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Syria-linked clashes kill at least 12 in Lebanon
Guns and rocket fire rattled the port city 40 kilometres south of Beirut that has been on edge since violence erupted there last week between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim fighters, at odds over the Syrian conflict.Lebanese authorities have been trying to...
25 June 2013
SA unions, parties to protest against Obama visit
"We categorically make it known that the visit of the US president to South Africa is an unwelcome visit that will be protested, picketed and resisted by all justice and peace-loving peoples of this country," the organisations said in a joint...
25 June 2013
Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister
"The armed forces have the obligation to intervene to stop Egypt from plunging into a dark tunnel of conflict and infighting," Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday ahead of the first anniversary of Morsi's election, as opposition leaders clamoured...
25 June 2013
NED councillors unhappy with Masunga NDB base
The councillors fear that the state-owned bank will not serve the district well if it has operations in Masunga only. The bank intends to bring services for one week every month and says this is enough to serve the whole district. But Tsamaya...
BARATI MATHAMBO
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Bidders square up for 300mw tender
Tenders for the multi-million Pula brownfield project closed last Wednesday after a three-month window. A brownfield is a project upgrading an existing facility. "Twelve companies submitted bids to be considered for the project," Minerals, Energy and...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
Medical aid scheme re-launches website
At the launch, Pula board member, Dr Bakani Thipe said the company remains committed in service delivery, information dissemination and communication to its members and stakeholders. "The launch of the website and introduction of new web-portal...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
Govt calls for promotion of local products
Speaking during a manufacturers and exporters exhibition, Rakhudu said Botswana must promote itself as a brand to the world and promote the use of locally produced goods and services in the country."As the country aligns itself with the...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Ministry of Labour responses to Mmegi
The Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs wishes to put records straight regarding the inaccuracies reported in the Mmegi newspaper article of June 20, 2013 purportedly by BOFEPUSU.According to the said article, the International Labour Organisation...
25 June 2013
As I see it...
I arrived here on the historic South Africa/Mzansi day, June 19. On this day, 1913, the notorious Natives Land Act was passed by the new all-white South African Parliament, the First Parliament after the Union of South Africa constitution agreed upon...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 25 June 2013
Water crisis: Time for the reordering of priorities
The findings were shocking. The three dams are dry. The southern part of the country is where a majority of the population is concentrated, and where the nation's capital city is located. This is where investors from other countries are staying to...
25 June 2013
Horticultural projects not exempted from VAT
Answering a question from Kgosi Toteng Ndzonga of Tutume region in the ongoing Ntlo ya Dikgosi sitting, on behalf of Minister of Finance and Development Kenneth Matambo, Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Botlhogile...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Bolus system facing constraints - Tshireletso
Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Botlhogile Tshireletso revealed this when answering a question on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture Christian De Graaff at Ntlo ya Dikgosi recently.Tshireletso said although it is...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Sefhare Sub-Land Board allocates plots to SOS children
Five youth from SOS Francistown, three young women and two men above the age of 21, have been allocated residential plots in Ramokgonami village in Tswapong East District. SOS Francistown's Acting Director, Petrus Mmualefhe told Mmegi on Monday that...
BONTE SEEPI
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Cold, dust and 42km traffic jam
It is actually two events; the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000km Desert Race and Mantshwabisi. Mantshwabisi is for spectators, hawkers, cleaners and bush lovers while the actual race is mostly for foreigners, mostly race club members from South Africa...
25 June 2013
Boko lifts from Khama campaign book
The Botswana National Front (BNF) leader Duma Boko will stage President Ian Khama's 'presidential walk-about' whilst in Ghanzi for his party's elective congress. BNF publicity secretary Moeti Mohwasa has revealed that after a scheduled...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
SA parliamentarians study Botswana's education system
During the first of their five-day visit yesterday, head of the delegation, Member of Parliament (MP) Helen Malgas said her delegation hopes to learn how the Botswana education system managed to be among the top in Africa in "literacy and...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
SPEDU faced with staff exodus?
So far, three project officers and two technical advisors have jumped ship but SPEDU spokesman, Kenneth Boikhutshwane has said there is no cause for alarm. Currently, SPEDU has only two project officers yet it is about to undertake a feasibility...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Magistrate orders re-arrest of murder suspect
Onneile Ntwayapelo issued the warrant yesterday against Mokganedi Pontsho who is jointly charged with his lover, Kgomotso Mondela, 35, for allegedly killing eight-year old Tumelo Mondela, between October 14 and December 1, 2012 at Senganeng cattle...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Matlhabaphiri cries for shelter from media in adultery case
He said the media has disregarded the impact of its stories on his family. He said he was disheartened by the media's emphasis that he is an Assistant Minister of Health who is also championing the safe male circumcision campaign, when reporting...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
All Kasi loses Zebra trademark dispute
Tsa Gae (Pty) Limited (All Kasi) and Ludo Kemoeng were first and second applicants respectively in their dispute against registered owner, Tumisang Keitseng, over the logo.All Kasi were challenging Keitseng's registration of the mark saying they are...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 25 June 2013
Team Distant sets Bull'nBush on fire
People who went to show love and support to the newly formed music group had the time of their lives with the group delivering a performance to be remembered for a long time.The group consists of four house music producers namely; Kgosithebe...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 25 June 2013
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25 June 2013
Botswana folk music to get a boost
There has been a gradual decline in the popularity of traditional music and the availability of instruments to make that music. As a result, younger generations are deprived of this heritage and the kind of music that once characterised our social...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 25 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...
