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Nobody is immune to abuseIt doesn't matter how intelligent you consider yourself (and let's remember that self-perceived intelligence is not correlated with actual intelligence), no matter how clever, well-educated and knowledgeable you are, you can...
19 October 2012
CA sets eyes on aviation industry
Speaking at the signing ceremony in Gaborone this week, CAAB chief executive Jefferson Tlhokwane explained that the commercial air transport sector can be constrained by abuse of dominance as a result of monopolisation of airspace by airlines and...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 19 October 2012
BTC irons out BSE listing glitch
FRANCISTOWN: The privatisation of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has received a boost with the ironing out of a technicality that experts had warned would block an Initial Public.Offer and the listing of shares on the Botswana...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
Letshego celebrates success as it enters East Africa
The celebration also kicked off a weeklong strategic planning session for the group, which saw CEOs from its African operations converging in Botswana.The session attracted delegates from Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Lesotho,...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Govt share of Debswana diamonds rises to 11%
At 10 percent and using 2011 estimates, government was entitled to up to P2.6 billion of diamonds from Debswana, with the figure increasing to 15 percent by 2016.The Okavango Diamond Company has since been set up with a board and managing director to...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
BoB to relax inflation target
Botswana's inflation rate, which currently stands at 7.1 percent as at September 2012, has not trended below the upper-end of the Bank of Botswana objective since December 2009. In a National Development Plan (NDP10) mid-term review draft report, the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
US "dumping" pushes Botash to the brink
FRANCISTOWN: The country's sole producer of soda ash, Botash, has instituted a survival strategy which includes the possibility of retrenchments, as it battles what it says is "dumping" by giant American firms in its traditional market of South...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
Huawei - leaked report shows no evidence of spying
The 18-month review, details of which were leaked to the Reuters news agency, suggests security vulnerabilities posed a greater threat than any links between the firm and the Chinese government.Last week a US congressional report warned against...
19 October 2012
Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account to users in Germany
It is the first time the social networking site has implemented its local censorship policy, which came into force in January. That policy allows it to block content in specific countries if tweets violate local laws.Announcing the decision,...
19 October 2012
Africa, west combine to rout militants in Somalia
Today, backed by a sweeping multinational effort that includes $338 million or (P3 billion) in United States(US) equipment, wages and training, the force of Ugandans, Burundians, Kenyans and Somalis that was deployed to take on the country's Islamic...
19 October 2012
North Mali Islamists increasingly brutal
"They are really getting more and more barbaric. They kill, they rape, and no one does anything to stop them," a student named Oumar told AFP after arriving in the capital Bamako Wednesday on a bus from the north-eastern town of Gao."They forced my...
19 October 2012
Work stoppage at Lonmin Marikana mine
"We are experiencing some disruption at various shafts. Some people have not been underground this morning [Thursday] as they were expected to be," said spokeswoman Sue Vey.She said it was not yet known what led to the disruption. Worker spokesman...
19 October 2012
UN demands inquiry into Darfur peacekeeper's killing
According to Ban's spokesman, Martin Nesirky, all the victims, from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), had South African nationality."The secretary general urges the government of the Sudan to conduct a full investigation...
19 October 2012
Kenya's Sheikh Mohammed Dor charged over MRC offer
Sheikh Mohammed Dor, who is an MP nominated to represent the Muslim community, denied the charges and was freed on bail. He is accused of saying he would give money to the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), which wants independence for Kenya's largely...
19 October 2012
The mad men of the Premiership
Villas-Boas takes on Di Matteo at White Hart Lane tomorrow lunchtime in a game that is bursting at the seams with plots, sub plots, new ideas and old scores. For the first time in many a season, Tottenham Hotspur versus Chelsea will be the real...
19 October 2012
Slumbering England given a wake-up call in Poland
Roy Hodgson's team laboured to a 1-1 draw in the rearranged fixture, the manager conceding it had been one of the least impressive performances of his tenure to date and acknowledged a lack of zest throughout his team.While his players pointed to the...
