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

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

BSB Increases Service Fees.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) will increase its service fees, effective April 14. BSB public relations and marketing manager Harry Marks said BSB's key focus is to...

Chiefs' Comments Freightening - Motumise.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The chairman of the Botswana Law Society Omphemetse Motumise has termed the comments of those who oppose the presence of lawyers in Customary Courts as...

Mogae to State Stand On Electoral Reforms.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso President Festus Mogae is likely to make his position on electoral reforms known this weekend when the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) holds is national...

Plot Allocations Trouble Mooditshane Land Board.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo Mogoditshane sub-land board members have expressed concern that orders given by Lands and Housing Minister, Dikgakgamatso Seretse to speed up land allocations might...

Nkate Doesn't Know When UB Reopens.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Minister of Education Jacob Nkate told Parliament yesterday that he does not know when the University of Botswana (UB) will reopen. He was responding to questions from...

Gov't Now Consults On Alcohol.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Just a week after Minister of Trade and Industry Neo Moroka agreed to put the new liquor regulations on hold and even before the motion is over, government is hitting...

UB Students Beat Up Lecturers.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Two lecturers at the University of Botswana (UB) were beaten up by a mob of rioting students hours before the institution was shut down on Wednesday. UB's...

Marole Urges Competitiveness.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso Debswana managing director, Blackie Marole has said that globalisation calls on Batswana to enhance their competitiveness in the market. Speaking at the...

BMC Performs Poorly.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Botswana Meat Commission's (BMC) audited financial performance for the year ending December 31, 2005 shows that the organisation's performance hit rock bottom...

BBS SGM Date Still in Doubt.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Interested parties in the Botswana Building Society (BBS) vs Shareholders' saga are still in the dark about the correct date for the Special General Meeting...

Contract Out Public Services -Consultant.
March 31, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bester Gabotlale Contracting out public services - a government initiative to pass a wide range of its non-core activities currently undertaken by its employees to the private...

In Promotion of Our Cultural Heritage.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Lydia Moate may have been an insurance broker for years, but of late, she is focusing on her passion for cultural music. Moate says she aspires to be one of...

MPs Suggestions Silly - Skelemani.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Phandu Skelemani continued his onslaught on MPs yesterday calling some of their suggestions "silly". He was...

Change Tactics On Illegal Immigrants - Opposition.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Politicians have called on government to change tactics when dealing with illegal immigrants. Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) leader, Bernard Balikani does not think...

The Men of Letters.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Modirwa Kekwaletswe If ever there were to be a "letters to the editor" glittering prize to be won, the shortlist would include Themba Mnguni, Banks Ndebele, Ndulamo Anthony...

BR in Competition for Transit Traffic.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Botswana Railways continues to face intense competition for transit traffic not only from the road transport sectors, but also from other regional railways,...

SA Jazz Group to Stage UB Show Tomorrow.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi An up-coming South African Afro jazz group, Ziyaduma will stage a concert at the University of Botswana (UB) Amphitheatre on Friday night. The group will also...

Fight for Botshabelo Residents - MP Told.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: States Modibati Veteran opposition politician Motsamai Mpho has called on Maun West MP Roland Ridge to fight for adequate compensation for Botshabelo residents who are to be...

Rollers Retreat On Mascom-Branded Kits.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane After months of negotiations, national champions Township Rollers have bowed to pressure agreed to wear the Mascom-branded playing kits. Rollers and other...

UB Shut Down.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe After eight days of class boycotts and demonstrations by students following a hike in food prices, the University of Botswana (UB) was closed yesterday....

Ecco Fire Executive Committee.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi The crisis at Mascom Premier League side ECCO City Green deepened yesterday after the entire management committee was reportedly sent packing. The club recently...

Seisa Eyes BFA Post.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Former Botswana Football Association (BFA) communications manager, Mookodi Seisa has said he is under pressure to go for a top post in the organisation. "Some...

Mining Society Concerned Over Regional Power Capacity.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MIASA) has expressed concern about the inadequate power generation and transmission capacity in the region. ...

Politicians Will Alienate Their Constituents.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dan Moabi To be fair to the country's elected politicians, they deserve the 8 per cent inflationary adjustment to their salaries that the National Assembly recently approved....

Grand West's DJ Fondo Bares All.
March 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Tebogo Tshesebe a.k.a DJ Fondo is the "main man" at the Grand West nightclub at the Gaborone West shopping complex. He is unmistakable with his tiny frame and...

UB Economist Supports MPs' Salary Bid.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse A University of Botswana (UB) economics lecturer, Dr Oupa Tsheko has supported the MPs' bid for higher salaries and allowances. "I agree that there should be...

In the Business of Electronics.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Achalla Venkata Suresh - owner and director of Universal Electronics - came to Botswana in 1994 and is happy with the business opportunities on offer in the country....

Another Broadway Musical in the Making.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Musical play director Stuart White recently held auditions for his upcoming musical "Annie". While he is confident of an equally spectacular musical as his...

Skelemani Confronts MPs Over VP.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Phandu Skelemani accused MPs yesterday of using harsh words when they requested for salary increments....

