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Amakhosi host Field Masters in Coke Cup
Amakhosi are currently sitting comfortably on top of the league in the Francistown region. The club only need four points from their remaining three fixtures to secure qualification to the First Division North play-offs. The Francistown based outfit...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Mancini hails Tevez
Tevez had been on the pitch for less than 20 minutes when he set up the goal that gave City a vital three points in the title race with nine games remaining. City's 2-1 victory closed the gap to the leaders, Manchester United, to a point after they...
23 March 2012
Refs course for churches' league
The initiative started last October as a 12-team tournament, but the organisers on Wednesday announced that 16 teams had registered for this year's league programme. ICSM chairperson, Lawrence Phiri, formerly with Notwane as a youth coach, said they...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Coach's contract not renewed
Known to their legion of supporters as 'Mamoja Diskie,' the 2007 Mascom Premier League champions and 2007 Coca-Cola Cup runners-up are now perched at position seven in the league after drawing 2-2 with FC Satmos last Saturday. The club's secretary...
NTESANG SILAS
Correspondent 23 March 2012
White Rhinos ready to gore Gunners
The side, which won promotion from the B Division, arrived in the league by receiving a 54-0 lashing at the hands of the former BRU Champions Gaborone Hogs last weekend. Hogs did not give the new comers a room to breathe, as they dominated the game...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Sky is the limit for Mogopodi
At 15, the brainy, good-natured teen with the easy smile is ranked number two in the Under-18s category nationally. In fact, locally, her agemates are not enough competition for her and, as such, competes with girls three years her senior. But when...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Maposa's knee injury not serious
The national team goalkeeper was pulled out of Sunday's Premiership encounter between GU and log leaders Mochudi Centre Chiefs, raising fears that he might have suffered a fracture that would see him miss the remainder of the season. Maposa had...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 March 2012
In-form Moloi insists on Zebras' retirement
The 30-year-old striker is one of the players who declared their intentions to withdraw from the national team after Botswana's maiden appearance at the AFCON finals in Equatorial Guinea-Gabon earlier this year. Moloi has been in talks with national...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Deceit and intrigue as Kemoeng departs
Much has been said but very little revealed about the relationship between BNSC chairperson, Solly Reikeletseng and the council's former executive secretary, Kitso Kemoeng. The two have profusely denied the existence of fissures in their...
23 March 2012
Promotion battle intensifies in First Division South
Systems moved into position two last week, while Buffaloes dropped to third place following a goalless draw with Prisons XI in Mochudi last week. Prisons failed to extend their lead to seven points and are looking to use home ground advantage to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Stage set for F/town thriller
Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Edward Leposo said that GNT have put up a great show looking at the games they played so far. He said that the only thing that disturbed them is rain because their boys could not train. "Our boys could not train since our...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Struggling Notwane and TAFIC face off
The two sides are currently facing one of their difficult times, with their supporters fearing for the worst with the league in its last phase. TAFIC started the season relatively well, but are yet to hit top gear since the start of the second...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Who pays for Btv commentators?
Masaseng said the issue is a confidential matter between his company and Btv and revealing them would be a breach of contract. Since it came on board RP has been using its own staff save for commentators that belong to Btv. There were allegations...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Search for Kemoeng's replacement hits a snag
The Botswana National Sports Council's (BNSC) search for a new executive secretary to replace Kitso Kemoeng has hit a snag after all candidates failed to make the cut. Department of Sports and Recreation (DSR) director, Falcon Sedimo and former...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Kenya plans to evacuates nationals in Mali after coup
A statement from the ministry of foreign affairs urged all Kenyans in Mali to get in touch with the Kenya Airway senior official in Bamako who will arrange for their possible evacuation."The government is working with Kenya Airways for possible...
23 March 2012
Gunman dead as French siege ends
Police had entered the flat where Mohammed Merah was holed up shortly after 09:30 GMT, after a siege that had lasted 32 hours. Merah fired at officers and was found dead after jumping from a window.Merah, 23, was suspected of killing four people...
23 March 2012
Sperm-hunting women prowl Zimbabwe highways
The reason? They feared being raped.Sensational reports of gangs of beautiful women picking up male travellers to have sex and harvest their sperm in condoms have gripped Zimbabwe in a dizzying mix of taboos, rituals and the downright bizarre. "Now,...
