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China executes killer of pregnant 'ghost bride'
Wang Hairong was put to death earlier this week, the Legal Daily said citing a court in Yan'an in the northern province of Shaanxi.Wang and two accomplices persuaded a woman, identified only by her surname Luo, to accept a lift in their car in May...
29 July 2013
We are guinea pigs for the drugmakers
The allegation has been made by Dutch NGO Wemos in a report, Clinical Trials Industry in South Africa: Ethics, Rules and Realities.Wemos says that some pharmaceuticals companies undertake "unethical" trials here because it is cheaper and...
29 July 2013
'Rise up against the violence'
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who deposed Mursi on July 3 and replaced his government with an interim administration, appears to be upping the ante against the Muslim Brotherhood to which Morsi belongs.He said there would be no retreat from the...
29 July 2013
AU chief Dlamini-Zuma arrives in Zimbabwe ahead of vote
"We are here... just to see how things are before the actual election day," Dlamini-Zuma said on arrival.But the South African's visit comes amid questions about the fairness of the vote and about the status of the African Union's observer...
29 July 2013
Africa's Sahel region a vast Islamist breeding ground- analysts
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has referred to the lawless, arid hinterland, stretching from Senegal in the west to Somalia in the east, as "Sahelistan"- the new front in the global fight against terrorism.Six months after a French-led...
29 July 2013
Requiem for Detroit
At mid-day, I was driving on one of the great avenues that radiates out of the old Beaux Arts fan of streets that emanates from the Grand Circus at the heart of downtown - Woodward or Cass or Gratiot, I forget. It was a six or eight laner, and...
*JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER 29 July 2013
Archaeologists and modern day witch doctors
If, however, his cattle strayed onto your farm you would be expected to suffer in silence as witch doctors were thought to possess powers, including control of where lighting would strike next. During last week's international conference of...
*PHILLIP SEGADIKA 29 July 2013
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29 July 2013
Aussie miner mulls lawsuit over "lost" P115m investment
The miner's clash with the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources came to light last month when the Australian firm appealed to Vice President Ponatshego Kedikilwe over the rejection of the request to extend the lease.Mount Burgess said it...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Monarch, Area S bridge of terror
The Monarch side is immediately dotted with a number of houses and gardens while in Area S sits a complex of bars and shops. Residents say criminals prey on those who patronise bars at night. Monarch Court President Gunny Moses says...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Monarch women team up to fight poverty
The women established Nkadzi Maboko Federation (NMF) on May 8, 2011 in response to the rampant poverty and unemployment situation that has bedeviled the township for a long time.Speaking with the society's collector, Kushatha Gungwa, she explained...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 29 July 2013
When Eskom falls off its 'coal cliff', will it fall on Botswana?
The last few months have been unkind to Eskom, the company that, at least until the end of July, remains Botswana's power supplier until the thermal plant at Moropule B gets up to full capacity. First, in March NERSA, the South African Energy...
29 July 2013
Prelude to a feast of senses
The world of liquor, alcohol or any other name you want to fashion for drinks is a fascinating one to no end. It's also one which needs a bit of understanding to be fully enjoyed and appreciated. To be honest, it's a world that most people frown upon...
29 July 2013
Monopoly politikos: An account of a de facto one party state (Part 3)
No opposition party has come close to challenging the BDP dominance, nor have they done so combined. Over the 10 general elections, 1965-2009, the BDP's predominance was steady: 1965 BDP 90 percent, opposition10 percent of parliamentary seats; 1969...
29 July 2013
The BCP from 2009-2014 (Part 2)
As resolved by the 2012 Sefhare conference, we will be discussing the draft manifesto for the 2014 general elections. The key issues that we decided to focus on are the economy, labour, education, health, democracy, and housing and land...
* DUMELANG SALESHANDO 29 July 2013
Ruthless Queens rediscover their poise
The netball games, which had initially been scheduled for Molepolole Sport Complex, were played at the BONA courts in Gaborone. Queens succumbed to two defeats in their last two league games against BDF Cats and UB Crystal. But the police outfit was...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Molefe returns as BPL
Molefe's election follows the resignation of Segolame Ramotlhwa who has been serving on interim basis.Ramotlhwa left following the change of leadership at his team, Notwane, which has been turned into a company. The team now falls under the company,...
