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In Friday's paper

Baboki Kayawe 27 February 2015

A phone call changed my life

When he graduated from our area,  he moved to a better location just across the main road in the east. He has acquired himself a nice car, a corolla 1995 model and has rented a much bigger house - a two and half room.  In addition, he has...

Bame Piet 27 February 2015

Arts exhibition at Sanitas

The creative woman has a collection, which provides many options for home beauty while at the same time resonating art appreciation. Ntshingane who usually uses natural resources to produce most of her artworks believes the exhibition would set the...

Chippa Legodimo 27 February 2015

Code names, spies, missions plus action equal Kingsman

Kingsmen: The Secret Service brings something different in the form of hot action. Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 spy action comedy film adapted from the comic book The Secret Service, authored by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar.  The film...

Bakang Israel 27 February 2015

Bravo to St Joseph�s College

This is the second consecutive year the school has achieved top position. In second spot is Naledi Secondary School followed by Mater Spei College at third and Selebi-Phikwe, and Gaborone Senior Secondary Schools at positions four and five...

Mmegi Editor | 27 February 2015

Response to your article on HPV

In a snap survey parents indicated that they did not understand anything about HPV and could not allow their children to be vaccinated. The Health Ministry wishes to assure the public that the HPV vaccine is safe for their children. HPV vaccine...

Correspondent 27 February 2015

BGCSE

Mmegi Editor 27 February 2015

Whose voice is BOFEPUSU representing?

Please allow me to further discuss challenges that public sector unions are faced with and allow me further, to provide alternative and lasting solutions to this predicament in which we (ordinary members) find ourselves. ( Remo gare ga naka tsa...

Correspondent 27 February 2015

Culinary journey through Katutura

I am not a foodie but I am extremely curious. So when in a foreign place I curiously sample various local cuisines. My maxim when I am on the road is, ‘eat local, drink local, do local’.  That is why I was savouring the local...

Thalefang Charles | 27 February 2015

Reaching out to the street-children

James, a Christian, believes that as a human being, the more you stretch your hand out to help, the more you receive in return. The Cambridge student, who sat for his exams at Mogoditshane Senior Secondary last year, says he formed the organisation...

Lerato Maleke 27 February 2015

Language: A bridge or a sword?

Seems incomprehensible, but the differences over language have stoked tribal and civil wars across the continent over the years and as much as Botswana is peaceful, that harmony needs to be safeguarded. Assistant Minister of Local Government and...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 27 February 2015

Slang: Botswana�s unofficial third language

Ola skim sam! Skipane daah! Hope le mnizi nonke. Vandaag re tsile go qamtha kasi lingo (Hi pal! Howzit?! ‘hope you’re fine. Today we gonna speak slang). Recently, Botswana celebrated International Mother Language Day in Middlepits where...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 27 February 2015

Glue and the children of the street

Street children are just like any other children. They listen, take orders, play, sing just like ordinary children. Two main differences however: they are homeless and many of them sniff glue. The children of the streets are usually dirty, sleep in...

Lerato Maleke 27 February 2015

The anguish of rape by acquaintance

*Elise Boikobo “People may often talk about rape, but we may never understand. Only people who have been through the ordeal can know and understand what it is. I knew this person.  I was used to him he was literally like a friend to me...

Mpho Mokwape | 27 February 2015

What do organisations say?

One of the counsellors at the non-governmental organisation, Kabo Ntsima, said such cases might be rampant, especially when the assailant knows the victim.  Here we offer counselling to those who need it and if possible we do referrals so that...

Staff Writer 27 February 2015

Trouble in the land of plenty

In fact, Gaborone and its surrounding areas would shrivel and dry up without Letsibogo Dam, which has now come to replace the failed Gaborone Dam. While the 500,000 or so residents of Greater Gaborone enjoy the clear, clean Letsibogo Dam waters,...

Esaleone Molaodi 27 February 2015

Thirst in the midst of abundance

Ntimbale Dam, one of the most successful in Botswana, often has plenty of water. Surprisingly, however, villagers within its vicinity complain about shortages of water. The villagers’ cries for water finally broke through to local leaders,...

Pini Bothoko | 27 February 2015

Import and export taxes under review

According to BURS commissioner responsible for customs and excise, Philiso Phodiso Valashia, the process of consulting public and private sector stakeholders on the zero-draft commenced this week and is expected to be concluded on April 20, whereupon...

Isaac Pinielo 27 February 2015

Govt floats tender to convert Orapa diesel plant

The dual fuel power station is currently running on diesel and the tender is part of plans to convert the plant to Coal Bed Methane (CBM). This is expected to reduce the cost of producing electricity at the power station by up to 60 percent. In a...

Staff Writer 27 February 2015

BPC buys Matshelagabedi power plant

According to a Ministry of Minerals Energy and Water Resources committee of supply statement distributed to Members of Parliament last week, a decision has also been taken to extend the power plant by 35 MW of diesel generation, bringing the plant...

Staff Writer 27 February 2015

Unraveling coal liquefaction

BusinessWeek: You recently indicated plans to start the conversion of coal into liquid fuels. When will this project commence? Mokgatle: The project is still at conception stage. A business case of the project is yet to be developed, therefore it is...

