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Mafolofolo, Kalavango clash again
At the time of stoppage Mafolofolo were leading the deciding set and it remains to be seen if they will maintain their lead at the top while second placed Kalavango will be looking forward to toppling them (Mafolofolo).Kalavango only have one option...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Boxing team gears for Zone IV
Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) Publicity and Information Secretary, Willough Kemoen, told Mmegi yesterday that the team has been in camp under the eye of coaches Khumiso Ikgopoleng and Thebe Setlalekgosi. For the first time, Botswana may...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Team of the season
Noah Maposa (Gaborone United)In a season that no single goalkeeper raised his hand among others, Noah Maposa did relatively well although he faced competition from Mompoloki Sephekolo and Michael Pepukani. His team might have missed out on the league...
31 May 2013
Orapa United clinch automatic promotion
The Nchime Modise coached side gained automatic promotion following their impressive 2-1 win against TASC FC at the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Donga grounds here.Going into their midweek encounter Orapa needed two points in their 20th match of the...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Tshosane aims to redeem pride
Tshosane told Mmegi Sport that they want to try everything possible to get good results in their remaining fixtures. Despite languishing at the bottom of group A without a single win, he said all is not lost and the Ethiopia tie is crucial because if...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Crowning moment for Chiefs
Chiefs secured this season's league title league a fortnight ago when they defeated BMC 1-0 at Molepolole Sports Complex, but the celebrations and the handing over of the trophy was deferred to this Saturday. They are taking on Mogoditshane Fighters...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
BMC chaos could scupper partnership talks
BMC chairman, Sonny Phiri, warded off his deputy Tiro Kganela, coach Daniel Nare, marketing manager Nelson Radijeng and Donald Mopako over disciplinary issues. The quartet was fingered for charming players to write a letter giving him the sack. The...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 31 May 2013
Zimbabwe electioneering drawing supporters into a 'food trap'
In the footage below, various meetings are recorded in which both Zanu-PF and the MDC use the promise of farming supplies to loyal and often desperate supporters in a bid to secure votes in the scheduled elections in July.In a country that was once...
31 May 2013
China toilet fall baby leaves hospital:official
The child, from Jinhua in the eastern province of Zhejiang, and dubbed "Baby No. 59" by nurses after the number of his incubator, become lodged in the pipe after his mother gave birth.The boy "was picked up yesterday", Wu Xinhong, chief of Pujiang...
31 May 2013
Suspected cases of Ebola reported in DRC
Sylvestre Ntumba, an official working for the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said the cases had been recorded between May 1 and May 12 in the Bas-Uele district, in the northeastern Orientale Province. "Six suspected cases...
31 May 2013
Australian man claims he is Jesus Christ reincarnated, garners followers
Alan John Miller of Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, runs a religious movement known as the Divine Truth from his home, says Sky News. Miller claims that not only is he Christ, but his partner, Australian Mary Luck, is in fact Magdalene, who,...
31 May 2013
Kenya police tortured, raped Somali refugees: Human Rights Watch
The 68-page report, You Are All Terrorists, alleges that Kenyan police used a grenade attack, which killed seven people, as a pretence to carry out large-scale night raids and run violent extortion schemes against the refugee population.Kenya has...
31 May 2013
Tensions cloud Mozambique voter registration
The southern African nation will hold local elections in November and use the same voters' roll in general polls next year.Technical glitches like broken computers and ink shortages marked the kick-off of registrations last weekend. But Renamo's...
31 May 2013
The road to Syria peace talks
United Nations - New chances that international peace talks will take place in Geneva in the next month hang in the balance of ongoing diplomatic maneuvering.Syria has expressed its intention, in principle, to attend. But Russia is warning that the...
31 May 2013
Pan-Africanism and African renaissance
The African Union is going to celebrate its 50 years of existence in May 2013 and its Assembly has adopted the theme of the 2013 Summit as 'Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance'.This celebration is underpinned by the collective African aspirations...
31 May 2013
The myth of indigenisation and economic empowerment in Africa
By definition it seeks to increase of local participation in or ownership of established entities. The bottom line is that colonialism was responsible for the creation foreign ownership of the means of production in most Third World countries that...
