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What would Biko do?
In Melville, the empty storefronts and forlorn "To Let" signs say more about the state of the economy than the gloomy economic outlook numbers currently in circulation. At the cusp of the changing fortunes of the South African economy, Melville is...
11 March 2013
Upgraded to crowdedness?
When I arrived in Botswana in January 1979, the first upgrading project for Old Naledi was well under way.Canadian CIDA funded the project consultants. In charge was a team headed by John van Nostrand from Canada. The project started around 1977/78...
11 March 2013
Moruti Derek Jones (1927-2013)
Derek Jones arrived in Botswana in 1954, accompanied by his newly married wife, Joan, to take up the post of district superintendent of the London Missionary Society (LMS) in Maun. He might then have assumed or perhaps even wished that his role would...
11 March 2013
Our heritage
The idea does seem to replicate so many other initiatives that have popped up in recent years - which appear to represent a need for this very new country to catch up or even match those which are so much older. The idea is, of course, a touch...
Sandy Grant 11 March 2013
Tanzanian editor brutally attacked, flown to South Africa
According to allafrica.com, Kibanda was pulled out of his car by a group of attackers, who proceeded to beat him with what is believed to be a metal bar. Tanzania's IPPMedia.com reported that Kibanda's attackers pulled out some of his teeth, wounded...
11 March 2013
Corrupt officials' names to be kept in database: Sisulu
They would soon be unable to change jobs within government, she told reporters in Cape Town. The move formed part of government's new anti-corruption drive.Sisulu said her department's anti-corruption unit would be re-modelled into an anti-corruption...
11 March 2013
More scandals to come as conclave discusses new pope: mole
The VatiLeaks affair concerns the leaking of confidential papal papers that purported to shed light on alleged power struggles and corruption within the Vatican hierarchy. The butler of retired pope Benedict XVI, Paolo Gabriele, was tried and...
11 March 2013
Morocco edges toward amending laws on rape and child marriage
Morocco was shocked in March 2012 by the suicide of Amina Filali, 16, who was forced to marry the man who had raped her. He remained a free man under Article 475 of the kingdom's penal code.A year later, the controversial article is to be amended...
11 March 2013
Maryland moves to abolish death penalty
A bill proposed by Governor Martin O'Malley to end capital punishment passed the state senate on Wednesday, and the measure is widely tipped to also clear the house of representatives, where Democrats, who favour the bill, have a large...
11 March 2013
Congo coup accused had 'hit list': prosecutor
"President Joseph Kabila is at the top of that list," prosecutor Shaun Abrahams told a regional court. "Then there is a group of Congolese leaders who the accused say have to be eliminated."The state is opposing bail against all 20 accused in this...
11 March 2013
Britain 'meddling' in Kenya election
Kenyatta's Jubilee Alliance said that Christian Turner, Britain's high commissioner in Nairobi, should also explain what it called "abnormal" numbers of British soldiers who arrived in Kenya before Monday's polls.A fresh manual tally of votes began...
11 March 2013
The settlement history of Bukalanga: Past and present (Part 1)
Since December 2012, a number of disingenuous newspaper articles have been published on these two related topics. Misleading information covered in these issues has compelled me to offer some direction on the settlement history of Bukalanga. Among...
*ABEL A. MABUSE 11 March 2013
Zimbabwe: Election nears, Zimbabwe's pro-Democracy parties hibernate
The peace-loving people of Zimbabwe accepted the global political agreement - a creation of the nation's top three parties - with the hopes of smooth sailing into a new democratic dispensation. But the government of national unity has failed to...
11 March 2013
Of beef wars and the ordinary farmer
Capitalism is a system of organising the economy that has many merits. At the apex of its successes and achievements is the element of greed. The conundrum here is that it is greed that fuels capitalism. Without greed, it would not be such a...
11 March 2013
Should we sell off BPC and WUC?
The evidence available from around the world suggests that the liberalisation and privatisation of telecommunication and air travel have led to huge and often unexpected benefits for consumers. The elimination of state monopolies on...
11 March 2013
A necessary facade: The noble and independent Judiciary
The notion of an honourable, noble and independent judiciary is a faade. But it is a necessary faade. For it is grounded in the idea of the rule of law. Lawyers and political scientists are guilty of presenting the rule of law as some sort of a...
