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Australia celebrates African achievement and potential
These important anniversaries have triggered renewed debate about reversing the trend of Afro-pessimism. I remember seeing the famous cover of the Economist a decade ago, labelling Africa as 'The Hopeless Continent'. Fast forward to December 2011,...
* ANN HARRAP 29 May 2012
Addressing monopoly power in the Botswana retail sector
In Botswana, the fact that a large portion of the modern retail sector is now dominated by a small number of firms, which control franchises or are strategic partners of retail transnationals is an issue of great concern to many Batswana (see Mmegi...
29 May 2012
Umbrella convenors speak
Sometime in February 2003, on a warm Saturday morning people gathered to mourn the passing of a friend's son in Phakalane. Amongst the invited guests were Lebang Mpotokwane, Motlhabane Maphanyane and Sam Mpuchane - all retired senior civil servants...
29 May 2012
Has the first phase of BNF extinction begun?
You see species have been subjected to all sorts of studies and lots of efforts made to explain the existence and extinction of some. The extinction of species as part of the process of natural selection may be as a result of failure to adapt to the...
29 May 2012
Why civil war still rages in Sudan
Sudan, Africa's largest country (north and south combined) shelters a diverse religious and ethnic population, which during the vigorous spread of Islam in North Africa became divided along clear geographical, ethnic and religious lines; of the...
GAONTEBALE MOKGOSI 29 May 2012
ETCETERA II
The Gaborone Declaration - the formal statement emanating from last week's two-day multi-national conference in Gaborone on Sustainability is one hell of a document which must be, by some way, the most compelling declaration to have emerged from this...
Sandy Grant 29 May 2012
Kingdom-0-Metre
To understand the meaning of Pentecost one ought to understand the writings of the Luke-Acts writer. Acts2 is often used to divide instead of to unite. It is often used to determine who is more Christian than the other. Often the non-tongue speaking...
Dumi Mmualefe 29 May 2012
Issues in education
There exists evidence from research in other countries that the quality of education received by children when they are young, the acquisition of early learning skills, carries over and enhances their life when they are older, increasing their...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 29 May 2012
The winners code
There is a bed time prayer that is often taught to young children. The little prayer concludes with the words, "Lord don't let me die before I wake up." The prayer betrays two latent human desires. The first is the desire for longevity. We all want...
George Chingarande 29 May 2012
'Seven mistakes and one son'
In the past, men were known to be eager to have sons who would preserve the family name. For as long as the woman kept giving birth to girls, she had to brace herself for more pregnancies until she got a boy. That was because in the African...
Correspondent
Thato Kala 29 May 2012
Icons of Botswana
Ben Makobole is living testimony that nothing in life is impossible. He is evidence that with hard work, talent and determination, the sky is the limit. The man radiates positive energy. Most importantly he is friendly, approachable and funny. As a...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Kaelo unfazed as he basks in promotion glory
Kaelo has persevered for eight years to finally realise his dream of leading the team to the elite league."I am happy today because I have waited for this day for a long time. When we got promoted to the First Division, I knew we were capable, but I...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
BOTESSA keen to appoint own auditors
The two companies were engaged by the BNSC, on behalf of their affiliates. Like other sport codes, BOTESSA accused the two organisations of delays in auditing their accounts. Erasmus said they have in many instances postponed their Annual General...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Zebras, Bafana Bafana tickets go on sale Friday
Tickets for the Panda Stand will sell at P50,while behind the goal posts will cost P30. The tickets are available at Orange shops in Gaborone as well as BBS Bata and Southring Mall filling station. Car passes are sold at P20 and the Botswana Football...
