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04 May 2013
American court asked to give chimpanzee 'legal person' status
The Nonhuman Rights Project wants a chimp named Tommy to be granted "legal personhood" and thus entitled to the "fundamental right of bodily liberty". The group is planning to file the same lawsuit on behalf of three other chimps across New York...
475,Correspondent,,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 12:50:03, 04 May 2013
Talk is cheap - An Open letter to Mmuso Part 2
When I first wrote to you, some people said I would “disappear”. Although nervous, I was a bit excited because I’m a sucker for “adventorous experiences”. Imagine just disappearing into thin air and my pretty face...
510,Keletso Thobega,phpA3BD.tmp.jpg,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 20:17:20, 04 May 2013
Bad, Bad Friday night for Football
The Botswana Premier League has acted, suspending some Centre Chiefs players and an official. Have they been a bit trigger happy? We wait to see if their charges will stick. Afterall, we are all presumed innocent until proven guilty. As things stand,...
506,Thuso Palai,php69A9.tmp.jpg,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 19:59:18, 04 May 2013
New Xade pupil tops BOPSSA awards
He was named the BOPSSA sports person of the year during the awards ceremony held in Gaborone on Monday night. He was the best male in the athletics category. Kganxlau is part of the team that has won gold in the 4 x 100m...
418,Mosah Mokganedi,,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:05:00, 04 May 2013
BoBA ends year on a high
Speaking to Mmegi Sport yesterday, Thipe said though their target was to have 12 clubs in the tournament, the nine that took part was still a good number considering that the three that did not come failed because of school commitments. The...
440,Teichler Rankoa,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:28:13, 04 May 2013
Young Zebras eye glory after sparkling start
The Young Zebras pounced in the 22nd minute through ever green Unabatsha Mbaiwa before substitute, Thatayaone Ramatlapeng made sure of the points with a well taken 90th minute free kick. Botswana will be the first to admit that it was not a walk in...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:53:00, 04 May 2013
ODC follows De Beers into supply contracts
Currently, the fledgling state-owned diamond company only sells through auctions. “We recognise the value to the market of committed supply arrangements and it has always been our intention to introduce fixed term contracts alongside our...
406,Brian Benza,phpE652.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:51:00, 04 May 2013
BTCL hands wholesale business to BoFiNet
The business includes the newly deployed dense wave division multiplex system including hardware, software, licenses, supporting contracts, network equipment (countrywide and in London), spares and vehicles used to deploy the network. “We will...
441,Boitshepo Majube,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:29:05, 04 May 2013
Kazungula police nab two for defilement
Kazungula Police Station commander, Superintendent Vusimusi Jorowe said two families lodged separate reports that their daughters, who had just completed their Primary School Leaving Examination, were missing from home. “The police went in...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:22:55, 04 May 2013
Rehabilitation of boreholes behind schedule
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, the corporate communications manager of Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), Matida Mmipi, said there had been a delay. “The possibility of a delay is always there,” she said. “We have had a...
408,Maranyane Ngwanaamotho,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:54:56, 04 May 2013
Francistown street name changes underway
Councillors have during the last several council meetings shown through motions that they would like to rename streets in the city, especially in the CBD. Their motions also showed that they would also like to name their new airport and new...
429,Patricia Edwin,php845.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 11:20:54, 04 May 2013
Man appears for rape
Prosecutor Rodger Bosena told the court that investigations into the matter are complete and the state will call five witnesses to prove its case. Sladden pleaded not guilty to the offence and said that he will conduct his own defence. The court...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:30:07, 04 May 2013
Robbers turn to army fatigues
A Choppies employee says one of the three men who entered the retailer carried a rifle and two pistols. The fourth allegedly waited outside in the getaway car. The source alleges that police were called immediately the suspects entered the shop. The...
415,Victor Muyakwabo,php244C.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:03:00, 04 May 2013
MoESD to offer creative arts scholarships
Venson-Moitoi revealed this at the official launch of the Human Resource Development Committees (HRDC) - Creative Arts and Agricultural sectors. She, however, did not say when the scholarships will be available. She stressed the need for all...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/10,2013-10-10 22:37:48, 04 May 2013
'Uniformed' cops allegedly rob woman
The robbery took place at the woman’s home where three of them were reportedly dressed in police uniforms. Kutlwano Police Station Commander, Superintendent Motsholathebe Mothibi confirmed to Mmegi on Monday that they were investigating...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:22:55, 04 May 2013
BCP counts losses after by-election switch
Samuel Moribame, the BCP Francistown region leader told Mmegi yesterday that the postponement has also created a dilemma for the party because its primaries for Francistown are billed for February, days after the rescheduled by-election. He said that...
