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

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

The Way Forward in Naming Issue.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Editor The debate on the naming of public institutions and landmarks in honour of outstanding individuals - be they local and foreign - resurfaced last week in Parliament. From...

SA Not a Threat - Boshwaen.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kabo Mokgoabone Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), chief executive officer, Allan Boshwaen said this week that the presence of South Africa as a commercial...

Sekgwa Signs Deal With a Texas Record Company.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Staff Writer Safie "Snass" Sekgwa, CEO of Mos Syde Worldwide Entertainment Group, is to sign a deal with Smoke-A-Lot Records, a label attached to Rap-A-Lot Records - a hip-hop...

Bobirwa Chieftainship Crisis Resolved.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Bobonong's main kgotla was on Monday filled with ululations when residents welcomed the endorsed name of Adam Joel Masilo as the new Sub Tribal Authority,...

BHP to Honour Aids Research Volunteers.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba Batswana who participated in various studies conducted by Botswana Harvard Partnership (BHP) for HIV Research and Education will be honoured on World AIDS Day....

Report FMD Symptoms, Fanikiso Urges Farmers.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Animal Health and Production director Musa Fanikiso has said that foot and mouth disease (FMD) can break out at any time because it is not seasonal. "Farmers...

Radibe Saga Resurfaces in Parliament.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The controversy over the forced retirement of Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU) President Japta Radibe refuses to go away as it has now reached Parliament. Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...

Tables Turn On Teachers Union.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki Tables have turned on Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU) with three employees moving to court to sue the union over poor working conditions. It was a case of the...

Councils Sleeping On the Job - Masalila.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Assistant Minister of Local Government Ambrose Masalila has disclosed that seven months down the line, his ministry has spent only 32 percent of its budget...

Copyright Law Coming Into Spotlight.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Rampholo Molefhe A warrant of arrest could be out for a University of Botswana student who failed to turn up in court in connection with charges of illegal reproduction and sale...

Bulgsa Chiefs in Battle for Top Posts.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse When Botswana Unified Local Government Service Association (BULGSA) members descend on Masunga village next Monday for their conference, they will be sharply...

Soccer Action Rages On.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Soccer followers are in for another treat. Notwane take on fellow giants BDF XI at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) Stadium on Sunday. This would be the...

Alfredo Mos Back With Tenth Project.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chippa Legoimo The release of Alfred Mosimanegape's tenth album not only signals the return of the man who introduced rumba music to this country but also the reunion of old...

Utilise Other Opportunities to Diversify - Gaolathe.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Baledzi Gaolathe, has stressed the need to employ other available opportunities to drive the country's economic...

Semakwezi Gets PLC Reprieve As Rollers Protest.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi BDF XI and Zambian striker, Bernard Semakwezi have won a crucial reprieve after the Premier League Committee (PLC) dismissed a protest by Township Rollers...

BNF Official Warns Govt On SI.
November 30, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The Botswana National Front (BNF) secretary for political education, Elmon Tafa has warned the government not to take Survival International (SI) for granted....

BNOC Sports Development Needs Planning - BNOC.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chippa Legodimo Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) vice president, Dr Martin Mokgwathi has said Zebras' recent heroic 0-0 draw with the Pharaohs of Egypt has clearly...

Golfer By Accident.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng Twenty-seven-year-old Catherine Mosimanekwena is an enthusiastic golf player. She says that for the past nine years, playing golf has been her passion. She admits...

Chinese Projects Create Over 2000 Jobs.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The government has spent about P451 million in six construction projects supported by the Chinese government in the last three financial years creating 2,171 jobs for locals.The projects...

EJN Roots for Pro-Poor Policies in SADC.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The Economic Justice Network (EJN) of the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) has launched its policy paper, titled, "Christian Councils...

Komatsu Expands in Francistown.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Wanetsha Mosinyi Earth - moving equipment company, Komatsu Botswana, has increased its investment to take advantage of the growing mining activities in the Northern areas of...

