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Top Kenyan judges declared 'unfit for office'
The vetting panel was set up as part of the deal to end post-election violence in 2008 when it was agreed to reform political and judicial institutions. Those dismissed include Justice Riaga Omollo, the appeal court's president. Five other judges...
30 April 2012
Brazil sex worker may sue US embassy over injuries
Romilda Aparecida Ferreira, 31, and her lawyer said they plan to file suit for injuries, medical expenses, lost income, and psychological trauma after an embassy van ran over her and left her stranded in the club parking lot with a broken collarbone,...
30 April 2012
Charles Taylor found guilty of war crimes
However, prosecutors failed to prove that he had command over the rebels, said Justice Richard Lussick of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.The former war lord faced 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other international...
30 April 2012
To the victors go the foils
An incomplete list includes Russia, China, France, the United States, Egypt, Mexico, and South Korea. At first glance, these countries have little in common. Some are well-established democracies; some are authoritarian systems; and others are...
*RICHARD N. HAASS 30 April 2012
Keeping cool in the nuclear heat
But of all the charges thrown at President Barack Obama by his domestic political opponents, the hardest for most outsiders to accept is that he is too emotionally disengaged: all brain cells and no red-blood cells. Certainly in defense and foreign...
* GARETH EVANS 30 April 2012
Somali women escape to the gym
Every morning in a building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, women can be found pumping iron, pounding running machines and spinning furiously on exercise bikes. Unlike in the bullet-scarred streets outside, where suicide bombers are a constant...
30 April 2012
My verbal sparring with Charles Taylor
He first came to international prominence after an interview on the BBC's Focus on Africa programme with its then editor Robin White, who looks back at Charles Taylor's rise and fall. New Year's Days are usually a bit thin on news and much of the...
* ROBIN WHITE 30 April 2012
Misery that is Oodi-Modipane Road
Recently it was a school in Shakawe that was apparently constructed without brick force. But where were inspectors during the processe of construction? Is it not obvious that such massive projects taking millions should be monitored closely? Anyways,...
KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Staff writer 30 April 2012
Mining: The super-rich and the poor
First and most importantly not one of the top 10 billionaires is an American or an EU national, and with no surprises almost all are men and third and perhaps most instructive from a policy standpoint is the fact that almost all were either...
* ROMAN GRYNBERG 30 April 2012
NACA intervention welcome
We are informed that Makgabaneng will receive P9 million whilst TEC will get P17.4 million and the objective is that they will help the nation achieve the zero infection rate by national Vision year, 2016. Makgabaneng is a well-known radio drama...
30 April 2012
Francis Dingwe stars as BDF VI beat Seekers in Mascom volleyball
Victory Seekers met BDF VI after a morale-boosting victory against wasteful Prisons. However, it was always going to be a mountain to climb achieving a win immediately after playing such an energy sapping see-saw battle that lasted for one hour 20...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Top Chess players in international events
The event that started on Friday and ends tomorrow, has attracted players from, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. The tournament is an International Norm tournament where top performers have a chance to get IM...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Makubate and Tawana win Badminton Open Tourney
Makubate beat Leungo Tshweneetsile in the women's single final to be crowned champion, while Tawana came victorious against Oreeditse Thela in the men's single finals. In the men's doubles, Godwin Mathumo and Thela overcame Tlholego Chamo and Tawana,...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
NICO beat Centre Chiefs 2-0
Chiefs had beaten Nico 5-2 in Gaborone in the first round, and that margin proved too much to overcome despite Nico's best efforts in front of the home support. The game was scheduled to start at 5pm, but due to a huge turn out that...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 30 April 2012
ECCO book Top 8 semi final berth
The match produced only a few scoring opportunities in the first half with play concentrated in the middle of the park where the duel between BMC midfielder, Kemmy Pilato and ECCO's veteran midfielder, Zecco Makafiri caught the eye. The latter...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Rollers through to Top8 semis
Township Rollers booked a place in the semi finals of the 'Tse Ditona' Mascom Top 8 cup despite going down 2-1 to BDF XI in the second leg of the quarterfinals played at the Molepolole Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon. Rollers went into the match...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Food For The Soul
Exactly what is an eating disorder? Simply put, it is a condition in which a person's food intake deviates markedly from normal intake in an attempt to solve psychological problems. People with these disorders may deliberately starve themselves, or...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 30 April 2012
My Star competition getting stiffer each day
This country's much loved competition proved to have stolen many people's hearts on Friday when Botswana Television (Btv) Auditorium was filled to the rafters leaving some of the audience sitting on the floor, whilst some preferred to stand, dance...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 30 April 2012
Wilderness Safaris elated at world showing
Wilderness found themselves competing for the ultimate prizes with internationally acclaimed names like Coca-Cola, Bloomberg, Hyundai Engineering, and many others. Last year Wilderness Holdings entered its Integrated Sustainability Report into the...
30 April 2012
Tswana Cavelleria Rusticana steals hearts
An opera piece, Cavelleria Rusticana originating from Italy translated in the vernacular got the audience in stitches on Saturday as it made its last appearance at maitisong. In a very captivating Tswana setting, those thirsty to hear...
Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Banjo Mosele thrills Francistown fans
At least 1,000 fans packed the hotel's Jazz Pleasure Island arena to quench their thirst for quality jazz music by the Kanye-born musician who rarely stages shows in Francistown. Mosele, who has been in Oslo, Norway, since the 90s and resides in...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 30 April 2012
Multi-tasking won't do - BOCCIM tells secretaries
And a good secretary should know what is going on and handle routine questions that increase her bosses' accessibility.These tips were offered by the Executive Director of Tebelopele, Bangwato Sikwa, at the 23rd BOCCIM Secretaries Convention at the...