04 May 2013
Khama's threat is baffling
Addressing the 35th High Level Consultative Council (HLCC) on Thursday last week, Khama took off on a tangent to say how government was concerned "at the growing slander now being directed against members of the Executive, including senior government...
450,Mmegi Editor,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 17:32:19, 04 May 2013
A ga re leboge?
Pele ga re felela pele, a re gakolole gore Dikgang/Daily News (Dikgang Labobedi Phalane 29 2013) e kwadile mafoko a a reng re a nyalana a, jaaka e kete ke seele (sentence), ntswa e se seele, e le leina. Ka ke leina, mafoko a marao a, a tshwanetse go...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 17:13:00, 04 May 2013
Sechaba in botched Botswana visit
Fans had to be turned away at the locked gates to the grounds with the owners of the facility insisting they would not open them due to non-payment. Sechaba and his band members, according to sources, had to get their accommodation from well...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 04 May 2013
TAYA to be held on Friday
The annual event has been growing by the year since its inception in 2004.It aims to recognise the visual works of artists in Botswana while providing a platform for networking and exchange of ideas. “The award is also meant to promote...
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 04 May 2013
Motene blown away by 'Tsiki Tsiki'
Ngwao Putswa was performing at Berry Heart’s Girl Power CD and book launch where Motene attended in support of her gender activist counterpart. She told Showbiz: “The launch was incredibly powerful for me because I saw poets really...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 04 May 2013
Why Moyo resigned
In a letter dated 2 December 2013 addressed to Khama, Moyo writes: "I have been disturbed and hurt by recent reports that I, and to a certain extent, some members of the Central Committee are undermining your government and your succession plans to...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 04 May 2013
BNF aspirants slug it out in primaries
The party has already conducted its first bloc of the primary elections where the party Vice President Same Bathobakae gained her ticket to represent the BNF and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in next year's general elections. Below is a...
414,Isaiah Morewagae,php55DD.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00,3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 04 May 2013
DK's stature diminishing?
Kwelagobe, who has long been BDP Secretary General and became a Member of Parliament at the age of 26 in 1969, says his power base is still strong while his loyalty has not been affected anyhow. Popularly known as “DK,” Kwelagobe says...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 04 May 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...
04 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...
04 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 04 May 2013
Russia concern at Israeli 'air strike' on Syria
Syria's army said Israeli jets had targeted a military research centre north-west of Damascus on Wednesday. It denied reports that lorries carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were hit. Russia has steadfastly refused to denounce Syrian President Bashar...
04 May 2013
South Korea satellite 'communicating'
The launch was South Korea's first successful attempt to put a satellite into orbit using its own rocket. The satellite, which collects climate data, made contact at 03:27 on Thursday (18:27 GMT on Wednesday). The launch - which came weeks...
04 May 2013
SARS applies to have Malema declared bankrupt
The City Press reported on its website that, according to court papers, Malema owes SARS R16 million and is "factually insolvent and in no position to make payment of his indebtedness to SARS". Malema and his lawyers would decide on Thursday whether...
04 May 2013
Gates says fame is not his goal in aid work
"I don't need to be remembered at all," the co-founder of Microsoft, 57, told AFP in New York. Gates has a fortune estimated by Forbes at $66 billion or P523 billion, second only to Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim, and the satisfaction of...
04 May 2013
Budget could be P2bn in surplus
Latest available projections from fiscal authorities, contained in the 2013/14 Budget Strategy Paper, indicate that the modest surplus would arise from revenues of P44.85 billion against expenditure of P42.7 billion. At that projected level, the...
BRIAN BENZA and
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writers 04 May 2013
How to fix the world's biggest problems
We can learn a lot about improving the 21st-century world from an icon of the industrial era: the steam engine.Harnessing steam power required many innovations, as William Rosen chronicles in the book The Most Powerful Idea in the World. Among the...
