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Water not a problem, but infrastructure

The Minister revealed this when briefing the membership of Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) members on water and electricity situation on Tuesday. Mokaila affirmed that the North South Carrier 1 (NSC 1) is not...

Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 10 March 2014

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Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 10 March 2014

Kim Jong-Un secures unsurprising '100%' victory in North Korea election

Every single vote cast on Sunday in Kim's constituency was for the man who can now add MP to his many titles that include Supreme Commander of the armed forces and chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission. "All the voters of the...

Correspondent 10 March 2014

Mathabe Stuns Black Forest

Mathabe capitalised on a defensive blunder, sending Rolling Boys’ supporters into wild celebrations. Rolling Boys have now cut the gap between them and Black Forest to two points. Both sides created clear-cut chances the entire match, but poor...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 March 2014

Rain Puts Paid To Motlakase-Chiefs Game

Heavy downpours 30 minutes before the game made the pitch unplayable, forcing the cancellation. “We cancelled the game because the pitch was waterlogged and not fit for play,” the match commissioner, Boitumelo Thwabi told The Monitor...

Correspondent 10 March 2014

Lobatse Beef Festival Back

Seboni explained that the first day will be for commercial and an exhibition of products by different stalls  which will be showcasing their beef related designs.  “The stalls are available at the moment and people who are interested...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 10 March 2014

Govt raves Up the creative arts

  According to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Youth Sport and Culture Ruth Maphorisa, the decision to support fashion designers was first taken when the ministry became part of the Colour in the Desert fashion event two years...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 10 March 2014

Missing plane MH370: Search continues

Nearly three days after the jet went missing, an international effort has still not found the plane's wreckage. The authorities are further expanding the search areas in the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea. Flight MH370 vanished from radar...

Correspondent 10 March 2014

DJ Deven�s Warmhearting Show

It was clear from the audience’s reaction that the spontaneous crowd liked what the youthful Dj was dishing on the night. His mixture of various genres from across generations provided just about the right balance for almost everybody who...

Chippa Legodimo 10 March 2014

Exhibition Elicits 'What? Wow!'

It was thus not surprising when Communications manager of Botswana Building Society (BBS), Sipho Showa said in his official opening of the event that he found himself exclaiming, “what? Wow!” when he first saw the works. “I was...

Chippa Legodimo 10 March 2014

Leshie�s Falling A Marvel

Leshie staged her first one hour solo show, Falling, on Friday at the Maru -a- Pula Moving Space theatre. The poet, singer and theatrical performer delivered a performance that has shown she has matured over the years. Like good...

Mpho Tlale 10 March 2014

Partnership To Help Districts� Sustainable Development

Presenting the ministry’s 2014/15 budget proposals in Parliament on Thursday, Peter Siele said the partnership was with the United Nations Development Programme and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. The partnership is known as the Local...

Lerato Maleke 10 March 2014

Armed And Violent Criminals Must Be Flashed Out

  Armed And Violent Criminals Must Be Flashed Out I t needs to be noted that in the last two years, this country has been subjected to a spate of armed robbers, where in some instances precious lives were lost and huge sums of money taken...

Correspondent 10 March 2014

Barclays Offers SME Proposition

Launched last Thursday in Gaborone, the SME proposition is aligned to the initiative of economic diversification, creation of sustainable enterprise and employment creation. The new proposition would benefit those businesses whose turnover is...

Boitshepo Majube 10 March 2014

America's Good Hand

  America's Good Hand L ast week the American Embassy issued a statement  announcing that it is teaming up with our own Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) to develop  best-value procurement practices and policies in...

Staff Writer 10 March 2014

Can opposites ever find common ground?

  CAN OPPOSITES EVER FIND COMMON GROUND? M ight Thabo Masokola's article in last week's Guardian about the media's possible threat to national security generate further debate?  That national security, as a topic, needs debate does seem...

Sandy Grant 10 March 2014

Let your social capital work for you

  LET YOUR SOCIAL CAPITAL WORK FOR YOU O ne afternoon a little boy was playing with a coin in the backyard under the watchful eye of the father. As fate would have it the boy's coin spun and fell under a large stone. The boy tried to push the...

George Chingarande 10 March 2014

BCP Francistown

Staff Writer 10 March 2014

MP Mabiletsa: Diphaphatha Tenders Causing Wars

Mabiletsa has seen various council wards in Mochudi experiencing new problems with the P6,000 a month Ipelegeng tenders that empowers individuals to feed the Ipelegeng labourers with brunch. But the lucrative monthly wages of the tenders has seen...

Staff Writer 10 March 2014

Floods Find Botswana Wanting

“I can concede that the rapidity of our response may not always be desirable due to lack of resources and the distance of areas we need to reach,” he told Parliament on Friday. However, Masisi said District Disaster Management Committees...

Gothataone Moeng 10 March 2014

UB-SoM, Orange Partner In m-Learning

Speaking at the official launch at UB on Friday, SoM representative, Oatlhokwa Nkomazana, said the initiative would allow students and the medical fraternity to leverage the wealth of digital learning and clinical resources within a short time. She...

Mpho Mokwape | 10 March 2014

BOFEPUSU lodges dispute against govt

BOFEPUSU secretary general, Tobokani Rari said this is a matter of public interest and hoped the commissioner will find a suitable date this week.  “Our view is that an independent mediator will be appointed,” said Rari. He added...

Oarabile Mosikare 10 March 2014

'No politicking At BDF Please'

Responding to minister’s question in Parliament on Friday, Seretse said the Protected Areas Act, which classifies army barracks and camps as protected areas, prohibits all political activities within protected areas. He added that the...

Gothataone Moeng 10 March 2014

Batswana rant on social media about power outages

Commenting on The Monitor question on the paper’s Facebook page, Cassie Tshenyego said she was supposed to fax important documents on Friday but failed, describing the situation as dire especially on Friday. Business man Eco Ntseane who runs a...

Staff Writer 10 March 2014

Ipeleneng tender war in Mochudi

It does not take require a genius to find out why the Ipelegeng tender is being so bitterly fought for in Mochudi; at P6,000 a month that job pays an ordinary villager the equivalent salary of a university graduate. On one side are the Junior...

Lerato Maleke 10 March 2014

Police Robbing Ipelegeng Workers

Figures from the ministry's budget indicate that the constables are gobbling upwards of 38 percent of the P580,590,000 allocated to Ipelegeng.  Those who become special constables are either Form Five leavers or those with certificate, diploma...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 10 March 2014

Five die from Malaria

The recent heavy rains have contributed to the high number of cases. By the end of February 2014, the ministry had recorded 425 cases since the malaria transmission season started in October 2013, principal public relations officer, Doreen Motshegwa...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 March 2014

'Only P400 For Child Maintenance'-Court orders Master Dee

The High Court in Lobatse has awarded Master Dee a pauper’s costs for child maintenance following the settlement of his divorce from his wife of over 20 years Virginia Mokotedi. Despite owning a tv show which generates money in entrance fees,...

Staff Writer 10 March 2014

BMC Stop Marauding BDF XI

The newly crowned Mascom Top Eight champions were expected to make easy work of BMC, but faltered in front of a paltry crowd. The army side wasted numerous chances early in the game to share the spoils with the struggling home side.  It was...

Chippa Legodimo 10 March 2014