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Foreign weapons 'fuelling South Sudan conflict'
It says scores have been killed and injured in indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas by both a rebel group and the South Sudanese army.The group says a "ready flow of weapons" includes Sudanese weapons, Chinese landmines and Ukrainian tanks.There...
03 July 2012
Gbagbo ally Ble Goude 'fears for his life'
Ble Goude went on the run after the capture in April 2011 of ex-President, Laurent Gbagbo, who had refused to accept electoral defeat and now faces war crimes charges at The Hague.Ivory Coast then issued an arrest warrant for the pro-Gbagbo...
03 July 2012
Malema regrets supporting Zuma: report
"My only regret was to campaign for Zuma, and I apologise dearly," Malema told The Star newspaper. He also rejected Zuma's idea of a "second transition", which several media reported had also been rejected by the African National Congress policy...
03 July 2012
Diamonds were easy but coal will be very hard work!
In a generation when the history of Botswana is written by those who are now children they will look back at the legacy of Botswana's 'diamond age' as the sweetest and easiest time in the nation's history. What will follow will never be quite as easy...
03 July 2012
Nitty Gritty
Dear Reader, with whom I am most comfortable and very much at ease. Last time we communicated I was interviewing a certain gentleman who preferred to be called the Foreman of Foreskins because of his involvement in the peddling of...
Barolong Seboni 03 July 2012
Upmarket guesthouse targets corporate clientele
Aptly called Comfort Palace, by Friday the establishment will be in its fourth week. Situated in the upmarket suburb of Selepa, just east of the city centre, Comfort Palace is under the proprietorship of 41-year-old Anicia Mbanga.Her husband Esau, is...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Consumer watchdog
"Why do Nigerian scammers say they are from Nigeria?" That's the name of a fascinating piece of research (see the link on our blog) undertaken by, of all people, a researcher working for Microsoft. The researcher, Cormac Herley, makes this...
03 July 2012
Piggery abattoir, processing plant needed - LEA
Speaking Wednesday in Gaborone at the Botswana Pork Chain Analysis study release, Mbaiwa said the pork industry is vulnerable to economic instability due to its dependence on the tourism sector.He noted that it is also riddled with high feed costs...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Huge iron ore deposits discovered in Shakawe
Botswana's economic diversification strategy to reduce dependence on diamond income and diversify the mining sector got a major boost this week with news of the first significant find of iron ore deposits in the Ngamiland.While Botswana has been...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 03 July 2012
PSP urges private sector to exploit DTC relocation
The permanent secretary to the president, Eric Molale told private business owners at the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) AGM yesterday that government wants to ensure that the relocation of DTC generates business...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 03 July 2012
BoB eyes further cuts to excess liquidity
Excess liquidity in the banking sector is associated with inflationary pressures due to the resultant inclination amongst banks to relax lending conditions, and tends to lower interest rates for depositors and generally discourage savings.Excess...
STAFF WRITER 03 July 2012
Botswana braces for another SACU tussle
Earlier this year, SACU tendered for the development of an industrial policy framework, designed to ensure that the value generated in the union translates to a balanced industrial development of the five members. Ministers from Botswana, South...
STAFF WRITER 03 July 2012
BPC seals deal for 180MW power station
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) and local energy firm, Karoo Sustainable Energy (KSE) have sealed a multi-million Pula deal that will see the construction of a 180-megawatt power station fuelled by coal bed methane next year.The deal, which...
STAFF WRITER 03 July 2012
Digging tswana roots
Most people think of 'gods' as the stuff of legend and myth, entities that never existed in history. Indeed, in Tswana and other Bantu cultures, they are now nebulous, ill-defined 'ancestral spirits' who we are supposed to look up to in times of...
I.M Leteane 03 July 2012
Exercises of the Prerogative of Mercy (Part 1)
I have chosen to write on the subject of the exercise by any President of the Republic of Botswana of his/her powers under the Prerogative of Mercy, in terms of Section 53 of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana, which issue has been...
03 July 2012
Seretse Khama: Reconstructing the life of a legend
He said, 'Oh ha ne modimo o ka ne o boditse gore ke tsee mang, re ka bo re rile "nnyaa e seng yoo, tsaa mongwe wa bo-magaolwane ba gagwe ba'. (Oh! If God had asked whom he should take, we would have told him to take one of his acolytes)," says...
