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Abortion: Who has the right?
There is a "world" out there made up of millions of crying but silent voices, who are asking a simple question to the legal experts in our world: "Who will defend our human rights since we cannot defend ourselves, being victims of those who were...
08 August 2013
Intervention brigade - end game in the Congo?
The recent approval by the UN Security Council of two extraordinary measures to deal with the situation in that country--the use of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide reconnaissance of militia activity, and the deployment of an...
LANSANA GBERIE 08 August 2013
The BNF - Opportunities and challenges
Thirty-six months ago almost to the day the membership of our organisation met in Mochudi to elect a new leadership. They also met to take stock of their organisation and give it direction. The lead up to the Mochudi elective Congress was...
08 August 2013
Shadow of the army over Egypt's revolution
There may be surprise that an army source said 14 million Egyptians (some sources claimed as many as 33 million) demonstrated on June 30, and that the army supplied the media with photos taken from military planes to back the claim. Or that interior...
08 August 2013
Egypt and military democracy [Part 1]
In 1998 at President Khama's well rehearsed speech dominated by the "4Ds", he stated that he had joined the military to protect democracy. The crowd heard and applauded this statement. Those listening never interrogated the statement beyond the...
08 August 2013
The feel of Trinida and Tobago
The prospect of visiting a country for two weeks seems like you have all the time in the world until the reality that your time there is up hits you hard. After what seemed like decades of planning, my trip to Trinidad and Tobago finally...
08 August 2013
Why the US should reach out to Iran
In a moment of pre-inaugural confusion, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araghchi invited world leaders to the August 4 inauguration of Iran's next president. However, just a few days later, Iran's Foreign Ministry clarified that no RSVP...
08 August 2013
Dear Morgan, it's about the election strategy
Yes, of course Zimbabwe's electoral process was flawed. It was always going to be. From previous experience, the Movement for Democratic Change - in all its incarnations - should have known it would be. Yet there is no indication that the Zimbabwean...
08 August 2013
Student housing: Possible bankable project?
The article can be read in if you missed it. The article about my critics on the authoritative Master Plan (an issue also brought up by Joe Noero and Leta Mosienyane) unfortunately wasn't there, probably due to the frequent power cuts.I have some...
*JAN WAREUS 08 August 2013
Of Snowden asylum and American authority
The most influential media in the United States has lived up to its pro-government bias in the Snowden Affair in three major ways: firstly, by consistently referring to Snowden by the demeaning designation of 'leaker' rather than as 'whistleblower'...
RICHARD FALK 08 August 2013
As I see it
The residents commute to their respective places of work in the city by train during the week; at weekends they engage in various illicit pastimes to augment their meagre wages besides hosting and entertaining a motley of visitors including...
MICHAEL DINGAKE 08 August 2013
Arms Deal Commission: It's the moment to make or break
A Commission of Inquiry can help to establish the truth about a specific event or can provide valuable assistance to the Executive on difficult policy matters like the tax code or the banking system. But, usually, the president or a premier appoints...
PIERRE DE VOS 08 August 2013
Mmualebe
Fa Mmualebe a ntse a utlwa ka ba ba neng ba le teng, e rile Phukwi e le masome mabedi le bosupa, ga tshwarwa dikgaisanyo tsa bolo tsa Africa Cup of Nations (CHAN) kwa lebaleng la metshameko la Molepolole fa gare ga Dipitse, (Zebras), le Chipolopolo...
Sebofo Motshwane 08 August 2013
Our heritage
Wikipedia states that the curiously named dam and river (my comment) is located to the north of Lobatse but falls within the South East District (does it?) It further states that the dam was built in 1970 (somewhere I have 1958 as the year in which...
