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18 May 2013
Zimbabwe giants, Dynamos to invade Botswana again
That is how they came out of the hat in the draw made in Morocco on Monday. In 2010 Dynamos edged out Gaborone United 4-2 on aggregate in the third round of the same competition after using the home ground advantage to blast GU 4-1 in the first leg...
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BFA eyes Briton for Zebras job
It is said that the BFA, through its chief executive officer, Keith Masters, has been in touch with the candidate, a former West Ham player with no previous coaching record in Africa. The Zebras were left without a coach after Tshosane was sacked in...
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Sacked Motlhabankwe, Godirwang linked with BMC
The two got the sack together with Kago Nfila and assistant coach Innocent Morapedi on Monday, just a day after the team lost 2-1 to Miscellaneous in a league match. BMC look set to land the signatures of the two players who they were scheduled to...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 18 May 2013
DT dedicates gong to Zim
DT won an award for Best Ragga over the weekend following the release of his hit song Tote earlier in the year. He has praised his Zimbabwean producer Dr Tawanda Benson and the unheralded Eddie Speaks Mutede for their input in putting together the...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 18 May 2013
From Eureka to Euri
It seems he is not the only artist who feels like a sudden stage name change. Our very own Eureka, real name Tebogo Motsie, has rechristened himself as Euri. While Snoopzilla may be grappling with staying relevant with the constant change of...
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Last stop with 'Ya Ncharger Back2lala'
Under the theme, ‘Ya Ncharger Back2lala’, the organisers promise yet another spectacular showcasing. According to founder Taolo Entaile, they choose this theme specifically to suit the youth who can relate to it. “It is...
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Botswana Oil, PetroSA ink cooperation deal
The deal is the first of a number of agreements that the parastatal expects to strike with its regional counterparts to increase fuel supplies into Botswana through alternative sources and routes. According to Botswana Oil, the cooperation with its...
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 18 May 2013
Yields fall at P840m bond auction
The latest auction is part of the P15 billion Domestic Note Issuance Programme Parliament approved in February 2011 to help finance the budget as well as maintain government presence in the domestic capital markets. Figures...
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Africa for pessimists: 2013 in review
There was nothing wrong with the Kenyan elections, aside from a few inconsequential quibbles. They were generally considered free and fair, and turnout was excellent (88.6 percent). The problem came with the result: with a range of candidates to...
18 May 2013
Sherpa arrives in Botswana
Sherpa has been cycling around the world since 2003 advocating world peace and environmental protection. He is hopeful that this will encourage people to use their bicycle instead of automobiles. Sherpa has travelled through 89 countries...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Botswana Rugby Union in disarray
Some of the concerns that have come to the fore ahead of the union's AGM include league fixtures.Teams from the north have complained of being sidelined in the selection of players for the national team, among other issues. According to information...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 18 May 2013
VIP suite is boring
I feel privileged to have been your guest, le kamoso. Now that we have got that out of the way, this was my debut match in a VIP area and after that night I concluded that watching a football match from a VIP suite is boring.A football game is an...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
Orapa United continue to enjoy league leadership
The Ostriches, as they affectively known to their legion of supporters, will travel to Serowe this weekend to face Green Lovers.Satmos spokesperson, Mpenzeni Sambandawe told Mmegi Sport that Orapa United's position does not scare them at all. ...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 18 May 2013
First cut
As I watched and listened to both the opening and closing ceremonies of the CAF Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in South Africa recently, my heart was filled with envy. Immediately I thought of my country as to when it will host this...
Dennis Keagile 18 May 2013
Top players to star in T20 grand finale
Minjex Mokwepa's, Segolame Ramatu, who was named man of the match in their encounter against Mall Motors Tau, is also another player to watch. His four wickets for two runs off four overs which slightly over shone young Aarnav Ram's brilliant three...
