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Ngwigwa's Olympic preps back on track
Ngwigwa has resumed full training at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, and he intensifies his fight for Olympic qualification when he takes part in the Sports View Meet next weekend. "It's much better because I'm now doing full...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Under-19 rugby team off to Zim
The tournament will be played at Bulawayo's Hartsfield Grounds. The Under 19 team will play against Zimbabwean schools Christian Brothers' College (CBC) and Churchill Boys High from Harare. Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) development officer, Zilwele...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 06 April 2012
BNSC forum endorses cricket
The consultative forum, which was held in Francistown last Saturday, gave their support to the inclusion of cricket into the bracket of sports code currently enjoying the benefits of the popular Re Ba Bona Ha programme. According to the deputy BNSC...
SIMON JUBANE
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Referees graduate from BDF course
This was the second BDF soccer referees' training course with the first one having been held at Mogoditshane Barracks (SSKB) last December. The course attracted 19 participants from various BDF barracks in Francistown with only three coming from...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 06 April 2012
What Kemoeng says about his ex-chairpersons
The last was the current one, Solly Reikeletseng on whom he could not say much since he only served about four months under him. Below is a summary of what he had to say about the other seven chairpersons: Joseph OrebotseHe was like a parent who, in...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
It's all systems go for charged up Security Systems
After a recent good run, which helped them reclaim the second spot on the league log (South Region) ahead of Mochudi Buffaloes, Systems look charged up for their second win in this year's Coke Cup edition. Coach Wire Kaelo will be looking to proceed...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Hotspurs brace for Coke Cup encounter
Hotspurs go into the game as favourites after their 2-1 win against Orapa United in a league match last weekend. Ever since they were promoted to the First Division, the going has been tough for Peace Makers. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Hotspurs...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 06 April 2012
GU seek to break Gunners' jinx
'Moya-goleele,' who recently parted ways with coach ,Elvis Chiweshe, have been struggling against the Peleng side lately having not recorded a victory against them in 360 minutes of football played between the two sides. Last season, Gunners...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Why Kemoeng quit BNSC
When briefing journalists on Wednesday in Gaborone, Kemoeng said there was no compatibility between him and the current BNSC executive committee and he had to leave. "Without saying who was wrong and who was right, one of the parties had to leave....
Why Kemoeng quit BNSC 06 April 2012
Al-Qaeda 'could target UK youths'
It says such a development would pose new challenges for United Kingdom and other Western intelligence services. It warns of potential for new or greater radicalisation among British youths from the Somali and other east and west African...
06 April 2012
Russian warns against arming Syrian opposition
Lavrov warned that there would be "slaughter for many years" if Western and Arab states intervened militarily and supplied weapons to rebel groups. Gulf states agreed on Sunday to pay the salaries of Free Syrian Army fighters. Meanwhile, the US has...
06 April 2012
'Residents trapped' in Nairobi slum landslide
Huge boulders reportedly crashed into houses in the Mathare area at dawn, following torrential rain. "Several people are still thought to be buried under the rubble," residents say.At least four people have been pulled out alive, but the rescue...
06 April 2012
Explosion at Mogadishu's Somali national theatre
Somali prime minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali was also present when the attacker struck the newly re-opened national theatre, but he told the BBC he was unhurt.Al-Shabab militants say they carried out the bombing.The theatre closed in the early 1990s...
06 April 2012
Zuma 'will be kicked out' as leader
In a frank radio interview, Shivambu said the league had assessed Zuma's performance and that he had failed to implement mandates as adopted in Polokwane in 2007. "I doubt that he will be re-elected. Actually, I'm not even doubting. I know he will...
06 April 2012
Will Europe underdevelop Africa again? PART 1
Africa is in trouble. Its future is once again on the table, and it is Europe that holds the ace. Unlike the Berlin Conference of 1884 to 1885 which balkanised Africa among 13 European powers as guaranteed sources of raw materials and market, the...
CHUKWUMA CHARLES SOLUDO 06 April 2012
Key army and CIO figures helping Mugabe stay in power
In November 2010 Air Vice-Marshal Henry Muchena from the Air Force of Zimbabwe was sent to the ZANU-PF headquarters in Harare and assigned to lead a team of 300 army officers deployed around the country to help Mugabe's party rebuild its collapsed...