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Last gasp try gives Cheetahs rugby title
Cheetahs had an upper hand early in the match and pressed UB Rhinos in their own half for close to 15 minutes. They were rewarded when Molefhi scored a try for a 5-0 lead though Omphile Debula failed to convert. After Cheetahs took the lead, Rhinos...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Relegated Flamingoes humiliate GNT
The game was supposed to be played late last year but failed to kick-off because of a clash of kits. The referee called off the contest when Flamingoes failed to find an alternative kit. On Saturday, Flamingoes started the game like a house on...
Shingirai Madondo
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Zebras suffer setback
Zebras' chances of advancing to the final round of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers took a nosedive when they were held 1-1 by visiting Zambia on Saturday. 10-man Chipolopolo rode their luck to pick up the crucial draw at...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Masitara Joins Zimbabwe's Highlanders
Highlanders' chairman, Peter Dube told Sport Monitor that they would make an announcement about Masitara's return to the Castle Premier Soccer League tomorrow. "We are almost done in terms of the deal, but I would not want to go on record about it at...
Thato Kala
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Food for the soul
Right here in our own Botswana, hunger is pervasive and keenly felt. I can bet that when most of you hear the word hunger, you immediately associate it with a growling, empty stomach that's almost digesting itself. Well, there's another reality...
BOITSHEPO GIYOSE 29 July 2013
Thapong hosts multi-media experience
Veryan Edwards, who was the first Chairperson of Thapong when it began in 1989, is back in this combined, interactive multimedia art experience with two other local artists, Keatlaretse Kate Kwati and Ivy Radipodi that this month focuses on "Make a...
Sasa Majuma 29 July 2013
Miss Vision 2016 hosts breakfast symposium
organisers of the pageant, hosted a Breakfast Symposium at Cresta hotel that was attended by the 20 beauties who will compete for the crown. At the symposium, the young women were trained on different skills that they will be expected to have...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Mafikizolo take Gaborone by storm
Mafikizolo do what they do best live on stage.After being out of the entertainment industry for a while, the award-winning Mafikizola surely came back with a bang and re-claimed what belonged to them all along, their fans. This was evident, as...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Financial wellness
They had been wise over the years - saving and planning their retirement properly. They owned their own home and had paid off all their loans in full. Anderson had always dreamed of owning his own business, and thought it would be a fun way to...
Leche Pitso 29 July 2013
Grand plans suggested for Maun tourism
Recently, the organisation unveiled the Proposed Draft Management Plan for the park to various stakeholders.The plan lays out a clear vision and the redesign of the park and its incorporation into Maun Planning Area Development Plan. This follows the...
Boniface Keakabetse
Correspondent 29 July 2013
SMMEs key to sustained economic growth - Kedikilwe
He said the spin-offs from such growth would include increased job creation, meaningful economic diversification, creation of sustainable livelihoods and attainable poverty eradication initiatives. "My eagle of focus lands here," Kedikilwe said....
Keikantse Lesemela
Correspondent 29 July 2013
'Financial illiteracy spurs indebtedness'
According to panellists at a debt management discussion held at the University of Botswana (UB) Library Auditorium last week, high indebtedness is a 'disease' that is home grown and passed on to children by parents, a cycle that can only be broken by...
Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent 29 July 2013
The past in Egypt's present
Egypt's recent past is indeed provocative. Mohamed Ali, the Ottoman adventurer who took control in 1805 after France's withdrawal, began to modernise Egypt by introducing effective administration, industrialisation, exposure to Europe, and a standing...
*Tarek Osman 29 July 2013
ETCETERA II
True, there are serious downs, negatives, if you prefer but there are also some very significant positives - and this bridge is very much one of them. So a recap. It can do no harm and may indeed raise a few spirits. The combined rail/road bridge...
Sandy Grant 29 July 2013
Kingdom-0-Metre
Genesis chapter 4 presents what is often described as the first murder ever committed. The story of Cain and Abel presents a conflict within the primal family. This conflict results in the murder of the young Abel by his elder brother and only...
Dumi Mmualefe 29 July 2013
Issues in Education
The business of schooling and the provision of education is guided by a number of policy documents: The Education Act, Public Service Act, Unified Teaching Service Code of Regulations, and others. Many of these documents are very old, yet some of...
