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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 19 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...
19 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 19 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...
19 April 2012
Our heritage
This week, I want to return to the subject of bridges which relatively few people will bother to think about even though all of us are so very dependent on them. A number of bridges had to be constructed by George Pauling when in 1896/7 he...
Sandy Grant 19 April 2012
VP reiterates fight on poverty eradication
The policy shift from poverty alleviation to poverty eradication was pronounced by President Ian Khama in October 2009 in his inaugural address of 2009. Owing to this policy shift, we have committed ourselves to taking on the challenge of poverty...
19 April 2012
What is the church?
I would like to briefly reflect on what the church is. A church is a place where mankind can communicates with God in worship and prayer. It is a place of refuge; a place of spiritual development; a place where people can find comfort,...
19 April 2012
Will Europe underdevelop Africa again? PART 2
In terms of the technique deployed to coerce compliance by Africa, it is the old classic: divide and rule, and carrot and stick. EU negotiates as a bloc, but ACP countries are divided into seven regions, sometimes not exactly matching the regional...
19 April 2012
Icons of Botswana
As a young and upcoming journalist, sitting down to interview a veteran journalist who has spent 34 years mastering the art, can produce jitters. Banyana Segwe's humility and smile put my fears to rest the moment we shook hands before our chat. Born...
Bathami Chilume
Correspondent 19 April 2012
I am happy in my polygamous marriage - Dhlamini
He lives with his two Zimbabwean-born wives on a farm in Phokoje, which is located between Selebi-Phikwe and Mmadinare. About 800 metres from the main house where the senior wife lives, is a smaller house belonging to the junior wife. The...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Traditional wedding inspires Methodists robing ceremony
The would-be new members, stood humbly like traditional brides, as they took vows and listened attentively to elders handing down custom's "dos" and "don'ts". This is Methodist Church's robing process, a symbol of devotion and commitment by new...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Mmadinare centenarian soldiers on
She says that during her time as a traditional midwife in Mmadinare, she would beat vessels with her assistants to produce a loud sound to drown the screams of women in labour. That was necessary because giving birth was supposed to be a sacred...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Towards a united opposition in Botswana: Myth or reality?
Since then, Botswana practiced multi-party democracy and held "free and fair" elections every five years. Although Botswana's national elections are usually hailed as "free and fair" by observers and academics alike, according to Professor Good...
19 April 2012
Mmualebe
Re ne ra re mafoko a, a faphegile ka a dirisiwa mo dilong dingwe fela, mme mo go tse dingwe ga a dirisiwe. Re ne ra ntsha sekai ka lefoko 'go tsala.' Re ne ra re lefoko le, le dirisiwa fela fa go buiwa ka diruiwa kgotsa diphologolo, mme fa go...
Sebofo Motshwane 19 April 2012
TASC coach concedes lack of depth
Galebolae made these remarks after watching his side eliminate Great North Tigers from the Coca-Cola Cup in a dull Francistown derby on Saturday. Lying third in the First Division North league, the Tango boys are also in contention for automatic...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
A crucial 100 days for London's Olympics
London's 2012 organisers have just 100 days to prepare for the biggest logistical peacetime exercise Britain has seen. Not to mention the arrival of 10,500 athletes, 21,000 media people and 8.8 million ticket-holders. The milestone will be greeted...
19 April 2012
Gaborone Marathon provides endless opportunities - Seretse
Addressing a press conference at the Phakalane Golf resort yesterday, the Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry Vincent Seretse said that the marathon should be viewed as more than just a sporting event as it provides additional gains to the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Senior Zebras snub camp over bonuses
Zebras' coach Stanley Tshosane had called 25 players for the second camp of the year in preparation for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and 2014 World Cup qualifiers in June. But Tshosane, who recently penned a new three-year contract,...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 19 April 2012
Bodyguard claims he is Blanket's dad
Martial arts master Matt Fiddes - who provided protection for the Thriller hitmaker when he was in the UK - is heading to the US to lodge court papers and demand the right to see 10-year-old Blanket, whose birth name is Prince Michael Jackson...
