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May Day and pro-labour Umbrella policies-Part 2
In 2006 the International Food Policy Research Institute's Global Hunger Index concluded that Botswana has a serious hunger crisis which has worsened over a period of ten years when the country experienced economic growth. These social ills are...
* COMRADE MOORE 18 May 2012
BNF: The re-emergence
A couple of months ago, I wrote on the beginning of a battle for the soul of the Botswana National Front (BNF). The battle had started with the Kanjabanga-Ntime nexus and was to be reignited by the Isaac Mabiletsa lobby. When Duma Boko's...
18 May 2012
Our heritage
The development process is, of course, all ups and downs. Here today. Gone tomorrow. That said, the engineers of so much of the country's development in the immediate post independence years, the largely unpaid and unqualified volunteers, were...
Sandy Grant 18 May 2012
Deportations: The elephant loses its stature across the river
The most recent deportation order against Prophet Francis Sakufiwa of New Seasons Ministries has sparked off debate as captured in last Friday's edition of Mmegi where Lawrence Ookeditse analyses the powers of the President to declare a foreigner a...
18 May 2012
Icons of Botswana
Discussions aimed at establishing a model for a united opposition to stand against the Botswana Democratic Party in the next elections have dominated newspaper headlines for months. While the names of party leaders Duma Boko, Gomolemo Motswaledi and...
Kibo Ngowi
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Our Heritage
Unfortunately, the notion of heritage is barely implanted or even recognised. Rather oddly perhaps, the recent notion of branding Botswana, however it is currently conceived, may help us to re-evaluate those old stations and the passenger trains...
SANDY GRANT 18 May 2012
Bowlers battle for honours in BOMAID National Championships
"The medical aid provider has sponsored the 37th edition to the tune of P20,000," Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) public relations officer, John Gaborutwe said. The Championships are the premier event on their calender. The winner of both the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Three vie for F/town's football top post
Acting FRAFA chairperson, Jonas Ikgopoleng, renowned football administrator, Obvious Moyo and former Mahalapye Hotspurs player, Tamocha Lenyeletse have all confirmed their candidature and are expected to battle it out for the chairmanship...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Oteng leaves for Cuba to intensify Olympics preps
The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) has finalised his training programme which includes a two-week sojourn in Cuba and camps in Venezuela and Ukraine. BoBA publicity secretary, Willough Kemoen confirmed the development saying the boxer was still...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Judo gears for SA Championships
The 32 athletes from both junior and senior categories were selected at the National Championships at the end of April. Botswana Judo Federation (BJF) president, Estony Hattingh told Mmegi Sport that they are getting ready for a busy schedule in the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Golfer Marudu gets due reward for hard work
Mmegi: Who is Trazinah Marudu? Marudu: I was born in Butale village some 38 years ago to Joseph Marudu and Zuziwe Msunduzwa. I come from Senyawe and grew up in Gaborone with my father. I went to Gaborone Senior Secondary School and then studied...
18 May 2012
Morule linked to BNSC post
Morule, who did not seek re-election in last month's elections is rumoured to be planning to stand for the position of vice chairperson, to replace Nomsa Mbere. Mbere will not seek another term in the July elections. Speculation is rife that Morule...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Super Sunday to decide women's soccer champions
The game takes place at Mmamasire grounds and kick-off is at 3:30pm. At one point, Rollers led the log by five points only to be overtaken by their archrivals. 0rough draws, while the defending champions roared back with a good run. Rollers'...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Motlakase on track for quick Premier League return
The Palapye side needs only four points to book a place in the elite league next season. Motlakase has 37 points after 19 games, with 11 wins, four draws and four losses. Motlakase coach, Oris Radipotsane said the team members are in good shape as...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Another Chiefs, ECCO thriller beckons
Chiefs overcame ECCO 3-2 in the first round before they played to a thrilling 3-3 draw in the second round in Francistown early this year. They have been drawn against each other in the Mascom Top 8 semi finals, which will be played over two...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
It's swim or sink for relegation candidates
FC SatmosThe Selebi-Phikwe side has struggled the entire season and with just four games remaining, it would take a miracle for them to survive relegation. Their survival would be one of the most dramatic escapes in local football history if they...
