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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 22 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 22 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 22 August 2013
Mmualebe
Ga twe e rile ba a ba ba lebile go tsena fa lwapeng leo, ba utlwa lentswe ka kwa teng le botsa gore ba biditswe ke mang le gore ba batla eng. E rile e kete ba tlaa tshaba go tsena, ba beta pelo, ba atamela. Fa ba le gaufi le kgorwana ya...
SEBOFO MOTSHWANE 22 August 2013
Boxing qualifiers gather momentum
Glen Valley Boxing Club will host the 12th round of the 2013 qualifies of the Kgalagadi Breweries-sponsored competition. The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) wants to host 17 rounds of the qualifiers for the national boxing championships. "We...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Rotary Club marathon billed for next month
Rotary Club assistant governor for northern Botswana, Sandra Hughes told Mmegi Sport that the aim of the marathon is to fundraise and get the community involved in charity.She explained that the money raised from the event would be used mainly for...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Letlapeng organise charity tournament
Letlapeng official, Sydney Magagane, said they would like to make the tournament an annual event to help less privileged families. The tournament will kick-off at 11:00 am with a media team taking on Mategele. The game between Atlantic Swallows...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
BNSC boss seeks clarity of Montsho's loss
"Please write us a report and explain to us if silver was what we really deserved," Reikeletseng told team managers at a dinner hosted for athletes who took part in the World Championships. Montsho, the defending champion led the pack in the 400...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Vee to attend closed Munroe meeting
Munroe lands in Gaborone next Wednesday with his wife and children for a one-night visit. During his short visit, the highly sought-after speaker will address three meetings at Rainbow School Hall on Wednesday night and with business leaders...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Astely Gops, Captain Dira perform for charity
According to Gops, the money raised will be used to build a two and half house for an old woman in Kanye. A young woman from the same village, 18-year-old Ratang Mosweu, brought her plight to the artists' attention."I was inspired by the...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Stream Jazz invade Milan
According to local promoter, Zenzele Hirschfeld, the invitation comes after Stream Jazz were spotted by some ICC construction company member while performing at Botswanacraft early this year. They shared the stage with award winning Xhosa...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Feza and O'Neal's love blossoms outside BBA House
Speaking to Showbiz after their press conference on Tuesday evening, Feza revealed that O'Neal's arrogance is what she initially found attractive. For his part, O'Neal had to scratch his head to figure out exactly what it is that he found most...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Ghana's youth opposition leader to appeal death sentence
The jury's ruling against Yakubu Yahuza was "notoriously bad", he told the BBC.Yahuza was sentenced on Tuesday over the 2009 killing of governing party activist Rashid Alhassan in clashes between rival groups in northern Ghana.The death penalty has...
22 August 2013
Chile priest Rogel Pinuer faces jail in Temuco sex case
The court heard how Orlando Rogel Pinuer, 53, gave teenagers alcohol and money in exchange for sexual acts.Prosecutor Omar Merida said there was evidence Rogel had abused other youths for years. He accused the Catholic Church of failing to...
22 August 2013
Obama congratulates Keita
"We encourage the candidates and their supporters to accept the results, and to use this election as a foundation for further progress on democracy, national reconciliation, and addressing the security and humanitarian crises in the north," Obama...
22 August 2013
Huge child-porn ring smashed
A school principal (who is also an award-winning author), two teachers, a lawyer, a dermatologist and businessmen from across the country were arrested in a multi-pronged operation coinciding with arrests overseas.Police are investigating a further...
22 August 2013
Egyptian court considers Mubarak's release
At least 900 people, including 100 soldiers and police, have been killed in a crackdown on Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood in the past week, the bloodiest civil unrest in Egypt's modern history.The United States and the European Union are both reviewing...
22 August 2013
Tsvangirai may be charged for 'judiciary insult'
High Court judge Chinembiri Bhunu said prosecutors would be informed.His comments came as Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party lost two court cases relating to the disputed July 31 election.The Constitutional Court said President...
22 August 2013
Treat farming as a business - Rapitsenyane
Giving a keynote address at the NED trade show over the weekend, Rapitsenyane said farming is a big business which requires committed individuals who do not engage in it as a last resort after failing at other career pursuits. He encouraged farmers...
JAMES KGOSI
Correspondent 22 August 2013
National Agric show slated for next week
For the second time, the new agricultural showground in Sebele will host the show.The chairperson of the show committee, Mmadima Nyathi said they have managed to reticulate power to the showground this year. Nyathi who is also the director of the...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Bridgetown resort opens shop September
"We opened for business early this month. However only 20 of the 36 rooms are functioning. The Francistown City Council was our first guest. Other rooms are currently being furnished and the resort should be fully operational before the end of next...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Change mindset to improve work ethic - BNPC
Discussing the country's economic competitiveness with the media Tuesday, BNPC information and research service manager Phumzile Thobokwe said, "We need to change our mindset and ensure that we produce quality products and services".Thobokwe said the...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Runaway success in Tsosoloso HIV/AIDS campaign
SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Tsosoloso HIV/AIDS campaign has been a runaway success in Selebi-Phikwe, the District Health Management Team (DHMT) has said. District prevention officer, Pontsho Keretetse told Mmegi this week that the campaign has surpassed the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Talking blues
Football used to be the sport of my life. Not only did I love football, I was a very good striker whom goalkeepers did not want to come face-to-face with. I am talking about those days when football was every boy's sport of choice - those days...