06 April 2012
Old people might receive radio sets
Tigele Mokobi, a public relations officer at the Ministry of Local Government said during an interview yesterday that currently the government is carrying out assessments to determine how many old people are lonely, do not have anyone caring for them...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Six ways to put the ANC succession genie back in the bottle
For people the world over, the footage that emerged from North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-il was truly fascinating. That is, how masses of people were forced to show intense grief to lament the death of their leader. They couldn't just be sad...
06 April 2012
Nitty gritty
Due to technical problems, last week's Nitty Gritty did not appear as a poem as it should have. We run it again in its right format for the benefit of our readers The boss is my shepherdAnd he does not want nonsonso!I am his herdboy and backyard...
Barolong Seboni 06 April 2012
Angola: Ten years of peace but at what price?
On April 4, Angola marks a decade since the end of the 27-year civil war which devastated the country, claiming countless lives and displacing millions. The conflict involved three different liberation movements and saw intervention from the former...
LOUSE REDVERS 06 April 2012
Healing the the sick man of South Asia
Most Muslim countries were governed for decades by autocrats who had either emerged directly from the armed forces, or had strong "khaki" support. That was the case in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and, of course, Pakistan. The Arab Spring...
06 April 2012
Project syndicate
It is not too late to change course, but doing so will require the United States and governments in Europe to resist harmful habits, and emerging countries to follow up effectively on recent initiatives. In the last few days, European leaders,...
Mohamed a.el.erin 06 April 2012
We ignore this at our peril
Inevitably, the announcement takes us back to the formation of the BDP as the guarantor of property rights for the colonial settler community, Asian traders and magosi in that order. The means by which the BDP would do this was the...
06 April 2012
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06 April 2012
Snakes are good serpents - expert
I was accompanied by my colleague, photojournalist Keoagile Bonang, and Tachila's executive director, Robert Hana. Dr Esolt Gido, a Hungarian who is researching snakes at the park, gave us invaluable information about the the slithering...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Tombstone vandalism hits Mmadinare
Indications are that the culprits remove the precious stones from tombs, leaving them uncovered. In some instances stones are dislodged from their original positions, while others are vandalised and the debris left on the ground. The...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Politicians abandon the freedom square for Easter breather
During these Easter holidays, the politicians, from across the political divide, it seems, will take a rest from the heat and hustle of politicking. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairman and Molepolole South Member of Parliament (MP) Daniel...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Another Jamali disowns DJ Sid
After facing off with the famous Jamali yesterday, Sid had another Jamali in the dock by subpoena, as a witness in his P200,000 unfair dis-missal case that is before the Industrial Court in Gaborone. The court heard that the Jamali brother refused...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Cape Town jazz festival not all that jazz
Domingo was speaking during a media briefing at the 13th edition of the festival last weekend. Dubbed "Africa's Grandest Gathering" the festival had been a very high attendance since it's conception. Despite the large numbers that descend on Cape...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
South, but not south enough
As I stood at Cape of Good Hope promontory inside the Table Mountain National Park, on a small cliff below the historic Cape Point Lighthouse, I thought I had finally reached the southernmost point of Africa. There were six children standing on the...
06 April 2012
Limkokwing staff down tools
Business came to a halt at the institution as the union representing the workers, Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU), was locked in a meeting with management. A week ago the workers demanded that management release a job analysis report, which...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Siele agonises over Bakgatla leaders
Siele admitted that owing to the vacant positions of deputy paramount chief and senior chief's representative, service delivery has been negatively affected at the Mochudi Kgotla, especially the adjudication of civil and criminal cases. Deputy Chief...
LERATO MALEKE
Staff writer 06 April 2012
Land Tribunal bares its teeth
She said this as part of her ruling in a case in which the Moseletsane syndicate in the Kgalagadi District had argued that some Land Board officials be jailed for contempt of court after disregarding the Land Tribunal's order to award the syndicate...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Stimela murder case slated for next week
The accused persons have a court date on April 12th. It took Dingake's intervention for Stimela, a former Botswana Defence Force commando turned South African citizen, and Nkuna to be granted bail last December. That was long after Sebina was...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff writer 06 April 2012
Farming on the ropes
Following on the recent reports of a food crisis, the agricultural sector has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. There is no question that crop production in Botswana is not performing up to optimum levels. We meet only a marginal...
