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Vultures to play Eastern Free State
Vultures' coach Ivor Greeves said the preparations were on course and confirmed the April 27 fixture.The team started preparing two weeks ago and only trains once a week on Wednesdays. Greeves has 45 players in camp and said he will trim the squad as...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 March 2013
The African chief converted to Christianity
According to the title of one biography, David Livingstone was "Africa's Greatest Missionary".This is an interesting claim about the Lanarkshire-born man, considering that estimates of the number of people he converted in the course of his 30-year...
22 March 2013
What Machiavelli can teach us today
Modernity, at least in the West, is the journey away from religious virtue toward secular self-interest. Religious virtue is fine for one's family and the world of private morality. But the state -- that defining political structure of modern times...
ROBERT KAPLAN 22 March 2013
The developmental state and the BDP's staying power
In a book chapter published this month titled "Monopoly Politikos: An Account of a De Facto One-Party State and Lack of Regime Change in Botswana," University of Botswana political science lecturer, Dithapelo Keorapetse, sheds light on the factors...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 22 March 2013
Tribal land administration: Some critical lessons (Part 1)
The way in which it is administered is a profound expression of national values" (Republic of Botswana 1983:3). If this statement was followed to the letter, Batswana would be a very happy society. But it is not. So Batswana are a very unhappy...
DR BOGA THURA MANATSHA 22 March 2013
Banda stripped of immunity to face probe
LUSAKA: Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda has started appearing before government's Joint Investigating Wing after his immunity from prosecution was removed by Parliament last Friday.Banda thus becomes the second former Zambian head of state to...
22 March 2013
A woman was regarded 'incomplete' without brewing skills
For one to be considered a woman in the old days, she also had to have the know-how to brew bojalwa jwa Setswana (traditional beer). Only a few women from that generation with the proper skill to brew can now be found - and Polena Tshukudu is one of...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Galane Gold announces rise in mineral resources
The announcement through a technical report shows that the total measured and indicated mineral resource is 508,400 ounces of gold. This is the first mineral resource update for the Mupane Property since the completion of the company's technical...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Why Botswana's global competitiveness is declining
Giving welcome remarks at the 2013 Biennial Service Quality Convention hosted by Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) yesterday, Macholo stated that for sometime now Botswana's rankings on the WEF Global Competitiveness Reports have been...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 22 March 2013
Book review
Moteane Melamu (2010) Baptism of Fire and Other Stories. Gaborone, Pentagon Publishers, 187 pages, P179. ISBN 978-1-99912-083-4-3. Available at Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Moteane Melamu is a man of many careers. When people search for...
Sheridan Griswold 22 March 2013
Back Stage
Last night the ditshwanelo 13th annual human rights film festival (dhrff) opened at the AV Centre at Maru a Pula School. The DHRFF runs through Wednesday the 27th of March 2013. Eleven award-winning films are being shown, with two showings tomorrow...
Sasa Majuma 22 March 2013
BONA goes to the polls tomorrow
The race pits two women who are hugely experienced in the game and only the elections will reveal who is heavier than the other. Lebotse wants the voters to bring her back because she still has a lot to offer to the game."I believe my work as...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
The real
Mmegi: Take us back to your early years in Botswana? Knight: I joined the police service soon after finishing Tirelo Sechaba - I did my training at the old police college at the Village. I was amongst the first group of women to undertake SSG...
22 March 2013
Ngoni's mastery on display at National Museum
Officially opening the event Thapong Visual Arts Centre treasurer Mesh Moeti described the artist as a very accomplished and a fine painter."Having been an admirer of Wilson's art for a long time, I have seen his work develop with time to a point...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Mabula's art carries on culture
Just 35km from Francistown on the way to the Ramokgwebana border gate is a small village called Siviya.Although the origins of the approximately 500 people who sojourn in the little-known area are shrouded in mystery, they have been identified as one...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 March 2013
Consumer watchdog
I was recently at a conference that was loosely related to consumer issues and a variety of people wanted to know, yet again, what exactly Consumer Watchdog is. They knew about this newspaper column and our other media appearances but they all seemed...
