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Bame Piet 27 November 2013

The Bennet Mamelodi debate: who is fooling who

I was out of the country at the time and didn’t attend the press conference, but got a few highlights from my journo colleagues. I later got the opportunity to listen to a recording of the whole press conference and I must say I particularly...

Thuso Palai 27 November 2013

Latvian government falls over Riga supermarket disaster

He made the announcement at a meeting with President Andris Berzins, Latvian and other media reported. "The country needs a government which is capable of resolving the situation which has emerged," he was quoted as saying by the Baltic news agency...

Correspondent 27 November 2013

Swimming team departs for Zambia

Botswana Swimming Sport Association (BSSA) spokesperson Priscilla Parker told Mmegi Sport that the eight-strong team comprises six boys and two girls. The boys’ team is Kristian van Der Merwe, Matthew Ives, Andre van Der Merwe, Michael Botha,...

Calistus Kolantsho | 27 November 2013

Button backs McLaren to recover F1 poise in 2014

Button’s fourth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix – the team’s best result – failed to disguise another desperately disappointing year. Their only success was to beat Force India to finish fifth in the constructors’...

Calistus Kolantsho 27 November 2013

Trott decision to leave was jointly made: Flower

However the England team director agreed with Hugh Morris, the managing director of England cricket, that Trott’s abrupt and highly unusual departure was “not down to any particular incident” – although Flower made plain his...

Calistus Kolantsho 27 November 2013

New sponsor on the cards for Premier League

Be MOBILE is reportedly keen to renew ties with the Botswana Premier League (BPL) as it is satisfied with returns from the six-year-old relationship. The deal between BPL and the cellular phone services provider expires next May. It is said...

Calistus Kolantsho 27 November 2013

Top ping-pong mentor coming to Botswana

Lawson is one of the most active ping-pong teachers for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) development programme. And, this time he will work with national team players during his visit to Botswana. Botswana Table Tennis Association...

Thato Kala 27 November 2013

A Re Gopoleng sings for youth's troubles

One member of the group, Kagiso Magano said “Although our songs speak mostly to the youth of today, everybody can learn from the songs as they address issues that affect humanity like dangers of excessive alcohol intake leading to the HIV...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 27 November 2013

KTM celebrates 20 years of melody

With a couple of decades in existence the choir has seen its members come and go. On the given night, choral music lovers will get a treat from performances by current and old members. The night’s programme is designed to have three sessions...

Mpho Tlale 27 November 2013

Tjilenje Tje Ngwao, Tshetla ya Dikgwa in cultural exchange

Tjilenje Tje Ngwao of Francistown thrives on Hosanna dance while Tshetla ya Dikgwa from Kareng village in the Kgalagadi administrative district specialises in Tsutsube, Sesarwa dance music. Interestingly, both Hosanna and Tsutsube dances are used in...

Shingirai Madondo 27 November 2013

Who is the real Morena Pidipidi?

Both claim the song Morena Pidipidi is theirs, but neither one of them has registered it with the Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS). Without the registration of the copyright, it is proving difficult to authenticate their...

Chippa Legodimo 27 November 2013

Govt approves funding for Phikwe mine museum

The study will determine the viability of establishing the museum using the decommissioned BCL Open Pit and No 1 Shaft. It will look at the possibility of establishing tourism enterprises and education facilities for science and environmental...

Onalenna Kelebeile 27 November 2013

State Bank of India shuns personal loans

The move by the bank not to offer individuals unsecured loans is based on recent statistics that show household indebtedness is extremely high. SBI managing director and CEO, Sophy Mathew has said they have studied the...

Boitshepo Majube 27 November 2013

RPC Data investors approve buy-out

The 24-year-old firm has suffered a series of losses over the years largely due to the high risks associated with IT consultancy and dependence on government tenders. The approval of the buy-out means a management-led consortium which includes...

Boitshepo Majube 27 November 2013

Go ikola?

Mo ditlhophong tse go gaisanya maloko a phathi a a eletsang gore a tle a tlhophiwe go nna mapalamente mo ditlhophong tsa setshaba (general elections). Thulaganyo ya phathi ke gore, a go se supiwe ope ka monwana go ya go emela...

Sebofo Motshwane 27 November 2013

Look inside freehold farms

We say this because current policies and anti-poaching efforts focus on minnows in the pond and mere spear-carriers in the meadow almost to the total exclusion of the sharks and cosa nostra whose farm houses are strategically located along...

Sebofo Motshwane 27 November 2013

When in ZCC...

Sebofo Motshwane 27 November 2013

SPTC engages DCEC to investigate missing P5m

The SPTC’s Audit Committee had long recommended the investigations but the motion had to first be tabled before the full council meeting last Friday. At yesterday’s full council meeting, councillor Bathaedi Mponwane said to have...

Onalenna Kelebeile 27 November 2013

Mohohlo warns Bank of India against staff poaching

Officially launching the bank yesterday in Gaborone, Mohohlo said Botswana has a small pool of bankers, and the pool is even smaller for those with world-class banking skills. “We don’t want historical data concerning staff training, we...

Boitshepo Majube 27 November 2013

Marketing guru in the hair business

The former newspaper columnist and executive at the National Development Bank now runs a hair salon. After 10 years in the banking world, in September, the 34-year old dug deep into her talent bag and savings, and opened Hair...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 27 November 2013

'Emang Basadi stands for men too'

Speaking at a two-day workshop hosted at Tati River Lodge, to sensitise various organisations on gender violence and legal education the organisation’s Executive Director, Ida Mokereitane said; “Everyone, including men should feel free to...

Pini Bothoko | 27 November 2013

The law drives Gender-Based Violence - Ndadi

Ndadi argued that the new law compels those who have tested HIV positive to disclose to whomsoever they have sexual intercourse with. This law will perpetuate violence towards women who are in most cases the first to know their HIV status compared...

Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 27 November 2013

Ex-govt employee gets 10 years for robbery

Randele was found guilty of breaking into a house belonging to Balengi Jimmy at Borolong Village near Francistown where he stole three cellphones valued at P6,400 and P5,000 in cash. He committed the crime on December 20 in 2011 and also made...

Lebogang Mosikare | 27 November 2013

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairman, Samson Guma Moyo

Unfazed Guma hits back

The legislator said the motion can be tabled at a special congress in March next year. He told Mmegi yesterday that members have a right to vote out the top brass if they feel that they are failing. “We are aware as the central committee that...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 27 November 2013

Cllrs reject motion to name airport after Masisi

The motion to name the airport after the late Masisi was moved by Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor for Monarch East Raoboy Mpuang at the on-going full council meeting held at the Francistown City Council this week. Councillors,...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 27 November 2013

BCP aids young parliamentary candidates

The three, BCP Youth League (BCPYL) president and Selebi-Phikwe West candidate Dr Dithapelo Keorapetse, Okavango MP and BCPYL vice president Bagalatia Aaron and Macdonald ‘Chillyboy’ Rakgare for Mogoditshane, have been assured special...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 27 November 2013

Tickets go on sale for the 15th Africa's Grandest Gathering

Referred to as ‘Africa’s Grandest Gathering’, nearly 60 000 people attended the CTIJF events, free concerts and workshops in 2013. South Africa’s own premier live music event has become so popular that tickets sell out within...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 27 November 2013

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