06 April 2012
How bogobe got out of reach
Batswana have a way of doing things. Motswana e re o tlaa re o rata selo, o mmone ka go se taya leina. It is within the construction of that nickname that the true feeling towards the object is located. Hence when Batswana say mabele ke mabelega...
06 April 2012
Gabs North development angers Phakalane Estates
When he learnt of the development, Lesang Magang, managing director at Phakalane Estates was seething, sensing selfish interests on the part of some government officials who have land to sell in Gaborone North. The Gaborone North development plan...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Govt to spend millions in Gabs North
Gaborone North is on freehold land but government intends to buy chunks of land there to develop for over 21,000 people. This is shown in a draft development plan - the Gaborone North Structure Plan - that has been drafted by the Gaborone City...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
PPADB joins P1.2bn Sinohydro fray
In papers submitted to court this week the PPADB - through its lawyer Molatlhegi & Associates - seeks to combine a technical point and a larger legal one to dismiss the application. The PPADB argues that the Sinohydro NSC2 Joint Venture have no...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA & MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writers 06 April 2012
Retired teachers ready to serve - Lekoko
Lobone Botswana Retired Teachers Association (LBRTA) marketing personnel, Dr Rebecca Lekoko told stakeholders in the education fraternity in Palapye on Tuesday that government has achieved much, with regard to input in the teaching profession,...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Ambassador's remains arrive in Gaborone
Kenosi passed away last week after a short illness and will be buried in his home village of Moshupa on Saturday morning. Kenosi joined MOFAIC as Foreign Affairs Officer II in May 1995 and served as Desk Officer for Africa, Asia and the Middle East;...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Police to beef up numbers on the streets
Makgophe said they will put officers who normally do administration work on the streets, adding that they have borrowed vehicles from other government departments to address their shortage of staff and vehicles. He told Mmegi that they have...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 06 April 2012
BOFEPUSU status: Govt sought clarity from ILO
However, he said he could confirm that the government did seek clarity from the ILO on the issue of what the phrase "most representative organisations of employers and worker" in terms of Article 1 of the ILO Convection No. 144 on Tripartite...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Ntuane seeks court intervention
"It would have to go for independent arbitration at the High Court," he told Parliament this week. Debating the second reading of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2011 (No. 15 of 2011) presented by the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public...
LERATO MALEKE and PETER MADIYA
Correspondents 06 April 2012
Making a living through honey
In an interview with Mmegi BusinessWeek on the sidelines of the recently held Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Youth Expo, Marumo said that she started her business after realising that Batswana largely depend on...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Govt works on citizen economic empowerment law
The law will facilitate the process of giving Batswana a larger stake in the economy. The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo, revealed on Monday that after approval by Parliament, the policy will commence and an assessment...
06 April 2012
Q1 diamond sales above forecast
Botswana diamond exports fell from $670 million (P4.8bln) in June 2011 to $160 million in December last year due to a weaker global economic outlook, putting pressure on government revenues that are heavily dependant on the gem exports.In an...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 06 April 2012
Absa Life seeks further market inroads
Absa Life, one of South Africa's leading long and short-term insurers, entered the Botswana market last year, grasping for a foothold in a market that had been dominated for decades by several well-established entities. In its first year, Absa Life...
STAFF WRITER 06 April 2012
Technology drives BotswanaPost diversification strategy
He said that BotswanaPost has embarked on key technology projects, which include communications optimisation and counter automation to enable online transactions to be done efficiently and effectively. He said that breaking with the manual services...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 06 April 2012
Pressure on BPC tariffs reaches boiling point
BusinessWeek has been informed that at present, the BPC is selling power for lower than it is purchasing it from South Africa and other suppliers. For the financial year that ended on March 31, 2012, the BPC is forecast to make losses of P87...
STAFF WRITER 06 April 2012
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