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The winners code
The personal computer is one such example. Twenty years ago, if you were living in the developing world, it would be a very rare privilege to work for an organisation that owned a computer. It was a preserve for the very successful companies...
Geroge Chingarande 11 July 2012
ETCETERA II
Look around the place right now and it's nearly all doom and gloom. Deaths at the Jwaneng mine, at Morupule B and at the recent Mantshwabisi are major concerns. In Lobatse, the BMC has lost its New Zealand CEO who was fired by the Minister. At...
SANDY GRANT 11 July 2012
Icons of Botswana
In 1967, she was among locals chosen to go to the US to teach some Americans Setswana so that they could come and work here. She says she got the job because she was an effective teacher. "Passing education to others is a God-given gift I have," she...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Politicians are starving - Mayor
Speaking at a council meeting last week, Nkaigwa said that politicians should be rewarded for their work so that they can refrain from participating in corrupt acts."Political representatives are starving and some have quit the political hardships of...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 11 July 2012
Afro epitomises political prowess - Ntime
He was the guest speaker at the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National youth executive committee political rally in Maun. Ntime said since he joined BDP he has been mocked in the political discourse for the resemblance of his trademark Afro...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Co-ops savings surge above P120m
She added that they had disbursed loans to their members amounting to P123 million by the end of the last financial year. "This is a positive contribution to the economy and it defies the stereotype that Batswana are consumers who defeat the culture...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 11 July 2012
As I see it
Our Dikgosi played a fabulous role in our political development. They had the foresight to secure us a vast space of territory endowed with natural resources which if fully exploited and prudently utilised, can make us the Eden of Africa. Too...
Michael Dingake 11 July 2012
SADC should prevail at AU elections
The chairperson's position is a very powerful one as the incumbent does the day-to-day running of the union, something akin to a general manager of the union. The last election failed to produce a winner between Jean Ping and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma...
* DR KARIBU WA NGITIE 11 July 2012
Are women capable of raping men?
Bizarre as it may sound on Friday Mmegi fanned out the streets of Francistown to check the veracity of such a scenario. The responses received were mixed. Between giggles, belly laughs, gasps, startled looks and other facial expressions, there...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Olebile wins at inaugural F'town Chess tourney
The spokesperson for the organisers, Motisi Otisitswe, said the tournament which saw 56 participants (43 men and 13 females) competing, was organised in an effort to raise funds for the Sphauneh Chess Club to buy their own equipment. Detailing the...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Rugby union secures UB stadium but finance remains a challenge
While the tournament was scheduled to be hosted at UB stadium there was confusion as to what was going to happen on the 25th, as the venue was unavailable on the day. Initially the venue was going to be used by the Department of Student Placement and...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 11 July 2012
Selolwane benefit match postponed
The game will now be played between September and October as the organisers want to make way for Botswana Football Association activities. "In the interest of football, we saw it fit to make way for the Coke Cup final and postpone the Dipsy...
STAFF WRITER 11 July 2012
P25,000 bonus for BMC's Nare
The former Extension Gunners coach, who is also a strong contender for the beMOBILE Coach of the Season award, is credited with turning a relatively average squad into a title chasing lot. The club finished eighth in the 2010/11 season and management...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Churches congregate for President's Day church service
The event was organised by The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in collaboration with Gaborone Ministers Fraternal. Church members from different churches wore their respective uniforms making it easy to identify who was present. The ceremony...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
CORRESPONDENT 11 July 2012
Vusi optimistic about new album
Sadly, the fire with which he entered the scene with quickly burnt out fast. He found it necessary to take a few steps back to find new meaning in his life and music. After a three year hiatus, Vusi believes his latest offering called Ncwele...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 11 July 2012
Controversy surrounds My Star 2012 win
An anonymous source told Showbiz that Letsholo used the money to buy airtime for her friends and family to vote for her daughter in order to make it to the top three. When questioned about the allegations, Letsholo says that she has been...