Sandy Grant 08 August 2013
Arsenal netball club protests against umpires
A handwritten protest was handed to the zonal officials soon after their league encounter against the newly formed Dukwi United at the Francistown College of Vocational and Technical Education (FCTVE) courts over the weekend.Arsenal accuse umpires of...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Gaborone youngster scoops BLIL championship
Mangole who won the tournament with 39 points, explained that after performing unsatisfactorily at the recent Dr Kim Stanford championship, he came prepared this time around. He said that it is always difficult to play in browns because he is...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Zebras to face Bafana at Moses Mabhida
The final 2014 World Cup qualifier Group A match will be critical to Stanley Tshosane and his charges. The Zebras have been booted out of three competitions in quick succession and the Bafana Bafana match presents the only opportunity for...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Kabelano draw sets tongues wagging
The one-day football spectacular will be played on August 17 at the New Lobatse Stadium. Chiefs, who won the competition last time, will play against Nico United at 10:00 am in the first match. Nico will play in the competition for the first time....
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
World Championships team leaves for Moscow
The competition starts on Saturday in Moscow, with the world's best athletes fighting it out in the premier athletics event of the year. The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) held a brief send-off ceremony for four athletes and two officials at...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Calabash Night Club hosts Namibian DJs
The show by Tucazz from Namibia's TYS fm, Phamizo and Bee starts today. The foreign DJs will be supported by Batswana artists at Phazz and Onneile's birthday bash.The organiser of the bash, Clement Mosomodi (DJ Phazz) said he decided to invite...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Mtukudzi comes to UB
The revered African icon had briefly halted his whirlwind tours of the region with his last performance in South Africa last year. The superstar had a show in Johannesburg shortly after his birthday in November.His next port of call in the region is...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 08 August 2013
German date for Botswana's best artists
The artists from the Kalahari Roses group have released an album entitled Tales From Botswana in collaboration with German musicians. Though Kabo Leburu (guitar), Kabelo Tamukate (bass), Wynton Senwelo (drums) and vocalists Nnunu Ramogotsi,...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
University of Oslo denies mass killer Breivik admission
University rector Ole Petter Ottersen told The Associated Press in an email yesterday that the 34-year-old right-wing extremist has been informed "that his qualifications do not suffice for admission to the bachelor programme."Breivik is serving a...
08 August 2013
Rebels 'killed in Syria army ambush'
The rebels were killed in a dawn ambush near the town of Adra, east of Damascus, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "At least 62 rebels fell as martyrs, most of them youths," the group said. The state news agency Sana...
08 August 2013
Hong Kong nabs $5.3 million in ivory, rhino horns, leopard skins
Some 1 120 ivory tusks, 13 rhino horns and five pieces of leopard skin weighing a total of 2,266 kilograms were confiscated at Hong Kong's port, the government announced yesterday. They were found Tuesday hidden in a shipping container declared as...
08 August 2013
Foreign mediation has failed to resolve Egypt crisis?
More than 250 people have been killed in political unrest since Morsi was ousted on July 3 after street protests. Two US senators on Tuesday called for mediation with his Muslim Brotherhood.But the Egyptian presidency declared in a statement...
08 August 2013
Italy take migrants rejected by Malta'
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat thanked his Italian counterpart Enrico Letta, saying the decision would "reinforce" ties between the countries. Malta had resisted EU pressure to take in the migrants, insisting the tanker should take them to...
08 August 2013
Nairobi airport closes as fire crews tackle blaze
The fire is now said to have been contained but there has been criticism of the time it took emergency services to respond. Images from the scene showed flames leaping from one of the main buildings. Cabinet secretary for transport Michael Kamau said...
08 August 2013
FNBB unveils new "under-one-roof" HQ
Known as "First Place" the state of the art landmark comprises a branch with 12 teller service points, 11 sales and service zones, eight customer relationship zones, a bulk cash facility, double basement parking, 100 customer designated parking...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Orange introduces historic Visa Debit card
Orange Money is the cellular giant's mobile money platform which provides a form of banking services to unbanked individuals by using the wireless company's network coverage.Botswana is the first country in the world where Orange and global payments...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 08 August 2013
SMH: Still recovering from botched operations
For the record, SMH is still recovering from the worst crisis that ever befell the hospital two years ago when negligence resulted in patients losing their eyesight and others dying after operations on their eyes, purportedly to restore their sight,...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Talking blues
A young man from neighbouring Limpopo Province in the name of Julius 'Juju' Malema is back in the political front. He has formed a new party called Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). For some unknown reason, I used to dislike this young man,...
