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African favourites seek home comfort
There are many situations to watch in this weekend's 20 contests - two in each of the ten groups - and over the next 15 months, as ten teams earn the right to advance to the next round. The big gameCameroon - Congo DR, 2 June, Stade Omnisports...
01 June 2012
Murray told to pull out over back injury
He beat the 48th-ranked Finn 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in two hours and 27 minutes yesterday and, providing he is fit, plays the Colombian Santiago Giraldo on Saturday. On paper it is a straightforward match for the world No 4, although he might not know...
01 June 2012
Balotelli threatens to kill racist fans T
His comments come a day after Sol Campbell, speaking on Panorama, told England fans not to travel to the competition because they could "end up coming back in a coffin".Balotelli, who is preparing with the Italian team for their Group C fixtures,...
01 June 2012
SAFA settles Sangoma debt ahead of Zebras clash
Madela is the sangoma who alleged that SAFA reneged on a muti deal post the FIFA 2010 World Cup, but now he is a happy man and the nation can breathe a sigh of relief after this muti drama. "They gave me the money," Madela tells KickOff.com, but...
01 June 2012
First cut
Hello Mara! I take it that you are still in good health and that your campaign for the Botswana Football Association (BFA) presidency is going well. Mara, I know that you have been BFA legal advisor for some time now and I am inclined to think that...
Dennis Keagile 01 June 2012
Local rider decries lack of support
With the 1,000 Desert race only two weeks away, Kwapa said local companies are giving them a cold shoulder as far as sponsorship is concerned. "It is very difficult for us to get sponsorship, especially if you are unemployed; most of the local...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
Branch angling for AMA success
Branch's recent tour saw him compete in the South African Championships series held in Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, and Polokwane last weekend. In Pietermaritzburg, the 26-year-old won all his races before finishing third and second in Cape Town and...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 June 2012
BDF VI, Diphatsa's unbeaten start under threat
BDF VI are top of the table after eight games with maximum points, while Diphatsa lie second having won all seven games. It will be the battle of army camps as SSKB troops face their Francistown Donga based counterparts. Diphatsa is the only team...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Menon's cricket puzzle coming together
Mmegi Sport: Who is Arjun Menon?Menon: I was born and raised on the east coast of Singapore and I played for the Singapore national team from 1994 to 1999 before I left for Perth, Western Australia, for my tertiary studies. I ended up working there...
01 June 2012
Top players expected at FSG chess tourney
The tournament, which is expected to attract all national team players, starts at 8:00 am and FSG has sponsored the competition for P15, 000. The registration fee for the tournament is P50 for youngsters and P75 adults. The theme for this event is...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Off the ball
Name: Bonang OtlhagilePlace Of Birth: Selebi-PhikweDate Of Birth: 22 August 1986Sport: FootballNational Team Caps: 40 Mmegi Sport: What is your favourite place outside the field of play?Otlhagile: I like travelling. Mmegi Sport: What is your...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 01 June 2012
I'm not trying to rob Fani's house - Sebego
Why did you decide to stand for the BFA presidency?I have been in football all my life both as a player and administrator. With my history in the game, I have served two presidents as legal advisor and I think I have learnt a lot. I felt as a midwife...
01 June 2012
Peril, Comets survive on the last day
The two former Premier League teams had been among the First Division underperformers. Peril were bottom of the log for the better part of the season and seemed destined to go down just two seasons after a spectacular promotion in which they moved...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
Rollers, Chiefs clash without key players
Molepolole Sports Complex would have been the battle ground to watch this Sunday, but with the key players out and Chiefs already crowned champions, the match is likely to be a low key affair. Chiefs are without the services of goalkeeper, Mompoloki...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO & CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Staff Writer & Correspondent 01 June 2012
Buffaloes fall short for umpteenth time
It has always been a case of a good first round but a poor last half for the hapless Buffaloes, and this trend has continued this season - the fourth in a row. Moshe Kooitsiwe quit his coaching post perhaps out of frustration, after the team was...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
New look Zebras' tough journey begins
The campaign for the Brazil 2014 World Cup starts without at least five players who formed the core of the team that competed at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals early this year. Defenders Mosimanegape 'Twizer' Ramohibidu and skipper Mompati...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
Egypt election outcome makes economic challenge tougher
No centre-ground figure made it to next month's run-off vote, setting up a showdown between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohamed Mursi, and ex-army man and Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, two symbols of opposing political...