SYLVIAH DISELE
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Police, BDF in crunch softball tie
The two rivals -police and army sides - always produce electrifying games whenever they clash and this being a second round encounter means there is a lot more at stake.Teams are already working towards booking berths in the top four to play in the...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Wrestling body, BNOC react to Olympic rebuff
On Tuesday, the IOC made a bolt from the blue recommendation to drop the 2020 Olympics games. Wrestling will now join seven other candidate sports battling for one spot in a revamped programme. According to international media reports, it is...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Zebras drop again in FIFA rankings
Since then, their performance has been on a downward spiral. Zebras' next confirmed official match is away to Ethiopia on March 24 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Zebras have already played two matches in that campaign and lost one, against Central...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
Bigger, Better Mascom Top 8 returns
The 2013 edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup has been launched with slight adjustments made from the staging of the inaugural cup that was won by Township Rollers last year. The cup, publicised as 'Tse di Tona,' brings together the top eight teams in the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
GU, Muculmana promise plenty of sparks
Gaborone United (GU) and Mozambican side, Liga Muculmana have promised an enthralling spectacle tomorrow when they meet in the first leg of the CAF Confederations Cup match at UB Stadium. Kick off is at 4:00 pm. Speaking to journalists at a media...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
Premier League resumes
Fans have been starved off Premier League action after the Botswana Premier League board decided to suspend matches indefinitely early last month. The league would have resumed on the weekend of January 12, but had to be pushed forward due to an...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Horsemeat scandal: Germany pulls lasagne off shelves
The Real supermarket chain said it had withdrawn TiP frozen lasagne - the latest tainted processed food to figure in a Europe-wide scandal.Other German retailers including Tengelmann and Rewe are now checking their processed beef products too. The EU...
18 May 2013
Teenager killed in Bahrain anniversary protests
Anti-government demonstrators have set up road blocks and clashed with members of the security forces.Opposition groups have called for a general strike.Meanwhile, Amnesty International has called for the release of what it calls Bahrain's "prisoners...
18 May 2013
India leads day one of 'One Billion Rising' campaign
Flashmobs, marches, singing and dances were planned in about 200 countries as part of the campaign's day of action, timed to coincide with Valentine's Day and aiming to bring an end to violence against women.In New Delhi, the site of angry protests...
18 May 2013
Smaller tablets are the future of online publishing
Speaking at the All Things D "D: Dive Into Media" conference in California on Tuesday, Hearst Magazines President David Carey claimed that tablets with a smaller screen that will fit inside a purse are leading to rapid growth in female subscribers.In...
18 May 2013
Tsvangirai expects 'free vote' in July
The announcement of ''tentative date'' was made in Harare by Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga after Zimbabwe's parliament approved the new charter, a compromise hammered out by the country's often fractious power-sharing government.The...
18 May 2013
Church's demographic shift lifts hope for African pope
Pope Benedict XVI, who said he will resign at the end of the month, raised the prospect of an African pontiff more than a decade ago when he was still a Curia Cardinal."It is my personal belief that it would be wonderful sign for the whole of...
18 May 2013
A roadmap to global electrification
After all, electricity powers not only industrial development, but social and economic progress more broadly. In developing countries, it is a key factor in helping to lift families and communities out of poverty. Yet 58% of Africans lack access to...
* BRIAN DAMES 18 May 2013
I am your Chief
Recent allegations that we are not related to the Chiefs of Amandebele either in Zimbabwe or elsewhere are not true. My grandmother, the late Rosinah Nxumalo, who later became Rosinah Simon by marriage, is from the royal family in a village called...
18 May 2013
The North East District's land question and chieftaincy: some critical lessons
On January 30, 2013, I received an unexpected call from a journalist working for Mmegi newspaper. The journalist desperately sought my views on the chieftaincy and the land issues in the North East District (NED), former Tati District. The journalist...
18 May 2013
Beware the 'voluntourists' doing good
I recently came across an interesting article questioning voluntourism and assessing whether it does more harm than good in communities of the global south. It reminded me of my own concerns with "voluntourism" that originated in my college...
18 May 2013
After Mali comes Niger
Last month, the French army's rapid advance into northern Mali and the timely deployment of troops from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) seemed to result in a swift victory over Islamist and Tuareg militants there. Equally...
18 May 2013
Forecasting Zimbabwe's political landscape
This outcome was expected as the leaders of the three parties - Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations - last month ended more than three years of acrimonious debate by...
