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Trailblazing Oatlhotse scores big
He is a household name in chess with numerous titles under his belt and has represented the country since 2003, in the process winning the hearts of many chess followers.The captain of the national team was born 27 years ago and hails from Serowe....
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Sponsorship launch delays First Division kick-off?
The league was supposed to start tomorrow.Though authorities are cagey with details, reports are that the kick-off date had to be shifted to allow for the official launch of the sponsorship, which is reported to be in millions of Pula. League...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
BDF VI seek breathing space
The army side has two matches against struggling Tanian and Magstimela. BDF remains the only team yet to lose a match in the league. They resume the league with morale high after their recent win in the Capital Motors Tournament. Attackers, Oscar...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Midweek games unavoidable - Mamelodi
The start of the new campaign has seen a flurry of midweek games, leaving teams crammed for space, but Mamelodi said the situation is unavoidable. He emphasised that the situation is not perculiar to Botswana as other countries in the region engage...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Ntwaagae threatens to sue BFA
However, the BFA claims Ntwaagae or anybody else was ever appointed to the top post.Former BFA chief executive officer (CEO) Duncan Kgame said the association had not hired anyone for the position."When you are hired you are given a letter of...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Lobatse split as BMC, Gunners clash
The derby comes at a time when last season's league runners-up, BMC are struggling to hit form. BMC have played four games, winning only one of them. Against Chiefs on Wednesday, BMC took the lead, but went on to lose 2-1 leaving them among the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Can the Khama magic work wonders?
The team faces a daunting task of overcoming a 3-0 deficit against Mali when the two clash in the second leg of the qualifiers next Saturday. Perhaps President Ian Khama felt a need to provide that magic when he paid a visit to the BFA's Lekidi...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
BFA reject Rwanda friendly proposal
Rwanda had proposed to come to Gaborone on Monday, play the Zebras on Wednesday and leave for Windhoek, Namibia, immediately after the match.The two associations have been in talks, but BFA said the team would not play any friendly matc h before the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Families, agents testify in us Al-Shabab case
Her testimony came as prosecutors began using family stories and travel records to build their case against Mahamud Said Omar, who is charged with five terror-related counts including conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist...
05 October 2012
COSATU vows action if e-tolls are implemented
Should it do so, the federation's opposition campaign would shift "back into top gear", including its members taking to the streets, Congress of SA Trade Unions spokesman Patrick Craven told Sapa.The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on the Gauteng...
05 October 2012
Nigeria attack: Arrests over Mubi students' killings
Most victims were students called out by name by the gunmen, police said. The attackers went from door-to-door, shooting or stabbing. It is unclear who is responsible.Some suspect the Boko Haram militant group, while police sources are linking it to...
05 October 2012
Argentina ship in Ghana seized over loans default
The ship, which was on a tour of Africa, was prevented from leaving Ghana by court order on Wednesday.Argentina's foreign ministry condemned the move as "a stunt" pulled by "vulture funds" which contravenes the Geneva Convention. It said it had...
05 October 2012
Al Qaeda is alive
Al Qaeda is returning to the shadows. The experiment by al-Shabab, al Qaeda's Somali affiliate, of attempting to govern a broad area in Somalia's south officially came to a close this weekend when its fighters fled from their final stronghold, the...
05 October 2012
The myth of German hegemony
In 2010 and 2011, the first two years of Europe's sovereign debt crisis, Germany seemed to emerge as the continent's dominant power, possessing an unrivaled ability to shape its neighbors' destinies. Enjoying unabated economic strength, Germany...
05 October 2012
Battle of the sound bite stars
The event, broadcast live across the US and around the world from the campus of the University of Denver, was moderated by Jim Lehrer, long-time veteran lion tamer of presidential debates and news anchor of the Public Broadcast System's News...
05 October 2012
Economies rising - but are they taking the people with them?
I recently attended a conference on Liberia for some 300 investors and potential investors.During this, I heard very many positive statements from companies that have already invested in the country and praise for the remarkable recovery it has made...
