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UN review lashes SA over secrecy Bill
The United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland all expressed concerns that the proposed laws could threaten media freedom. The intervention - the biggest collective stand yet taken by foreign...
18 June 2012
Togo protest: Lome rocked by electoral reform unrest
Two previous days of unrest in Lome saw violent clashes between security forces and thousands of demonstrators during which stones were thrown, tear gas was fired and about 30 people were injured. It follows recent electoral reforms ahead of a...
18 June 2012
ICC seeks 30-year sentence for Congo warlord Lubanga
In March, the Hague-based court found him guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003. At that time, an inter-ethnic conflict was raging in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lubanga headed a rebel...
18 June 2012
"Illegal" hiring leaves Zimbabwe army hungry
Zimbabwe, struggling to recover from a decade-long economic decline that critics blame on long-serving president, Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, is spending a large share of its $4 billion or (P31 billion) budget for 2012 on wages. Biti told...
18 June 2012
Spoiler alert: Judge takes 'judicial peek' at Zim report
In accordance with a Constitutional Court ruling in November last year, North Gauteng High Court judge, Joseph Raulinga exercised his right to a "judicial peek" at a government report compiled by two South African judges on the socio-political and...
18 June 2012
Book review
Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile & Apartheid by Frank B. Wilderson, 111 is a 500 paged dome published by South End Press in 2008. It is a book full of angst and disappointment at the final resolution of the South African problem. It is a timely...
Keineetse Keineetse 18 June 2012
Libya revokes Muammar Gaddafi praise law
Law 37 was originally passed in May by the National Transitional Council's Legal Committee.Libya's Human Rights Council and civil society groups appealed against the law, which was also condemned by international human rights watchdogs. Under the...
18 June 2012
Bogadi to be standardised?
The Chief asserts this is because parents overcharge for bogadi and put forward all kinds of arguments to scale up the woman's value as if they are commercial commodities. A motion has been raised by the House of Chiefs that bogadi should be...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Unmasking Selefu the cartoonist
He was a shadowy figure who would drift in and out of the newsroom, sit down at a desk far form everyone, draft something on a pad, drop it off at the Editor's office, grab his briefcase and leave. No word. No introductions. Quiet. Methodical....
18 June 2012
Defiling the body of Christ
We hear that among other crimes that led to his deportation, Prophet Francis Sakufiwa warmed up women in his church and derived pleasure from waking up at sunrise next to them, nude and naked. It must be this harem of Jezebels who got tired of empty...
18 June 2012
Inside a commercial squatter camp
He has been occupying Letsweletse Mmope's land illegally since 1991. When he occupied the land, it was the state's. A year later, it became freehold land under Mmope's ownership. The 29 hectare land is sandwiched between the Gaborone Dam and the old...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Botswana's economic zones and the 'Miracle of Shenzhen'
If you ever visit what was once the British colony of Hong Kong and cross the 'border' you will enter the mega-city of Shenzhen with a population of 14 million people which started life not so long ago as a small fishing village. In 1980 when Chinese...
18 June 2012
Bokamoso starlet catches eye of Spar league giants
The promising Goal Attack definitely looks like the next best thing in local netball. No fewer than three League clubs are believed to be interesting in snapping up the teenage sensation after she was instrumental in Bokamoso's three games.They beat...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Jungle queens make history
Queens put aside the disappointment of travelling all the way to Kanye early on Saturday only to find the courts in a poor state. According to officials, the courts were cracked and in no state to be used for competitive games. The weekend fixtures...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Glittering awards night for basketball stars
There were also individual prizes for the stars whose brilliance caught the eye during the season. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) from the ladies side went to BDF V's Orapeleng Leagajang who received a trophy. Spartan's Robert Mosalakatane was voted...
Sylviah Disele
Correspondent 18 June 2012
The Vultures run riot over Zimbabwean team
The game started with the Zimbabwean team getting a try through.Thabani Sakupwanya on the 10th minute and he also took the convention. The team enjoyed the lead, but The Vultures stated pushing for catch up points, playing good rugby. Hugo Botha did...
