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In this weeks paper

Lauri Kubuitsile 16 January 2017

Rural Development Post 1965 � Theory and Practice

Perhaps coincidentally, Professor Jeremy Seekings of Cape Town University, however, did move into that gap with two important, interesting academic papers both of which caused me a degree of unease. Let me take the first, Drought Relief and the...

Sandy Grant 16 January 2017

Trump Obama

Monitor Editor 16 January 2017

Amendment To Attract Foreign Investment Welcome

This amendment, to be tabled in the next sitting of Parliament, is geared toward attracting foreign direct investment into Botswana. According to the amendment gazetted on December 16 edition of the Government Gazette, permanent residences will be...

Monitor Editor 16 January 2017

BOSETU Observations Made On First Week Of Back-To-School

We would like to reiterate that, this happens this year yet again, like in all other past years. We have received reports on the ground by teachers, who are our members of unavailability of basic teaching and learning resources in schools. We note...

Correspondent 16 January 2017

Bears Slip Against Police On Muddy Pitch

The game started 30 minutes late due to a water-logged pitch. Police IX batted first and Otsile Motshabe was given the responsibility. She had an opportunity to hit a home run but she played the ball out-field. She was consequently given a free...

Calistus Kolantsho | 16 January 2017

Unsettled Sankoyo See Red

The Reds’ coach, Rudolf Zapata immediately declared his team is in contention for the title after the routine victory. The game started with Moyagoleele pressing for an early goal but Sankoyo stood their ground. GU winger, Kabelo Seakanyeng...

Boniface Keakabetse 16 January 2017

Rollers Hunt Down Troubled Lions

Lions’ ownership battles have seen the team losing key players with more expected to leave the Gaborone West-based club. On the pitch, Rollers enjoyed a lion’s share of the ball but neither team made clear goal scoring chances in the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 16 January 2017

Ramatlhakwana Double Humbles Majombolo

The encounter, which was played at the Selebi-Phikwe Stadium, started rather slowly with both teams struggling for possession in the packed midfield. However, it took the home side just 10 minutes to break the deadlock. From a throw on the right...

Koketso Kgoboge 16 January 2017

Gunners Rescue Forest Point

As the eventful first half began, Gunners had an upper hand against the visitors in terms of ball retention and pressure towards goal. Emmanuel Machinya’s pressure on the right wing alongside Kenanao Kgetholetsile’s effort in the centre...

Tumelo Mouwane 16 January 2017

Son Of The Soil Cultural Event Back With Changes

The theme for the 2017 event is, “Kwa Re Go Yang – Re Kgabile”. The theme is meant to celebrate the centrality of dress to important events in Botswana culture. This year the event will be celebrating the different traditional...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 16 January 2017

Ex-Soldier Thrives As Gym Owner

Operating under the trade name Body Active Health and Fitness Studio, the studio encourages people to live a healthy lifestyle by being physically fit, to be able to maintain their most optimum weight and also not to be prone to lifestyle diseases...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 16 January 2017

December Rains Reignite Hope For Phane Collectors

It is common for them to relocate to their bush camps, beginning of December, for at least a month and a half to collect phane and sell it for survival. The recent rains, which fell between Christmas and New Year raised their hopes to continue the...

Lebogang Baingapi 16 January 2017

The Departure Of Motsamai Gives Pundits An Opportunity To Prove Themselves

What happens to BOPEU will be a deciding factor in so many ways regarding the future of trade unionism in Botswana. This discussion rather will be continued in many other forums, I might want to consider myself a mere instigator of this...

Correspondent 16 January 2017

BURS Withdraws Manual Workers Recognition

Motshwarakgole is not amused after his Union was made to be spectators throughout the bargaining for salaries and conditions of service at the BURS, that ran from September to November, where rivals, Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU), oversaw...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 16 January 2017

Manual Workers Appeal Industrial Court Judgement

The Industrial Court dismissed the urgency of the matter in which the Union was challenging the decision by Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) to withdraw its recognition as a bargaining party at the workplace. NALCGPWU had in December 2016,...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 16 January 2017

No P30,000 Registration Fee For Driving Schools - BQA

Social media was on overdrive last weekend with some influential voices blasting the BQA for levying driving schools that are mostly run by the poor P30,000 as well as requiring such facilities as offices for registration and accreditation. However,...

Correspondent 16 January 2017

FCC To Forcefully Remove Squatting Vendors

The site developer has been given a lease agreement to rent the place for over 20 years. The FCC had given the small scale traders who occupy 55 stalls until December 24, 2016 to have moved from the place to pave way for the development during a...

