Mmegi/The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM articles from February 2006, page 3

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

How Much Does the Liquor Industry Make?
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe Government does not know how much the liquor industry makes for it. The liquor traders do not know how much the government makes from their businesses. What...

Gaborone Dam Water Level Rises.
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) After a long period of stagnation, the Gaborone Dam water level has risen up fast. By Saturday, the dam level was 61 percent full - an increase of over 30 percent in three days due to recent...

Zimbabwean Workers Stranded in Selebi-Phikwe.
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa About 33 Zimbabwean workers of Denish Textiles in Selebi-Phikwe are appealing for help after a misunderstanding with their employer. The Zimbabweans are...

Floods Kill Two in Taung.
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Two men died last week in floods in Taung Village near Ramotswa. The deaths occurred on Thursday despite the low rainfall on the day. However, the day turned tragic when...

BOTEC Boss Put Ministry First - Officer.
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The managing director of Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC), Moses Mengu has been accused of favouring the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST) at the expense of BOTEC....

Actuary Appointed Investec Africa MD.
February 13, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Investec Asset Management Africa ex SA last week announced the appointment of Ade Animashahun as its new managing director. Animashahun is a qualified actuary with an MBA from Cranfield School...

Floods Displace Families.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Floods have displaced several families along the Taung/Notwane River in the southern part of the country. The most affected were the Lombard family at River View. ...

The Making of a Prudent Economist.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse A few years ago, the laid-back Finance and Development Planning Minister, Baledzi Gaolathe elicited rare laughter at a public rally when his tongue and brain...

Motion Man - Molefhabangwe Hates Ministerial Inquiries.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The MP for Gaborone West South, Robert Molefhabangwe has declared that he had no confidence in the committee of inquiries appointed by cabinet ministers to...

BIDPA Hails Dev Budget.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaod After being accused of the "Dutch Disease" in the previous budget, Finance Minister, Baledzi Gaolathe, seems to have paid attention to remedy the disease in the...

Across-the-Board Salary Adjustment Queried.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale Although government's system of awarding across-the-board salary adjustments has often come under fire, with many arguing that it only serves to increase income...

Right Livelihood Awards in Swedish Parliament Ended.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Van Rensburg Yesterday morning, I received an email from the Right Livelihood Award (RLA) Foundation confirming what the Swedish newspaper, Expressen, had just reported,...

Commissioner's Credibility Disrupts Inquiry.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Proceedings of the commission of inquiry probing maladministration and corruption at Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC) were interrupted yesterday morning when...

Country Has Massive Gas Resources - Energy Minister.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Botswana had massive gas resources, Minerals and Energy Minister Charles Tibone revealed during yesterday's ministerial panel discussions at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town. The former...

No Third Term for Mogae.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Gideon Nkala President Festus Mogae will not seek a third term when his statutory two terms ends in March 2008. His Private Secretary Dr Jeff Ramsay told Mmegi that Mogae is a...

Second-Hand Imports Rise: As Local Cars Get a Bashing.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale "I don't care how you put it boss, the future is fong kong," declares Awaiz Tajbhai slumped in his swivel chair clearly content with himself. Tajbhai, managing...

BMC Advised to Cut Staff By Half.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer For the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) to survive, it needs to adopt radical changes, a report by consultants - International Development Ireland (IDI) has revealed....

Olifant Mfa in Trouble Again.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Controversial Assistant Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Olifant Mfa is at the centre of a dispute once again. The politician who recently attracted national attention after causing a feud...

Liquor Splits Cabinet.
February 10, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe Liquor sellers will meet Gaborone North MP, Keletso Rakhudu this morning to push for a parliamentary motion to stop operation of new liquor trade regulations. ...

Pre-Schools Get State Attention.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki Though the government does not provide pre-school education, it is putting measures in place to enhance quality in the sector. Assistant Minister of Education,...

