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Education crisis: Urgent measures needed
Gabriel Ishaan Mogome: The government, the teachers and most of all the parents should all learn a lesson from the just released results, they should all work together so that the education in our country could improve because definetly there is no...
29 January 2013
Duma Boko, the charlatan at large
Before he calls himself a Leninist, let us call off the brewing bluff. The analogy of "compact group" from UDC vis a vis the Bolsheviks is sacrilegious. "Compact group," when the UDC's BMD elements swear on liberal ideology and its BNF...
MIKE DINGAKE 29 January 2013
Mergers and acquisitions in the mining industry: What they mean for Botswana's development
Several years ago, a young South African trained Motswana mining official complained bitterly to me about the incomprehensible accents of those Australian mining company representatives presenting at an international mining conference in Gaborone. I...
29 January 2013
Zimbabwe's future looks bleak as hope fades
HARARE: It is now four years since the signing of the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe. The agreement, which was signed on 15 September 2008, brought together the three major political parties in the country to form a unity government with...
29 January 2013
Would Botswana's real GDP please stand up?
'The most immediate effect is that part of the SACU revenue sharing formula ,i.e., the excise component, which is based on Botswana's GDP as a share of total SACU GDP, and we will get less revenue next year.' Most economists and statisticians prefer...
29 January 2013
Cell phone imitations harmful - BTA
Facilitating a workshop on type approval requirements and procedure for cellular phones, BTA's Technical Services Director, Bathopi Luke said the move was done in the best interest of safety because they (BTA) have a responsibility to protect all the...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 29 January 2013
MISA Botswana abhors threat to press freedom
MISA Botswana believes the refusal of printing The Patriot broadsheet is a serious infringement on press freedom.In this regard Press Council of Botswana Chairperson Tshireletso Motlogelwa expressed his concern saying editorial independence should...
29 January 2013
Etcetera II
For the first time in many years of contributing a newspaper column I got caught up last week in the general topic of phane harvesting - about which I knew virtually nothing - and posed questions and made assumptions on the basis of recently...
Sandy Grant 29 January 2013
Kingdom-O-meter
One of the first things God did after creating humanity according to the Genesis creation story was to attend to people's most basic need: the dietary needs. God said, "See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of the...
Dumi Mmualefe 29 January 2013
Issues in education
The provision of education in Botswana, like elsewhere in the world, has both successes and pitfalls. More often than not, the weaknesses and "failures" get a lot of recognition. Though this is not a balanced view of the schools and the education...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 29 January 2013
Winners code
I once watched a documentary on the life of the late American musician Michael Jackson.To celebrate his life the documentary showcased thousands of people whose lives were touched by Jackson. Many of these had actually become some kind of semi...
George Chingarande 29 January 2013
Selefu 28 January 2013
29 January 2013
David Cameron's euro-nemesis
He demonstrated no enthusiasm for the European Union, but he appeared clearly less exercised by its supposed iniquities than many Tories are. This view of Cameron's position is now difficult to sustain. His long-gestating speech on Europe, although...
29 January 2013
The return of the trading city
But the meeting was not hosted by the World Bank or the World Trade Organisation in Washington, DC. It was held in Portland, Oregon, where Mayor Sam Adams and Greater Portland, Inc. (a public-private partnership dedicated to driving regional economic...
*Alan Berube 29 January 2013
Inside the ANC's war with FNB
The Sunday Times can reveal that on Monday morning, just after the ANC Youth League issued a statement accusing FNB of "treason", Nxasana sent an SMS to Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.The minister had been called "brainless" by a...
29 January 2013
Mahlangu dedicates goal to his granny
Mahlangu struck in the 70th minute to draw Bafana level and send the fans at Moses Mabhida into frenzy. "I dedicate this goal to my grandmother. She has always been there for me, supporting me because I do not have parents," Mahlangu said after the...
29 January 2013
Put upbeat ahead of Zambia clash
A draw or win over Zambia at Mbombela Stadium this afternoon will see Burkina Faso qualify to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1998 when they hosted the event."I don't need to motivate them they know very well what is at stake because the...
