Archives
Explore
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Full Picture
Featured Videos
More
About Us
Advertise with Us
Archives
Sitemap
Contact us
Sign in
Create account
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Select Year:
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
Select Month:
January
|
March
|
April
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
August
|
October
|
November
|
December
|
Archives:
Friday August 01
Monday August 04
Tuesday August 05
Wednesday August 06
Thursday August 07
Friday August 08
Monday August 11
Tuesday August 12
Wednesday August 13
Thursday August 14
Friday August 15
Monday August 18
Tuesday August 19
Wednesday August 20
Thursday August 21
Friday August 22
Monday August 25
Tuesday August 26
Wednesday August 27
Thursday August 28
Friday August 29
Botswana to host dance championships
Botswana Dance Sport Association (BODANSA) will host the inurgural annual event in conjuction with its affiliate, Concept dance club.Couples from Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe are expected to join the host in a one-day...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Mali's coup-leading army captain promoted to general
Diplomats in Bamako said the surprise move by the government of interim President Dioncounda Traore was meant to push Captain towards retirement to allow president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to start with a clean slate.The decision, which was...
16 August 2013
Phiyega comments stun miners
But the body count at North West mines continues to rise.Phiyega was speaking yesterday moments after she, union representatives, mining bosses and the leaders of the local communities in North West that have been besieged by violence, signed a...
16 August 2013
US condemns killings of Egypt protesters, Turkey wants UN action
warned of the risk of civil war after Egyptian security forces moved in on protesters seeking the reinstatement of toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.European leaders criticised the assault on a camp of pro-Mursi protesters in Cairo, calling...
16 August 2013
Central African Republic on brink of collapse
The landlocked former French colony - one of the poorest places on earth - has been plunged into chaos since the Seleka rebels seized power from President Francois Bozize four months ago, triggering a humanitarian crisis in the heart of Africa....
16 August 2013
The rise of the Internet dissidents
Computer scientist Nadia Heninger argued that leaking information is now becoming the 'civil disobedience of our age'. The late historian and activist Howard Zinn described the act of civil disobedience as 'the deliberate, discriminate, violation of...
NOZOMI HAYASE 16 August 2013
Nitty gritty
It's just that Chicken likes referring to her as 'my vrou' this, 'my vrou' that and the other, so everyone refers to her as his wife.Everyone that is, except Walkie who knows otherwise. She claims that according to her e-mail sources in Josie,...
Barolong Seboni 16 August 2013
Misappropriating chieftaincy heritage identities a danger
This piece is enticed by the article that appeared in Mmegi of Friday August 9, on the Kgamane family and Shoshong Chieftaincy issues titled 'Kgamane clears mist on Shoshong Chieftaincy.' As a cultural heritage specialist, I view bogosi as a cultural...
16 August 2013
Digging tswana roots
Ever since SABC was turned off in Botswana, we relatively poor ones are resigned to watching Btv and the many "God channels" - relieved only by the wider coverage of France 24. But, like many others, I consider this to be - most of the time -...
L.M Leteane 16 August 2013
Selefu 16 August 2013
16 August 2013
What is the truth about Khumalo?
On one hand is the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs answer in Parliament yesterday that Khumalo had 'indicated his wish to be returned to Zimbabwe' when he was interviewed by Botswana immigration authorities who had been notified of his reluctance...
16 August 2013
Northern Netball League to start early September
The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) Northern Zone League executive committee met in Palapye last Saturday to discuss the kick-off date. Mercy Kololo, the BONA Northern Zone public relations officer confirmed the meeting."Yes, it is true...
SHINGIRAI MADONDO
Book review
A Delicate Truth is le Carr's 23rd novel. Since the end of the Cold War he has shifted from the spy genre to the ramifications of the so-called War on Terror. He now focuses on the tensions between honest public servants and politicians and...
Sheridan Griswold 16 August 2013
Back stage
This is an unusual film, as it is not a blasting superhero fable. It is the story of one human being asked by the United Nations to deal with an apocalyptic invasion of earth, not by Triffids, eruptions of lava covering the earth, germs from outer...
Sasa Majuma 16 August 2013
Landscapes, storms in hand made sketchbooks
Kimberly Kersey-Asbury lived in Botswana for 10 years and carried back the good memories and images in both her mind and art sketchbooks to her home in America.Her exhibition at Thapong Visual Arts Centre last week was an ode to her love for all...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Local artist works displayed in Brazil
The Afreaka Project is holding an exhibition for the entire month of August at the Metro Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Mandumbwa, who is currently in Botswana, departs for Brazil on Saturday and returns on August 30.While in Brazil, he is expected...
