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President must embrace meaningful dialogue for social harmony
The recent Botswana Sectors of Trade Union (BOSETU) Special Congress was held under a very important theme:Meaningful Social Dialogue: A Remedy to Challenges in the Education Sector. BOSETU strongly believes in meaningful social dialogue. This is...
28 August 2013
A 24-hour joke
The Marikana miners lost a court bid for state funds to pay for their private legal representation, Oscar Pistorius returned to court and on that note a supposed close friend of his, Kenny Kunene, has supposedly left the leadership structures of...
GUSHWELL BROOKS 28 August 2013
Bafana recall Khumalo for Zebras clash
Khumalo makes a surprise return after only being axed as recent as after the 2013 AFCON finals. The England based player has been in decent form for second division side, Doncaster Rovers.The Zebras and Bafana Bafana were thrown a lifeline after...
MQONDISI DUBE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Students encouraged to consider sports as a business
Phemelo Masilo, an officer at the Department of Youth, Sports and Culture said this when giving his keynote address at the sports coaching course launch on Monday at FCTVE. Masilo said the time has arrived for Batswana to consider sports as a...
PINI BOTHOKO
Correspondent 28 August 2013
Transfer window sees 133 players switch clubs
However, it has come out that the likes of Uniao Flamengo Santos, BMC, Extension Gunners and Notwane have also made several new signings. Santos have made 15 signings as they attempt to regain the status they found themselves in during the times of...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Cheating evidence emerges at children's athletics competition
According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, there were some parties who were only interested in making money out of the competition.The organisers on Monday managed to find some of the results that were stashed away.They were supposed to have been...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 August 2013
Lack of funds forces BAA to trim squad
The association could not send its full quota due to fund restrictions, according to BAA spokesperson, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba. Ramatshaba said they sort sponsorship but were unsuccessful."Sending athletes to such competitions is always a challenge...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Deaf students to represent Botswana in SA
. The competition, slated for October 25th, will give the talented students an opportunity to showcase their talent to the world. The filming and competition auditions were held at the Tlokweng community hall last week.BOAD executive director Shirley...
KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondent 28 August 2013
Hot air balloons and sand skiing for Khawa 2014?
The event is a tourism excursion that involves quad bike riding spiced with traditional activities. It seems things are looking up for the event as more activities are planned for the third edition next year.The event is organised by Botswana Tourism...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Seven-year old SA girl 'shoots friend dead'
A murder case has been opened after the dead girl, a daughter of a farm worker, was shot in the face, reports say.The alleged killer's grandfather has been charged with failure to safeguard a firearm, police added.South Africa has tight gun ownership...
28 August 2013
Couple married 65 years die 11 hours apart
Harold and Ruth Knapke died in their shared room on Aug. 11, days before their 66th anniversary, The Dayton Daily News (bit.ly/16KBNAJ ) reported. He was 91, she was 89.Their daughters said they believe their father willed himself to stay by his...
28 August 2013
Nigerian Islamists kill 14 vigilantes in Bama raid
Local vigilante groups run by youth volunteers have been instrumental in helping the military capture Boko Haram members, but they have also made them a target for the insurgents, drawing civilians further into the conflict.Alhaji Baba Shehu Gulumba,...
28 August 2013
Students fail university admission exam
Nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to the University of Liberia, one of two state-run universities.The students lacked enthusiasm and did not have a basic grasp of English, a university official told the BBC. Liberia is...
28 August 2013
Men's Day is most welcome
This comes after the department, which used to be called Women's Affairs Department, transmogrified itself into GAD after amending and developing appropriate gender rights policies. This year's theme will be 'Keeping Men and Boys Safe, (A) Safe...
28 August 2013
Mmualebe
Go leka go thusa batho ba, puso e ne ya letla gore bangwe ba ka rekisa kwa dikagong (diofisi) tsa yone, bangwe ba rekisa gaufi le dikole. E re le mororo se e ne e le mogopolo o montle, o o neng o ka isa batho golo gongwe, ga go lebege o...
Sebofo Motshwane 28 August 2013
Selefu 28 August 2013
28 August 2013
Our heritage
We have also had recent encouraging news about one Society - the Serowe Printers Coop (BDN 12.8.13) and, of course, with plans being developed to celebrate Swaneng 50th anniversary we should expect to hear a great...
