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Carrying the ivory to the coast
For at least two generations, African leaders and policy makers have recoiled at a 300-year model of African natural resource development. Simply put, the model was based on Africans, originally as slaves and later as paid porters, carrying ivory to...
30 April 2013
The wrong kind of Caucasian
In 1901, a 28-year-old American named Leon Czolgosz assassinated US President William McKinley. Czolgosz was born in America, but he was of Polish descent. After McKinley died, the American media blamed Polish immigrants. They were outsiders,...
30 April 2013
The winners code
In May 1978 a middle-aged man in his late 30s watched the prize presentation ceremony for a Women's Tennis tournament. The winner of that tournament was 23-year-old Romanian Virginia Ruzici and the television commentator was Bud Collins. During the...
Gerge Chingarande 30 April 2013
Incredible connections opens new store
Speaking at the opening of the new store at Airport Junction mall last Thursday, Nell said that the mall will increase their exposure.The regional operations manager said that their Riverwalk Shopping Centre branch is doing very well and they will be...
Sylviah Disele
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Tshireletso leads Top 8 Golden Boot race
BDF XI winger, Lemponye Tshireletso, is leading the pack with four goals after netting another goal on Saturday in the 4-2 demolition of Mochudi Centre Chiefs. Against Chiefs, Tshireletso received a cross on the far left and hit a volley giving...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Monarch cricket centre ready for use
The centre, which was commissioned by the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) chairperson Solly Reikeletseng in October last year has been idle for months with overgrown grass. In fact, some of the children who were supposed to use the new...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Botswana team targets 86 COSSASA medals
The team has set a target of 36 medals.Thirty-two athletes are from primary schools while the remainder are secondary school students. Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zambia will join the host in the two-day competition. Botswana...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Chiefs will bounce back - Mogomotsi
Mogomotsi declared that Magosi might be "down, but definitely not out".Chiefs have not been playing well since their participation in the CAF Champions League where they were eliminated by Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) reigning champions,...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Tshosane relieved after CHAN dates shift
The CHAN qualifier between Botswana and Zambia that had been set for exactly a day after the COSAFA final has been postponed to late July after the COSAFA Cup.Before the change, Botswana was to host Zambia in the CHAN first round, first leg qualifier...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 30 April 2013
African Energy in P30m takeover of Mmamantswe
African Energy Resources and Aviva are both based in Australia and are listed Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) coal energy developers with advanced projects in eastern Botswana. The deal between them gives African Energy Resources (AFR) access to...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Morupule hunts for new coal markets
MCM spokesperson, Kemorwale Moruntsi told Mmegi Business that their marketing department will continue to work on various ways to explore the international market. "The MCM's marketing department is always in search of new markets to expand our...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Shell boss heads to state oil company
Mokgatlhe who has worked for Shell, now officially known as Vivo Energy for about two decades will take up his post at the state oil company on July 1. "Yes, that's the aim. I am currently serving notice with my current employer....
BRIAN BENZA
StaffWriter 30 April 2013
Kingdom Arts to launch at Maitisong on Saturday
Mogami told Showbiz that she is aiming to get more kids enrolled so that they learn to play a variety of musical instruments. A saxophonist herself, Mogami said that the academy offers courses in a variety of instruments including the guitar,...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Back Stasge
Midnight in Paris (2011) is showing today 30th of April only, at the Gaborone Film Society at 7 pm in the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. It is one of the most expensive comedies ever made, costing nearly P500 million. It was honoured two years...
30 April 2013
Mr TAGG the Afro-pop producer is back
Mr TAGG's (Evans Modubule) sudden disappearance from the scene shocked many who had seen him rise from relative obscurity to a well-groomed singer-cum-music producer. By the time he left for South Africa five years ago Mr TAGG had established...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
A disappointing Miss Botswana final
The five who made it to the top five stage of the coveted competition did not show signs of intelligence and class during the question session, fumbling through the process as their lack of confidence also clearly came to the fore. The contestants...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
More 'persons of interest' in Boston probe: lawmakers
"There are still persons of interest in the United States that the FBI would like to have conversations with," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told ABC's "This Week." The Michigan Republican declined to indicate how many such...
30 April 2013
Car bombs kill 16 in Iraq
The bloody unrest, which began last week Tuesday with deadly clashes between security forces and Sunni Arab anti-government protesters in north Iraq, has raised fears of a return to an all-out sectarian conflict. In the deadliest attack yesterday,...
30 April 2013
Stunt kills man with record for zip lining by his hair
Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police officer, was attempting to cross the turbulent River Teesta on Sunday in the state of West Bengal on a 180-metre (594-foot) wire above the water. After attaching his shoulder-length hair to a pulley on the...
30 April 2013
Morsi hints at compromise
A plan to lower the retirement age for judges had threatened thousands of posts, angering the judiciary. Morsi has been in conflict with the judiciary since taking power last June. Allies in his Muslim Brotherhood say the courts are filled with...
30 April 2013
As I see it
Despite having been victimised by white racists in history, I have never hated whites or turned racist in reverse.I religiously believe in the equality of all human beings regardless of their pigmentation. I am an African and proud that the human...
Michael Dingake 30 April 2013
The bus rank fiasco
The invitation served to establish if the former miners qualify for the South Africa Mine Workers Provident Fund. This is a form of monetary compensation for the workers. The invitation also called on the children or relatives of former...
30 April 2013
A vision for an African infrastructure agenda
Not only is Africa's level of endowment low, but the continent also faces higher access costs for all infrastructure services compared with other developing regions around the world. When all infrastructure subsectors are closely analysed, the...
