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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
Motswiri's DVD to even off silence
The talented singer announced her arrival with the tip-top album in 2010 before staying away from recording for three years.She makes a return in August with the release of the DVD for the album. In an interview with Showbiz, she admitted the long...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Dance Comp starts with a bang
The show started on Saturday at Rail Park Mall and saw many youngsters battling it out in front of an electrified crowd, displaying their skills in an attempt to win prizes worth P3,500.The organiser of the event, Shimmy 'Shimrock' Siku, told Showbiz...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 26 June 2013
DJ Guyvos set for greatness
He would later join Timothy Sabuta otherwise known as 'La Timmy' in the music industry as his dancer in 2008 before shortly joining his record company called 'BeatMechanix' in 2010. Macgyver Serero, now going by the name DJ Guyvos, is making...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEENG
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Ex-lovers Slizer, Mlesho blessed with boys
First, it was Mlesho whose girlfriend Dolly Matlapeng gave birth to their son, Mario Junior last Wednesday before Slizer delivered in the early hours of Monday. Both artists are quick to explain it is a mere coincidence with Mlesho insisting he...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Melting ice pulls Norway closer to Asia, thanks to global warming
Melting ice has opened up the Northern Sea Route along Russia's Arctic coastline, changing international trade patterns in profound ways -- even if so far it looks more like a sleepy county road than a busy, four-lane highway.In a change of...
26 June 2013
Libyan loot leaves ANC red-faced
A Sunday Times expos earlier this month revealed that Libyan investigators believed they had found evidence that Gaddafi stashed $1 billion (P9 billion) in cash, gold and diamonds in four South African banks and two security companies and Saleh...
26 June 2013
Nigerian state hangs four convicts, one saved by 'technical issues'
A fifth man who was to be hanged at Benin City Prison was saved when the executioner had technical problems with the gallows, Chino Obiagwu of the national lawyers' rights group LEPAD told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.Amnesty...
26 June 2013
Brazil's president strives to calm street protests
In a meeting Monday with four leaders of a main group behind the protest movement and later with governors and the mayors of 26 capital cities, Rousseff shifted some of the burden for progress onto the back of Brazil's widely loathed congress- in...
26 June 2013
Fears of clashes between Mursi supporters, foes grow
Badr said his campaign, dubbed Tamarod (rebellion in Arabic), had collected more than 15 million signatures in support of a snap presidential election just a year after Mursi took power.Several opposition groups, including the National Salvation...
26 June 2013
Botswana keeps pace with ISO systems
Officially opening the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) plenary meeting on international environment standards in Gaborone, Makgato-Malesu said that hosting the event could not have come at a better time as the...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 26 June 2013
South Sudan woos Botswana investors
Addressing delegates at a business seminar hosted by Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) recently in Gaborone, Akuong said as a new country, they have created a conducive environment for foreign trade and investment opportunities especially...
MPHO MOKWAPE
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Letshego raises P600m from JSE
The company, which operates in 11 African countries says in its 2013 annual report that in the past financial year ended January 2013, it decided to raise funds from the capital markets, diverting from the norm of accessing credit lines from...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
Sefalana also bid for SupaSave - CA
The Authority recently approved Choppies' acquisition of SupaSave and its distribution wing, MegaSave, while citing its misgivings' about the market share to be enjoyed by the united entity. The deal is expected to take Choppies' mass grocery retail...
STAFF WRITER 26 June 2013
Mmualebe
Go bolelwa fa sebui segolo kwa tirong e e ne e le Tona ya tsa Banana, Metshameko le Ngwao, Rre Shaw Kgathi. Go utlwala fa Tona a ne a bua ka dilo di le mokawana mme thata kgang ya gagwe e le go rotloetsa Batswana ka go farologana go somarela...
Sebofo Motshwane 26 June 2013
Selefu 26 June 2013
26 June 2013
EDD stunts SMEs growth
Addressing the Exporters and Manufacturers Association, Rakhudu was quoted as saying citizen companies should do more to market themselves and be rid of the expectation of government procurement. On the surface, these remarks sound logical and...
26 June 2013
Opportunities abound for S/Phikwe to become a city
SELEBI-PHIKWE: A consultant with Mosienyane and Partners International, Stranger Monareng, has called for Selebi Phikwe to engage a city manager who can manage the technical works for it to achieve its aspirations of becoming the third city. ...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
Our heritage
But it was only during the past few days that I was treated to an Independence related story which was totally new to me. Clearly I move in the wrong circles; not, in fact, that I move in any. But where have I been all these years not to...
