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Building Africa's airlift capacity: A strategy for enhancing military effectiveness
Like multilateral institutions elsewhere, the African Union and Africa's Regional Economic Communities should look to partnerships and resource-pooling arrangements to leverage airlift capabilities. In the near term, large-scale African peacekeeping...
BIRAME DIOP, DAVID M. PEYTON,
& GENE MCCONVILLE 27 September 2012
UDC: A journey just beginning
Another attempt at an Umbrella had failed. Fast forward to a decade later as fate would have it and at the helm is a Koma apprentice in charge of the BNF. His name is Duma Boko, intently and out of a penchant for sweet mischief christened 'Bokwe' by...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 27 September 2012
National Coalition vs. Change Coalition: Mangaung's high rollers named
Kgalema Motlanthe seems to be the only person in the ruling party who still thinks that the ANC succession battle can be resolved cordially and that everyone can leave the Mangaung conference smiling. The reluctant presidential candidate remains the...
27 September 2012
In the wake of Marikana, ANC pushing a self-destruct button
This weekend's crackdown on the settlement of Nkaneng should come as no surprise. In the last few years, as service delivery protests have engulfed townships and informal settlements across the country, the ANC government has stood behind the...
27 September 2012
How the BMD-BCP axis bubble burst in F/town
It marks the onset of an all out war in Francistown between the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), whose unity has caused the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) sleepless nights. The decision by BMD...
PATRICIA EDWIN AND CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writers 27 September 2012
Somalia: Next steps are important for sustaining progress
Apart from the great successes in extending security beyond Mogadishu, a number of commendable strides have been made on the political front as well. This is characterised by the successful swearing-in of more than 200 parliamentarians on August 20,...
ANDREWS ATTA-ASAMOAH & TARRYN WARRIES 27 September 2012
Our youth is lost and needs guidance
Mmegi ran quite a provocative commentary on September 4th 'shaming us all' for the worsening moral decadence and there couldn't be a more fitting headline than it. The high incidences of crime have left all of us fearing for our lives. We cannot...
27 September 2012
Mythology has sustained the ruling elite
Botswana's political elite are like rock climbers; often pursuing careers they cannot determine beforehand and occasionally finding themselves at the very edge of a cliff. But don't make any mistake, once they have made it to the top table, they are...
27 September 2012
Why young people won't vote
A young person walks up to you. They ask you, why should I vote? What do you say to them? You are probably wondering why it is that such a simple question cannot be answered in its simplest form. That is fine, until you factor in the fact that...
27 September 2012
Sports clubs keep Jamataka youth busy
Granted, Jamataka youth use a football pitch as their only entertainment activity. The village has two clubs, netball for women and football for men. When the sun moves towards the western horizon and the shadows start elongating behind them, the...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Rape reaches crisis level in Botswana
This past week, in the midst of passing judgment on a 56-year-old man who had raped his underage daughters aged 10 and 11 years for five years, Francistown senior magistrate Kgololesego Segabo was at it again saying something needs to be done. In...
Patricia Edwin
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Fragmented opposition has no chance in Mahalapye West
FRANCISTOWN: A closer look at the looming Mahalapye West Parliamentary by-election shows that the country's opposition parties have slim chances of toppling the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from a constituency, which is already their...
27 September 2012
Mmualebe
Go na le batho bangwe ba ba botsang gore a Mmualebe o batla go boelwa Setswana sa bogologolo tala sa ga Lowe. Batho ba ba re ba botsa jaana ka gore gangwe le gape Mmualebe a re Setswana ga se buiwe sentle, mafoko mangwe ga a bidiwe jaaka a tshwanetse...
Sebofo Motshwane 27 September 2012
Our heritage
On the other hand, I had known Dr Mossam for a long time and had much respect for him. But then he died and passing by his old surgery the other day, perhaps to see what had happened to the old place, I saw that a notice had been attached to...
