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Battle for the soul of the BNF: The beginning
The Executive Committee is at loggerheads with its President while Ngwaketse constituencies have reportedly written to the party leadership expressing a desire to cooperate with Botswana Congress Party. While not dismissing the Botswana Movement for...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 13 March 2012
The BDP and Botswana's 'false de-colonisation' - Part II
The BDP was represented by S. Khama, K. Masire and M. Ngwako; Motsete's BPP by K.T. Motsete, P.G. Matante and T. Motlhagodi; and Mpho's BPP by M. Mpho, B. Macheng and T. Tlale. There were three chiefs - Bathoen II (of Bangwaketse), Mokgosi III (of...
COMRADE MOORE 13 March 2012
Why Zuma came to Gaborone
Officials were unusually tight lipped about the reason for the short visit. To the extent that there was an official explanation from the South African side for the visit, it was that he was here to discuss the appointment of the former South African...
ROMAN GRYNBERG* 13 March 2012
In pursuit of the elusive truth
You should be able to explain your job to a 10-year-old. If you can't, you are not doing anything helpful to your society. If asked by a 10-year-old I will say my job is to talk to people, read things and then write them down so people can...
13 March 2012
China's role in infrastructure development in Botswana [Part 1]
Introduction Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is often characterised as a major success story on the continent. With an average growth rate of 11.3 percent over the period 1980-89, it has a track record of consistent economic...
13 March 2012
The new normal
The economic downturn of 2008 has ushered in a new global market order where the only constant is uncertainty. While previous recessions were shorter and less severe with conditions returning to normal relatively quicker, the latest episode is a...
13 March 2012
Killer Giants edge Letlapeng to confirm revival
A win against Letlapeng has come as good motivation as "Sebatana" are still aiming for a place in the Premier League.Letlapeng remain fourth with 21 points behind Security System.After a slip up against Jwaneng Comets last week, Systems have...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 13 March 2012
Boxers shift focus to Mauritius camp
The team starts its Mauritius camp on Friday and will be there until March 25. Veteran pugilist Bathusi Mogajane has put the Namibia disappointment at the back of his head and determinedly said they will continue preparing hard for the Morocco...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Gunners next as Chiefs seek control at the top
The match was supposed to be played on March 4, but had to be postponed due to Gunners' involvement in the CAF Confederations Cup.Chiefs opened a six-point lead following their 5-3 victory over FC Satmos on Saturday. A victory tomorrow would see them...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 13 March 2012
Back stage
Major Barbara (1941) is being shown by the Gaborone Film Society at Maru a Pula School in the A/V Centre at 7 pm only today. The cinematic version of George Bernard Shaw's great play is also a masterpiece.Shaw had a hand in making it to be sure it...
Sasa Majuma 13 March 2012
Sushi makes amends for botched album
The teenager's six-track debut album titled Lovers Of House seems to have failed to grip the hearts of local House lovers, and she has sought to 'make it up to them' with the latest offering."The idea is to boost the album because I wasn't totally...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Children have great fun at Culture Spears' family fun day
When the show started, people were exhausted and some children were crying due to hunger after spending some hours at the jumping castle. Skeeperne from Molepolole set the ball rolling. The group of four gentlemen tried hard to impress the audience...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 13 March 2012
UN chief says situation in Sudan, South Sudan "increasingly complex and dangerous"
"On Sudan and South Sudan, the situation is increasingly complex and dangerous," he said.Ban's statement came as he addressed reporters following his meeting behind closed doors with the UN Security Council.South Sudan has recently experienced...
13 March 2012
Congo death toll reaches 223, false promises follow
More than 2,300 people were injured in the explosions, which destroyed hundreds of houses, leaving 14,000 people homeless.Sunday morning coffins were being hauled out of a shed on a trolley, pushed by four men.When their turn came, families were...
13 March 2012
Forgive me, Juju asks ANC
He asked to be allowed to stay on in the ANC, saying membership was "my life" and that he had joined the anti-apartheid movement at the age of nine."Please leave me with a card because the imagination of being outside the ANC is too scary. I...
13 March 2012
Competition Authority's teeth sharpened
The guidelines and rules detail the economic and legal analysis to be used in determining cases, the principles to be used in determining penalties or remedies and procedures the Authority will follow in carrying out its functions.The guidelines are...