Political Veteran Accuses BNF Leaders.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Botswana National Front (BNF) 'veteran' Sylvester Reikeletseng has lambasted the party leadership for ignoring the grassroots. He said the party that has become...

Relegation Battle Intensifies.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane The relegation battle in the Mascom Premier League intensifies tonight when Mogoditshane Fighters host fellow strugglers, Lobtrans Gunners at the Molepolole Sports...

Nfakose Denies Reports.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Former ECCO City Greens' player and current caretaker coach Jones Nfakose has strongly denied allegations that he is fomenting trouble in the club. He was reacting...

D-Day At UB.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The University of Botswana (UB) faces a moment of truth today as management holds a final meeting to decide whether or not to close the institution...

Veterans to Grace Phikwe Derby.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa The much-awaited derby between FC Satmos and Nico United tonight will be spiced with a preceding match between veterans from the two sides.From Satmos, old horses...

Teachers Encouraged to Develop Pupils' Talents.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Motseothata Monyane In an effort to lower the escalating unemployment rate, parents and teachers have been called to jointly develop students' talents at lower primary level so...

Kokorwe Cleared of Rape Charges.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet The rape case hanging over the head of film maker Billy Kokorwe came to an end yesterday when he was discharged and acquitted by Village Magistrate Mareledi Dipate. ...

Mokaila Decries Local Exclusion From Tourism.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Kitso Mokaila has expressed concern that Batswana are marginalised in the tourism industry. Presenting his...

A Step in the Right Direction.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Reports that government has set payment of levies such as Value Added Tax (VAT) as one of the conditions to secure tenders is a major step in the right direction. It is highly laudable that...

BIFM, BBS in Tussle Over SGM Date.
March 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo The tussle between Botswana Insurance Fund Management (Bifm) and Botswana Building Society (BBS) over the date of a Special General Meeting (SGM) seems far from over....

Vintage Khama.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake Debate in Parliament over MPs' pay by the MPs was dicey from start. To start with MPs' salaries has been hanging fire for some time now, having been a subject of...

Should Lawyers Appear At Customary Courts?
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The president of the Customary Court of Appeal Kgosi Linchwe feels there is no need for the introduction of lawyers at the Customary Courts. He says the accused...

Morapedi's Future in the Balance?
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Lobtrans Gunners' assistant coach, Innocent Morapedi's future is reported to be hanging in the balance. The reports about Morapedi's fate comes after Gunners...

Music Pilot Experienced Challenges.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The Music Pilot Project adopted in 1999 underwent a number of challenges, the Minister of Education, Jacob Nkate has said. Nkate confirmed to Members of Parliament...

DJ Fresh Impresses Francistowners.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ofe Motiki Last Saturday night, residents of Francistown had the time of their lives as DJ Fresh, who is based in South Africa, rocked Club Insomnia. The city centre was packed...

Botswana to Host Africa Junior Squash Championship.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe The Botswana Squash and Rackets Association (BSRA) plans to host the Africa Junior Championship at the end of the year. Newly elected BSRA secretary general...

UB Students Continue Class Boycott Despite Talks.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe University of Botswana students continued class boycott on Monday over food price increase at the cafeteria despite on going talks between the UB management...

Brilliant Strikes Do It for Rollers.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Two brilliant second half strikes from Moemedi 'Jomo' Moatlhaping and Mogogi Gabonamong gave Township Rollers a 2-1 victory over their traditional rivals Notwane at...

Merafhe Should Not Be Too Patriotic Than the Rest of Us.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The incident in which the presidential aircraft was forced to land in Greece due to a cracked cockpit window is very scary indeed. We are grateful that nobody was harmed in this incident....

Security Operation Starts in Francistown.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The police, military and other stakeholders started a three-day clean up campaign yesterday targeting illegal immigrants, stolen vehicles and general crime. "We...

Modubule Exposes Khama.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Lobatse MP Nehemiah Modubule entered the anti-Khama front when he whipped out a 'green book' in Parliament detailing the Vice President's allowances. Debating the...

Street Busker Shares His Dreams.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Street busker Solly Sebotse resorted to music after realising he was not gifted academically. Sebotse left school when he was doing Standard Two as he felt it...

New Brewer to Enter the Market?
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) - the sole liquor brewer - may have to brace itself for a brutal tug of war as they could be a new entrant in the industry, the...

Ministry Assures Public On Fuel Supplies.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources has warned people against stockpiling petrol and diesel fuels as they pose very serious danger to human health....

Metropolitan Botswana to Introduce New Products.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Nyirenda Metropolitan Botswana will introduce new insurance products into the market in the next few months, managing director Limited Nkani has said. Although he declined...

Air Botswana Records P4 Million Loss.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Air Botswana recorded a net loss of P4 million in the year ended 31 March, 2005 which represents a decline of 140 percent compared with the previous year. In...

Fourth Time Lucky for Presidential Plane.
March 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Minister, Phandu Skelemani told Parliament on Friday that the presidential jet was experiencing technical problems...