23 March 2012
Rogue troopers storm Mali palace in coup d'etat bid
"We are in control of the presidential palace," one of the rebels told Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity. He said Foreign Minister, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was among those held by the officers. The mutineering soldiers attacked Mali's...
23 March 2012
History of violent expansionism
It reminded us of a history of mass violence directed against specifically defined population groups, which had to a certain extent its origins and roots in the violent expansion of European colonialism. The German empire played a particularly...
*HENNING MELBER 23 March 2012
Mokhethi to be exhumed and reburied in SA
Mokhethi, who was buried near his fellow comrade Abram Onkgopotse Tiro in the old Gabrone cemetery, died in 1985 after a long illness. He was born on April 29, 1952 in Evaton, Vereeniging. Mokhethi matriculated at Morris Isaacson High School in...
23 March 2012
UB student leader implores govt to increase workers wages
The outgoing University of Botswana Student Representative Council (UBSRC) president, Khumoekae Richard said this reform is far-fetched and called for an increase in salaries as a pre-requisite. He was speaking on Wednesday when UB student...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Book review
Four Drunk Beauties is the creative, highly imaginative, tale-within-a tale by Alex Smith that deserves far more recognition than it so far has received. It is her fourth book, following a travelogue on China and a novel for young adults,...
Sheridan Griswold 23 March 2012
Back stage
My Week with Marilyn (2011) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It was delayed in getting here because of technical problems. Let's hope it stays longer so you have a chance to see it. It is a smooth and very entertaining movie. Norma Jean Baker...
Sasa Majuma 23 March 2012
The zenith of the Bakalanga state of Butua (Part III)
I mentioned that the remains of regional centres such as Old Tati near the confluence of the Tati and Shashe rivers, Thune Ruin near Selebi-Phikwe and indeed at the otherwise famous site of Domboshaba became targets of early archaeological research...
ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Thokolosi actor turns to traditional medicine
However the character was no more when Norman Moloi's drama returned to Btv's programming. Moriri had taken a different path in life, away from the promise of glamour that comes with the silver screen to practise traditional medicine in his home...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Petros - The white colonist who brought civilisation to Modipane
The hill, commonly known as Lentswe la ga Petros to both Bakgatla and Batlokwa, is just on the edge of the borderline separating Kgatleng from Tlokweng. To any passers-by this small hill is just like any other for there are no striking features on it...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Response: BCP remains the only potent threat to unseat BDP
That is a grossly erroneous belief, trumpeted by people who acutely lack deep understanding of local politics and it should be sent away, out-and-out! When one makes an analysis of the likely outcome of the next election, especially on the presumed...
23 March 2012
Digging tswana roots
A mini-series of articles I wrote for this column was entitled Language of the gods, the focus of which was to prove to the reader that Bantu languages like Sotho-Tswana are all akin to a language once spoken by the gods. Since the gods once...
L.M.Leteane 23 March 2012
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23 March 2012
Sata what has changed in Zambia?
The Zambian leader, who was on his first official visit to Botswana - in fact the first to any country in the 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) - since he assumed office following last year's September 20 elections, even...
23 March 2012
I survived cancer
SELEBI-PHIKWE: A 63-year-old woman who has been living with sugar diabetes and high blood pressure for the past 15 years is a living testimony that cancer is curable if detected early and is subsequently well managed. Not only did Mantina Pheko...
23 March 2012
America's shrinking global power
The combination of concern over China and the US debt crisis could set Washington on a course to becoming a mere regional power in the Asia Pacific. According to a just published report by the London-based International Institute of Strategic...
*ALISTAIR BURNETT 23 March 2012
SADC integration 20 years on
On August 17, 1992, at their Summit held in Windhoek, Namibia, the Heads of State and Government signed the SADC Treaty and Declaration that effectively transformed the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) into the Southern...