25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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* 25 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 25 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...
25 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...
25 June 2013
Kingdom-0-Metre
Thus far the Lord has been good to us! This is a confession many in this country will share. The nagging question that begs for an answer is; what do we do in response to this all important assertion? That the good Lord considers us all...
Dumi Mmualefe 25 June 2013
Issues in education
Of the six key Education for All (EFA) goals backed by UNESCO and supported over and over again at international gatherings and in memorandum, the one Botswana lags the furthest behind on is to: Expand early childhood care and education (ECCE-see...
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Sheldon Weeks 25 June 2013
The winners code
"But when I said that nothing had been done I erred in one important matter. We had definitely committed ourselves and were halfway out of our ruts. We had put down our passage money - booked a sailing to Bombay. This may sound too...
George Chingarande 25 June 2013
Save water and save lives
They have even put in measures in place to try and conserve water particularly in Gaborone and the greater Gaborone areas. The Corporation has issued a schedule which indicates how they are going to be rationing water.While this is going on the dams'...
25 June 2013
Satmos ready for Premier League battle
Mading was speaking to Mmegi Sport on the sidelines of their weekend game against Jwaneng Comets, which ended in a scoreless draw.The draw means 'The Cheetahs' have been promoted to the elite league for the 2013/2014 season where they will rub...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 25 June 2013
COSAFA venue shift for Zebras
Group B games had initially been scheduled for the capital of the Central province, Kabwe.But the Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho and Swaziland group will now face off in Zambia's second largest city, Kitwe, the home of Freddie Mwila who once coached...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 25 June 2013
Backstage
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) is showing today only, at the Gaborone Film Society at 7 pm in the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. In this new version of the famous play from 60 years ago Rachel Weisz plays the woman torn between passion and boring...
SASA MAJUMA 25 June 2013
Botswana's Motamma tumbles from BBA house
Motamma did not get a single vote, which might have been due to the fact that both contenders from Botswana were up for possible eviction and Botswana's votes went to O'Neal. She was evicted alongside Ethiopia's Betty, who has been in a romantic...
STAFF WRITER 25 June 2013
PM calls for probe into new claims on racist murder
In one of Britain's highest-profile racial killings, Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death at a bus stop in southeast London in 1993. An inquest ruled it had been an unprovoked attack by a gang of white youths.Not until last year was anyone convicted...
25 June 2013
Maharaj lashes out at journalists
The doctors have indicated very firmly that some of the reporting is transgressing medical ethics," said presidential spokesperson Maharaj yesterday, taking the mic once President Jacob Zuma left. "Not just in the way of patient-doctor...
25 June 2013
Agang SA in talks for 2014 election coalition
Dr Mamphela Ramphele's political party Agang South Africa is but two days old, but the possibility of it entering an alliance with the Congress of the People (Cope) and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) ahead of the 2014 national elections is...
25 June 2013
China persuaded Snowden to flee Hong Kong
Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor wanted for exposing secret US government surveillance programmes, flew to Moscow on Sunday as Washington sought his arrest, and asked for asylum in Ecuador."One hundred percent there was...
25 June 2013
Govt calls for promotion of local products
Speaking during a manufacturers and exporters exhibition, Rakhudu said Botswana must promote itself as a brand to the world and promote the use of locally produced goods and services in the country."As the country aligns itself with the...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Water crisis: Time for the reordering of priorities
The findings were shocking. The three dams are dry. The southern part of the country is where a majority of the population is concentrated, and where the nation's capital city is located. This is where investors from other countries are staying to...
26 June 2013
Orapa JSS dominates zonal tennis championships
The team was unstoppable as it swooped all the medals in boys' singles category with Thomamo Phuthego, Tshephang Phirinyane and Oratile Modisanyana getting gold, silver and bronze medals. The pair of Katlego Bashe and Jerry Sekao won gold in the...
JAMES KGOSI
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Sports chat
If I had my way, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) would fine all soccer clubs yo-yoing between the First Division and Premier League, this has become as exciting as watching paint dry (see Talking Point) Finest momentInstead of hiding behind...
Mqondisi Dube 26 June 2013
Ancelotti confirmed as Madrid coach
Ancelotti is set to be presented today and will replace Jose Mourinho, who left at the end of last season to join Chelsea. "Familiar with the pressures of managing the great teams of the continent (Juventus, Milan, Chelsea and PSG) the Italian...
26 June 2013
BMC executive committee dissolved
This follows weeks of accusations and counter-accusations among members of the dissolved committee. Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) acting chief executive officer Akolang Tombale said in a statement that all transactions pending and in future should...
STAFF WRITER 26 June 2013
Big guns sharpen their squads
Gaborone United (GU), Township Rollers and Mochudi Centre Chiefs have already made their intentions clear as far as the transfer market is concerned. Following a relatively good season which saw them win the Mascom Top 8 cup, GU have announced the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
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