Calistus Kolantsho 18 June 2012
Botswana finish third in africa boxing cup
The country's flag was hoisted high once as light flyweight boxer Mooketsi Lekgetho won gold after defeating South African Lebogang Pilane 24-13. Lekgetho was all over Pilane in the second and third rounds after narrowly winning the first round 6-5....
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Gift is strongman champ
Gift Sango is the 2012 Botswana Strongman. He was crowned at the end of the tournament that brought together muscle-men battling out in six categories. Zimbabwean born Sango proved he was still the guy to beat in Botswana as he retained the title;...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Rollers crush GU
Rollers started upfront with U-23 striker, Phenyo Molefe with Ngele playing right behind him. GU on the other hand started with two strikers, Makundika Sakala and Ronald Chikomo. Speedy winger, Mandla Mgadla started on the right. The game was...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
ECCO, Centre chiefs share spoils in Mascom top 8
Ecco though, had an upper hand over the star studded Centre Chiefs. Led by enterprising Zambian attacker Tendai Nyumasi, ECCO threatened the visitors' goalie Mmopoloki Sephekolo for most of the proceedings. ECCO who will have themselves to...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Food for the soul
After checking your cholesterol level are you shocked, disappointed or happy with the numbers? Hopefully you are in control of the bad fats and at peace with all things cardiac. Okay last week I focused on the most known fats that are detrimental to...
Boitshepo Giyose 18 June 2012
Punah Wins live band category
She beat Joel Ntsoro Rebaone's artist, Tshenolo, to 2nd place, while last year's winners from Gaborone region, City boys, finished 3rd this time around. The finals were held at the G-West mall. Meanwhile after trying several times in the past years,...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Tearful Mystar night as favourites trio face chop
Motswafere who seemed a trembling nervous wreck, was saved from battling either Shirley or Sharon to stay in the singing contest.However the judges decided to keep Sharon after she went head to head with Shirley in a singing battle.My Star judge, DJ...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice unveiled
Speaking at the sneak preview of the play, Steve Jobson, the artistic director of the work, explained they decided to use puppetry and masks to bring out a different element of visual and performing arts."I must say, the rehearsals are...
Eunice Masie
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Violence against women movie attracts 500 viewers
The P100 a ticket movie stars some of South Africa's is well known actors and is meant to help women have the strength to flee from abuse.The Movement is a South African movie production written and produced by upcoming film maker...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Charma Gal shines at June 16 celebrations
She was one of those several acts that added colour to the day's activities that included song and dance. Charma gal's performance wowed everybody's attention as the famous lead vocalist danced and sang the crowd's favorites songs such as Matebele...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Etcetera II
The Botswana Society's meeting last week on 'water' was remarkably well timed - because it followed so rapidly on the rather higher profile multi-national conference on sustainability. Although unable to get to the 'water' meeting, I noted that...
Sandy Grant 18 June 2012
Mmegi & Monitor Online readers reaction to land stories
Lesedinho Gaucho Light Lefatshe kela botlhe a gona gore fa ke ga bo mang, gona le batlokwa ko Serowe, ko Tonota ba filwe lefatshe. A go dirwe khupelekhupele hela mongwe le mongwe yo nnileng sego a bone lefatshe. (Land is for all of us, we even have...
18 June 2012
Readers' reaction on, " statistics indicate decline in poverty"
The money they spend on those gardens could have been used in creating permanent employment. Re ta le lema merogo rothe hela ke mang yo ta rekang? Latu Ntlhe ga go na ka poverty e ya ko tlase, a lot of graduates ba sakgaila mo mebileng ba a sotlega,...
18 June 2012
Kingdom O meter
By the year 2016, among others we will be a compassionate nation. Compassion does not come over night. It is a tree that requires constant nurturing. One needs to grow it in fertile soil, water it, cultivate and even prune some of its parts to have...
Dumi Mmualefe 18 June 2012
Issues in education
For many years this column has endorsed the development of information technology in schools, the establishment of computer laboratories, the creation of relevant computer awareness courses and increased access to computers that went beyond just a...
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S.Weeks 18 June 2012
The winners code
There are many laws that govern or seek to explain human behavior and its consequences, regardless of whether they are positive and negative. One of the most important of these is the law of correspondence. It so important that everyone needs to...