STAFF WRITER 29 May 2012
Notwane falter in netball opener but remain upbeat
"Our aim is to finish in the second spot in the Southern zone. To achieve that, we have to ensure that we do not lose any other game. My team consists of four national Under-20 players and I am proud of their performance," she told Mmegi Sport. ...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Buoyant Diphatsa look ahead with optimism
Diphatsa coach, Leabaneng George told Mmegi Sport he was excited to see his team winning their Saturday game against the granite-hard Kutlwano, labelling the encounter, his most difficult game ever."We lost the second set because we were facing the...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Confusion surrounds Zebras' Turkey trip
The game was initially meant to take place on Saturday, but was moved to Sunday and then to Monday evening amid contrasting reasons forwarded by the Iraqi Football Association (FA) officials and the match agent, SGM.Zebras' welfare manager Patrick...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Report absolves clubs, officials in fixture mix-up
"They may have taken advantage of the confusing correspondence from the secretariat by insisting that they wanted to play at the UB Stadium except, of course, Nico United, but then I have no evidence that they were acting in bad faith. It would just...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Former BBA housemate, Miss P pursues passion for acting and television
One Take is the brainchild of local women who have come together with a shared interest to empower youth through the arts. The company has been in existence since the beginning of the year. They presented their first production recently, at the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Back stage
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is being shown by the Gaborone Film Society at Maru a Pula School in the A/V Centre at 7 pm only today. This is the classic film on racial discrimination in the Deep South compounded by local politics and the...
Sasa Majuma 29 May 2012
Btv presenter denies 'Bonang wannabe' rumours
Most of these rumors are circulating on popular social networking site, Facebook. The TV presenter says that people are over exaggerating and have misunderstood her, as she is simply trying to build her own brand."I love the fact that people...
EUNICE MASIE
Correspondet 29 May 2012
Botswana pair up for eviction
The two Maygilip sisters Eve and Edith's fate is now in the hands of the show's voters. If Big Brother continues the trend from the previous Downville eviction - evicting three and moving one to Upville - there is a high possibility that one of...
STAFF WRITER 29 May 2012
Bridging India's identity divide with a number
It takes all of 10 minutes for each person to have their details keyed into a laptop before they are photographed on a webcam and their fingerprints and iris are scanned in what is also the world's biggest biometric identity exercise.Since it...
29 May 2012
Nationalisation of textbooks in our lifetime, says ANC
The industry receives approximately R1.5-billion or(P1.4 billion) each year from the basic education department's textbook orders and will collapse - taking with it 19, 000 jobs - if the ANC's proposal is instituted, the Publishers' Association...
29 May 2012
UN condemns Syria for Houla massacre
An emergency council meeting in New York on Sunday accused president, Bashar al-Assad's forces of unleashing havoc in the town last week, calling the bombardment of residential areas "an outrageous use of force" which violated international law."The...
29 May 2012
Leveson Inquiry: Press links inevitable, says Tony Blair
Blair told the inquiry that at its best, British journalism is the best in the world. But Blair said the use of newspapers as instruments of political power creates a relationship that is "unhealthy".The inquiry is investigating the link between the...
29 May 2012
Kenyan capital Nairobi's centre rocked by large blast
There have been several blasts in Kenya since it sent troops into Somalia last year to tackle the Al-Shabab Islamist militant group.Al-Shabab has repeatedly threatened to stage revenge attacks against Kenya.The BBC's Kevin Mwachiro says that glass...
29 May 2012
Rwanda 'supporting DR Congo mutineers'
An internal UN report seen by the BBC cited defecting soldiers, who said they had been trained in Rwanda under the pretext of joining the army, before being sent over the border to fight.The conflict broke out in April after a mutiny by some...
29 May 2012
Tender fees' motion passes
Civic leaders feel that fees for tender documents are so exorbitant that they deny individuals in the low income bracket the opportunity to stake bids. The mover of the motion, councillor Lekang Mukokomani, said the fact that the fee is...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Customs administrations need restructuring
Speaking at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) meeting in Gaborone last week, Seretse said customs administrations should introduce effective controls of cargo transported by road, rail, air and waterways to secure supply chain of goods as well as...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Momentum gathers as BITC takes shape
Yesterday, Trade and Industry Minister, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu told the media that the new BITC board had given her its recommendations for the centre's CEO. The ministry will select a candidate and seek Cabinet's approval, a process expected to...
STAFF WRITER 29 May 2012
Operation Sobriety nets 61 drivers
Police charged 20 drivers for excessive drinking while 10 drivers refused to take the breathalyzer test.Police also charged 16 persons for driving without a licence and two for driving unregistered motor vehicles.One person was also charged for...
VCTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Council refuses to be drawn into Bakgatla fray
The copper-nickel mining town's civic leaders threw out a motion that sought to engage mediators to resolve the tension between the two parties. The mover of the motion, Lekang Mukokomani, entreated the house to request government, through...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
As I see it
After 46 years in power BDP is beginning to show a chink in its armour in spite of crowing about being the most democratic in the whole of Africa. One of the most significant elements of democracy is inner party democracy, the characteristic of...
Michael Dingake 29 May 2012
Selefu 29 May 2012
29 May 2012
US reverses clock in anti-HIV/AIDS war
The United States of America (US), that citadel of human rights (if we ignore the historical injustices against blacks), has embarked on a deliberate policy to openly stigmatise and discriminate people living with HIV/AIDS.As a result, our Ministry...
29 May 2012
MoH re-employs lay counsellors
Goretetse Kekgonegile, publicity secretary of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), said they are aware that the employer is calling the counsellors one by one and giving them their jobs back. He said that they hoped that all...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Ntuane goes AWOL
Ntuane did not attend the BMD event, which was held in Selebi Phikwe over the weekend. He is said to have told some of his comrades that he was attending a relative's wedding on the same day.However, sources close to the party claim Ntuane's absence...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
BMD pulls out of opposition MoU
The party's secretary general, Wynter Mmolotsi, revealed that they made the decision at the party's policy assembly held over the weekend in Selebi Phikwe. The party held the assembly on the same date as its Youth League's elective congress. The MoU...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Union secures funeral insurance cover for members
The Metropolitan Life product attracts a monthly premium of P27 per month. Under the policy, the beneficiary, spouse and their children aged 16 to 20 get a cover of P20 000 each, while children aged six to 15 are covered at P10 000 each and...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Minister denies 'sabotaging' tourism
In an interview, the minister said he is very good at consulting with other stakeholders and never takes decisions alone. He says as the minister, he has to tweak policies for sustainable tourism to ensure a balance in eco-system. Further, he said he...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Parents urged to play leading role in education
The school attained a 99.6 percent pass rate in the 2011 Junior Certificate results.Moahi noted that the majority of students across the country fail because they lack the support of their parents. She also posited that parents still wrongly perceive...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Kweneng councillors claim govt sabotage
The council's chairman Motlhophi Leo echoed this on Thursday, during a council meeting that ended on Friday. He told Local Government Minister, Peter Siele that they are not happy with the way the ministers and other government officials treat them....
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 29 May 2012
Govt spends P265 million on LITS
The Acting Director at the Department of Veterinary Services Kobedi Segale confirmed during an interview with Mmegi that servers, equipment, bolus readers, database design, servicing and maintenance including upgrading and procurement and recycling...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Khama announces BDF promotions
Major General Gaolathe Galebotswe has been appointed the Deputy Commander while Brigadier George Tlhalerwa has been appointed Commander, Defence Logistics Command.The promotions and appointments were effected on May 21, 2012, a statement from BDF...
STAFF WRITER 29 May 2012
Kanjabanga drops court case against BNF
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Kanjabanga said that they have already held meetings in Old Naledi and Gabane, and are planning to visit Kanye, Thamaga and Molepolole next."We have had a very positive response, people come to listen, and they think that...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Theory tests still a problem despite system automation
Fielding questions from the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, he said that people continue to fail the theory tests and they do not know where from the problem emits. "We have automated the system but people continue to fail...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 29 May 2012
Australia celebrates African achievement and potential
These important anniversaries have triggered renewed debate about reversing the trend of Afro-pessimism. I remember seeing the famous cover of the Economist a decade ago, labelling Africa as 'The Hopeless Continent'. Fast forward to December 2011,...
* ANN HARRAP 30 May 2012
Addressing monopoly power in the Botswana retail sector
In Botswana, the fact that a large portion of the modern retail sector is now dominated by a small number of firms, which control franchises or are strategic partners of retail transnationals is an issue of great concern to many Batswana (see Mmegi...
30 May 2012
Umbrella convenors speak
Sometime in February 2003, on a warm Saturday morning people gathered to mourn the passing of a friend's son in Phakalane. Amongst the invited guests were Lebang Mpotokwane, Motlhabane Maphanyane and Sam Mpuchane - all retired senior civil servants...
30 May 2012
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