Zebras Door is Still Open.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane National soccer coach Veselin Jelusic has said that the door is still open for other players to break into his team ahead of the Council of Southern Africa Football...

Budget to Benefit Construction Industry.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kabo Mokgoabone Amid hype and hullabaloo about dwindling government revenues, Finance Minister Baledzi Gaolathe announced an improved development expenditure that will put smiles...

Over 100 Register for Stamp Design Workshop.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Some 150 artists and designers registered for the first-ever stamp design workshop hosted by the Botswana Post last weekend. The corporation's public...

BCP Welcomes 45 Members.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Botswana Congress Party (BCP) held a rally in Sefophe, Mmadinare constituency last Sunday to welcome 45 new members. The majority of the members are new in the...

Mogae Throws Spanner in BDP Works.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse President Festus Mogae has thrown a spanner in the works of the ruling party factional wars. After some resistance, Mogae finally conceded to demands from the...

Surveillance Measures Cause Tension.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Some 130 workers at the five star Gaborone Sun Hotel and Casino were locked in a tug of war with management on Thursday over a newly introduced ICT and...

Hijacked, Robbed And Almost Killed.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet When Owen Ndlovu crossed the border into neighbouring South Africa to go to Durban, little did he know that he would come back home with a bullet hole in his wrist. He...

BDP Target Lobatse Deputy Mayor.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Francinah Baaitse Deputy mayor for Lobatse, Tefo Pule has been given an ultimatum to play ball or lose his seat by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillors. ...

Education Ministry Urged to Remember Teachers.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki The Ministry of Education (MoE) has been urged not to concentrate on the development of infrastructure at the expense of teachers. Teachers through their...

BOTEC Opposed PC Net Tender Bid.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba A majority of members of management at Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC) are said to have been unhappy with a tender bid from a company associated with Palapye...

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Enole Ditsheko Genre: Memoir Author: Alexandra Fuller Publisher: Random House ISBN 0375-75899-2 Pages: 315 Review by Enole Ditsheko Alexandra Fuller (also Bobo as narrator)...

Private Sector Challenged to 'Seize' Economy.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Executive director of the country's economic think-tank - Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) - Dr Happy Fidzani has challenged the...

Startling Revelations At Satmos.
February 8, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ernest Kelapile Internal feuding at FC Satmos has taken a new twist after top officials made startling revelations at a general meeting on Monday. Secretary Terrence Debele said...

Bar Owners to Confront Trade Minister.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe Outraged liquor traders plan to take Trade Minister, Neo Moroka to task before the end of the week about the proposed stringent liquor trade regulations. The...

Negligence Led to Gaborone Prison Escape.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Investigations indicate that negligence by security officers is to blame for the escape of 13 in-mates at the Gaborone Maximum Prison last month. A probe by...

Prisons XI Suffer Double Blow.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Prisons XI has ended the Mascom Premier League first round on a sour note after losing two games over the weekend. Prisons XI suffered identical 2-1 losses at the...

Danger That Has Stood the Test of Time.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Some 5km east of the Gaborone-Francistown highway, there is a dangerous structure that has stood the test of time. For years, the Oodi bridge has been a...

Tutume Spar Robbed Over P100 000.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Tutume Spar Supermarket suffered a major setback last Sunday after unknown men robbed the store cash estimated at over P100, 000, 00. Edmond Mojanaga-the store...

What's On in Zimbabwe.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake Travellers from Zimbabwe report good rains. In Setswana we say "dipula tse dinamagadi" literally, female rains. Rain equates with femaleness because of the...

Salary Increment Welcome.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo The 8 percent salary increment announced by government yesterday will partially compensate the ever-eroding purchasing power of civil servants, a University of...

Mookodi Quits Vision Council.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The publicity manager of the Vision 2016 Council, Mookodi Seisa has confirmed reports that he is quitting at the end of the month. "I am currently on notice and I...