18 May 2012
Premier League owes government stadium fees
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry, Ruth Maphorisa told a Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Wednesday that they are having a problem with collecting outstanding revenue from the Premier league. Maphorisa said that...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dead at 83
His most famous works were The Death of Artemio Cruz and The Old Gringo. He was associated with the Latin American Boom - a literary movement made up of mainly young authors whose politically critical works broke with established traditions.He died...
18 May 2012
Greek president set to appoint caretaker government
Final talks to form a coalition failed on Tuesday, raising new concerns over Greece's eurozone future. "There has been deadlock since the May 6th election over whether to continue with the austerity measures required by an international bailout...
18 May 2012
Strauss-Kahn files $1m counter-claim against hotel maid
Strauss-Kahn was held in New York in May 2011 after Nafissatou Diallo alleged he had forced her into sex in his suite in Manhattan's Sofitel Hotel.Prosecutors later dropped charges amid concerns about Diallo's credibility. She then opened a...
18 May 2012
Strong growth hasn't ended Africa's food crisis, says UN
"Impressive GDP growth rates in Africa have not translated into the elimination of hunger and malnutrition," Helen Clark, administrator at the United Nations Development Programme said in a statement at the release of the report on Tuesday....
18 May 2012
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
It is his last chance to speak at The Hague tribunal before he is sentenced.The prosecution wants an 80-year prison term, which the defence says is excessive.Taylor was convicted of arming rebels in Sierra Leone during its civil war and helping to...
18 May 2012
Rising tribalism in South Africa
This apparent new upsurge in tribalism in South Africa appears to be driven by a number of factors. There has been appallingly poor political leadership at the helm of South Africa. A perception has now taken root that to be successful in South...
WILLIAM GUMEDE 18 May 2012
The mayor who rose from humble beginnings
Mmegi: When were you born and from which village do you hail from? Montsiemang: On October 12, 1963. I am from Thamaga. Mmegi: Tell us about your coming to Jwaneng and what brought you here? Montsiemang: I came here in 1982 as a worker, working...
18 May 2012
Project syndicate
That is the question that I posed to a panel of five top economists, including four Nobel laureates, in the Copenhagen Consensus 2012 project. The panel members were chosen for their expertise in prioritisation and their ability to use economic...
Bjorn Lomborg 18 May 2012
Why and how I quit BNF
I wish to thank members of the BNF, more especially those in my constituency, Kanye North who accepted my membership to their Party with much generosity and goodwill. You will agree with me that the past months have been the most hectic in my...
* KENTSE RAMMIDI 18 May 2012
Digging tswana roots
It is in the lore of these ancient civilisations that we must dig in order to understand our own roots. Why is this? When Bantus lost touch with writing after being effectively expelled from Khmer-Roggo (ancient Egypt) in an incident that I have...
L.M.Leteane 18 May 2012
Stopping the illegal miners
The operation was conducted from early evening to midnight on Tuesday. In the course of it, at least four trucks were confiscated while several escaped. In the same operation, five suspects were arrested while a few got injured while...
18 May 2012
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18 May 2012
Inflation slumps to 16-month low
Consumer inflation slowed for the fourth consecutive month to 7.5 percent year-on-year in April from 8.0 percent in March, Statistics Botswana (SB) said this week. The April rate is the lowest in 16 months as inflation eases, indicating a lower...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
New customisable office hits market
The facility comes with conveniently shared boardrooms, copy services, parking lots, meeting rooms, a coffee shop and a gym, all under one roof. Umesh Loona, sales and marketing manager of Apex Properties, has revealed that the office will be up and...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 18 May 2012
NBFIRA plays hardball with micro-lenders
Government through the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) has ordered micro-lenders and cash loan operators to submit loan book values in order for them to be levied, a development the latter fears will run them out of...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
LEA seeks partnerships to grow horticulture output
"LEA should lobby BOBS to lower costs for adopting standards in order to enable industries within the horticulture value chain to adopt quality standards to enable them to penetrate markets," said Neo Mahube, LEA business opportunity manager. Through...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Textile sector's future hinges on June US meeting
The local textile sector's continued duty and quota free access to the US market will be decided mid-June, even as the country's sole exporter to that market notes lower orders caused by uncertain buyers planning for all eventualities. Last year,...