Bame Piet 22 August 2013
The Judas in Mogae
This comes almost a year after the former president used his eminent position in society to articulate the view that homosexuality should be legalised in Botswana, ruffling feathers in many quarters. He also made the remarkable admission that he...
22 August 2013
Selefu 22 August 2013
22 August 2013
Sister's African odyssey ends in Serowe
One such person is Sister Zora Skerlj, based here at St Gabriel Catholic Church. She was born in 1941 in Slovenia, the youngest of 11 children.Though Slovenia was a communist country at the time, she grew up in a rich Catholic environment of prayer...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Lands ministry officials 'give land to friends, kin'
Contributing at the just ended Parliament on the Proposed Land Policy the Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Olebile Gaborone, called for a proper waiting list for land applicants that should be adhered to. He accused some...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Policeman wants job Back
The Commissioner of Police (CoP) is cited as the first respondent while the Attorney General (AG) has been dragged in as the second respondent. Attorney Kagiso Jani representing Tshepo Bantsi said contrary to the head of arguments filed by the state...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Expert calls for education of policy makers on violence
Speaking during a workshop in Gaborone yesterday, Professor Lisa Levers, pointed out that they had invited councillors, MPs and members of the House of Chiefs to the workshop but only one Gaborone councillor attended. The trauma counselling and...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
CRB under review at CDC
This was said by the Finance, Education and Performance Monitoring Committee Vice Chairperson, cuncillor Onnetse Ramogapi when addressing councillors at the CDC council chambers on Tuesday, where he called for submission of recurrent budget proposals...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 22 August 2013
Zutshwa residents want to revive salt harvesting
Salt harvesting in the Zutshwa pan - a massive chunk of whitish land - began in 1995 in collaboration with the Rural Industries Innovation Centre (RIIC) and an organisation only identified as CORD. This promising undertaking was run by the then...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Kirby makes final ruling on RIPCO matter
The CoA bench, presided over by Justice Ian Kirby, upheld High Court Judge Michael Mothobi's order which found as invalid a notice to repudiate an exit package between the organisation and its employees' union.Although Kirby said he agreed with...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Zutshwa gets ultramodern library
ZUTSHWA: The people of this village in the vicinage of prime wildlife rangeland, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, on Monday became the recipients of a gift that has the potential to transform their lives. As Walter Cronkite put it, the Botswana...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Limko case adjourned for two months
Village Magistrate Priscilla Ditlhong stayed the proceedings of the case for two months to give the university and the students an opportunity to meet and explore a possible reconciliation. Suspended Student Representative Council (SRC) president...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Who should foot the water bill?
An argument ensued on Tuesday at a breakfast meeting organised by Botswana Institute for Policy Development Analysis (BIDPA) on who should foot the huge water bills for two of the most critical sectors - mining and agriculture.Participants...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 22 August 2013
Venson-Moitoi donates to her constituents
She also gave the elders 15 toilets, four of them in their complete form. Venson-Moitoi applauded Tirelo Association on the good work they do in the village and informed the audience that HIV/AIDS cases were on the rise due to the fact that...
BOTHO BAPUTAKI
Correspondent 22 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'...
22 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...
22 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...
22 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...
22 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 22 August 2013
Orapa Closed golf tourney this weekend
BGU secretary general, Mpho Kelosiwang, told Mmegi Sport that the tournament is usually held in February but it had to be pushed to a later date because the Orapa golf course was being irrigated and the greens were being re-planted which meant the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 August 2013
Ping Pong squad goes into camp
The tournament coincides with the Botswana Table Tennis Association's (BTTA) Phikwe Open tournament.The fourth edition of the Phikwe Open will be held at Mmadinare Senior Multi-Purpose Hall next Saturday and has attracted Zambian and South African...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 August 2013
COSSASA games moved to Namibia
According to Botswana Primary School Sports Association (BOPSSA) spokesperson, Lawrence Moseki, since most COSSASA executive committee are in Namibia they took a decision to host the games again. Volleyball teams from girls and boys categories will...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 23 August 2013
A1 Hardware athletics meet for this weekend
Otsetswe, who is also a Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) accredited coach, said since their inception, the events have seen an increasing number of athletes every year. He said the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 23 August 2013
Changes at Chiefs recipe for league victory
One of the teams that has turned commercial is the defending champions, Mochudi Centre Chiefs. A critical question is whether Chiefs will be able to defend the league title that it won last season.In the previous season, Chiefs managed to...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 23 August 2013
Man U legend Quinton comes to Bots
Quinton comes to Botswana as Manchester United Ambassador and DHL spokesperson. The former Bafana Bafana midfielder's visit is facilitated by DHL, the official logistics partner of the defending English Premier League champions Manchester United.The...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 23 August 2013
Premier League teams still strengthening squads
Following the arrival of former Bafana Bafana midfielder, Notwane look set to sign another South African player, Manqoba Ngwenya who has started training with the team this week. After years of struggle, Toronto, under new management, are looking to...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 August 2013
Kabelano organisers award participating teams
Dambe was speaking at the hand-over of prizes for the participating teams in Gaborone yesterday. Mochudi Centre Chiefs were crowned the champions of the tournament after defeating Extension Gunners 2-0 in the final.They had earlier in the day beat...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 23 August 2013
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