Mmegi/The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM articles from April 2006

Mmegi/The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM archives from April 2006

Implement Export Strategy Proposals - Consultant.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale Isaac Ndung'u, an export strategy consultant, has advised exporters not to wait for government to approve the National Export Strategy - a blueprint document,...

RDC Revitalises Main Mall.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale President Festus Mogae was yesterday expected to officially open the Upper Mall Parkade and the refurbished Standard House in what adds to the on-going...

Saleshando: Look, Listen And Go.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshireletso Motlogelwa A few months ago, Botswana Congress Party leader, Gilson Saleshando proved why he is one of that dying breed of politicians who possess the ability to move...

May Day's Potential in Today's Botswana.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick van Rensburg I have no basic problem with the BNF's May Day solidarity message, published in Mmegi yesterday. I believe that a progressive working class needs ultimately...

Gaps in FMD Control.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Francistown police believe they cracked a cross-border cattle rustling racket on Tuesday as Botswana reels under the most recent attack of 'Foot and Mouth' in the...

Debswana, Miners Raise Olive Branch.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Debswana Mining Company has no problem with the new National Executive Committee of the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU), according to Group Employee Relations...

Review EU Beef Strategy.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Bobirwa area has once again exposed the frailty of the beef sector. It also raises questions about the efficacy of the country's...

Cordon Fence Cannot Be Made Lethal - Swartz.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The government cannot load the electric cordon fence to a lethal level as that would spark controversy, Minister of Agriculture, Johnnie Swartz said on Wednesday....

Orange Improves Coverage.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Orange Botswana has introduced a new concept - Ericsson Expander - which will enable it achieve a cell range of up to 109 kilometres radius per base station, Kago...

Poor Lighting Denies BMC Victory.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Lack of adequate lighting at the Francistown Stadium denied BMC victory over the weekend when their Mascom Premier League game against TASC was called off with...

Mob Boss Promises More Thrills, Kills.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Keto Segwai The camera captures him bent over and throttling a younger man, while quizzing the victim: "kana ke go reetse gore oa go dira eng. Mme ke rile fa motho a sa dire jalo...

Fewer Botswana Firms At Zimbabwe Fair.
April 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Fraser Mpofu The number of Botswana companies exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has gone down with only two companies making it to the fair compared to...

Malaria Commemoration in Maun.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane Botswana will today commemorate Africa Malaria Day with the rest of Africa. This year's theme is 'get your ACT together: universal access to effective malaria...

Moswaane Drops Annulment Case.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The immediate past Francistown mayor, Ignatius Moswaane has withdrawn a court case seeking annulment of the January 9, mayoral elections. "We are all thirsty...

African Artists Stun Belgians.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo Two African theatre groups gave brilliant performances this week at the centre for Fine Arts Museum in Brussels, marking the end of a two-week Belgian Arts Festival....

Opposition Agrees Parley Seats By July.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Opposition parties have resolved to conclude the model of cooperation and the formula for allocating constituencies and wards before July 2006. A press...

Survivor Africa Scouts for Entrants.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer M-Net is at it again, this time they are introducing the first ever Survivor Africa, just one week after announcing its intentions to film Survivor South Africa. ...

Zim-Bots Govts Negotiate Rail Re-Introduction.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Fraser Mpofu Negotiations for the resumption of the Francistown-Bulawayo passenger rail service are now at government-to-government level with test runs expected to be conducted...

Matebele Keep Their Title Dreams Alive.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi BDF XI kept their dreams of winning the Mascom Premier League alive when they narrowly beat ECCO City Greens 2-1 in the top of the table clash at the Francistown...

Why the Public Press is Necessary.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe Perhaps the real resolution of the artificial debate over the definition of the 'public press' should be left to the streets and public protest. The debate that...

Mogae Touches On Burning Issues.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake Reforming the electoral system, public party funding, popular presidential election, dropping specially-elected MPs and nominated councillors and women quota...