11 July 2012
CEDA joins Round Table in charity work
Through the initiative, CEDA donated money and manpower for the completion of the painting and tiling of the centre's dining hall. CEDA employees on the other hand donated food for the children. CEDA staff and the Round Table members who came...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Matsela leaves KBL
In a statement, the company said that Matsela would leave his position of managing director of both KBL and Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL) to take up a new role at SABMiller Africa as corporate affairs director. The world's second-largest brewing...
STAFF WRITER 11 July 2012
Diamond exports swing up 48 percent
Prior to the latest upswing, diamond exports had slumped by nearly 45 percent in April, having risen by 34 percent in March, with the fluctuations largely driven by mixed demand in diamond markets. According to preliminary data released by the Bank...
STAFF WRITER 11 July 2012
Our heritage
BTV news on Sunday evening showed him talking about the building - which was not shown - presumably for security reasons - and encouraging those children to take an increased interest in such important elements of their history. The problem is, as...
Sandy Grant 11 July 2012
A road I am being asked to travel
Exactly because of the spirit of service and determination that abides within these prospective leaders, they instead elected to defer and accord the role and responsibility to my person. The circumstances in which both our party and country find...
NDABA GAOLATHE 11 July 2012
Farewell to a complex character
To be sure, the thinking of the ordinary Motswana can hardly be faulted for proceeding in that manner because reputations precede those who make them. Mark Anthony captured this well in his answer to why Brutus had risen against Julius Caesar: "The...
11 July 2012
Selefu 11 July 2012
11 July 2012
Cause of death challenged
Wanono Lumbile submitted on Monday that it is unclear whether the deceased died as a result of assault by his client or the car accident that occurred when the police were transporting him (the deceased) to hospital. He stated that the post-mortem...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO & FULLER LOUISE
Staff Writer &Correspondent 11 July 2012
Commonwealth scholars visit Botswana
Masisi, who is also the former Chevening Scholar said this at luncheon reception that was hosted to welcome Commonwealth Summer School participants to Botswana, at the British High Commissioner's residence yesterday. He said that he was glad that...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Mokolodi chief says land is plentiful
He said this in response to reports of land shortages in Gaborone and surrounding areas. In an interview with Mmegi, Rasethokgwane posed the question: "What land shortage are they talking about?" He went on to say, " there are plenty of...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
MP fights Subsidy
The scheme is meant to address the problem of lack of skills among the youth and to provide an incentive for the private sector to employ young people so that they can develop work skills. "The incentive for private companies would be in...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Who replaces Merafhe?
Between now and August 1, President Ian Khama and his party have to solve the problem that the departure of Merafhe has thrust upon the party and government. The question of who replaces Merafhe is not going to have an easy answer even from Khama...
11 July 2012
Departure catches everybody off-guard
Not even Speaker of the National Assembly Margaret Nasha was able to tell MPs that Merafhe, who is Leader of the House is retiring. The chairman of BDP, Daniel Kwelagobe expressed surprise at the news, saying the party has not been told about it....
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 11 July 2012
The hawkish, reliable right-hand man
He reports that Merafhe has been an attack dog and elder that both the BDP and government could not do without. Merafhe adjusted very well into civilian life and joined active politics in 1989 after retiring from the army where he had been founding...
11 July 2012
Opposition welcomes Merafhe exit
For over two years, the new Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Dumelang Saleshando has composed what sounded like a song, urging Merafhe to retire before his record is tarnished. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president has now welcomed the...
BAME PIET
Staff writer 11 July 2012
MPs move to hike their salaries
Mmolotsi from the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) has rejected the Salaries and Allowances Amendment Bill of 2012 asserting that MPs should maintain principle and show that they will not be subjected to salary increments dependent on an...
GOTHATAONE MOENG & LOUISE FULLER, LERATO MALEKE
Staff Writer & Correspondents 11 July 2012
Saleshando revels in new BCP status
"Just less than three years ago, we were a one MP party, a status that had stuck with us for 10 years since we first contested elections in 1999, and stubbornly hung on like a curse until 2009," he said. He stated that the Speaker of the National...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Debswana withholds suspended employees' names
She explained that releasing the names of the employees could expose them to public scrutiny and jeopardise ongoing investigations. Kanaimba-Senai said her company would decide whether to share the information on the amount of losses incurred while...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 11 July 2012
Paris school hostage siege ends
The last hostage was a parent who had come to drop off a child at the school in Vitry-sur-Seine, which is being used as a leisure centre during the holidays, police said.Earlier, the gunman released a group of children he had been holding. Many...
