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Syria's hijacked struggle
No unified, patriotic Syrian opposition has existed since extremists hijacked the peaceful protests in 2011.Indeed, some opposition tactics are as brutal as those of the Syrian regime. The United Nations estimates that security forces have suffered...
*RIBAL AL-ASSAD 07 May 2013
The Selala team manifesto: Re-invigorating and re-defining the BNFYL
The days of Cde Modubule, Cde Shawn Nthaile, Marshal Masilo and other young turks like Cde Tshiamo Rantao, Cde James Mathokgwane, Cde Noah Salakae, Cde Nelson Ramaotwana and Cde Motsamai Motsamai. These are the Cdes who loved and carried the...
07 May 2013
Despair Down Under
This is Rottnest Island, whose scabrous wild beauty and isolation evoked for me Robben Island in South Africa.Empires are never short of devil's islands; what makes Rottnest different, indeed what makes Australia different, is a silence and denial on...
JOHN PILGER 07 May 2013
BOCONGO on the land question: No quick fix
We must from the onset make it clear that we are not against the system per se. We do, however harbour views that if done in isolation and without comprehensive dialogue it might break the seams of our peace and tolerance as contained in our...
07 May 2013
A lethal cocktail for Africa
Where NGOs have become a substitute for governments for so long, it's almost impossible to lay the foundations of a functioning state. The overwhelming majority of non-governmental organisations do more harm than good to livelihoods and...
07 May 2013
The latest in the battle of pickup trucking
But when you really think about it, you quickly realise that it is actually quite ingenious of them to make such a move.This is because the resort is placed well out of the city's constraints and therefore any mistake that an over enthusiastic tester...
07 May 2013
Can small stock production eradicate poverty?
Poverty eradication is currently a major policy of government. The subject has become emotive, some questioning the relevance of poverty eradication versus poverty reduction. I will not go into that one, however I am of the opinion that whatever the...
07 May 2013
Why African coffee isn't worth a bean!
Perhaps the one thing that stands out the most in the international coffee trade is not its obvious injustices of African, Asian and Latin American coffee growers which get some 7% of the value of roasted coffee sold in super-markets. The...
07 May 2013
Shoshong benchmarks with SA on agriculture
The delegation of farmers includes youth who are in farming as well as those who failed their attempts at business in their initial attempts. Shoshong Constituency Senior Administration officer, Botswelelo Tlale said the delegation will be hosted by...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Financially Wellness
Ask yourself: "am I Financially Fit?" Not many of us know what that means. Does it mean that you can run a kilometre around the block? Does that mean you can do 50 push ups? Perhaps it means your wallet can do 50 push-ups! No - of course...
Lechedzani Pitso 07 May 2013
ETCETERA II
David Livingstone was born on the 19th March 1813 and special events to commemorate the bi-centenary were organised in different parts of the world. Scotland, as was to be expected, made much of the occasion. In London, a service of thanksgiving was...
Sandy Grant 07 May 2013
Kingdom-0-Metre
I was one of the multitudes who watched this year's Miss Botswana pageant on Botswana Television. I had already heard about homophobic pronouncements by one of the beauty queens that graced the ramp as I was only able to watch the repeat. This...
Dumi Mmualefe 07 May 2013
Issues in education
Violence can be expressed both outward against others and inward against oneself. The extreme form of self-punishment is suicide. Murder and suicide can be found in all societies and the causes are many. Over the past decade people have become keenly...
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Sheldon Weeks 07 May 2013
The winners code
Purpose occupies a very integral position in human discourse. By definition purpose is the reason behind the creation of a thing. The true and original purpose of a thing is therefore found in the mind of its creator. Other people may use it...
George Chingarande 07 May 2013
WUC water policing
The restrictions , taking into cognizance the poor water situations in this arid country, bars potable water use for gardening, pools, automatic urinaries, car washes, construction activities, among others.Indeed this policing, which is long...
07 May 2013
Smart-phones spoil concert experience
Instead of getting lost in the live performance, the modern revellers (I don't even think they deserve to be called, revellers) watch the whole show on their tiny phones while recording and taking blurry pictures. I attended a jam session with Ray...
