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The paradox of Meles Zenawi
The death of Ethiopia's prime minister, Meles Zenawi, on August 20 raises immediate and grave concerns for security in an extremely complex, fragile and unpredictable part of the world. Ethiopia sits at the end of an arc of instability stretching...
29 August 2012
A dangerous future: the yellow monster's demolition of homes
The fact that the noise dies though should not make us as a nation make the mistake that the dawns are quiet and all is well for eternity. That genius of a thinker, Karl Marx, in the 'The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon' wrote that "History...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 29 August 2012
Beneficiation - the US, China and Europe
Clinton, without having to mention China by name played right into the stereotypical vision of other powers on the African continent and the wide-spread perception that their only interest in Africa is 'extractive', read exploitative. This is not...
*PROF ROMAN GRYNBERG 29 August 2012
Obama's worst year
Shortly after four o'clock on the afternoon of April 13, 2011, US treasury secretary Tim Geithner and a retinue of counsellors and aides entered a large conference room. In the room four people were seated at a table. Geithner and his entourage...
29 August 2012
The spectre of poaching
Stories of poachers read like action packed movies of the wild, featuring small helicopters flying low, just above trees, armed with long distance rifles. Poaching is an issue of serious concern especially for countries teeming with elephants,...
29 August 2012
Tracing the hunt for the hunter
Mmegi: When and why was the APU formed?Manyemba: It was formed in 1989. We basically have one primary objective, which is to detect and respond to threats to Botswana's wildlife caused by poachers. At the time it was formed, it was realised that...
29 August 2012
Profile of a poacher
The word poacher derives from the French pocher, which means to bag or put in a bag. In Botswana, and Africa in general, poaching is as old as the continent itself. "In the past, it was commonplace for the rich, royals and men in villages to poach,...
29 August 2012
BCP faction's response treacherous and self-deceptive
I found it particularly odd, however, that anyone would have found it necessary to formalize such an understanding - it having been my belief that all the elements which make up a government automatically work together as one whole. Even allowing...
29 August 2012
ETCETERA II
A memorandum of understanding was signed last week between the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture on the one hand and the Department of Tourism on the other. The event was felt to be of such importance that it was shown on Btv. Later reports...
Sandy Grant 29 August 2012
Kingdom-0-Metre
Human life is sacred and our chief duty should be to protect it at all cost. Those of us who are Christians believe that life is a gift of God; it is something we got without a prize. Life is so important that faith in God revolves around life even...
29 August 2012
Issues in education
There has continuously been in existence formal, informal and non-formal education practices running concurrently for each generation of people. Botswana has gone through various stages in the provision of education from initiation schools in...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 29 August 2012
The winners code
In South Africa on the East Rand in the Gauteng Province is a place called Benoni. I once heard a story of the origin of the name of that place, whose veracity I doubt, but which makes a very interesting illustration of what we are going to explore...
George Chingarande 29 August 2012
Maliki the dog master
Maliki has a basic certificate in dog handling from Goldfields Security Company in South Africa and in advanced specialised combined detection course. He worked in South Africa for eight years as a dog handler where he trained even the fiercest dogs....
