The highs and lows of 2017

Friday, December 22, 2017

Battlefield: Matshegeng congress turned into a battlefield when the warring factions met

The year 2017 was a busy year with its highs and lows. The year was full of challenges and opportunities. Mmegi Staff Writers in the northern bureau recap on some of the major stories that made news headlines as the curtain falls on the hectic year 2017

F/town deputy mayor ousted

Early this year, controversy-ridden Kanana ward councillor, Lechedzani Modenga was ousted as Francistown deputy mayor. Satellite South councillor Godisang Radisigo would later be sworn-in, in his place. Modenga’s tenure as deputy mayor was often mired in controversy.

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The highs and lows of 2017

The year 2017 was a busy year with its highs and lows. The year was full of challenges and opportunities. Mmegi Staff Writers in the northern bureau recap on some of the major stories that made news headlines as the curtain falls on the hectic year 2017

Rollers, Orapa brace for two-part sequel

Stanbic pretax profits up 11%

The audacity to be a unicorn

Faulty gadgets top complaints to BOCRA

Civil Society fights 'flawed' constitutional amendment

Civil Society calls for Constitution review governing Act

IEC rejects 2,513 registrations

Motshegwa prevails against detractors

Inspect the voters' roll!