29 January 2013
BPL board flexes muscle
Notwane boss Segolame Ramotlhwa and his Prisons XI counterpart, Anthony Mokento, have been appointed to replace the Spencer Mmui-led executive. The Township Rollers chairman, Mmui, and Extension Gunners boss William Maboane are alleged to have abused...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 January 2013
BNSC meets officials over Botswana games
Officials from the district commissioner's office here were also reported to be part of the meeting. While both BNSC and FCC would not give details, an insider shed some light on what transpired at the meeting."The BNSC officials were merely here to...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
Big Brother Africa seeks housemates!
This year's entry is open to the same 14 countries as last year with the only exception being Liberia, which will be replaced by Ethiopia this year. The replacement comes as Africa Magic and series producers Endemol SA rotate certain countries into...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Back stage
The Red Shoes (1948) is showing today at the Gaborone Film Society at 7 pm in the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. To wrap up on the works of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger the fourth and final movie being screened is their most famous...
Sasa Majuma 29 January 2013
Vee encourages sobriety through Soberholic!
Vee informed Showbiz yesterday that 'Soberholic' has been a long-term dream for him, influenced by the alarming growth of alcohol use amongst the youth. He said as a role model, he finds it fit to be someone who students can find inspiration...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
ATI, DT turn to politics
This week, the two are expected to sit side by side as they are officially welcomed into the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) youth wing. Interestingly, ATI admitted there was an element of influencing each other. "To a certain extent (we...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Motshekga disappointed at First Rand Bank SMS leaks
"We distance ourselves from this leak because it is a serious matter and we will approach the relevant security agencies to investigate," Motshekga said in a statement. "We apologies [sic] to Nxasana for the mishap." The Sunday Times reported that...
29 January 2013
Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout
The concessions by an advisory panel to Japan's transport ministry reflected pressure from All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) and a push to support Japanese firms that supply 35 percent of the 787 from the carbon-fiber in its wings to...
29 January 2013
Obama praises Clinton in joint interview
In a joint interview on CBS, Obama praised Clinton's "discipline, her stamina, her thoughtfulness, her ability to project".Both Obama and Clinton sidestepped questions about whether she might run for the presidency in 2016. Obama beat Clinton to the...
29 January 2013
Australia floods leave hundreds stranded in Bundaberg
Many people are trapped on roofs, but there are fears homes could be washed away by fast-moving waters after the Burnett River burst its banks. Three people have already died in the Queensland flooding, after a cyclone brought heavy rain. Australian...
29 January 2013
Outgoing AU chief condemns Africa's response to Mali crisis
France responded to a call for military help from Mali as rebels advanced towards the capŒital Bamako more than two weeks ago, reversing gains made by the militants linked to al Qaeda. French and Malian troops reached Timbuktu on Saturday. But...
29 January 2013
Rooftop births, ruin and diarrhoea in Mozambique floods
The flooding from the Limpopo river, which began on Wednesday, killed around 40 people and forced more than 100,000 others to flee. Amid the catastrophe, two babies were born on roofs where their mothers had taken refuge in the southern village of...
29 January 2013
Peers overtake Botswana in budget transparency
Between the 2010 and 2012 editions of the Open Budget Index (OBI), Botswana's score fell from 51 to 50 points out of 100, as gauged by local independent researchers surveyed by Washington-based International Budget Partnership (IBP). In the 2012...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
Tati Nickel appoints new MD
A memo issued last week by Moscow-based Roman Parov, Norilsk Nickel director of international assets and chairman of the board of directors of TNMC said another Russian, Sergey Steshenko has taken over temporarily at TNMC for an undisclosed...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
Business as usual at the AU (and it's a good thing too)
It came as a relief to observers - and even more so, no doubt, to the politicians and their advisors unused to charting a course through such choppy continental waters - that this African Union summit was a return to the gentle, consensual,...
29 January 2013
As i see it
My point was that 'weak opposition' was the result of unlevel playground at general elections. Aware that a fair competition in the general elections would put paid to their precarious hold to undeserved power the ruling party refuses to make...
