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In this week's paper

NEWS Nyalala: Mochudi Royal Family supports Me SA takes over beMOBILE CEDA rejects 13 Famining projects from Ghanzi Police commissioner ordered to pay 'humiliated' officers Parents arrested after exhumation of infant's remains Family sues over...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Saudis arrest 14 women for driving

Saudi authorities arrested 14 women for driving in the conservative kingdom, al-Madina newspaper reported on Sunday. The women were detained in the capital Riyadh, the western cities of Jeddah and Mecca as well as the Eastern Province, the report...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Toure' Meets FIFA's anti-racism head

Jeffrey Webb, a FIFA vice-president, said he had asked to meet the Ivory Coast midfielder at Stamford Bridge after Manchester City's game against Chelsea. CSKA have been charged by UEFA with racist behaviour by their fans, but will contest the...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Madrid angry with referee after El Clasico defeat

Goals from Neymar and Alexis S‡nchez gave Gerardo Martino's team victory, but the visitors were left to bemoan two penalty appeals that were rejected before JesŽ's late reply. Shortly before half-time, Mallenco waved away Madrid pleas after...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Molatlhegi wins Botswana ladies closed tourney

The Gaborone Golf Club ace won the tournament with a gross of 166 after 36 holes while her nearest rival Tiny Kgatlwane came second with a gross of 181. Her weekend triumph comes barely a month after she won the ladies' version of the Independence...

Thato Kala 28 October 2013

Gumpo wins Roscoe Bonna blitz title

Barileng Gaelafshwe of Mobile Chess Club was second while Moakofi Notha from Bonyonyo was third. Notha and Gaolashwe scored nine points each and had to be separated by a tiebreak. The two pocketed P800 and P700 respectively. Providence Oatlhotse of...

Calistus Kolantsho | 28 October 2013

Flames beat Splinters in F/town derby

The victory kept a confident Flames in the race to finish in the top four when the unsponsored Botswana Basketball Association (BBA) League. Before a capacity crowd at the Donga Barracks in Francistown on Saturday morning, Flames emerged the winner...

Shingirai Madondo 28 October 2013

Boxing tournament impresses

The bout of the day was between Ookeditse Bobeilwe of SSKB and Lentswe Swinila of Glenn Valley Boxing Club in the middle weight category (75 kilograms). Their physical fitness and tactical skills were very impressive, especially Swinila who...

Teichler Rankoa 28 October 2013

Orapa United inflict more pain on troubled Notwane

The defeat was another debilitating setback for Toronto after their South African professionals threatened to quit because they had been kicked out of their accommodation. There were reports that the players had also not been paid their salaries....

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 28 October 2013

Tonota FC, TASC share spoils

The game started on a high tempo, although both sides looked somewhat rusty and struggled to combine. TASC created the first opportunity after 10 minutes when Mothata Lucas burst into the Tonota FC box, but his shot flew across the face of goal. At...

Shingirai Madondo 28 October 2013

Letlapeng hit Rolling Boys with controversial goal

A controversial solitary strike by Sadat Sinase in the second half settled the match. Sinase scored from a ball that should have been returned to the opponents under the fair play rule. Rolling Boys players watched in stunned disbelief as the player...

Calistus Kolantsho | 28 October 2013

Rollers end Chiefs unbeaten

Before the match, Chiefs had won all the seven games they had played. The game against Rollers was seen as a real test. In the absence of influential captain, Pontsho Moloi, Chiefs started with Othusitse Pilane ahead of Patrick Lenyeletse. Tshepo...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 28 October 2013

Cape Union Mart expands

The company's brands include Old Khaki, K-Way, Sparks and Ellis, a uniform company, and Poetry - a lifestyle concept store for women. "We are aiming for 200 stores by 2016. We believe in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. We are not going further...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Nyalala launches Bakgatla TV to take on DStv

Taking advantage of the new digital platform of DTT, Bakgatla pay tv, the brain child of Moruleng visionary leader, aims to take the likes of DStv, and SABC  head on in the South African market and later Botswana. Moruleng Kgosi Nyalala Pilane...

Staff Writer 28 October 2013

The French celebrate West African music

With many titles under his belt including being hailed as a Senegalese singer, percussionist, songwriter, composer, occasional actor, businessman and a politician, Yousson N'dour's show indeed made quite an impression on many that night. Although...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 28 October 2013

Thapong hosts fashion night

This proved to be true as some of the most talented fashion designers in the country of different calibers came together to showcase their masterpieces to the public on Saturday at Thapong Visual Arts Centre in Gaborone. For those who have swagger...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 28 October 2013

Optician sets up vision centre

Richard Goring, of Specsavers in The Woolgate Centre, was part of a team of six, including four optometrists and two dispensing opticians, who set out with the mission to provide affordable eyecare. Making the trip with Vision Aid Overseas (VAO), it...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Samantha Mogwe and Puna grace My African Dream finale

The talented 25-year-old singer was on her best element as she introduced the audience to her currently popular song Transitions, which is in rotation in local radio stations through a live performance. It is no doubt that the neo-soul and rhythm...

Mpho Mokwape | 28 October 2013

Is it getting bigger or smaller?

Many are employed in the carpet, brick and garment industries. The country hopes to eliminate the practice by 2020, but former child labourers are skeptical, like 12-year-old Maya Lama, a Nepalese girl, who until last year led a very different...

Mpho Mokwape 28 October 2013

Tearing the UDC

Mpho Mokwape 28 October 2013

Mazabathi dumps Steggling for Ntuane

Mazabathi, who was also contesting for Moselewapula council seat, sent messages to the Steggling camp that he was no longer standing. Over the weekend, a seemingly over the moon Ntuane confirmed that his long time friend had decided to be part of his...

