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Etcerera II
I hadn't the faintest idea that the country had moved into that sort of territory, that sort of place, condition, situation where ugly people place devices designed to kill.Does the government now believe that the country already faces such dangers...
SANDY GRANT 05 June 2013
Kingdom-O-Metre
As we sat there chatting in different groups I could not help but notice the anxiety on the faces of about 20 people waiting to be ushered and welcomed into, hopefully more of a court of justice than of law.Among those waiting was none other...
05 June 2013
Issues in education
UNESCO has tried to mobilise 167 member states around the world to achieve common objectives of Education for All (EFA) across mutually agreed upon themes. These were initially endorsed at the groundbreaking World Education Forum meeting in Dakar in...
Dorcas Molefe
Owen Pasiri
Sheldon Weeks 05 June 2013
The winners code
To me this is a milestone because exactly 10 years ago I submitted my MBA dissertation. It was an achievement. Yes, but it had another ramification. My MBA class was by reason of affluxion of time officially dissolved. Having travelled a small three...
George Chingarande 05 June 2013
Thapelo Stoffel aims for the stars
"Born in an area rich with natural resources that I can use to make a living, I did not need to be unemployed. That is why I started doing this business. I eat and sleep my craft. I developed the love for arts and crafts while I was...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 05 June 2013
As I see it
It is a well researched document which one hopes students of politics, political analysts, political commentators including journalists will do well to use as a reference source of first resort.Political practitioners claiming a democratic hue and...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 05 June 2013
Audition payments are a fraud
It is a good sign for our film industry, which seems to be struggling to grow. However, there will be a day in future when players in the industry will look back and say, we have done it.Even the South African entertainment industry faced the same...
05 June 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...
05 June 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...
05 June 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...
05 June 2013
Heynckes to take break after Bayern exit
The 68-year-old said: "This year has been tough. I didn't have any holiday after we lost the Champions League final last season against Chelsea . I have noticed, especially in the last few weeks, that I have reached an age where it takes longer to...
05 June 2013
Gabonamong, Legwaila to join Zebras
The SuperSport United midfielder, Gabonamong, could not join the team last week as he was concluding contract talks in South Africa.Legwaila, on the other hand, had to remain behind owing to botched flight bookings. Zebras' coach Stanley Tshosane...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 June 2013
No sponsors for Vultures ahead of crucial games
Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) president, Bob Lekan told Mmegi Sport that they have not yet managed to find sponsorship even though they are going for such crucial games. He revealed that the team does not have a kit and they have not been able to find...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 05 June 2013
GU, BDF XI to dominate Top 8 awards
GU won the knockout competition after beating BDF XI 2-1 in the final held at New Lobatse Stadium last month.The Player of the Tournament category has pitted two GU forwards, Tebogo Sembowa and Ronald Chikomo against BDF XI's attacking midfielder,...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Jojo billed for greatest football spectacle
Jojo's Samba performance is set for June 12 - the day of the official opening of the high-status soccer event and the traditional music diva says she will proudly hoist the country's flag at the global showpiece next June. While the Zebras are...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 05 June 2013
Mingo tries different sounds on return
Party animals around the country had more reason to party a storm every weekend. His tunes could be heard blaring out of Gusheshes (BMW) and Zolabuds(Toyota Hiace) windows from a distance, and the young man quickly turned into a household name. That...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
SA Acapella trio vow to wow Botswana revellers
Made up of one female member Buhlebendalo Mda and two brothers Luphindo and Ntsika Ngxanga, the group, who over the weekend performed at Swaziland's Bushfire Festival, promised to give Batswana an unforgettable performance. In an interview with...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Bushfire's spark shines on
For those who took the musical journey for the first time this year, their fire was ignited for three days in a row over the weekend, starting from Friday and ending Sunday evening.Music lovers, who had gathered at the festival's House On Fire venue...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Zambia sees growing intolerance of homosexuality
Rights activist Paul Kasonkomona, 38, returns to court Tuesday after his arrest in April for demanding that homosexuality be decriminalised in a television programme.Barely a month later 21-year-old barber Philip Mubiana and bricklayer James Mwape,...
05 June 2013
Zuma calls for dialogue after Num shop steward killed
The industry, which brings in around 60 percent of export earnings and accounts for a fifth of Africa's largest economy, has seen a rash of wildcat strikes sparked by wage demands and union rivalries."All stakeholders, government, management in the...
05 June 2013
Levelling the playing field with Competiton Authority
Dawn raids are a vital tool of investigation used by enforcement agencies and other institutions charged with investigations. For instance, the police would undertake an unannounced visit often in the early hours of the morning, hoping to use the...
Kesgo Mudongo 05 June 2013
Tourism remains critical to economy - Khama
Speaking during the official opening of Cresta Marakanelo Mahalapye Hotel recently, Khama said hospitality is not a stand alone business as it revolves around airlines, bus companies, car hire firms, festivals and events. "A magnificent building of...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 05 June 2013
Govt blamed for bungled mega projects
Interrogating the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology Kagiso Mokotedi, Moyo wondered why the blame has been laid on contractors or consulting engineers every time for botched projects. "Supervision of...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Our heritage
This Trust owns Dikgang Publishing Company which is itself the owner of both the Mmegi and Guardian newspaper stables, a printing press and considerable property. To be blunt, I am not particularly interested whether the new owner - and I take it...
Sandy Grant 05 June 2013
Mualebe
E ne e rile e bua ka mesepele ya malatsi a Paseka, Naledi ya re mo nakong eo, dikoloi di tlaa bo di tletse ka batho. Potso ya nna gore a Naledi e bua sentle? Mmualebe o ne a se ka a dumalana gore Naledi e bua sentle. Re itse gore dikoloi ke tsone di...