CHAKALISA DUBE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Ziki Kraai: Born an artist
Ziki Kraai believes there is no failure in art and that an artist keeps on learning new skills as long as he or she is alive.Kraai learnt sculpting before he even started school.Today, the elderly man insists he is still learning and does not believe...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Troubled waters: But the good news is the drought
No matter which way you look at it, when you review Water Utilities Corporation (WUC), the picture is simply not pretty. And the deeper you go, the less pretty it becomes.On the one hand, we are in the midst of a dreadful drought, the 'water view'...
16 August 2013
consumer watchdog
Yes, I know that you and I don't have any special legal powers, no action hero superpowers and no particular knowledge that will equip us to fight against abuse but the truth is simple. If we don't complain, nobody will ever know we were abused.The...
16 August 2013
Mobile cellular subscriptions reach 3 million
In 2012, post-paid and pre-paid mobile cellular subscriptions were 63,842 and 3,017,884 respectively. A recent report from Statistics Botswana says the increase resulted from the rise in prepaid subscriptions, which constituted 97.9 percent of total...
KEIKANTSE LESEMELA
Correspondent 16 August 2013
CA gives nod to Lansmore takeover
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) listed but Africa focused Lonrho owns Botswana's newest business five-star hotel, Lansmore situated at Masa Centre in the new CBD.The two companies agreed to the buyout two months ago, which would give the Swedish firm...
BRIAN BENZA
Ballooning loan book lifts BancABC profits
In 2011, BancABC, which operates in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique, ventured into retail banking from merchant banking and has continued on a growth path in all its business.Announcing the listed bank's interim results for the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Sevens' team starts Castle CAR tournament preparations
Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) official, Kealeboga Charles told Mmegi Sport that the tournament to be hosted by Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Cheetahs will have a women section. "The ladies' teams did not have much action this year but after the Zambia...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Aussie mining company drags Govt to court
Minister of Minerals Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila rejected Mount Burgess' request for an extension of the Kihabe project prospecting licence early this year. The mining company then unsuccessfully appealed to Vice President and former...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Countdown begins against "fong kong" cellphones
Under its empowering Act, the Authority has the authority to penalise retailers and distributors of cellphones and other telecommunications equipment not meeting its type approval. The "fong kong" phones, so called as they do not have documents...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
BoB injects another stimulus into economy
The Bank of Botswana (BoB) this week moved to make access to funds cheaper for producers and consumers as it cut interest rates for the third time this year, citing inflation.The move sought to contain inflation within the 3 - 6 percent objective...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
The real problem with the new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
With Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meeting in Jerusalem tomorrow, the renewed peace talks, or perhaps they are 'pre-talks', already seem to be off to a wobbly start. All three parties - US, Israeli and Palestinian - are falling into...
16 August 2013
What is the way forward for the MDC?
The brushing aside by the AU and SADC of MDC concerns with the recent elections in Zimbabwe and the African political class' quick endorsement of ZANU-PF win as the winner is not a coincidence. Below the surface, the political class in most African...
16 August 2013
Scientific conferences for networking and tourism
Everyone knows that scientific conferences are organised to network and share knowledge. Even churches these days do arrange conferences for their congregations to share God's word, for spiritual enrichment and for individuals to see purpose in their...
16 August 2013
Preparations for Domboshaba fest at advanced stage
It attracts thousands of people from all over the country to the Domboshaba ruins on the periphery of Kalakamati village. According to the publicity and information secretary of the Domboshaba Cultural Trust, Kangangwane Phatshwane, the first part of...
EDWARD MPOLOKA
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Zambian President sacrifices minister?
Since coming to power almost two years ago, the ruling party has posted a lucklustre performance and analysts believe Lungu has been made the sacrificial lamb. The die-hard PF activist was sacked on August 13th, six months after his appointment and...
ARTHUR SIMUCHOBA
P700,000 Independence fest for Gaborone
Gaborone will for the first time in at least five years, host a big Independence Day celebration this September, courtesy of the Gaborone Wards Development Committee.Dubbed the Boipuso Cultural Festival (BOCUFE), the four-part festival will cost at...
