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Archive for August, 2011
TOUR de TULI BICYCLE ADVENTURE
Aug. 29 | CROSSING THE RIVER: Bikes on top Sports tourism in Botswana continues to grow and the best part is that it is normally done for charity. After taking part in adventure charity walks, it was time to head to Northern Tuli Game Reserve to witness...
YOUNG, BLACK, BEAUTIFUL AND ON THE RISE
Aug. 29 | KILLER SMILE: Kungo relaxed at home Being a career woman, a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, can be a bit daunting especially if one has a demanding job. But getting one’s priorities right and being organized can make life a lot...
LANGUAGE BARRIER DELAYS MURDER TRIAL
Aug. 26 | PALS: Tshomane and Boheho (with sun-glass on head) The court system has a provision for interpreters in sign language,but Francistown High Court last week found itself in a predicament as they couldn’t find a suitable interpreter for a deaf...
‘CRAZY ABOUT SEX ‘
Aug. 26 | Parents accuse 12 and 13-year-old girls of being loose Boyfriends claim to be HIV positive after sleeping with under-age girls Two under-aged primary school girls recently found themselves facing an HIV scare after having unprotected sex with their older...
MVA ENHANCES SERVICE DELIVERY, WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Aug. 26 | Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, which is mandated to reduce the impact of road traffic accidents on the public health has gone on a service delivery enhancement drive. GRATEFUL: Bakwena Delivering a speech on behalf of the Fund’s incoming Board...
FITNESS GURU
Aug. 26 | Professor Ignatius Ugo Onyewadume University Of Botswana Lecturer, Professor Ignatius Ugo Onyewadume is a fitness specialist and his work with The Zebras and Defending be Mobile Premier League champions, Township Rollers has won him a lot of respect. Here...
I WANT MY SON BACK
Aug. 26 | DISTRESSED: Keletso Mokobi Human Rights Lawyer loses custody of her son A distraught Gaborone mother is keeping her fingers crossed that when her child custody case resumes on Tuesday, the Lobatse High court will rule in her favour. Keletso Mokobi, a...
FREE AT LAST
Aug. 26 | Jailed mother given suspended sentence An inmate mom who has been languishing in jail for the murder of her boyfriend now has a chance to raise her nine month old baby outside prison after a Lobatse High Court gave her a suspended sentence. LIBERATED...
SOLDIER ALLEGEDLY COVERS KHAMA’S TRIP FOR BTV
Aug. 26 | “The President’s Cameraman did the job for BTV’ says Dr Ramsay The Office of the President (OP) has remained tight lipped about the identity of the anonymous cameraman who accompanied President Seretse Khama Ian Khama on his recent three-day...
COOPERATIVE STORES FACE NATURAL DEATH
Aug. 26 | Stiff retail competition buries cooperatives Cooperative stores across the country are teetering on the brink of business closure due to tough competition from new entrants in the retail market. EMPTY SHELVES: Selebi-Phikwe Co-operatives Traditionally,...
DESIGNER’S PASSION FOR FASHION PAYS OFF
Aug. 26 | The world of business is not for the faint hearted, and nobody knows that better than 36-year- old Anita Jacob, who has struggled against all odds to make her dream of owning a reputable business come true. RESILIENT AND HAPPY: Anita Jacob Despite the...
NGOMA GOES BACK HOME
Aug. 26 | Former Francistown Mayor, Peter Ngoma, is returning to Zwenshambe his home village where he is set to pursue his political ambitions. HOMEBOY: NgomaOnce a house-hold name in Francistown, Ngoma lost his political spark when he was beaten twice by Tshelang...
MDC-T COUNCILLOR ‘TOOK BRAINS, TOUGUE OF MURDER VICTIM
Aug. 26 | A Movement for Democratic Change – (Tsvangirai) councillor asked for the tongue, brains and fingers of a Bulawayo, man who was marked for murder in a property wrangle, a court heard on Tuesday. Court Monica Lubimbi, 60, the MDC-T councillor for Ward...
KIDS STILL HAVING KIDS
Aug. 26 | School girls discuss teenage pregnancies,sugar daddies, and abortions Is Teenage pregnancy a concern in your schools? tshiamo, 16 Kefilwe: Girls still get pregnant but fewer of them become teen moms nowadays because more girls know about abortion and...
CRACKDOWN!
Aug. 26 | READY FOR AUCTION: Some of Dowera’s clothes BURS seize hundreds of shoes, hats, and clothes and cars from alleged Tax Dodger Hundreds of pairs of flashy shoes tumbled out of a once multi-millionaire turned pauper’s house on Wednesday in Gaborone. The...
BABY DUMPER FREED
Aug. 26 | RELIEVED: Baabusi A young mother sighed with relief last week after a Lobatse High Ccourt judge gave her a suspended sentence for killing her newborn baby. Tebogo Baabusi, 21, could not thank her state appointed lawyer, Thura-yaa Mooketsi, enough after...
DAUGHTERS WHO DO NOTHING BUT BEAR CHILDREN
Aug. 26 | IN DESPAIR: Granny Baleseng and her pregnant daughter When parents get older they normally expect their children to take turn and look after them. But that has not been the case for 72 year old Keikanne Baleseng, a widower from Mmadinare whose daughters...
OVER OUR DEAD BODIES
Aug. 26 | ANGRY: Dikeledi Mmereki Relocate or kill us with our cattle Two angry female farmers from Matshelagabedi are adamant that they would rather die than allow their cattle to be shot. The disgruntled grannies, Dikeledi Mmereki, 54 and Annah Mojabana, 64,...
POPA’S EARLY BLUES
Aug. 26 | FEELING BLUE: Rollers’ supporters DEFENDING CHAMPIONS LOOKING TO GET CAMPAIGN BACK ON TRACK Township Rollers’ defense of their league title got off to a shaky start after the back to back league Champions could only manage just a point from a possible...