22 March 2013
Tourism to contribute P5.2bn in 2013
The researchers from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) say the forecast for 2013 is underpinned by expected activity in a number of travel and tourism sub-sectors. "This primarily reflects the economic activity generated by industries such...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
BIHL moves to takeover blue chip FSG
BIHL, whose three core subsidiaries performed unsatisfactorily in 2012 with operating profit weakening by 15 percent to P232 million is currently a 28.65 percent shareholder in FSG. It is planning to snap up the remaining shareholding in a...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
BTA, NBB evolve into BOCRA
Workers currently employed by the two bodies will switch to the new organisation, ensuring that there are no job losses, officials have said.Last year, parliamentarians repealed the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Acts replacing them with BOCRA's...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
BPC incurs P311m operating loss
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has posted a P311.4 million operating loss in the 2011-2012 financial year. The loss is partly caused by the near stagnant local tariffs and the burgeoning costs of imports and other expenses. The corporation's...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Fears of property market bubble burst abate
However, the new supply has slowed down growth in rentals across the sector, a research report from leading property consultancy firm, Knight Frank reveals.The report says pressure has now shifted to ageing properties at Gaborone Main Mall,...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Shadow Cabinet - is it necessary or useless?
My argument is that this is the closest that opposition in this country can come to demonstrating their readiness to govern. We do not want a scenario similar to the one in 1979 when Robert Mugabe, then a fresh faced and young Prime Minister told...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 22 March 2013
First cut
The last time Nico United, aka Majombolo, won a major trophy was in 1986 when they beat Gaborone United (GU) on penalties in the then Lion Cup finals which was later christened the Coca-Cola Cup. By then Majombolo were coached by the colourful...
Dennis Keagile 22 March 2013
Nitty gritty
The Tsogang Banna Julle Bliksems Association for men is in a bit of rut. There is supposed to be a special general meeting but there is no quorum. When word reached the members around the oblong table, the immediate reaction from one fellow who is...
Barolong Seboni 22 March 2013
Nick Branson bows out of the Africa Liberal Network top post
Ammie, a South Africa national, takes over from Nick Branson who bows out on March 31st 2013.Following his graduation from Center for International Studies and Democracy, Nick Branson has delivered projects for the Westminster Foundation for...
22 March 2013
BNF calls for judicial reform
The whole nation is slowly but surely falling into despair as the Institutions that they believe should protect them are continuing to fail them. The decision by the Court of Appeal in a judgement delivered yesterday overturned the High Court...
22 March 2013
Digging tswana roots
Stars often look like bright jewels in the sky. In long-forgotten Bantu roots, they were actually named as such.Sebaga in Tswana (sebaha in Sotho) is a universal protolanguage term meaning 'that which shines' and we now relate it to 'beads'. Before...
L.M. Leteane 22 March 2013
Integrity of the judiciary at stake
The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has in the past questioned the process of appointing judges, pointing out that the process invites questions because it is lacking in openness and fairness. In fact, a certain senior lawyer who is a former...
22 March 2013
Drama with the domestic worker
They live in our homes and could tell the most scandalous stories about the goings-on there, should she ever feel so inclined. The nature of the relationship between a housekeeper and her employer is one that must be nurtured to the benefit of both...
TUDUETSO TEBAPE
Correspondent 22 March 2013
The judges' dilemma: bias
What has come to the fore in the past week and this week is also that judges are constantly in the spotlight and some judges are beginning to be labelled for perceived bias. Is it possible though in the human sciences that there be no bias and could...
LAWRENCE OOKEDITSE 22 March 2013
Basarwa and government's wrangle goes to court again
The court battle will be a recurrence of the 2006 landmark case where the Bushmen took government to court and won. The statement says approximately 700 Bushmen who were evicted from the CKGR in 2002 won a marathon High Court battle in 2006 for the...