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
BoB revives year-end inflation target
After initially targeting the second half of 2012 for inflation to fall within the range, the BoB has in the past four months seemingly avoided to commit to inflation targeting preferring to say, in its regular market updates, that inflation will...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
As I See It
Before then the successor of a past president was chosen by Parliament in a normal election process. From personal experience Masire was unnerved by a power struggle that ensues when a vacant post of President is not predetermined and transition from...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 29 August 2012
We have made strides in sports development- BNSC officer
Sibanda told Mmegi Sport that upon his arrival three years ago to take over the task of facilitating sports development programmes in Francistown, most of the BNSC sports development initiatives were dormant. The 'Re ba bona ha' football and...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Clubs in last ditch effort to beef up squads
Township Rollers, who have been losing players more than they signed in the past few weeks, are finally making replacements. Rollers have signed former Extension Gunners utility player, Maano Ditshupo and former Notwane striker, Lemogang Maswena....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Goal shy Zebras worry Tshosane
Tshosane told a media briefing yesterday that the team is having the same problem of lack of goals they had in the 2010 AFCON qualifiers. "We continue to play goalless draws, which is not good if we want to go forward in any competition," he...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Botswana models off to Zim Fashion Week
The models (three females and two males)flew to Harare under the aegis of First Models Agency (FMA).Speaking to Showbiz before departure yesterday, Thor Dunetta of FMA said that the team had to leave a few days earlier so that they could prepare well...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Local architect gives F/town buildings a thumbs down
He has squared the blame on what he claims to be poor planning by the Francistown City Council (FCC). In an interview with Mmegi at the Ministry of Lands and Housing Pitso held at Thapama Cresta Hotel this week, Kgosi said the buildings within the...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Leo urges councillors to attend Dithubaruba Cultural festival
Leo announced the special invitation to the local civic leaders during the ongoing full council meeting held in Molepolole on Monday. He said that the event would be celebrated in Molepolole at the heritage site called Ntsweng that is also famed as...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Double date for Jojo in SA
The Mpatiseng hit-maker will entertain at the Danville Stadium in Mafikeng at an International Literacy Day event. On the evening of the same day, she is expected to take to the stage at the Mmabatho Convention Centre, at an event billed to mark the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 August 2012
MC Maswe happy Mbaqanga is competing
Maswe had threatened to go to court unless Mbaqanga was included in the annual awards.BOMU is set to hold its annual award ceremony some time in November. The voluble musician says he did not campaign for the inclusion of the genre because he...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Meet the juicy face of Colour in the Desert
The youthful model, who is determined to put Botswana on the map recently had a chat with Showbiz on her flourishing modelling career."I am one of the few professional models Botswana has ever produced," the confident model said in an interview. The...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Arctic sea ice reaches record low
What is more, sea ice normally reaches its low point in September so it is thought likely that this year's melt will continue to grow. Nasa says the extent of sea ice was 1.58m sq miles (4.1m sq km) compared with a previous low of 1.61m sq miles...
29 August 2012
US troops punished for Koran burning and urination video
They will not face criminal prosecution over the incident, which sparked rioting that claimed at least 30 lives and saw two US troops shot dead. The investigation said there was no malicious intent to disrespect Islam. Three US Marines were also...
29 August 2012
Two Tibetan teenagers die in self-immolations
Lobsang Kalsang, an 18 year-old monk, and Damchoek, a 17 year-old former monk, set themselves on fire on Monday morning, London-based Free Tibet said. It happened outside the Kirti Monastery in Aba county, where many of the self-immolations have...
29 August 2012
Mombasa hit by riots after Kenyan cleric Rogo killed
The protests follow the drive-by shooting of radical Muslim preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed on Monday.The cleric had been accused by the United Nations(UN) and United Sates(US) of recruiting and funding Islamist fighters in Somalia. One person was...
29 August 2012
I'm the world's 'most criticised' president: Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan
"I'm the most criticised president in the whole world. I can tell this noble audience that before I leave, I will also be the most praised president," Jonathan told a meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association. The president, who has faced cricitism...
29 August 2012
Swaziland at the door
If conditions are met, the first R800 million or (P728 million) of a R2.4 billion or (P2.2 billion) loan will be paid to King Mswati III's state in September, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, responding to a parliamentary question on...
29 August 2012
Levelling the playing field with Competition Authourity
The National Competition Policy (NCP) of Botswana of 2005 stands as the first comprehensive document to address problems of a competition nature in the economy of Botswana. The NCP addresses itself to commercial activities of the Government and its...
