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In The Monitor this week

NEWS Ex-convict lands plum posts at OP Fires at Tsodilo, Gchwihaba caves Elephant tusks suspects in court Over 170 Angolan refugees repatriated Morupisi warns civil servants Schoolgirl hospitalized after murder-suicide incident Conference woos...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo 14 October 2013

The ICC must never be disbanded

The leaders are disgusted by what they deem a court that is out to ‘get them’. I am disgusted by the way the leaders are blatantly forgetting that lives have been lost, blood shed by many people in this continent at the instigation of the...

Lawrence Ookeditse 14 October 2013

Stardust Land Management Programme Can Be Exported

It is quite interesting yet again to learn that the genius behind the computer programme actually produced it for free for his beloved government. He needs to be saluted for such a patriotic spirit.  One may argue that the computer genius as an...

Monitor Editor 14 October 2013

Reviving the cooperatives

Monitor Editor 14 October 2013

Exciting Wine Festival

For an inaugural event, the wine tasting festival proved to be a success and a real value for money as there was plenty of wine in store for those in attendance to sample.  The event hosted in Gaborone at the Grand Palm gardens had a good...

Mpho Tlale 14 October 2013

Fashion Labels Battle In Sports

The clothing labels participating in the football extravaganza named Equality Cup include new entrant on the block the BW Space, All Kasi, known for dressing the national football team the Zebras, as well as clothing labels such as Monkey Class,...

Kgotso Kennekae 14 October 2013

Former Btv Anchor Bags Emmys In America

Showtime: You recently won two Emmy awards. What were they for? Seitshiro: Excellence in journalism.  They are about looking beyond the headlines, and finding a way to impact lives, while forcing change.  The titles I won are both Pacific...

Kgotso Kennekae 14 October 2013

Tuku Sparkles

On Friday Tuku music showed no sign of waning as it was a full house once again at the Botswanacraft where the veteran entertainer had fans eating out of the palm of his hand. The hugely successful musician is no doubt still one of the artists who...

Mpho Mokwape | 14 October 2013

Sechaba Richly Rewards Shareholder

In a public notice, the group said the dividend was in respect of the three months ended September 30, 2013 and is payable at the close of business on October 26. Sechaba, which holds a controlling interest in Kgalagadi Breweries Limited and...

Mpho Mokwape 14 October 2013

Tourism peak season explodes in Maun

Maun is known as the gateway to the Okavango Delta as well as the numerous tourist attractions in the northwest. Tourism activities in Botswana reach their zenith between May and September, known as the peak season, as the dry and cooler conditions...

Mbongeni Mguni | 14 October 2013

Fired Prisons shoot down Doves

The warders beat Doves without the trio of Smolly James, Segolame Mantaga and Kutlo Phokoje - who were all unavailable due to work commitments. Doves failed to capitalise on their opponents' fatigue especially in the opening quarter. Prisons had...

Thato Kala 14 October 2013

Phiri-led group to appeal Leburu's ruling

The Phiri-led group, through attorney Duma Boko, sought the court to declare that the team belongs to the supporters and not the company, the Botswana Meat Commission. Lawyers from both sides spent the better part of their submissions arguing the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 14 October 2013

Buffaloes, Peril Draw In Tight Contest

Both teams squandered opportunities though Buffaloes looked the most dangerous in attack and dominated proceedings through their influential midfielder Godwin Sekgaolo. The player won most of the balls in the middle of the pack and created chances...

Teichler Rankoa 14 October 2013

Notwane back to winning ways

Before the Friday match, both Notwane and GU had been struggling with form. They had won only once in five matches. GU had drawn their last two matches, while Notwane had lost twice in a row before the duel. The two giants went into the match eager...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 14 October 2013

ECCO Register First Win

Despite producing a solitary goal the derby was a thriller. Both sides treated the fans to an entertaining brand of football. TAFIC created more opportunities and the majority of fans who turned up for the match would agree that the score was not a...

Chakalisa Dube | 14 October 2013

Arsenal's poor run continues

As if the pressure exerted on them by their opponents in the league was not enough to suppress them, the high temperatures recorded over the weekend did not do any favour to the struggling side. Since the beginning of the season, Arsenal have found...

