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BOMASE region overwhelmed with complaints
Among protesters are the Assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Dr Gloria Somolekae who lost Mmadinare constituency to Kefentse Mzwinila. Also protesting are Mompoloki Lewis, Godfrey Mbaiwa, Allen Lekwapa and Kedireng...
Onalenna Kelebeile 21 November 2013
Molao's challenger may go independent
Daniel, a businessman from Sebina garnered 1,520 votes to Molao’s 3,244 in the Bulela Ditswe primaries in the north of Dibete on November 9. “What I can tell you is that I was cheated. There were names appearing in the voters’ roll...
Pini Bothoko
| 21 November 2013
BDP inundated with Bulela Ditswe protests
“We are currently inundated with a flood of protests from both council and parliamentary candidates,” Moiteela told Mmegi yesterday. He said among the protesters is the Foreign Affairs Minister and Francistown East Legislator, Phandu...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 21 November 2013
Ndelu will get a second chance
At first, a re-run was recommended only for Patikwane Ward, but Ndelu Seretse – who is the Minister of Justice, Defence and Security and a contestant in the primaries – successfully protested the decision of the BDP Central Committee (CC)...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 21 November 2013
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Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 21 November 2013
Some sports codes are more equal than others
My dear friend who is not much into football asked me why these ‘losers’ were getting so much money when they had lost. She asked why the company couldn’t instead channel that money to a more deserving code or some development...
Thuso Palai 21 November 2013
White men in Africa
White men in Africa. Although they come in a large variety of flavours, backgrounds and intentions, there is one thing they all have in common, at least in the view of the girls I am referring to. White men equal money. If you manage to hook one of...
Ferdinand Berkhof 21 November 2013
Francistown West bye-election postponed
After consideration of the circumstances currently prevailing around the planned poll in the Francistown West Constituency, the Acting President, Dr. P.H.K. Kedikilwe, has issued a proclamation postponing the poll from the 23rd of November 2013 to...
Jeff Ramsay
| 21 November 2013
Bessie Head Awards return month-end
The awards have been running since 2007. However, last year the awards were not held due to some technicalities but are making a return this year. This year winners were judged in three categories that are novel, short story and...
Mpho Tlale 21 November 2013
Zahara, Team Distant to grace Mascom Live Sessions
Despite her new album Phendula failing to ignite the same excitement as her debut Loliwe, Zahara still remains an attractive crowd-puller to promoters. The Eastern Cape-born musician will be making her second appearance at the popular venue after her...
Mpho Tlale 21 November 2013
Bessie Head Awards return month-end
The awards have been running since 2007. However, last year the awards were not held due to some technicalities but are making a return this year. This year winners were judged in three categories that are novel, short story and...
Mpho Tlale 21 November 2013
Johwa returns to Buyel'Ekhaya festival
The artist will be part of the international contingent, which includes Angelique Kidjo, Oumou Singare, Hugh Masekela, Ringo Madlingozi, Mafikizolo, Khuli Chana, DJ Oskido, DJ Zinhle, DJ Pastor and LaPheefa. His promoter Robert ‘Dargie’...
Chippa Legodimo 21 November 2013
Namibia Breweries launch Vigo
Speaking at the launch, NBL country manager, Nico Vos said that as a reputable world-class brewer, they saw the opportunity to offer Botswana consumers a refreshing alternative in the soft drinks category. He said that their aim in launching Vigo is...
Mpho Tlale 21 November 2013
RMB debut rattles cut-throat industry
Although RMB only launched this week, the financial services group has been active in Botswana for several years, partnering with sister entity, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), in several mega-deals. These include financing of...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 21 November 2013
Experts to hold high-level discussions at Global Expo
The sessions will focus on mining, agriculture, ICT, branding of locally manufactured products, special economic zones, financial services, Botswana as a regional economic hub and private sector development. The acting chief...
Keikantse Lesemela 21 November 2013
Unfolding soccer circus deserves attention
We appreciate the role administrators play particularly in an environment where the majority are volunteers without tangible benefits. But that should not be enough reason to churn out shoddy performances, in the process crushing hopes of an...
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Waitse mokgwetso wa gompieno o fitlhela batho ba itlhakantse le dikgomo
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Matlhaku joins Chiefs
Matlhaku quit Gunners last month following a string of poor results. The former national Under-20 coach made a return to football on Tuesday when he attended his first session with the defending league champions. He was introduced to...
Thato Kala 21 November 2013
Mobile club confident ahead of chess championships
International Master and Mobile captain, Providence Oatlhotswe made it clear to other clubs during the NDB sponsorship launch on Tuesday that they intended to retain the championship. He said that the club boasts of some of the best chess players in...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 21 November 2013
Ramaabya is olympics face of youth
The 22-year old administration and operations officer who volunteers as a business advisor at Junior Achievement Botswana (JAB) is among 120 other young programme ambassadors from other countries on the continent that will take part in the games. In...