LEE-ROY CHETTY 30 April 2013
'Mo' Ibrahim to grace Masire Foundation event
A press release from the foundation said proceeds from the fundraising event will support the implementation of four strategic programmes from June 2013 to May 2014.The main event - SKMF Annual Gala Dinner - will take place at Boipuso Hall on...
STAFF WRITER 30 April 2013
Bank manager narrates 'bloody' robbery ordeal
Ketshabile Motswasele, branch manager of Selebi-Phikwe Barclays Bank Prestige Branch said she stood up quickly to asses the situation and confirmed what the intruder was saying when she saw an armed man cocking his gun at the main entrance to...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Six charged with dealing in dagga
Sibanda is jointly charged with Dorcas Lekgetho (supplies officer), Sydney Sebunga (an unemployed mechanic), Thembile Sebunga (unemployed), Opasitse Lekgetho (student at Botswana College of Engineering and Technology) and Batswana Lekgetho (plant...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Streets are home to 51-years old khadi guzzler
Mmegi team arrived at what Nleya calls his home, behind Ntshe House on Blue Jacket Street and found him lying on his back next to a pile of twigs. The moment the team greeted him, his eyes shot open and it was evident that we had disturbed his...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Missing man found dead
The deceased who had been reported missing for almost four months was found in a borehole at Mmoni cattle post in Letlhakeng village. Botswana Police Service spokesperson Senior Superintendent Dipheko Motube yesterday confirmed that they found human...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Vice-president enters BNFYL contest
The group launched a manifesto yesterday during a press conference at Oasis Motel where Selala who is campaigning for the presidency of the BNFYL outlined his team's agenda. He said under his leadership, the BNFYL intends to construct a...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Molao blows own trumpet on Tonota North progress?
Molao was responding to an inquiry from Mmegi on what he has done for his constituency since being elected to parliament in 2010, as well as an outline of his goals for his constituency."I will continue to be a strong advocate for the developments of...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Mine workers fail to register for South African dues
The old men, most of whom are above 75 years of age were in the queue as early as 6.30am but by 9am, they lost patience because they had not been served. They left the queue and assembled in front of the hotel,blocking the entrance. This then slowed...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Saleshando defends family business interests
Speaking at a press conference yesterday to clear rumours and reports about his family's association with the Khamas and other members of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Saleshando defended his parents' shareholding in Wilderness Holdings...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 30 April 2013
Back-To-School students in knife stabbing incident
The students, both 18 years are enrolled in the Back-To-School programme rolled out in August last year. The Station Assistant Superintendent Parkie Pius who is handling the case said the students - both doing Form Two had a...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
WUC drowning: Finish and Klaar
No foul play has been linked to the deaths. Police submitted a docket on the investigations to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions which detailed that the investigators found that the driver of the boat was negligent. The three...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 30 April 2013
Selefu 30 April 2013
30 April 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...
01 May 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...
01 May 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...
01 May 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,...
01 May 2013
How much money is enough?
In The Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle sets out to discover the "good life" for human beings: the life of happiness or eudaimonia. "Eudaimonia" is perhaps best translated as flourishing or living and doing well. Most, if not all, people will agree that...
MARIO MEYER 01 May 2013
Mmualebe
E kile ya re letsatsi lengwe Mmualebe a ntse a tsamaya mo nageng, a utlwa a fenyeditswe ke lenyora mme a tsena ka lelwapa lengwe ke lele go kopa metsi. Fa a atamela fa patlelong, a utlwa go tsogile modumo ka kwa mahuri. Ka go utlwa e le...
Sebofo Motshwane 01 May 2013
Project syndicate
Today, as Clinton prepares to leave office, there is widespread speculation that she will seek to succeed President Barack Obama in 2016. She has had not only a second act, but a third as well - and millions of Americans want her to write a...
Yuriko Koike 01 May 2013
Ivory Coast, Nigeria headline quarters
The Ivorians are again fancied to win this competition after they lost last year's final to an inspired Zambia, while Nigeria's Super Eagles boast an impressive record in this tournament even if they struggled to reach the knockout stage here. The...
01 May 2013
Busy weekend for UB Giants
The students have three weekend fixtures with one being for the women's side, as they make up for postponed fixtures in the opening round of the league. Their women's side plays log leaders Bears on Sunday morning and will be hard pressed for a win...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 May 2013
First cut
What is quite evident though is the dramatic shift in the balance of power. West Africa has as many as six teams in the quarterfinals and without being pretentious, the finals will be an all-West Africa affair unless the ancient gods of South Africa...
Dennis Keagile 01 May 2013
Suspended BNSC manager ponders court action
Her lawyers went to court on Monday to compel Botswana Television (Btv) to release a video clip, which will be considered if court action is to be pursued. The clip features BNSC chief executive officer (CEO), Percy Raditladi who allegedly uttered...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 01 May 2013
Local football staggers into the abyss
The fat is in the fire as local football battles a myriad of challenges against odds. If it were a political party, terms such as 'internal bickering', 'defections' and 'voter apathy' would feature prominently. The celebrated arrival of be MOBILE as...
01 May 2013
Chiefs, GU step up preparations
Both sides have looked to none other than neighbouring South Africa for preparatory matches with the local league currently on a break. Chiefs will be taking on Maxaquene of Mozambique in the CAF Champions League while GU also engage Mozambican side,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 01 May 2013
Chiefs in tussle over Ndoro's signature
The mercurial forward has been training with Chiefs in the past two weeks and was part of their squad that travelled to South Africa for preparatory friendly matches against SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs last week. This was despite the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 May 2013
TV delay won't stop Mascom Top 8
Botswana Premier League (BPL) chiefs had to indefinitely postpone the resumption of the be MOBILE Premier League early last month after failing to secure a TV deal. The league was scheduled to restart on January 11, but hangs in the balance because...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 01 May 2013
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