EPHRAIM KEORENG
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Rollers in Mascom Top 8 finals
Rollers won the semi-finals 4-2 in aggregate. Ngele, who had a rather quiet afternoon set up an assist for the first goal scored by Phenyo Molefhe earlier in the second half before putting the final nail in GU's coffin. He was playing his...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Serena serves up Wimbledon warning
The superstar actor dropped in to the All England Club to watch Williams reach the second week for the 11th time - and women's tennis's greatest entertainer and all-time highest earner didn't disappoint. Williams unleashed a Wimbledon-record 23 aces...
03 July 2012
Sweet revenge as Notwane beat Queens
It was sweet revenge for Notwane who lost both encounters last season.In fact, Queens beat Notwane for the first time since 2006 in a 56-53 win on June 11 and then completed a double over their rivals in the return leg. But on Saturday, Notwane...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Khunwane new BoBA Vice President
The race for the post was the most interesting in the lead up to the elections as many posts in the executive committee were not contested. President, Michael Moroka and Publicity secretary, Willoughby Kemoeng stood unopposed in their...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Egypt knocked out of afcon qualifiers
The Egyptians will miss the finals for the second time in a row, representing a major setback for American coach, Bob Bradley who was hired last year after they had failed to qualify for the 2012 edition. Foxi Kethevoama put Central African Republic...
03 July 2012
Botswana dominates Zone Vi karate champs
Out of 95 won by the local karatekas, 42 were gold, 28 silver and 25 bronze medals. The number of medals won ensured Botswana finished first in the tournament, followed by Zimbabwe with 56 medals. Namibia took position three with 32 medals in...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Exhibition chess tournament at game city today
The tournament sponsored by Glazing Botswana to the tune of over P20, 000, features the top six players in Botswana in both man and woman's categories. The games are scheduled to start at 10:00 am till 1:00 pm at Game City mall by the...
03 July 2012
Ecco dump Chiefs out of Top 8
Mamoja-Diskie booked a place in the finals through an away goal rule used in the double elimination knockout tournament. The two sides drew 0-0 in the first leg semi-final match played in Francistown a fortnight ago. The Francistown side got into the...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Vultures demolish Swaziland
The game, Vultures' second after beating Matabeleland 32-14 in Selibe-Phikwe recently, was well-attended. The match, which had initially been scheduled to be a preparatory match for the upcoming CAR Six Nations tournament, but was later...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Soul for food
I know there are a lot of myths and misinformation about what sports nutrition is. When I see people packing those protein powders and shakes away like cows drinking water after a long drought spell, I get a little worried. Yes proteins are important...
Boitshepo Giyose 03 July 2012
Staged models & promotional agency launches
The launch was supported by three local designers, and musicians; their outfit, making the night a glamorous affair of fashion, music and glamour. A runway look that is perfectly homegrown, the conservative chic style of silk evening gowns with a...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Delightful green fashion show
Even though the event started more than three hours late, the turnout was not bad considering that it was done in an open space thus the cold. Walking the ramp were different models who wore designers that complimented the theme of 'waste...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Mbakile is Miss Vision 2016
The down side however, was the conspicuous absence of prizes for this pageant, as it seemed the queen, and her princesses would all go home empty handed. The audience looked unhappy that such a high profile show, with hefty entrance fees for the...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Ayanda gatecrashes My Star grand finale
Ayanda joins Motswafere and Sharon in the grand finale slated for this coming Friday at Boipuso hall, where the winner pockets P100, 000. The audience however, continued their show of disapproval to Ayanda as they started bolting...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Technicolor night
The musical, created by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is based on the Genesis story of Joseph, and tells it through music with a range of musical styles sweeping from disco, to rock and roll and calypso. With many of the cast members from the...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Choppies to create 80 jobs in Tutume village
Among the 80 employees will be the top management and individuals in the lower level of the organisation's structure, Ottapath has said. "More than 60 percent of the individuals who will be employed at the new store will be mostly locals (Tutume...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
Morupule starts repaying P1.2bn loan
Stanbic Bank Botswana, First National Bank Botswana and Barclays Bank of Botswana all participated in raising the P1.2 billion, with another P506 million being shareholder funded. The loan will run for nine years with P600 million of it payable at an...