Thula Kaira 29 August 2012
Property lending pulls FNBB through tough year
According to its results for the full year ended June 30, 2012, FNBB property loan book rose to P3.2 billion, while retail loans were up 13 percent to P2.5 billion, corporate loans another 38 percent to P1.1 billion and Wesbank vehicle loans up 7.1...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
CIC shareholders accept P855m takeover bid
At a special shareholders meeting held in Mauritius on Monday, 97 percent of votes cast were in favour of the proposed acquisition. "As per the terms of the merger agreement with Jindal and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jindal (BVI) Ltd., CIC...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Chaotic FCC meeting adjourns for 14 days
To save the session from descending into further chaos, the council settled for an adjournment so that the reports in question could be fixed. Councillors rejected the financial report, the mayor's response, the education report, the SHHA report,...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Khama-pardoned ex-prisoner back in jail
Kefithetse, who was charged with a single offence of attempted rape, was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday at the Magistrate Court here. He attempted to rape a 12-year-old girl at Makubandundo lands near Borolong village on July 9 last...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Setswana debate off to resounding success
The event featured 14 junior secondary schools from the South East region. Competitors battled it out for the top three berths in order to qualify for the national stage slated for October where they will meet winners from other regions. The...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Will Botswana ever become a First World country?
Botswana has so much potential, but too few ambitious, imaginative and visionary leaders. However, the size of your ambition can either be empowering or restraining. Leaders whose ambitions fill up the lengths and spaces tend to set challenging...
29 August 2012
Mmualebe
Go na le manatetshapuo a le mokawana a Mmualebe a setseng a kile a bua ka one. Mangwe a manatetshapuo a e ne e le a mo go one go dirisiwang lefoko 'go kgwa.' Re ne ra re, fela jaaka mafoko mangwe, lefoko le le ka dirisiwa go bopa manatetshapuo a a...
Sebofo Motshwane 29 August 2012
Mokalake must get real
Indeed, the minister is right because if handled carelessly, shortage of land could turn tribe against tribe in a hitherto peaceful nation. It will begin with siblings bickering over real estate as traditional handing down of malapa and masimo...
29 August 2012
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29 August 2012
Borolong youth donate to orphans
The MP for Tonota North, Fidelis Molao, graced the occasion when the donation, which comprised 24 pairs of shoes and bundles of clothing in two boxes, were handed over by a representative of the youth, Malebogo Bochena to the school's senior guidance...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Our heritage
It doesn't really matter, does it? The point was that it was dumped, for the moment at least. It should have been permanently dumped of course or at least thoroughly revised but the history of this particular project suggests that when the...
Sandy Grant 29 August 2012
Molepolole councillor quits BDP over car
the chairman of Kweneng District Council, Councillor Motlhophi Leo, announced at a full council meeting in Molepolole yesterday. Leo said he did not know why Mokgalajwe had resigned from the BDP but would inform the council if the former BDP...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 29 August 2012
We will expel Boko - Ntime
Two former stalwarts of the opposition Botswana National Front who were expelled from the party last May say they intend to expel BNF president Duma Boko from the party. Gabriel Kanjabanga and Lemogang Ntime, who have always maintained that their...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Three Days of White Worship
According to information from the church the three days of worship is a gathering meant for believers to seek the face of God in truth and in spirit. The three nights will kick off this Thursday at nine in the evening to midnight and it shall...
29 August 2012
Alumni to petition UB against demolition of old buildings
The alumni committee sent an email to its members, which Mmegi is in possession of, urging support for the petition. The former students request the management of the institution to stop the demolition process and retain the old campus ...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Horse racing included in National Agricultural Show fanfare
The show spokesperson Geoffrey Pheko said although in the past 20 years there was no horse racing, they decided to introduce it to add flair to the event. He said changing the venue of the show from the old fairgrounds to the new one in Sebele...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
Gaborone warned of water shortage
A press release from the corporation states that the shortage is a result of emergency maintenance work, which is ongoing on the Northern Carrier Scheme 1. This is the pipeline that transports water from Letsibogo Dam in the north to supply Gaborone...
29 August 2012
Local architect gives F/town buildings a thumbs down
He has squared the blame on what he claims to be poor planning by the Francistown City Council (FCC). In an interview with Mmegi at the Ministry of Lands and Housing Pitso held at Thapama Cresta Hotel this week, Kgosi said the buildings within the...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 29 August 2012
Nothing for Amos
When Leo opened the council sitting on Monday, he first urged the council to join the country in celebrating Amos's silver medal from the just-ended Olympic games by making pledges. The chairman's dream crumbled yesterday when councillors and some...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 29 August 2012
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