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Bowls association to walk for cash
BBA spokesperson John Gaborutwe explained to Mmegi Sport that the initiative is meant not to only raise funds for the national team, but also to enable bowlers to celebrate their achievements. He said that proceeds from the Francistown event...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 21 June 2013
First cut
The Mochudi Centre Chiefs' Zimbabwean born player has been a model of consistency for the past two seasons and whenever he is out of sorts Chiefs tend to struggle. He is the player who gives the team its shape and as Chiefs go into a transition given...
DENNIS KEAGILE 21 June 2013
BAA gets tough with non-affiliate clubs
This, according to a BAA official, has been sparked by event organisers who deceive athletes by promising huge prize monies and later default. BAA vice president, Glody Dube fired a broadside at event organisers who take advantage of athletes."We had...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Peerless Moloi, Ethiopia's Beyene give Zebras the 'kiss of life'
National coach Stanley Tshosane has been skating on thin ice since the 2012 AFCON finals. But it is widely known that he would not have walked even if the 2014 World Cup campaign had ended in disaster. There is a huge payout package over his head and...
21 June 2013
Vultures' World Cup dream over
The Vultures lost the semi-final 41-12 to more experienced Tunisia before going down 43-5 to Senegal in the losers' final last Saturday. The results ended their dream to book a World Cup berth as well as gain promotion to Division 1A of the 2014...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Satmos look to utilise away goal against Comets
The two sides drew 1-1 in Jwaneng last Saturday.Tomorrow will be the last chance for the two sides to book a berth in the elite league after missing out on the automatic promotion.Comets failed to get an automatic promotion after finishing second to...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Lekgari joins COSAFA squad
Lekgari will be the only foreign-based as coach Stanley Tshosane has picked a squad made up of local-based stars.Lekgari turns out for Namibia Preier League champions Black Africa.The former youth international got his first Zebras' call up in...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 June 2013
BISA hosts zonal competitions
The competitions will be held to select two teams from the eight teams both male and female that will be taking part in each Sport code to represent the zone during the BISA National Finals which will be held in Gaborone on 6, 7 and 8 July for the...
STAFF WRITER 21 June 2013
Desert race roars into action
First on the road were the motorbikes, and for a change, they left in clusters of four, giving the spectators excellent scenery as they jostled to assume an early lead in their pack.Botswana's motocross champion Ross Branch left in the first group...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Microsoft offers up to $100, 000 for new ways to hack Windows
NEW"For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering direct cash payouts in exchange for reporting certain types of vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques," the US software titan said in a blog post."We are making this shift in order to learn...
21 June 2013
India steps up monsoon rescue - fears 1, 000 may be dead
Helicopters and close to 10, 000 soldiers have been deployed to reach tourists and pilgrims stranded after floods caused by torrential monsoon rains hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand at the weekend.The soldiers were mobilising to "provide...
21 June 2013
India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail
The expanded surveillance in the world's most populous democracy, which the government says will help safeguard national security, has alarmed privacy advocates at a time when allegations of massive US digital snooping beyond American shores has set...
21 June 2013
China calls US human trafficking criticism 'arbitrary
"We believe that the US side should take an objective and impartial view of China's efforts (in fighting human trafficking) and stop making unilateral or arbitrary judgements of China," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular...
21 June 2013
Xenophobia a threat to South Africa Pandor
"Our brothers and sisters on the African continent played an important role in the achievement of democracy and freedom in South Africa," she said in a speech prepared for delivery in Tshwane for World Refugees Day."They extended hospitality and...
21 June 2013
Mugabe goes to court to shift election date
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told AFP he had filed papers on Tuesday that sought "a postponement of the date for the harmonised elections from July 31, 2013 to August 14, 2013".The announcement comes just days after Southern African Development...
21 June 2013
SA education 'a second-class system that accepts second-rate results': Ramphele
"At national government level, education is not given due priority," she said in a speech at the opening of African Education Week in Johannesburg."We are failing too many young people of our continent... Education departments are often led by the...
