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Repeal all laws against sex work: Commission for Gender Equality

"Decriminalisation means: repeal all laws against sex work," CGE commissioner Janine Hicks said at the launch of the institution's position on the matter."We believe it is the only viable approach to promoting and protecting the dignity and rights of...

20 May 2013

China police ask woman to axe White House petition

Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it.Last week's run-in with internal security agents turned into an unexpected lesson for the woman. "I didn't think (the petition) was a big deal and didn't foresee the ensuing events," said the woman, who...

20 May 2013

Military moves in to crush Boko Haram insurgents

Nigerian troops were deployed in large numbers as part of a plan to rout an insurgency by Boko Haram, which has seized control of most parts of the region."The operations, which will involve massive deployment of men and resources, are aimed at...

20 May 2013

UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers

Margaret Vogt also told the council that a neutral security force should be deployed to "contain the current state of anarchy" in the mineral-rich state, where the Seleka rebels seized power on March 24, toppling President Francois Bozize. "The...

20 May 2013

Lonmin miners return to work after strike

Preliminary figures for the morning shift are 86 percent," said company spokeswoman Sue Vey. She said discussions were continuing about the issues which formed the basis of the workers' demands. "The company believes that returning to work and...

20 May 2013

Beyond upbeat about global tourism award

Dignitaries, tourism operators and world travel media practitioners had the opportunity to see the award during it's unveiling at &Beyond's donation of six rhinos to the Botswana government in the Okavango Delta recently. Amongst the...

BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 20 May 2013

The challenges and opportunities of economic diversification

Wisdom can be attained when minds interact as often as possible. In addition to the two cents worth of contribution that I made to the debate, the forum allowed me to use other people's minds as a catalyst to my own growth and understanding,...

BAROLONG MOUWANE 20 May 2013

Bikes with aeroplane engines!

When it comes to being free spirited, no one comes close to doing it better than bikers. They are a fearless lot who seem to live by a simple mantra of living now and dying later. A bike on its own is a curious thing, even the most underpowered...

20 May 2013

Beefing up Botswana livestock industry with science

What we need to do is to test its eating quality and promote it in steak houses in the same way that the Scottish are doing with Aberdeen Angus. Livestock expert *Prof OARABILE R. MADIBELA argues that we need to brand and promote Tswana cattle in the...

20 May 2013

Booster: a photographer, a businessman

The man of many names: Booster Galesekegwe - Bucho Lesire, Buzzy T, Mr Botswana or Mzwinila. He had a grand entry at Mmegi. He was just one of the guys - young and outgoing. One of the traits that would define his short life manifested itself in his...

MODIRWA KEKWALETSWE 20 May 2013

African banks need to work harder - report

The independent 2013 report, which is yet to be released, uses the Customer Satisfaction Index comprising convenience, customer care, transactions, methods and systems, as well as pricing and product services as key factors to measure customer...

LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 20 May 2013

BCF gets new president

Maruatona scooped 65 votes to beat Cinky Boikanyo (10) after Reuben Makgatlo pulled out of the race. The new vice president (technical) is Ivon Makabe who beat Kelapile Kelatlhilwe 42-31 in the elections. Other new committee members were elected...

Sylviah Disele
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Bears retain softball title

The first three innings of the game were fairly balanced before seven top four runs separated the two southern zone clubs. Police took the lead in the bottom one inning, courtesy of an Oratile Hamathi run. The Jungle Queens then defended very well...

Thato Kala
Correspondent 20 May 2013

BDF women roll over hapless splinters'

BDF V took full advantage of a struggling Splinters and went for the kill in the one-sided league match at the BDF Donga courts in Francistown. Though of average height, Mogae blocked her opponents throughout the game and still had time to score. In...

Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 20 May 2013

OT redeems himself

After a long unbeaten run, Oteng, a former Olympian lost a local bout to teenage sensation, Kabelo Bagwasi a fortnight ago in Lobatse and had to salvage his pride at the weekend. The sharp-hitting OT put the Lobatse set-back at the back of his mind...