*DR MORGEN CHAWAWA 31 May 2013
Breaking the gridlock on the global wildlife crime crisis
Wildlife crime not only destroys our vital natural heritage, but it is also a crime against the stability and prosperity of nations and a crime that puts human lives at risk. Elephants and rhinos are targeted in Africa, but their tusks and horns are...
31 May 2013
Nitty gritty
The fellows don't come as often as they used to last year. Well, they do come regularly, regularly enough to be referred to as regulars. The only difference is that they don't stay as long as they used to. Before, the fellows would arrive at around...
Barolong Seboni 31 May 2013
Discovery Metals raises P200m cash
The miner said this week that as of May 24, it had $37.3million in cash, which included $12.4 million of hedge closeout proceeds with the balance of $13.6 million expected by May 28.Some $22 million of the hedge closeout proceeds would be applied to...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Book review
Rosemary Smith (2012) Swimming with Cobras. Athlone, South Africa, Modjaji Books, 169 pages, P199. ISBN 978-1-920397-37-1. Available through Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. Rosemary Smith's encounter with cobras is related when on a hike and a...
Sheridan Griswold 31 May 2013
Back stage
The Great Gatsby (2013) is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It had its worldwide release a few weeks ago and opened the Cannes Film Festival on May 15. It has had a grand reception from the audience and a critical one from critics. The reviewers are...
31 May 2013
Meet Tom Holzinger, a real life character in a Bessie Head book
Bessie Head, perhaps along with Alexander McCall-Smith are the two writers who although born outside the country put Botswana on the world map. While many still have the chance to see McCall-Smith because he is still alive and for the past few years...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 31 May 2013
Mabula a man with an eye for art, worships the eye
On reaching his place of residence in Gaborone's Phase II, Mabula emerged with half finished art pieces that he states are for an upcoming exhibition. He however, could not be drawn into discussing more saying all would be revealed with time. Among...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Consumer watchdog
It's been a week of fakes. You only have to visit many of the cheaper stores in the less flashy shopping malls and you'll find racks of pirated CDs and DVDs, all with badly copied covers, poor quality boxes and hastily printed discs. When you watch...
31 May 2013
Economic growth to remain subdued - Mohohlo
Due to a slowdown in mining and lower growth in the construction and manufacturing sectors, economic growth fell to 3.7 percent from 6.1 percent in 2011.Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Mohohlo said activity on the ground suggests that...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff writer 31 May 2013
BoB's interest expense falls 40%
The decrease in interest costs is a result of a decision taken by the bank, two years ago, to limit the investments in Bank of Botswana Certificates (BoBCs) to a maximum of P10 billion.Speaking at the launch of the bank's 2012 annual report, research...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Wilderness earnings up three fold on US recovery
According to the company's financial results, the recovery in the US market, though partly offset by soft demand from the European market, coupled with the weakening of the Rand and the Pula against the greenback, pushed up the company's...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Government courts banks to house public servants
In his briefing on land governance issues to the Bankers Association at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) on wednesday, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the ministry Thato Raphaka requested financiers to make proposals to collaborate...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
German firm eyes BancABC takeover
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed ABC is the holding company for retail bank, BancABC, which has operations in five southern African countries. ADC, which is already a majority shareholder in the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed bank, says it...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Away with BCL hostels
The campaign will kick off with a march on the 3rd June, which will end with a petition being presented to the Assistant District Commissioner. A rally will also be held on the 8th June at General Freedom Square. The rally will be addressed by the...
*MOETI MOHWASA 31 May 2013
Digging tswana roots
Whenever people are invited to buy into something new, it often begins as a "hard sell". What this means is that the relative merits of the item or concept being sold is not immediately apparent to the prospective buyer and he or she often needs much...
I.M leteane 31 May 2013
Institutions should respect student rights
Before government allowed private tertiary institutions to set up shop here, the University of Botswana (UB) was the only highest learning institution in Botswana. The UB played a very significant role in the economy of Botswana.Most of our...