GOTHATAONE MOENG
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Young Batswana excel abroad
The two are part of the over 100 students in the Top Achievers Programme, an initiative that began four years ago under the auspices of the Botswana Education Hub (BEH) in order to strengthen the local human resource base. The competition brought...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Shortage of finances hampers junior golfers' progress
But everything at the club is not going smoothly, due to some challenges. The juniors do no have coaches but they play with each other regularly and that motivates them.Mmegi Sport is reliably informed that the club is credited with helping the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Alleged predator smuggler in court
The trial resumed on Tuesday this week at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks Force Training Enforcement conference chambers before Magistrate Ike Raphael.The 27-year-old is alleged to have, along with Mpegang White Tebele, Keseneilwe Keobonye Ntau and...
ZOLANI KRAAI
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Getting the lion to shun beef
Research has shown that the lion-human conflict is as old as our origins on the African Savannah. Lions often attack livestock, and they attack people with some regularity. For years, farmers have fought back and speared the lions.Wildlife...
LAWRENCE SERETSE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Prophet sees BDP win in 2014
He however did not reveal what will happen post 2019.He also warned, "God tells me we can change our policies but our constitution should remain untouched or there will be trouble".Elias, who is the founder of the ever-growing Gates of Heaven...
BONIFACE KEAKABETSE
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Union official slams CITF
At the handover ceremony in Gaborone skipped by the management, Maiketswane said CITF managers defied orders to appear before the labour office without giving valid reasons. Speaking at the CITF boardroom, he said managers told the union officials...
BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
HRDC Bill passed by Parliament
The Bill provides for the promotion of proper planning and funding of education and training institutions. It also promotes funding of work-place training, vocational, technical training and higher education.The minister said its main focus is to...
LERATO MALEKE
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Living hell in Ranyane
RANYANE: It is now a week since the people of Ranyane settlement, southwest of Ghanzi, have been without water. A borehole that has been supplying the residents of this area who are predominantly Basarwa with water experienced mechanical faults...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
School for the disabled calls for help
The school has two classrooms for 22 children with intellectual disabilities but the institution is in a state of disarray. Both learners and teachers are faced with so many challenges in the school, making it an environment that is difficult...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Women complain of bullying by male cattle owners
Tlhabologo Raletsholo told a recent Kgotla meeting that some men undermine women farmers, who are too resource-strained to fence their farms. Another woman, Marea Chamme said the matter has reversed efforts to empower women. She said they spend lots...
OAGENG BATENEGI
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Church onslaught on gays regrettable
We therefore wish to reiterate our position on LGBT rights. BONELA stands by its views that human rights are inherent in every human being regardless of their gender, gender identity, race, HIV status and sexual orientation.While BONELA respects the...
*UYAPO NDADI 16 August 2013
Batswana outnumber foreigners in gay sex
During a national AIDS council meeting yesterday, director of HIV/AIDS prevention, Dr Refeletswe Lebelonyane said that in a study they carried out in Gaborone, Francistown and Kasane, locals accounted for 97.6 percent of men who had sex with other...
MARANYANE NGWANAAMOTHO
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Coaching course credited for Stars' run
The Ramotswa based outfit has shown a lot of improvement this season and looks set to give bigger sides a tough game. "After attending the courses, we look at the game differently," he told Mmegi Sport. His side has been fixtured against second...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Resident Nigerians miffed with govt, security agents
FRANCISTOWN: Nigerians resident in Botswana have appealed to their President, Goodluck Jonathan asking him to intervene on their behalf over what they term concerted hatred and xenophobia meted out against them by Botswana government authorities and...
LEBOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent 16 August 2013
Batshu defends deportation of nonagenarian
A spokesperson of the Botswana Centre for Human Rights, Flora Kedibonye, has confirmed to Mmegi that Botswana's Chief Immigration Officer, Mabuse Pule, was also in Plumtree to help facilitate Khumalo's repatriation to Botswana. An ambulance was...
ISAIAH MOREWAGAE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
A forlorn cry
RANYANE: For 34-year-old Kashe Gadisele the Basarwa will never give up their land to make way for wild animals. The self-styled youthful revolutionary is among the most "educated" residents of Ranyane settlement. He completed the two-year Junior...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
Die-hards take stock of their miserable lives
Thirst, hunger and desolation are the order of the day. Both cattle and people have no water to drink. To compound the daily struggles, not even odd jobs are available for the economically active citizens. The settlement, located about 300 km from...
OARABILE MOSIKARE & KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Staff Writer 16 August 2013
In solidarity with Ranyane settlement
A few years ago I worked as a stakeholder engagement consultant for the national land use map. This was a major project involving experts in various fields and happening in different parts of the country. My own role took me to the Kgalagadi,...
16 August 2013
Subscribe
Receive latest and breaking news via email
Submit
Have a Story? Send Us a tip
Invalid key
Send