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Khama quits BDP
Khama quits BDP
25 May 2019
Mmegi
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SEROWE: Former president Ian Khama this morning finally announced his eminent exit from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
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Khama quits BDP
Sat 25 May 2019, 16:03 pm
Mmegi
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SEROWE: Former president Ian Khama this morning finally announced his eminent exit from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
Masisi, company to ward off Khama threat in Boteti West
Fri 24 May 2019, 14:38 pm
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PALAPYE: Against the backdrop of veiled threats issued by former President, Ian Khama to de-campaign Vice President (VP) Slumber Tsogwane, his successor President Mokgwee...
Police search Kgosi for other phone, computers
Fri 24 May 2019, 14:25 pm
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A contingent of security officers led by detective superintendent Maikaelelo Chepete raided former spy chief Isaac Kgosi’s mansion on Tuesday morning demanding his cell...
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Fri 24 May 2019, 13:14 pm
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This is no Game of Thrones but winter is here! Looking good when it’s freezing is a niche wardrobe art.
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Khama quits BDP
Sat 25 May 2019, 16:03 pm
Mmegi
News
SEROWE: Former president Ian Khama this morning finally announced his eminent exit from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
Masisi, company to ward off Khama threat in Boteti West
Fri 24 May 2019, 14:38 pm
Mmegi
News
PALAPYE: Against the backdrop of veiled threats issued by former President, Ian Khama to de-campaign Vice President (VP) Slumber Tsogwane, his successor President Mokgwee...
Police search Kgosi for other phone, computers
Fri 24 May 2019, 14:25 pm
Mmegi
News
A contingent of security officers led by detective superintendent Maikaelelo Chepete raided former spy chief Isaac Kgosi’s mansion on Tuesday morning demanding his cell...
Directors steal copper cable valued at P 140, 000
Thu 23 May 2019, 16:27 pm
Mmegi
News
Police yesterday arrested two men in possession of suspected stolen copper cables following concerns of such items in Gaborone and surrounding villages.
Business
BR stokes MPs' rage
Thu 23 May 2019, 16:14 pm
Mmegi
Business
Enraged legislators in the Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprise this morning dismissed the appearance of Botswana Railways after the rail utility failed to ...
Govt seeks to borrow P1.2bn
Wed 22 May 2019, 16:06 pm
Mmegi
Business
Government will return to the capital market on May 31, seeking to borrow P1.15 billion, by way of floating a six-month treasury bill and three bonds.
Choppies saga: 'I'm fighting this' - Ram
Tue 21 May 2019, 17:01 pm
Mmegi
Business
Suspended Choppies CEO, Ramachandran Ottapathu says he has already engaged his lawyers to contest his suspension from the regional grocer.
Uncertainty descends as Pula Steel sale grinds to a halt
Fri 17 May 2019, 13:08 pm
Mmegi
Business
The eagerly-awaited sale of the country’s pioneering steel plant, Pula Steel, has ground to a halt in a cloud of uncertainty, with the winner of the recent auction unab...
Sport
IAAF fines BAA P100,000
Fri 24 May 2019, 12:34 pm
Mmegi
Sport
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has slapped the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) with a $9,000 (nearly P100,000) fine for failure to take...
FA Cup postponement presents dilemma
Fri 24 May 2019, 12:31 pm
Mmegi
Sport
The postponement of the Orange FA Cup final between Township Rollers and Orapa United has presented a dilemma to the teams, as some of the players will be out of contract...
Eyes at the bottom as league curtains fall
Fri 24 May 2019, 12:24 pm
Mmegi
Sport
This weekend's round of league games will draw the BTC Premiership season’s curtain to a close, with most eyes at the bottom of the standings.
Botswana chosen for FIFA's pilot school project
Fri 24 May 2019, 12:24 pm
Mmegi
Sport
World soccer governing body, FIFA, has chosen Botswana as one of 11 countries globally, for a pilot school football project.
Lifestyle
Winter is here!
Fri 24 May 2019, 13:14 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
This is no Game of Thrones but winter is here! Looking good when it’s freezing is a niche wardrobe art.
Ululating comes to Pres Day Comp - Makgalemele
Fri 24 May 2019, 13:04 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
PALAPYE: As a way to help promote culture, the government through Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC) is considering the inclusion of ulul...
Myanmar-bound Masalile to hoist Botswana flag
Fri 24 May 2019, 13:03 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
Yangu Masalile who scooped the Miss Junior Botswana title in 2015 will represent Botswana at the Miss Princess International pageant that will be held at Myanmar, Mandala...
English curator addresses local artists
Fri 24 May 2019, 12:56 pm
Mmegi
Lifestyle
UK Curator Melissa Hinkin recently addressed local visual artists during an Art Talk arranged by Thapong Visual Arts Centre in partnership with the British Council.
Blogs
Opinion & Analysis
Hunting ban: Why was it lifted? What's next?
Fri 24 May 2019, 11:48 am
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
PRESS STATEMENT: In June 2018, a Presidential Sub-Committee of Cabinet was tasked to initiate a social dialogue aimed at reviewing the ban on hunting. The process entaile...
President without obligation: a public scrutiny illusion
Fri 17 May 2019, 12:35 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
This treatise acknowledges that any President should be given enough powers to rule and avoid a state of anarchy but no one including the President should be a law onto h...
A crisis of too many, not too few (Part 4)
Fri 17 May 2019, 12:20 pm
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
Perhaps the easiest way to increase space for elephants, and to pay for their conservation, is through trophy hunting.
The rule of law as a social determinant of health (Part 1)
Fri 17 May 2019, 11:08 am
Mmegi
Opinion & Analysis
Research over the past few decades has established that law helps structure, shape and influence social conditions that we describe as "social determinants" and acts as a...
Features
A nation of abusers
Fri 17 May 2019, 12:30 pm
Mmegi
Features
Ranked as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, behind closed doors its people violate each other.
The man who found Orapa's secret
Fri 17 May 2019, 12:29 pm
Mmegi
Features
On a typical slow Monday in May last year, Monkgogi Chepete found himself holding a shiny rock in his hand, the likes of which had never been dug up in Orapa’s 48-year ...
Remembering the little girls of Morrumbala
Fri 17 May 2019, 12:26 pm
Mmegi
Features
Recently, we were making plans to visit parts of Mozambique for counsel with our church leaders following the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Idai in the area.
A trumpet call to action in the Sphere of Fear
Fri 10 May 2019, 18:00 pm
Mmegi
Features
A 520,000-square kilometre paradise straddling five countries, including Botswana, has turned into a Sphere of Fear for residents besieged by ever-increasing numbers of e...
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BOPEU, Raletsatsi Fight P2 million Liability Claim
Fri 17 Aug 2018, 13:12 pm
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The High Court heard yesterday that Andrew Motsamai authorised a P2 million liability contract that bound Babereki Investments, the Botswana Public Employees’ Union (BO...
BOPEU recovers P381,000 from Motsamai’s former head of finance
Fri 17 Aug 2018, 13:10 pm
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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
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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 ...
Mogwera Suspends Four NEC Members
Mon 06 Aug 2018, 13:40 pm
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A court application by renegade BOPEU NEC members seeking a Court order to confirm the toppling of president Masego Mogwera and her National Office Bearers is in shaky gr...
World
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.
US election 2020: Joe Biden launches presidential bid
Thu 25 Apr 2019, 14:16 pm
Mmegi
World
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has declared a presidential bid, putting an end to months of speculation.
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Former director general of Directorate of Intelligence Service (DIS) Issac Kgosi was on Tuesday night arrested at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport by DIS agents.
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