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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 20 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...
20 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 20 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....
20 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...
20 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 20 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...
20 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...
20 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,...
20 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 20 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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O.Pansiri
S.Weeks 20 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 20 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 20 June 2012
Zuma and the Second Transition
It was a jovial president who addressed party loyalists in Sophiatown (previously Triomf) in the west of Johannesburg late last week. He had come to Sophiatown to salute former ANC president Alfred Bitini Xuma, and was on the verge of jetting...
20 June 2012
As I See It
We know President Ian Khama has vast executive powers, but I do not know that he considers himself above the Constitution. Happily the appointment of the Delimitation Commission by the Judicial Service Committee puts all doubts to rest. Names of...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 20 June 2012
I do not miss my father
As we all know, it takes two to have a child. But again not all of us have ever had somebody to address as 'father'. There are so many stories that are given to children who want answers about their fathers, at least from what we normally hear. It...
20 June 2012
Kutlwano find going tough in Mascom league
Their bid to retain the title is under threat as they remain fourth after winning seven of their 10 games. 'Big House' as the Gaborone side is also known at 25 points is at par with old rivals, Diphatsa. BDF VI and Police VI lie ahead with 33 points...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Reprieve for Hotspurs as Tonota FC bite the dust
BR Highlanders had already qualified for play-offs against Prisons XI, while Motlakase Power Dynamos emerged champions, booking their place in the Premier League. Motlakase completed their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Mahalapye Hotspurs in...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Major boost for local rider
The department joins Bontleng Engen Service Station which has been sponsoring Lekone since 2010. Lekone is an employee of the Botswana National Archives and Records Services, which falls under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Lekone...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
Tuks coach believes Nato can shine
Barker is out to beef up his squad ahead of the ABSA Premiership season and has invited Nato for a five day trial next week. The former youth international leaves for Pretoria, South Africa over the weekend to start trials on Monday next...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 June 2012
The Shakedown selects 10 finalists
Scheduled to hit the local silver screen soon, the show will take place in front of a live audience, with weekly eliminations conducted through a public vote. Dance Maniacs, Tha Toddlerettes, Sickr-oflex, Looney Tunes, Feros 5, TNT Dance Crew,...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Moseki joins the Ikalanga jazz bandstand
The title track, Hana, which means conscience in Ikalanga, was inspired by the loss of his music store 'due to life's circumstances'. The incident, which he has crystallised in song, reduced him to selling CDs and cassettes in the streets. "I...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Legare pays homage to Kalafatis
The same guy who rocked your shows in January without an album or a mixtape out. The same artist who had hip-hop lovers bumping their heads to his single without an image but a sleazy voice and a classy flow, I am talking about, the self acclaimed...
LAWRENCE SERETSE & EUNICE MASIE
Correspondents 20 June 2012
Punah advances to the finals
Punah scooped first prize in the semi-final of the live band category held at Gaborone West mall over the weekend. Punah and members of her group trooped on stage clad in white medical uniform complete with stethoscopes. This was in consonance...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 June 2012
AGMA mum on compilation discAGMA mum on compilation disc
Eric was nominated under the Best Male Artiste category last year, but never landed the award. The organisers then asked him to send three of his songs O Modimo, A E Phetehe Thato Ya Hao and Uyingcwele for the AGMA CD. The CD was to be...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Anti-violence march starts in Pretoria
The march which was organised by Afrikaans singers, Bobby and Karlien van Jaarsveld and Steve Hofmeyr as well as other celebrities was aimed at calling on government to take action against violent crime in the country. "This is our long walk to...
20 June 2012
Zimbabwe's Mugabe motorcade in deadly crash
A car in the motorcade hit a commuter bus near the rural town of Zvimba - the third such accident in two weeks. Police spokesman, Wayne Bvudzijena said Sunday's accident happened because the bus failed to make way for the president's vehicles...
20 June 2012
ANC, Malema back intrenches to fight song ruling
Malema and the ruling party's leaders, who are now on opposing sides after the youth firebrand was given the boot, will sit side by side when he appeals the Johannesburg High Court ruling. They will be joined by NGO the Council for the Advancement of...
20 June 2012
Mmualebe
Thulaganyo e jaaka re itse, e supa ditiro tse di farologanyeng tse di tlaa dirwang fa tirelo ya phitlho e ntse e tsweletse, le batho ba ba tlaa bong ba di dira. Fa re bula thulaganyo, la ntlha re kopana le maina a motho yo o tlaa bong a tsamaisa...