04 May 2013
Cuba's tortured transition
America's post-Cold War embargo on Cuba is a clear example of failed international interventionism. Making sanctions work, Henry Kissinger wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "depends on the ability to define an achievable objective." Since the fall of...
04 May 2013
The Kalanga's history of dispossession
Before the Ndebele, European explorers, hunters and concessionaires arrived, between 1837 and 1840, the Kalanga had already populated the North East, relates Manatsha. He says history has it that his people had been trading with the Portuguese at...
04 May 2013
Apotheosis of the street
I'm being harsh, as I have seen so many interesting planning initiatives in countries not so Western-orientated. Maybe a change will come with the now necessary closer partnership with Eastern countries - let's hope so, as they often have more...
JAN WAREEUS
correspondent 04 May 2013
AFCON 2013: SA and Cape Verde go out
Mali, seeking their first Nations Cup title, kept their hopes alive by beating South Africa 3-1 on penalties, after the match finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, while Ghana, aiming for a long-awaited fifth crown, beat Cape Verde 2-0. South...
04 May 2013
Blu tree bowl out Minjex Mokwepa
With 92 all out, Mokwepa failed to overhaul Blue Tree's 122 for nine and lost by 31 runs. With 39 runs Faisal Rana Rasheed and Asim Siddiqui with three for 17 were the stars of Blue Tree while Reggie Nehonde with 23 runs was outstanding for Minjex....
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Botswana ears fo ICC-ACA event
Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) fixtures secretary, Sumod Damor said the winners of the 12-nation event will qualify for the World League to be staged in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in November. The World League is contested by two winners from...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 04 May 2013
BDF XI win four team tourney
The tournament also included Lobatse giants, Extension Gunners who kicked-off the event against Santos on Saturday morning. Both sides paraded new players in their line-ups. Former BDF XI striker, Apula Apula was among the new players that made...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 04 May 2013
Struggling giants finish on a positive note
The win saw the struggling students end the first round on a positive note. The victory did not come easy with some scrappy play from both teams in the early stages of the game. The two teams all, but showed no intentions to score runs in the first...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Tonota FC revive flagging fotunes
TONOTA: A vastly improved Tonota FC revived their flagging fortunes in the First Division North League with a convincing 3-1 win over Great North Tigers (GNT) on Saturday. The win improved Tonota's chances of a decent finish in the leage. Under fire...
Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 04 May 2013
Last gasp goal saves Buffaloes
Mochudi Buffaloes needed a last gasp goal to snatch one point in a 1-1 draw with Masitaoka in an exciting First Division South League match on Saturday afternoon in Gaborone. Buffaloes fell behind in the 69th minute and appeared destined to lose...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Amakhosi, Flamingoes in stalemate
FRANCISTOWN: An early goal from a goalkeeper's howler and missed chances were the major highlights of the First Division North League encounter between Amakhosi FC and Sua Flamingoes FC at the Francistown Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The two sides...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Food for the soul
December 1 was World AIDS Day, and it was commemorated with much excitement and fanfare equally in Botswana and around the world And rightfully so considering where we have come from since the first case of the disease when there were no...
Boitshepo Giyose 04 May 2013
HT's album promises to be big hit
Titled 30 The Journey the album will drop end of next month. The name was inspired by the muso having celebrated his 30th birthday recently and he tells ShowTime that the album is all about his life's journey. "The album is about me from the day I...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Enabling young entrepreneurs in cultural heritage tourism
Professor Fred Morton of TBS introduced the new concept while honorary treasury, Baluki Kgosidialwa, presented the faucal background of the TBS and the new approaches. TBS volunteer, Andrie Mokopakgosi showed a snippet of a film on his work...
Sasa Majuma
Correspondent 04 May 2013
ATI wows F/town fans
At a fully packed Lizard Entertainment in Francistown, A.T.I performed his latest offering which was released last Friday making it a point that his Francistown fans are the first to taste his latest single live and direct.Drawing conclusions from...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 04 May 2013
Generations's MJ rocks monate fela annual festival
Makubalo has gained recognition and popularity in Botswana through one of Mzanzi's biggest soapies, Generations, where he plays the role of a spoiled young man and son of rich businesswoman Mawande Makubalo. When introduced as Naak Musiq on stage,...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 04 May 2013
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