11 March 2013
How Chinese traders displace local entrepreneurs
MAHALAPYE: It is now something akin to a norm that Chinese traders are a force to reckon with in the world of business who always keep governments on edge every time they invade their host country. The modus operandi of Chinese traders seems to be...
DIRANG LEKUNTWANE
Correspondent 11 March 2013
BBF selects national team
From the tournament, BBF will select players to fly Botswana's flag at the South African Bridge competition next month and the African Bridge Championships in Reunion in May. BBF spokesperson Thatayotlhe Maele told Sport Monitor yesterday that they...
Sylviah Disele
Correspondent 11 March 2013
BAA constitution comes under microscope at AGM
BAA spokesperson, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba told Mmegi Sport that affiliates have tasked the executive committee to look at some of the articles of the constitution for possible review. The committee will present the revised articles to the meeting for...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Bears get first win
They put up a five star performance to beat the army side emphatically. With superb teamwork and focus, Bears did well to strike out the top three batters of BDF and prevent them from gaining a single base. Against the second batter, their pitcher...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Karate standards impress world champion
Speaking after winning kumite in the Botswana Hayashi-Ha Gaborone Open on Saturday at Boipuso Hall, he said that he has realised that young karatekas in the country are very disciplined because they train longer and listen to their instructors. He...
Sylviah Disele
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Chiefs plan for demanding Mazembe
Mazembe is expected to jet into Botswana on Wednesday for the CAF duel this weekend. While CAF stipulates a travelling team of 25 people, the DRC side comes with a large entourage of 54 with demands to stay at a five-star hotel, Chiefs'...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Wonder, Black Peril share spoils
Wonder's Carlos Leukeu was sent off for a second bookable offence late in the second half. He was shown his first yellow after using some foul language before being given the second for time wasting. The first division log leaders, Wonder, had to...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Chiefs, BDF in dramatic comebacks
While Chiefs overturned a 3-1 first leg loss to Mogoditshane Fighters to sail through 5-4 on aggregate in extra-time, BDF XI came from a goal down to break the hearts of BMC with the winner in the 90th minute. In the first match of the double...
Frederick Kebadiretse
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Simanyana sends Rollers through
Rollers defeated ECCO City Greens 2-1 in a pulsating second leg match played at Molepolole Sports Complex.Rollers won the by the same score in the first leg and therefore progressed to the next stage of the competition with 4-2 aggregate. As the...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Food for the soul
With winter very much here and colds and flus lurking in every corner, I felt like I needed to go back to basics and refresh our minds and bodies what healthy eating entails and decipher dietary guidelines. It all starts with understanding what...
Boitshepo Giyose 11 March 2013
Inaugural PS2 tournament held
Enthusiasts played with their joy pads in front of television monitors in a first-ever FIFA 13 tournament to be hosted here.The spectacle attracted FIFA 13 maniacs and Africa's highest rated player Rebaone Moiketsi, who flew all the way from the UK...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Posters honouring women
You now have a second chance to see them as the exhibit opened again to honour International Women's Day at the Alliance Franaise across from the University of Botswana. This is a unique opportunity to view world-class posters by young artists...
Sasa Majuma
Correspondent 11 March 2013
A funky pants and shades night
Saturday night saw this place yet again hosting the first annual funky pants and shades event, which attracted many night-crawlers that enjoy spending their night well. Gaborone patrons looked colourful dressed in amazing bright colours that included...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Wizards, ATI shine at beMobile show
Smega is a beMobile initiative to send and receive money through the phone. All along, for the Wizards, it was their first performance in Francistown this year, while A.T.I was in the country's second city a month ago. He too gave a...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 11 March 2013
My star contestants choke
Singing for the viewers' votes to make it through to the next round and hopefully to the Top 20, most contestants battled to come out in song vocally, which the judges characterised as a bad night overall. Sid was the least impressed with the crowd...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Choppies close to opening store in Tonota
The domestic bourse-listed company Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramchandran Ottapath made this disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with this publication."We are still waiting for a trading licence and an occupation permit from the government. I...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Financial wellness
Remember all those times you've popped out to the grocery store, just to pick up a few small items, and came home with three shopping bags full? Can you remember what happened when you got to the shops to cause this? Shopping can be rewarding or...
