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Archive for April, 2012
SELLING FEAR
Apr. 27 | Newsboy A newsboy was walking down the street selling papers and yelling, “Hot off the press. Fifty people swindled! Fifty people swindled!” A concerned, community minded citizen stopped and bought a newspaper and then flicked through...
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Apr. 27 | PRO: Christopher Mbulawa Cop kills colleague before turning gun on himself Molepolole police were on Wednesday left shaken following a murder and suicide incident in which a Sub-Inspector shot dead an Inspector before killing himself. Shocked...
BIHL INTRODUCES SHORT TERM INSURANCE
Apr. 27 | Short term insurance Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) this week announced the entrant of a new player into the short term insurance market, its new subsidiary – BIHL Sure! INNOVATIVE: Hassam Having taken a closer look at the market...
‘I AM A PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN
Apr. 27 | Acting President and long time BPP member, former Francistown mayor and active preacher, 68-year-old Motlatsi Molapise is a veteran campaigner and arguably one of the few honest politicians still around. He gives his views on the political scene to DUBANI...
KURU GETS DEBSWANA BOOST
Apr. 27 | Debswana mining company The annual Kuru Cultural Festival returns in August this year courtesy of Debswana’s Jwaneng mine who donated P284 500 towards the festival this week. Board members of Letloa Trust- the festival organisers, this week received...
NEVER SURRENDER, SAYS JULIUS MALEMA
Apr. 27 | JULIUS MALEMA Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has left a voicemail message on his cellphone, saying he would never surrender. “At the end of everything else, we will not remember the words uttered by the enemies against us but will...
ACID FREE COFFEE?
Apr. 27 | Several people have been in touch asking about repeated emails they’ve received about “acid free coffee”. In fact we received these emails as well, 15 times in 3 days and they show no sign of stopping. This is spam email.Under no circumstances should...
CANDID TALK WITH JACOB NKATE
Apr. 27 | The politician many would love to hate “Losing elections was one of the most painful moments in my political life, yes, some positive came out of it, it was a big moment of personal growth”. Affectionately called Radisente by her Mother,...
INVADING DUMA FM GROUNDS
Apr. 27 | This Saturday Duma FM grounds will be packed as Financial Institutions in Botswana kickstart a four week long Interbanks Activities. The popular events start this Saturday with a pre-party; and the hosts Botswana Building Society have engaged an impressive...
BIFM ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS
Apr. 27 | BIFM CEO: Tiny Kgatlwane The Botswana Insurance Fund Management (Bifm), last week held a cocktail for its stakeholders, at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). The purpose of the event was to interact with stakeholders and update them...
LOW YIELDS EXPECTED
Apr. 27 | LOW YIELDS EXPECTED Mogoditshane/Thamaga Sub District is anticipating low harvest due to inadequate and prolonged heat stress experienced this ploughing season. According to the District Council’s Chairperson, Patrick Manthe, farmers may not even harvest...
MOTHERS-IN-LAW AND DAUGHTERS- IN- LAW
Apr. 27 | I want to believe that the way I have lived my life has been to go with the flow and let the current of God’s love carry me where He wants me to go. Well most of the time anyhow! I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wasn’t...
ASK GASE – April 27
Apr. 27 | As promised in the last issue, this week I respond to a letter I received recently from a man who has not been so lucky with women. The man has four kids with different kids not because he is a womaniser but because the women seem more interested in money...
NO MORE FURTHERING OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR TEACHERS
Apr. 27 | The government will no longer be sending teachers for further education in South Africa as it will be closing down the education attaché offices. This came to light after teachers received communication informing them not to apply to any South African...
BEING THE SMALLER SMALL HOUSE
Apr. 27 | So I gathered that a whole lot of people enjoyed my last article “IT’S A CYCLE” because I got a whole lot of feedback on facebook and not forgetting the many comments we had on the “Youth Affair Show” this past Thursday. It was actually mind...
KENYANS RULE GABS MARATHON
Apr. 27 | SHOWING OFF: Some of the medal winners As was expected Kenyan athletes dominated last Sunday’s Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon in Phakalane. Felix Kipkoror and Benjamin Kipro Serem were in an uncompromising mood coming first and second respectively in the...
AND THEN THEY WERE FOUR
Apr. 27 | IT'S A GOAL: Ngele celebrating his goal against BDF XI Semi-final rush as Mascom Top 8 gets underway The country’s most exciting and moneyed cup competition is back again this weekend as eight clubs vie for the four semi final slots in the inaugural...
IT IS NOT YET OVER – Nare
Apr. 27 | CONFIDENT: Molapi BMC awaits Ecco Botswana Meat Commission will welcome their business brothers Ecco City Greens at Lobatse in the second leg of the Mascom Top 8 this weekend. Mamoja Diskie defeated BMC 3-1 in the first leg of ‘Tse di tona.’ Speaking...
13 YEARS IN JAIL FOR 13 FATAL KICKS
Apr. 27 | A Francistown man who kicked another man to death has been sentenced to 13 years in jail CHARGED: Matsoma Gabamorare getting into the prison van Matsoma Bishop Gabamorare, 49, was convicted of manslaughter and sent to the slammer for viciously kicking...