Chess Machine Leads World Champion.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kenneth Boikhutswane The on-going World Chess Challenge (WCC) match took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as the computer program Deep Fritz won the second game to take a one-point...

Tshireletso Fires Up BTU Women's Wing.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki The Member of Parliament for Mahalapye West and government chief whip, Botlogile Tshireletso, has advised the Botswana Teachers' Union women to continue to...

Prisoner Administers Corporal Punishment.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The Mogoditshane Customary Court is using a prisoner to administer corporal punishment on convicts. The prisoner is under extramural punishment at the Customary...

New Workers Union Formed At BPC.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Disgruntled former members of the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) Workers' Union have revived a trade union formed in 1991 called the Botswana Energy Workers...

Heated Elections Expected At BTU.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki As hundreds of Botswana Teachers' Union members converged at Moeding College in Otse for a special congress, a fierce battle over positions in the executive...

Aaisha Releases Debut Album.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng Eighteen-year old Aaisha Phinda, a new entrant into the music industry, has released her debut album. The album, titled 'Just One More Time', is a six-track rhythm...

No Shortcut to Success.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patricia Maganu "Business is not a by-the-way venture. You must be aware of what comes with it. You can't want the rain and hate the mud," says Francistown businessman, Samson...

Diphetogo Album - Protest in Song.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tshireletso Motlogelwa The album entitled Diphetogo is a collection of songs by the Botswana National Front's Youth League members. The 8-track album is, like all political...

Proliferation of Trade Unions is Detrimental.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chuck Palahniuk Botswana is undergoing what in some places could signal the demise of the labour movement. Of late, there has been high proliferation of new trade unions or...

Minister of Foreign Affairs General Mompati Merafhe Goes Ballistic.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Minister of Foreign Affairs General Mompati Merafhe went ballistic on Monday while closing the debate on the State of the Nation Address by President Festus Mogae. ...

Gunners to Invite Privatisation Bidders.
November 29, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi A member of the task force appointed to look into the privatisation of Lobatse Premier League side, Lobtrans Gunners, has said they are going to invite bids...

FCC Engineer Found Dead.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse The police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old Francistown City Council (FCC) roads engineer Waipetla Masogo, who reportedly committed suicide on Saturday...

As I See It - Are Africans Too Forgiving?
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Michael Dingake PW Botha, former South African Prime Minister and later President is dead and buried. When the news headlines announced, "former South African President, dies" my...

Kubuitsile - the Scientist Who Loves to Write Fiction.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi Two-time Commonwealth short stories competition winner, Lauri Kubuitsile, says one has to be stubborn to succeed in the tough world of writing. She alleged that...

Platinum Prices Hit Record High.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The cost of platinum has hit a record high on rumours that a market is to be opened up allowing traders to speculate on the price of the precious metal. Prices touched $1,402.50 (P8667.45)...

BDF Band Thrills Audiences Across the Country.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa The ongoing annual concerts by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) band being held throughout the country are not just a form of entertainment being offered by the...

Modubule Points Fingers in BNF Goof.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Botswana National Front (BNF) chairman, Nehemiah Modubule, has said that two people are responsible for the failure of the Leader of the Opposition Otsweletse Moupo to respond to the State of...

Zambezi River Run-Off to Drop.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The Zambezi river, one of the largest in Africa, is projected to face a major drop in run-off, the latest Human Development Report 2006, titled Beyond Scarcity: Poverty and the global water...

Africa Facing Leadership Crisis - Makoni.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Wanetsha Mosinyi African societies and nations are facing a leadership crisis, which arises mainly from the abandonment by leaders, of the basic mission of leadership, in...

No Confidence Vote On UB Boss.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Chandapiwa Baputaki Members of the University of Botswana Academic and Senior Support Staff Union (UBASSSU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have passed a vote of no...

The Modest Dreams of Mamojadiski.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Though rookies ECCO City Greens are threatening to grab the Mascom Premier League, club assistant coach, Atshele Molapi says they are realistic and modest enough...