19 April 2012
The industry exposed
The hard hitting emcee told The Industry that following her mix-tape, Hard On Flow, which dropped in February, producer and composer, Just Beats of Heaven Sent Productions has agreed to work with her. She aspires to feature other local...
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LAWRENCE SERETSE 19 April 2012
Treble -Clef brings Orchestra to Botswana
Treble-Clef Promotions' Reggie Kopi told Showbiz that the competition, called Classical Soloists, would start auditioning hopefuls on April 28 in Francistown. The other auditions will be conducted in Gaborone on May 5. The 10 hopefuls...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
The Quiet Fire play honours Onkgopotse
The young Tiro, who was a teacher died, on February 1, 1974, after being given a parcel bomb which killed him, by a young boy called Lawrence in Kgale, Gaborone. "Tiro came from a small village called Dinokaneng near Zeerust. I have also written a...
Tiro NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 19 April 2012
My Star yet to produce a star
Since its inception, none of the My Star winners have made an impact on the local music industry. Although the winners record albums as part of their deal, their releases have never topped the charts. Previous My Star winners have come to be treated...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 19 April 2012
BOCCIM targets over 100 exhibitors
Slated for May 24-27, the event is themed Seizing the Opportunities of Economic Diversification Amidst Recession. The BOCCIM trade fair is held annually to give entrepreneurs and various service providers the opportunity to market their products and...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
IMF forecasts lower growth for Botswana
In the April 2012 edition of its World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday, the IMF attributed the downward review to the possibility of lower diamond exports this year. "Growth is expected to slow in Botswana to 3.3 percent this year, due in large...
STAFF WRITER 19 April 2012
The ministry cares
However, recent reports appearing in certain newspapers portraying a very generalised negative image of ministry staff and insinuating compromise of professional ethics and values are misleading and deeply disturbing. The ministry wishes to state...
19 April 2012
Botswana,Israel establish education ties
The MoU that will be signed by Venson-Moitoi and the Israeli minister of education will facilitate, encourage, promote and develop cooperation in the field of education. Communication from the MoESD public relations officer, Oarabile Phefo says the...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Project syndicate
CAMBRIDGE: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit last week to Washington, DC, offers an occasion to consider how some once-poor countries have broken out of poverty, as Brazil has. Development institutions like the World Bank have advocated...
Mark Roe 19 April 2012
Do they really need microwaves?
The microwaves arrive at a time when we are yet to recover from the controversy surrounding the provision of fat cakes and soup for Ipelegeng workers under a programme that junior minister Botlhogile Tshireletso seriously believes will transform the...
19 April 2012
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19 April 2012
Service organisations attend deaf expo
However, their misfortune is that they cannot communicate or understand the language used by the majority of people and instead use sign language. The Botswana Society for the Deaf (BSD) advocates for this group of citizens by offering them the...
MOTHUSI JOWAWA
Correspondent 19 April 2012
DPC wins defamation case
Justice Monametsi Gaongalelwe dismissed the case yesterday on the grounds that a letter in Mmegi of July 3, 2009 by Sonny Serite was not defamatory to Tangane and his bus company as alleged by the businessman. The judge said that...
WENE OWINO
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Tonota's oldest civic leader is content
TONOTA: At 74 years, age is certainly catching up with the longest serving councillor in the Tonota sub-district. However, only the white hair on the head of Andrew Kesegofetse Modipane, a stalwart of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), betrays his...