31 May 2013
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31 May 2013
The Anglo-Boer mafia scourge
Historians would not be surprised at the recurring sabotage theme relating to dealings of some Britons and Afrikaners with the Botswana Meat Commission. After all, this is a replay of what has been happening for more than 100 years and may be...
31 May 2013
BMD: Three years of a life
The 29th May 2013 makes it three years for the Botswana Movement for Democracy since its inauguration at Letlhabile. Yes, we made an eventful yet graceful entry into the political space of this our Republic. This was an entry into a full life...
31 May 2013
Tshwaragano Hotel still popular Serowe haunt
Talk about the history of the ruling party, its founder, the history of the rivalry between the Bangwato and Bakalaka. It all starts in Serowe. Sometimes we have to leave our serious political history to focus on the entertainment, to rewind...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 31 May 2013
Daisy Loo P34 million richer
According to the report, government has placed the funds in three commercial bank accounts pending the final outcome of the case. The case came to a close in April this year, with Justice Lakhvinder Singh Walia setting aside both the conviction and...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Tribute to Alex Patrick Radull
He was one of the few early technical personnel who pioneered the commissioning of Orapa mine and participated in the development of open cast mining regulations. In 1979 he was promoted and assigned to establish Letlhakane Mine where he managed the...
31 May 2013
Porters: The unsung heroes of mountaineering
It is like a scene from a slavery film; black men hiking in a painstaking queue with heavy brown sacks hanging from their necks and hefty backpacks. They hold big water bottles with both hands. These are porters - the unsung heroes of every high...
31 May 2013
When spies Cry
So what happens when spies retire? Unless it is a trick question, intelligence sources say spies never really retire.Not peacefully anyway. But when spies retire, they find themselves lost in a new world, one leg in the old "company" and another in...
TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA
Staff Writer
& LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 31 May 2013
Mothers-for-All offers family security to orphans
She did not have the money needed to apply for admission or to travel around. She was invited for job interviews by the police and prisons department but she never made it because she did not have the fare. "I finished my O'levels in 2007 and in the...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Sekai refuses to apologise
Neither should anybody ask the government to reinstate him."What is the use of apologising when I have a pending case before court? Let judgement come first and I am not afraid even if I go to jail because I have not done anything wrong," he...
31 May 2013
Draft Phikwe development plan targets economic vibrancy
In a series of meetings the consultants addressed in Selebi-Phikwe this week, Stranger Monareng, a representative of Mosienyane and Partners International, advised that urban design concepts and principles have to be applied.He also said the...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Land security threatened - Raphaka
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Lands and Housing (MLH) Thato Raphaka revealed this during a brief on land governance issued he had with the Bankers Association in Gaborone yesterday. He said this came to light recently after the...
FREDERICK KEBADIRE
TSEStaff Writer 31 May 2013
PAC calls Fitt a 'Pinocchio'
PAC member Isaac Mabiletsa told Fitt that in his communication with the committee, he was very economical with the facts. This was after Fitt could not account to PAC chairperson Nehemiah Modubule's question why there were many overdrawn accounts...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Criminals linked to Eurex bust
According to New York Times and BBC News reports, US Justice Department has called it the 'largest international money-laundering prosecution in history', involving approximately one million users and over 55 million illegal transactions. They...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 31 May 2013
Gays take govt to court
In court papers presented before Justice Terrence Rannowane, the applicants averred that they have formed an intention to assemble and associate under the name Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) and they had already developed a...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Land security threatened - Raphaka
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Lands and Housing (MLH) Thato Raphaka revealed this during a brief on land governance issued he had with the Bankers Association in Gaborone yesterday. He said this came to light recently after the...
31 May 2013
Nthomiwa worried about mal perception of judiciary
PAC member Samson Guma Moyo had previously said perceptions are stronger than facts, saying people are beginning to view the judiciary as political."Judgments have come under scrutiny. What are you doing to counter that?" questioned Moyo. Another PAC...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 31 May 2013
Prisoners
When Keller Dover s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 31 May 2013
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