Sandy Grant 27 September 2012
UK guru to assess local Dance sport coaches
Ballpit from Manchester in England will take the local coaches through a series of both practical and oral examinations in line with ISTD, which is one of the world's leading dance examination boards.The ISTD is a leading dance teaching and...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Olympiad convinced me Chess is a sport- Reikeletseng
The BNSC chair was speaking on Tuesday night at the President Hotel at a farewell event organised for a team of Botswana junior chess players leaving for a continental competition in South Africa.Reikeletseng says his fact finding mission...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Tennis association courting Williams sisters
The Williams sisters visit the Arthur Ashe tennis centre in Soweto for an exhibition match at the Ellis Park indoor centre. Venus is a five-time Wimbledon champion and Serena recently won a gold medal at the London Olympics and the BTA believes the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Raditladi targets commercialisation of sport
Raditladi, at a function to introduce him to the media in Gaborone yesterday, also committed to decentralising sports services in the country. Raditladi said for the council to better service sporting codes and affiliates there is need not to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Chaotic start for BR Highlanders
The Mahalapye outfit were thrown into the deep end following the de-registration of Police XI and Security Systems for nonpayment of affiliation fees.And chaos started on Friday when the club had to do marathon contract talks with all their players...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Katy Perry named Billboard's woman of the year
Perry, 27, channelled her split with British comedian Russell Brand in late 2011 into the chart-topping hit Part Of Me and a 3D behind-the-scenes film Katy Perry: Part Of Me that documented her personal and professional ups and downs. The singer has...
27 September 2012
Is Holy Hip hop spreading the message?
It is a style characterised by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization, edifying members of the church or simply entertaining. After all, this is one of the reasons gospel rap exists - to make Christianity more appealing to...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Explosive Spring Explosion on the cards
The Nigerian lands in Botswana on Friday morning together with his crew that includes his DJ. One of the organisers of the outdoor festival, Kunaal Jinabhai (DJ Kuchi) said the teenager was charged up ahead of Friday's event:"He's fresh from Nigeria...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Crew jailed over Christmas Island asylum boat tragedy
The three men, who were found guilty of people-smuggling in August, each received terms of more than five years. About 50 people are thought to have been killed when the boat broke up off Christmas Island.Ali Khorram Heydarkhani, an...
27 September 2012
Somalia Al-Shabab armoury 'destroyed in Kismayo'
The port city of Kismayo in southern Somalia is a stronghold of the Al-Qaeda aligned group al-Shabab.An Al-Shabab spokesman said no-one was killed and no property damaged.Kenyan troops are part of an African Union force trying to wrest control of the...
27 September 2012
South Africa's Malema "unshaken" by court charge
Addressing an enthusiastic crowd of hundreds outside the court in Polokwane, Malema vowed to continue his fight for "economic freedom". The case against him relates to a government tender awarded to a company partly owned by his family trust. Malema,...
27 September 2012
Greece general strike sees tighter Athens security
The trade union-led action is the first since Greece's conservative-led coalition came to power in June.The protest is against planned spending cuts of 11.5 billion euros ($15bn; £9bn).The savings are a pre-condition to Greece receiving its...
27 September 2012
Egypt's Morsi will embrace non-Muslims, women in secular state
"All Egyptians represent the majority, all Egyptians - men, women, Muslims, and Christians... regardless of their beliefs, their gender, their colour," Morsi said at the Clinton Global Initiative forum in New York.Morsi, a member of the Muslim...
27 September 2012
Japan carmakers cut China output
Toyota said it was reducing output because of a slowdown in demand. It comes shortly after a wave of anti-Japanese protests across China that led to a halt in production for several days at many Japanese companies.The demonstrations were a result of...
27 September 2012
Kia Motors plans to spread its business
In pursuit of this, the company opened a new workshop and showroom in Francistown this week with others planned for Palapye, Selebi-Phikwe and Maun. "Should the development (opening of new workshops next year) come to pass, Kia Motors will...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Stanchart propels Botswana-China trade
Speaking at the celebrations, Standard Chartered CEO, Moatlhodi Lekaukau said the China-Africa relationship dates back to 1853 when the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China was founded, with branches opening in Shanghai and Hong Kong shortly...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Botswana handholds Swazis into diamonds
Swazi government mining engineer, Sam Ntshalintshali has told Mmegi Business that Botswana played a key role in the formulation of his country's Diamond Act last week and Swaziland's admission into the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), a...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
DRTS needs to up its game
Kitso Vincent Motlhankana: Stop operating from malls like Fairgrounds Mall. You should have spacious offices and not those two-roomed offices you have. Also your theory expiry period should be aligned to your service delivery turnaround time....
27 September 2012
Guest Column
Nearly two years after the uprisings that started in Tunisia and swept across the Arab world, toppling the long-entrenched dictators of Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Egypt, another wave of protests is now sweeping across the Muslim world, this time over...