UB Students Elect New Head.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The newly elected president of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Botswana (UB), Obonye Jonas is unfazed by the recent closure of...

Mogae Will Celebrate, Tour Later.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet President Festus Mogae will tour the country addressing kgotla meetings 'as soon as he finds time', his spokesman Dr Jeff Ramsay told Mmegi yesterday. He disagreed...

Young Zebras Hold Angola.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Despite the recent outcry that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is not taking the national junior sides seriously in preference to the senior national team,...

Kolagano Breaks Chiefs' Hearts.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Notwane central defender, Pius Kolagano broke the hearts of Centre Chiefs' fans when he headed home an 87th minute goal to give his side a 1-0 win in a Mascom...

Northern Trade Fair Stalls in Demand.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Stalls for this year's Northern Trade Fair are proving more popular than previous fairs. Eileen Van Der Est, Regional Manager for Botswana Confederation of Commerce,...

Kohl's Ghost Town Inspiration.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe A feeling of loneliness and despair will most likely run through your system when you attempt to scrutinise photographer Helga Kohl's documentary of the...

Night Watchmen Get Peanuts.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale Considering the risk of being a night watchman, one could easily be duped into thinking that the job offers worthy remuneration, but the truth is that of all the...

Deal Firmly With Cry-Wolves.
April 25, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) A new charge is increasingly becoming a common feature among cases reported to the police - simply referred to as a "threat to kill". And the police take this charge seriously, for which they...

U.S. Isolates Zimbabwe.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Zimbabwe was not invited to a four-day 'Africa Endeavour' workshop held in Gaborone last week on the cooperation of military forces because of 'its poor relations with...

Lebotse Rubbishes Allegations.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi The secretary general of the referees' commission, Harris Lebotse has neither denied nor confirmed allegations that a lot of female referees have left the...

Quiet Diplomacy is a Euphemism for Double Standards.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Botsalo Ntuane Seven days ago, Zimbabwe observed 26 years of independence. Independence arrived as the final piece in a jigsaw puzzle of great complexity. The territory was...

'Reteng' Counts Tribes.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Botswana does not have census information to determine the composition of the various ethnic groupings in the country, government statisticians have...

Metropolitan Bullish in High Inflation Era.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer Limited Nkani, the managing director for insurer - Metropolitan Life of Botswana - said last week that although policy holders' return for the year under review were...

Young Zebras Take On Angola.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane The national Under-20 soccer team take on their Angolan counterparts in an international friendly game at the National Stadium tonight. This game has been...

Internet Companies Query BTC-Botsnet.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The country's largest Internet Service Provider, Botsnet and the country's only landline phone company, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) are...

BDP Wallops United Opposition.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) candidate David Nong won the Phitshane Molopo council by-elections over the weekend, against Botswana Congress Party's Kgotlaetsile...

Local NGO Urges Inclusive Approach In HIV-Prevention.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) says it wants all marginalised people to have a voice and to be involved in the prevention of HIV. ...

Students to Probe Own Books.
April 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The Student Representative Council at the Botswana College of Agriculture plans to launch an inquiry to probe allegations of financial irregularities by the...

Mogae Should Not Buy a Jet Because of Peer Pressure.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Whenever Minister Mompati Merafhe has spoken about the need to replace President Festus Mogae's jet, he has been unflinching. He has spoken with conviction and has always been clear that what...

Kirby's High Court Posting Stirs Lawyers.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Chairperson of the Judicial Services Commission, Julian Nganunu, confirmed Thursday that retired Attorney General, Ian Kirby has been reappointed High Court...

Dingake Queries 'Forced' Removals.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Former leader of Botswana Congress Party, Michael Dingake has slammed the Botswana Democratic Party government and accused it for having adopted some policies...

More Batswana Spend Easter Break Locally.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet This year saw a total of 189,552 people cross borders into and out of Botswana during the Easter Holidays from April 13-17. Easter travel statistics from the...