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
International criminal court turns ten
On that day, the ICC's founding treaty, called the Rome Statute, entered into force. Ten years after that modest beginning, the ICC has turned into a major international institution, securing justice for victims when it cannot be delivered at the...
Sang-Hyun Song
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Etcetera II
Even a few years ago, it would have been impossible for anyone to ask such a question of someone older than themselves - whether they were well endowed and respected or poor and on the margins of society. I am not sure now whether my surprise derived...
SANDY GRANT 03 July 2012
Kingdom-0-Metre
This was sung in Sundays schools, public schools and Christian movements across this country. Other instructions in this call and respond song would be "stomp your feet," then "say amen" to which the response would reverberate and be heard by those...
DUMI MMUALEFE 03 July 2012
Issues In Education
Therefore, every educator is guided by professional ethics on the provision of education. Every educator is a visionary and should be concerned about how their work in the present will impact significantly on the recipients' lives at present and in...
DORCAS MOLEFE
OWEN PANSIRI
SHELDON WEEKS 03 July 2012
Time to wake up
The exploration and discovery of other mineral and energy resources in the country mean that even more Batswana will find employment in the mining and related sectors. We remain therefore indebted to such companies as Debswana and other mining...
EDITOR 03 July 2012
Selefu 02 July 2012
03 July 2012
High Court Judge gets suspended jail Sentence
The magistrate empowered the state to attach Tshosa's property to pay the fine within 30 days. In sentencing Tshosa, Nyamadzabo said he considered the fact that the convict was a first offender and a family man of 47 years of age. Nyamadzabo...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
A BDP in the interregnum
In its original definition, it was a period between one monarchy and the rise of another. 'Inter' being Latin for 'between' and 'regnum' the same language for 'reign'. With the departure and return of those who formed the Botswana Movement for...
Lawrence Ookeditse
Correspondent 03 July 2012
BOSWA hosts stakeholders' meeting in F/town
At the meeting, uppermost in his presentation was to request stakeholders, mostly from the private sector, parastatals and others, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with them. Companies and parastatals that were represented at the meeting were...
Bonte Seepi and Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondents 03 July 2012
BPS launches women network operation "sweep 2"
Officiating at the occasion, the Regional Magistrate North, Lorraine Makati-Lesang said off the cuff, that she was glad that female police officers were also doing something that is commendable in the country. She said that she applauded female...
Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Scarcity of land has F'town authorities at sixes and sevens
Even up to today people who have applied for land in the city of Francistown as far back as 1988 are still waiting hoping that someday they will be listed. Perhaps others have even died before they could have a place they could call their own, owing...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 03 July 2012
State prosecutor to be subpoenaed as defence witness?
Owen Nsala from MCM Moseki Attorneys told Magistrate Sejabuliso Siziba that they will be applying for a compelling warrant to have the prosecutor, Lawrence Moloi as their witness in the case in which Messiah Mbo has been charged with possession of...
Kushatha Tabengwa
Correspondent 03 July 2012
Woman sues P1.3m for womb removed at labour
She is now suing the government for over P1.3 million. Tebogo Maje, who gave birth at Mahalapye Hospital demands P800,000 for pain and suffering, P450,000 for trauma, P100,000 for disfigurement and permanent disability, P350,000 for future...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 03 July 2012
What went wrong?
Friday 0050hrs The Monitor sources report that workers reported a loud bang at a pit named Number 6. Accounts contradict on the exact time but seem to suggest the accident must have happened between 12.50am and 1.20am. Workers at the pit indicate...
03 July 2012
Fatal accident at Jwaneng Mine
The rescue team reached the vehicle that Raseiteo was driving on Saturday evening. He had been employed as a General Shift Foreman in the Mining department since March 2012. Raseiteo was 34 years of age and is from Bray in the Kgalagadi...
03 July 2012
Counting the cost
What happened at the Jwaneng mine early Friday morning for a mine with such an impeccable safety record to lose a worker to such a seemingly routine and preventable accident? This is the question in the minds of many as the diamond mining giant,...
03 July 2012
Diamonds were easy but coal will be very hard work!
In a generation when the history of Botswana is written by those who are now children they will look back at the legacy of Botswana's 'diamond age' as the sweetest and easiest time in the nation's history. What will follow will never be quite as easy...
04 July 2012
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