Pini Bothoko | 16 January 2017

Letshego Expands Footprint In West Africa

The inclusive finance focused group with consumer lending, microfinance and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern, East and West Africa, acquired 100% shareholding in afb Ghana Plc (“afb”).  afb is a licensed non-bank financial...

Correspondent 16 January 2017

Zim Human Traffickers Admit Offence

The trio Sudden Sibanda, Mhlangabedzwa Nhliziyo and Mtokodisi Ndlovu each admitted to having committed 15 counts of human trafficking when they appeared before Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi, but claimed they had been sent by the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 16 January 2017

Goya, Branch Chair Cross Paths

This publication has learnt that prior to a letter written complaining about his absence from party activities, Maeka had written a complaint letter to the party office complaining of use of demeaning words against him by the MP. In his letter dated...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 16 January 2017

Thieves Steal From Tati Siding Chief

The state alleges that two locals Jonathan Moyo (27) and Taboka Mukokomani (27), and their Zimbabwean counterparts, Author Ndlovu (30) and Prince Ngwenya (17), stole 20 gas cylinders worth P10,750 at the business premises of Nkgageng in Tati Siding...

Dolly Bathobakae 16 January 2017

Debswana�s Corporate Social Investment (CSI) Programme Beneficial

The company’s CSI Programme is one of the many ways it has cemented its place as a company that advocates care and moral duty towards Batswana from Orapa and Letlhakane Mines, through Gaborone to Jwaneng. Debswana has continued to plough back...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 16 January 2017

Debswana Restores Hope At Pudulogong

Giving welcome remarks, the trust’s board chairman, Richard Letsatsi, who was evidently excited, told the gathering that even though Pudulogong had many challenges, one of them had for more than three years been transport.  He added that...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 16 January 2017

Mokotedi Taps On Youthful Exuberance, Legal Background

He has about three to four months to have concluded all the necessary processes to have the Labour College, which would be the first of its kind in the country, operational. He will need to draw from his youthful exuberance and a combination of his...

Staff Writer 16 January 2017

BOFEPUSU�s Nationwide Rallies And Demonstrations Start

In December last year, at their special congress held in Tlokweng, BOFEPUSU congregants resolved among others, to return the fire and stage demonstrations against Government on a litany of labour-related issues that are refusing to weather away under...

Staff Writer 16 January 2017

TeacherS Salary Windfall Out Of DPSM Blunder

Thanks to the court case launched by Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) on the teachers’ behalf, they are now due for a windfall.  This is after the High Court ordered that DPSM perk those teachers up to the D4 scale...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 16 January 2017

Prison Break Manhunt Recaptures Three

This is contrary to social media posts that alleged on Sunday that 11 had been recaptured. The prisoners were arrested on Sunday morning. Of the 18 fugitives, 15 are Zimbabweans while three are Batswana. They allegedly used a grey V6 as their getaway...

Chakalisa Dube | 16 January 2017

Type Amen?

I do not claim to be foolproof, I have been duped, tricked and cheated in the past, not by sophisticated con artists, but mostly by sweet talking telemarketers. They are good at that, especially the ones responsible for marketing credit cards. One...

Tumie Modise 16 January 2017

The Reunification Of The Bakwena

As we have seen, the Bangwato in 1842 and again in 1844, had succeeded in repulsing the Amandebele, the other two merafe had not been so fortunate. The Amandebele invaders had attacked and destroyed the Bakgatla bagaKgafela settlement at...

Jeff Ramsay | 16 January 2017

�Where Words Fail, Art Shall Speak�

Sefako is inspired by a Nigerian artist Oscar Ukuno who uses pen to make his art. He said it is a gateway of being unique from many artists in Botswana. “I aspire to capture pictures vividly as I see them with the emotion my heart feels towards...

Katlego Motsamai 16 January 2017

Gas cylinder blast leaves trail of destruction

The explosion ripped through a busy street at Light Industrial area opposite Midas Francistown shattering windows of nearby businesses and injuring eight people in its wake. The heavy blast was heard a few kilometres from the scene and even at the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 16 January 2017

Farmer Finds Niche In Donkey Milk Business

One farmer, Johannes Visagie, from Verda in the Kgalagadi District, has explored other uses of the animal, which has turned out to be a goldmine for him. The 55-year-old retiree is harvesting donkey milk to sustain his livelihood under his...

Isaac Pinielo 16 January 2017