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Africa and the Succession trap
Even in states like Angola where incumbents remained in power, the question of leadership succession was rarely far from the agenda. In 2013 we can expect the topic also to be hot in Madagascar, Kenya and Zimbabwe, all scheduled to hold Presidential...
TIM KELSALL 16 January 2013
Africa's image and reality - wealth and poverty sit side-by-side
The growth figures show that Africa is apparently doing well economically and many of the conflicts, which were always local, often quite small but created terrible suffering, have come to an end. Medication for AIDS and other diseases has become...
RICHARD DOWDEN 16 January 2013
Remembering Rampholo Augustine Molefhe
I can still hear his husky baritone voice ringing in my ears as he broke into a laconic laugh and looked away.That was vintage Rampholo. Folksy, funny and witty. Self-effacing, intense and detached. Impersonal, frank and forthright. His remark about...
TITUS MBUYA 16 January 2013
Shanghai - an awe-inspiring city of stunning contrasts
Quite a shame really, when one of the newly branded aircrafts, bearing "Our Pride, Your Destination" failed to fly due to "technical problems". But that did not cause any major problems for our trip as we were transferred to the 10am flight, which...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
"Woman of steel" finds her niche in welding
Like politics, the welding business is dominated by hard-knuckled men and in most cases women only appear on the scene with a tray of tea and its accompaniment for the sweating males' sustenance. However, just like Thatcher who took to the helm of...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 16 January 2013
A resurgence of the left?
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, prominent political scientist Francis Fukuyama made a startling conclusion. In an essay, and later a book titled 'History and the last man', Fukuyama pronounced the 'end of history'. 'The...
16 January 2013
Twelve things that deserve a comeback in 2013
1. Levy-free alcoholBecause imbibers of the brew really need this one. Alcohol used to be cheap- very cheap in fact. Take your mind back to four years ago when you could get a six-pack of your favourite brew without having to break the bank. The...
16 January 2013
Project syndicate
SANTIAGO: Is inflation targeting - the rule that most of the world's major central banks (though not the United States Federal Reserve) use to set interest rates - in its death throes? Many analysts seem to think so. Mark Carney, currently...
Andres Velasco 16 January 2013
Villagers sum burial society's wisdom
Villagers here have reflected this supportive spirit and have come together to run a burial society, which has been in existence since 2001. On Saturday, scores of villagers, including those from neighbouring settlements like Makobo, Borolong and...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 16 January 2013
The problem of politicised ethnicity
This article, in general, is a reaction towards this often unchallenged neo-liberal conception of Africa's 'trouble' with a Western notion of democracy, and in particular, to an article published on the BBC's website by Prof. Calestous Juma titled,...
* KILLIAN NGALA 16 January 2013
As i see it
For many years after its formation, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC/ANC) was known as the Peoples' Parliament. Black people were not represented in the all-white Union of South Africa parliament. For this reason, the ANC was the...
Michael Dingake 16 January 2013
The winners code
The scientists tell us that the earth rotates around the sun; and it is this rotation that gives us seasons. We can do nothing, absolutely nothing to control the rotation of the earth around the sun. We can also do absolutely nothing about the...
George Chingarande 16 January 2013
BFA welcomes revival of COSAFA Cup
This follows an agreement made by the Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) member countries during the association's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lusaka, Zambian in December. It is at this general assembly that the member...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Basketball squads to be named
The teams are preparing for next month's Afro Basket qualifiers to be staged in Maputo, Mozambique. The provisional squads, named after the Top Four finals early last month, resumed training on January 7 after the December lull that saw some of the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Babitseng, Nthobelang leave office
The decision was made at last Thursday's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.Indications are that the majority of the NEC membership is keen on roping in an expatriate for the CEO position.The stance puts former Kent County Football...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Poor preparations continue to dog Zebras
The national side is fresh from a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Angola in a practice match on Sunday. Coach Stanley Tshosane, who has often been used as a sacrificial lamb in the team's winless run, would be a worried man as his side prepares for the...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
F/town My Star auditions attract more aspirants
Prior to the Francistown auditions, the Botswana Television aired talent show scouted for the next Sharon in Lobatse, Maun and Palapye as the search for the ultimate winner of the P100,000 prize-money continues.Since last year, the prize money has...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Juju Boy's Masikeng gains momentum - at last!