19 October 2012
Bowler relishes World Cup debut
Mmegi Sport: When and where was Pauline Lekone born?Pauline Lekone: I was born in Kanye on April 30, 1983.Mmegi Sport: When did you start playing bowls?Pauline Lekone: I started playing bowls in 2006.Mmegi Sport: What attracted you to the...
19 October 2012
Off the pitch
Name: Karabo ModiseDate 0f Birth: 20 July 1988Sport: cricket Mmegi Sport: What is your favourite place outside the field of play?Modise: I'm a committed Christian, therefore that will be my church, Open Baptist ChurchMmegi Sport: What is your...
19 October 2012
First cut
I have listened attentively and carefully to all interviews and speeches by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Tebogo Sebego, but not once has he ever mentioned anything about the senior national soccer team, the Zebras. I have...
Dennis Keagile 19 October 2012
Surprises expected at tennis polls
BTA affiliates may be in for a surprise or two with confirmed reports being that incumbent public relations officer, Nelson Amanze, is likely to stand for the presidency. Amanze confirmed being approached by some affiliates to stand for the position,...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Foes of Friends of Football face 'de-registration'
The fans were naturally expectant as Sebego took the bull by its horns and emerged victorious against David Fani whose star was fast fading. Fani, despite making some notable progress, was deemed the wrong man to drive football forward and the...
19 October 2012
Industrial Court hears Setete's case
The hearing was initially scheduled for October 9, but was postponed following an agreement between the lawyers representing the applicant and the respondent, the Botswana Football Association (BFA). While the decision at the court was made...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
No reprieve for relegated Mathaithai
The Moshupa village side had made an appeal to the Botswana Football Association Disciplinary Committee (DC) to halt the league so their case could be heard. However, with the league now entering its second week, it is highly unlikely that their wish...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
Women's league given thumbs up despite concerns
However, the league's chairperson, Senki Sesinyi said they are happy with the way things have progressed. He said referees officiate at matches and clubs are expected to receive a new kit soon. "This shows growth as teams will be given both home and...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Desert-like grounds counterpoint football vision
Botswana's desert-like training grounds are in sharp contrast to plans to have a semi-professional league. In fact, the Bosele Declaration, passed in 2008, placed a demand on all clubs in Botswana to have proper training grounds by the beginning of...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Basketball body keen to steady ship
The association never had a steady executive committee and has been rocked by a continuous turnover of committee members and replacements in the past four years. Former president, Modise Tlhage stepped down barely two years into office and was...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
Britain losing allegiance to the EU
David Cameron knows that if there is one thing that pleases his fellow party members, it's a rant against Brussels.At last week's Tory party conference in Birmingham, it didn't take long before the British prime minister had his audience in high...
19 October 2012
Obama strikes back
This 16 October debate, labelled a "town hall" in a nod to one of those hallowed traditions of American political life and history, had already been designated by the "punditocracy", the blogosphere and every political consultant in the country as a...
19 October 2012
Mali intervention - a dangerous idea with too much support
International support for a military intervention in Mali is gathering momentum quicker than the Harmattan wind blows across the Sahel. In a matter of days, the powers that be (the ones that have the authority and resources to turn intervention talk...
19 October 2012
Is a war over the Nile still imminent?
The outcome of the Nile water negotiations could have profound consequences for the region and the African continent. In May 2010, five upstream states signed a Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) to access more water from the Nile. This move was...
DEBAY TADESSE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Sanitary pads campaign - BNF responds
I received a call from your reporter Mr Chakalisa Dube enquiring if the launch of the project took place. I in response indicated that the launch has been postponed and that the regions will in the meantime be given sanitary pads, which they will...
19 October 2012
The need for a united front - rejoinder
The story was carried by Mmegi on October 5, 2012. This Khan is the former secretary general of the Botswana National Front (BNF). All being equal one would be right to say he is revered as one of the senior members of the BNF and by extension the...
19 October 2012
Nitty gritty
As I told you last time, dear reader, the Nitty Gritty shebeen has undergone complete refurbishment with various additions and extensions. It took a while because the building inspector was eating with the contractor, but it finally...
