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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 03 October 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...
03 October 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 03 October 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 03 October 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...
03 October 2012
The significance of Domboshaba ruins to Bakalanga pre-history
Even though thousands of Bakalanga congregate near this prehistoric ruin annually, many do not know the exact location, significance and even relevance of this important monument in our understanding of the diverse heritage of Bakalanga....
ABEL ABEDNICO MABUSE
Correspondent 03 October 2012
Women artists' exhibition 'threads' gender issues
Both professional artists and beginners have done the beautiful exhibits on display.Although the artworks have different messages they all centre on women and the challenges that they face in their daily lives. As a result some of the artworks...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
That mall hotdogs seller is a hot painter too
The dark-skinned 23-year-old runs his hotdog business near Jet Stores just besides the popular "Radio Mall" spot where soccer and political debates often take place during lunch hour. But very few of his customers and the debaters know of his...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
We don't want Umshini Wam - we want laptops and iPads'
The ANC yesterday distanced itself from accusations that the charges were politically motivated, a move meant to distance Malema's archrivals - including President Jacob Zuma - from the barrage of criminal prosecutions he is currently facing. In a...
03 October 2012
Mugabe's referendum and elections timetable not realistic: MDC
In a High Court filing seen yesterday, Mugabe proposed a referendum for the first week of November and presidential and legislative polls for March next year."The dates being proposed are clearly not feasible," MDC spokesman, Douglas Mwonzora told...
03 October 2012
Ahmadinejad slams West's 'nuclear intimidation'
US and Israeli officials boycotted the Iranian's eighth annual address to the UN General Assembly, and there was no repeat of the walk-outs of previous years, but Ahmadinejad still had some harsh words for Tehran's foes."Arms race and intimidation by...
03 October 2012
Chess masters to grace open tournament
The prize money will be over P30, 000. This will be the first FIDE rated event to be played over 11 rounds with three hour time controls. The event is expected to attract at least four International Masters and at least three FIDE masters. So far...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 03 October 2012
nitty gritty
The reason for this, as you are all aware, is that my source who happens to be the top dog in the hierarchy of a certain political party, wants to be interviewed to shed some necessary light on the events that led to the dark episode in the...
Barolong Seboni 03 October 2012
Julius Malema, the accused: Is this another 'unstoppable tsunami'?
Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema seems to have done some mental calculations. As with any criminal case involving large sums of money, his case is bound to be before the courts for several years. He has probably calculated that...
03 October 2012
digging tswana roots
This is a universal practice. The gods - badimo - were always deemed to reside in the sky or in mountains. Now that we have long forgotten our collective roots, we tend to think that our present view that 'God resides in Heaven' is far more evolved...
I.M Leteane 03 October 2012
Khama in quest of a dynasty
It springs from his reading of us as the world's most docile and tractable lot who hardly twitch even when pinched. begin to see Khama the downright nepotist when his first cousin, Ramadeluka Seretse, joins the army in the early 1980s and is...
03 October 2012
Selefu 28 September 2012
03 October 2012
project syndicate
After a century slowly fomenting among Chinese intellectuals, national sentiment has captured and redefined the consciousness of the Chinese people during the last two decades of China's economic boom. This mass national consciousness launched the...
Ben Levitas 03 October 2012
Fatshe Leno La Bone
Masire was a long time Presidential Pilot, having flown all the four presidents this country has ever had. The revelation helps us piece together something much more interesting: how Botswana, regardless of its democratic credential, is really...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
How the Israel lobby gets what it wants
His public stance has been characterised as an Israeli effort to "openly...topple [President] Obama." The truth is that the only thing unusual about this meddling is its open and advertised nature. In a more discreet fashion,...
LAWRENCE DAVIDSON 03 October 2012
The battle for Congress
Yet this year's campaign is about a lot more than an increasingly confident Barack Obama versus a bumbling Mitt Romney. Races for control of the House and Senate will determine the character of the next presidency - no matter who sits in the Oval...
JOHN NICHOLS 03 October 2012
Biko - great struggles, great spirits
All across the world in the late 50s and 60s could be heard what Byron once called the 'First Dance of Freedom'.Not long afterwards came the cry of failure as civil wars, tribalism, coups and corruption descended on the recent freedom dances. Then...
03 October 2012
Phikwe tennis club facilities dilapidated
The clubhouse windows are broken while the ceiling board, nets and the fence are torn.Club coach, Wellington Sibanda confirmed to Mmegi Sport that the clubhouse is in a bad sate and that in May there was a burglary and thieves got away with players'...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 03 October 2012
Betty Kaunda to be buried in Lusaka
But there is still strong resistance to the change from their volatile eldest son, Lieutenant Colonel Panji Kaunda, who continues to insist that burial should be at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali District. Mama Betty, as she was affectionately known,...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
Correspondent 03 October 2012
Mentally ill, Boitumelo is a soft target for everyone
Thirty-nine year old Boitumelo Esau, who fell mentally ill in 2003 is yet to taste justice after she was cheated in a divorce settlement when her family took all her property. Although she had prodeo counsel, this mother of three emerged from the...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Small farms large benefits
In the United States, farmers are experiencing the most severe drought in more than a half-century. As a result, global corn, wheat, and soybean prices rose in July and August, and remain high. But the severe dry spell parching croplands across the...
KANAYO F. NWANZE 03 October 2012
My Dear Botswana...
I have no recollection of the day you were born, except from what the elderly tell me and what I read about your formative years, which were also my formative years. I was born two years earlier remember?One such story was that on this day, people...
