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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 04 April 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 04 April 2013
Tribal land administration in Botswana: Some critical lessons - (Part II)
The Tribal Land Act, enacted in 1968, is the most significant land policy that the ruling elite immediately passed whilst new in office. To my judgement, the act reflects the thinking of the bigwigs within the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) then...
DR BOGA THURA MANATSHA 04 April 2013
Mommy me-time: Do we need it?
The words have just been going round and around and around. I kept telling myself that I would write this piece after my kids go to sleep, after I finish cooking motogo, bathing them and so on. My list of, " I'll do it when's..." is becoming longer...
TUDUETSO TEBAPE
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Where stones and stray cattle are preferred to people
Letlhakeng West has dominated headlines recently, the latest being the death of its Member of Parliament who was also the Assistant Minister of Local Government, Maxwell Motowane, on December 21. But it dominated the headlines even before Motowane's...
04 April 2013
The cost of death
Six good cows and a goat were slaughtered because the man had six male children and one female child. Each of his children had to conduct his/her own burial ceremony for their late father. This was mandatory and they would otherwise not be allowed to...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 04 April 2013
PHK opens church in Ratholo
Ladies and Gentlemen,It is an honour and privilege for me to join this august Congregation in this auspicious occasion marking the official opening of the Faith Gospel-After Christ Church Headquarters or "Mma-Dikereke", which can be loosely...
04 April 2013
Our Heritage
This time around, hoping for better days, I am avoiding water, as a topic and switching to Pilane and a photo of one of those huge (water guzzling!) Garrett coal fired locomotives which regularly ran up and down the country. Remember? Or are you one...
SANDY GRANT 04 April 2013
Sports chat
With the Zebras' s star on the wane, expectations were that the promising Under-17 side would be the new goose that lays the golden egg, but reports emanating from the juniors' camp are depressing (Week's Disa-star) Finest momentMochudi Centre...
Mqondisi Dube 04 April 2013
BPL, Supersport close to a deal
BPL chief executive officer (CEO) Bennett Mamelodi confirmed yesterday that they have intensified talks and are close to sealing a deal. The deal is expected to be wrapped up within a week, although Mamelodi would not confirm this. Negotiations...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Masunga meet set to attract over 1, 000 athletes
The annual competition that caters for primary school pupils is also used as a qualifier for the Confederation of Southern African Sports Association (COSASA) games that would be held in Zimbabwe early May this year.Botswana Primary School Sports...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
BPL, Supersport close to a deal
BPL chief executive officer (CEO) Bennett Mamelodi confirmed yesterday that they have intensified talks and are close to sealing a deal. The deal is expected to be wrapped up within a week, although Mamelodi would not confirm this. Negotiations...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
BNOC gets Amos Olympic Solidarity grant
"BNOC is proud to announce that OS will be taking over Amos' s welfare costs. This new development is highly welcome, as it has diverted the funds for other projects while the young promising athlete continues to train and perform as per...
04 April 2013
Mudongo, Njobvu are Metropolitan chess champs
The competition attracted participants who had made it through from qualifiers held earlier on. Mudongo won P4, 000, a medal and trophy. She said that the competition was extremely tough, as the pairing did not favour her, as she had to play the...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Demoralised Under-17 team leaves for Morocco
Coach Kagiso Kobedi spent some time talking to the media yesterday morning before departure and ran short of saying they were merely going to participate as he bemoaned poor preparations and divisions among the officials.This is a sharp contrast to a...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
KBL launches top 40, under 40 initiative
Speaking at a press briefing, KBL marketing director Amakura Erbynn said the Top 40,Under 40 is a new initiative that they hope to grow over the years. She said the initiative aims to acknowledge people who have contributed positively in...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Thobo continues to shine brightly
At just 26 years of age, this young man from Lobatse is one of the most recognisable faces in the local entertainment industry today. He is easy to talk to, with a calm strength a lot of his peers lack. Kerekang describes himself during...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Arts activist criticizes govt for lack of support
The chairman of House of Yielding Fine Arts for Youth, Nonofo Ndwapi, said despite many indications that Botswana's arts industry has contributed a great deal to youth development, it does not enjoy much support from government. She said they...
