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Staff Writer 20 November 2013
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Staff Writer 20 November 2013
Serowe at the dawn of the Swaneng era (Part 2)
It is late 1962. A determined young white man confronts an ageing Kgosi Rasebolai Kgamane in Serowe’s tribal offices and asks for land one last time. “We are not beggars. We are not asking for land for ourselves. If you do not decide...
Tom Holzinger 20 November 2013
We are losing the war on corruption
The overinflated fanfare of the State of the Nation Address is slowly fading away I hope. It is opportune to take up one very important issue which will bulk large in the lead up to the next General Elections. This is the issue of corruption. The...
Duma Boko 20 November 2013
Boko alleges corruption in the DIS, urges DCEC to go after DIS boss
In his letter, Boko states that Kgosi’s company, Silver Shadows has conducted some security consultancy services for Deswana. The services were rendered under an agreement signed between Kgosi and Debswana on September 14, 2010. He says that...
Duma Boko 20 November 2013
The spymaster and his business dealings
The Directorate of Intelligence Services appears to be an instrument through which millions are funneled to those with connections to the director-general, Isaac Kgosi and President Ian Khama, Mmegi investigations have revealed. In total tenders...
Tshireletso Motlogelwa 20 November 2013
Ohilwe AWOL, goes to Vietnam?
The national team defender was last seen at the club’s Mascom Top 8 game against BDF XI earlier this month. Ohilwe did not finish that game after being pulled out due to a thigh muscle injury. The club’s policy is that injured players...
Thato Kala 20 November 2013
Nkwe disappointed after final loss
Team captain Aholaq Raja told Mmegi Sport that they went into the match against Tshukudu as favourites. Nkwe who finished first at the end of the group stages were looking for a repeat in the final but Tshukudu, who finished second in the round...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 20 November 2013
New BISA boss calls for stronger ties
Gaotlhobogwe, formerly the associationís vice president, takes over from Steve Botlhasitsesaid the outgoing president had done a good job and that his intention was to continue the good legacy. However, he said there were issues, which...
Mosah Mokganedi 20 November 2013
BFA to draw guidelines to avoid rifts
The decision follows numerous court cases and rifts between members of some clubs when their teams transformed into professionalism. He said with the permission of the BFA national executive committee (NEC) they would come up with general guidelines...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 20 November 2013
BPL boss label BDF XI as 'militant'
High Court Judge Mercy Garekwe ruled in BDF XI’s favour and the fixture was honoured on Sunday. Addressing the journalists yesterday, Molefe said he deliberately convinced the BPL board not to appeal the judgment. “It was not because...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 20 November 2013
Mi Casa album tour hits GC
The award-winning group is on an African tour to promote Su Casa. One of the organisers of the event Phenyo Mooketsi told Showbiz that the group is excited to be returning to Botswana a year after they made their first appearance. “They were...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 20 November 2013
Phonchi finds her voice in poetry
With an intense, no-nonsense attitude she tackles mostly serious issues in her poetry. She has pieces on love, women, children and societal challenges. “My poetry is inspired by what I see and hear on a daily basis. I deeply see myself as a...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 20 November 2013
Majalisa�s promoter won't tolerate hooliganism
Abel Modutlwe of Abestos Promotions said that he would ensure that there is maximum protection when Majalisa performs at Debswana Club and Hill Top nightclub (Tshola Uzwe) on Friday and Saturday respectively. “What happened in Mmankgodi was...
Chippa Legodimo 20 November 2013
Paya stages three one- man shows at Maitisong
Titled Release, Relentless and Rage, Paya’s plays run for 45 minutes each from December 3 to 5. The performances will explore individual themes as the names of the dramas suggest. As a challenge to his artist self, Paya says that he...
Mpho Tlale 20 November 2013
Makgatho-Malesu calls for viable enterprise support
Speaking at the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) gala dinner, she said that what the city is planning in the area of enterprise development is aligned to the national enterprise development initiatives currently...
Correspondent 20 November 2013
BNPC trains tourism industry players on customer care
Therefore he said that Botswana can no longer be competitive based solely on the product; and that the people delivering the product have to be up-skilled to offer unique tourism experiences that leave a lasting impression on all tourists. The...
Lerato Maleke 20 November 2013
PSDP avails P32m to develop SMEs
The PSDP will run for three years with a budget of 2.3 million pounds (P32 million). It aims to stimulate and sustain growth through diversification of the economy while building the capacities of institutions and human resources that support the...
Lerato Maleke 20 November 2013
A ga re iketle?
Mo go tse dingwe dikole, maduo a nne kwa tlase ngwaga le ngwaga mme bana ba le bantsi ba tlhaele go tswelela le sekole go ya fa pejana. E re le go ntse jalo, go lebega fa mo mafelong mangwe selelo go lelwa se se mothama ka e a re...
Sebofo Motshwane 20 November 2013
Whistleblower protection is exigent
Their crime, the DCEC said, is that the informants reported suspicious activities of corruption to the crime busting organisation. In the same statement, the DCEC further warned that threatening an informer is a serious offence for which the...
Sebofo Motshwane 20 November 2013
ZCC man publishes book
Gaopelo, 27, who hails from Bobonong has authored Transformation Of A Wicked Man, which talks about man and sin, and how man can work towards transformation. He used to work as a jail guard at the Prisons Department and is now a registered...
Patricia Edwin 20 November 2013
Court frees man accused of drunk driving
The results showed that he was intoxicated and not fit to drive. Sinka said at a later stage, the accused’s younger brother presented himself to the police as the driver of the car, and not his brother. Dismissing the case, Magistrate Ditebogo...
Kevin Obotseng 20 November 2013
Khama must "walk the talk" - BOFEPUSU
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the Secretary General of BOFEPUSU Tobokani Rari said that they were utterly disappointed by the address. He said instead of focusing more on pressing issues that continue to affect workers, Khama only...
Sharon Mathala 20 November 2013
US embassy funds local businesses, NGOs
In an interview with Mmegi on Friday, Self Help Coordinator at the US embassy in Gaborone, Elena Andreotti, said the objective of the funding was to encourage self-reliance within local communities and demonstrate the embassy’s interest in the...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 20 November 2013
Unemployment worst among secondary school graduates
The Vision 2016 and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators report published last month states that unemployment in this group rose from 19.9 percent in 2001 to 24.3 percent in 2010. The rate was highest in 2006 at 35.0 percent before it fell...
Baboki Kayawe 20 November 2013
IEC ready for F/town West elections
“We are not intending to postpone those primary elections. The writ of the by-election is still in force,” he said. With the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) having just lost yet another legal battle, the competition is between Botswana...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 20 November 2013
Saleshando rubbishes Khama's speech
Known for his caustic tongue, the Selebi-Phikwe MP was in full flow on Monday, condemning Khama’s address and various government policies. Responding to Khama’s declaration early this month that “we are all deeply indebted to the...
Gothataone Moeng 20 November 2013
Stakeholders divided on homosexuality
The workshop brought together lawyers, Dikgosi, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) such as Ditshwanelo, Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) and Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisation (BOCONGO). Burning amongst the...
Isaiah Morewagae 20 November 2013
Controversy erupts over fracking in CKGR
According to British newspaper, The Guardian, hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, for the production of gas is the subject of fierce debate in America, Britain, South Africa and other countries around the world, with green activists warning that...
Sharon Mathala 20 November 2013
Iran nuclear talks: Tehran 'will not step back one iota'
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he would not intervene directly in the negotiations, but that he had set "red lines" for Iran's representatives. President Barack Obama meanwhile urged US senators not to impose new sanctions on Iran to allow time for...
Correspondent 20 November 2013
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