01 June 2012
In Myanmar, stigma and neglect add to HIV misery
Abandoned by their families, they must now find comfort in each other, although Jam still yearns for her husband to return to the private HIV hospice in the suburbs of Myanmar's biggest city. "He promised to come back, but I'm afraid he never will,"...
01 June 2012
Detentions reported in Tibet capital after immolations
Witnesses to the immolations had been arrested and Tibetans from outside Lhasa sent home, the reports said. The two Tibetan men set themselves on fire outside the Jokhang temple in an apparent anti-China protest. There have been several such...
01 June 2012
Russia contributing to potential Syria civil war - US
Hillary Clinton's comments came after Russia and China renewed opposition to tougher United Nations Security Council action. UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has repeated a warning that Syria could be moving towards "catastrophic" civil war, in the...
01 June 2012
DR Congo army mutineers sentenced to death in absentia
"Another eight officers, present in court, were handed life sentences, and three others prison terms between two to 200 years. The mutineers confessed to taking part in a meeting with General Bosco Ntaganda to plan the mutiny," the judge has...
01 June 2012
Abducted German engineer 'killed in Nigeria'
"It happened during a rescue bid," military officials told news agencies. Two expatriates, seized in the north-west of the country last year, died when Nigerian and British forces tried to free them in March. The latest developments came as the...
01 June 2012
Istanbul conference to discuss ending anarchy in Somalia
The two-day talks are hosted by the Turkish government, which has tried to raise Turkey's profile in Somalia since last year's drought there. Traditional elders, business leaders and civil society groups from Somalia are also due to attend. They are...
01 June 2012
Averting a new NATO - Russian arms race
Threats from Moscow should come as no surprise. In recent years they have included: the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad; Russia's actions during and after the 2008 Georgia-Russia war; and the pre-emptive use of...
01 June 2012
Nitty gritty
As usual, I'm on top of things. What I mean by being on top of things is that I have really taken the available opportunity to get to the bottom of this thing. So really, dear reader in whom I trust with my pen and paper, you could rightfully and...
Barolong Seboni 01 June 2012
Selling God to the highest bidder
Foreign pastors take the flak and run the risk of being shipped out of Botswana for fraudulent practices. But the truth is that followers and members of the churches led by locals are constantly terrorised because ministers have formed cabals to...
01 June 2012
Digging tswana roots
As we noted in a previous article, flight was the 'divine' symbol of an elite god's power. Indeed, African legends reveal dimly-remembered encounters with TA.DI (ta!di! That Which Strikes and Knocks Down - still a feared 'thunderbird' in Tswana lore)...
L.M.Leteane 01 June 2012
The war on poverty is commendable
Ever since President Ian Khama announced a major policy shift in the war on poverty at the turn of the decade, the government has matched its words with deeds that prove that it is committed to the ambitious target it set for itself. When the...
01 June 2012
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01 June 2012
Naturopathy: The holistic approach to health and disease
Russell Trail was the earliest physician to have a significant influence on the growth of Naturopathy promoting the hygienic system consisting of absence of alcohol, hygiene, healthy diet, vegetarianism, bran bread and moderate lifestyle and...
* TEBOGO BAGOPI-VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN 01 June 2012
Connecting with the African Diaspora
This meeting aspired to forge closer ties between 'Africa and its offspring', as one of the delegates at the summit described it. The summit is the result of numerous AU resolutions, dating back to 2003 when the idea of tapping into the resources of...
*LIESL LOUW-VAUDRAN 01 June 2012
Political education is key
Please allow me to make a few points about the way politics is conducted in Botswana. Many people involved in politics in Botswana are impatient. They are too busy to read between the lines. They do not take political education of the nation...
01 June 2012
The pitfalls of populism
However Ian Khama is not the first president to reject laws of protocol. His father, the first president Sir Seretse Khama was a very accessible man. Douglas Tsiako a veteran journalist who was on the team that covered the president says...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Book review
Doctorow's most recent novel is a fictional account of two lives, those of the Collyer brothers who grew up and died in a large, stately family mansion on Fifth Avenue in what is now Harlem. It is a fascinating tale of entropy, the progression...