George chingarande 18 June 2012
Bakgatla tempt Khama to interfere with justice system
The meeting which had the blessing of Bakgatla leader, Kgafela, comes a week after Bakgatla royals; Bana Sekai, Segale Linchwe, Mothibe (suspended President of the Customary Court of Appeal), Mmusi and Bakgatle Kgafela (kgosi Kgafela's...
18 June 2012
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18 June 2012
Icons of Botswana
Cuthbert Moshe Tebogo Lekaukau is best known for being the founding Chairman and Chief Executive of the Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) but this man's illustrious public service career has extended far beyond telecommunications, through...
Kibo Ngowi 18 June 2012
Tlokweng celebrates June 16 in style
The day also commemorates the infamous June 16, 1976 Sharpeville Masaccre resulting from black students protests in apartheid South Africa against the Bantu education. The apartheid government's law enforcement agencies reacted by shooting at...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Shanti-lo to share stage with jazz greats
Shanti-Lo said he was elated to be performing in the same show with the two legends."Twelve years ago when I started out as a jazz musician, the thought of me sharing the stage with these international artists, let alone perform in such a high...
Chippa Legodimo
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
No more bondage
Government intends coming up with a marriage law that will enable married couples to switch to either in or out of community of property at any given time in their marriage. The Marriage Act is being revised to bring about this flexibility. This is...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Paje sub-land board donates to 13 families
He expressed hope that the land authority will continue to assist the less fortunate in the future.Rose Seoforeng, a peer educator and switchboard operator at the land board said: "we are donating these with love, to show that we are...
18 June 2012
Masitara gathers youth for entrepreneurship opportunities
A young woman cried that she lost business due to negligence by CEDA officers. She said they delayed funding her business.The youth also complained that even though they have good business ideas and know how to execute them, Youth Fund officials at...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 18 June 2012
MAP students help paint old Naledi new
About 50 students volunteered to help with painting and some residents lent a helping hand as Dulux provided them with the paints.The students joined hands with paint company, Dulux, which has already re-painted almost half of Old Naledi...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Tshosa's attorney rubbishes witness accounts
Tshosa is charged with assaulting a police officer on the night of May 22, 2010 outside Molepolole, driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to provide breath specimen after his car collided with another.The defence was led before outgoing...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Land audit not targetting land moghuls
Unveiling the ministry's new draft National Land Policy to the Ntlo ya Dikgosi yesterday, permanent secretary Tsaone Thebe also said she could not say whether the ministry would be required to make public the names of the owners of these multiple...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Tsimako retires
Tsimako took over from Edwin Batshu in 2007. The commissioner thanked members of the Botswana Police Service for the support they accorded him in the past and asked them to extend the same support to his successor. He also said the media have always...
Victor Muyakwabo
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Sinohydro ropes in SA advocate in P1bn case
The advocate on Friday attempted to knock down early technical hurdles presented by defence lawyers who argued at length before Justice Mercy Garekwe that the applicant, Sinohydro, has no legal standing and that the court should not entertain the...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Khama dines with Bakgatla royals
This happened in a week that has seen some senior Bakgatla royals being convicted by a Gaborone Magistrate's Court - for causing a P1 million damage by destroying a telecommunications tower in Mochudi.The meeting around the fire was preceded by a...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 18 June 2012
Palapye split Chinese tender for locals
The tender was also split to arrest cost-overruns as well as to empower local construction companies. Senior assistant council secretary Maipelo Selatolo told a council meeting that the tender was awarded to a Chinese company but delays...
Onalenna Modikwa
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
Revamped consumer fair returns
Held annually since 2006, the Consumer Fair is an interactive forum for retail exhibitors and their clients,taking the form of fun-filled shopping extravaganza. The Fair is the biggest in the country with a one time high attendance of 60,000 people,...
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 18 June 2012
An entrepreneur from humble beginnings
But today the 56-year old has since become an entrepreneur of no mean repute, forcing her detractors to eat humble pie. Prior to coming to Orapa, Geche worked at Athlone Hospital in Lobatse from 1980 to 1986. In 1986, she joined the Debswana's Orapa...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 18 June 2012
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