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India express train kills people crossing track
The passengers, mostly Hindu pilgrims, had just alighted from a local train at Dhamara Ghat station and were on their way to a temple in Saharsa district.An angry crowd is said to have beaten the driver and set two coaches on fire.Rescue operations...
20 August 2013
Russia battles huge far east flood - 20,000 evacuated
The army and emergency workers have set up 166 temporary shelters across three regions, providing drinking water, hot food and medical supplies, RIA Novosti news agency reports.But Russian Vesti TV reports that many people do not want to be...
20 August 2013
Egyptian police killed in Sinai ambush
Medical sources and officials said the police were in two buses which came under attack from armed men close to the town of Rafah on the Gaza border.Three policemen were also reported to have been injured in the blast.The military recently...
20 August 2013
Pistorius South Africa murder trial set for March
The prosecutor in the case said the dates of 3 to 20 March had been mutually agreed for the trial. The prosecution handed a copy of the indictment to Pistorius.Pistorius denies murdering Steenkamp. He says he shot her after mistaking her for an...
20 August 2013
Modubule wants economic diversification unit for Lobatse
Presenting a motion in Parliament last week, Modubule said Lobatse, the oldest town in the country, is gradually descending into a ghost town.He said given its historical significance to the country, it should now be one of the fastest growing towns...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Banks unwilling to invest in human capital - BoB
"This is as if banks in Botswana are oblivious to the fact that return from investing in staff training and development, and empowering the consumer with financial knowledge and business guidance will ensure dynamic profitability and sustained...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Tourism revenues not trickling down to the poor - study
The finding is carried in a recent academic paper titled The Economic Impacts of Tourism in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa: Is Poverty Subsiding? Co- authored by Jesper Stage from Mid Sweden's University Department of Social Sciences and Edwin...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 20 August 2013
As I see it
Abraham Lincoln the American president who abolished the institution of slavery in the US defined democracy as:Government of the people by the people for the people. The definition is in theory universally accepted but remains controversial in...
Michael Dingake 20 August 2013
Why have the police learned nothing from Marikana?
The SAPS has not revised its training, policies or public order practices as a result of what happened on that day. Furthermore, the recently released Green Paper on Policing, which will ultimately result in a new police policy and law, simply...
* GARETH NEWHAM 20 August 2013
Is loadshedding is here to stay?
Although we have been accused of being overly cynical, this was not a tongue-in-cheek attempt at embarrassing the government as many like to accuse us. Having had experience with our government's statements and their lack of sustenance in the...
20 August 2013
Selefu 20 August 2013
20 August 2013
The state of electricity supply
My last brief to this House on the Morupule B Power Station was on February 27th, 2013. The situation that pertained then was as follows:- *construction of the three out of the four Units was complete and the fourth Unit was under...
*KITSO MOKAILA 20 August 2013
Mmadinare demands feedback on bogosi
MMADINARE: The Chief of Mmadinare, Phokontsi Seeletso, is overwhelmed by countless enquiries from the community regarding the cause of delays in installing 33-year old Mphoeng Mphoeng as Kgosi.In an interview with Mmegi, Seeletso said a large number...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
Witness in hot soup for lying under oath
Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi ordered that Tiny Bogatsu should go and see a doctor because he realised that Bogatsu was not feeling well.Bogatsu is testifying in a case in which Zenzo Moyo, a Zimbabwe national, is alleged to have broken into a...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 20 August 2013
DIS probes TB Joshua 'agent'
This comes after frustrated pilgrims descended on Segoea's office yesterday alleging that he had swindled them out of large sums of money. The money was intended to pay for their travel to Nigeria to seek audience with with T.B. Joshua. Mmegi walked...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
BCL embraces Adopt-A-School programme
The company has also maintained the computer laboratory air-conditioners, bought and installed two new air conditioners for the staff room and the deputy school headmaster's office.The company has also donated 25 chairs to the school. He noted that...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Mmereki beats Maano for BDP Tonota North chair
Maano has been the constituency chairperson for the past seven months. The village was painted red and black as BDP party members from the nine wards in the Tonota North constituency gathered to vote for the party's new branch committee. The event...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Survey shows increase in home onwership
Statistics Botswana says the results indicate an increase in households living in "purchased houses", as opposed to self-built houses. According to the results report, in 2009/10, 3.3 percent of the population lived in purchased housing units, an...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
Four arrested for attempted robbery
Mapeu said upon realising that the police were on their trail, the quartet dashed off in a white Corolla.The police gave chase and arrested the men in Mogoditshane.The men are said to have been found in possession of a short gun and two spray...