STAFF WRITER 22 March 2013
BOFEPUSU ponders future of dismissed workers
Of the estimated 3,000 civil servants who engaged in the historic 2011 strike, 2,934 were dismissed but eventually, 2,378 were re-employed on new contracts while 556 were not. Over 90% of the dismissed were employees in the health sector. BOFEPUSU...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Teacher thanks God as court scraps his sentence
The accused, an ex-teacher at Mabesekwa Primary School in the Central Administrative District, was found guilty of defiling two girls at his former school in July 14, 2007.The magistrate court then sentenced him to 10 years in jail for the first...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 22 March 2013
Supporters fear BMC,ECCO could collapse
The commission announced in a media release this week that as part of its strategy to revive its ailing fortunes, it would gradually withdraw from sponsoring both ECCO and BMC. This week football supporters expressed fear that the move may result in...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Govt spends a hefty P2million per workshop on poverty eradication
When responding to a question in Parliament, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mokgweetsi Masisi said five more workshops will be held after the Chanoga Poverty Eradication Pitso, which will be held in a few weeks time.Masisi...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Former mayor Maiketso serves FCC notice to sue today
Maiketso is fighting to be reinstated to his mayoral position after he was stripped off his mayoral chain in September last year through a motion of no confidence by councillors of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party and the Botswana Movement for...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
We were never consulted on farm allocations - Kgosi Lorekang
Speaking during an interview with Mmegi Lorekang said the last time he convened a kgotla meeting to engage the Land board was in the late 90s when the department had suggested a consultation with the community about proposed developments at the...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 22 March 2013
Where has all the water gone?
Infrastructure leakages account for 30 percent of the water loss in some areas in Botswana, the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Kitso Mokaila, told Parliament recently.In addition, the Botswana Water Sector Policy Brief of 2012,...
22 March 2013
The gospel according to WUC
Mmegi: Please update us on how the public is responding to the imposed water restrictions? Mmipi: The corporation is not getting the desired results. Mmegi: We understand WUC will soon ration water. In which areas will water be rationed, towns or...
22 March 2013
The green perspective
Many know the inconvenience of toilets carrying that 'Out of Order' notice on the door. Few cannot imagine street lengths of office blocks and residential units with that sticker. But with dams in Botswana at their all-time low and the rainy...
22 March 2013
The thirsty 'island' of Maun
MAUN: This principal Okavango town is surrounded by the Thamalakane, the Boro and the Shashe Rivers, yet people here are always thirsty. Maun has suffered a chronic shortage of drinkable water for decades. On numerous occasions, parts of the...
22 March 2013
Businesses edgy as water crisis deepens
Yesterday, private sector actors told Mmegi that the manufacturing sector would be the first in line to request WUC for special consideration should water restrictions affect businesses.Last October, government imposed limitations on the use of...
22 March 2013
Bankrupt Briton pleads poverty in maintenance appeal
FRANCISTOWN: A Briton has told the Francistown High Court that he cannot pay P300 monthly to maintain his child because he is financially embarrassed. David Adamson told Justice Zibani Makhwade he has been convicted of failing to pay maintenance...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
DIS, police probe 'fake' Segaolane seed suppliers
Molebatsi said he could not discuss details because investigations into the matter are ongoing. He urged members of the public to exercise patience but assured that action would be against the perpetrators. In an interview with Mmegi after the...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
Shillinde insists he is a Wimbledon player
In a telephone interview from the United Kingdom (UK), Shillinde told Mmegi Sport he was baffled by reports that he does not turn out for the League Two side's reserves.He admits having read AFC Wimbledon press officer's statement in a UK...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 March 2013
The politics of water
"The country could have invested in water and electricity around the 1980s when the country still had money. We could afford it then. But now other than water and electricity there are other pressing matters which make it even difficult," he said,...
22 March 2013
Xanxana home demolition in accordance with law
Mokalake told the House that the Land Board underwent a district profiling exercise of land occupation in all its sub-land board areas in 2010.In Gumare, they found out that Xanxana was illegally occupied. He pointed out that Tawana Land Board had...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 22 March 2013
Kirby 'whitewashes' Dingake verdict
In a unanimously agreed judgement by a five-man panel, Justice Kirby dismissed all the findings by Justice Dingake using words like erroneous, overboard and inconsistent."The learned Judge [Dingake] set the tone for his judgement at the outset when...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 22 March 2013
ICC 'will not drop charges' against Kenya's president-elect
"We will not drop the charges," Fatou Bensouda told reporters in Paris, saying it was only a question of when, not if, he goes to trial.Kenyatta (51) stands accused of orchestrating deadly violence that followed disputed polls five years ago. He was...
22 March 2013
Zimbabwe to hold elections by June: minister
"It is imperative to have the elections by June 29 because we will no longer have a parliament by then, and a country cannot run without a parliament," The Herald newspaper quoted Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa as saying. "As the minister of...
22 March 2013
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