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The Village Church
The resolutions you have taken over the past two years as well as the posture that their implementation took allow me to be proud to address you as President of this movement as well as Secretary General of the people's project, the Umbrella for...
GOMOLEMO MOTSWALEDI 15 May 2013
As I se it
I could have gone back to live in South Africa in 1994 when the country killed its crazy apartheid policy and legislated for freedom and democracy. I went to do Standard V in South Africa at a young age of 13, continued my education...
Michael Dingake 15 May 2013
Botswana's artistic talent begs to be nurtured
A side from its diverse languages, among them being Sebirwa and Setswapong, Botswana needs to have its wealth wisely distributed in a diversified portfolio, which includes investment in its languages and its arts. Yet, some of Botswana's...
15 May 2013
Strong U-21 netball team face SA, Malawi test
The Botswana side is attending the four-day tournament at the invitation of South Africans who are preparing for the 2013 World Youth Championships.The 16 person squad has some fine players in the likes of Notwane shooter Tumisang Bagidi, BDF Cats's...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Pirates get Al Ahly, Zamalek in Champions League
The eight teams were seeded as follows:Esperance (Tunisia) and seven-time winners Al Ahly (Egypt) were seeded at level I, with one each in group A and B.AC Leopards (Congo) and CotonSport (Cameroon) were seeded at level II, with one in each...
15 May 2013
Prisons XI upbeat about surviving relegation
An upbeat Prisons XI coach, Maxwell Moyo told Mmegi Sport in a post-match interview that his game plan was to win the match against Nico but he nevertheless welcomed the point they gained saying it was better than nothing.He said his plan was to...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Eagles barred from First Division play-offs
The play-offs had attracted other six Division One champions in the Northern part of the country.The first round of the play-offs was played in Serowe over weekend and the last round will be played this weekend. Each club will play six games with the...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Leburu's Xhaio an instant hit
The song is titled Xhaio and is a newly released single by guitarist Kabo Leburu featuring poet Keotshepile Motseonageng, who goes by the stage name, Berry Heart. The word Xhaio is a Sesarwa greeting, equivalent to Dumelang in Setswana and the song...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Chabo the truly botlhoko house DJ
Showbiz had a chat with this DJ whose instant success has seen him being a much sought-after entertainer nationwide."I started developing the passion for deejaying while I was still at junior school. Whenever I attended a party with my mates,...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Kid's clothing line
Speaking with Showbiz, the owner of the clothing brand Nna Ke Rata Mama, Tlamelo Ramodisa said that the concept of Nna Ke Rata Mama has been there since 2010. He said prior to introducing the kid's wear, there were already t-shirts for adults. ...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Moshotle gets DJ Rocco's thumbs up
Bukalanga was dubbed the epitome of a new-fangled genre of Tswana House after its release last year. The hit has also attracted international interest with the well-travelled Rocco, DJ Fresh and an unnamed Belgian DJ giving their approval of...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 15 May 2013
American RnB crooner billed for GICC
The Rhythm and Blues (R&B) singer has nine albums under his belt that have earned him many accolades including the 2009 iTunes award for Best R&B Album "Signature", BET Awards 2001 Best R&B Male Artist nomination and many other...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Japan distances itself from Osaka mayor's 'comfort women' comment
Outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said soldiers living with the daily threat of death needed some way to let off steam which was provided by the comfort women system.Up to 200 000 women from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were...
15 May 2013
Swaziland voters begin registration amid boycott call
Authorities expect some 600, 000 eligible voters- slightly more than half of the 1.1 million population - to put their names down for the legislative elections, expected by October.But the country's opposition and unions have rubbished the vote as...
15 May 2013
DR Congo province in push to save child soldiers
The United Nations has several ongoing efforts to stop the enlistment of children in the troubled country but this is the first grassroots campaign in the southeastern Katanga province.Launched on April 1, the initiative led by Congolese...
15 May 2013
Guptas accused of buying ANC votes with food parcels
Six African National Congress leaders had written a letter to the ANC's Luthuli House headquarters to protest about the alleged role of Gupta family members at the meeting on May 1, Business Day reported."These [food parcels] were leveraged to sway...
15 May 2013
Guptas accused of buying ANC votes with food parcels
Six African National Congress leaders had written a letter to the ANC's Luthuli House headquarters to protest about the alleged role of Gupta family members at the meeting on May 1, Business Day reported."These [food parcels] were leveraged to sway...