FNB Caves in On Second-Hand Imports.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale "Really! So they have been hammered until they were forced to do that," Dr Julius Weche, a retired veterinarian said upon learning that First National Bank...

Barclays Botswana Awarded Commendable Status.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi For the third successive year, Barclays Botswana has been granted commendable status by the United States-based magazine, Global Custodian. Only three countries...

Ready for Showdown.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso Though in any given constituency election there is only one winner, the three candidates in the Phitshane-Molopo ward by-election in the Barolong constituency...

Africa is Too Diverse for Generalizations.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sheridan Griswold Ian Jack, Editor (2005) Granta: The Magazine of New Writing - "The View From Africa", Granta 92, Winter 2005, 256 pages, £ 9.99, ISBN 0-903141-82-5....

Three Perish in Collision.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Three people died on Tuesday night when two cars collided at a junction along the Gaborone - Gabane road. Superintendent, Bakae Karata of the traffic division of...

Before the Phitsane By-Election.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso Somewhere in the Barolong Constituency, there is Phitshane Molopo Village. While on entering the area one feels some kind of silence in the air, there is an...

Tlokweng Bricklayer Ill After Treatment.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet A family in Tlokweng may be left with no breadwinner after their father was nearly crippled by what they suspect was wrong medication. John Masege, a self-employed...

Bana Ba Naga Organise Cycling Tour.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer Children in the Wilderness (CITWB), a non-governmental organisation locally known as Bana Ba Naga, in collaboration with Peace Parks have organised a cycling tour, to...

To Cull Elephants Or Not?
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Van Rensburg I was reminded within the last week, by focused stories in a supplement to The Star of Johannesburg, headed JUMBO DEBATE, of my own two columns a while ago,...

Matsiloje Lights Up With Spiritually Healed.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Oarabile Mosikare When members of the popular Zion Christian Church (ZCC) and International Pentecostal Church (IPC) visited their South African holy shrines of Moria and Silo...

Mogae is Not Speaking for Me.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sonny Serite As Mugabe smiles at the congratulatory letter (Mmegi April 20), written to him by my president on the eve of Zimbabwe's independence day,he should bear in mind that I...

Motowane And the Opposition Unity Pessimism.
April 21, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshireletso Motlogelwa As the Botswana Democratic Party man with the gift of the gab, Maxwell Motowane sits behind a giant messy table preparing to recite one of his favourite...

ITEX to Be Held On May 17.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki The third annual Information Technology Exhibition (ITEX) will be held from May 17-20. Frienda Bamu, fairs and exhibitions manager who is organising the event said the...

Cabinet Shopping for Mogae's Jet - Nkate.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Minister of Education, Jacob Nkate, has confirmed that the cabinet has taken the decision to buy a new presidential jet. Nkate hailed the decision and said it was...

Police, Vets Are There for Good.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The gentleman sitting next to me clenched his fists in rage as the bus slowed down to obey a STOP sign ahead of us. "These bastards. Why delay us when we are in such a hurry?" he exclaimed....

BFA Clears Air On National Coaching Jobs.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The Botswana Football Association (BFA) Chief Executive Officer, Thabo 'Styles' Ntshinogang, says there will be no clash of roles when former Zebras' coach...

Satmos Hope for a Miracle.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Trouble-ridden FC Satmos are hoping to turn their fortunes around when they host Prisons XI in a Mascom Premier League game at the Selebi-Phikwe Stadium on...

Matheatau Stages With Zim's Best.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Fraser Mpofu Rhumba icon, Jeff Matheatau will make his debut in Zimbabwe where he will share the stage with Zimbabwe's best selling music maestro, Alick Macheso at month end. ...

Hundreds of Batswana Nurses Abroad - WHO.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane A better life and livelihood are at the root of decisions to migrate, the 2006 World Health Report says. According to the report, the reason to migrate is...

