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Monopoly politikos: An account of a de facto one party state
Botswana is exceptional as the only Sub-Saharan African country to have maintained an uninterrupted record of liberal democracy and political stability as well as economic prosperity since independence in 1966. First democratic elections were held in...
24 July 2013
Democracy and the SADC Gender Protocol saga: Women cry foul
Surely this issue deserves special attention and critical analysis at this time when we realise from all social and cultural evidence that the departure of women from the laborious, routine, mundaine attendant chores in kitchens and homes into the...
*DR MORGEN CHAWAWA 24 July 2013
Monopoly politikos: An account of one party state (Part 2)
Political parties and national elections in Botswana have shown certain idiosyncrasies from independence. The most noticeable one is the dominance of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), founded by Sir Seretse Khama. Du Toit, 1995 observed that the...
24 July 2013
Astonishing statistics from Zim's June 2013 voters' roll
The report acknowledges that compilation of a voters' roll is always a moving target because old voters die and new voters are added. The voters' roll can thus never meet the ideal indicated at the outset. However, the report notes, the gap between...
GLYN HUNTER & DOUGLAS TSIAKO 24 July 2013
Tall men, short men what is the fuss all about?
This war can at times assume ridiculous proportions. For instance as the agitation for "regime" reached fever pitch in Zambia in the early 1990s, former president Kenneth Kaunda (KK), a six-footer, would often dismiss his nemesis, then Zambia...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 24 July 2013
Dear Tata, while you were sleeping
Dear Tata, These have been strange times. We have been having odd weather. We keep waiting for the worst of winter to arrive but it seems like it will come late this year. Out on the streets, in the mountains and valleys of our land, and outside your...
24 July 2013
The BCP from 2009-2014 (Part 1)
This phrase has been used by many other commentators outside the BCP to describe the state of our country. We had warned that the election of President Ian Khama and his BDP would lead to economic collapse and dictatorship. It did not take long...
DUMELANG SALESHANDO 24 July 2013
Goo-Moremi: A place of unspoilt gorges and amazing folklore
For instance, it is said that in the morning of July 13, 1980 between 2am and 5am the villagers of Goo-Moremi heard a loud rumbling as a huge rock tumbled from the gorge above. The rock falling, the story goes, was a sign or message that someone of...
THALEFANG CHARLES
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
The winners code
How wrong he was. As all students of history would tell us on that day unbeknown to King George III, one of the most important events in the history of the entire world happened on that day. America declared independence from Britain. That day...
George Chingarande 24 July 2013
The painful aftermath of passion killings'
Her two young children lost a loving mother; her family lost a sister, a daughter and sole breadwinner.The aftermath of Tekanelo's touching death would continue to be felt in the Mohutsiwa family for many more years. Her youngest son, Thabang,...
Chippa Legodimo
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
SADC trade talks are "95% settled" - De Gucht
Addressing local media at the end of a whistle-stop visit to Botswana on Friday, the EU's top trade chief revealed that a SADC and EU ministers' meeting would be held soon to add impetus to the efforts to finalise a trade deal before year...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
The bane of our development agenda: Non-payment for service delivery
The issue of non-payment of service levy and rates has become a permanent feature in almost every speech by our mayors and council chairpersons to their respective full council sessions throughout the country.Predictably therefore, when addressing...
24 July 2013
As I see it
Since the first country's general elections in 1965 the popular vote for the opposition has been climbing up steadily, so too the ratio of opposition seats, though it fluctuates due to the disproportionate system of allocating seats under the...
Michael Dingake 24 July 2013
How free and fair are elections in Botswana?
With the election season effectively upon us, the credibility of our election process once again comes under scrutiny.Because free and fair elections are central to peace and stability, all proponents of democracy as a national integrity system,...
24 July 2013
Sports chat
This prompted one Mmegi Sport reader to jokingly say the Botswana Football Association (BFA) top brass know Tshosane's prowess with fists so they are scared stiff to show him the door. But on a serious note, the BFA should come out clear because...