03 October 2012
Blues on Boipuso
It is at the end of this moonshine that we replay the tape recordings of the fraud and forgery that was our independence. It seems at such moment propitious to ask, what were the expectations of independence? In other words, what did Batswana in...
03 October 2012
Reflections on independence
Botswana will have been an independent republic for 46 years on 30 September. It will be another round of festivity, however subdued since 2008! Batswana miss the jovial days of the pre-2008 administration when invited guests flocked to State House...
03 October 2012
Celebrating Independence Day
While the majority will have travelled home to be with their families, some will be visiting friends and as for others, they will remain in Gaborone. Boipuso (Independence Day) celebrations signify different things to Batswana, some think it has...
03 October 2012
Africa's malnourished children are at risk
Save the Children and World Vision are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children in Africa. The two organisations have launched a Nutrition Barometre that assesses...
03 October 2012
Ten foot tall and bullet proof, the epitome of a presidential hunk!
Ten foot tall and bullet proof! A friend once told me this is how they referred to themselves in military school. That is three meters. A man of this description under regular Botswana circumstances resembles dimo! But I will use this term...
03 October 2012
Weightlifting champ attributes success to hard work
The National Power Lifting Championships are organised by the Botswana Bodybuilding Weightlifting and Fitness Federation (BBWF) annually.Kgetsiyamore, who turns out for Francistown club, a team made UP mostly soldiers, was crowned the king for the...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Writ of Elections
The parliamentary seat in the constituency became vacant after the retirement of long-time MP and former Vice President Lt General Mompati Merafhe. A press statement from the IEC says that President Ian Khama issued a Writ of Election, ordering a...
STAFF WRITER 03 October 2012
Exclusion of trade union in decision-making suicidal
The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions was addressing delegates here on Tuesday during a one-day stakeholder seminar organised by the Competition Authority (CA). According to Tshukudu, trade unions have often been reduced to spectators by...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
COSBOTS, irate artists on a collision course?
COSBOTS has awarded a company called OnQuest a tender to monitor broadcasters in efforts to collect royalties for musicians and artists much to the fury of musicians who are questioning the legality and legitimacy of the board that took the...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 03 October 2012
The rot on our roads
Of the five, two are directors at constructions companies, whilst two others are self-employed.It has emerged that the contractor Zebra Construction (Pty) Ltd and its directors Aristaric Dominic Urio, and Paul Joseph Lyimo are cited as having...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Chinese interpreter halts bribery case
However, the case was postponed to a later date due to the unavailability of a Chinese interpreter. The duo, Su Wei (33) and her male counterpart Huang Peifeng (34) were granted bail on their own recognizance. The prosecutor did not...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Khama protects his interests?
Over the years, the government has made it clear that tourism is the alternative engine of growth to avoid over-reliance on mineral revenue. Besides, Khama is a fanatic of flora and fauna who has always displayed tendencies of bias towards the...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Consumer watchdog
If I see, as part of my work, clear evidence of either a crime or just something very suspicious, should I do anything about it? Let's take an example. Let's say that as part of my work, I discover that a colleague of mine obtained his or her...
03 October 2012
FMG acquisition eats into G4S profits
G4S finance director, Graham Berndt said on Wednesday during the release of the company results that the business experienced growth in revenue but saw a decline in profitability during the first six months. "With cost containment, efficiencies,...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 03 October 2012
FSG bid to enter Ghana hits brick wall
Announcing its results for the half-year ended June 30, 2012, the company has said plans to form a joint venture with Enterprise Life Assurance Company Limited, Ghana's second largest insurance firm have not been fruitful. "The negotiations with...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
PPADB boss calls for separation of roles to curb conflict
John therefore proposed before Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Gloria Somolokae in Gaborone during the tour of the parastatal that the combined roles of the chairperson of the board and chief executive officer (CEO) need to...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 03 October 2012
Amos' triumph highlights sports progress
Since gaining independence from Britain on September 30, 1966, Botswana was yet to taste a medal at the biggest sporting event. Coincidentally, success was achieved at the former colonial power's backyard when Amos was involved in the fastest 800...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Home stretch in race for Mmamabula licences
In June, the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources put the Mmamabula South and Central blocks to tender. These are known coal resource areas in eastern Botswana, which have previously been the subject of rigorous exploration. The tender,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Competition Authority investigates 39 cases
"In all the cases we have investigated and completed, the companies or individuals we have dealt with have abided with our order. We have also not had any individual or company challenging our decisions in a court of law," Kaira said. He said firms...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
Sparkling independence as diamonds come full circle
Created specifically to celebrate 46 years of independence, the Botswana-flag shaped lapel pins are expected to hit the market next week "making the memories of the 2012 Independence an item for posterity," the company, Shrenuj Botswana said. "The...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 03 October 2012
The Sound Of Self-Determination
The song, usually performed in four part vocal harmony, was adopted as the national anthem of the republic of Botswana. It is no surprise that Dr Motsete's portrait graces the P20 bank note in honour of his historic artistic achievement. He is also...
03 October 2012
Princess Marina, The Duchess Of Kent's Botswana Legacy
As we celebrate our independence and the continuing growth of our country, perhaps Batswana should take time to remember this woman after whom the popular Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone is named.According to Wikipedia, Princess Marina was born...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 03 October 2012
The Battle For The Kgotla
The battle is informed by something; seldom do grownups fight over nothing. If government refused the Leader of Opposition the right to address meetings at the Kgotla it cannot be for the sheer fun of it; and if Saleshando so badly wanted to do it...
BY LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
CORRESPONDENT 03 October 2012
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