Shingirai Madondo 14 October 2013

Botswana, Zambia through to Continental Qualifiers

Botswana won all of its five zonal qualifier matches. The locals scored 99 percent, winning 15 of the 16 sets they played. Botswana will in the next stage face volleyball powerhouse, Egypt, and Zambia as well as two other teams that are yet to...

Mosah Mokganedi 14 October 2013

ENO Urges Culture Of Water Conservation In Africa

The youth group, which advocates for sustainable development, also called on governments to increase access to clean, healthy water and to monitor water quality to identify ecosystem problems. The young people made the calls in a statement delivered...

Gothataone Moeng 14 October 2013

Students on drugs

This has irked the school head, Majaha Ndlovu, who is worried by the high levels of drug abuse by his students. The use of marijuana by students was the main item in Ndlovu's speech during the school's prize giving ceremony celebrated under the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 14 October 2013

Boiteko students out of control

"These students are not even scared of the police as they have been reported a number of times but still they do not change. We have tried beating them but this also does not change anything," she said at the school's prize giving day on Friday. She...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 14 October 2013

No more hanging

There will be no more jobs for hangmen in Botswana, and the hang-man's noose at the Maximum Prison at the Village in Gaborone may turn into a relic, while two men currently awaiting to die by hanging may not taste death by hanging. That is because...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 October 2013

Thamaga Celebrates Culture Day

On that day the people of Thamaga commemorated their culture day in style. A similar cultural event was last held in 2011.  Several people - even those from other parts of the country,  turned up for the event which was dubbed tsatsi la...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 14 October 2013

How Motswana computer expert solved Land Management problem

The Monitor: Why is your innovation written in capital letters? McGeoff: Because it stands for Standardised Repository and Data Usage Tool - STARDUST. I created the software while working at the Kgatleng Landboard as the IT manager. There was a need...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 14 October 2013

Conference woos investors to Botswana

Audra Wilson-Max, CEO and founder of Brand Africa Global and african.iam is bringing leading businesses from around the world to Botswana to exploit the Southern African market through the country's central position, political stability, and investor...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 October 2013

Schoolgirl hospitalised after murder-suicide incident

The man is alleged to have stabbed the Form Five girl in the neck with a knife and thinking that she was dead, attempted to kill himself. It is said the two were lovers. The man allegedly waylaid the girl from Francistown Senior Secondary School...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 October 2013

Morupisi warns civil servants

Addressing public servants stationed in the north eastern part of the country at Bugalo Primary School in Tatisiding, he said DPSM will do everything in its power to ensure that civil servants remain apolitical. "As long as I am the DPSM director,...

Shingirai Madondo 14 October 2013

Over 170 Angolan Refugees Repatriated

The exercise, which started a couple of weeks ago, aims to repatriate  at least 449 Angolan refugees. The refugees have known Botswana's Dukwi Refugee Camp, 180km northwest of Francistown, as their home for over 40 years. Some came to Botswana...

Shingirai Madondo 14 October 2013

Fires at Tsodilo, Gcwhihaba Caves

The fires that started burning last week have already torched Gcwhihaba  hills, while another raging fire is threatening to torch Tsodilo, a world heritage site. Assistant Commissioner in the  Okavango area Lenamile Montsho told The...

Shingirai Madondo 14 October 2013

Elephant tusks suspects in court

Along with Botswana citizens, Boiki Mokgatle, Keoletile Molake, Thiteth Dithinde and Onkeme Segosebe, Malila was allegedly caught near or around Makalamabedi between 18 to 24 September with 18 elephant tusks weighing 303.8 kilogrammes, valued at P375...

Boniface Keakabetse 14 October 2013

Ex-convict lands plum post at OP

It has been two months now since Segaetsho Garekwe, convicted 24 years ago for stealing P49,000 from the party, started work as the Senior Private Secretary in the office of former President Festus Mogae, a position previously held by Bapasi...

Boniface Keakabetse 14 October 2013

Barclays One Young World attendees eager to help communities

Youths who recently attended the Barclays Bank sponsored One Young World (OYW) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa  say they are eager to use the skills they acquired from the conference to help local communities. Founded in 2009 by David...

Boitshepo Majube 14 October 2013