SHARON MATHALA
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Batswana perish in SA road mishap
Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Eric Botsheleng said Tulelo Botsheleng and Dinkwetse Osenoneng died on their way to purchase spare parts for Tulelo's new vehicle.Botsheleng said a South African newspaper reported that the two were stopped by police...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Was Masisi mopping up after Merafhe or what?
Whether it was a deliberate move by the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mokgweetsi Masisi to embarrass former vice president Mompati Merafhe, or a ploy to water down the latter's recent statement, it may create bad blood at...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
Stock theft worries police
He said while his charges are doing everything to arrest the situation, farmers should guard their livestock jealously and report any suspicious individuals to the police.Police statistics shows that in July, 12 cases of stock theft were reported, a...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 20 August 2013
MPS tell Mokaila: You cannot lie to us
Speaking in Parliament yesterday, the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs, Kitso Mokaila, said recommendations of the review will be used to formulate a strategy for improving BPC's operations.Mokaila emphasised that the government's...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 20 August 2013
The rise of the Internet dissidents
Computer scientist Nadia Heninger argued that leaking information is now becoming the 'civil disobedience of our age'. The late historian and activist Howard Zinn described the act of civil disobedience as 'the deliberate, discriminate, violation of...
NOZOMI HAYASE 20 August 2013
Troubled waters: But the good news is the drought
No matter which way you look at it, when you review Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), the picture is simply not pretty. And the deeper you go, the less pretty it becomes.On the one hand, we are in the midst of a dreadful drought, the 'water view'...
20 August 2013
The real problem with the new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
With Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meeting in Jerusalem tomorrow, the renewed peace talks, or perhaps they are 'pre-talks', already seem to be off to a wobbly start. All three parties - US, Israeli and Palestinian - are falling into...
20 August 2013
What is the way forward for the MDC?
The brushing aside by the AU and SADC of MDC concerns with the recent elections in Zimbabwe and the African political class' quick endorsement of ZANU-PF win as the winner is not a coincidence. Below the surface, the political class in most African...
20 August 2013
Scientific conferences for networking and tourism
Everyone knows that scientific conferences are organised to network and share knowledge. Even churches these days do arrange conferences for their congregations to share God's word, for spiritual enrichment and for individuals to see purpose in their...
20 August 2013
Mental illness
Such courses typically neglect mental-health emergencies, leaving participants poorly equipped to help people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, the effects of alcohol or drug abuse, or a diminishing grip...
20 August 2013
Etcetera II
Instead of nominating themselves for an award for, say, compassion, people would, in future have to be nominated by others. Unfortunately this news item coincided with Mmegi's detailed background report about the stunning lack of compassion which had...
20 August 2013
Kingdom-0-Metre
I have been reflecting on The Parable of the Good Samaritan.This reflection was prompted by the news in recent weeks on those who for one reason or the other were either declared prohibited immigrants and were subsequently deported. Why would Jesus,...
Dumi Mmualefe 20 August 2013
Issues In Education
Yet for minority children, entering Standard One, school authorities may change their birth names to a Setswana name the teachers know, can spell and pronounce. This is a denial of a fundamental human right. Botswana has endorsed other international...
20 August 2013
The winners code
The mere fact that you maintain a happy disposition exponentially increases your chances of succeeding in the endeavours that you are seized with. This is contrary to traditional wisdom which tended to assume that success is what brings happiness to...
George Chingarande 20 August 2013
Briton accuses local judges of corruption, bias
Adamson was reacting to a decision by Justice Zibani Makhwade to strike off the roll his application to the Court of Appeal to question a decision by the same judge to throw out an earlier appeal "because he was not in court". A Maun...