*GWINYAYI DZINESA 18 May 2013
Book review
Hilary Mantel (2010) Wolf Hall. London, Fourth Estate, 400 pages. Softcover, P152. ISBN 978-0-0072-3020-4. Available at Exclusive Books. When Hillary Mantel was living in Botswana she began her career as a writer. She is now hailed as...
Sheridan Griswold 18 May 2013
Back Stage
Flight (2012) has been showing at the New Capitol Cinemas. It is one of the better films to come out last year. It has been showing at the new set of screens in the basement at the Masa Centre for P10 more than a film at Riverwalk or Game...
Sasa Majuma 18 May 2013
Sir Paul McCartney surprised at 17th Grammy win
"It came as a big shock to me to know there were 17 to tell you the truth," he told BBC 6 Music."I don't keep count, I suppose that's somewhat flash - people know my figures better than I do."The best traditional pop vocal album Grammy was his first...
18 May 2013
Veteran dancer shows how it is done
The commercialisation of traditional music and dance in recent years has added a new dimension to these celebrations, giving rise to a number of groups and individuals who have stood out from the rest in the process.Names that immediately come to...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
iTowers to be extended beyond 26 floors
"We are still waiting for confirmation from the management on how many floors will be added. This might probably be in two weeks time from now," he said."We saw a gap in the market which presented an opportunity to offer citizens a glimpse into the...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Consumer Watchdog
Here's a free tip for stores, suppliers and in fact anyone who sells things. Don't call your cu tomers liars. It's a bad move. In the past I've written about a scheme calling itself Three Link Connection that people seem to be falling for...
18 May 2013
Vehicle population maintains upswing
According to a stats brief, 13,844 passenger cars as well as 5,544 other types of vehicles were recorded as first time registrations between January and June last year. The registrations include both new and used vehicles.Over the same period,...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
Bank workers brace for sabre-rattling season
BusinessWeek: How would you sum up the union's year in 2012 looking at achievements and failures? Keitshokile Basuti: For 2012, a considerable amount of the union's efforts were spent dealing with an ongoing issue around the redundancy of about 25...
18 May 2013
Textile sector eyes P500 million bailout
Last year, Cabinet coolly received the initial tabling by the ministry, questioning where the funds would be sourced from in a time of fiscal consolidation and asking for further justification of the request. The new bailout request follows a P38...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
The Spy Bill, cousin to the Secrecy Bill
South Africa is not known to have aggressive spy agencies. Our local spies are simply not mentioned in the same breath as spooks from the CIA, Israel, UK, Syria, or any of that lot. One of the main reasons for this is that when the new democracy was...
18 May 2013
KDC sues contractors for more than P432,146
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Peter Siele told Parliament that his ministry has not taken civil action against any contractors regarding incomplete projects in Ghanzi District Council. Siele said the KDC has filed two civil cases...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
'Stika' Molefi denies that he is 'dead'
Molefi is one of the icons of traditional music. His most popular album, Khubama was released in 1997. One of his hits 'Mamelodi' won him a title at the South African Music Award in the traditional category. His latest offering 'Ko Morakeng' was...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 18 May 2013
Why Falepau showed BMC task team middle finger
In a letter dated October 28, 2012 addressed to the chairperson of the BMC investigation team, Falepau disclosed that he wanted to assist the development of the beef industry in Botswana to protect the long-term interests of farmers."I am obviously...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 18 May 2013
Nitty gritty
As all of you know dear readers, running a society of any kind is not easy. Neither is it a profitable business. In fact, the word business is not the appropriate word in this context because a lot of societies, or mekgatlho as we call them in...
Barolong Seboni 18 May 2013
Re-Organisation of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development
In October 2009 the Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU or "union") made a proposal to the Office of the President for a "Reorganisation of the Ministry of Education and Skills Development" as part of the union's advocacy role. The union has...
18 May 2013
digging tswana roots
It is not only the Bantu nations who can trace their roots back to Egypt. When a group known as the Hyksos invaded Egypt, they put down roots there as well, and an uncomfortable co-existence obtained until the region saw large migrations of Bantus...
L.M Leteane 18 May 2013
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