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No beMOBILE banners at Francistown Stadium
There is not a single billboard or any form of advertising bearing the league sponsor’s name. Even the ball boys have been using the Orange bibs instead of the green ones provided by beMOBILE. This is a trend that has been going on since...
Chakalisa Dube
| 04 February 2014
Pro basketball beckons for Ofentse
Ofentse stands on the brink of making history by being the first Botswana player to play the sport professionally in Angola. The Botswana Basketball Association (BBA) confirmed the news, saying it was quite an exciting development for the local...
Thato Kala 04 February 2014
BPL confident of sponsorship deal
BPL chief executive officer, Bennett Mamelodi, said they hoped to meet with beMOBILE representatives before the end of the month. He is confident that a new deal will be in place before the end of the season despite the little time left. “We...
Mqondisi Dube
| 04 February 2014
Woody Allen calls renewed sex abuse claim 'disgraceful'
In an open letter published on Saturday, Dylan Farrow accused Allen of molesting her in a “dim, closet-like attic” at the age of seven. Allen was investigated over the abuse allegations at the time of the incident, but...
Mqondisi Dube 04 February 2014
UB40 heading back to South Africa
Seed Experiences and DStv are proud to bring UB40 back to the country in April for two exclusive concerts, one in Paarl in the Western Cape and one in Johannesburg. The first show takes place on Friday, April 4, 2014 at the beautiful Val de Vie...
Correspondent 04 February 2014
Soul Food Comedy opens on a high
Following auditions from the previous week where a large number of hopefuls came to try their luck, only six poets made it through to the competition. This is where the overall winner stands a chance to walk away with P2,000 and other great prizes...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 04 February 2014
The ramp is his world
As a child growing up in the dusty streets of Phase II in Gaborone, all Ramaijane could dream of being on billboards and magazines advertising clothes and brand products. So he did not sit back and wait to be ‘discovered’. ...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 04 February 2014
Elvenes makes Oprah breakthrough
In fact, the former Miss Universe international contestant, who moved to New York after her stint in the global pageant, singles out her most memorable moment in the US as the day she walked into the American media mogul, Winfrey. “I was...
Thato Kala 04 February 2014
Choppies leads BSE in January
Choppies led the BSE in its listing year of 2012, gaining 78% in the 12 months after its January 26 debut. In 2013, the retailer was the third highest gaining counter on the BSE, returning gross value of 63.9% to its shareholders. As at last Friday,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 04 February 2014
Debswana anchors De Beers' output jump
According to an Anglo American fourth quarter production report, a recovery at Jwaneng mine coupled with better grades recovered at Orapa mine drove Debswana’s carat output 17% up in the period. De Beers is 85% owned by Anglo American. In 2013,...
Brian Benza 04 February 2014
Council business move good but...
This is a welcome initiative through which councils will be able to unlock the business potential in the district, town and city councils. Just last week, the Francistown City Council established a company to do business on its...
Brian Benza 04 February 2014
Is President Khama scared of Reginald Richardson?
After a series of attempts to coax President Khama for an interview without success, he has now issued a challenge which Khama cannot duck without creating a public scandal, by ‘bragging’ that Khama is scared of him. When I was a...
Michael Dingake 04 February 2014
Tati mine case postponed
No one knows who brought the case to court and why. Also, it was labelled a miscellaneous application in the court register.No one from TNMC was present in court. Thapelo Mafishane from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who stood up...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 04 February 2014
Court throws out loan case
The court heard that Oodira had borrowed money from a motshelo which was supposed to accrue interest but Monametsi said he could not hear the case because that society was not registered. Monametsi said all cash loans were supposed to be properly...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 04 February 2014
Lukewarm reception to BDP funeral scheme
There were many empty chairs inside the big white tent at the event that was attended by party big wigs such as secretary general Mpho Balopi, treasurer Satar Dada, his deputy Thapelo Olopeng and former chairpersons Samson Guma Moyo and Daniel...
Chakalisa Dube
| 04 February 2014
Disgruntled BNF members to hijack meeting
BNF secretary general Tapiso Kgosikoma has confirmed the planned meeting. The disgruntled members are expected to state their reasons why they are opposed to the use of UDC symbol instead of the BNF brand. The group also wants BNF to pull out of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 04 February 2014
Livestock smuggling, cross border crimes rampant
Station Commander Superintendent Howard Modo told Mmegi that the crime occurred near Maralaleng, a village 55 kilometers east of Tsabong, along the Botswana and SA border fence. Modo said that livestock smuggling and cross border crimes are rampant...
Zolani Kraai 04 February 2014
Accident claims first fatality of 2014
According to the police, it was the first registered road fatality of the year 2014. In an interview with Mmegi, the head of traffic police at Kutlwano Police Station, superintendent Pelontle Kesupile confirmed the accident yesterday. “It is...
Pini Bothoko
| 04 February 2014
Govt water plan lagging behind
In his speech Finance and Development Minister Kenneth Matambo said the policy was expected to be submitted to and approved by Parliament this year. The policy will allow for development of a national water conservation strategy, which will ensure...
Staff Writer 04 February 2014
Police deny human bones find
Officer Commanding Senior Superintendent Israel Tuelo has quashed rumours that a body has been found and raised concern that people were being insensitive towards the family of the missing person. Bokani Mando Socks, a nurse at Nyangabgwe Referral...
Patricia Edwin 04 February 2014
HIV testing age reduced to 16 years
This change has been observed in the revised national HIV/AIDS policy, which was approved by Parliament in August last year. He said that a major threat to gains in combating HIV/AIDS is the decline in donor funding. This means that government...
Staff Writer 04 February 2014
Budget brings hope to the poor
Prior to the budget speech, several commentators had predicted that the 2014/15 budget would not contain adverse levy, tariff or tax pronouncements, but would rather utilise the forecast surplus to give disadvantaged members of society breathing...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 04 February 2014
High Water bills dent council coffers
Opening the sub-district’s first session of the full council meeting yesterday, the council chairperson Driver Motlokwa said that the council is still faced with a serious problem of high water bills in primary schools. He said that three of...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 04 February 2014
Morupule B weighs down on economy
Last year BPC finances took up the lion’s share of both the initial and supplementary budgets and will this year gobble up to 16% of the development budget despite the negative growth resulting from cost of inputs exceeding the value of...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 04 February 2014
Defence ministry gets 12.5% increase
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo said the money is to cater for maintenance of equipment and vehicles for the security forces, as well as for new positions and vehicle replacement. Matambo stressed that a...
Isaiah Morewagae 04 February 2014
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