* RICHARD DOWDEN 05 October 2012
Finding leaders to pass through the eye of the needle
As was to be expected, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) was first out of the starting blocks, naming its selection of candidates for the top six positions in the ruling party.Predictably, Kgalema Motlanthe is at the top of that ticket as "a more...
05 October 2012
Barclays Bank to launch platinum card
The bank's lending director, Sanjay Abraham said the card aims to cater for the specific needs of this segment of the market. Those in the targeted market generally travel a lot and the card is intended to be a convenient tool for the frequent...
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Chinese billionaire eyes Boseto Copper Mine
Discovery Metals, which is copper producer at its 100 percent owned Boseto Copper Project in Maun is a Brisbane-based copper exploration and production company focused on the emerging Kalahari Copper belt in north-west Botswana. The company...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
DTP, govt in diamond trade talks
Business Week has learnt that negotiations between the Diamond Technology Park (DTP) and government, via its Okavango Diamond Company, are ongoing for auctions of diamonds from the new bourse.Okavango is the fledgling state-owned entity which will...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Fuel shortages surface
Botswana sources nearly all of its fuel from South Africa, with 60 percent of this entering the country via road and the balance through rail. The strike has thus crippled the supply chain from refineries in South Africa to depots and filling...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Book review
Eugene Cussons (2011) Saving Chimpanzees: A Man on a Rescue Mission, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Penguin Books, 260 pages including 21 colour photos and a short DVD made by Homebrew Films (no index), Softcover, P231. ISBN 978-0-14-352813-5. Available at...
Sheridan Griswold 05 October 2012
Back stage
"The Bourne Legacy" (2012) a.k.a Bourne-4 is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. Out in mid-August, the fourth sequel is a sad flop, but to those who loved the Bourne Trilogy with Matt Damon, their cinematic fantasies will still be tickled. It actually...
Sasa Majuma 05 October 2012
Ratsie Setlhako, the adoptive son of Palapye
"I was the one who helped locate Ratsie Setlhako's grave so that a tombstone could be erected on it and when government wanted to build a new primary school, I insisted that it should be named after Ratsie Setlhako so as to appreciate the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Japanese dolls simply heart warming
The ongoing Japanese Dolls Exhibition at the National Museum and Art Gallery in Gaborone does not only demonstrate the passion the Asian nation has for its culture, but shows that the people take keen interest in the little things that their children...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Benson In Concert: Phuthego makes it a night to remember
Although the event started with only a handful of people but as the evening went by and the show intensified, the Maitsiong auditorium was almost packed to the rafters.The man in charge of coordinating the show, Comfort Ramatebele, popularly known by...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
guest column
LIMA - The 2008 financial crisis highlighted the profound importance of finance for the globalised economy. But 2.5 billion people worldwide still lack access to formal banking services, credit facilities, or savings instruments. Bringing this...
Daniel Schydlowsky 05 October 2012
Security at courts needs tightening
And only recently, suspects escaped from police custody, robbed police officers - who were supposed to be guard their car - and escaped. They remained at large for weeks until they were caught after an extensive and indeed expensive search that...
05 October 2012
The need for a united front
It was and still is a serious blow to the project of a united opposition to oust the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Political pundits and members of the Umbrella for Democratic Change may say it is too late for the BCP to unite with other opposition...
05 October 2012
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05 October 2012
How ICT can empower youth and disabled in Botswana
The ministry has assisted various institutions for people living with disabilities with ICT equipment, applications and services. There is a need for the ICT sector to take into account the needs of the people living with disabilities in the...
05 October 2012
Botswana sends expatriates packing
Through its secretary, Tumo Moaneng, the Association Business Council of Botswana (ABCB) has said that they are in the dark over the criteria government is using to issue work and resident permits. "We are in the dark. We don't know the criteria used...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Forget Tshekedi, it is Rakhudu we should focus on
In so doing though, it has made another move-at Trade- seem inconsequential as all eyes and analysis are fixed on Tshekedi Khama. The expectations on Hon. Keletso Rakhudu, who now deputizes Hon. Dorcus Mkagato-Malesu at Trade and Industry, has been...