Oageng Batengi
Correspondent 04 April 2013
One step closer to Miss Botswana finals
Showbiz interacted with and observed the aspiring beauty queens over lunch at Rhapsodys at Airport Junction Mall. The young ladies were very dolled up with their hair, nails and make up done for the occasion. Moreover, they looked very...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Promising poets shine at Alliance Francaise for MYAA
Phonchi was probably the highlight of the day last week when poets mesmerised an audience at Alliance Francaise as part of the countrywide commemorations of Month of Youth against AIDS.One could tell from the beginning of her performance that the...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Four sisters in India injured in acid attack
The youngest sister, 19, was admitted to hospital with severe injuries after two men on a motorbike splashed them with acid on Tuesday evening in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, about 100 kilometres from the capital.The sisters, aged between 19...
04 April 2013
Militants storm court in Farah, Afghanistan
Militants disguised as soldiers tried unsuccessfully to free suspected Taliban members, officials say. After a fierce initial gun battle, shooting continued as militants took cover in at least one building.Taliban insurgents said they were behind the...
04 April 2013
Mandela 'much better' after week in hospital: presidency
The frail 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero is steadily improving and doctors are happy with his progress, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement."His doctors say he continues to respond satisfactorily to treatment and is much better now...
04 April 2013
Motlanthe slams wasteful government spending
"We have to repeat the message that resource wastage cannot be tolerated," he told senior public servants at the 2013 government leadership summit in Pretoria."As we sit here today our public administration is saddled with notable challenges that...
04 April 2013
Why I will not fight for CAR or any other country
I will not draw guns and shoot bombs at the sight of marauding African rebel forces that are products of poverty, unemployment and neglect by African political elites who do not put the interests of the people first. Many of these men on the...
SANDILE MEMELA 04 April 2013
Dear atheist, stop talking about Jesus
I have been fortunate to spend this Easter in Dublin, Ireland. As we all know the Irish are stereotypically a religious bunch with the Catholic church to this day shaping much of Irish culture.Like most people in the city however I spent the weekend...
BRENDON SHIELDS 04 April 2013
Should we boycott Andile Mngxitama?
Sacks' provocative title was Biko would not vote for Ramphele. Considering Ramphele and Biko were involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and were also romantically involved, Sacks' title was a stroke of journalistic brilliance. The right...
KAMEEL PREMHID AND THORNE GODINHO 04 April 2013
Talking HIV and human rights
Last week Thursday, marked a sad day in the history of human rights. Parliament rejected all amendments aimed at ensuring that being HIV positive does not take away one's dignity. Parliament decided to entrench the violation of human rights,...
Uyapo Ndadi 04 April 2013
Towards a progressive parliament
This move comes at a time when 100 percent of business in the House is conducted by means of the printed word, making it cumbersome for members, journalists and the public to gather important information that affects their daily lives. The past two...
04 April 2013
Selefu 04 April 2013
04 April 2013
SPEDU hunts for CEO
The marketing and communications manager at SPEDU Kenneth Boikhutshwane told Business Today in an interview this week that SPEDU finance and development manager Pako Kedisitse was appointed as the acting chief executive officer after the departure of...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Easter travellers to SA approach 50,000
Every Easter, thousands of Batswana travel to South Africa to worship, to visit family and friends and to sample various tourist attractions. South African Department of Home Affairs' figures released this week indicate that 49,500 travellers from...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Skills shortages threaten business prospects - survey
Done by Grant Thornton, the survey indicates that the situation has been exacerbated by the country's high rate of poor motivation or attitude amongst applicants and restriction of immigration inflows. It found that Botswana's greatest...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
MISA Botswana has new National Director
A press release announcing the appointment says Zongwani brings to MISA invaluable experience in the media fraternity, having served with distinction at Botswana Television before proceeding to join the Department of Information Technology under its...