STAFF WRITER 13 March 2012
Govt moves to slash business red tape
This was said by the Principal Commercial Affairs Officer at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MIT), Dichaba Molobe, on Friday when briefing stakeholders on progress in cutting red tape in the public service order to improve the country's global...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staffwriter 13 March 2012
Our kind of truth
Ten percent of all deaths in that country, he recently claimed, are from euthanasia, half of which are forced upon helpless patients. Old people are so frightened of being killed by homicidal doctors that they wear bracelets that read: "Do not...
13 March 2012
I was misquoted
I am not a doctor and have never claimed to be nor masqueraded as a doctor, I did inform your journalist that I am a registered professional, as I am registered with the Health Professions Council of Botswana as a Laboratory Technologist. I object to...
13 March 2012
BNF thanks Mokobaxane voters
We would also like to thank the other opposition parties, namely, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana People's Party (BPP) for rendering assistance. These parties not only did not field candidates in...
13 March 2012
As I see it
Next year, President Khama will complete his first term (five years) in office. He acceded to the presidency brandishing, initially, a roadmap of four Ds: Democracy, Development, Dignity and Discipline. Quite rightly he realised, if the...
Michael Dingake 13 March 2012
The opposition must regroup
But it is at times like these that responsible political parties ought to display a level of maturity that our country's opposition seems increasingly incapable of. First things first, the Botswana National Front needs to congratulate the BDP on a...
13 March 2012
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Khama dragged into Baherero chieftainship row
Karipama lost his cool at a meeting held at the Mahalapye main Kgotla when those mandated to relay his tribe's sufferings to the president failed to do so, arguing that it was not the right platform for the message.The Herero elder allegedly...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Headman hospitalised after knife attack
Maunatlala police have arrested the alleged attacker for further investigations.According to the officer commanding District Number 2, Senior Superintendent, Boikhutso Dintwa, the headman had an argument with the suspect.The incident took place at...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Mental hospital crippled by staff shortage
Hospital Superintendent Dr Mpho Thula, said during an open day celebration over the weekend that about half of all psychiatric admissions in the country take place at Sbrana Hospital, which has a critical shortage of specialists. The hospital lacks...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 13 March 2012
Demystify mathematics and science - Rakhudu
Rakhudu said the country is currently engaged in major projects that require expertise in the field. He said this yesterday at the opening of a mathematics and science teaching workshop held at Oodi College of Applied Arts and Technology in Oodi.The...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 13 March 2012
Mixed feelings about constitutional review
Among others, the Bakgatla sovereign enjoys the qualified support of the MP for Kgatleng East, Isaac Mabiletsa, who is an advocate of transforming the constitution rather than setting it aside.Mabiletsa says he fears that there would be a crisis if...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Ex-BONELA employee sues for unlawful dismissal
Luke, was fired on November 21, 2011 for allegedly stealing from the organisation and using a cellphone belonging to the human rights advocacy body without authorisation.He was employed by BONELA at the beginning of February last year for a fixed...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Public broadcasting service vital - Mabiletsa
Last week Mabiletsa tabled a motion in Parliament on the establishment of public broadcasting in Botswana, looking at Botswana Television (Btv), RB1 and RB2, which seeks to explore the context of broadcasting service in the country. Outlining the...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 13 March 2012
No curriculum for final year med students
There is currently no curriculum for fourth and fifth year students at the University of Botswana's (UB) School of Medicine, the Assistant Minister of Education, Patrick Masimolole, has admitted in Parliament. Masimolole was responding to a question...
PETER MADIYA
Correspondent 13 March 2012
Battle for the soul of the BNF: The beginning
The Executive Committee is at loggerheads with its President while Ngwaketse constituencies have reportedly written to the party leadership expressing a desire to cooperate with Botswana Congress Party. While not dismissing the Botswana Movement for...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 14 March 2012
The BDP and Botswana's 'false de-colonisation' - Part II
The BDP was represented by S. Khama, K. Masire and M. Ngwako; Motsete's BPP by K.T. Motsete, P.G. Matante and T. Motlhagodi; and Mpho's BPP by M. Mpho, B. Macheng and T. Tlale. There were three chiefs - Bathoen II (of Bangwaketse), Mokgosi III (of...
