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The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana
The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana's elephants
22 August 2019
Mmegi
News
Botswana today faces off against most of the world, as the country makes a  proposal to be allowed future sales of its ivory stockpile.
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New Zebras coach arrives
Sat 24 Aug 2019, 11:44 am
Mmegi
Sport
The new Zebras coach will arrive this afternoon to fill the vacant post, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has confirmed.
Gunners, Babitseng face BFA’s wrath
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:20 pm
Mmegi
Sport
Extension Gunners and their chairperson, Tariq Babitseng face disciplinary proceedings after the club’s failure to uphold a Botswana Football Association’s ...
Racism allegations rock motorsport
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:16 pm
Mmegi
Sport
Just a week ahead of the Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN) the national team camp has been rocked by racism allegations.
No pay, no play
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:12 pm
Mmegi
Sport
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) put its foot firmly down this week when it unequivocally told clubs that without paying players, teams would not play ball. But ...
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Men warned against too much sex
21 August 2019
Mmegi
FRANCISTOWN: Together We Care (TWC) spokesperson Temo Jautse...
The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana's elephants
22 August 2019
Mmegi
Botswana today faces off against most of the world, as the c...
Nationality ministry introduces Blue Card
22 August 2019
Mmegi
The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs ...
Botswana Gets Rare Shout-Outs From US Rappers
19 August 2019
The Monitor
Relatively unknown in the global rap world, mainly because o...
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DTEF playing with a powder keg
16 August 2019
Mmegi
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Nationality ministry introduces Blue Card
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 15:26 pm
Mmegi
News
The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs has released a statement saying that government has introduced the Botswana Blue Card (BBC) with immediate eff...
CITES tightens giraffe protection
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 14:59 pm
Mmegi
News
CITES delegates at the ongoing meeting in Geneva have overwhelmingly voted to tighten the status of giraffes and make future trade nearly impossible.
The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana's elephants
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 08:24 am
Mmegi
News
Botswana today faces off against most of the world, as the country makes a  proposal to be allowed future sales of its ivory stockpile.
Nursery schools urged to be compliant
Wed 21 Aug 2019, 16:07 pm
Mmegi
News
FRANCISTOWN: Owners and teachers of pre-schools in Francistown have been urged to be compliant with rules and regulations governing their operations.
Business
Govt reviews 'stagnant' EDD
Wed 21 Aug 2019, 08:57 am
Mmegi
Business
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has engaged consultants to overhaul the eight-year-old Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) after noting issues around stag...
Choppies’ troubles reach tipping point
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 18:00 pm
Mmegi
Business
Choppies’ long drawn out woes deepened this week with the regional grocer announcing it planned to pull out of South Africa.
BSB seeks P1bn in debt programme
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 14:38 pm
Mmegi
Business
Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) will soon approach the market with a P1 billion note programme, as the bank aims to expand its loan book by 30% and achieve its statutory ma...
Dreaded tax law on interest relaxed
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 14:34 pm
Mmegi
Business
On July 26, 2019, the Minister of Finance & Economic Development published the much-anticipated relaxation of the Income Tax Act provisions which restricted 100% de...
Sport
New Zebras coach arrives
Sat 24 Aug 2019, 11:44 am
Mmegi
Sport
The new Zebras coach will arrive this afternoon to fill the vacant post, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) has confirmed.
Gunners, Babitseng face BFA’s wrath
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:20 pm
Mmegi
Sport
Extension Gunners and their chairperson, Tariq Babitseng face disciplinary proceedings after the club’s failure to uphold a Botswana Football Association’s ...
Racism allegations rock motorsport
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:16 pm
Mmegi
Sport
Just a week ahead of the Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN) the national team camp has been rocked by racism allegations.
No pay, no play
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 12:12 pm
Mmegi
Sport
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) put its foot firmly down this week when it unequivocally told clubs that without paying players, teams would not play ball. But ...
Lifestyle
Heavy K not done yet
Wed 21 Aug 2019, 16:25 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
Even though South African house musician, Heavy K has managed to overturn a warrant of arrest issued against him by Lobatse High Court, Morobosi Music Festival organizers...