Sheridan Griswold 01 June 2012
Back stage
It is the eclectic, all-encompassing, comic book fantasy film from Marvel comics that has swept the world breaking box-office records. In its opening weeks in May in earned more than P6 billion. What has spun this film into fame and riches is the...
Sasa Majuma 01 June 2012
National Museum keeps rock art alive
These countries are South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Mexico, which are working on preserving the rock art for tourism purposes and posterity. Makgabeng Train Shelter at Limpopo, South Africa, showed historical events and rituals associated with...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Radio presenter Setshogo is an epitome of confidence and success
However, he has not allowed challenges to deter his ambitions. One can immediately tell that radio is his passion, as his eyes light up when he speaks about his presenting job. Setshogo considers himself a strong and resilient individual...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Sechele I Museum braces for President's Day art contests
Though the numbers seem to have dropped compared to last year, the organisers of the competition (Kweneng Region) are optimist that the competition will live up to its billing. Curator Kawina Kawina has stated that the dwindling numbers might be due...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
Sechaba profits grow as it regains market share
Announcing its results for the year ended 31 March 2012, Sechaba says following years of declining demand as consumers turned to cheaper imports, total sales for the year grew by 6.8 percent in the period under review. "Sales for KBL, which was hit...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 01 June 2012
Time bomb is ticking, top fraud investigator warns
Elliot Luka, one of an elite group of certified fraud examiners in Botswana, told Business Week that various manifestations of fraud were appearing in increasing sectors of the economy. According to Luka, one of the prevalent frauds, known as land...
STAFF WRITER 01 June 2012
Councillors upset by BHC's takeover of Turnkey project
The civic leaders have cried that the development will impoverish local construction companies. "It is just meant to impoverish our local contractors and empower well established companies who would employ Chinese at the expense of the local people....
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 01 June 2012
Batswana are Africa's third biggest spenders
Earlier this week, the African Development Bank (AfDB) released a 92-page comparison of real household spending in 49 countries, contrasting the prices of 1,016 products and services, taken at different times of the year and their consumption in...
STAFF WRITER 01 June 2012
Govt considers BPC tariff hike
Recently, impeccable sources at the BPC told BusinessWeek that the utility was pushing for a 30 percent adjustment, being the last instalment of a three-year plan under which increases ranging between 15 and 30 percent were made in 2010 and...
STAFF WRITER 01 June 2012
Quality education is the solution to sustainable development
The effects of globalisation are now taking effect on the world economy and worse on the African continent. It is sad to note that Africa's natural resources have been plundered during the colonial period and this continues even today. Africa is...
JUSTIN HUNYEPA 01 June 2012
Africa wins the race to the bottom!
Capital is now extremely mobile and the international community, through the IMF and the World Bank and the OECD, has moved to make it more mobile over time by pressing countries to eliminate their remaining restrictions on capital flows. As this...
* ROMAN GRYNBERG 01 June 2012
New technology to speed up sorting mail at Botswana Post
Speaking at the launch in Gaborone this week, the manager of Expedite Services, Mompati Christos, said he expects all businesses to opt for Botswana Post to handle their bulk mail production covers, template designs, formatting and processing,...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Botswana road network - facts
It is bordered in the south by South Africa, in the west by Namibia, in the north by Zambia and in the north east by Zimbabwe and in the east by South Africa. This puts Botswana in the centre of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region....
01 June 2012
CB Stores donates shoes to needy children
The donation was made at Game City CB Stores shop through the intervention of Rotary Club of Gaborone. The Rotary Club was approached to help by SSI director Lisa Jamu. The Club approached CB Stores which agreed to help some of the...
01 June 2012
PAC misses deadline
The ministries and departments have been appearing before the PAC to account for the funds in their sections.The PAC aims to examine among others, value for money reports and management performance reports laid before Parliament after each financial...
NICHOLAS MOKWENA
Correspondent 01 June 2012
Northern Mali: An Islamic state?
Two rebel groups that took over northern Mali earlier this year had agreed to form an alliance and create an Islamic state. But just what are the regional implications of an Islamic territory in the West African country? Ansar Dine is said to have...
01 June 2012
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