Thato Kala
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Francistown Football officials quit

Francistown Regional Football Association (FRAFA) chairperson, Jonas Naomi Ikgopoleng, his deputy, Lenyeletse Tamocha, secretary, Baboloki Bajiti, treasurer, Fanyana Fish and additional member, Obvious Moyo resigned after last Thursday's DC ruling...

Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Amakhosi pick up rare win

The goal came from a left flank attack by Amakhosi through Mompoloki Latlhang, who found a well-placed Phutego with across. Before the goal, Tonota posed the early threat with Edgar Seseko proving a menace to the Amakhosi defence. However, Tonota...

Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Btv Vans Barred From Lobatse Stadium

The Btv crew had brought equipment for a live broadcast of the Mascom Top 8 final between Gaborone United (GU) and BDF XI. However, upon arrival at the venue, the team found the Supersport crew with their trucks and equipment preparing to air the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

GU wins Mascom top 8

GU went home P1 million richer after the win, while BDF XI pocketed P400,000. The match produced a total of six yellow cards and a red card. Many had expected a free flowing and entertaining match, but unlike the quarter-finals and the semis, the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Painter Hamawi Exhibits

Hamawi, who has been in Botswana for the past five years, says growing up in Africa surrounded by the splendours of nature and its diverse flora and fauna has been instrumental in providing him with exotic compositions of colour and form. Showtime...

Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 20 May 2013

My Star heats up

Friday was the day that marked My Star's true colours as contestants were given the responsibility to write their own lyrics and come up with their own melody. It was a task that proved tough for almost all the contestants, leaving the judges...

20 May 2013

Johnny Mokhali thrills at church gala

It was during the UCCSA church's fund-raising dinner. The event, which was attended by many people started off on a good note as the national anthem was, sang. Before Mokhali took to the stage, the UCCSA choir famous for the album they made for the...

Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Wasekai leads by example

A truly proud Motswana, the Ramotswa lad combines urban styles with simple Tswana proverbs to create the kind of music that would have even the older generation sit up and take notice. In the process he makes the young folks very conscious of their...

Chippa Legodimo
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Loans - beware of "special offers"

She had butterflies in her stomach as she carefully peeled off the packaging on her birthday present. Then, with a lurch, she realised that it wasn't what she was expecting. No jewellery, no perfume; he bought her something for her car instead."We've...

Lechedzani Pitso 20 May 2013

TNMC appoints substantive MD

Moscow-based Norilsk Nickel Board of Directors chairman, Roman Panov last week appointed another Russian, Sergey Steshenko to a substantive managing director position after acting in the post for four and half months. Panov is the director of...

Ryder Gabathuse
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Panic sets in among impoverished Ngamiland farmers

The plague has cut the farming community into two opposing camps as hostilities between small farmers in the communal areas and big cattle ranchers in Hainaveld become pronounced. This week, small farmers raised a barrage of concerns regarding...

Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Water crisis in Botswana -blame the weather or your neighbour

Just to epitomise the subject - Are you wrong to be mad at me if after all your efforts of providing me with clean treated water - you see me throw it away on the ground only to ask for more. If you asked me, I would say it's disrespectful and...

20 May 2013

Etcetera II

Her husband was obliged to help her out after the nurses had refused to be involved. Subsequently, it was stated, the hospital refused to provide a birth certificate because this had not taken place in the hospital. The Hospital authorities are...

SANDY GRANT 20 May 2013

Kingdom-0-Metre

Mothers mother us long before we are welcomed into this world to be duly socialised into the human beings we become. Mothers suffer excruciating, unimaginable pains as they labour to birth us. This is after carrying us for nine months, protecting and...

DUMI MMUALEFE 20 May 2013

Issues in Education

While the factors could be categorised as in-school and out-of-school factors, this will focus more on the role of the school in contributing to that problem and how it can be curbed. One of the things that society and schools in Botswana and...

D. MOLEFE
O. PANSIRI
S. WEEKS 20 May 2013

The Winners Code

But some of them thought that this was not right: "Shouldn't we have a king to rule over us?" So they set off in search of a king. As they looked high and low about the swamp, with not a whit of an idea as to what a king should look like, they heard...