Mqondisi Dube 24 July 2013
Zebras brace for COSAFA champions' wrath
Botswana welcomes Chipolopolo in the first leg match of the first round of African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers at the Molepolole Sports Complex. When fielding questions from the media following Saturday's 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Tsiang twins invited for elite tennis training
The two have been invited for a week-long talent identification programme, which starts on August 31. Tsholofelo and Tsiang, whose father, Oshinka, is a former Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) president, did well at the ITF/CAT Africa Junior...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Fresh doubts over Supersport deal
The said deal was reportedly done, but not yet dusted back in May, but it now turns out it has stalled. Reliable sources told this paper that the BFA has encountered difficulties in concluding the deal before the league starts. BFA president...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Batswana attend Bastille Day celebration in large numbers
The day which marks France's first revolution is celebrated on July 14th, but the French living in Botswana choose to celebrate it on Friday. Showbiz chatted with some Batswana in attendance at the celebrations. Keneilwe Diphoko told Showbiz...
24 July 2013
Mr Fisa joins the Motswako revolution
Hip-hop culture originated in New York in the United States of America (US) among black and Latino ghettos in the 60s and has since turned into a world phenomenon, The culture spilled into the streets and recording studios and a new genre of music...
24 July 2013
MC Maswe turns to God after critical head surgery
Born Thapelo Maleka about four decades ago, MC Maswe has been in the entertainment industry for a substantial period of time. He is a darling to many due to his secular music, mbanxanga.Early this year, MC Maswe was attacked by a severe headache....
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 24 July 2013
Motamma seeks to empower refugees
But what will make the 26-year-old celebrity and beauty queen stand apart from other celebrities is her unmatched desire to empower refugees in the country. Sesinyi is the reigning Miss World Tourism Botswana and the country's tourism...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 24 July 2013
Suicide donkey bombing kills three soldiers
"The suicide bomber wearing farmer clothes and riding a donkey targeted the Afghan and coalition soldiers at 10:30 am (08:00 SA time) in Sayedabad district, killing three NATO troops and their Afghan interpreter, and wounding four Afghan soldiers,"...
24 July 2013
Coal plant drains lake, wells - Greenpeace
Lakes have shrunk, wells have dried up and sand dunes are spreading near a plant in Inner Mongolia run by coal conglomerate Shenhua Group, the organisation said.It called the project a "classic example of the unchecked expansion of coal-reliant...
24 July 2013
China quake leaves death and destruction
The quake hit Minxian and Zhangxian counties, about 170 kilometres southeast of the provincial capital of Lanzhou, at 7.45am local time on Monday morning, Xinhua news agency said.Eight towns in the remote, mountainous area sustained serious damage in...
24 July 2013
ANC tired of talking
African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said in Johannesburg yesterday - at a briefing following the party's three-day national executive committee lekgotla - that President Jacob Zuma's administration would no longer tolerate...
24 July 2013
DRC Army, M23 rebels resume fighting
The latest clashes in the central African country's mineral-rich, but conflict-torn east broke four days of relative calm, further damaging a tattered truce that had lasted from late May, when UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited the region, until July...
24 July 2013
Attack ads hurting Tsvangirai
In the adverts, three former lovers reveal how they were dumped by Tsvangirai, 61. Then Mugabe's Zanu-PF party chimes in to tell voters that the prime minister is unfit for office.Though some question the ethicality of the ads, they are reducing...
24 July 2013
Exhibitors upbeat as Consumer Fair kicks off
This year's fair features 387 exhibitors who include 30 local manufacturers and 15 foreign exhibitors. The fair, which started on Monday and runs till Sunday, has attracted nine countries, which include Namibia, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria,...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 24 July 2013
G4S Botswana investors meet amidst share tumble
While the security group has seven other topics on the agenda of its 34th AGM, all eyes are due to focus on item number two relating to the consideration and adoption of financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012. Since the New Year,...
24 July 2013
Govt persists on 'His Master's Voice'
It is this latter point that seems to make our Botswana Democratic Party-led government determined to manage and filter information reaching the tax-paying public. It is not enough that the government media - Radio Botswana, Botswana Television...
24 July 2013
Selefu 24 July 2013
24 July 2013
Our heritage
The school was extraordinary not merely because of its size - it was then the largest building in the country - but as regards its situation on top of a hill. Both the architect of this remarkable project, Isang Pilane and his successor, Kgosi...