Old Palapye Museum concept bags global award
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:37 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
"This is the beginning for us as architects in Botswana to search for an architectural language that embodies who we are as a people and as a culture, using our past to...
Miss Botswana Fashion Show this Saturday
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:35 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
Designers will this weekend get an opportunity to display their talent at the Miss Botswana 2019-2020 fashion show themed 'Beauty with a Purpose'.
Morokotso’s robotics dreams ignite through Kajumo
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:31 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
Like other young person who dream big and aspire for the finer things in life, Kabelo Morokotso has set his eyes on his first love-robots.
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Opinion & Analysis
Is populism surging into Botswana politics?
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 14:48 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
Despite the rising wave of populism across the world and the damage populists have done in both the East and the West, voters are increasingly falling for populist rhet...
A woman at the frontline of conservation
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:47 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
Oratile Beula is the first woman wildlife guide at Great Plains Conservation, and one of the very few in Botswana. She shares some of the highlights of a career that fill...
A rejoinder to Joubert: Whose tourism is it anyways?
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:40 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
Firstly, may I thank Derek Joubert on the enlightening first paragraph of his article (Mmegi page 15 Vol 31) on the overall value of the tourism industry globally.
Botswana Patriotic Front: The compelling story
Fri 09 Aug 2019, 16:05 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
The year 2019 marks another milestone in our five year electoral cycle and promises to go down as the most significant and historic in the history of our politics. It is ...
Features
Down to the wire at Choppies, as cash crisis builds
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 13:53 pm
Mmegi
Features
On September 4, suspended CEO and major shareholder, Ramachandran Ottapathu faces off against Choppies’ non-executive directors in a secret ballot that will decide ...
A voter's dilemma
Fri 09 Aug 2019, 17:13 pm
Mmegi
Features
With less than three months to go before Botswana’s national election, the country finds itself bombarded from all sides by different crises of different proportion...
Will CITES fail Africa for the 44th year?
Fri 09 Aug 2019, 17:06 pm
Mmegi
Features
JOHANNESBURG: Divisions amongst Africans countries were signed and sealed at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 that partitioned Africa into colonies under different West...
Botswana's food production can join the Blue Revolution
Fri 09 Aug 2019, 17:02 pm
Mmegi
Features
Many countries around the world have started to focus on the aquatic environment for increased food production. This is in response to the fact that the world population ...
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The Untold Story of Ram
Fri 23 Aug 2019, 11:31 am
Mmegi
Sponsored
The 4th of September 2019 will likely be marked as a day of reckoning for Botswana’s corporate sector. Choppies shareholders will congregate not only to decide the ...
Top lawyer tips Khato civils to bag the P900 000 000 without breaking sweat after parly blunder
Sun 11 Aug 2019, 10:00 am
Mmegi
Sponsored
Respected defence lawyer Kgosi Ngakaagae has tipped contractor Khato Civils to bag the P900 million of their recently awarded 100km Masama-Mmamashia water tender without ...
BOPEU recovers P381,000 from Motsamai’s former head of finance
Fri 17 Aug 2018, 13:10 pm
Mmegi
Sponsored
Botswana Public Employees’ Union (BOPEU) was successful on Tuesday before Justice Abednico Tafa in Lobatse in their bid to recover some P381, 144.11 with interest from ...
BOPEU Court Case on August 9
Mon 06 Aug 2018, 13:40 pm
Mmegi
Sponsored
The urgent Court case involving BOPEU’s two warring parties which was scheduled for the High Court in Lobatse on Friday last week has been moved to August 9, after ...
World
What are the US's intentions in Africa?
Mon 05 Aug 2019, 08:26 am
Mmegi
World
The United States has been losing influence in Africa - but its top diplomat to the continent wants to turn this around.
First black African woman to summit Mt Everest
Thu 16 May 2019, 14:56 pm
Mmegi
World
Saray Khumalo, a Zambia-born Johannesburg resident, on Thursday morning became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 8,848m.
Trump declares national emergency over IT threats
Thu 16 May 2019, 11:33 am
Mmegi
World
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries".
Chinese businessman becomes a chief in Nigeria
Thu 25 Apr 2019, 15:24 pm
Mmegi
World
A leader of the Chinese community in northern Nigeria has been crowned, or "turbaned", as a chief by the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
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