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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 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
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...
30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 May 2012
Olympic committee clears air on Makwala
Makwala is yet to return to Jamaica after the National Championships and South Africa Open Championships early this month. The 400 metre runner who has qualified for the London Olympic Games on B Standard had earlier indicated how the South African...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Oteng makes history in BNSC scheme
Oteng won gold in Casablanca, Morocco, last month to become the only boxer to qualify for the London 2012 global showpiece. The revamped performance based incentives scheme launched earlier this year came into effect at the beginning of April....
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
Bid to bring Tyson to Botswana falls through
LOC chairperson, Barulaganye Mogotsi told a media briefing in Gaborone yesterday that the cost of bringing Tyson to Botswana was way beyond their budget. For a while now, an advert has been running in the media showing Tyson's photo and a promotional...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
First Division nets multi-million Pula deal?
Although authorities are still tight-lipped about the issue, sources have revealed that the sponsorship runs into millions of Pula. The sponsorship was supposed to be launched last week, but the two parties - Botswana Football Association...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
ATI promotes precursor single
The youthful rapper is marketing the single, a precursor to his August album, on sites including ReverbNation, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The prickly title of the song is an introduction of a certain lifestyle through hypnosis in a...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Matsieng yet to receive royalties for Tinto
The reputable producer recently told Showbiz that he was relocating to South Africa and that he was taking Matsieng traditional troupe along, but it has now emerged that the trio want nothing to do with him and have refused to join him in...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
Setso handbags captivate show goers
The bags that are handmade by Ikgopoleng Kolagano with the assistance of his wife took Batswana by storm. In an interview Kolagano, who is the Marketing Manager, said that they started doing the business after designing various samples for...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Vatican denies cardinal is part of Vatileaks sacandal
It did, though, confirms that many people were being questioned. "There is no cardinal suspected. I utterly deny the reports," Vatican spokesperson, Federico Lombardi told journalists following rumours that an operation involving 20 or so...
30 May 2012
China condemns 'cruel killings' in Syria
The comments from the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Liu Weimin marked an intensification of Beijing's condemnation of the surging bloodshed in Syria, but Liu stopped short of directly condemning the government of president, Bashar al-Assad....
30 May 2012
BBC's Petroc Trelawny: Zimbabwe 'drops charges'
State prosecutors have dropped all charges against Petroc Trelawny, Nzarayapenga told Reuters news agency.He told AFP Trelawny was in hospital under police guard being treated for a fractured arm until the formalities of his release were...
30 May 2012
UN, Africa Development Bank back youth wage subsidy
But these must be designed to avoid negative side effects and the displacement of workers, according to the African Economic Outlook 2012 report. Unemployment rates among young South Africans has soared to double the national average, hitting 50.5...
30 May 2012
Mogae appointed to Shrenuj board
In a press release, the company, which operates a diamond cutting and polishing company as well as a jewelery manufacturing plant in Botswana, said Mogae's appointment will be immensely valuable in sustaining growth as well as profit margins. "Mogae...
STAFF WRITER 30 May 2012
NDB leverages on agriculture for commercial banking
Once passed, the transition bill will repeal the 49-year-old NDB Act and allow the development finance institution to apply to the Bank of Botswana for a commercial banking licence. The NDB is already procuring a banking solution which will provide...
STAFF WRITER 30 May 2012
Kwena Rocla production drops 60%
Speaking during a tour of the company on Monday, Kwena Rocla CEO Glen Ansell said from as much as 500 000 tonnes of pre-cast concrete products last year, production has declined to less than 200 000 tonnes as road construction projects such as...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Mmualebe
A e ne e le mabele, mmidi, dinawa kana eng, ga re itse ka ga go bolelwe. Mme ka Batswana re le balemi, re na le dipeo tse re di lemang, re ka akanyetsa gore gongwe e ne e ka nna nngwe ya tse re di umakileng tse. Gongwe e ne e le mabele a...
Sebofo Motshwane 30 May 2012
Be cautious with stem cells
On the one hand, used properly, medical correction in which stem cells are the key instrument of healing have been proven to work almost as an elixir of life. That is essentially because stem cells, especially those contained in umbilical cord blood,...
EDITOR 30 May 2012
Selefu 30 May 2012
30 May 2012
Our Heritage
The first point to be made is that the general public should immediately capitalise on the opportunity given it by this Declaration to insist/demand that it be fully informed, and appropriately, to be involved about any and all issues related to that...
Sandy Grant 30 May 2012
Female partners benefit from reduced sensation - Doctor
The doctor said during an interview that though there is no scientific proof to this, they have always received reports that SMC improved couples sexual pleasure. He said that men who had suffered erectile dysfunction characterised by early...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
Khama has usurped role of social workers - Saleshando
Addressing a rally here yesterday, the president of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Dumelang Saleshando, said social workers in Botswana are no longer doing their jobs because the president has supplanted them. If an evaluation of African heads...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Modubule advises new BMD youth committee against lobby lists
Endorsing the first-ever BMD youth committee elected here over the weekend, Modubule said the party strictly did not condone the use of lobby lists. He warned that they would not hesitate to institute necessary action against those who flouted the...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
BCP primaries slated for June
"We will be electing members of the elections committee before the weekend with the assistance of the party's director of elections. The committee will be tasked with receiving applications from those who want to contest the primary...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
Gaborone could have stem cell storage facility this year
The stem cell bank will be based in Gaborone and will offer free services. Cryo-Save consultant in Botswana, Virginia Mngqibisa, says storage of stem cells at minus196 degrees has become a widely practiced approach to curing illnesses and is...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Key BCPYL posts filled by co-option
The three were co-opted by resolution of congress in Kasane over the weekend. The BCP congress also resolved to adopt the draft constitution of BCPYL that will become operational from July 1. Outgoing BCPYL president, Lotty Manyapetsa, says adoption...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Facebook group to setup an NGO
It has been in existence since 2008 and is currently sitting at just under 4,000 members on the popular social networking site. When speaking to Mmegi Phenyo Motlhagodi, the official spokesperson explained that the group was formed as a...
EUNICE MASIE
Correspondent 30 May 2012
Govt has not engaged BOFEPUSU over complaints registered with ILO
"For now, I will not say we have made any effort," accounting officer for the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Lucky Moahi said when appearing before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday. PAC member, Kentse Rammidi...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 30 May 2012
Botswana Society hosts water Pitso
The organisation has said that in its 2012 report, the World Economic Forum has identified water-food-energy security as one of the world's greatest threats, behind global market upheavals and the illegal economy (corruption, drug trafficking, etc)....
STAFF WRITER 30 May 2012
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