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Archive for October, 2011
CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR THE DEAF
Oct. 31 | Business magnate, Seabelo takes F/town School For The Deaf children out for lunch Transport Business mogul, Kenneth Seabelo Tlhaselo kick-started the festive season by treating Francistown School For The Deaf children to a sumptuous Christmas...
RAY OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THREAT OF PARASITES INFECTIONS
Oct. 31 | As research on anti parasitic drug is launched The University of Botswana’s Center for Research, Indigenous knowledge and innovation (Cesriki) has embarked on a research project to create an anti parasitic drug to cure sleeping sickness...
JOURNALIST CLAIMS GADDAFI IS IN ZIMBABWE
Oct. 31 | BIZARRE CLAIMS: Sibanengi Dube Despite the capture and killing of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and the public display of his body, a Zimbabwean journalist still claims Gaddafi was flown by a Zimbabwean airforce jet into the country and was...
VARIOUS VOICES SPEAK OUT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Oct. 28 | Police statistics have indicated that incidents of gender based violence (GBV) remain high despite the country’s pledge to have halved the crime by 2015. A recorded number of 628 women were killed in passion killings since 2003 as compared to 54 men...
KILLED IN TRAINING
Oct. 28 | DECEASED: Captain Sianang A loud bang ignited a huge fireball leaving a thick cloud of smoke in the sky and what remained of two Botswana Defence Force (BDF) PC-7 aircraft spiraled and crash-landed on a house while the other landed on a school compound,...
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF UNFAIR BUSSINESS PRACTICE
Oct. 28 | Private Commercial Broadcasting (PCB) is a business like any other, but it is the only sector in Botswana where the government is directly in competition with citizens who are also in the industry. CONCERNED Owen Rampha Speaking during a two day National...
FIGHT CRIME GABORONE
Oct. 28 | This week we continue our series of “Do Yourself a Favor’ tips –Let’s talk about your home. You owe it to yourself and your family to make your home as safe aspossible. With a few small changes it can become quite a bit saferand much more uninviting...
SA GOSPEL ARTIST, LUNDI TO THRILL LOCAL FANS
Oct. 28 | GOLDEN VOICE: Lundi Tyamara South African Gospel sensation Lundi Tyamara has promised to give his local fans their money’s worth when he headlines the Rejatlhako Music Festival in Lobatse next weekend. The music festival, a brainchild of local promotion...
ITS ALL WRITE-28-OCTOBER.2001
Oct. 28 | 5 Things I Learned From Re-Reading The Pearl by John Steinbeck I always listen to writers speak about the method a certain author used or how the plot developed in a book or the style of the author. They read books as writers. I find that so...
ALCOHOL AND THE BODY
Oct. 28 | We have all heard the health warnings; that excessive alcohol is bad for us, but let’s take a look at what really happens to our body…… The Brain: Alcohol slows your brain functions down, which results in slurred speech, slow reaction times,...
BUSSINESS NEWS BRIEFS
Oct. 28 | KBL AND BBL’S ALCOHOL ZERO TOLERANCE Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Ltd (KBL) and Botswana Breweries (Pty) Ltd (BBL) have come out strongly in criticism of any irresponsible use of alcoholic products by the youth in Botswana. Speaking at the Road Safety...
MUSICIAN WITH A PURPOSE
Oct. 28 | TALENTED: Thomas Mapfumo Zimbabwean music legend Thomas Mapfumo was in Botswana a fortnight ago and put up a memorable show. Regarded as the father of his homeland’s Chimurenga (struggle for independence) music, 66- year- old Mapfumo spoke to Dubani-wa-Dubani...
THE JOEL IN THE CROWN
Oct. 28 | AFCON trophy We were at the airport to see the arrival of the AFCON trophy. We are still asking ourselves if indeed it is the real thing. I have a dream just like every African player to lift it one day. It was an exciting day for me and my Zebras teammates....
CONSIDER YOUR CHILD’S FRIENDS
Oct. 28 | I have had first-hand experience about a child being bullied and teased at school to the point where his health was put in danger by a bully who stuffed pieces of broken mattress in his nose. I did what I had to do to address the situation in the most...
BIG WEEKEND 28/10/11
Oct. 28 | Karabo GOOD LUCK KARABO! Miss Botswana 2011, Karabo Sampson is in London to represent the country at the next Miss World 2011. The 20 year old University Of Botswana student who stands at 1.71m told the Miss World website recently that she wishes to have...
GAS SHORTAGE CONTINUES
Oct. 28 | The shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) that has hit both domestic and commercial consumers has not shown any improvement since winter. EMPTY VESSELS: Gas cylinders awaiting a refill Industry players locally and in South Africa were this week still...
SLEEVELESS AND FASHIONABLE
Oct. 28 | Sleeveless If most people had a choice they would be going around naked because of the blistering heat that is currently being experienced in the country. Unfortunately we have to dress up, and the good thing is that there are clothes meant for this type...
CHILLIN OUT 28/10/11
Oct. 28 | FLASHY CAR FOR OPPOSITION LEADER Psst! Have you heard? Shaya has been informed that an opposition youth leader has been bought a very flashy car that is way beyond his means. Apparently the young man has hooked up with a very powerful man from the ruling...
AT LIBERTY TO SPEAK
Oct. 28 | Kagiso Ntime Expelled from opposition unity talks, Ntime rumbles on The Botswana National Front Youth League (BNFYL) President, Kagiso Ntime was recently expelled from opposition Umbrella talks following his utterances in the media that the umbrella model...