Soca Wants Liquor Laws Back.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The proposed liquor regulations that have been deferred by the Ministry of Trade and Industry have received a thumbs up sign from an unexpected quarter....

Mogae Attends Power Line Commissioning.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer President Festus Mogae will be among dignitaries who will mark the official opening of Omaere/Ghanzi 132 kV transmission line in Omaere, Namibia today. Mogae,...

'Zana-Zana' Lures Blossoming Artistes.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng Selibe Phikwe is rapidly becoming a launch pad for upcoming musicians. The copper town, reputed to have a large following of nightlife music entertainment has seen...

Will New Front Youth Leaders Deliver?
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Will the Nelson Ramaotwana Botswana National Front Youth League committee deliver? This is the question asked by many as the outgoing committee, led by private...

Moncho to Pave Way for Women.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) president Nelson Moncho will not seek another term in the elections scheduled for next year because of pressure from women....

Ramaotwana Wants Contest of Ideas.
April 20, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) president elect, Nelson Ramaotwana has promised to revamp the structures of the BNFYL to make it more visible and...

Phikwe Saccos Parts Ways With Dynamic.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Selebi-Phikwe Town Council's Service and Credit Cooperation Society have parted ways with Dynamic Insurance and opened its own SACCOS in-house cover. SACCOS...

Mr Tagg Dishes Out Tlhaloso.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Akeem Hasaan A listening session for Afro pop musician, Evans "Mr Tagg" Modubule's latest offering "Tlhaloso" took place recently. On the album, he fused his wedding tracks with...

Heavy Rains Affect Phane Season.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Maganu Phane gatherers around the country are disappointed with this phane season especially after the previous successful one. This time round, they have had to travel...

Cross-Border Crime Troubles Police.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Senior Police officer, Diana Marathe, says there is a need to have a border with Zimbabwe in the policing area described as 'District 10' to stop cross-border...

Kanjabanga Hits At BNF.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The outgoing Botswana National Front Youth League president, Gabriel Kanjabanga last Saturday lambasted BNF parliamentarians for their silence in Parliament. "Look...

Benson: the Face Behind the News.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng He reads the Setswana news bulletin on the local state TV channel, Btv. Benson Phuthego, with his eloquent native tongue, is a very passionate young man. He is...

Golfers' Morale Up for Swazi Open.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The Botswana men's golf team leaves for Swaziland on Friday for the Zone VI Championships aiming to impress at the annual regional tournament after decades...

Can Rollers Wake Up From Slumber?
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Can Township Rollers wake up from their slumber? This is the main question in the minds of many people ahead of Rollers' important date with Inter Clube de Luanda...

Watch Out for Test Tube Food.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba It is still unclear whether Botswana is ready to engage in biotechnology even though the governing framework and guidelines are being drafted. As a signatory of...

Scramblers Win Easter Tournament.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Despite earlier on avoiding humiliation and surrender a game to their arch rivals BDF 1X Softball Club men's side, Scramblers came to the finals spiting fire and...

Bolele Appointed BDP Legal Adviser.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Attorney Bernard Bolele was last week appointed legal adviser of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) disciplinary sub-committee by President Festus Mogae. BDP...

UB Students Snub Cripples Moghul.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe One of the two catering companies at the University of Botswana says it fears heavy losses if students continue to receive meal allowances. The management...

Turning Tragedy Into Independence.
April 19, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The death of Boitshepo Bolele's younger brother in 1997 was the turning point in her life and it influenced her venture into the business world. Bolele is a...

UB Students Ecstatic.
April 18, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Jubilant cell phone messages or sms by overjoyed University of Botswana students going out to one another characterised the first week of the UB's reopening...

No More Factory Shells for S/Phikwe.
April 18, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) is unable to build more factory shells in Selebi-Phikwe because there are others which are still...

Rains Smile On Bobirwa.
April 18, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa After a persistent drought that hit the Bobirwa area for the whole of last year, the area has now transformed into a haven of abundance of farm products as a...