the BDP's unpleasant past as...
COMRADE MOORE 07 March 2012
Nurses are disgruntled, burnt-out
One would expect that nurses would be among the better paid and well-looked - after cadres in the whole government system, but the opposite is the true. Nurses are presently disgruntled, disheartened and burned out. The police, teachers, and...
07 March 2012
ETCETERA II
I was, I suppose, put right by someone last week who responded to my comments on the heat by maintaining that he personally never complains about such matters, being well aware that it is so much hotter elsewhere. What we need to do, he...
Sandy Grant 07 March 2012
Kingdon-0-Metre
This week I had intended to discuss the issue surrounding Lieutenant General Tebogo Masire's Zimbabwe utterances. Ihave decided to put that on hold. Instead I want to turn my focus on the church. The church, as derives from ekklessia is a...
Dumi Mmualefe 07 March 2012
Issues in education
Last week's Issues considered some key problems in the education system that are causing a serious reversal in the direction of pubic education. The most critical factor identified was the general lack of textbooks for students in...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Griswold 07 March 2012
The winners code
Every weekend the community would gather to watch his dogs fight and they would place bets on the dog they believed would win. The monk would also place his bet. It was not long before the community noticed that the monk never got it...
George Chingarande 07 March 2012
Photo boot-camp impressive
And in the circumstances during some tasks I saw many of the attendees literally dripping with sweat and I'm sure some of them lost weight in the process of becoming better photographers. The workshop was different from previous ones, as it was on...
Ulf Nermark
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Life after cancer
The pain worsened, especially during winter and on cold days. Bontle Modige, 26, was later diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer at 14 years of age. "I had cancer for more than two years," she says. The rare nasopharyngeal cancer affects...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 07 March 2012
New hotel to fill accommodation gap
During a media tour on Friday, the general manager of Travelodge, Cecilia Ponde, said the hotel was well positioned to meet the customer's needs since it was close to the airport. "Since we are close to the CBD, we are in a good market place and we...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
As i see it
Had I been invited, I would have declined. Through the media, I knew there was hullabaloo about opposition parties 'boycotting' the celebrations. Some felt it was not a done thing in Setswana lore and custom. Gabz fm morning show, the Pulse led the...
Michael Dingake 07 March 2012
The curious case of one Julius Malema
In explaining the creation of Malema within the ANC, we need to go back a bit, before the Zuma Tsunami. Malema's real origins lie in what happened with Fikile Mbalula, the person who led the ANC Youth League before Malema. After the relatively sober...
07 March 2012
SADC Secretariat holds workshop on cyber security
The objective of the workshop was to review, amend and validate regional model legislations on electronic transactions, as well as protect personal data in the fight against cyber crime. According to HIPPSA Project Coordinator, Ida Jallow, draft...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 07 March 2012
TASC coach quits in frustration
And he took no time to criticise his former employers.The 43-year-old Zambian took over the reigns at the First Division side at the beginning of the season. Changwe, who had transformed the army side, is reportedly owed P13, 600 in...
SIMON JUBANE
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Sports chat
Finest moment News that three netball players, Kagisano Mawela, Tebogo Radipotsane and Ntebogang Motlakaloso will play in the Singapore Super League are refreshing, more so coming at a time when Extension Gunners is nursing the heartbreak of a CAF...
Mqondidi Dube 07 March 2012
Black Peril destined for regional Football
A 4-1 loss to Prisons XI over the weekend has put more pressure on the Tlokweng side, which dropped from the elite league at the end of last season. Second from the bottom with a mere eight points, Machachos will need a miracle to survive the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
BFA close to Tshosane deal
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) and Stanley Tshosane are expected to sign a new three-year deal, which will keep the Zebras coach at the helm until 2015. The two parties have been locked in negotiations since late last year, but now a deal...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
Sports View face financial reality check
The country's most decorated club officially launched an athletics track and field championship on Monday in Tlokweng. The races are aimed at attracting internationally acclaimed athletes in a bid to boost locals' competitiveness. The first edition...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Kgathi urges lecturers to help preserve culture
In his keynote address at the Francistown College of Education (FCE) Culture Day celebrations, Kgathi said teachers, as role models play an important role in moulding and influencing children's behaviours and attitudes. Urging teachers to be the...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 07 March 2012
The rise of Jojo
After taking her act to Namibia and Lesotho last year, Rejoice 'Jojo' Gaonakala recently performed at Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe's 88th birthday celebrations. Some will remember her for her lyrically explicit song, Mpatiseng, which raised...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Tich awaits General Ozzy battle
Tich, whose eight track album has songs with the popular Zambian beat, believes the much-fancied Ozzy will help him gauge the quality of his own music when they both perform at Rejoice 'Jojo' Gaonakala's album launch on March 30. Interestingly, Tich...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
African Jazz Pioneers return to Botswana
The group will share the stage with Ntate Bhudaza Maphefane from Lesotho and local Afro jazz artist, Socca Moruakgomo. For some music revellers, the African Jazz Pioneers show will be sentimental for some reasons. Afro Jazz Pioneers'...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 07 March 2012
65 killed by Irina in Madagascar
Three people were also reported missing, according to the national bureau of natural catastrophes (BNGRC), which did not provide any other details. Earlier it was reported that only one person had been killed when the storm passed over Madagascar...
07 March 2012
Syria to receive UN officials, hit by new sanctions
On the same day, the conflict-torn country suffered fresh sanctions from Canada and the United States, which met harsh criticism in Syria. Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Jihad Makdissi said on Monday that his country welcomed the upcoming visit...
07 March 2012
Police release anti-Putin protesters
Protest leader, Alexey Navalny said the rallies would go on "until we win". Opposition election monitors have reported large-scale fraud in favour of Putin, who was elected president for a third term on Sunday. International observers also said the...