GEORGE CHINGARANDE 20 May 2013

God save us from thirst

The announcement by the water authority that there will be low pressure to no water at all immediately evokes memories of 2012 and the early part of this year when many homes went for weeks without water. Gaborone seemed to be the worst...

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Red cross celebrates 45 years of humanitarian action

A volunteer with the Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS), Kakanyo Powe made this call in Kopong on Saturday on the occasion of the 45 th commemoration of the World Red Cross Day. Powe said reviving that spirit, especially among the youth would help...

Baboki Kayawe
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Gaborone in pictures

These and other fascinating titbits about the city can be found at an exhibition tracking the 125-year journey of Gaborone from its genesis as just an army garrison and railway stop to a city that is currently home to over 230,000 people. The...

Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Tswana culture replays on int museum day

The commemorations were preceded by a procession from the Gaborone station to the National Museum. The procession that brought traffic to a standstill was led by an ox drawn wagon. For most of the young people who attended the...

Lekopanye Mooketsi
Correspondent 20 May 2013

UCCSA Broadhurst choir to build house for disabled

This initiative follows a successful dinner dance held at the Gaborone International Conventional Centre (GICC) last Friday. Vice President Dr Ponatshego Kedikilwe and Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Margaret Nasha graced the event. "This is...

Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Now Chinese shops sell "jeremane"

In an interview with The Monitor, a single mother of four, Tapiwa Obeilwe, 37, said that the German print dresses are regarded as special clothing and respected in Botswana hence can only be found from exclusive retailers. Obeilwe complained that...

Bonte Seepi
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Bakgatla shy away from burying in homesteads?

Although when the idea was first conceived most Bakgatla sounded enthusiastic and welcomed it for various reasons only a few are now showing interest in practising it. In Modipane, for instance, only a few have been buried in their yards while the...

Chippa Legodimo
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

Wrangle over corpse rages

Mogoditshane Police Assistant Station Commander Mothusi Merementsi stopped the Kopong family, headed by the deceased's husband Augustine Bathobakae from proceeding with funeral arrangements in the village. He confirmed that he phoned the family which...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Rauwe primary celebrates top results

Guest speaker at the occasion, the Minister of Education, Skills and Development Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi was on hand to applaud the school management and staff for producing good results. And so was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonota South Pono...

Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Australia donates P4.1m fire equipment

The funding, which will continue the programme that began in 2009 with the Australian government training fire fighters, was recently approved for the next two-year phase of the programme. Speaking at the official handing over of protective...

Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 20 May 2013

BCP March for land

Speaking at the march for land rally Saleshando said sparsely populated Botswana should have enough land for its people given that it is roughly the size of France, which has over 65 million citizens. However, Saleshando said that Batswana have been...

Chakalisa Dube
Staff Writer 20 May 2013

I will kill six

SEBINA: After five cases of arson, one case of murder and another of robbery, Sebina residents are adamant there is a serial rapist and killer on the loose among them. The records were presented at a fully packed Kgotla meeting by the Officer...

Lebogang Mosikare
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Lady Masire passes on

Sir Ketumile Masire's wife died in the early hours of Saturday at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Evening prayers commenced on Sunday at the park in front of the Official Residence of Second President, Sir Ketumile Masire at Plot...

20 May 2013

No water for a week

This comes up after the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) scheduled maintenance work on its North South Carrier Scheme pipeline. The water supply interruption will run from tomorrow until Saturday. This pipeline transports water from Letsibogo Dam...

Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 20 May 2013

Potential poser for BMC, Ohilwe

However, the club is yet to approach BMC for the player’s services and the Gaborone side has declared they will not release him unless his suitors table a good offer. BMC manager, Nelson Radijeng said it would be folly to release the player to...

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20 May 2013

Of lovebirds, chargrin and knockouts

Many so-called analysts seem to be of the opinion the hook-up between Tanzania's Feza Kessy and O'Neal Zibanani Madumo was just part of a strategy to win the prize money. With the cameras long gone it seems the two lovebirds are smitten...

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The year 2013 in arts review

Though the beginning of the year started on a low key, the passing of folklore guitarist Stampore (Malefo Mokha) left a vivid mark in January 2013.His death followed after a short illness from what family members described as kidney...

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