COMRADE MOORE 14 March 2012
Why Zuma came to Gaborone
Officials were unusually tight lipped about the reason for the short visit. To the extent that there was an official explanation from the South African side for the visit, it was that he was here to discuss the appointment of the former South African...
ROMAN GRYNBERG* 14 March 2012
In pursuit of the elusive truth
You should be able to explain your job to a 10-year-old. If you can't, you are not doing anything helpful to your society. If asked by a 10-year-old I will say my job is to talk to people, read things and then write them down so people can...
14 March 2012
China's role in infrastructure development in Botswana [Part 1]
Introduction Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is often characterised as a major success story on the continent. With an average growth rate of 11.3 percent over the period 1980-89, it has a track record of consistent economic...
14 March 2012
The new normal
The economic downturn of 2008 has ushered in a new global market order where the only constant is uncertainty. While previous recessions were shorter and less severe with conditions returning to normal relatively quicker, the latest episode is a...
14 March 2012
UN chief says situation in Sudan, South Sudan "increasingly complex and dangerous"
"On Sudan and South Sudan, the situation is increasingly complex and dangerous," he said.Ban's statement came as he addressed reporters following his meeting behind closed doors with the UN Security Council.South Sudan has recently experienced...
14 March 2012
Congo death toll reaches 223, false promises follow
More than 2,300 people were injured in the explosions, which destroyed hundreds of houses, leaving 14,000 people homeless.Sunday morning coffins were being hauled out of a shed on a trolley, pushed by four men.When their turn came, families were...
14 March 2012
Forgive me, Juju asks ANC
He asked to be allowed to stay on in the ANC, saying membership was "my life" and that he had joined the anti-apartheid movement at the age of nine."Please leave me with a card because the imagination of being outside the ANC is too scary. I...
14 March 2012
Our kind of truth
Ten percent of all deaths in that country, he recently claimed, are from euthanasia, half of which are forced upon helpless patients. Old people are so frightened of being killed by homicidal doctors that they wear bracelets that read: "Do not...
14 March 2012
I was misquoted
I am not a doctor and have never claimed to be nor masqueraded as a doctor, I did inform your journalist that I am a registered professional, as I am registered with the Health Professions Council of Botswana as a Laboratory Technologist. I object to...
14 March 2012
BNF thanks Mokobaxane voters
We would also like to thank the other opposition parties, namely, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana People's Party (BPP) for rendering assistance. These parties not only did not field candidates in...
14 March 2012
As I see it
Next year, President Khama will complete his first term (five years) in office. He acceded to the presidency brandishing, initially, a roadmap of four Ds: Democracy, Development, Dignity and Discipline. Quite rightly he realised, if the...
Michael Dingake 14 March 2012
Premier League office awaits feedback on e-tickets
Extension Gunners first pioneered the project during their Confederations Cup match against TANA of Madagascar about a fortnight ago.They went on to use e-tickets for the first time in the Premier League match against Lobatse rivals, BMC, the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 14 March 2012
Chiefs boss deny Ndlovu exit reports
There were reports last week that Ndlovu was planning to quit the club because he was unhappy. While Molome denied the speculation that the Zimbabwean mentor was dissatisfied with certain issues at Chiefs, he said some individuals from their...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 14 March 2012
Double blow for Zebras
Zebras' coach, Stanley Tshosane had called 25 players, but Township Rollers' duo of Kabelo Dambe and Mogakolodi 'Tsotso' Ngele were ruled out because of injury, while Gaborone United pair of Musa Ohilwe and Ofentse Nato never responded to the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 14 March 2012
ATI re-jigs DT's Gimme Roses
ATI is presently in the studio working on his next album Bulaya Motho and has revealed that DT's song Gimme Roses' revised version will be part of the album. Interestingly, the few times that the two have belted out the remix of the popular tune -...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 14 March 2012
Multimedia Sesame Street campaign to reach Botswana children
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, has announced that Takalani Sesame, South Africa's original co-production of the legendary children's show, broadcasted in Botswana on Botswana Television (Btv) yesterday,...
14 March 2012
Soprano Batshogile serenades US visitors
At a night of opera hosted by the Botswana Tourism Organisation at the No.1 Ladies Opera House, Batshogile, along with the Three Tswana Tenors and Sedibeng Choral Society showed the American delegates a different side of Botswana. Opening the show,...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 14 March 2012
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