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BPP Yet To Appoint Delegates To UDC NEC
BPP Yet To Appoint Delegates To UDC NEC
14 August 2017
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FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) is yet to appoint four members to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) National Executive Committee (NEC). The UDC pres...
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Entrepreneur Strikes Chakalaka Deal With KFC
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
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Nkata Seleka, through her company Sleek Foods, has clinched a deal to supply international fast food franchise, KFC with Chakalaka.
BPP Yet To Appoint Delegates To UDC NEC
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
The Monitor
News
FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) is yet to appoint four members to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) National Executive Committee (NEC). The UDC pres...
DJ Oats On Tswana Delight Tour
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
The Monitor
Lifestyle
Award winning house music sensation DJ Oats is on a nationwide tour promoting his latest single Tswana Delight, which was released recently.
Trade Unions Aspire To See A Better Botswana
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 16:02 pm
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Opinion & Analysis
Trade unions are part of the civil society that aspire to see a better Botswana. Trade unions fight for the poor. Trade unions fight for the disadvantaged. Trade unions f...
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BPP Yet To Appoint Delegates To UDC NEC
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
The Monitor
News
FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) is yet to appoint four members to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) National Executive Committee (NEC). The UDC pres...
Pilane Faction Scoffs At Congress Re-Run
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:57 pm
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News
The Sidney Pilane-led faction of Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) has written to Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to dismiss proposals for a congress re-run.
Rari Unopposed For BOSETU SG Position
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:56 pm
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News
FRANCISTOWN: Only Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) secretary general (SG) Tobokani Rari will be unopposed at the union’s upcoming elective congress bill...
Roma Admits Bishop Seane Resigned To Clear His Name
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:55 pm
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News
Despite last week’s denials by the Vicar General, Father Andrew Makgetla that Bishop Valentine Seane was forced to resign, a statement he sent to different Roman Catholic...
Business
Entrepreneur Strikes Chakalaka Deal With KFC
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
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Business
Nkata Seleka, through her company Sleek Foods, has clinched a deal to supply international fast food franchise, KFC with Chakalaka.
Rules For Financial Success: Rule 2
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:37 pm
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Rules For Financial Success: Rule 2
BIHL Trust Donates House In Mabule
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:31 pm
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MABULE: Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) Trust last week donated a two-bedroomed house to a needy family of five children in Mabule village.
Trio Aim High As Jam Business flourishes
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:30 pm
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Business
MOSHUPA: It is not always unemployment and hunger that drives the youth to start businesses. Others are born entrepreneurs, while others are pushed by a burning desire to...
Sport
Thebe Suffers Injury As Relay Team Crashes Out
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:59 pm
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Sport
Botswana’s promising sprinter, Baboloki Thebe suffered an injury blow when the men’s 4x400m relay team crashed out in the heats at the just ended IAAF World Championships...
BFA Financial Constraints Hamper National Teams
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:19 pm
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Sport
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) could not meet its set targets due to the reccurring financial constraints. It was announced at the last year’s BFA annual general...
Gunners Win One-Day Tourney
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:14 pm
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Sport
OTSE: Extension Gunners beat Township Rollers 4-3 on penalties and subsequently emerged winners of a four-team pre-season tournament, which was played at Otse Police Coll...
FRAFA Independence Cup Receives P65,000 Sponsorship
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:14 pm
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Sport
FRANCISTOWN: Francistown Regional Football Association (FRAFA) recently unveiled a P65,000 sponsorship for this year’s Independence Cup courtesy of two local business mog...
Lifestyle
DJ Oats On Tswana Delight Tour
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
The Monitor
Lifestyle
Award winning house music sensation DJ Oats is on a nationwide tour promoting his latest single Tswana Delight, which was released recently.
X Models Breaking Boundaries
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 15:21 pm
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Lifestyle
Youth-owned modelling agency, X Models, would stretch its diversity by hosting an Arabian themed fashion show.
An Action-Packed Colour Run
Mon 07 Aug 2017, 18:00 pm
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Lifestyle
This year’s edition of the annual Colour Run was action-packed as it carried a number of activities for the low turnout left colourfully quenched on Saturday at Serokolwa...
Urban Empire Dance Crew Displays Exquisite Moves
Mon 07 Aug 2017, 16:26 pm
The Monitor
Lifestyle
Hip-hop dance crew, Urban Empire treated youthful hip-hop fanatics to beautiful dance moves in a show dubbed Evolution of Dance 2 at Maitisong on Saturday evening.
Tribute To Sir Ketumile Masire
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Trade Unions Aspire To See A Better Botswana
Mon 14 Aug 2017, 16:02 pm
The Monitor
Opinion & Analysis
Trade unions are part of the civil society that aspire to see a better Botswana. Trade unions fight for the poor. Trade unions fight for the disadvantaged. Trade unions f...
Our Chance To Change The Country Will Come
Mon 07 Aug 2017, 16:34 pm
The Monitor
Opinion & Analysis
I’m happy to be in the midst of young people today. I’m privileged to be among a generation that holds the key to a new Botswana, a generation of hope, a generation that ...
Open Letter To The Former BCP Youth League President
Mon 31 Jul 2017, 16:19 pm
The Monitor
Opinion & Analysis
Greetings Comrade. It is my hope that this letter finds you in magnificent health. My assumption is that the dust has not yet settled since your resignation from BCP yout...