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 30 April 2012
BOTEC, RIPCO merger to be completed by July
The BOTEC/RIPCO merger came about as a result of a Cabinet directive, CAB 37(B)/2009, to bring together identified existing synergies between the two entities and prevent their overlapping of mandates and client base. RIPCO aims to promote...
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Local mobile phone tariffs among africa's cheapest
The report, by Research ICT Africa, compared mobile phone usage costs for 46 African countries for the period January 2011 and January 2012. The report also gauges the level of competitiveness among players in an economy, by comparing the...
STAFF WRITER 30 April 2012
BCP May day solidarity message
In Botswana, May Day is observed in a climate punctuated by poverty, deep inequalities of income, mass unemployment particularly among the youth, rushed and ill-timed privatisation programme, intolerance and blatant disregard for worker's welfare and...
30 April 2012
ETCETERA II
Being a railway enthusiast myself, I should be, logically, one of the first to welcome this news. Sadly, however, I had previously come to the conclusion that the problems experienced by Botswana Railways have increased then rather than being...
Sandy Grant 30 April 2012
KINGDOM-O-METRE
There are a good people who believe, not only that the church should be apolitical, but that ministers of the Word and Sacrament should have nothing to do with politics. I have pointed out in the past that the life of Jesus was and is a life of...
DUMI MMUALEFE 30 April 2012
Issues In Education
Both policy makers and teachers have admitted in a lot of ways that poor school performances, low learner academic attainment, continued decline in the standards of quality of school output, and development of teachers' distaste of teaching as...
D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI
S. WEEKS 30 April 2012
The Winners Code
In an earlier installment we noted that there are two piles in life. We gave an illustration of what happens when people apply for jobs, especially those common jobs. We noted that when an advertisement for a job is made, all the people that qualify...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 30 April 2012
May Day: Time For Reflection
This will be a time for reflection for them. The strike, which was the first of its kind in the history of Botswana, paralysed the economy of this country as almost all the sectors were affected. Recently, the Minister of Finance and Development...
EDITOR 30 April 2012
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30 April 2012
Icons of Botswana
The desire to fulfill her purpose in life keeps Ntombi Setshwaelo going. And her purpose is to basically provide the healing arts through education and mentorship. Setshwaelo laments that Botswana is full of social ills that have resulted in loss of...
Bathami Chilume
Correspondent 30 April 2012
SA lawyer defends Banda's 'fugitive' son
Young Banda, who is resident in South Africa, and not Kenya as previously believed, is vaguely connected to the transaction that led to the privatisation of the Zambia Telecommunication Company (ZAMTEL), which the government of president Michael Sata...
Arthur Simuchoba
Correspondent 30 April 2012
Serial rapist resigned to life in jail
Lefeletse, who was convicted last week on three counts of rape, said he has given up on freedom. He said that he has been in prison for a long time and cannot think of anything to say in mitigation. "I have been in and out of prison since 2007. I...
Calistus Kolantsho
Correspondent 30 April 2012
Workers return to Chedu Choga for May day
The industrial action reportedly clipped P270 million from the country's economy. In Francistown the strike resulted in a clash between the workers and the police riot squad. "We have no qualms with no one. We are only going there to commemorate the...
Galebolae Ngakane
Correspondent 30 April 2012
Court affirms sacking of top cop who ordered dud spy kit
Before he was sacked, Edward Moholo was demoted from the position of Assistant Commissioner to Senior Superintendent. Moholo was fired after BPS paid out P10 million in an out-of-court settlement with the company at the centre of the controversy,...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Tourism sector on the rise - report
Camping and multi-country trips have also increased in popularity, with South Africa gaining the most ground. Whilst fewer tourists appear to be visiting Gaborone, most other areas are benefiting from the influx of visitors. This is an indication...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 30 April 2012
BDC top three fired
The trio of BDC Managing Director, Maria Nthebolan, her deputy Sametsi Ditshupo (General Manager Business Development) and James Kamyuka (General Manager Management Services), have been dismissed. They are bidding the staff goodbye this morning...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
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30 April 2012
Monare loses BDP youth leadership
The youth, who seemed fed up with the outgoing committee, even rejected the reports that the committee was supposed to present angry with the fact that Monare's report was not available, pushing for committee elections to start earlier than expected....
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Sefhare: the newhome for the opposition in Tswapong
Here the late Sir Seretse Khama owns a big orchard that flourishes at the foot of the mighty Tswapong Hill. The Seretse Orchard, which his son President Ian Khama often visits, also sits on what traditionalists in Sefhare have always said is the home...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Audit reveals abuse of alcohol levy
It has emerged that the P75 million allocated to the Department of Youth in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in the last financial year was mainly used to run the day-to-day business of the department, and not the anti-alcohol campaign...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
Ntuane lauds govt for raising minimum wage
Giving a vote of thanks at the official opening of Rail Park Mall in Gaborone this week, Ntuane said he took personal gratification in the matter because it followed the minister's undertaking on March 6 after his question in Parliament on February...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 30 April 2012
I will resume my chieftaincy after politics - Khama
Officially opening the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National Youth Congress, Khama said dikgosi should not be actively involved in politics. "When I joined politics I called the traditional leadership in the Central district and consulted them...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 30 April 2012
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