Patricia Edwin
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
Zebras secure Burkina Faso friendly
BFA chief executive officer, Keith Masters confirmed the international friendly match."We will play Burkina Faso on Independence. It's going to be a big game - they are AFCON finalists," Masters told Mmegi Sport.While news of playing Burkina Faso...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Back to the drawing board for BAA after dismal outing
He said they thought the athletes had undergone the best training. Most athletes from the team are said to have been training in Europe."Apart from qualifying for the world showpiece we had also satisfied ourselves that they would do well," he...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 20 August 2013
Thapong Visual Arts Centre to be re-vamped
Work has already been commissioned on the site. The centre's coordinator said they tried to raise funds for this project for 10 years without any success. Until this year when government came to the rescue. Bakwena anticipates the studios will...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Back stage
Ave (2011) is showing on Tuesday 20th of August 2013, at the Gaborone Film Society at 7 pm in the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School. Over the years, the GFS has shown many films from Eastern Europe and beyond, from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary,...
Sasa Majuma 20 August 2013
Tracing Sejeso and his journey to Grand Palm
Sejeso became popular when he was with the defunct band, Afro Sunshine. This is where his keyboard wizardry came to the fore. Afro Sunshine, which used to boast of some of the country's most talented artists, took the country by storm in the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 20 August 2013
September 11 early for Jojo's Morwalo
Plans were to launch the album Morwalo next month - on a date ritually significant as the 11th day of the ninth month (911) in America. 911 is the number for emergencies in the United States and is said to be an esoteric code the Illuminati...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 20 August 2013
Bots Singapore Literary Collaboration Competition
One of the driving forces behind the collaboration, renowned poet Tjawangwa Tj Dema, revealed to Showbiz that she has long had the idea to facilitate a collaboration with Singapore for some time.She said on her recent trip to Singapore about a...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writers 20 August 2013
As I see it
Abraham Lincoln the American president who abolished the institution of slavery in the US defined democracy as:Government of the people by the people for the people. The definition is in theory universally accepted but remains controversial in...
Michael Dingake 21 August 2013
Why have the police learned nothing from Marikana?
The SAPS has not revised its training, policies or public order practices as a result of what happened on that day. Furthermore, the recently released Green Paper on Policing, which will ultimately result in a new police policy and law, simply...
* GARETH NEWHAM 21 August 2013
Is loadshedding is here to stay?
Although we have been accused of being overly cynical, this was not a tongue-in-cheek attempt at embarrassing the government as many like to accuse us. Having had experience with our government's statements and their lack of sustenance in the...
21 August 2013
The state of electricity supply
My last brief to this House on the Morupule B Power Station was on February 27th, 2013. The situation that pertained then was as follows:- *construction of the three out of the four Units was complete and the fourth Unit was under...
*KITSO MOKAILA 21 August 2013
Nawa faction calls for peace at TAFIC
Carlos Motaung, the vice secretary of the Humprey Nawa faction said supporters should focus on a meeting expected to be held on Sunday instead of launching salvos at each other.The club has been divided between Nawa's supporters and those loyal to...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Correspondent 21 August 2013
Westhuizen still fighting on his deathbed
Now the 42-year-old is confined to a wheelchair, struggles with his speech and barely has the strength to hold a sandwich or lift a drink. For the last two years his body has been ravaged by the debilitating effects of motor neurone disease, which...
21 August 2013
National Stadium official opening postponed
Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) had set August 23 as the date for the handing over of the facility that has been closed for refurbishment since 2008. But the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology will not hand over the...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 21 August 2013
Tshosane disperses Zebras' camp
Township Rollers' trio of Simisane Mathumo, Mampule Masule and Oscar Ncenga, BDF XI's Bonolo Phuduhudu, Mochudi Centre Chiefs' duo of Lemponye Tshireletso and Lesego Garenamotlhale and the DRC-based pair of Phenyo Mongala and Jerome...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 21 August 2013
A new dawn for the Bots film industry
Mothusi Seitshiro of Blu Magic, said the 48-Hour Film Project is a great opportunity for local filmmakers to showcase their skills and is a doorway to international opportunities in the film industry.He said teams were given 48-hours to shoot short...
EUNICE MASIE
Correspondent 21 August 2013
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