Bame Piet 08 August 2013
Selefu 08 August 2013
08 August 2013
Time for a clear foreign policy
Former VP Mompati Merafhe, who is also a former foreign affairs minister of longstanding, put aside his diplomatic comportment and characterised the Zimbabwe charade as a 'a circus'. "We have been let down by our brothers and sisters," Merafhe...
08 August 2013
Shakawe hit by schoolgirl pregnancies
Maseko said on Sunday that this year 13 students had fallen pregnant, but sources at the school claim that the number is over 30. The school was opened in April last year after delays caused by construction faults.Since January this year, students...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Mogae appeals to Morsi
Former president Festus Mogae has met with deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and said that all sides, ncluding Morsi and his followers, must contribute to achieving reconciliation in the country Egyptian media reported yesterday.Mogae, along...
STAFF WRITER 08 August 2013
Churches question sale of 'holy' water
Some even called for the water to be checked by health inspectors before it can be drank and that the Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) should certify it.Some of the pastors suggested that the profits generated from the sale of the water should at...
08 August 2013
Botswana, Lesotho water deal move
The three countries, all being members of the Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in March this year to allow Botswana to explore the possibility of getting water from Lesotho for socio-economic...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Sale of 'holy' water
Pastor McDonald Ndlovu of Bible Life Ministries said it was not clear if the sale of water was part of the faith. He said some of the water was from local sources and may have been used for various things such as bathing and watering livestock....
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Practice what you preach, churches urged
She stated that churches were recognised by the government because of the positive contribution they were doing for the country. Things start getting out of hand after a church has been registered with the Registrar of Societies because members tend...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Delays in allocation of seized plots affect council
To date, the town has plots that were serviced more than 30 years ago but have never been allocated while government repossessed some land more than 10 years ago that are yet to be transferred to new owners. This defeats council's efforts to...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Govt chided for ill-treating teachers
Jotia was the guest speaker at the Botswana Sectors of Educators Union (BOSETU) special congress here yesterday.The three-day congress was held under the theme: "Meaningful Social Dialogue: A remedy to the Education Sector"."In fact if the injustices...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
UBSRC laments slow processing of loans
"These refusals by DTEF to assist students has implications because when they (DTEF) finally process sponsorship requests at a later date classes would have resumed and the students would have missed a lot," Malumbela said.This, he said, then results...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Introduction of pre-schools in Phikwe a pipe dream
Councillors resolved at a special council meeting on Tuesday that the introduction of pre-schools should be delayed until all amenities are availed as some classes are still being taught under trees. They said many of the schools did not have spare...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
It's too early to condemn Zim poll - Boko
Addressing a press briefing recently Boko, who is also the leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), warned against criticising the Zimbabwe elections arguing that it would only be fair to allow Zimbabweans to sort out their own problems....
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Zim 'bank robbers' out on bail
The state alleges that the duo robbed Standard Chartered Bank Excel Branch here of cash amounting to P179,011,42 on October 15, 2011. They are also alleged to have stolen a cellphone worth P400 belonging to the bank that they had found in the...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 08 August 2013
Gangs overrun Thamaga
In another, a man is fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit of Princess Marina in Gaborone. Nine youths have been arrested in connection with the case. Kgosi Segale Gobuamang says the gangs resurfaced in June this year after a police...
VICTOR MUYAKWABO
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
FOI alone won't eradicate corruption - expert
An expert in fighting corruption, Dr Roger Koranteng, has urged that without political will, existence of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation will not achieve much in combating corruption. Briefing journalists on the establishment of the...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Ex-ministers in for a windfall
Tabling the amendment bill for second reading in Parliament, Masisi said currently Section Five of the Act did not distinguish between the tenure of the vice president, ministers, assistant ministers, the speaker and the deputy speaker of the...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 08 August 2013
Magstimela, Spartans continue survival fight
The two teams have not been doing well in the league and occupy positions seven and nine respectively. They meet in Mahalapye in a game that is not expected to spark much interest among volleyball enthusiasts. Magstimela has only managed 15...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 09 August 2013
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