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Our football standards are going down
Well, he was entitled to his opinion, and the fact of the matter is that we watch and interpret football differently. As much as we can sugar coat, the game did not live to expectation and it led to some people questioning the quality and standards...
Thuso Palai 17 February 2014
Monna selepe oa adimanwa!
The common rationalisation of this saying is that a man can keep several female lovers as this apparently reflects his masculinity and virility. This connotation implies that promiscuity is a culturally determined concept. We can sit and debate all...
Keletso Thobega 17 February 2014
BOCONGO to host first public dialogue
It is billed as the first public dialogue of its scale in Botswana. BOCONGO executive secretary, Bagasi Mabilo, said during a media briefing yesterday that the NGO sector makes a significant contribution to the National Development Plans and Vision...
Lerato Maleke 17 February 2014
Mothei gets lifeline to vie for Mahalapye East
Party president Duma Boko suspended the former Gaborone mayor in 2012 after he and two others openly criticised the BNF for joining hands with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Their view was that BNF could do better in partnership with the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 17 February 2014
BDP re-runs on March 1
Secretary-general of the party Mpho Balopi yesterday confirmed to Mmegi that elections will take place in all the wards and constituencies where re-runs have been ordered. In Mmadinare, Assistant Minister of Health (MOH) Dr Gloria Somolekae will...
Gothataone Moeng 17 February 2014
Aggrieved BDP members plan court action
The group intends to contest the general elections as independent candidates if they do not get a satisfactory resolution to their grievances. The members say after their appeals were dismissed, their attempts to meet the party top brass has failed....
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 17 February 2014
Zuma raises concern over mining, protests
South African President Jacob Zuma has warned that further conflicts within the mining industry could destroy the South African economy, saying business and labour should work together to stabilise industrial relations. Delivering...
Correspondent 17 February 2014
4% increment elicits mixed responses
Edward Baikepi feels the proposed percentage is an insult to public servants. Though employed in the private sector, Baikepi said the government should have taken into consideration that public sector workers have been long without a...
Sharon Mathala 17 February 2014
Salary hike to widen income gap
The PSP and CJ enjoying a taxable entertainment allowance of P13,236 and with the proposed increment, this will go up by P529.44. Permanent Secretaries who are earning an entertainment allowance of about P11,508 will have an additional P460.32. At...
Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2014
Come one.Come all
Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2014
Bright Start For DDJays In Women Soccer League
The game was played before a capacity crowd composed mainly of the residents of the low- income location of Gerald. It marked the start of the women’s league in Francistown. Reteng Banyana took the lead in the dying minutes of the...
Shingirai Madondo 17 February 2014
ECCO humble former stable mate, BMC
Despite losing the match 2-0 BMC created numerous scoring chances but were let down by poor finishing. ECCO on the other hand lacked creativity for most of the proceedings. The absence of Zimbabwean creative midfielder Tendai Nyumasi who is nursing...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 February 2014
TKOs Galore At Inter-Club Boxing Tourney
The first boxer to be knocked out was Chriswell Jongwe of BMC who suffered at the hands of Thabang Motsewabeng of DTCB. Next was Kgomotso Keteng of the Francistown Club who was floored by George Molwantwa of BMC in the first round of the 49kg...
Lekopanye Mooketsi 17 February 2014
Chiefs Bow Out With Draw
The second leg was an exciting and fiercely contested affair right from the start with Dynamos looking the more dangerous side. They played as if they are the home team with their supporters outnumbering those of Chiefs in the stands. The first real...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 17 February 2014
GU Suspend Bright
The suspension according to a media release from the club effects immediately until further notice. No further details were released at the time of going to press except that assistant coach, George Mogopodi will hold...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 17 February 2014
BDP 12Plus1 Celebrates Valentine�s In Style
The day kick started with introduction of 12Plus1 candidates who each bragged about how they are going to bring development in their wards. Then it was time to celebrate with music, dance, choirs, debate; and a feast of drinks, braai and...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 February 2014
Bots 3rd At Miss Universe-Teen
The 19 year old left the country headed for Nicaragua, USA on February 08 and is expected back in the country during the week. She had won Miss teen Botswana last year December 14. The teenager who is still waiting for her BGCSE examination results...
Sharon Mathala 17 February 2014
710 Artists And Beneficiaries Get Royalties
COSBOTS, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thato Mokobi said that 710 members have registered with the society since its inception, which had enabled them to enjoy a piece of cake as the royalties were awarded to COSBOTS members only. According to...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 February 2014
Expressing Intimacy Valentine Style
The first part of the program that was brief with a bit of poetry and some music. From there on there was more poetry recited and story telling but this time done under an intimate setting of an arch surrounding numerous lit candles. After that was...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 February 2014
Lovers Serenaded At O'hagans
A live band backed the duo in their presentation. First on stage was Dj MacJon who kept the audience at bay with his soulful olden melodies that eased and ushered many into the intimate romantic night. The atmosphere and the venue was prepared to...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 February 2014
The Big Five Are No Love Animals
Not even rapper Euri’s silky voice or the view of the stars and full moon could save the night. For a well-advertised event that managed to draw a lot of couples, the Big Five valentine dinner failed to give lovers a night to...