Dorcas Molefe
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Sheldon Weeks 29 July 2013
The winners code
He is a millionaire in his own right. He has mentored entrepreneurs, advised large corporations, and is a board member of many companies and non-profit organisations. With 20 years of experience in the success industry, Hardy works with many top...
GEORGE CHINGARANDE 29 July 2013
Should Stan Tshosane Go?
Since the team came back from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, it has not been smooth sailing for the Zebras as they went on to lose over a half dozen games. This led to the team failing to qualify for...
29 July 2013
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29 July 2013
Monarch: the good and the bad
He said that there is a lot of hope for Monarch because positive things are happening in the township, though he admitted that there are bad things as well. Speaking with The Monitor, Moses said that it is important for people to understand that...
Patricia Edwin/Pini Bothoko
Staff Writer/Correspondent 29 July 2013
All is well as Zim goes to the polls
One of Botswana's representatives in the forum, Phillip Khwae, told The Monitor from Harare by telephone that peace and stability is prevailing in the Zimbabwean capital. The Kgalagadi South Member of Parliament (MP) said they moved around the...
Isaiah Morewagae
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Nshakazhokwe's name worry Comes to an end
Over the years residents of Nshakazhogwe have been agitating against being referred to as Sebina North ward arguing that there was no way their area could be named after another village. They said they felt belittled and even worried that the name of...
Pini Bothoko
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Govt Spares Tsolamosese Squatter
First, the couple was spared from eviction after it was discovered they were squatters and a lenient Mogoditshane land board instead fined Olobeng P10,000 for allocating himself a piece of land illegally.Later, the fine was waived when the social...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
beMobile reaches 400 000 customers
The network also revealed beMOBILE revenues grew to P342 million.And they painted the city green on Friday as they celebrated the fifth anniversary. Speaking at the ceremony BTCL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Taylor said back in 2008 no...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Dubious BMC consultant claims he is messiah
Testifying before the committee last week, Prasad said if the recommendations he came up with during his three-months tenure as consultant had been implemented, the embattled BMC could have been turned around in a couple of months."If [my]...
Gothataone Moeng
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Electricity from your cellPhone
The service is open to all Orange Money customers and it is accessible 24 hours. To purchase BPC prepaid electricity, customers must have money in their Orange Money account, then dial *145*3*3# for direct access to the prepaid electricity purchase...
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Letshego pledges computers to GSS
The pledge comes after the students and teachers involved in the school's Development Studies project agreed to explore avenues that would help equip the school with computers. Delivering a keynote address at the school's sponsored walk,...
Mpho Mokwape
Correspondent 29 July 2013
Armed robbers arrested
The CID, Serious Crime Squads have finally made a breakthrough as five suspects were arrested on Friday.According to a source a well planned arrest that included a couple of gun shots took place between morning and evening at Block 8 and...
Victor Muyakwabo
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
BDP's MacD injured in freak gun accident
Peloetese was on a hunting spree with friends Patrick Chivese, MPs Botsalo Ntuane, Odirile Mothale and Puma Matlhware and farm workers when the freak accident happened, according to MP Ntuane." What happened was a terrible accident. As friends we...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Missing Gabane man found dead
The discovery follows a week of riots by the village youth who suspected the missing man may have been the victim of ritual murder. Over the weekend hundreds of security agents descended on the village to bring calm. After police and members...
Victor Muyakwabo
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
Gov wants Batswana to control pawnshop industry
The new regulations also counter the move by many cash loans that turned into pawnshops when government moved to regulate the pawnshop business two years ago. The new regulations clearly state, among others that a pawnshop shall be distinct...
29 July 2013
Who is stealing Air Botswana fuel?
The Committee chaired by MP Robert Masitara notes that at least six flights, not belonging to Air Botswana were paid for by Air Botswana, and the committee fears the problem could be worse than this. "The risk to the Airline is monies are lost...
29 July 2013
Air Botswana Buys Faulty Planes
The committee on statutory bodies chaired by Robert Masitara found that Air Botswana purchased wrong aircraft, hence a commission of inquiry needs to be conducted by Parliament on the matter. The committee stated that an ATR 72-500 aircraft...
Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe
Staff Writer 29 July 2013
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