In an interview with Showbiz in Gaborone yesterday, Juju Boy - real name Kgotla Ntsima - said that he was not surprised that his single was only making waves now. " New releases usually take sometime before they peak because it takes a while for them...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Botswana ranked highly in economic freedom
Botswana scored 70.6 percent in the index, making its economy the 30th freest in the world. Mauritius is pegged at 76.9 percent.The Index of Economic Freedom measures economic freedom of 185 countries based on trade freedom, business freedom,...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Price increases slowed in 2012 - SB
According to figures released by the Statistics Botswana yesterday, average inflation for last year eased to 7.5 percent from 8.5 percent, 6.9 percent, 8.2 percent, and 12,6 percent in the previous four years respectively.Among the chief drivers of...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
If whiteness can't be unlearned then black oppression is permanent
Shandu argues that because Schutte's letter is addressed to white people, it ought to be dismantled and dissected primarily by the white community who it seeks to engage in dialogue.This argument by Shandu is correct in that it is expressive of Black...
16 January 2013
Mmualebe
Go na le seane sa Setswana se se reng, 'Thota e se nang khudutlou bolobeto ba e ipha naga.' Seane se se raya gore, fa batho ba se na yo o ba eteletseng pele, yo o ba laolang, ba itirela fela jaaka ba rata, ba itaole. Fa go se na mogolo gaufi, bana mo...
Sebofo Motshwane 16 January 2013
BAA could do better
He became the instant darling of a sports mad nation, replacing the Black Queen of the Oval Tracks, Amantle Montsho, who was until then the 400m champion. But while Montsho has had a distinguished career abroad, carrying the Botswana flag with aplomb...
16 January 2013
Selefu 16 January 2013
16 January 2013
Our heritage
Over the years I have seen the Phane harvesters camped in the bush, seen them selling by the roadside and even seen them cooking the things. I have been quietly enjoying the seemingly empty bush only to discover, very suddenly, that it wasn't empty...
Sandy Grant 16 January 2013
TNMC installs poverty-stricken family in state-of-art house
MATSILOJE: For more than four decades Garebihele Pateye and her family led a paupers life without a proper place of abode.All the unemployed mother of 10 had was a rundown makeshift shelter which she shared with her four other children and two...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Farmworkers' strike: No silver bullet for rural unrest
A fundamental rethink of the farming sector is required if the impasse between farmers and striking workers is to be resolved. This is according to Professor Ben Cousins, National Research Foundation chair at the Institute for Poverty, Land and...
FARANAAZ PARKER 16 January 2013
Seretse escapes jail by whisker
Seretse, Paul Paledi, Botswana Telecommunications Project Manager Berndt Astrom, and a company called Serala (Pty) Ltd are charged with several counts of corruption.When the case resumed yesterday, the parties unanimously agreed that it should be...
16 January 2013
Inmates encouraged to use books for rehabilitation
This was a message from the British High Commission during a library book handover held yesterday in the village.The prison holds 213 young offenders between the ages of 17 and 21. According to Senior Assistant Commissioner of Moshupa Boys Prison...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Theft accused want stay of prosecution
Dumisani Mokobi of MCM Moseki Attorneys argued that the state had delayed to try Julius Gobela and Koriwa Taboka within a reasonable time, after they were charged with the offence on September 16, 2010. The state contends that the two were in...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Ex-worker probed over threats to kill BOTEC CEO
On the day, Moitoi, along with other retrenched workers, confronted BOTEC management to ask when they would be given their exit packages. Motoi told Mmegi that the two executives laughed off their enquiry when he came face to face with them at the...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Ditsele Trust formed for Albino youth
It was formed by A 35 year-old man from Mochudi, Roy Ditsele, who is a Senior Supplies Assistant at BaMalete Lutheran School of Nursing. The Ditsele Trust targets albino youth, the foundezr said: "They (youth) face social and cultural challenges and...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Public health bill consultation was done years ago - MoH
"We communicated with different key stakeholders with the understanding that they would return to their constituencies to share with their people," she said. She gave an example of the discussion of the use of corpses to educate future medical...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Contractors cry foul over unpaid allowance
In June last year, FCC awarded 15 small-scale contractors tenders to carry out maintenance work at Our Lady of the Desert Primary School in Francistown. The contractors were given tenders to paint the school's classrooms, toilets, administration...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 January 2013
Jamali is a free man
The DPP had approached the Court of Appeal (CoA) seeking leave to appeal out of time after they failed to appeal High Court judge Michael Leburu's decision within the stipulated six-week period. Yesterday CoA Justice Isaac Lesetedi dismissed the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Tswapong South readies for two by-elections
Letsholo Same - the former councillor of Tumasera Seleka - is deceased while Jeremia Ramodisa of Pilikwe is serving a 10-year jail term for shooting his wife. Both councillors were from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).The BDP held primary...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of PM Raja Pervez Ashraf
Ashraf denies accepting bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010.Analysts say that the move is unlikely to lead to his immediate removal.It comes as populist cleric Tahirul Qadri led thousands of...