Sebofo Motshwwane 20 June 2012
Labour violations: Govt should walk the talk
This is not enough. Officialdom is fond of issuing threats and edicts that are barely followed, hence the need to match words with action. How many times have we seen or heard government people promising brimstone and vile fire to errant contractors...
20 June 2012
Selefu 20 June 2012
20 June 2012
Texas govt censured for frustrating pro-Obama youths
Two separate teams addressed a group of visiting journalists yesterday on issues ranging from the recruitment of new members, registration of voters, fundraising and the state of politics in Texas. The first group led by Terry Sinclair said ...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
PHK threatens to blacklist offending contractors
Speaking during Dikgatlhong dam and pipeline project stakeholders' workshop on Monday, Kedikilwe said hiring of workers by contractors must be transparent and in line with Botswana's labour laws. "We might consider blacklisting contractors who do...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
Sleuth narrates how DCEC set trap for DIS officer
DCEC assistant investigator, Selolwane Marupe said the trap was laid after they received reports in January this year that a DIS man (name withheld) was soliciting P1,800 from Zimbabwean, Thabani Moyo to keep his mouth shut. Marupe alleged that the...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 20 June 2012
BSWA urges social workers to sign-up
The meeting was intended to teach and inform people about social work as a profession, as well as share the association's current status. The president of BSWA, Kgomotso Johnman told Mmegi that they currently have 800 members out of 3,000; about 26.6...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Road accidents hamper productivity
"They have serious implications on productivity and the growth of the economy since they waste the investment made in human resources and other assets of this nation," chief transport officer, Godwin Tlhogo said at a safe cycling awareness campaign...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
The rediscovery of a man in his solitude
In taking this decision, I am alive to the disappointment and hurt it might visit on my erstwhile colleagues. To them I wish to convey my sincere apology. Words are not enough to express how sorry I am. However, I feel there comes a time when a...
BOTSALO NTUANEBOTSALO NTUANE 20 June 2012
State fumbles as nine men walk free in murder case
The defence attorney, Joster Isaac of Isaac and Associates who appeared for the fourth accused said that they were applying for permanent stay of prosecution without proceedings. He said he and his colleagues, who also appeared for the other accused...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Molepolole hardware stores to move to industrial area
The Assistant Minister was responding to a question from Kgosi Basiamang Garebakwena who wanted to know if the ministry would not consider suspending the relocation until a review of the Molepolole Development Plan is completed. Hardware owners in...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 20 June 2012
P2m heist case moves to Gaborone amid security fears
Yesterday, Molepolole Magistrate Faith Dlamini-Ngandu ruled that the case be heard at Extension II Magistrate Court on July 9th. The prosecution had expressed fear for some exhibits which had to be transported from Gaborone to Molepolole where the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
Kgosi Simvula urges women to use female condoms
Commenting on the National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA)'s presentation on the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic at the ongoing House of Chiefs meeting, he said most women do not bother carrying female condoms and instead rely on their male...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Movement of people between Kaudwane, Mothomelo irks govt
Answering questions at the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (House of Chiefs) yesterday, Motowane could not attribute the development to the influence of Survival International. He said he was aware that 16 residents of Kaudwane move between the two villages...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
Bizarre scenario unfolds at Marulamantsi School
There was chaos at Marulamantsi Junior Secondary School yesterday, after a student started displaying unusual behaviour during lessons. It is alleged that the student stood up, took a sanitary pad and told her classmates that she wanted to suck blood...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Correspondent 20 June 2012
Dikgosi push for dikgotla to issue phane harvesting licence
Presenting the motion yesterday, Kgosi Kgomotso Boiditswe from the Serowe region said he is concerned with the number of phane-harvesters from as far as South Africa who move into areas in which phane is abundant without first informing the...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 20 June 2012
Ntuane makes history
The party extends a warm welcome to Ntuane; back to his roots and within our ranks; and to the party that he previously served with distinction particularly in his capacity as executive secretary. We look forward to his contribution to the continued...
EPHRAIM KEORENG< 20 June 2012
Air Botswana warms up to competition
Airlink commenced daily flights on the route last Friday, heralding stiff competition for AB, which has been plagued by poor service delivery, including flight delays. Before last Friday, Air Botswana, apart from private and chartered aircrafts, was...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 20 June 2012
G4S hits back in Shield Security saga
G4S Limited says while the Competition Authority's decision to block its acquisition of Shield Security was "deeply disappointing," it will not seek recourse at the High Court and will, instead, focus on other opportunities in the local...
STAFF WRITER 20 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 21 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...
21 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 21 June 2012
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