Lawrence Ookeditse
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Dingake:The beneveryman(Part 1)
Lawyers and union leaders often like to say Botswana's justice system is like the Lotto - you either have Key or you do not! And not unlike the Lotto, most times you probably wont, but when you do, lucky you. As one union leader put it: "At least you...
05 October 2012
WUC takeover of water services queried by North West councillors
Kedikilwe said WUCs acquisition of water and wastewater management in Ngamiland and Okavango villages by 2013 is part of the water sector reforms, which commenced in 2009. He said to bring efficiency in water delivery, the government decided to...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Court endorses Debswana 'spy' tactics
In a recent judgement, High Court judge Isaac Lesetedi found no fault in Debswana's employing security measures that included strip searches, forbidding handshakes, hand-to-cover-mouth when sneezing during working hours, and installation of spy...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Chief Justice responds to BCP
Last month the BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang wrote to Justice Dibotelo as the chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Gobotswang's bone of contention is that before the appointment of the Delimitation Commission...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Mahalapye youth lament 'favourite' Senai's BDP loss
The seat fell vacant after then Member of Parliament (MP) and vice president Lt General Mompati Merafhe retired due to declining health. Moatshe Senai, who has been a councillor for Herero ward, failed in his bid to represent the ruling party in...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Tough task for next Mahalapye West MP
It is a fact that cannot be over emphasized enough. Mahalapye is one of the big villages in Botswana. Its population is estimated at over 43,000. Most residents are unemployed and live in abject poverty. Soon, Mahalapye West will be electing a...
05 October 2012
BMC shuts down to trace 'soiled' beef origin
LOBATSE: The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) has been shut down to allow for the tracking of the origin of contaminated beef that was rejected by the European Union (EU) market last month. The beef, estimated at millions of Pula, was found to contain...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Public's safety at courts a cause for trepidation
This follows incidents where members of the public, journalists and security agents were attacked by remanded accused persons at the Village Magistrate court. The manner in which remanded suspects are rendered freedom of movement, with little...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Judge threatens to lock up absconding DJ Robby Rob
Magistrate Motlaleng "chewed" up Chivadze in court stating that his behaviour was unacceptable and she would have him locked up in jail, together with the officer-in-charge at the Gaborone North Police Station as they seemingly ignored the court's...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Ditshwanelo boss recommends national human rights strategy
She said this will allow the country to fulfill its publicly-stated commitments to human rights. The proposed human rights strategy should include capacity building of government officials, civil society and the private sector, Mogwe said. She added...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Hospital gives condoms to married people only
This matter was brought to light by some employees when they aired their grievances to the Health and HIV and AIDS Committee from parliament, that visited the hospital to lend an ear to workers' concerns. The condoms are said to be stored in an...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
The Patriot is born
The paper is going to be called 'The Patriot', sources have said. The paper is said to be owned by BDP secretary general, Mpho Balopi, Tati East Member of Parliament (MP) Guma Moyo, Choppies Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramachandran Ottapath and...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Teachers strike exam deal with ministry
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development together with teachers' unions represented by Innocent Mannathoko of the Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and Justice Kgabeng from the Botswana Teachers Unions, agreed and signed a...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Soldiers accuse BDF of foul play
A source from the Special Forces Unit told Mmegi that before the soldiers were deployed to Lesotho, the BDF promised them that they would be paid an amount of P904 for each day they spent away from their base. Upon returning from the exercise...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
Struggling Spartans aim for strong finish
Spartans, the men's champions and women's titleholders, BDF V, are in Maputo for the Club Championships and have both lost all their games.Spartans played Zambia's Magic in their opening game and lost 57-37 before going down to Angola's Petro...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 October 2012
Huge turnout for judo competitions
The number is a sharp increase from the 50 in the last competitions, which Madagascar hosted last year.The tournament is being held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). Botswana has fielded 12 athletes in the Junior Championships...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 05 October 2012
SPGC hosts Stanbic Bank golf tourney
Selebi-Phikwe Golf Club's (SPGC) Palalani "Piques" Moitlhobogi told Mmegi Sport in an interview this week that the tournament has been sponsored to the tune of P20, 000.Moitlhobogi hailed the sponsorship, saying it was a clear indication of the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 05 October 2012
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