11 July 2012
Indian athlete Pinki Pramanik wins bail in rape case
She was arrested in West Bengal state last month after a complaint from her live-in partner, who is a woman.Pramanik, who won several medals for India, denies all the charges. Human rights groups protested against the “mistreatment” of...
11 July 2012
Olmert convicted
Olmert was found guilty of illegally granting favours to a business friend, during his time as a minister.He was cleared of the main corruption charges of bribery and falsely billing for foreign fundraising trips. Olmert was plagued by the scandals...
11 July 2012
DR Congo warlord sentenced to 14 years
He was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March – the first conviction since the court was set up 10 years ago. Lubanga had protested his innocence and said he had not supported the use of child soldiers.But in a unanimous...
11 July 2012
The winners code
The personal computer is one such example. Twenty years ago, if you were living in the developing world, it would be a very rare privilege to work for an organisation that owned a computer. It was a preserve for the very successful companies...
Geroge Chingarande 12 July 2012
ETCETERA II
Look around the place right now and it's nearly all doom and gloom. Deaths at the Jwaneng mine, at Morupule B and at the recent Mantshwabisi are major concerns. In Lobatse, the BMC has lost its New Zealand CEO who was fired by the Minister. At...
SANDY GRANT 12 July 2012
Icons of Botswana
In 1967, she was among locals chosen to go to the US to teach some Americans Setswana so that they could come and work here. She says she got the job because she was an effective teacher. "Passing education to others is a God-given gift I have," she...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 12 July 2012
Politicians are starving - Mayor
Speaking at a council meeting last week, Nkaigwa said that politicians should be rewarded for their work so that they can refrain from participating in corrupt acts."Political representatives are starving and some have quit the political hardships of...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho
Staff Writer 12 July 2012
Afro epitomises political prowess - Ntime
He was the guest speaker at the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National youth executive committee political rally in Maun. Ntime said since he joined BDP he has been mocked in the political discourse for the resemblance of his trademark Afro...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 12 July 2012
As I see it
Our Dikgosi played a fabulous role in our political development. They had the foresight to secure us a vast space of territory endowed with natural resources which if fully exploited and prudently utilised, can make us the Eden of Africa. Too...
Michael Dingake 12 July 2012
SADC should prevail at AU elections
The chairperson's position is a very powerful one as the incumbent does the day-to-day running of the union, something akin to a general manager of the union. The last election failed to produce a winner between Jean Ping and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma...
* DR KARIBU WA NGITIE 12 July 2012
Are women capable of raping men?
Bizarre as it may sound on Friday Mmegi fanned out the streets of Francistown to check the veracity of such a scenario. The responses received were mixed. Between giggles, belly laughs, gasps, startled looks and other facial expressions, there...
KUSHATHA TABENGWA
Correspondent 12 July 2012
Our heritage
BTV news on Sunday evening showed him talking about the building - which was not shown - presumably for security reasons - and encouraging those children to take an increased interest in such important elements of their history. The problem is, as...
Sandy Grant 12 July 2012
A road I am being asked to travel
Exactly because of the spirit of service and determination that abides within these prospective leaders, they instead elected to defer and accord the role and responsibility to my person. The circumstances in which both our party and country find...
NDABA GAOLATHE 12 July 2012
GNT to release six including foreign legion
This follows a disappointing year in the just ended 2011/12 beMOBILE Premier League in which they surrendered their premiership status, despite signing some fine and experienced players from their cross town rivals, TAFIC.The Edward Leposo coached...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 12 July 2012
Handsome rewards await Softball tourney winners
A member of the organising committee, Oeme Morupisi told Mmegi Sport that preparations for the tournament started with eliminations. Defending champions, Rail Giants (ladies)from Mahalapye and Scramblers (men) from Francistown and Comets, who are the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 12 July 2012
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