Ben Letevitas 27 September 2012
Councils must enforce livestock free zones
A few that spring to mind are the banning of the brewing and selling of traditional beer from homes, the slashing of alcohol trading hours countrywide and the banning of al fresco barbecues (braaing meat). But there is a big and real menace in our...
27 September 2012
SA Supreme Court of Appeal confirms SADC Tribunal ruling on Zim
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal, the region's highly respected court, had in November 2008 ruled in the Campbell case, a landmark test case, that Zimbabwe's land reform processes were racist and that farmers ought to have...
GLYN HUNTER
Correspondent 27 September 2012
MoLG upholds sitting allowance motion
The motion was tabled by Councillor Chilume Balopi of Orapa during the CDC full council meeting held on Tuesday at the council chambers in Serowe.When deciphering the response from the Ministry of Local Government, Council Secretary Gaolathe Soccer...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Mental health dogged by stigma, inadequate resources
She told Mmegi that Batswana experience a lot of trauma but they do no seek help when they are going through difficult times. She stated that cases of mental ill-health are only referred to hospital when they are at an advanced stage, making...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 27 September 2012
Morope residents seek presidential help over land problems
The decision was made on Monday after what was supposed to be a consultative meeting between Mogoditshane Sub-Land Board and the residents ended in disappointment. The residents and their leaders remained at the Kgotla afterwards to evaluate the...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE & ZOLANI KRAAI
CORRESPONDENTS 27 September 2012
It's a family affair - opposition
Botswana National Front (BNF) secretary general Shampoo Shadikong has condemned the Cabinet reshuffle saying it depicts Khama as a man who is hellbent on appeasing his kith and kin at the expense of the state (Go lebega go jewa boswa mo...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Who says Kgatleng bogosi is unruly?
Asked when he would attend to the issue of Kgatleng leadership, he said it is the tribe that will decide what to do.The minister further said the bogosi issue is very sensitive and that he only learnt about the weekend Kgotla meeting in the Bakgatla...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 27 September 2012
BNYC fires three managers
Information reaching Mmegi indicates that the managers were unceremoniously served with termination letters signed by the council's acting executive director Tiny Tamasiga-Gontse. The three are part of the 10 experienced managers BNYC hired soon...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Clients free to quit Phakalane deal - BHC
BHC Public and Corporate Affairs Manager, Mmokodi Seisa told Mmegi yesterday that they acknowledge that there have been delays due to challenges beyond their control. BHC have, therefore, given some of their clients an option to withdraw from the...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Students riot at Ledumang Snr School
School property was vandalised by students during this unexpected spate of hooliganism. The clashes reportedly began when the students were about to have their tea-break at 10am. It is alleged that a group of Form Five students rushed towards...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Suspected serial rapist appears in court
Benny Kgangetsile is charged with 10 counts, that include three rapes, four robberies, two assaults occasioning bodily harm and one for causing grievous bodily harm. The offences were committed between August 19 and 28.he recent attacks come three...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 27 September 2012
Selefu 27 September 2012
27 September 2012
Quest for the Antidote to the Opponent's Hoodoo
Spurs' inability to beat Manchester United since 2001 - an eleven-year hoodoo that should have been broken many times - is certainly something of a weird curiosity. Tottenham's secret countermeasure at Old Trafford tomorrow might be their own...
ALASTAIR HAGGER
Correspondent 28 September 2012
Five young players to watch this season
Ntesang Mirror Simanyana (Township Rollers)If Premier Soccer League teams are to get a result against Township Rollers, they are going to have to get past an exciting Simanyana in the middle of the park. The tenacious 21-year-old seems to have...
28 September 2012
'Stadium fee hike has nothing to do with Police exit'
Premier League teams seeking to use the stadium will now have to part with P15, 000 up from P2, 000. The recent increase followed a senior management meeting at the College where they discussed matters of cost recovery. Speaking to Mmegi Sport...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 28 September 2012
book review
Tarquin Hall's Vishna Puri has now released his most famous cases to his adoring Dilli public and beyond. Vish is very much a child of the new India, one with extensive roots in the past. He has a fine taste for all the great delicacies available,...
Sheridan Griswold 28 September 2012
back stage
Even great men can be corrupted, can't they? J. Edgar remained a controversial man and his Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) suspect in many quarters until he died in 1972, still Director at 77. Three years later a Congressional investigation...
28 September 2012
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