16 January 2013
Tariffs the only way to pay for electricity, not tax: Eskom
If electricity was sold at the "right price", it would be used more efficiently, so less would have to be invested in new generating capacity, Eskom CEO Brian Dames and chief financial officer Paul O'Flaherty said in a joint presentation at public...
16 January 2013
Lance Armstrong 'doping confession' in Oprah interview
Last year the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) accused him of what it called "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping program" the sport had ever seen.Armstrong, 41, has until now publicly maintained his innocence.He is now said...
16 January 2013
France keeps up Mali air strikes, African troop plan advances
France has already poured hundreds of troops into Mali and carried out days of air strikes since Friday in a vast desert area seized last year by an Islamist alliance that combines al Qaeda's north African wing AQIM with Mali's home-grown MUJWA and...
16 January 2013
Indonesia rejects Supreme Court candidate due to rape comment
Daming Sanusi, a candidate for Supreme Court justice, told legislators during a vetting session Monday that he did not think rapists should be sentenced to death, the state Antara news agency reported. "The rapist and the victim of rape both enjoy...
16 January 2013
Algeria says opening airspace to French jet fighters sovereign decision
"The decision related to opening the national airspace has always been sovereign decision of Algeria," according to the local TSA news website, which quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Amar Belani. Belani said Algeria examined the French overflying...
16 January 2013
ANC hits back at 'naive' Mazibuko over Zuma business comments
It rejected her advice to Zuma to retract a remark that it was to the benefit of business to support the African National Congress."It is a sad fact that... Mazibuko is so naive when it comes to African traditions that she cannot relate to them,"...
16 January 2013
Malema lays charges against ex-friend Mamabolo
"Julius opened a case of crimen injuria on Sunday at 7:26 pm at the Polokwane police station," Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said.Mulaudzi said police were investigating the case and were not taking the case lightly."Threats, we do not take them very...
16 January 2013
Sorrowed is the Class of 2012
Most interestingly, the introduction of a new grading system that reflects a truer picture of candidates' performances explains the horrendous exam results. Reacting to the results that, for the first time in the academic life of this country, show a...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
JCE results a huge shocker
Further, according to a media release on the results, released by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) yesterday afternoon, only 590 candidates obtained grade A. A total of 4722 received Grade B, 10 320 obtained Grade C, while the majority...
Staff Writer 16 January 2013
Project syndicate
SANTIAGO: Is inflation targeting - the rule that most of the world's major central banks (though not the United States Federal Reserve) use to set interest rates - in its death throes? Many analysts seem to think so. Mark Carney, currently...
Andres Velasco 17 January 2013
Villagers sum burial society's wisdom
Villagers here have reflected this supportive spirit and have come together to run a burial society, which has been in existence since 2001. On Saturday, scores of villagers, including those from neighbouring settlements like Makobo, Borolong and...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 17 January 2013
As i see it
For many years after its formation, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC/ANC) was known as the Peoples' Parliament. Black people were not represented in the all-white Union of South Africa parliament. For this reason, the ANC was the...
Michael Dingake 17 January 2013
The winners code
The scientists tell us that the earth rotates around the sun; and it is this rotation that gives us seasons. We can do nothing, absolutely nothing to control the rotation of the earth around the sun. We can also do absolutely nothing about the...
George Chingarande 17 January 2013
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