My Bobonong
Mon 24 Jul 2017, 15:28 pm
The Monitor
Opinion & Analysis
I am so happy and at peace with what happened in Bobonong.This was predicted by most analysts and one day some how it had to happen. At least today no one at Botswana Mov...
Features
UB Academics Endorse ‘Shoot-To-Kill’ Policy
Tue 04 Jul 2017, 16:13 pm
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Features
Two University of Botswana (UB) academics have argued that the controversial ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy is a legitimate conservation strategy.
Botswana, Zimbabwe In Cold War?
Mon 12 Jun 2017, 15:55 pm
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Features
FRANCISTOWN: For many years, the governments of Botswana and Zimbabwe and even their people post-independence for both countries, have enjoyed cordial relationships.
Patrick Van Rensburg (1931-2017) by Jeff Ramsay
Mon 29 May 2017, 16:16 pm
The Monitor
Features
The late Patrick van Rensburg was one of the founders of modern Botswana, a hero in the struggle against Apartheid, and through the work of his Foundation for Education w...
A Life Through World War II, Politics, Bogosi
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Features
The tiny village of Gulubane is situated about 10 kilometres off the A3 road. From Francistown, pass Mathangwane until a board signalling a right turn appears. The road a...
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Horticultural Investor Cries For Masire
Fri 30 Jun 2017, 20:08 pm
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Renowned as a master farmer in his home village of Kanye and beyond, Sir Ketumile Masire met his march in Vlado Rubezic, somewhere around 1993 when he walked into Feed Ce...
Masire E Ne E Le Tsala Ya Me – Mugabe
Fri 30 Jun 2017, 20:08 pm
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Tautona wa lefatshe la Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe a re tautona wa bobedi wa lefatshe la Botswana, yo o neng a bolokwa maabane, Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire e ne e ...
Mma Gaone O Dirile Masire Mogaka – Khama
Fri 30 Jun 2017, 20:08 pm
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Tautona wa lefatshe la Botswana Lt General Dr Ian Khama a re tautona ya bobedi ya lefatshe la Botswana, Sir QuettKetumile Joni Masire o segile tema e tona thata ka nako y...
How Mosisedi, Other Farming Activities, Rekindled Rra Gaone’s Hope In Agriculture
Thu 29 Jun 2017, 14:14 pm
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On May 6, a host of farmers, especially those who till the soil gathered at Mosesidi Farm 10 belonging, incidentally to a farmer who share Sir Ketumile Masire’s name, Que...
World
North Korea hails 'ICBM test' success
Tue 04 Jul 2017, 13:15 pm
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World
North Korea says it has successfully tested its first "intercontinental ballistic missile" (ICBM).
Tiger Woods: Alcohol 'not involved' in arrest
Tue 30 May 2017, 14:59 pm
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World
Golfer Tiger Woods says alcohol was "not involved" in his arrest while driving in Florida early on Monday.
Meet Brigitte Macron, the new French first lady
Tue 09 May 2017, 09:36 am
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World
"Brigitte! Brigitte! Brigitte!" chanted the crowd as she took the stage with her husband, newly elected President Emmanuel Macron. Who is she?
Six journalists arrested over 'false news' in Ivory Coast
Mon 13 Feb 2017, 15:57 pm
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World
Six journalists, including three media owners, have been arrested in the Ivory Coast for "spreading false information" about a mutiny by security forces, their newspapers...
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MaXhosa a ipelela ngwao
Wed 16 Aug 2017, 16:14 pm
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Naledi
Makgolokgolo a merafe ya Botswana e ne e tshologetse moletlo wa go tlhomiwa ga Kgosana ya tetlanyo kwa motseng wa Bikwe, eleng Kgosi Nkosiyabo Mngqibisa.
Bo nnana ba rutiwa ngwao
Wed 16 Aug 2017, 16:13 pm
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E rile bosheng, sekolo sa dipongaponga sa Shinning Pebbles Day Care Center, sa dira mokete wa go ipelela letsatsi la ngwao kwa Tlokweng.
A re tsosoloseng ngwao
Wed 16 Aug 2017, 16:11 pm
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Go tswa bogologolo tala dingwao tsa merafe ka go farologana dile botlhokwa, ka merafe ene e itlotlomatsa ka seriti le ditso tsa yone. Malatsi a no, re bona jalo maiteko k...
Mme Gaotime Pilane o re tlogetse
Wed 16 Aug 2017, 16:10 pm
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Mongwe wa bagolo ba Naledi e kileng ya kwala ka botshelo jwa bone, ke Mme Gaotime Kebao Pilane, yo gape a neng a bidiwa Mma Motswana. Gompieno Naledi e re lekodisa fa Mm...
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Botswana’s 400 metres athlete, Baboloki Thebe greets delighted young fans at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA) yesterday following Team Botswana’s arrival from London. Thebe was part of the Botswana team that took part at the just-ended IAAF World Athletics Championships. The team included his 4x400m relay teammates, Onkabetse Nkobolo, Isaac Makwala, Nijel Amos and Karabo Sibanda. It also comprised women’s relay team, that was made up of Amantle Montsho, Lydia Jele, Christene B...
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