Sandy Grant 28 August 2013
'Let public vote in mayors, council chairpersons'
Currently only councillors vote for these officers and they believe a shift from this practice will reduce disputes in councils.They recently passed a motion that recommended that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development make...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Water wars: WUC incurs FCC councillors' wrath
Boikhutso ward councillor Robert Mosweu said it was their duty to encourage residents to connect standpipes in their homesteads instead of relying on WUC.He said the residents of the affected areas were notified a long time back that WUC would phase...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 28 August 2013
The slumber of the Church is unacceptable
Recent discussions in the various forms of media on homosexuality have pitted the church against the body representing this section of society and the debates will go on for a while, from the look of things.The Evangelical Fellowship of Botswana...
28 August 2013
Govts 'disinterest' in suit may cost taxpayer P7m
High Court Judge Terrence Rannowane heard this week that save for a key witness who is studying in South Africa, nobody at the Government Printers is willing to give evidence in a case in which Central Printing Links (CPL) is suing government...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Woman in P27,000 debt for dead brother's repatriation
MMADINARE: An indigent and unemployed woman here has lost a residential plot in an attempt to settle a bill of P27,000 that the government incurred when it repatriated the body of her brother from Malawi in July 2011.Isaac Twinkle Oduetse died...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Six candidates to vie for Mmadinare constituency
SELEBI-PHIKWE: It has emerged that six candidates have shown interest in contesting for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections in the Mmadinare constituency.The six candidates that have put up their names for vetting are: the Assistant...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 August 2013
Rotary Club gives Ngami mosquito nets
The warning was made here during the donation of 120 mosquito nets by Gaborone Rotary Club (GRC) to the Ngamiland District Health Team to prevent the rising malaria prevalence in the district. The nets will be distributed to people living in...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 28 August 2013
Man dies in head-on collision
A Mmegi reporter who passed by the scene just moments after it occurred, found the driver of a red salon car trapped inside the wreckage, while occupants of a white Toyota RunX were already out of their car.The red car was thrown off the road at...
STAFF WRITER 28 August 2013
Councillors smell a rat over Telecomms tender
The project, worth over P200,000 seeks to improve the council's telephone system. Councillors have discovered that though the contract between council and Botswana Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) has not been signed, some components of the...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Rise in HIV infections worry Bobirwa Kgosi
Malema was speaking during the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism wellness day for the Selebi-Phikwe/Bobirwa region at Bobonong showground last week.Bobirwa, with an infection rate of 5.6 percent and prevalence rate of 17/9 percent, is one...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 28 August 2013
BCP releases fees for election contestant
Winners of the primaries for Parliament will pay another P10,000 to contest the general elections while council aspirants will pay P5,000 for the main contest.BCP's director of elections, Stephen Makhura said the party will contest all the 57...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
No booze? Just let it ride
"The President had nothing to do with the decision not to sell alcohol during the Khawa Dune Challenge,"Sekgororoane said. She explained that the decision came after BTO agreed with Kgalagadi District Council not to issue liquor permits in order to...
MPHO TLALE
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Trade deficits return as diamond exports drop
However, the statistics body's figures for rough diamond exports run contrary to Bank of Botswana data released three weeks ago which showed a 78 percent month-on-month jump in Botswana produced rough exports to P3.9 billion.By comparison for the...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
Treat customers fairly, businesses urged
She told FCC's 2013 second ordinary full council meeting that started yesterday that there is a concern that some businesses still took too long to respond to consumer complaints. "In addition, some businesses still fail to issue out receipts to...
PATRICIA EDWIN
Staff Writer 28 August 2013
President must embrace meaningful dialogue for social harmony
The recent Botswana Sectors of Trade Union (BOSETU) Special Congress was held under a very important theme:Meaningful Social Dialogue: A Remedy to Challenges in the Education Sector. BOSETU strongly believes in meaningful social dialogue. This is...
29 August 2013
A 24-hour joke
The Marikana miners lost a court bid for state funds to pay for their private legal representation, Oscar Pistorius returned to court and on that note a supposed close friend of his, Kenny Kunene, has supposedly left the leadership structures of...