Michael Dingake 29 January 2013
Selefu 29 January 2013
29 January 2013
NDB CEO overstepped her mandate - claim
They said Morapedi did not follow the procurement process when about P250,000 was invested towards the advert that was flighted on Fox News. They feel this was purely motivated by self-interest and extravagance. According to NDB insiders, the bank...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
Nata, Sowa flood victims rescued
Michael Chilimbe, deputy district commissioner of Tutume Sub-District said the recent rains left the majority of people homeless in the two villages."The Office of the President helped us with food and tents. We have given them to social workers in...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 29 January 2013
BDC donates a house to orphaned family
Speaking during the handover ceremony, BDC acting managing director, James Kamyuka said through their corporate social responsibility programme (CSR), the corporation pro-actively researches and identifies community initiatives and projects that fall...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Teachers condemn emphasis on exam performance
"We make errors in subject selections and students end up losing their careers. Some schools continue to select subjects for students," said one teacher. The teachers lamented that guidance and counselling is not taken seriously in schools and is...
ONALENNA MODIKWA
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
UDC Youth League to hold demonstrations
This follows several futile attempts to have the Minister of Finance and Development Kenneth Matambo and his Assistant Vincent Seretse suspended from office, pending investigation into their corruption cases. They also decried what they termed...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Gaborone retains leadership of Ntlo ya Dikgosi
He was ushered into the position, which he has held since 2009, unopposed at the official opening of the 11th meeting of the 2nd Ntlo ya Dikgosi. This was after members declined to second the nomination of Kgosi Thabo Masunga to the position by Kgosi...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 29 January 2013
Threat to kill defendant threatens to kill prosecutor
During his appearance in court, Goitsemodimo Setume, 22 defied an order from magistrate Masie Moyo to leave the dock and fired salvos at the prosecutor, Mangistu Chigala, saying she was incompetent. Police officers dragged him from the dock but he...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Saleshando wants more women in political representation
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is hosting a three day workshop at Gaborone Sun, organised by the Women's Academy for Africa (WAFA). According to Daisy Bathusi, a BCP Central committee member, the workshop has representatives from the four member...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Ngami farmers want land reform for the poor
Speaking in an interview with Mmegi, Bojosi said the dwindling livelihoods of livestock farmers in Ngamiland are due to the susceptibility of the livestock sector to animal disease outbreaks. In 1995, the outbreak of the cattle lung disease...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Principal rebuts accusations of racism at Kopano
But Kopano acting principal Anne-Marie Roper has rubbished the accusations saying they are unfounded. Parents who spoke to Mmegi on condition of anonymity last week said that children who are in foundation level are placed in classes as per their...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 29 January 2013
Education crisis: Urgent measures needed
Gabriel Ishaan Mogome: The government, the teachers and most of all the parents should all learn a lesson from the just released results, they should all work together so that the education in our country could improve because definetly there is no...
30 January 2013
Duma Boko, the charlatan at large
Before he calls himself a Leninist, let us call off the brewing bluff. The analogy of "compact group" from UDC vis a vis the Bolsheviks is sacrilegious. "Compact group," when the UDC's BMD elements swear on liberal ideology and its BNF...
MIKE DINGAKE 30 January 2013
Mergers and acquisitions in the mining industry: What they mean for Botswana's development
Several years ago, a young South African trained Motswana mining official complained bitterly to me about the incomprehensible accents of those Australian mining company representatives presenting at an international mining conference in Gaborone. I...
30 January 2013
Zimbabwe's future looks bleak as hope fades
HARARE: It is now four years since the signing of the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe. The agreement, which was signed on 15 September 2008, brought together the three major political parties in the country to form a unity government with...
30 January 2013
Would Botswana's real GDP please stand up?
'The most immediate effect is that part of the SACU revenue sharing formula ,i.e., the excise component, which is based on Botswana's GDP as a share of total SACU GDP, and we will get less revenue next year.' Most economists and statisticians prefer...
30 January 2013
David Cameron's euro-nemesis
He demonstrated no enthusiasm for the European Union, but he appeared clearly less exercised by its supposed iniquities than many Tories are. This view of Cameron's position is now difficult to sustain. His long-gestating speech on Europe, although...
30 January 2013
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