Mpho Tlale 17 February 2014
Love Is Like A Falcon, It's in the Air!
Beaming in the usual intimacy colours the place bubbled in wine, soothing sounds and above all, happiness. The three-course meal was the cherry on top. Pop musician Alex Jackson mesmerised with his amazing voice and lure massive attention. The young...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 17 February 2014
UN-SERVICED LAND HAMPERS INVESTMENT IN FRANCISTOWN
In an interview with The Monitor, Kgalajwe said the city has abundant land, which however is un-serviced. Apparently, potential investors have identified lack of serviced land as their stumbling block in their quest to put up companies in Botswana,...
Patricia Edwin 17 February 2014
Barclays Plummets On Poor Profits
On Tuesday, Barclays revealed sombre results indicating a 34% drop in after-tax profits to P295.8 million, five percent fall in net interest income to P1.15 billion, and a 58% jump in impairments. While analysts had earlier said investors had...
Correspondent 17 February 2014
LEATHER PARK A REALITY FOR LOBATSE
The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) has indicated that the feasibility study for leather the park project in Lobatse will be completed during the course of the next financial year starting in April 2014. Last week, LEA Communications Director,...
Keikantse Lesemela 17 February 2014
How were 41 Mineral Exploration Licenses In The Okavango Delta issued?
Work has begun and companies have been investing their technology and financial resources on mineral explorations around the Okavango. The Okavango Delta has been shown to possess minable deposits of diamonds, uranium, iron ore, coal...
Staff Writer 17 February 2014
Parastatal Boards � What Is The Point?
Why, I wonder, did they bother? We are unlikely to hear about these often very distinguished people during their period of tenure – in fact the first we will know that they have gone is when their successor members are announced. Ten years...
Sandy Grant 17 February 2014
BRITISH AUTHOR SHARES BECHUANALAND COLONIAL MEMORIES
The arrival, this week, of the famed English writer adds to the growing monumental attention that the historical Bonnington Farm continues to receive. It has been a belated but welcome upsurge coming decades after its neighbouring...
Correspondent 17 February 2014
How to live before you die
Your legacy is what you leave to those that come after you before you die. Your pursuits represent what you want to hunt down and catch before you die. Everyone who is alive wants to live before they die. The question is how? In this issue we take a...
Correspondent 17 February 2014
Lest you my forget
Staff Writer 17 February 2014
CHURCH BRIEFED ON LAW
The workshop for Gaborone churches was held at the University of Botswana (UB) library auditorium on Saturday. Although the turn up for the event was dismal, it was apparently due to lack of awareness. Addressing the attendees, Linnet Mafukidze who...
Kgomotso Molelekeng 17 February 2014
'Animals Contracts Tubercculosis'
Alexander’s finding is said to be the first time free-range wildlife have been found to have human disease. Alexander told the symposium that although the research on the issue is still not conclusive, there are suspicions that humans may be...
Boniface Keakabetse 17 February 2014
Decisive Action Agreed On Illegal Wildlife Trade
During the conference, chaired by British Foreign Secretary, William Hague and attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, world leaders from over 30 nations vowed to help save iconic species from the brink of...
Staff Writer 17 February 2014
EUROPEAN UNION REACHES OUT TO SADC
The Contribution Agreement that was signed during the SADC-International Cooperating Partners Dialogue Platform is a EU funding to SADC, for the operation of the Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF) The aim of the PPDF...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 February 2014
Parliament Passes Motion On Information Access
The notion was moved by the MP for Shoshong, Phillip Makgalemele, who said the distribution of the state-owned daily and availing radio network to the communities should be part of affirmative action as a way of broadening access to timely...
Gothataone Moeng 17 February 2014
No Royalties For National Anthem Composer
Under copyright law, ‘Fatshe Leno La Rona’ is classified as government intellectual property and Motsete cannot claim royalties. Mokobi was speaking a week after COSBOTS gave its first royalties but left out Motsete. He explained that...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 February 2014
PROJECT EXPECTED TO END MAUN THIRST
Public relations officer in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Potso Thari told The Monitor that the two-phased project, in front of Maun General clinic, entails the construction of a water treatment plant of the capacity of ...
Boniface Keakabetse 17 February 2014
Kgosi Haunted By 'Car Turned Into A Snake' Rumour
He says the situation is so bad that his phone was jammed by curious villagers, who even thronged his home. Molefhe says three inquisitive media houses have visited his office already. The traditional leader, who refused to...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 17 February 2014
MINING RIGHTS THREATEN OKAVANGO DELTA
The Delta is a home to diversity of animal and plants species. The rest of the licenses are in what is termed the buffer zone, just before the Delta, something critics say should not have been allowed to happen due to the sensitivity of the...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 17 February 2014
World Bank Ranks Botswana�s Poverty Alongside Zim, Ethiopia, Malawi
That list of low income countries in Africa include Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Benin. Botswana’s many safety nets and poverty eradication efforts are also being trashed by the World Bank report as serving mainly...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 17 February 2014
Slash Ipelegeng wages,and orphan care
The World Bank report also lambasts the current model of paying for orphan care and destitutes, arguing that government should use the rate of P86 a month per person, so that a family of four gets P344 a month. However, this model is likely to...
Staff Writer 17 February 2014
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