Staff Writer 28 October 2013

Six months of non-stop police patrols

In a draft strategy document, produced by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Police, National Aids Coordinating Agency(NACA) and the Immigration Department, the patrols will be carried out by police and the immigration department. The...

Staff Writer 28 October 2013

Disabled Jamataka woman loses Hope

This is the plight of disabled Boshadi Masole of Jamataka village. The mother of six (three boys and three girls) said that her troubles started in 2009 when she was paralysed by disease. In her yard in the village, she cuts a sorry solitary figure...

Pini Bothoko | 28 October 2013

BNYC, BONASW Sign MoU

The agreement is meant to recognise youth participation in community and national development. The two bodies intend to work together with other institutions to reach out to the youth. Speaking at a press briefing last week, BNYC executive director,...

Sharon Mathala 28 October 2013

Moruleng Bakgatla open Multi-Million mall

"It is now time for the doubting Thomases to believe," said Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Traditional Administration (BBKTA) during the official opening last week. BBKTA administers the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela (BBK) community about...

Lerato Maleke 28 October 2013

Sthandwa gets them all

"I am very happy to have taken all the awards and I am going to continue being an attentive learner in my class," she says. Morakanyane says with education, people can realise their potential and achieve their goals. She advises other learners to...

Baboki Kayawe 28 October 2013

MRCB addresses shortage of facilities

The centre which has been entrusted with providing education and accommodation for visual impaired children in Botswana for the past 44 years has been battling with providing care and accommodation to the increasing number of children each year. The...

Mpho Mokwape | 28 October 2013

National de-worming campaign starts

He said this during a recent full council session held at the sub-district council premises in Mogoditshane. Motlokwa told the council that the national campaign on de-worming, Vitamin A and measles for six to 60 months' children will be held on the...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 28 October 2013

Murder Suspect Remanded

Kennedy Moris of Kgosing ward in Maun will appear again in a fortnight for a routine mention. He was not asked to plead to the single count of murder as the lower court does not have the jurisdiction. Earlier on, defence lawyer Kesegofetse Molosiwa...

Mpho Mokwape | 28 October 2013

Council aunches campaign against illegal traders in Mogoditshane

The sub-council chairperson, Driver Motlokwa said last week that the operation started with the arrest and eviction of those involved in illegal roadside car sales. The next target are those providing illegal roadside tyre services, traders selling...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 28 October 2013

Old Maape Kgosi refuses to Quit office

The new youthful Maape kgosi Matshwenyego Rantsiapane, who was installed two weeks ago as the first village's headman of record, is now bothered by the sight of  the old kgosi coming in and out of his office every day. Old Thobokwe's visit is...

Staff Writer 28 October 2013

Vodacom gets stake in be-Mobile?

Sources say the transaction could be officially announced in two months. Be-Mobile is said to be struggling to roll-out 3G cellphone technology, trailing behind the likes of Mascom, which is supported by Portugal telecom, and Orange, which is powered...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 28 October 2013

Kgafela's mother and brothers support me-Nyalala

In a wide ranging interview with The Monitor in Moruleng, kgosi Nyalala revealed that at one point the queen mother, MmaSeingwaeng was even staying in Moruleng under his (Nyalala's) care, until Kgafela II came to forcefully remove her. Nyalala says...

Staff Writer 28 October 2013

SA Govt supports Kgafela-Nyalala

He complained that Pretoria deliberately snubbed two momentous events he organised last week because they support the self-exiled Kgafela. Nyalala told The Monitor at the launch of a new shopping mall in Moruleng that he was disappointed that...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 28 October 2013

Parents arrested after exhumation of infant's remains

He said he was not in a position to give more details, but stated that the body of a child has been exhumed and is still undergoing pathological assessment to verify the cause of death. He said the matter was reported by one of the suspects. Other...

Correspondent 28 October 2013

Family sues over missing child

Olefile Momphitlhi was accompanied by his brothers, Shakes Momphitlhi and Simon Momphitlhi, to Molepolole Police Station on August 7, 2011 to hand himself over after he was suspected of armed robbery.He was detained and police later claimed he had...

Oarabile Mosikare 28 October 2013

Police Commissioner ordered to pay

The officers had sued the Commissioner of Police (CoP) for unlawful arrest and detention. Ketlogetswe found that their arrest was unlawful and humiliating and ruled that Zondiwe Nkumba be paid P15,000 and two thirds of her legal costs. He also ruled...

Patricia Edwin 28 October 2013

CEDA rejects 13 farming projects from Ghanzi

According to Minister of Presidential Affairs Mokgweetsi Masisi, who was speaking on behalf of the Minister of Trade and Industry, the farms were rejected for various reasons, including ineffective management practices being proposed by the farmers...

Gothataone Moeng 28 October 2013

A Juggernaut Government And An Apathetic Electorate

Take those international survey listings which, with just two exceptions, prove to be routinely reassuring and encouraging. The two exceptions are, of course, the happiness/unhappiness index which somehow contrives to place this country way below...

Sandy Grant 28 October 2013

Clothing giant caught 'cheating'

An explosive inspection document produced by the Department of Labour after inspecting the factory reveals that the Department of Labour dragged the clothing company to the Police to answer charges for failure to pay severance benefits. The company...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 28 October 2013

Entrepreneur's jam making business thrives

The jam is sold in 425 grams bottles and has a bar code. It costs P25. The 66-year-old old woman, Florence Ramabusetsa, from White City location told this publication during the Market Day for Poverty   Eradication organized by the Social and...

Lebogang Mosikare | 28 October 2013

Female mechanic makes her mark

"Even at school there were only three of us who graduated (last April) in the auto electrical course because it is traditionally considered a programme for men. "At times it is not like women are not capable to pursue careers that are dominated by...

Chakalisa Dube | 28 October 2013