Drummer Queen Who Rocked the 70s.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki When "The Shades" band drummer fell ill sometime in the 1970s, his replacement was to cause quite a stir in the years to come. Cynthia Mataolo Bright also known as Mma...

BOCCIM Gets Policy Adviser.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki The Common-wealth Secretariat (London, UK) has appointed a policy adviser for Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) for two years. BOCCIM...

2006 Budget Highlights.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Finance Minister, Baledzi Gaolathe read an ambitious and a fairly positive budget to Parliament. The budget, though incremental, addressed some long-standing...

Ndlovu Issues Rollers' Warning.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Township Rollers' new Zimbabwean coach, Madinda Ndlovu has warned that he has no time for indisciplined players. Ndlovu who replaced Banks Panene at the national...

Eight Percent is Too Little - Civil Servants.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo Members of the public, many of them civil servants who braved the rain yesterday outside Parliament to listen to the budget speech immediately vacated the marquees...

Threats to Judicial Independence.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) One of the indicators of a democracy is without doubt a free and independent judiciary. In some parts of the world, the president of the republic appoints judges and they work at the pleasure...

Salary Hike for Civil Servants.
February 7, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo Had it not been for factors such as productivity and revenue risks, public servants would be romping home with 10 percent salary increment. Due to these factors,...

Thugs Reign Supreme At Zen Birthday Bash.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The much-talked about Zen Promotions third birthday anniversary bash, which was held on Friday, was a security nightmare as thugs reigned supreme. Criminals had...

Children's Centre Opens in Metsimotlhabe.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer Hundreds of people among them the Assistant Minister of Education, Moggie Mbaakanyi, Kweneng District Council chairperson, Patrick Manthe and the Archbishop of the...

BOTEC Committed to Good Corporate Governance?
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Despite claims to the contrary, acting Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC) finance and administration manager, Dick Mading has said that the organisation has...

BOCCIM Misinformed On Productivity Growth?
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Contrary to Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) accession that productivity growth in the country is at zero, the Botswana...

West's Economic Prescriptions Fatal to Africa.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monday Meeting / Bugalo A. Chilume The debunking continues. This week we turn our attention to the self-serving initiatives that the West has devised ostensibly to address...

Plans to Send Troops to Darfur?
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is reported to be preparing to send troops to the troubled Darfur region in Sudan. An insider told Monitor that BDF is planning to...

Internal Audit in Recruitment.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Shameela Winston Recently published reports and allegations about certain people in management positions not possessing the requisite skills and/or qualifications are a sobering...

Court Clerks Cry Over Livestock Permits.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Tribal Administration Court Clerks in Palapye Sub-District are up in arms over authority to sign livestock sales permits. They want a clarification on whether...

Businessmen Allay Price Hike Fears.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Two senior businessmen have said that they will not hike prices even if the salary of civil servants are hiked by Finance Minister, Baledzi Gaolathe in today's budget...

BDP Factions in War of Words.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse A factional war of words erupted on Thursday at a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) meeting called to elect Monarch South cell committee members. The meeting...

The Mothers Who Teach.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Residents of Mmadinare have questioned why they cannot have their own representative in the House of Chiefs. They condemned the decision to include their area in...

Life After Mogae.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Talking Musika / Rampholo Molefhe There are three things that are responsible for my persistent migraine, congested nose and weight loss. They are a) the government b) George Bush...

Africa Must Resolve Darfur Crisis.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) In this edition, we carry a story about the possibility of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) sending peace-keeping troops to the trouble-torn Darfur in western Sudan. If indeed this will...

Govt Support.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Member of Parliament for Kgatleng East Isaac Mabiletsa says lack of government support is making it difficult for him to address Kgotla meetings. Mabiletsa...

Unravelling the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Maganu Metsinyana Selonyana (not real name) is at a loss. She does not know what is wrong with her four-year-old son. He has been fidgety, irritable, restless and...

BTV Fails to Credit Local Artistes.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Botswana Television has of late been playing music videos without showing the names of the artiste or the song. This is contrary to common practice in which the...

