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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...
26 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...
26 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,...
26 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...
26 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 26 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...
26 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...
26 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 26 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...
26 March 2012
Satmos, Gunners share spoils
FC Satmos held Extension Gunners to a one all draw in a thriller played at Selebi-Phikwe stadium on Friday night. The match which was played before a capacity crowd started with Satmos signalling to bag all the points with some scintillating...
Calistus Kolantsho 26 March 2012
Centre Chiefs pack 5 past GNT
FRANCISTOWN-On form Mochudi Centre Chiefs on Saturday maintained their lead in the be MOBILE premier league when they thrashed struggling Great North Tigers (GNT) 5-1 before a capacity crowd. The visitors' made their intentions to clinch this...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Nico Dent Rollers' Hopes
Nico United shocked the Premier League champions, Township Rollers with a 2-0 drabbing. The game was played in front of a fully packed Selebi-Phikwe stadium on Saturday. The game seemed to be destined for a goalless draw but two quick goals by Master...
Calistus Kolantsho 26 March 2012
ECCO add to GU's woes
Mogoditshane: Gaborone United will have to try out their luck to land the be MOBILE league title some other time after ECCO City Greens condemned them to a second successive defeat on Saturday. Zimbabwean recruit, Tendai Nyumasi struck twice with...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
The lines and rhythm of my artworks
For some this can be classified as abstract art, Semi abstract but for me as an artist these masterpieces of uninterrupted, drapes and rhythmic lines are not just outlines but some emotional views within me and presented in a form of optical fantasy...
*Kabelo Kim Modise 26 March 2012
Hypercritical DJ Sid says 'i am sorry'
Sid was left speechless after Shirley Oodira that he had dismissed last week gave a breathtaking performance. He was the first one to grab the microphone after the Oodira performance but was overwhelmed by emotions and despite trying failed to...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Food for the soul
You would concede that most people feel better and work better when they eat a well-balanced diet. Now that we agree, let's get a discussion going on the mother and child's nutrition during pregnancy as requested by some readers. Usually a...
Boitshepo Giyose 26 March 2012
Yarona Fm DJs Rock F/Town
The Yarona fm duo of the station's midmorning drive presenters Tshepang 'T-Izzy' Motsisi and Tshepo 'T-Mann' Gakgoadiwe battled against the Francistown disc-jockeys namely Emmanuel Ncube (DJ Da Drat) and Kuda Molebedi (DJ KUDA). Francistown...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Mafitlhakgosi thrills at cultural night
The show dubbed A Cultural Night Out: Lobebe La Ngwao was a fundraising effort for Somarelang Tikologo Environment Watch, which was held at Maru-a-Pula School's Maitisong Theatre. The variety of performers on the night, who ranged from Kora Awards...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Poor sound quality ruins great performances
The show failed to live up to the expectations of throngs of spectators who packed Lion's Park on Saturday night although they remained patient throughout. Even though performers tried their best to satisfy the understanding crowd it was the...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Mr BDF wows the womenfolks
But that was not the case with our guardian angles as they unleashed their beautiful side at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) auditorium in Mogoditshane during their annual Mr BDF pageant on Friday night. Baung...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 26 March 2012
MP wants commision to probe BDF tenders
Tabling a motion to that effect in Parliament on Friday, Mmolotsi said BDF tenders had never been advertised since the formation of the army in 1977 because they are awarded to foreigners, "ruling party operatives and relatives of influential people...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 26 March 2012
FSG Profits Up 27 Percent
FSG, which has five subsidiaries spanning into South Africa and Zambia, realised a 19 percent jump in revenues for the year ending 31 December 2011 to P86.3 million. Expenses, on the other hand, were up 17 percent, led by growth in marketing and...
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Kenyan Minister says co-ops must transform lives
Addressing stakeholders in the SACCO Leaders Forum at GICC last Thursday, Kenya's Minister of Cooperative and Marketing Development, Joseph Nyagah, said Botswana's co-op sector must use its economic model to move people out of poverty. The objective...
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Malesu hails private sector involvement in investment seminar
Speaking at a media briefing at the end of a one-day seminar dubbed 'Doing Business in Botswana' last Thursday, Malesu said it was encouraging to see the private sector taking part in an investment promotion mission because it showed confidence in...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
The Umbrella Paradox: Manipulation, False Ideation And Utopian Reforms
The ordinary people were tantalised and believed that they will be freed from the BDP imperious neo-liberal zealots, who like the BCP believe in capital market liberalisation and privatisation. It has to be noted that the opposition is...
Dama Mosweunyane 26 March 2012
ETCETERA ||
You may be okay and understand perfectly what is going on. But I am totally lost. The other day, with much fanfare BEDIA/Brand Botswana signed a partnership with Debswana, pics were taken, hands shaken and the future sorted...