21 June 2013
UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission
Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed nine people as they shot and blasted their way into the UN compound in Mogadishu Wednesday, the most serious attack on the United Nations there in recent years.Three foreigners including two South Africans in...
21 June 2013
UK intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summit
Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by The...
21 June 2013
Nitty Gritty
Divorcer! I have only heard this word being used at the Nitty Gritty and nowhere else. Ausi Maggie uses it often. She says; "I refuse to be called a divorcee as if I am the one who was divorced and sat there passively feeling sorry for myself and my...
21 June 2013
Technology is key
First and foremost, the financial factor has played a significant role. It is an open secret (if at all it is a secret) that technological upgrades are costly and require that one have a healthy bank account, and unfortunately this is not the...
21 June 2013
Complaints about poor Mascom Services
Mascom InternetAs supposedly the best Internet provider around this service has lately been very poor. The speeds are way below advertised, and the prices feel very exorbitant. Every time you subscribe for day surfing the only thing that speeds by is...
21 June 2013
Digging tswana roots
In all aspects of life, nothing major can be achieved without freedom of expression. In pursuit of this, rules sometimes have to be broken - especially when the rule prevents an examination into the validity of the restrictive rule itself. A...
L.M Leateane 21 June 2013
We're slowly walking into Orwellian era
There has never been a point in the history of this country when our government looked so inept and the condition of our people so bleak. Even the most stubborn supporters of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government have had to acknowledge that...
21 June 2013
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21 June 2013
Erdogan's fall from grace is pure Shakespearean tragedy
As the protests in Turkey continue, spare a thought for the man whose personal tragedy few have the grace to acknowledge - Recep Tayyip Erdo_an. Until three weeks ago Erdo_an was destined to go down as one of the greatest reformers in Turkish history...
21 June 2013
What is going on in Brazil? The World Cup and its malcontents
What started with smaller demonstrations S‹o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro has grown to hundreds of thousands of protesting people in other capital cities and towns in the country, and among the global diaspora. The largest demonstration took place...
*CRISTINA ROCHA 21 June 2013
Book review
Umberto Eco (2011) translated from the Italian, l cimitero di Praga, by Richard Dixon.The Prague Cemetery. London, Harvill Secker, Random House, 437 pages, including a multitude of original lithographs. P200. ISBN 978-1-846-55492-6. Available...
Sheridan Griswold 21 June 2013
Back stage
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) a.k.a ST-12 is now at the New Capitol Cinemas. It is the 12th feature film made from a franchise that has also continued with dozens more shows made for television and TV serials. It should not be confused with Star...
Sasa Majuma 21 June 2013
Zim, Senegal and US gigs for Berry Heart
To date as Botswana's representative Berry Heart, revealed that she has been to Lesotho and South Africa where she performed poetry pieces and participated in anti-violence towards women and girls workshops.In an interview with Arts & Culture,...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Ribcracker's long walk to stardom
Indeed Letsatsi has come a long way to be where he is right now. A journey that started in his childhood days though, as a boy, he had no idea whatsoever that eventually the character he had would be the one paying bills for him. Even...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 21 June 2013
NATA holds 18th annual regional art exhibition
FRANCISTOWN: Northern Art Teachers Association (NATA) held its 18th annual regional art exhibition at Super Spar under the theme, 'Art the key to sustainable development towards economic diversification' recently.The Ghetto people had time to view...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Consumer watchdog
You'll have heard someone say that "the customer is King" but don't believe them. It's not true. The customer is just another guy like you and me. He or she weren't born into royalty, they didn't do a Napoleon and crown themselves, they didn't stage...