Sandy Grant 24 July 2013
Saleshando doubts Zim election credibility
The Gaborone Central MP was part of a pre-election assessment from Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) that travelled to Zimbabwe recently. He said the ideals of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and reforms in...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Wage exploitation, govt's hands tied
He revealed that his colleague, the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Edwin Batshu had presented to cabinet a review of the minimum wage, but the process was complex, as it required engagement of other stakeholders in the economy. "It has to be...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Set up African Court of Justice - Amadi
Addressing journalists after paying a courtesy call on President Ian Khama and the Speaker of National Assembly Dr Margaret Nasha, Amadi said it was only Africans who could solve their problems. "My feeling is that there should be an ACJ which should...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Border dispute laid to rest in Chadibe, Borolong
The border feud had even spilt over into the mutual resentment of sharing councillors, something that had been going on for many years.It is, however, hoped that the separation of the wards will calm emotions between the two villages and usher in a...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 24 July 2013
Trio charged with bribing transport official
Sunil Urath (32), general manager at Sefalana head office, Othusitse Puthego (36) a sales executive at Tata Motors and Upul Kalansoory (43) a workshop manager at Tata Motors are accused of giving Kenosi Molefe (37) a P1,000 bribe to prepare a road...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
"I want BMC to collapse" - board member
"Yes, I did say those words to Dr Motshodi Raborokgwe at Grand Palm outside a board meeting. I said that out of frustration at what was happening in the abattoir, after we debated issues of deficiency," he testified before the committee...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
BCA hosts conference on animal agriculture
The conference, which began on Monday and is set to end today, is themed Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries. One of the organisers, Dr John Moreki said they decided on the conference...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 24 July 2013
CEO accused of raping man
According to a source who requested anonymity, the CEO was arrested last Sunday for allegedly assaulting and raping a 40-year-old male friend who works for a private hospital. He was allegedly arrested at the private hospital staff quarters but...
MPHO MOKWAPE & SHARON MATHALA
Correspondents 24 July 2013
Minor in court for unlawful possession of elephant tusks
The 17-year old boy (name withheld) was arraigned together with five men before Chief Magistrate Peggy Madandume. The state alleges that Dojiwe Kaelo, her son Joel Kaelo, Simisila Rekiso, Propaganda Thwane, Golobilemang Jackson, Odirile George and...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 24 July 2013
Mmualebe
Mo malatsing ale, go ne go gatelelwa thata gore, fela jaaka ka dipuo tse dingwe, go na le Setswana se se buiwang le se se kwalwang. E re motho a kwala, a ele tlhoko gore mafoko mangwe o a kwala jaaka a tshwanetse go kwalwa, e seng jaaka a tlwaetse go...
Sebofo Motshwane 24 July 2013
BFA meets over Tshosane's fate today
As speculation continues to swell around Stanley Tshosane's future, it has emerged that the Zebras' coach challenged the Botswana Football Association (BFA) to buy him out of his remainder of the contract. The BFA is expected to discuss his future...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 24 July 2013
Monopoly politikos: An account of a de facto one party state
Botswana is exceptional as the only Sub-Saharan African country to have maintained an uninterrupted record of liberal democracy and political stability as well as economic prosperity since independence in 1966. First democratic elections were held in...
25 July 2013
Democracy and the SADC Gender Protocol saga: Women cry foul
Surely this issue deserves special attention and critical analysis at this time when we realise from all social and cultural evidence that the departure of women from the laborious, routine, mundaine attendant chores in kitchens and homes into the...
*DR MORGEN CHAWAWA 25 July 2013
Monopoly politikos: An account of one party state (Part 2)
Political parties and national elections in Botswana have shown certain idiosyncrasies from independence. The most noticeable one is the dominance of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), founded by Sir Seretse Khama. Du Toit, 1995 observed that the...
25 July 2013
Astonishing statistics from Zim's June 2013 voters' roll
The report acknowledges that compilation of a voters' roll is always a moving target because old voters die and new voters are added. The voters' roll can thus never meet the ideal indicated at the outset. However, the report notes, the gap between...
GLYN HUNTER & DOUGLAS TSIAKO 25 July 2013
Tall men, short men what is the fuss all about?
This war can at times assume ridiculous proportions. For instance as the agitation for "regime" reached fever pitch in Zambia in the early 1990s, former president Kenneth Kaunda (KK), a six-footer, would often dismiss his nemesis, then Zambia...
ALFRED MULENGA
Correspondent 25 July 2013
Dear Tata, while you were sleeping
Dear Tata, These have been strange times. We have been having odd weather. We keep waiting for the worst of winter to arrive but it seems like it will come late this year. Out on the streets, in the mountains and valleys of our land, and outside your...
25 July 2013
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