Barolong Seboni 19 October 2012
La bone le bana ba bone: A response
To my dear friend and Colleague Tshireletso Motlogelwa. I would like to engage you on issues you have raised in the article titled "La bona le bana ba bone" that featured in the Mmegi edition of October 12th. First accept my belated...
19 October 2012
Digging tswana roots
Many people are flummoxed by my ability to unlock secrets of our long-forgotten past. They ask me how I am able to routinely exceed the scope of even the most respected of scholars. They tend to believe that it is because I possess an uncommon weapon...
L.M.Leteane 19 October 2012
Ignore youth at your peril
It is a struggle out there, from getting good marks in the college classroom to getting that desired job is not easy. But what is even worse and exceedingly painful is finding absolutely nothing to do after a successful completion of studies. First,...
19 October 2012
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19 October 2012
Income distribution in Botswana - how bad is the bad?
Last month the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, did a strange thing. It published a report on income distribution in the five South African Customs Union (SACU) countries. For the IMF, such a warm and fuzzy subject seems entirely out of character...
19 October 2012
Autism organisation to be launched
A steering committee that will draw up a constitution and lay the groundwork for the new organisation will be elected at the meeting, to be held at UB's Block 252, Lecture Room 4, a spokesperson told Mmegi in Gaborone yesterday. But what is autism?...
19 October 2012
With limited resources, mental illness remains a challenge
He explained that mental health centres are limited across the country, but those that are available like Sbrana Hospital, are well resourced. However, the biggest challenge is in following up with patients once they are discharged from...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
The good and the bad of Nata
At the village, the road makes a 'Y' with the right horn heading to Kasane and the left to Maun. It is apt to say the village serves as a perfect gateway to both tourist destinations. It is on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, another drawcard for...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
A king betrayed?
The troop formations would shift to relieve the battalion with the king. From where I stand, it seems the King of Bakgatla has been abandoned and betrayed and does not benefit from this ancient practice. The Brutus remains the mystery but it is...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Khama's guilty conscience
I really sympathise with the officer or whoever it was, who was tasked, or assigned to inform President Ian Khama that he is scheduled to deliver a speech about democracy and good governance. I have a feeling the poor fellow had nightmares on the...
19 October 2012
Scramble for youth votes in Mahalapye West by-elections
Youth encompass 60 percent of the countries' population yet they are the ones hard hit by economic problems, and Mahalapye is no exception. The elections will pit Bernad Bolele of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) against David Tshere of the...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Mukokomani wants to quit politics
The Selebi Phikwe East civic leader, who is also former mayor of the copper mining town, said this week in an interview that he has discussed the decision with fellow Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councillors and is now left with informing the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Magistrate relates courtroom assault
According to the particulars of the offence, Onneile Mmipi on or about September 11 this year at Broadhurst Magistrate Court Room No. 4, unlawfully assaulted Janson with a glass of water. While being cross-examined by Superintendent Sergeant Marapo...
KEOBONYE MAJATSIE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
BCP members suspended from SRC
The council is a coalition of student wings of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the BCP. SRC president Jacob Kelebeng has relieved minister of information Boitumelo Ntsima and minister of bar and...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Morima advocates for pro-youth legislation
Morima was speaking at the 12th National Business Conference (NBC) held this week under the theme Interrogating Implementation: Why Is It a Challenge? He argued that the legal adult age of 21-years-old stands between the youth and success and called...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
Maun Sec School closed
MAUN: Maun Senior Secondary School (MSSS) was forced to close down following a spate of 'retaliatory' fires that razed blocks of classrooms. In the past two weeks, people purporting to be MSSS students torched classrooms and offices allegedly in...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 19 October 2012
Delays in Botswana's new growth path
The country's new development agenda is carried in such strategy documents as Vision 2016, Botswana Excellence Strategy, National Development Plan 10 (NDP 10) and the Economic Diversification Drive (EDD). "Each of these policy documents lay out the...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 19 October 2012
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