Sebofo Motshwane 05 June 2013
Accounting officers must act responsibly
According to a press release from the National Assembly, the purpose is to examine the accounts of government for the financial year ended 31 March 2012 in line with Standing Order 105.3 of the National Assembly. The accounts that are examined...
05 June 2013
Selefu 05 June 2013
05 June 2013
On the flip side
Chivalry is slowly fading out in our communities. Botswana is cemented on traditional values of men and women respecting each other but the advent of modernisation has greatly disfigured this. Gone are the days when men would be nice, polite and...
Keletso Thobega 05 June 2013
BNF Youth League mourns the death of Cde Joba Nnoi
Comrade Nnoi served the party in many structures and subcommittees such as the BNF National Elections Board.Nnoi's death is a loss to the BNF and the BNFYL which worked with him very closely, "We will always cherish the contribution that Cde Joba...
ARAFAT KHAN 05 June 2013
GCC tackles waste problem with Swedish
The Gaborone Transfer and Recycling Station (GTARS), the first project in a long-term partnership between the two cities, is regarded as a first step towards an integrated waste management plan, where waste is recognised as a job-creating...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Essential drugs' supply must be constant - Matlhabaphiri
He was responding to concerns raised by residents during a Kgotla meeting he addressed in the village last week.The assistant minister said the nature of the diseases dictates that the supply of such vital drugs is constant. Residents had informed...
ARNOLD LETSHOLO
Correspondent 05 June 2013
Boko warns of civil disorder
He said at the BNF Youth League congress in Thamaga over the weekend that the increasing rate of joblessness should be contained as a matter of urgency to avoid disaster. He blamed the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for worsening youth...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
BOFEPUSU reports govt to ILO
BOFEPUSU deputy secretary general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa said the team is on a mission to ILO to report violation of workers and trade union rights in Botswana. The team left for Geneva on Sunday and will be back on June 14. Motshegwa said the...
STAFF WRITER 05 June 2013
Another missing person found dead by Moleps police
The 38-year-old man of Gakgatla Lands - between Molepolole and Thamaga - was reported missing on May 18. Since then, the police have been searching for him until last Friday when his body was found wrapped with clothes inside a hole. A resident of...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO 05 June 2013
CAAB addresses safety concerns
The plan is expected to be implemented by October this year. Modipe Nkwe, CAAB manager for public affairs said this week that the ambitious corrective action plan entails, inter-alia, re-certifying all air operators in accordance with the Civil...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Teachers, ministry kiss and make up
The new deal sealed last night stipulates a three percent increment for invigilation from last year's P55 to P56.65 per hour, while rates for course work assessment jumped from P35 to P36.05 per script marked. "Preparation fee for practical subjects...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Peace eludes BNFYL at contentious congress
At one stage, a fight nearly broke out at the event as members of rival camps argued over the rigging allegations. Claims of irregularities surfaced when delegates started voting for the new leadership of the youth league. Arafat Khan who retained...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Car thief pleads guilty
FRANCISTOWN: A magistrate convicted a man on his own plea of guilty for stealing a motor vehicle. Leonard Mabutho admitted committing the offence on February 12, 2013 before magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba yesterday. The prosecution said that...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 05 June 2013
Mental patient detained at Khama's pleasure
Dimpho Kabo, 24, was found guilty under section 160 (1) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence (CP&E) Act. The section provides that an accused person who is found to be mentally ill can be found guilty of the act, but according to Section 11 of...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
External forces support BDP - Moenga
He said at the Botswana National Front (BNF) Youth League congress over the weekend in Thamaga that the BDP is still in power because of the support it gets from local privileged and external forces. Moenga who was presenting a paper entitled...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 05 June 2013
No BDF troops for DRC
Security sources have confided that upon a briefing at the African Union (AU), a cabinet meeting resolved that it would be too early and expensive for BDF to take part in the DRC war zone. "The situation in DRC is totally different from Somalia,...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 05 June 2013
Thapelo Stoffel aims for the stars
"Born in an area rich with natural resources that I can use to make a living, I did not need to be unemployed. That is why I started doing this business. I eat and sleep my craft. I developed the love for arts and crafts while I was...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 06 June 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...
06 June 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...
06 June 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...
06 June 2013
Our heritage
This Trust owns Dikgang Publishing Company which is itself the owner of both the Mmegi and Guardian newspaper stables, a printing press and considerable property. To be blunt, I am not particularly interested whether the new owner - and I take it...
Sandy Grant 06 June 2013
On the flip side
Chivalry is slowly fading out in our communities. Botswana is cemented on traditional values of men and women respecting each other but the advent of modernisation has greatly disfigured this. Gone are the days when men would be nice, polite and...
Keletso Thobega 06 June 2013
Makgabaneng boss quashes indiscipline rumours
Once it is complete, the visual adaptation Mareledi will air on Botswana Television."We have not met our deadline for a couple of reasons, but it is not true that we had to find another cinematographer. Among other reasons, we delayed because we have...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 06 June 2013
"Radio presenters killed the industry"- DJ Phazz
The veteran deck-scratcher expressed his feelings about the local entertainment scene being flooded by foreign acts while local artists don't enjoy any recognition. DJ Phazz called for DJs to form an association that would formalise their profession....
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Correspondent 06 June 2013
Vigorous drumming set Bushfire Festival on fire
The moves entail doing a traditional Swazi dance that sees the young men playing around with some highly charged dance moves that leave them breathless.The same group, now joined by women, proceeded from the comfort of the tent they were performing...
Mpho Tlale
Staff Writer 06 June 2013
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