GUSHWELL BROOKS 29 August 2013
BCL youth tournament slated for weekend
The two-day event will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Selebi-Phikwe Stadium, Makanyane and Meepong football pitches. BCL sponsors has forked out P8, 300 for the tournament, a slight increase from last year's P7,800.SPRFA chairperson Tebro...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 29 August 2013
Double blow for Zebras
The Zebras went into camp on Sunday albeit without their GU teammates who include Tebogo Sembowa, Noah Maposa, Jackie Mothatego, Alphonse Madisaotsile and Moemedi 'Jomo' Moatlhaping.The five are key to coach Stanley Tshosane's side and their...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 29 August 2013
National Stadium legal battle persists
The Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology Johnnie Swartz has said the legal battle between government and former consultant is underway.The two were forced to seek legal recourse after they disagreed on the pitch standard. The government...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 29 August 2013
Serowe Battle of the DJs back for the third time
Despite the fact that we are still struggling to find a sponsor, the show has grown noticeably as we continue to mentor upcoming DJs in the region," he said. He stated that so far, the competition has attracted contestants from Mahalapye, Palapye,...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Correspondent 29 August 2013
UK based Lionheart to perform in Gabs
Dubbed Small Steps With Lorraine Lionheart, the show will benefit charitable causes locally.The concert, which is billed to start 7:00 am, promises to be one of the highlights of the year. Music lovers can expect to dance to her hits such as Naledi,...
STAFF WRITER 29 August 2013
Syria's options in case of a US strike
How far could it defend itself against the sort of attack that is being planned? And what steps might it take to retaliate in some way?All of the indications suggest that the sort of strike that is being planned by the US, Britain and perhaps France...
29 August 2013
UN chemical weapons inspectors resume Syria inquiry
The team's operation was suspended on Tuesday due to security concerns. On Monday the team's convoy was shot at by unidentified snipers.They are set to return to the site of last week's suspected attack on the outskirts of Damascus on 21 August in...
29 August 2013
Boy has eyes gouged out by woman
A six-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after his eyes were gouged out in an horrific attack in China.The child, who has been named as Guo Bin, went missing from his home in the country's Shanxi Province on Saturday evening. He had failed to...
29 August 2013
Tanzanian-Zambian rail firm sacks 1,000 unpaid striking workers
TAZARA said the strike had affected the transport of copper from Zambia to Tanzania's Dar es Salaam port for export."Over 12 trains are stuck along the line, including copper, manganese and cement destined for Dar es Salaam and fertilizer, bitumen...
29 August 2013
Madagascar ex-first lady fails to get substitute candidate
The court threw out an application by Lalao Ravalomanana because she had missed the August 21 deadline to propose a substitute candidate.A new approved list has now been published for the vote that will be one year behind schedule, according to a...
29 August 2013
BotswanaPost takes ICT quantum leap
PosoCloud is a wi-fi internet offering developed by BotswanaPost and IT firm, Cloudseed, under which the parastatal aims to provide internet connectivity in public places.Speaking on Wednesday, BotswanaPost head of business development, Cornelius...
EUNICE MASIE & KGOMOTSO MOLELEKENG
Correspondents 29 August 2013
Rosier economy anchors robust BIHL profits
According to the group's results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 published yesterday, BIHL's three wholly owned subsidiaries and other investments recovered from the damp operating conditions that characterised last year's performance.Besides...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 29 August 2013
Talking blues
We may never know what transpired at the SADC Heads of State Summit in Malawi three weeks back, particularly that moment when the presidents of Botswana and Zimbabwe crossed paths.I'm talking about Robert 'Uncle Bob' Mugabe and his Botswana...
Bame Piet 29 August 2013
A costly damp squib
When the stadium was closed, the primary idea was to lure to Gaborone some of the teams participating in the World Cup to camp and practice here, bringing with them world-class football, fans and their money in much needed foreign exchange. An...
29 August 2013
Selefu 29 August 2013
29 August 2013
BNF concerned at Zim stance
The exposure has not only been at the level of the State but includes NGOs as well. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government proved itself to be wet behind the ears on international relations.Its handling of the Zimbabwe situation was a...
29 August 2013
Japan withdraw circumcision funds
SELEBI-PHIKWE: A Japanese company JHPEGO, has withdrawn funding for Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) because the country failed to meet the target of 40 males per day.The programme known as SMC/MOVE was a national strategy that started in October 2012...
ONALENNA KELEBEILE
Staff Writer 29 August 2013
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