* Elaine du Toit 11 March 2013
Local firms must compete fairly- Makgato-Malesu
She told the Committee of Supply that the Competition Authority (CA) continues to remove barriers to entry, growth and development to firms doing business in Botswana. She stated that the Competition Act, the Competition Commission and the...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Women leadership grows in financial sector
Despite the country taking a slight dip in the number of women in those management positions from 39 percent in 2012 to 32 percent, it still surpasses both South Africa, which remained at 28 percent and the rest of the world at 24 percent. ...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Anti Poverty 2.0
But, amid enduring poverty, rising inequality, and lackluster growth in many developing countries, the success of past anti-poverty policies and programmes appears dubious.This mixed record calls into question the efficacy of conventional...
11 March 2013
Etcetera II
It should be obvious by now that the natty slogans and catchy sound bites beloved of the marketing community can unintentionally provide the most appalling of banana skin slippages. Contrast, for instance, the Water Utilities Corporation's slogan,...
Sandy Grant 11 March 2013
Kingdom o meter
Some things happen and your gut feeling tells you they are wrong, or that their end result will be disastrous. In "The Lord's Prayer" there is where the Lord Jesus taught us to say "Lead us not into temptations: but deliver us from evil." There are...
Dumi Mmualefe 11 March 2013
Issues in education
The concern that schools conform to the Child Friendly Schools' (CFS) model and its principles, is not only for mainstream schools, but for all schools. The challenges for making schools CFS compliant are greater with boarding schools because in...
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S.Weeks 11 March 2013
The winners code
At the age of 31 Canadian born Spencer West reached the top of one of the highest peaks in the world; Mt Kilimanjaro. This is a feat that most people will never attempt let alone achieve. More than 50 percent of the people who try to scale the Mt...
George Chingarande 11 March 2013
The land question
The reality is that some areas have more land than others. But the law in Botswana allows Batswana to apply for land anywhere in this country.Over the weekend Bakgatla joined the fray and they only want the Bakgatla to be allocated land in their...
11 March 2013
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11 March 2013
'Bush mechanics' beat unemployment
Some of these innovative residents are unskilled or bush mechanics who have grouped themselves to fix cars near Wheels spare parts shop located at the busy Caltex filling station on the northern edge of the main mall. The services offered by these...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Icons of Botswana
Lieutenant General Tebogo Carter Masire is famously known for his prodigious impact on the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) from its establishment in 1977. He was born on July 21, 1955 in Kanye. He went to Segale Primary School in Mochudi from 1961-1967...
Snowy Tonoko
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Family issues overwhelm Tatitown customary court
In an interview with The Monitor, about cases that were of greatest concern to her court, Mosojane fingered family issues, especially of parents fighting over the custody of their children.She did not bring out written down statistics to back up her...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Bakgatla cry for land
Bakgatla, in a Kgotla meeting addressed by deputy paramount chief, Bana Sekai, said now they have to live with the disappointment of begin cut off from their biological homes and relatives, to live in another tribal district Kweneng, due to shortage...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 11 March 2013
I will die with Kgafela, says Mabiletsa
Kgatleng East MP Isaac Mabiletsa and his Kgatleng West counterpart Gilbert Mangole were speaking at a Kgotla meeting called to brief the tribe on current affairs in Mochudi over the weekend. After listening to Bakgatla deputy chief Bana Sekai's...
Lerato Maleke
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Rasetimela residents cry over water shortage
In a petition to the Sub-District Commissioners, the residents said water problems have bedeviled the village since 2011. They said that at a meeting in 2011, the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) said the project to equip Mapoo boreholes to supply...
Onalenna Kelebeile
Staff Writer 11 March 2013
Accused soldier to know his psych results next week
Last month a magistrate court here ruled that the accused person, Thebe Njavera, be sent for psychiatric analysis.When Njavera appeared before court on Friday, the prosecution told Magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba that the doctor who was supposed to have...
Lebogang Mosikare
Correspondent 11 March 2013
Illegal immigrants inundate Matsiloje-police boss Barati Mathambo
Manji said that in the first quarter of the year, which is from January to March 8, they have recorded a total of 192 illegal immigrants made up of 126 men and 56 women. He continued to say that the numbers are growing on a daily basis and others are...
Correspondent 11 March 2013
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