04 April 2013
Security tight as robbery accused appears in court
The accused, Caiphus Atlholang, 31, and others who were not before court are alleged to have violently robbed Maureen Lupe of her Nokia cellphone worth P485 and P3,700 which was the property of Keobort Plant Hire at Ntshe River on September 22,...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Climate change responsible for diarrhoe-study
The study was led by Associate Professor Kathleen Alexander of Virginia Tech who found that climate drives a large part of diarrheal disease and exposes vulnerable communities to infection. Funded by the US National Science Foundation, it is one of a...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
MMJV adopts Jwaneng schools
The sponsorship will include bankrolling the school's prize giving ceremonies and financially backing one combined Academic Excellence Award Ceremony (AEAC) at the end of each year. The company has set aside a whopping P1 million which will be...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
BOFEPUSU digs its heels in on judiciary
The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has reacted angrily to the Registrar and Master of the High Court's threat to cite it for contempt and repeats its critical view of Justice Ian Kirby's appointment as President of the Court...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
BCP presents litany of Khama's broken promises
* Invokes Shakespeare's 'devil can quote scripture for his purposes' All indications are that the majority of Batswana do not understand the mandate and responsibilities of government and that President Ian Khama manipulates these...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Nine perish in road accidents during Easter holidays
A total of 36 people sustained serious injuries in the 205 road accidents reported during the holidays. Last year during the same period 39 people sustained serious injuries in 201 accidents recorded. According to a media release from Botswana Police...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Sickly rape accused pleads for medication
He told Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe Ketlogetswe during the status hearing of his case at Francistown High Court that he is supposed to start retroviral treatment in Maun. "I am pleading with court to help me acquire my medical drugs at Maun. I...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Essential service judgement in the spotlight
In a statement BOFEPUSU said: "We will in due course organise a seminar to look into the merits of judgments.The demerits of the judgments recently delivered by the Court of Appeal, at which we will invite the leading public lawyers in Southern...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Travellers call for one-stop border post at Ramokgwebana
Thousands of travellers are still forced to contend with delays at the Ramokgwebana border post as immigration officials struggle to cope with the influx of vehicles and travelers entering and leaving the country. Delays are mainly caused by a high...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 04 April 2013
Maripe's son jostles for BPP presidency
He was a marvel to watch when addressing a BPP political rally in a booming voice, articulating issues only in his mother tongue of Ikalanga or English with a Setswana interpreter in tow. Now his son is stepping up to the podium seeking to reclaim...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 04 April 2013
Boxing's Best of the Best returns
The tournament, which gives finalists from the National Championship a chance to square off against one another, was postponed twice as the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) was still trying to solicit a sponsor. It, however, now proceeds without...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 05 April 2013
Phikwe to host AON bowls tourney
Teams expected to participate in the tournament are Jwaneng, Gaborone, Francistown and Orapa. Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) spokesperson, John Gaborutwe told Mmegi Sport in an interview that AOB Risk Management sponsors the tournament, which is...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 05 April 2013
Botswana falters as Egypt maintains squash dominance
Botswana B team finished 11th.In the individual boys' events where 32 players from 11 African countries had been drawn together, Botswana's best player Mickey Joseph managed was 25th with Theo Pelonomi and Kabo Joseph finishing 27 and 28...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 April 2013
First cut
The decision which came about because of the deregistration of Police XI and Security Systems was heavily criticised by concerned sports enthusiasts. But who can fault Notwane for the fortune that befell them. By the time the team was relegated it...
Dennis Keagile 05 April 2013
Permits delay Cameroonian's TAFIC debut
The West African player is still waiting for his work permit. The robust forward was signed three weeks ago together with other West Africans, Abu Ouattara and Innocent Livinus Eze from Ivory Coast and Nigeria respectively. Both Eze and Ouattara...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 05 April 2013
Division 7 cricket tournament starts
The tournament's official opening was held yesterday evening at which the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Mokgweetsi Masisi was expected to officiate. Six nations- Botswana, Germany, Nigeria, Ghana, Fiji and Vanuatu...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 05 April 2013
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