Mosah Mokganedi 21 November 2013
Windhoek Lager golf tourney launched
Namibia Breweries Head of Marketing, Paul Norris, said national golf unions and associations have established tournaments but incentives for golfers to enter are not attractive enough resulting in poor attendance. Norris believes through the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 21 November 2013
Tshosane reports BFA to FIFA
Masters said the coach reported the matter to FIFA and copied a letter to the BFA but they had not heard from FIFA. “He has reported us to FIFA and copied us the letter. We have not heard from FIFA,” Masters said yesterday. However,...
Lekopanye Mooketsi 21 November 2013
One of the most critical issues of our time is hunger
The alternatives are not good: sweeping famine, poverty, and political instability that always accompanies these tragedies. Thirty-seven percent of global employment comes from the agricultural sector. Globally, hunger is the...
Lekopanye Mooketsi 21 November 2013
Journalists drilled on gender based violence
The two-day workshop, which started on Monday, was participatory in nature and sought to broaden the media’s understanding of the different forms and causes of gender based violence. Using research findings,...
Maureen Odubeng
| 21 November 2013
Tshekedi's PS cited for contempt
Patle told the Commissioner of Labour that he was unfairly denied promotion despite having satisfied all the requirements. The Commissioner ruled in his favour and ordered that he be promoted retrospectively to C1salary scale from June 1, 2008, and...
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Over P170m for Tirelo Sechaba
The programme, scheduled to start on April 1, 2014, will cost government P178 million in its first year, including allowances for its 15,000 participants and other costs. Programme participants will earn a P500 per month allowance, with an...
Gothataone Moeng 21 November 2013
Ban on trophy hunting bad for community trusts
The report ‘A Study of the Contribution of Sustainable Natural Resource Management to Economic Growth, Poverty Eradication and Achievement of NDP 10 Goals’, calls for gradual withdrawal of trophy hunting so as to allow the affected...
Boniface Keakabetse 21 November 2013
Adolescent pregnancy is a human rights issue - UN report
Released recently, the State of the World Population 2013 report states that many of the methods aimed at curbing this social ill fail to address drivers of adolescent pregnancy. The report argues that upholding the basic human rights that...
Gothataone Moeng 21 November 2013
Parliament investigates Nzwaligwa
Nzwaligwa contested BCP primary elections last weekend and lost. In an earlier interview, he insisted that he understood that as a civil servant he could not participate in partisan politics and therefore did not forward his name for contest but his...
Onalenna Kelebeile 21 November 2013
Police shoot wrong person
When delivering a ruling yesterday in a case in which the police shot Abraham Sithole on his thigh on September 4, 2012 at Selepa location, Siziba came short of labelling the conduct of the police unprofessional. “The police received a report...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 21 November 2013
UB SRC suspended
SRC president Kago Mokotedi told Mmegi that they received the letters of suspension yesterday morning. He said SRC members were escorted off campus by UB security that gave them the letters. “The shocking part is that three weeks ago, we asked...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 21 November 2013
HUB Music Series Project
HUB Music Series is a music talent search project that runs annual competitions that engage young aspiring artists’ creative ability and promotes music as a product for business and a source of livelihood. Young aspiring artists take on the...
Maya Roze 21 November 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Marobela two, BDP zero
Motswagole said the court order, which Marobela sought against the BDP and Ignatius Moswaane, was confirmed and made absolute. The judge also dismissed with costs the application made by BDP last Wednesday in which the ruling party wanted Motswagole...
Oarabile Mosikare 21 November 2013
ATM blast: No arrests yet
Broadhurst Police Deputy Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Mogomotsi Matlapeng said that the alleged suspects failed to open the safe as police mobile units arrived within a few minutes of the blast. “We are still investigating the...
Victor Muyakwabo 21 November 2013
Khama visits Zuma
President Ian Khama will lead a delegation of six Cabinet Ministers and Senior government officials to Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the Inaugural Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the the two countries, a statement from...
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
A young boy becomes a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Thor: The Dark World
Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
They will ask us: Want went wrong?
See, the postponement of the Francistown bye-election is supposed to be something that everyone with the interest of democracy at heart embraces: in principle, it is a good gesture because the same bye-election still has outstanding matters in court...
Lawrence Ookeditse 21 November 2013
Sebetlela appointed BPC chairperson
Also appointed to the board is Professor Baakile Motshegwa of the University of Botswana, Chris Blanchart from Debswana, and M. Setlhare an internal auditor at Bamangwato Concessions Limited (BCL). Sebetlela would not discuss the development...
Bame Piet 21 November 2013
Captain Phillips
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Prisoners
When Keller Dover s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Load-shedding is back
Between January and June this year, businesses and households suffered widespread, prolonged and in most cases, unpredictable, blackouts as BPC battled to bring all four 150-megawatt units at Morupule B into operation while regional imports...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 21 November 2013
Jobs
The story of Steve Jobs ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
A young boy becomes a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
China's top court bans police from torturing suspects
The court said on its official microblog that using "freezing, starving, extreme heat, fire branding or extreme exhaustion" to extract confessions was also illegal. It is the latest in a series of moves aimed at reforming the Chinese police and...
Correspondent 21 November 2013
The Bling Ring
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Staff Writer 21 November 2013
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