23 March 2012
Botswana-Zambia ferry confrontation ends
The ministry’s spokesperson, Gaamangwe Madisakwane said the situation has been normalised and both parties are working together harmoniously. He explained that tension started when the Zambians parked a grounded ferry at the loading point for...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Makgato-Malesu lures SA to Botswanas black diamonds
JOHANNESBURG: Botswana is sitting on what could be the next most valuable mineral commodity, coal, the She told the selected delegates that the country has coal reserves estimated at 200 billion tonnes, which positions Botswana to be a future key...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Agric hub accused of lying to Khama
Head of Agriculture Hub accused of lying to Khama More fury than food is coming out of Pandamatenga as the much-vaunted breadbasket makes no dent in the import bill, reports Mmegi Staff Writer BAME PIET PANDAMATENGA: The chairman of Pandamatenga...
Bame Piet 23 March 2012
TB still a health threat
As the world commemorates Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, experts warn of soaring infections in areas with high HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. Moreover, Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR) TB could potentially be spreading in these areas...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Inside the global military weapons trade
The world continues to be hungry for weapons and all the military prestige they bring according to the latest report by the Swedish-based think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The SIPRI Arms Transfers...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Is BDF sitting with aging military hardware?
This is against the worldwide trend which shows a regional move towards replenishing aging fleets and replacing equipment bought in the 1980s and 1990s at the height of the global arms race. According to the Swedish-based think tank, Stockholm...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Sata says MMD de-registration purely administrative
The MMD is an opposition party in Zambia. Sata, who was on a three-day official visit to Botswana at the beginning of the week made these comments to the Leader of Opposition, Botsalo Ntuane, when he paid a courtesy call on him. Ntuane told Mmegi...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Selebi-Phikwe hospital maintenance costs P1.3m
The hospital manager, Abednico Mafoko told Mmegi in an interview this week that the project, which started on March 13, entails the construction of patient ablutions, a nurses' station, toilets and dividing curtains, among other developments. He...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 March 2012
Consumer watchdog
For the first time in years, perhaps even ever, I went to a conference recently and it wasn't a waste of my time.Anyone who has attended conferences both in Botswana and elsewhere in the world will know the normal experience. Lots of sitting down,...
23 March 2012
Customers owe BPC P668 million
Announcing the company results for the year ended December 2011 in which its profits tripled, the company said it had spent at least 21 percent of its budgeted P620 capital investment for Phase One of Ghaghoo Mine."Since the board approval for US$85...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Gem pumps P130m into CKGR mine
Announcing the company results for the year ended December 2011 in which its profits tripled, the company said it had spent at least 21 percent of its budgeted P620 capital investment for Phase One of Ghaghoo Mine."Since the board approval for US$85...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Japan lends P833m for Kazungula Bridge project
Finance minister Kenneth Matambo is expected to soon lay the loan's terms and conditions before parliamentarians for approval, ensuring that the project sticks to its four-year development timeline.Botswana's partner in the project, Zambia, recently...
STAFF WRITER 23 March 2012
G4S resuscitates bid for Shield Security
Earlier this year, G4S attempted to acquire Trojan Security Services, Shield Security, PS Cleaning and FMG Management, the last three being subsidiaries of the Facilities Management Group.In February, the Competition Authority green-lighted G4S'...
STAFF WRITER 23 March 2012
BR resumes haulage of Botash cargo to SA
The operations manager at Botash, Kangangwane Phatshwane, yesterday described the situation as "ameliorating" but added that the resumption of business was at "a very low pace" because some wagons were still being repaired.The news comes amid rumours...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
Cash-strapped BPC heads for another loss
However, the projected deficit is far removed from the P607 million shortfall reported in the 2010/11 financial year and the P563.6 million recorded for 2009/10.For the current financial year that ends next Friday, the corporation's financial woes...
STAFF WRITER 23 March 2012
Plans to make Tachila Nature Reserve profitable unveiled
In an interview, TNR's executive director Roberts Hannel said turning Tachila into an income-generating venture was necessary, to reduce its reliance on local and international donor funding. TNR's board of directors roped in Scottish-born Hannel,...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
UB student leader implores govt to increase workers wages
The outgoing University of Botswana Student Representative Council (UBSRC) president, Khumoekae Richard said this reform is far-fetched and called for an increase in salaries as a pre-requisite. He was speaking on Wednesday when UB student...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 23 March 2012
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