Thalefang Charles
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
"I saw God"
I have been seeking an encounter with the Lord for ages .I have been going to church all my life ,but I have done it with earnest from the 17th September 2012.I have done fasts and prayed ,but there was still this doubt about God. Yesterday, night...
07 May 2013
Don't be scared of crowds and crowd pullers
In medical terms they call that ochlophobia or demophobia and apparently it's a type of panic attack. The city council is basically declaring a state of emergency and curfew that is against everything that defines us as Batswana. Sociologists will...
* Phillip Segadika 07 May 2013
Youthful Molemise walks away with P300 000 tractor
After more than a thousand people qualified to enter the competition in an attempt to take the tractor home, ten lucky people were selected who stood a chance of being crowned the overall winner in a draw. From the ten chosen, luck seemed to be with...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Beef festival, a hit
Titled Lobatse International Beef Festival ,the beef affair started early morning and continued through the day to an evening program full of music and entertainment. For a new event,the festival managed to rope in people of different age...
Mpho Tlale
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Chikwanda unimpressed despite Nico victory
The coach's disappointment came after his side allowed Fighters to score three goals and almost threatened a draw. The game ended 3-4 in favour of Nico.The game went to recess with Nico leading 3-0 after Bonolo Fraizer scored a brace. The first goal...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Mazembe crash out
Pirates won 3-2 aggregate after winning the first leg 3-1 in Johannesburg a fortnight ago.Sunday's clash was full of drama. Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi was sent off in the first-half with Pirates officials describing the referee's decision as a...
07 May 2013
Matong to lead Botswana's Davis Cup team
Botswana's four-member team left the country on Sunday and will fight to earn the country promotion to Group II.Matong, Shingirayi Muzondiwa, Innocent Tidimane and Aobakwe Lekang make up the team. The tournament runs from May 13 to 18 at the Smash...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Committee not happy with BFA over points award to Eagles
Eagles had 12 points deducted from them for failure to pay a P2, 000 fine for violence in their two first round matches in Mathangwane against Peace Lovers and Tonota-based outfit, Blue Birds. The club did not pay the fine within the stipulated 14...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Back Stage
The Kid with a Bike (2011) is showing on today only at the Gaborone Film Society at 7:00 pm in the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. This fine Belgian film by the famous Dardenne Brothers, Luc and Jean-Pierre, earned them their third Palme d'Or at...
07 May 2013
Kennedy settles well in SA, stages first gig
"I was awarded a scholarship by the government of Botswana in conjunction with My Star under the latter's beneficiary program to study at any institution in the SADC region and luckily, I was accepted at the world-renowned SAE Institute, which is the...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Handprint release comedic Beauty series
Set in the late 80s, the series explores the life of Beauty, Elsie Ntshonono, who is a goal-getter who wishes to be rich without sweating much. In her neighbourhood, the scheming young woman is famous for her naughty escapades that always backfire to...
GASEBALWE SERETSEM
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Macheso enthusiastic on Slizer duet
The two have shared the stage in several shows in Zimbabwe including government-organised galas, but could not link up because of Slizer's baby bump. Macheso was in the country over the weekend and held shows in Francistown and Gaborone.The vastly...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 07 May 2013
Sudanese clash kills Ethiopian peacekeeper, tribal head
A tribal leader was shot dead in the same incident, while in separate violence along the neighbours' volatile border, the Sudanese army clashed with rebels of the SPLM-North, which is trying to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Sudan and South...
07 May 2013
Britain mulling payouts for Kenyan Mau Mau victims: report
According to a letter sent to lawyers representing some of the claimants, the Foreign Office is adjourning an appeal against last October's High Court ruling which gave victims the green light to sue the government. Instead, Britain is offering to...
07 May 2013
'Many teachers don't know how to inculcate problem-solving and analysis skills'
The first national evaluation of how pupils in Grades 1, 2 and 3 are taught reveals that teaching is so poor, and the children's ability to read so weak, that the children are likely to struggle for the rest of their school years.Researchers in the...