07 March 2012
Today's workspace
I have been asked to deal with a number of issues regarding what is referred to as an acting appointment. The organization which has requested this feels that its supervisors and the employees do not understand acting appointments quite...
Joseph Masango 07 March 2012
Stanchart launches free withdrawals from other banks ATMs
Speaking at the launch of what looks like a permanent freebie last Friday, Stanchart’s Head of Consumer Banking, Michael Wiegand, said the service would help customers access their current accounts any time, anywhere in Botswana for free,...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
G4S Botswanas acquisition drive to continue
Speaking at a media briefing recently, the managing director of G4S Botswana, Moraki Mokgosana, said the move was intended to give significant strength to the strategic development of G4S Botswana in terms of both footprint and capability. It would...
MOTHUSI JOWAWA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
IFSC ushers in firms bearing P1.3bn
The companies, which bring to 47 the number of firms operating or in the process of setting up shop under IFSC Botswana, received their tax certificates from Minister of Finance and Development Planning in Gaborone yesterday (Tuesday). Speaking at...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 07 March 2012
What toexpectfrom the iPad 3 W
The latest version of the device that virtually defined the tablet market after its introduction in 2010, the iPad 3 will arrive at a time when competitors are beginning to put up a bit of a fight. Amazon made a splash with its simpler, cheaper...
07 March 2012
Our heritage
Wonderfully, one of Kgosi Malope's first moves has been to move into Kgosi Bathoen's 1932 very attractive house near the hospital. Although this was being rented by a doctor when we last saw it, the implication seems to be that it has been empty and...
Sandy Grant 07 March 2012
Bokomo donates to charity
The gesture is part of Bokomo's effort to play a positive role in the lives of people living with disabilities. "We are more than happy to show our support for Tlamelong and Tshidilo Rehabilitation Centres. It is our corporate social responsibility...
07 March 2012
Man targets prosecutor on soccer rivalry
Moalosi Ramanganeng and Lapelo Tsheko, both 19 years of age, recently appeared for mention before Chief Magistrate Peggy Madandume on two charges of rape and attempted rape respectively. After the charges were read out to the respondents,...
GALE NGAKANE
Correspondent 07 March 2012
UBSRC paralyzed as secretary Kennekae quits
Its secretary general, Kgotso Kennekae, who has resigned, has accused student leaders of serving personal interests. Kennekae, who recently defected to GS-26 (the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) branch at UB) resigned from the SRC on grounds...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
BNF executive threatens to sue Boko
A member of the BNF leadership has told Mmegi that the executive committee accuse Boko of sidelining them and arrogating their powers to himself. Sources close to the BNF say executive committee members, who include vice-president, Isaac Mabiletsa,...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
Bazezuru church dispute sparks violence
It was unclear as to what could have caused the scuffle at the church located in Blue Town, but some sources suggest that it had something to do with leadership struggles and disagreement over control of the church.According to witnesses, the fight...
ISAAC PINIELO
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Medical schemes regulated by NIBFIRA - Matlhabaphiri
Answering a question from Tonota North Member of Parliament (MP) Fidelis Molao, Matlhabaphiri said the current impasse between the medical aid societies and medical practitioners has grabbed the attention of his office because patients, who are the...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 07 March 2012
Nasha laments poor coverage of Parliament
Speaking at the ongoing training workshop for parliamentary reporters, Nasha said that since she became Speaker in 2009, she has noticed that news reports on Parliament are not up to scratch. She said that it is important for journalists who report...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 07 March 2012
Netball provides silver lining after Gunners' dark cloud
While the blues at Gunners might have solicited sad reactions from their die-hard fans, from a financial perspective it came as a blessing. The Lobatse giants have not been convincing on the domestic front largely due to a plethora of problems on...
07 March 2012
Mmualebe
Kgang nako eo e ne e le gore a lebogo le seatla ke selo se le sengwefela; ke gore a di a tshwana, kgotsa ke dilo tse di farologanyeng? Potso e ne e bodiwa ka gore batho bangwe ba dirisa mafoko a ka go tshwana, ba a tsaya e le selo se le...
Sebofo Motshwane 07 March 2012
Selefu 07 March 2012
07 March 2012
BDP can and must be stronger post 50th birthday
The party has mostly been able to survive through battles and crisis as is natural for any political movement. On this occasion, it is important to recap elements of our past that helped us succeed and those that challenge us.The party was born of...
*THABO AUTLWETSE 08 March 2012
BNF rally hooks herd-boy to politics
For Obonye Lobang, who falls within the latter category, it was a rare visit to a Botswana National Front (BNF) rally in November 1998 that left him hooked to the world of politics and his future party.Mmegi had a chat with Lobang who will contest...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 08 March 2012
How a soccer game turned fatal
Residents of Ledumadumane who live next to the soccer ground where the game was played, related that a fight started after one supporter refused to leave the pitch."Suddenly we saw the man lying down with a lot of blood oozing from him," said one...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 08 March 2012
Gaborone: the city without a face
Now, quick, what comes to mind at the mention of Gaborone? Perhaps it was easier to answer this question about the city at independence. In the mid-1960s, the country shed its image and identity as the Bechuanaland Protectorate of Great Britain....
08 March 2012
The BDP and Botswana's 'false decolonisation' Part 1
Our main concern here is that in the process, the party tried hard to re-invent itself or obscure the true facts about its history. This article seeks to challenge this obscurantism by briefly looking at the BDP's unpleasant past as...
COMRADE MOORE 08 March 2012
Photo boot-camp impressive
And in the circumstances during some tasks I saw many of the attendees literally dripping with sweat and I'm sure some of them lost weight in the process of becoming better photographers. The workshop was different from previous ones, as it was on...
Ulf Nermark
Correspondent 08 March 2012
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