Isaac Pinielo 27 February 2015

UB ready to host Intervarsity games

At a press briefing in Gaborone yesterday, the games’ general manager, Raj Rathedi said everything was in place and the institution was ready to play host. Rathedi said their mission was to host an event of high quality with the resources and...

Correspondent 27 February 2015

Basketball team target Mozambique scalp

The duo meet again in the second leg of the Afro-basketball qualifiers at the Ditshupo Hall in Gaborone tomorrow. This will be the first international basketball game Botswana ever played on home soil. The team’s co-coaches, William Nyangu and...

Dumisani Ncube 27 February 2015

Netball league hangs in the balance

After parting ways with regional retail giant, Spar Group two years ago, BONA had no choice but to cancel the league last year after failing to secure another sponsor. Efforts by BONA to renew their sponsorship relationship with Spar hit a...

Shingirai Madondo 27 February 2015

Gunners, Tuskers forced out of rugby league

BRU president, Elijah Jones confirmed the two sides are no longer part of the league following a decision by the BDF to streamline operations. He admitted that their absence will have an impact on the league but said other big clubs like Gaborone...

Calistus Kolantsho | 27 February 2015

BDF XI ready to overhaul Yanga deficit

Kick-off is at 7pm.  BDF XI trail 2-0 from the first leg. The army side has stuttered locally having lost three games in the league, with their last outing a disappointing 2-1 loss to Township Rollers in the Mascom Top 8. The striking...

Kabelo Boranabi | 27 February 2015

Women�s Under-23 coach denies discontent

Reports are that the team wanted to seek audience with the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng over allowances. The minister has reportedly ordered a full report from the Botswana Football Association (BFA) regarding the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 27 February 2015

Rollers raring to go

Rollers went down 2-1 in the first leg two weeks ago in Johannesburg, South Africa.  “We have covered a lot of ground in preparation for this encounter. We now know what we are facing, unlike in the first leg. “We know what this...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 27 February 2015

BOFEPUSU wants Public Service Act consultations

With announcement that the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) will be reviewing its Public Service Act No 30 of 2008, Rari said the review should be done in good faith with the employee in mind. In an interview, Rari noted that DPSM...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo 27 February 2015

A promise to the Constitution

A fellow jurist once described Judge Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake as “a judge who possesses both head and heart,”distinguishing him from the type that is headless and heartless; one that has a head but no heart; and one with a heart but no...

Methaetsile Leepile 27 February 2015

DPSM reviews Public Service Act

The Public Service Act No 30 of 2008 was a result of the ratification of three International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions by the government in 1997. Director of DPSM Ruth Maphorisa, recently said the decision to review the Act, came after...

Mpho Mokwape | 27 February 2015

BDP rejection of independent candidates not prudent

Prior to the October elections, the ruling party was thrown into deep turmoil as many members trooped out of to contest the elections as independent candidates. The trend according to political observers reflected deep divisions within the ruling...

Chakalisa Dube | 27 February 2015

TK�s move: all about survival post-Khama era

Tshekedi’s recent announcement that he was joining the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) race for the chairmanship has been viewed in some quarters as an attempt to rebel against his brother. In the BDP, there is a strong belief that...

Ryder Gabathuse | 27 February 2015

Retrenched BNYC employees appeal to Parliament

In their appeal, the employees stated that their appeal to the Council’s Executive Committee had fallen on deaf ears. “Our efforts to meet Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture on February, 5, 2015 had not borne fruit...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 27 February 2015

USA ambassador motivates youth in development project

The project, called, ‘Kagiso Project’ is the brainchild of Vehae Tjirange. The Kagiso Project is a peer mediation programme aimed at developing and empowering young people, trains youth to mediate conflicts between their peers in the...

Boniface Keakabetse 27 February 2015

Survival International turns to British royals

Speaking at a media conference in Johannesburg yesterday, British human rights lawyer and Survival International activist Gordon Bennett said that tribal people living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) should not be criminalised for hunting...

Sharon Mathala 27 February 2015

Water crisis: Move capital to Palapye?

“Relocate the country’s capital to Palapye because it has good supply of water,” screams a recent post on the wall of a Facebook account of Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, the fiery trade unionist. “I feel that there is good supply...

Ryder Gabathuse | 27 February 2015

Twin crises conspire to befoul 2015

In July 2013, government declared a drought, following a 22-day nationwide assessment that found that while a high area of crops had been planted, a long dry spell had caused general failure. Within the next two months, the two teams annually...

Mbongeni Mguni | 27 February 2015

Big weekend for Rollers, BDF XI

Rollers enter the National Stadium tomorrow afternoon looking to score a goal without conceding in order to progress to the first round of the CAF Champions League at the expense of South African glamour side, Kaizer Chiefs. The decorated...

Mqondisi Dube | 27 February 2015

Private equity firm eyes P2bn fund

CMB, which won a P500 million private equity tender from the Botswana Public Officer Pension Fund (BPOPF) last year, says it wants to raise a further P1.5 billion from other local pension funds and international investors. The new fund, Botswana...

Brian Benza 27 February 2015

Gollifer�s exhibition tackles fading moral values

The works are clearly organised and titled in groups, with some seductive surfaces and themes, executed with dedication, perhaps even more so than her previous solo entitled ‘Branded!’ at the Frame Gallery in 2011.  But seduction...

Kentse Bogatsu 27 February 2015