The Okavango's Revenge.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Reviewed by Sheridan Grisworld Nadine Gordimer is one of Southern Africa's prize-winning novelists. She has won the Booker Prize and in 1991 the Nobel Prize for Literature. "Get a...

To Buy Or Not to Buy a Presidential Jet?
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba With only a few years left before President Festus Mogae retires, there is talk that he should get a new presidential jet, following the Athens, Greece incident...

Choppies to List On BSE?
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kabo Mokgoabone Choppies, an emerging food chain brand is mulling over prospects of listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). Talk of floating Choppies' shares on the...

Friends Enter Gaborone Derby Fray.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane It is that time again when the capital city, Gaborone is likely to be brought to a standstill. On Sunday, Gaborone hosts a Mascom Premier League derby between...

Bakwena Want Land Board Fired.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Molepolole residents have requested the Minister of Lands and Housing Ramadeluka Seretse, to dissolve the Kweneng Main Land Board with immediate effect. The...

From Mining Enigma to Reality.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Keto Segwai There have been many false starts, characterised only by talk but no activity. In the recent past, however, there has been a heightened pitch regarding the proposed...

The Road to the Power Plant.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Keto Segwai A 30 kilometre drive off the main Gaborone-Francistown road at the Tropic of Capricorn, followed by a right turn that stretches for the next seven kilometres leads to...

BIFM Not Happy With BBS Date.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Botswana Insurance Fund Management (Bifm) has complained about the date set by Botswana Building Society (BBS) for a Special General Meeting. Head of Corporate...

This is the Way to Go.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) There is little doubt that the Botswana Football Association has been a beehive of activity this week. In just one week, the national football body has made public the much-awaited "Morocco...

Who Said What About the CKGR Matter?
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Van Rensburg "Currently, Survival International demands that we should return the Basarwa back into the Game Reserve unconditionally and that should there be any mining in...

Dead And Forgotten.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mesh Moeti "Here, the dead choke to death," says the man clearing the shoulder high grass around one grave at the old Gaborone Cemetery in Extension 14. With the grass in the...

Khama Stirs the Hornet's Nest.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi Morwa Khama. An acronym that can never be taken lightly. The seriousness that goes with the Khama connotation is highly manifest in the mythical descendant of...

Khama is a Joke - Mabiletsa.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Kgatleng East legislator, Isaac Mabiletsa has said Vice President Ian Khama has reduced himself into a national joke by calling on MPs to exercise restraint in...

Mmamabula Coal Investors List in Toronto Exchange.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Keto Segwai CIC Energy Corp, the company with the majority shareholding in the Mmamabula coalfield project, was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada on Tuesday. CIC...

The Cause of BMC's Under-Performance.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Joel Konopo If he is a troubled man, BMC chief executive officer, Dr Raborokgwe does not show it. Like one used to having a thousand cameras trained on him, he exhibits no strain...

Chiefs Seek to Break Ecco Jinx.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Mascom Premier League side Mochudi Centre Chiefs must be living in mortal fear of inspired Francistown middleweights ECCO City Green. Magosi have suffered heavily...

Ramohube Fails to Impress in Melbourne.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe High jumper Onnanye Ramohube of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) failed to impress at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. It was a bad day for the Sefhare...

Clothing - Part 2.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Sandy Grant Television sports commentators like to stop a moment in a passage of play in order to explain why something had happened. With some of the older photos such as that in...

Domestic Tourism Should Be Encouraged.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Maganu Botswana's prime tourism areas like Maun, Kasane and particularly Okavango and Tuli Block are lacking in domestic tourists Assistant Director of Tourism Wazha Tema...

Makakaba Ready for the Challenge.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane Newly appointed coach, Joe Makakaba says he is ready to turn the fortunes of the national netball team around. He promises to make Botswana a force to reckon with...

Lobatse Market Remains Unoccupied.
March 24, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The use of Lobatse Fresh Produce Market did not turn out as planned as neither the council nor farmers took over its management, Peter Siele, Assistant Minister in...

Banks Blame High-Risk Products for Interest Rates.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Phillimon Molaodi After keeping mum for two weeks, commercial banks have finally responded to criticism of exorbitant charges on interest rates levelled against them. In their...

Lecturers Can Improve Their Working Conditions - Unionist.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe Lecturers have been told that the improvement of their working conditions lies in their hands. Secretary for the Association of Botswana Tertiary Lecturers...

On Undermining Democratic Decisions of One's Party!
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dan Moabi Following the recent spate of negative press reports and conversations among members of the public about the alleged ambivalence of the Botswana National Front (BNF)...

BDP Gags Its MPs, Cllrs.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has reformed its primary election (Bulela Ditswe) regulations and introduced tougher measures to deal with maverick...

Khama Denies MPs More Money.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Vice President Ian Khama has pleaded with MPs to exercise restraint when considering the increase of their salaries and allowances. In one of his rare visits to...

Bedia Tries to Get FDI Pie - Moroka.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) has attracted a total cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of P140 million since it came into...

Mixed Reactions to Jelusic's Redeployment.
March 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshepo Molwane The redeployment of national team coach Veselin Jelusic to the development sides has been met with mixed feelings. Some people have blamed the Botswana Football...