Sandy Grant 26 June 2013
BCP hears plot to postpone elections
Comfort Molosiwa has said reports that he heads a cabal of officials from Palapye and Tswapong constituencies planning to engineer a motion to postpone the elections are malicious while BCP secretary general, Kesitegile Gobotswang said: "Yes the...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
Accused policeman decries slow pace of investigations
Yesterday, Sub-Inspector, Thembela Mapini lamented that investigations into the charges he is accused of committing in April this year are taking too long. It is alleged that he stole 70 litres of petrol and days later, without lawful cause, he went...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Botswana students extend helping hand across the border
The Botswana International Students' Society (BOTSOC) identified a place used as a dumping site at Walmer Primary School, located in one of the disadvantaged townships of Port Elizabeth and turned it into a vegetable garden.The society, under the...
JOSEPH MORUPISI
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Vendor begs permission to sell raw chicken
Winnet Masimbi, 33, said she has no choice but to sell the chicken because proceeds from the chicken sales help her feed her family.She implored government to come up with legislation that will allow vendors to sell the chicken, which she said they...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 26 June 2013
Ministry plans 'house mothers' for RAD schools
Deputy Permanent Secretary David Ratsatsi said on Monday that this could be a way of combating school dropouts from these areas. The house mothers would have to be people from the same communities as the learners who stay in these hostels, he...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
TNMC concludes inquiry on fatal mine accident
The report further states that 30-year old Ntesang Raditsebe was instructed by the plant operator to move to a safer area for repairs after he reported that one of the dozer's tracks was loose.The report says Raditsebe could have sustained a head...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 26 June 2013
Bullying Basarwa is no big deal in Botswana
The government would like you to believe that this was an out-of-court settlement and there is really no issue here seeing as they agree in principle and they were not really forcing anyone out. Do not believe any of it. The government for...
KEALEBOGA DIHUTSO 26 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...
26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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* 26 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 26 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...
26 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...
26 June 2013
EDD stunts SMEs growth
Addressing the Exporters and Manufacturers Association, Rakhudu was quoted as saying citizen companies should do more to market themselves and be rid of the expectation of government procurement. On the surface, these remarks sound logical and...
27 June 2013
Our heritage
But it was only during the past few days that I was treated to an Independence related story which was totally new to me. Clearly I move in the wrong circles; not, in fact, that I move in any. But where have I been all these years not to...
Sandy Grant 27 June 2013
Bullying Basarwa is no big deal in Botswana
The government would like you to believe that this was an out-of-court settlement and there is really no issue here seeing as they agree in principle and they were not really forcing anyone out. Do not believe any of it. The government for...
KEALEBOGA DIHUTSO 27 June 2013
Eagles, Fighters vie for First Division berth
Following the promotion of the Selebi-Phikwe giants to the Premier League over the weekend, it means that a berth has been created in the First Division North. Yesterday, Francistown Regional Football Association (FRAFA) chairperson Jonas Ikgopoleng...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 27 June 2013
DRC trio to beef up Zebras' COSAFA squad
DR Congo-based maestro of football, Dirang Moloi and his club mates Phenyo Mongala and bustling striker Jerome Ramatlhakwana have been released for the tournament. Zebras' coach Stanley Tshosane will be especially pleased by the availability of Moloi...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 27 June 2013
FRAFA moots tough rules to curb hooliganism
This comes in the wake of ugly incidents involving Division One and Two sides especially during the just ended season. FRAFA has not enforcing the provision of security at games taking into consideration that teams plying their trade in the lower...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 27 June 2013
Robson tipped for top after victory
But the 19-year-old is perhaps made of sterner stuff than her contemporaries and lifted the gathering gloom amid bright sunshine on court. She left 78 minutes later having dismantled the Russian No10 seed Maria Kirilenko and with the roar of the SW19...
27 June 2013
Caravans not a priority - Sebego
Francistown Regional Football Association (FRAFA) chairperson Jonas Msomi Ikgopoleng recently told an Annual General Meeting (AGM) that the country's football governing body has reneged on its promise.BFA, under the leadership of David Fani, promised...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 27 June 2013
Strong field for Makgadikgadi Golf Open
Botswana Golf Union (BGU) president, Simon Ramphethu told Mmegi Sport that the tournament, which is sponsored by Botswana Ash to the tune of P50, 000, has a total budget of P77, 000. He noted that other sponsors like Quipco are covering the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 27 June 2013
Next from Stevie Wonder - gospel tune in Arabic?
Gospel Inspired by Lula is among several projects that Wonder, 63, has going right now, he told Rolling Stone in an interview posted on Tuesday on the pop culture magazine's website."We're going to do some traditional gospel stuff, but I'm...
27 June 2013
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