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RETURN OF THE LEGEND

April 5, 2013, 11:00 am
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SOOTHING SOUNDS: Vintage Gwangwa on stage Jonas Gwangwa is one of the most successful South African musicians of his generation. He is among a crop of successful SA artist who at one point dominated Botswana’s night life. Dubani-wa-Dubani chatted to the legend at the Majestic Five Hotel in Palapye where he headlined the inaugural Be [...]

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MAN AT THE BRIDGE

April 12, 2013, 3:00 am
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MAN AT WORK: Mosala For the past eight years the man in this picture has been a constant feature at the Old Naledi Bridge in Gaborone. 37 -year- old Mosimanegape Mosala has over the years caused many motorists to wonder why he sits at the bridge every day of the week from sunrise to sunset. [...]

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DEFECTED BCP COUNCILLOR CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN A CLOSET BDP SYMPATHISER

April 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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THE CHINESE QUESTION

April 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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Tsholofelo Mhapa KHAMA’S ‘ CROWD US OUT’ REMARKS SPARK MIXED REACTIONS President Ian Khama recently and attracted  international media attention with his controversial remarks on Chinese investments in Botswana. In a recent media interview, Khama  complained about what he called  excessive migration of Chinese to take jobs that should be done by Batswana. His words,  [...]

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TWO SENIOR DCEC OFFICERS SUSPENDED

April 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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Two senior officers at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime based in Maun have been suspended pending investigations of bribery and corruption. A high ranking official involved in the investigations told The Voice the head of the Maun branch, Elias Modungo  and  his junior, Nametsegang. Mothibakgomo were suspended last week for allegedly accepting a [...]

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THE WORTH OF A WOMAN

April 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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Two weeks ago this publication reported on a woman who was stabbed by her boyfriend for refusing to satisfy his sexual desires because she was tired. Voice reporter happened to join the company of two men discussing  what could have possibly upset the lover so much that he assaulted his girlfriend and nearly killed her. [...]

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TERROR SQUAD ON THE LOOSE

April 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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ANGRY: Komane THAMAGA VILLAGE THUGS STRIKE FEAR IN BAR PATRONS Unsuspecting patrons at Lovers Paradise bar in Thamaga ran for dear life last weekend in Thamaga when a group of unruly youths attacked them. The shocked owner of the bar, Mogolo Komane (51) told of how the gang invaded her establishment at the close of business [...]

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BANKING SERVICE: NO ONE IS SATISFIED

April 19, 2013, 11:00 am
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It’s a day before the long holidays and being month end the bank is packed to capacity early in the morning as everyone clamours to do their banking before the lunch time rush. The patience of clients however begins to wane after standing for close to two hours in a snail moving queue. Voice reporter [...]

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TOGETHER AS ONE

April 19, 2013, 11:00 am
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MARC AND RICARDO’S CELEBRATE BECOMING MR AND MR It is early Saturday evening in Windhoek. Outside light is fading, but here in the main conference hall of the Hilton Hotel the lights are burning bright. Excited chatter is punctuated with the clink of glasses as guests await the arrival of the happy couple. To the [...]

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KHAMA PRAISES ICC

April 19, 2013, 11:00 am
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PARAOTIC: Khama President Ian Khama was this week full of praise for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking at the signing ceremony of the 2010 Kampala Ratification Amendments to the Rome Statute of the ICC Khama described the ICC as a true embodiment of the aspirations of the international community. He told a packed Gaborone [...]

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AIR BOTSWANA EJECTS ROWDY PASSENGER

April 19, 2013, 11:00 am
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SHAMED: Oaitse MAN OFFLOADED AT MAUN AIRPORT SAID TO BE A RISK TO SECURITY There was drama on Wednesday night at Maun International Airport when an Air Botswana Flight bound for Gaborone offloaded a rowdy passenger. Thatayaone Oaitse, a Communications Officer at the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), who was suspected to have been drunk, was [...]

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WE DESERVE RESPECT

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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NOT AMUSED: Gobe Matenge 9 NORTH EAST MEN TAKE GOVT TO TASK OVER STATE OF ROADS IN THE DISTRICT A group of high profile group of men from the North East district are not amused. Their first source of displeasure; The appalling road situation in the district which they say has robbed the area of any [...]

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MAUN COUNCILLORS DITCH UNION

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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DEMANDS CHANGE: Mogalakwe Maun Administration Authority (MAA) Councillors have resolved to pull out of  the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) union. The resolution came after a long debate on how BALA has failed to be of  benefit to the councillors during a sub council seating on Tuesday. Botswana Democratic Party Councillor for Thito Ward, [...]

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WANNA’ BE A SOLDIER WHEN YOU GROW UP?

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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HORSE POWER:Mounted soldierson parade Flags waved, hands clapped, kids screamed, soldiers galloped on horses and shots rang out whilst parents were advised to hold onto their children. It also rained. Welcome to the 36th anniversary of BDF Day. The event was celebrated at the Francistown Stadium last Saturday and was as ever played out to [...]

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FIGHT OVER LETTER

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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  INQUINSITIVE: Saleshando BDP Businessman attacks MP for criticising OP endorsement LeapFrog Advertising Agency Director, Fish Pabalinga has come out guns blazing in defence of a govt. Letter of endorsement for his upcoming magazine project. Pabalinga’s wrath was particularly directed towards Gaborone Central MP, Dumelang Saleshando who criticised the controversial letter in parliament this week. Labelling the [...]

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MAUN WATER WOES WORSEN

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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STRUNDED: Residents Teething problems bedevilling the Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) takeover from Water Affairs in Maun has excarcebated shortage of water in Ngamiland. WUC’s water works engineer, Edwin Ndlovu told the North West Disrict Council recently that the corporation’s aim was to surpass Water Affairs efforts and bring a permanent solution to the region. The [...]

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DOWN BUT NOT OUT

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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BLLAHWU – Comfort Ookeditse STRIKE LEADER LAID TO REST BUT HIS FIGHTING SPIRIT LIVES ON Thunder roared and the heavens wept as the man they called the Lion of the North was buried in Serowe last week. Hundreds braved the downpours and icy temperatures in honour of JohanneGaamangweSammy Sithole, the union leader described as a hero [...]

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WEDDING EXPO THRILSS

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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Lansmore Masa Square has delighted fashion tastemakers and brides and grooms to be with the launch of the hotel’s inaugural Wedding Expo. Billed to be an annual event in the wedding and hospitality scene, the first ever Lansmore Wedding Expo was held on Saturday 20th April 2013 at Lansmore Masa Square. The Expo saw the [...]

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THE LAW IS AN ASS

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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IGNORANT: Kgosi Meno TRADITIONAL JUSTICE STINGS WOMAN The alleged offence; disrespecting her aunt.  Her punishment, five lashes of the whip on her bare buttocks. Still raw from the taste of traditional justice, Omatla Makuku, 24,this week narrated  the harrowing experience of being beaten at the Maun Customary Court. Humiliated by those who forced her to [...]

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A VOICE OF TEACHERS IN PARLIAMENT

April 26, 2013, 11:00 am
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TEACHERS SPOKESPERSON: Mmolotsi FRANCISTOWN South MP, Wynter Mmolotsi is a firm believer in not forgetting where you come from. A former teacher, Mmolotsi assured teachers at the Botswana Teachers’ Union (B.T.U) elective congress in Francistown recently that he was their man in parliament . “Unlike other former teachers who go to parliament and completely forget that [...]

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