STAFF WRITER 18 May 2012
It's all about the people, says new F/town Mayor
Entering his office at the civic centre for the first time this week, Maiketso had a smile of a satisfied man. He seemed comfortable and ready for the day. Though the phone was ringing he kept his cool. He said that he was ready for the challenge of...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Council workers down tools over money owed
The irate workers gathered at the Civic Centre singing protest songs and chanting slogans until the city clerk, Kutlwano Matenge and his deputy for finance and administration, Patricia Mashonwa, appeared to calm them down. In an impromptu meeting...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Man demands compensation for loss of business
A man who makes a living through delivering goods all over the country, has lodged a case with the Francistown Magistrate Court, demanding compensation for loss of business from the association. Appearing before magistrate Jennifer Chikati, Mojiwa...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 18 May 2012
De Graaf denies conflict over bolus
In previous interviews in February the minister had said that they would not consider the ear-chip because it has complications and can get easily lost. At a recent meeting with the Farmers Association the minister said that the Electronic Ear Tag...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Mother loses faith in search for lost son
The man was reported missing on April 23. Chabadisele is now helpless, as the authorities have made no headway in the search for her son. On Tuesday, things took another twist when the community demanded permission to search for Modirinyane, a former...
NICHOLAS MOKWENA
Correspondent 18 May 2012
BCP councillors lock horns over deputy mayoralty
The two candidates polled seven votes each, compelling newly-elected mayor, Godfrey Mbaiwa to break the tie, tipping the balance in favour of councillor Kelebetse. As a result, both Mbaiwa and Kelebetse retained their positions as mayor and deputy...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Delta communities decry lack of consultation
At a consultation conference held yesterday, representatives of Jao, Ditshiping and Xaxaba said they were not consulted prior to a submission being sent to UNESCO to nominate the Okavango Delta for listing. Bontsheditswe Saxago, a resident of Jao and...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
'Youth Development Fund survives on alcohol levy'
Permanent Secretary Ruth Maphorisa said this when briefing the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday. PAC member Samson 'Guma' Moyo had asked Maphorisa to explain the operations of the fund. She said the fund had only P23...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Woman scalded in 'cat fight'
The Commander of Tutume Police Station, Superintendent Vusimusi Jorowe, says they received a report that two women of Makuta, a village 27 kilometres from Tutume, had an argument that resulted in a fight. "These women are neighbours," Jorowe...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Five illegal sand miners arrested
The police operation took in Gabane and its environs - including Ramagapo, Diphiring and Tswoaneng farmlands - along a road made notorious by alleged illegal miners who use it to ferry contraband sand from the river to Gaborone. The operation, which...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Govt reclaims Kgatleng from Kgafela
Addressing a Kgotla meeting in Mochudi on Monday, Seretse said he came to bring peace, stability and security to Bakgatla. "Nothing else but peace and security as implied in the name of my ministry," he said as he struck a cord with a tribe that has...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Delta communities decry lack of consultation
At a consultation conference held yesterday, representatives of Jao, Ditshiping and Xaxaba said they were not consulted prior to a submission being sent to UNESCO to nominate the Okavango Delta for listing. Bontsheditswe Saxago, a resident of Jao and...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Ileighs-Layson donates toilet seats to Marina
The material can be flushed because it dissolves easily in water. "This kind of material is ideal for places like Princess Marina Hospital where there is a lot of human traffic," Mouwane noted. Procured in China, the material marks the biggest...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Opposition undecided on approach to by-elections
The date for the by-election, which follows the death of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor Shah Jack last month, is yet to be announced. The BCP, the Botswana National Front (BNF), the Botswana People's Party (BPP) and the Botswana Movement...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
Don't pollute the environment - Mayor cautions
At a mitigation meeting involving the stakeholders the previous week, the street vendors were reminded of the peace that they disturb in the malls through the loud music and generators that they use for power supply. The mayor told the street...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 18 May 2012
Rammidi owes BNF unpaid subscriptions
Rammidi, who defected to the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) this week, has confirmed that he did not pay subscriptions for the six months he spent in the BNF. "Executive members were fired and some suspended so I could not just stop people by the...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 May 2012
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