15 May 2013
Amcu official's death speaks to deeper issues in Marikana
Joseph Mathunjwa said Steven would be remembered for his 'calmness and respect'.Mawethu Steven died wearing an AMCU T-shirt. But his involvement in the North West platinum belt predated the union's fame and the Marikana massacre that followed: he was...
15 May 2013
Levelling the playing field with Competition Authority
Botswana is a small economy with a relatively small market. With growing unemployment, many people are contemplating establishing their own businesses. With such an increasing number of entrepreneurs, competition for business opportunities would...
Ridwell Moremi 15 May 2013
Karowe Mine ramps up production
According to promoters of the mine, Lucara Diamonds, the budget plan for the Karowe mine this year is to mine and process 2.5 million tonnes of ore and to produce 400,000 carats of diamonds for sale. Last year the mine produced 303,000 carats from...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
KBL, BBL merger to deliver growth prospects
The two entities operate as a single entity under the name Kgalagadi Breweries Limited. The merger has been described as necessary for future survival and profitability. Speaking at the company's 40th anniversary celebrations in Gaborone, De Kok said...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Ruffling feathers
Unsurprisingly Opposition parties are at each other's throats again over unsubstantiated reports. Allegations that the Saleshandos are business associates of the Khamas and that Duma Boko borrowed some money from close associates of the president...
Kealeboga Dihutso 15 May 2013
Issues
We live in a traditional society. Before I go any further, let me make a very clear distinction between 'tradition' and 'culture'. Culture is a living thing and changes all the time. It is the way in which we speak, eat, dress, make music, the way...
Ferdinand Berkhof 15 May 2013
Mmualebe
E ne ya re mo ngwageng o o fetileng, pula ya nna boutsana mme mo mafelong mangwe, bangwe le fa e le wa mariga ba se ka ba o ora. Ba bangwe ya re e ise e nne nako, ba rwala thotwana ba boela gae, ba tlhoboga gore ga ba ka ke ba tlhola ba bona...
Sebofo Motshwane 15 May 2013
Venson-Moitoi is caught in a time warp
The sum and substance of the story is overcrowding at the school and all the ills that go with it. It is reported that the minister was shocked to learn that the school has 1,005 pupils, which is way in excess of the 800-limit for primary schools in...
15 May 2013
Selefu 15 May 2013
15 May 2013
Fire expo enlightens residents
CDC's senior public relations officer, Oaitse Serite, said in an interview that the expos were arranged to educate people on the dangers that can cause fire, how to respond to a fire, understanding fire prevention and how to practice good...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Our heritage
When it was decided last week to include Jan Wareus' long article on the Odi Weavers in the Wednesday edition, my much shorter Heritage piece was automatically forced out, there being only limited space in the mid-week papers. If it happens...
Sandy Grant 15 May 2013
Sweet sound of global philanthropy
Is a vast moral formatting process developing across the world, behind the unending emotional blackmail concerning our indifference to the misfortunes of others? Since solidarity is presented as a matter of ethics, any criticism is suspect. Yet...
BERNARD HOURS 15 May 2013
Teachers' salary hike next month
Masimolole said that the ministry is working on ways of accommodating all teachers to uplift their morale and improve services. He explained that the developments are meant to improve teachers' performance. He told residents that the ministry...
NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
MoESD ventures to eliminate school dropouts
Venson-Moitoi said this when addressing a Kgotla meeting at Chadibe village on Friday. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonota North Fidelis Molao and Tonota Sub-District Council Senior Secretary Terrence Ntalabgwe, accompanied Venson- Moitoi...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Magistrate lashes out at 'lazy' prosecutors
Mulalu said this in the wake of the acquittal and discharge of a Gerald Estates man who was charged with two counts of rape and unlawfully wounding his girlfriend.The state alleged that the accused raped the complainant on October 8 and 9, 2011 at...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Mother accused of killing own child
The state alleges that Sephaeya Masekamela murdered her child, Onneile Radipitse, in Tonota on May 29, 2012. Masekamela was initially charged alongside Mareledi Ramojadife whom the state prosecutor, Boikhutso Sekadima, told the court is now...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Police used back door evidence - Judge
Justice Makhwade was passing judgement in an appeal case in which the appellant said the police had met the so-called independent witness when the accused person was pointing out the crime scene. Lesego Keitsheletse was jailed for 10 years after...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Govt moves to control killer plant
The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism deputy permanent secretary Rapelang Mojaphoko said prosopis' potential threat to biodiversity and the entire ecosystem has prompted her department to control, eradicate or prevent its spread to new...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
MPs' workshop anticipated to improve Parliament overseeing roles
Veteran British MP Sir Malcom Bruce is the facilitator of the workshop, which started yesterday and is expected to end today. Addressing the legislators before knuckling down to business, Bruce said the relative "youth" of the Botswana Parliament is...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Senior citizens plead innocent to theft charges
The duo and two other people who were not in court, are alleged to have stolen goods worth P5,400 belonging to Nancy Mbulawa at Mosetse village in the Central District. The state contends that the octogenarian Samson Pelaelo and septuagenarian...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Man relives cousin's murder in court
Gilbert Seboloko, 39 was a state witness in a case where three men, Gofaone Oitatotse, 27, Balekodi Opelo, 24 and Othugile Baboditse, 28 are accused of killing Gobusamang Seboloko at a party at Kgaswe lands in Serowe area on January 1, 2009. The...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Venson-Moitoi stunned by Borolong Primary School overcrowding
Tshokolo said the high number of learners has proven to be a challenge, and seven classes are currently taught under trees. "All classrooms in the school are occupied but with the overcrowding that the school is experiencing, they cannot cater for...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Obama, Syria and the Arrogance of Imperialism
According to the Washington Post, Obama and his advisors have been "edging" toward this decision for months. Their rationale for jumping in now is because they believe it will give Washington more control over which rebel factions actually end...
RON JACOBS 15 May 2013
Venson-Moitoi questions low enrolment at vocational schools
During a Kgotla meeting she addressed here recently, Venson-Moitoi said its a cause of concern that Batswana are slow to enroll at vocational institutions although they often complain that they need assistance with furthering their...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Robbers blast Sefalana Wholesalers and steal cash
Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Nlebesi explained that the robbers blasted three cash boxes using explosives and got away with the undisclosed but "huge sum of money". "We are not sure about the number of robbers who committed the offence...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Shortage of pharmacists bites as Cubans return home
The Cubans who were based at Tapologo and Kagiso clinics left the country last week after their contracts ended.In an interview with Mmegi Selebi-Phikwe Government Hospital (SPGH) spokesperson, Onalethata Nkwe said the pharmacists have not yet been...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 15 May 2013
FCC instructs Collins, Newman against former mayor
Inspite of declaring itself broke years ago, the Francistown City Council (FCC) is prepared to fork out thousands of Pula to ensure that former mayor Ephraim Maiketso's reinstatement efforts come to nought. FCC has hired prominent law firm Collins,...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Morupisi summons BOFEPUSU chiefs
Morupisi confirmed today's meeting, saying they would discuss how they deal with their relationship as civil servants in light of workers active participation in politics. BOFEPUSU's Deputy Secretary General Ketlhalefile Motshegwa also confirmed the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 15 May 2013
Revamping Nigeria-SA relations key to continental progress
The pattern of interaction has oscillated from President Nelson Mandela's principled stance against General Sani Abacha's dictatorship in the late 1990s, to close and effective engagement between presidents Thabo Mbeki and Olusegun Obasanjo during...
*DR OLADIRAN BELLO & AFREDO TJIURIMO HENGARI 15 May 2013
Our Catch 22
At the meeting of the Coal and Energy Meeting in Gaborone two weeks ago, Peet Meyer, a reputed and generally highly regarded geologist, made a presentation which rocked those present and subsequently had reverberations throughout the mining industry...
ROMAN GRYNBERG 15 May 2013
Bears make dramatic comeback to claim second spot
Bears, Dinare and BDF IX finished tied on points in the Southern region league and had to fight for second, third and fourth positions. Bears won their two games, starting off with a narrow 5-4 win over BDF before the memorable victory over Dinare....
Thato Kala
Correspondent 15 May 2013
Issues in education
Previous Issues looked at suicide and murder in secondary schools.The age group in secondary schools is typically teenagers and post-adolescents. Some of the reasons for this happening are: a) Students are not being taught the reverence and dignity...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pansiri
Sheldon Weeks 15 May 2013
The winners code
Today, not tomorrow.Life is not accountable to us for meaning; we are accountable to life!Don't put success and happiness on layaway. Do it now! Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or...
George Chingarande 15 May 2013
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