07 May 2013
Tanzanian leader stares down rebels
The UN deployment is being made to neutralise armed groups, a Tanzanian cabinet minister said on Saturday.Foreign Minister Bernard Membe dismissed threats of "mass killings" and said the 1,000 soldiers, part of a new 3,000-strong intervention force,...
07 May 2013
FSG rallies on BIHL overtures
Last month, the company announced that it was in negotiations with BIHL, for a transaction that could result in the funeral services company being taken over by the diversified financial services giant.In the last five trading days, FSG climbed 5.1...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Credit growth to businesses tumbles
According to figures released by the Bank of Botswana last week, credit growth to business decreased to 14 .7 percent (P14.9 billion) from 16.1 percent in January while households credit growth maintained an upward trend rising to 30.7 percent from...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
When 'educational' programmes do more harm than good
Despite being very cautious about what I allow her to watch, that day I switched on assuming that the content would not be too bad as it was from SABC education. A programme called Thabang Thabong was playing, it looked harmless enough, but as I...
07 May 2013
Jacob who? Mandela takes refuge in the fog of age
It was conceived as standard pre-election pap, a photo opportunity to show the caring side of the nation's most powerful man.But as it happened the date was September 11, 2001 and the picture flashed around the world was not the anodyne intended one....
07 May 2013
Rape cases cannot be withdrawn-Judge
Makhwade said that the applicant, Lazarus Itemogeng, who was convicted of raping a woman on July 8, 2008, had no reasonable prospects of success at appeal. Itemogeng and another accused person were sentenced to 10 years in prison by the magistrate...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
UB social work students donate to Camp Hill
The students made the noble gesture at the organisation's headquarters on Friday.They donated notebooks,drawing pads, pens, pencils, rubbers and sharpeners worth about P1,200. Learners at the famous hilly village facility have different forms...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
RB2 presenter commits suicide
The grief-striken family did not do much talking as they buried their son. Immediately after his burial the family announced in a short speech that they would reconvene today to bid farewell to their son as it was already too dark for any further...
STAFF WRITER 07 May 2013
Town clerk attempts to boycott councillors meeting
Amos had delayed the meeting by confining himself to his office.A number of councillors had called the meeting over poor service delivery in the city, which they felt is turning the electorate against them. Councillors cried that Amos was taking them...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Judge hails media role in corruption fight
"The media in Botswana should be applauded for reporting on cases of corruption and others of abuse of public office but care must be taken in appreciating those accused remain innocent until proven guilty after a trial in a court of law," he said at...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Marshall fights back
In a protracted 21-page statement that sought to clear his name, Marshall said he was shocked by the "smear campaign" by fellow BMC insiders, who accused him of racism and driving the agenda of a "white feedlotting cartel." He suggested that...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Don't be cry babies - Mbulawa
Debating at a panel discussion themed "Safety of Journalists - Impunity and Safety Online" last week prior to World Press Freedom Day, Mbulawa said police officers can only protect media workers where possible. Mbulawa told journalists that when...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
Board brought down BMC - witness
He told the Select Parliamentary Committee investigating BMC and the decline of the beef industry yesterday that board members wasted a lot of money on meetings that did not add value to the commission. He said some board meetings were held in the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
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07 May 2013
Nico maintain pursuit as Chiefs regain touch
It was Chiefs' second successive victory after a long dry spell. Nico United are still one point behind Chiefs with four matches remaining. Chiefs, on the other hand, are left with six games. The title race looks set to go for an interesting...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 07 May 2013
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...
07 May 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,...
07 May 2013
Our heritage
But how do I answer that question? Is it perhaps because I have been perusing Veryan Edwards remarkable new book, Art Botswana: Thapong 1989-2011 with several hundred artists explaining, often with great difficulty, that, for them, art is something...
sandy grant 07 May 2013
Mmua-lebe
Go utlwala fa e rile mo malatsing mangwe a a fetileng, ga tshwarwa moletlo wa diaogane tsa dikgolegelo kwa Mahalapye. Ga go utlwale sentle gore dialogane tse di ne di aloga mo dithutong dife, kgotsa tsa eng, fa e se fela gore di ne di fetsa dithuto...
Sebofo Motshwane 07 May 2013
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