Southern Region Dominates Kofukan Event.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Boitumelo Khutsafalo The southern region dominated this year's national Kofukan Championships at the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) on Saturday. The region collected a...

The Pain That is Moupo.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Three weeks after President Festus Mogae delivered his State of the Nation Address to Parliament, the country is still seized with the content of his speech. The President's address is...

Moupo is Irritating - Merafhe.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Member of Parliament for Mahalapye West, Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe,...

Let Our Brothers Come And See Us.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) First People of the Kalahari invited the Ogiek people to come to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve to listen and see our issues as indigenous people. We had a press conference and they talked...

Reactions to the Latest Moupo Failure.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso The unprecedented failure by the Leader of Opposition Otsweletse Moupo to respond to President Festus Mogae's State of the Nation Address has raised critical...

GU - the Nightmare Continues.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi What was expected to be a successful season is turning into a nightmare for Gaborone United (GU). The once-dreaded Gaborone giants continue to perform dismally...

The History of the American Pit Bull.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lauri Kubuitsile On November 20, 2006, three American pit bulls belonging to Tesmi Holdings in Mmamashia killed their second human victim and the veterinary officers had no option...

Improve Your Services Or Die - Botswana Post Told.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Wanetsha Mosinyi The President of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Igbal Ebrahim, has advised Botswana Post to improve on their customer...

TASC Retain Motor Centre Cup.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi Goal defender, Kelebogile Mangole fought aggressively in the third and last quarter of the final to help TASC retain the Motor Centre Cup on Sunday. TASC...

Stage Lights Lit Up for Mikado At Maitisong.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Tebape The Gaborone Music Society presented the operetta, Mikado, at Maitisong Hall in Gaborone from November 23rd to 25th. Mikado is a classic English operetta, which...

UNDP Crime Report Shocking.
November 28, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2006 report, which was officially launched in Gaborone on Friday, contains some startling statistics about Botswana crime. In a study of...

Semakwezi Mystery Deepens.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi Attempts to unravel the Bernard Semakwezi mystery failed on Tuesday when it emerged that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has not completed its...

Unreliable Rains Impact On Farming Activities.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Kabo Mokgoabone Statistical analysis reveals that there has been a continued slight delay in the onset of planting rains over the years, which has had an impact on farming, Donald...

Devaluation Improves MVA Perfomance.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Lekopanye Mooketsi The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) performed well last year, as a result of the currency devaluation and the effects of the increased fuel levy. ...

Govt Takes Over Brigades.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi The Chief Education Officer in the Department of Vocational Education and Training (DVET), Lawrence Moagi has told residents of Old Naledi that the government has...

The Need for Green Revolution in Africa.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The letter by Jeffrey Sachs, Mmegi Nov.1, "The environment fights back" contains several problems that most of the world is concerned about. When Prof. Sachs was to give a talk at the...

Botswana Out-Performed By RSA And Tanzania On Gender.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The World Economic Forum released its 2006 Gender Gap Report yesterday. The Report covers all current and candidate European Union countries, along with 20 countries from Latin America and the...

COSAFA to Elect New President.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Patson Phiri The state of southern Africa's football comes under the spotlight when the sport's administrators meet in Botswana on December 2 for a crucial meeting that will also...

The Woes of Women Football.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi It is evident coaches need to do a lot to hone players' skills in women football. Though the players show a lot of potential and enthusiasm, they still fail to do...

Minister Hails CITF Training.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Martin Nyirenda The Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Major General Moeng Pheto has said that the Construction Industry Trust Fund (CITF) competency based modular training...

BDF Takes Over Mamuno Police Station.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Bame Piet Botswana Defence Force (BDF) will take over the old Mamuno Police Station after the facility passed military inspection, the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public...

Much More Needed to Curb Gender Violence.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) The world commemorates Sixteen Days of Activism on Violence against Women and Children from November 25 to December 10 at a time mankind is facing major challenges. In Botswana, there has been...

Front Runner Loses Bobirwa Succession Battle.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Onalenna Modikwa Adam Masilo has finally been endorsed as the Assistant Bobirwa Senior Sub-Tribal Authority. The move means that Sarah Mosweu who was originally chosen for the...