19 April 2012
PSI urges unions, govt to dialogue
Mngomezulu was giving a keynote address yesterday at the first anniversary of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions' (BOFEPUSU) national public sector strike at the Gaborone Senior Secondary School (GSSS) grounds. Addressing a decreased...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
Ramaphatle villagers escape eviction
Councillor Ofentse Mafoko informed the villagers, who had gathered at the Mmankgodi Kgotla, that they would no longer be evicted from their village because the land board had agreed to give them residential certificates. "The land board has decided...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
BCP unveils Mabiletsa
The Kgatleng East Member of Parliament (MP) who resigned from the BNF late last week, is a founding member of the BCP. Interestingly, his former allies in the BNF with whom he was suspended from the party's executive committee, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 19 April 2012
Shakawe students to start new term in Maun
The MoESD has since announced that the over 500 students will be admitted to Maun Senior Secondary School (MSSS). The principal public relations officer at the MoESD, Oarabile Phefo told Mmegi that he could not disclose the date as that would be...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 19 April 2012
I'm for CEE, says Ntuane
Debating the motion that called for a probe into Botswana Defence Force (BDF) tenders tabled by Francistown South Member of Parliament (MP) Wynter Mmolotsi recently, Ntuane implored Batswana to utilise all available government empowerment...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 19 April 2012
Expert puzzled by Mandela crash
Johannesburg Metro police officer, Henry Miller told the Johannesburg Magistrates Court that he did further research to establish what caused the speed of the car to increase after it hit a cement barrier. “For some reason this vehicle had...
19 April 2012
British colonial files released following legal challenge
They also reveal efforts to destroy and reclassify sensitive files.The Foreign Office says it is now releasing “every paper” it can.But academics say that the Foreign Office’s “failure” to deliver the archive for decades...
19 April 2012
Drogba provides the reward for Chelsea's resistance movement
Of course it wasn't. But something had to explain a 90_minute performance that incorporated just about every element of the great Ivorian's repertoire, from the decisive goal through numerous examples of unwarranted histrionics to the yellow card for...
20 April 2012
BDF VI, Mafolofolo move to plug void
BDF VI men registered five players, while Mafolofolo have four new players, making them the leading buyers. BDF lost key player, Lee Tshipana to Police VI, while Lizzy Gasekgonwe left Mafolofolo for Kalavango. Tshipana has been a loyal member of the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 20 April 2012
SVM re-launch on tomorrow
The organisation folded a few years after its formation due to personal and work commitment by some of the members of the executive committee. BNSC sports development officer for Francistown region, Odirile Sibanda said the main purpose of the event...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 20 April 2012
Hunt for Olympic berths continues
The bulk of the athletes took part in the Sports View International meet last weekend, but none managed an Olympic qualifying standard time. The National Championship presents yet another opportunity for the athletes to book places at the London...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 April 2012
Muzhingi favoured to win GC Marathon
The 31-year old is the toast of international athletes who are in the country to compete in the second edition of the 42.2 kilometre marathon. Muzhingi inscribed himself in the history books by winning the popular Comrades Marathon in South Africa...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 20 April 2012
Army sides to clash in league match
Gunners go into the match with a single point they earned from their game against log leaders, Gaborone Hogs last weekend. Although they lost 51-29, Gunners managed to collect a point thanks to the four tries they scored, the first time to do so this...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 20 April 2012
Btv to screen softball final
The men's finals will be staged exactly a fortnight after the women's finals were played. This weekend's event marks the final stage of the Shell League that kicked off last year in August after BSA penned a P300, 000 three-year deal with Shell...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 April 2012
Oteng upbeat about Olympics slot
Five national boxers are in Tunisia for their final training camp. Straight after the Tunis camp, the boxers will battle it out for London 2012 places in the AIBA Africa Olympic qualifiers. The camp runs until April 26, just a day before the start...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 April 2012
Prisons, System in top of the table clash
Making their maiden appearance in the second tier division, Systems look set for promotion to the elite league and have been strong contenders since the beginning of the campaign. With only five points separating the two sides, Prisons XI have...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 20 April 2012
BFA moves to protect coaches
The be MOBILE Premier League clubs have become notorious for hiring and firing coaches at will. There is a widely held view that Premier League clubs exploit coaches, most of whom are foreigners. Some coaches have challenged their dismissals and...
20 April 2012
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