Sandy Grant 26 March 2012
Kindom-0-metre
I teach a course on Politics of Gender and the question I am often asked is, "what does politics have to do with gender, or what is this politics in gender." My answer is always informed by the conviction that as gender is about power and its...
Dumi Mmualefe 26 March 2012
Issues in education
In last week's Issues it was noted that, according to a variety of research findings, as analysed by Professor Gerard Guthrie in his book, The Progressive Education Fallacy in Developing Countries: In Favour of Formalism (Dordrecht, The Netherlands,...
Dorcas Molefe
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Sheldon Weeks 26 March 2012
The winners code
There are more than seven billion people in the world presently. How many of them are leading significant lives? How many of them are known beyond their villages, streets, towns or their countries? Many job advertisements are flighted...
George Chingarande 26 March 2012
We need lasting solution to Zim illegals
That is millions of Pula spent in the exercise in the last 10 years since Botswana found itself faced with this undesirable situation. But the main problem is not just the millions spent - it is the resources constraint. The current...
26 March 2012
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26 March 2012
Cllrs Seek Beer Law Repeal
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councillor Ndiwaani Kenosi is expected to present a motion at the Gaborone City Council (GCC) asking the house to resolve that the mayor and his deputy should lead a delegation of councillors, traditional beer traders...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Molomo delivers report on Bobirwa Bogosi
Talking to the media shortly after delivering the report last Friday, the chairman of the taskforce, former Speaker of the national Assembly Ray Molomo, said he personally saw nothing wrong with making it public but acknowledged that it was up to the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Patimile screams: 'i'm Motswana' as he is sent back to ZIM
In front of the officer taking down his particulars, an incoherent Patimile Mpapho, who said he was 26-years-old, protested that he was from Thini Ward in Tutume. But he ended up being bundled into the waiting truck to be repatriated to Zimbabwe....
Gale Ngakane
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Mabiletsa Public Broadcaster Motion 'Killed'
The motion, which took barely two weeks, did not see the light of day, as is the norm with the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to oppose motions tabled by opposition parties. Last week, Vice-President Mompati Merafhe joked about Mabiletsa's motion,...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Count out says Saleshando
Delivering a statement on the party central committee’s resolution following the Palapye meeting on opposition cooperation, Saleshando said the committee found it clear that the Umbrella model was unattainable in the short-term. The BCP...
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Court frees suspected rustlers
Prosecutor Mandla Simon clutched at straws when he was asked to prove why Boitumelo Mompe, Gasefete Ntsholetsang and Patrick Batlwaetse from Tonota should not be freed. The three had appeared before the Senior Magistrate Thebeetsile Mulalu for a...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Court case highlights Zim illegal's plight
In the case of John Ncube, who is accused of rape, he narrated in a magistrate's court how after he was beaten up to near death on his way to Fracistown, he woke up in Nyangabwe Referral Hospital only to be told he was wanted by the police for...
Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Kgari puts Tsolamosese Bogosi row to rest
The impasse at Block 7 region of Tsolamosese had been running for two years as traditionalists wanted to appoint the natural owners of the land to the post while the residents, mainly those who have settled in Block 7 to work in Gaborone, also had...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Water Affairs duo go free as State delays
The court found that the delay by the state in prosecuting Baneisitswe Kebuang and Kgomotso Macheng was unreasonable and occasioned serious prejudice to the duo. Though the two were charged separately they filled a consolidated application through...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Police Chief wants "permanent solution" to Zim illegals
Speaking in an interview with The Monitor, Bareki said routine raids and deportations were having no effect and his officers are overstretched by the huge numbers of Zimbabwean illegals that they capture every day. His police station is overwhelmed...
Mosah Mokganedi
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Garages pushing drugs?
Commenting during a Kgotla meeting on Friday, Councillor Seipati Kgosinaga said as the business community and leaders of the village they are not happy about the fact that most of the garages selling imported cars do not have trading licenses and...
Victor Muyakwabo
Correspondent 26 March 2012
Minister knows nothing about Basarwa Plight
He says he has only reads about it in the newspapers. “I also heard about it from MP Christiaan De Graaf (the Gantsi Member of Parliament) recently, but no one has (officially) briefed me, or consulted me about it, so for now, I...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Cattle barons fight bird sanctuary
Cattle barons, salivating at the abundance of water and potential grazing land that has also seen a variety of wild game thriving there, want the land. According to informed sources the cattle barons who want the Nata Sanctuary land, are not even...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
Power, water, to explain high bills
The GCC is holding a full council meeting starting today until Friday. Former mayor Veronica Lesole will, during the week, move that the council invite the two service providers to explain why their rates are so high. Lesole will also move that...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 26 March 2012
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