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Archive for March, 2011
BOTSWANAPOST UNVEILS MAIL EXCHANGE CENTRE
Mar. 28 | POST-MORTERM: Ramsden at the unveiling of the plague BoswanaPost this week officially opened their new international mail exchange centre that is expected to improve their service delivery and modernize the organisation’s infrastructure. The...
Mar. 25 | Scam warinings Dear Consumer’s Voice I am a concerned consumer. I saw a ticket for a big show in Gaborone and the ticket had a clause that said that if the show is canceled there will be no refunds made. I wanted to know if this is legal? CV:...
L&CCT HIT BY FINANCIAL CRISIS
Mar. 25 | Light and Courage Center Trust, a non governmental organisation that provides hostile care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS is likely to close due to financial problems. The organization was established by 1998 in response to the increasing...
SOUTHERN TEAM WINS SWIMMING TORNEY
Mar. 25 | WATER BORNE: Swimmers taking to the water Schools in both the northern and southern parts of the country held their 21st year of swimming tournament at Clifton school in Francistown. Thirteen schools participated and among the competitors were 12...
A Word to the Wise
Mar. 25 | So, you've no experience, no skills and a poor grasp of reality. Have you considered consulting? I have a problem. Yeah, yeah, I known what you are thinking, I have lots of problems – and that’s true, but there is one biggie that concerns what...
LIKE MOTHER LIKE SON
Mar. 25 | LIVING THE DREAM MOLAPISI Mmemme Molapisi who has been in the local music industry since the seventies has just recorded her debut album. Molapisi who is a Programme Administrator at the Botswana National Productivity Centre holds a Diploma in Marketing....
DO I LOOK LIKE A WITCH?
Mar. 25 | ACCUSED: Saywa Mmogo Woman accused of witchcraft attempts to clear her name A Maun woman who is in fear for her life is desperate to clear her name after angry neighbours branded her a witch. Naledi Zion Christian Church member Saywa Mmogo has had her...
TB INFECTION ON THE RISE
Mar. 25 | CONCERNED: Halabi Tuberculosis (TB) though preventable, continues to create havoc in Botswana as it continues to affect and infect millions. Director of Department of Public Health, Shanaaz El Halabi lamented this at the Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS)...
THE HISTORY MEN
Mar. 25 | PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER: Zebras vs Chad Zebras set for date with destiny The 26 March is set to be a day all football loving Batswana will never forget. The undefeated Zebras are one foot in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers....
BIGWEEKEND 25/03/11
Mar. 25 | DT DVD LAUNCH DT He has been on and off the music scene, but Ditiro Selepeng is not the one to disappear forever. He will be shooting a live DVD for the first time in his career; the Poor, rich in soul hit maker in conjunction with Dargie Digital Studios...
DRIVE SAFE, DRIVE SOBER – know the facts
Mar. 25 | Drinking and driving Remember, when it comes to the alcohol the breathalyser is testing, a drink is a drink is a drink. Don’t be fooled and know your limits. Alcohol affects your ability to drive and affects this ability within minutes of hitting...
COPS IN COURT FOR CASTRATING SUSPECT
Mar. 25 | ACCUSED: Constables, Rammilo (Check shirt) and Mojafi In an alleged Police brutality case heard before Molepolole Magistrate court in Kweneng District, two Police constables are said to have injured a male suspect’s scrotum with a castrating band and...
CHILLIN’OUT 25/03/11
Mar. 25 | TROUBLE AT WOMEN OF JAZZ WOMEN OF JAZZ Who would have thought it possible? The Women of Jazz are allegedly giving one of their own a cold shoulder. Of late only Nnunu, Kearoma Rantao and Punah Gabasiane have been performing together. Nono Seile has been...
BOTSWANA TO OBSERVE EARTH HOUR
Mar. 25 | Botswana will on the 26th of March from 8:30-930pm join the rest of the world to take action against the dangerous climate change by switching off power for one hour for ‘earth hour’. Earth Hour is a global WWF (formerly known as World Wildlife Fund)...
Exploring Tsabong, Camel’s land
Mar. 25 | Demonstration of how a camel is milked Botswana Tourism clinches another Tourist Destination My feet have been aching from lack of travel. A chance to explore the land of camels by Botswana Tourism was purely God-given and I seized it with both legs. This...
P20 000 REWARD
Mar. 25 | Cash reward Family offer cash for capture of brutal thieves A Francistown family whose 12-year-old daughter was held hostage and threatened at knifepoint with rape and murder, are offering a P20 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the...
MISSING WARDER FOUND DEAD
Mar. 25 | INVESTIGATING: Michael Maphephu A Moshupa Prison warder who went missing last December was found dead two weeks ago in Thokwana lands, outside Moshupa village in the Southern District. His skeletal remains have since been handed over to his parents...
FNBB OPENS IN GHANZI
Mar. 25 | CEO: Lorato Boakgomo-Ntakhwana With the opening of a portable branch in Ghanzi, FNBB’s long – term growth strategy has gained irreversible momentum and has set the pace for unprecedented development in this important region of Botswana. The much...
Football’s Mr Mouth.. Love him, hate him, you can’t ignore him
Mar. 25 | DEFEATED: BDF XI WE BURY SORRY SOLDIERS The controversial Coke Cup Quarter-final against BDF X1 is now history, and as far as I am concerned forgotten. Whatever has been said about the game, the bottom line is that we are still alive in the competition,...