Man Slaps President's Daughter With P50,000 Demand.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Ontibile Boang, the man who was stabbed by President Festus Mogae's daughter is claiming P50,000 for damages. Lawyers acting for Boang have already despatched a...

Illusive Budget Expectations.
February 6, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi When the Minister of Finance, Baledzi Gaolathe takes the podium this afternoon to read the budget speech in Parliament, there will be expectations of good...

Moupo Attacks 'Born Again' Koma.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo After giving out what could be interpreted as a remedial for the cracks in opposition unity, veteran politician Dr Kenneth Koma has received scathing criticism from...

Review Tax Regime - Govt Challenged.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kabo Mokgoabone It is that time of year again - when Finance Minister Baledzi Gaolathe presents his fiscal budget for the upcoming financial year to the nation. The minister, as...

No Shadow Budget for Opposition.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo In Botswana, opposition political parties always come out - guns blazing - to criticise the budget speech soon after its presentation yet none of them ever prepare an...

Mogae is Safe.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Presidential spokesman, Dr Jeff Ramsay said yesterday that President Festus Mogae's safety is not threatened. He was responding to talk that the Office of the...

Sebetela Company Linked to Botec Corruption.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The name of a company owned by the former Minister of Communications Science and Technology, Boyce Sebetela continued to crop up at the ongoing inquiry into...

Man Regrets Meeting President's Daughter.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Ontibile Boang regrets the day when he went to a Gaborone West nightclub and got knifed by President Festus Mogae's daughter, Chedza. He said he was standing...

Passion Makes the World Go Round.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sheridan Griswold J. M Coetzee (2005) "Slow Man". Parktown, Random House, 263 pages, hardcover, P170, ISBN 0-436-20611-0. Nobel Prize winning author J.M. Coetzee has moved to...

Tables Turn On Chedza's Victim.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The police have turned tables on the man who was stabbed by President Festus Mogae's daughter. Ontibile Boang was dragged before the Gaborone West Customary...

A Budget of Hope And Expectations.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) On Monday, the nation's eyes and ears would be glued to television sets and radios when the Minister of Finance, Baledzi Gaolathe delivers the 2006/2007 budget speech. Individuals, communities...

Who Benefits Most From Rural Development?
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick van Rensburg The report in the Daily News earlier this week headlined 'TGLP ranches rent up' doesn't seem to have drawn much attention in other media or anywhere else, as...

Rate of Borrowing Increased in December.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The rate of borrowing from commercial banks for the month of December 2005 grew by 0.4 percent, but still fell below the targeted growth range, Bank of Botswana...

Salary Increase a Must - Unions.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale Come Monday, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe will be hot property. All eyes will be on him to set the tone on what to expect...

Heartbreak for Chiefs.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Naughty Boys turned the tables on Wednesday night when they overcame fellow strugglers Mochudi Centre Chiefs in a re-arranged Mascom Premier League game at the Otse...

Referees Boss Refutes Allegations.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi The secretary general of the soccer referees committee, Harris Lebotse has refuted claims of favoritism and bias in assigning officials to games. Speaking to Mmegi...

The Flogging of Phinehas Mcintosh.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sandy Grant Tshekedi: The trend of my questions is to show that this man is not a white man but that he is a native and that he lives as a native, in a native state and living...

Chedza Mogae-the Police Responds.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The Botswana Police Service would like to respond to recent Press reports concerning the case involving Chedza Mogae, the daughter of the President of the Republic of Botswana. 2.In its...

Botec Engineer Denies Favouring Foreigners.
February 3, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Head of computer engineering at Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC), Suthani Mazhani has denied claims that he favours foreigners over locals when recruiting....

Gobotswang Backs Letoreng Residents.
February 2, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Botswana Congress Party vice president, Kesitegile Gobotswang has said that he is against government's decision to declare Letoreng settlement in Tswapong South...