Lions Club Botswana Holds Peace Poster Contest.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Maureen Odubeng The Lions Club of Gaborone recently held a Peace Poster contest at Broadhurst Primary School.The contest held under the theme 'Celebrate Peace' created a wonderful...

Khama Warns Ntuane On Mfa?
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ryder Gabathuse Vice President Ian Khama has reportedly issued a thinly veiled warning to nominated MP Botsalo Ntuane to reign in his ambitions to oust Assistant Minister Oliphant...

Crude Oil Prices Hit Engen.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Engen Botswana has achieved a positive operating profit despite the recent challenging operating conditions for the oil industry. The operating profit is however lower than last year in the...

BDP Turn Tables On BNF.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba In a strange twist of events, the Botswana National Front (BNF) has suffered a double blow with reports that it has lost two councillors to the ruling Botswana...

Whither Botswana?
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Dan Moabi Gov't needs to get out of the CKGR quagmire urgently President Festus Mogae used the word 'foreign/ers' at least five times in a short, four-paragraph section of his...

Draft National Action Plan On Culture Gazetted.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The draft national plan on culture has been gazetted. The draft was drawn to define a broad framework within which culture could be preserved, promoted and...

Tebele Lambasts the Media.
November 23, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mosah Mokganedi The Director of Special Olympics (Botswana chapter), Ross Tebele, has lambasted the media for not supporting them. Tebele said Botswana's participants in Special...

Yet Another Bleak Christmas.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) In normal times, the traditional Christmas shopping season should have been in full swing at this time of the year in Harare. The city would have been draped in colourful decorations as...

Seepapitso Should Have Consulted.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Just over a week ago, state-owned Daily News ran a story stating that Bangwaketse Paramount Chief Seepapitso IV has placed a moratorium on weddings and Kgotla cases until the ploughing season...

Radio DJs Corrupt - Bomu.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The Secretary General of the Botswana Musicians' Union (BOMU), Nkgopolang Tlhomelang, said that a large number of radio disk jockeys (DJs) are so corrupt that they...

No Plans to Replicate Double Shift- Mbaakanyi.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Government has no plans to increase the number of double shift schools until the evaluation of the present pilot has been carried out, the Assistant Minister of Education, Moggie Mbaakanyi...

BDP Loses Councillor to BNF.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Tuduetso Setsiba The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor for new Xade, James Kilo has defected to the Botswana National Front (BNF). Kilo has cited the relocation...

Another Botswana Needed to Overcome World Diamond Shortfall.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Development of a new diamond mine equivalent to the current yearly output of Botswana would be needed to balance the gap expected by 2010 in diamond supply and demand. Addressing the...

Peer Educators-Cum-Candle Makers.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Thato Chwaane and Bester Gabotlale Nkaikela Youth Group in Tlokweng started as a peer educator group, but on realising that without an income their group was bound to suffer, they...

Grand Finale for Splash.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The Dalom music ensemble is about to come to a close after having toured the country. According to Dalom Music managing director, Dan Tshanda, the last leg of the...

Cabinet Must Update the House - Kedikilwe.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Stryker Motlaloso The Member of Parliament for Mmadinare, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, has proposed that cabinet ministers provide more information on progress made on government...

Artistes to Rock Jwaneng.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Ephraim Keoreng The Managing Director of RPK promotions, a music and entertainment promotions company, Super Letshabo, has told Showbiz that he will be staging a music festival in...

Stalls Had No Ablution Plans.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Assistant Minister of Local Government Ambrose Masalila says the true design of stalls at BBS did not provide for ablution facilities. He was answering a question from the MP for Gaborone...

Kgatleng Boys Win Orange Cup.
November 22, 2006... (From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM) Byline: Mogomotsi Moloi Kgatleng District Under-12 football team lifted this year's Orange Youth Cup after beating Francistown 2-0 in the finals on Sunday. The classy Kgatleng boys were...