21 June 2013
Govt strives to facilitate cross-border trade _ Rakhudu
He said as Africa is becoming a preferred global destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), government is working hard to facilitate trade between Botswana and other countries. He revealed that pre-feasibility studies for the Trans-Kalahari...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Resignations might kill Mupane dispute
The 90 miners were planning to take their employer to the industrial court through the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) branch at Mupane for unprocedural dismissal after the district labour office failed to resolve their labour dispute.The...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Power demand reaches 600MW
At this level, the peak demand is the country's highest ever and when combined with restrained internal generation and precarious imports, is also behind the harsher load shedding seen since last week.The peak demand, which represents the highest...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Cellphone subscribers top 3mln
Data revealed this week by the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority data also revealed that mobile teledensity in 2012 was nearly 153 percent. When infants are excluded from the population, the data suggests an average ratio of two cellphone...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Thin capital market threatens insurance industry
The warning came from the country's top life insurer, Botswana Life Insurance Limited (BLIL), which said the shallow capital market threatened the industry.In its 2012 annual report, BLIL says insurance industry players could soon be forced to stop...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Fuel prices teeter on the brink
And government's ability to shield consumers from the imminent increase will be eroded by its obligations to repay retailers an estimated P200 million for cumulative subsidy costs incurred as far back as last June.This week, BusinessWeek learnt that...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
Egypt's threats over Nile waters backfire
He invited leading Egyptian politicians to a meeting to discuss the issue of Ethiopia's "diversion" of the Blue Nile - the source of most of Egypt's water. Never mind that the supposed "diversion" was simply a temporary rerouting of the river by some...
*SEIFULAZIZ MILAS 21 June 2013
Why Zim opposition shouldn't be distracted
On June 15, SADC held an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe in Mozambique's capital, Maputo. The main issue discussed was the Zimbabwean elections, previously scheduled for July 31. The date was set by President Robert Mugabe under the pretext of...
*SIMUKAI TINHU 21 June 2013
The future in the present Marxism, unions, and class struggle
Karl Marx observed in 1865 that wage levels can only be "settled by the continuous struggle between capital and labour, the capitalist constantly tending to reduce wages to their physical minimum, and to extend the working day to its physical...
SHARON SMITH* 21 June 2013
History of No. 10 Downing Street
After his Labour Party failed to secure an absolute majority in the general elections and could not negotiate a deal to form a coalition government with Liberal Democrats, Brown stepped down both as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. What...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 21 June 2013
The role of trade unions in politics [Part 1]
In the aftermath of the 2011 historic strike by public sector unions one of the critically important questions that poses itself again and again is the role of trade unions in politics. This question is clearly captured in BOFEPUSU's theme for...
21 June 2013
CSOs unhappy with HIV/AIDS campaign arrangement
The bone of contention is over the upcoming HIV testing and counselling campaign that will start on July 22 ending on August 9. Speaking on behalf of other Selebi Phikwe CSOs, Monitoring and Evaluation officer at Children, Women and...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Radithupa the weather man
To the viewer he is like the weather - love it today, hate it tomorrow. The latter happens when his prediction goes wide off the mark.'O a bo a re shapa ka dithupa Radithupa (Radithupa is lying)' is an all too common expression - Radithupa also...
21 June 2013
SPEDU funds Selebi Phikwe development plan
The amount is being part of the 10 percent from the Re-employment Account to address pertinent economic and institutional bottlenecks, which serve as barriers to economic diversification and development.This was said by the Agency's Projects Manager,...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
'We need Youth Parliament'
At an advocacy and leadership training workshop for youth leaders this week, young people said they need a place where they cannot only dialogue about the challenges they face but also help craft policies that can create durable solutions to such...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 21 June 2013
ISPAAD re-strategises
The move is meant to help the farmers in the most beneficial way under the ISPAAD programme, councillors here heard.Subsistence farmers are those who cultivate a maximum of 16 hectares and use small equipment.Farmers under this category will be...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 21 June 2013
BMWU agreed terms with BCL under duress - Malele
BMWU secretary general Bob Malele told Mmegi this week that BCL management threatened to put two shifts under maintenance if workers embarked on a legal strike.He explained that the union accepted the five percent increment for the lowest paid...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 21 June 2013
Commando, comrade and cheetah
Philip Tlhage's day started quite ordinarily but ended in extra-ordinary fashion and a night in a cell. Like any other morning, the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) employee drove to Sebele Mall, walked into Pick 'n Pay Supermarket and picked up...
21 June 2013
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