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Gothataone Moeng 07 March 2014
Voters roll out today
According to Osupile there was a delay in releasing the roll because the commission had to wait for the conclusion of the delimitation/demarcation process and population census. "Of course most politicians are used to getting voters roll...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 07 March 2014
Five new members to the BMC board
BMC has dominated headlines for the past two years on allegations that it was dominated by white farmers who were suspected of trying to kill the national abattoir for takeover by a foreign company, or for them to open their own. End of 2012,...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Rapist denied appeal
Justice Monametsi Gaongalelwe said when delivering judgment recently that prison terms are directed to run concurrently where the same set of offences are linked in terms of time, place or some other circumstance. Patelelo is serving a...
Sharon Mathala 07 March 2014
Turkish PM considers ban on Facebook and YouTube
The move follows the release of leaks online that revealed alleged government corruption and embezzlement of public funds In an interview on a late night program on private ATV television, Erdogan spoke about what he perceives as the damaging...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Mudongo reserves best for last
The finals take place during the Easter Holidays. Though she is in the less competitive women section, Mudongo seems to have been struggling in the qualifiers. She has failed to play like a title chess master in the first round in Gaborone and the...
Shingirai Madondo 07 March 2014
Downpours disrupt cricket action
BCA fixtures and publicity secretary, Sumod Damodar told Mmegi Sport that due to the rains, they have been forced to postpone the games. He said cricket pitches in the south and north regions are too wet for the tournament to start. The tournament...
Dumisani Ncube 07 March 2014
Two teams debut in rugby league
BRU president, Elijah Jones said there is a lot of excitement especially after the promotion of the two teams to increase the number to seven. The other teams are Gaborone Hogs, UB Rhinos, EMG Gunners and BDF Cheetahs. Mochudi...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 March 2014
Bright for Gunners
Bright faces several charges at GU and his exit, according to club sources, is imminent. A day before appearing before the GU grilling committee for the second time on Wednesday, Bright was seen at Airport Junction Mall with top Gunners’...
Thato Kala 07 March 2014
When personal loss becomes blessing in disguise
After losing these two people, who were so close to her, the Ghetto Artists Organisation actress was so devastated. “I could pray non-stop for almost six hours asking God the same question ‘Why me’,” says the 25-year-old...
Shingirai Madondo 07 March 2014
McCall Smith explores true love in 'The Forever Girl'
I don’t think it naturally accords with ordinary human experience, but it can be the case for some people. They meet one person perhaps rather early, and that person remains the one they love for the rest of their life. It’s quite a grand...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Damaged Pompeii to receive Italy rescue fund
The decay prompted calls for action from the European Union and the United Nations. The site, where volcanic ash smothered a Roman city in AD79, has suffered slow degradation for many years. It is one of the world’s greatest archaeological...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Motshwarakgole debuts at Maitisong Festival
Motshwarakgole has over the last two years become a household name that everyone still wants a piece of. The budding artist is a television actress and theatre performer who has received awards for her stage works. She first came to the...
Mpho Tlale 07 March 2014
BIHL moves to protect market share
BIHL with 40% investment locally and 60% investment offshore says it welcomes competition, as it would propel them to be innovative, and develop products tailor made for the market. “We are not afraid of competition,” he said. At...
Boitshepo Majube 07 March 2014
Mokaila rules out incentives for solar
Mokaila was responding to a series of questions from Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) representatives at a meeting he held with them on Tuesday on the ongoing power crisis. Several BOCCIM members asked Mokaila why...
Staff Writer 07 March 2014
Botswana retains top ranking in mining
This is the eighth year in a row that Botswana has enjoyed the honours, placing the country ahead of more advanced economies such as Portugal, Spain, Russia and most of the American states. The key policy factors include administration of...
Brian Benza 07 March 2014
BPC abandons leasing out Morupule A
The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has thrown out the idea of leasing out the mothballed Morupule A power station and is, rather, due to select a refurbishment contractor by July, BusinessWeek has learnt. Last March, the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 March 2014
Molefe's odyssey into BDP politics
He immediately swapped his military fatigues for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) black, red and white attire. Apparently, the Mahalapye-based businessman-cum-politician has always had a soft spot for the ruling party even during his days...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 07 March 2014
Mzwinila allowed to appeal sentencing
Kirby further ruled that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to investigate and report to the court on the actual period spent by Mzwinila in pre-trial incarceration in Botswana. This is in respect to the Bank of Baroda robbery...
Sharon Mathala 07 March 2014
Toil and hardship in impenetrable Gantsi farms
As one of the thousands of workers who eke out a living on the sprawling farms located just outside the Gantsi township, Qhuam readily admits that he struggles from month-to-month to provide for his children. His two eldest live with their...
Gothataone Moeng 07 March 2014
Derby fever as ECCO-TAFIC go head-to-head
History and statistics do not matter in the battle for supremacy. TAFIC are at the bottom of the log with 18 points and will be under immense pressure to win. A positive result will possibly see them move to 15th spot if Uniao Flamengo Santos lose...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Cervical Cancer Vaccine pilots in S/Phikwe
Matlhogonolo was addressing the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council this week where he stated that the vaccine would be rolled out to the rest of the country in 2017. The mayor explained to the councillors that the focus age group is young girls doing...
Onalenna Kelebeile 07 March 2014
Let�s be happy for once
For some reason, the rain paused for a few hours to allow the game to continue. This was the first Zebras game for 2014, months after the last official game, which we lost to South Africa 4-0. The defeat was humiliating as did the...
Mmegi Editor
| 07 March 2014
First Division South battle heats up
Black Forest will seek to extend their lead as the race reaches the home straight while second placed Letlapeng, who were top for the better part of the season, are expected to come out with guns blazing against Mochudi Buffaloes at Siga Grounds on...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 March 2014
Homosexuality: A cross-cultural quagmire
According to him, one’s geographical global position has a greater bearing in informing our worldview from a variety of things ranging from culture to business. For instance, the way we conduct business in the African continent is...
Richard Moleofe 07 March 2014
Bulele di lele
Staff Writer 07 March 2014
Which businesses will not survive the power crisis?
Now for the third time in less than three months the same crooks have returned to their favourite spot where they know that no one will ever contest their right to take anything that the BTC provides them. In the latest instance, the BTC...
Sandy Grant 07 March 2014
The battle that lies ahead #OscarPistorius
One is relatively straightforward - call it "The State v Oscar Pistorius". The other is a much more fickle beast, which you could sum up as "Pistorius v Pistorius". Both trials present huge challenges for the Olympic athlete and his...
Correspondent 07 March 2014
Bright start for Butler
The coach used a number of new players in a team that showed good potential though the opposition was lightweight. The South Sudanese arrived on the day of the match following complications with their trip. They were forced to leave...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 07 March 2014
Salary negotiations deadlock
The two parties yesterday issued a joint press statement on the 2013/2014 public service salary negotiations. According to the statement the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) met on February 25 and March 5, 2014 to continue with the...
Oarabile Mosikare 07 March 2014
Francistown West jinx hits BCP
The Francistown West constituency became the epicentre of disputatious primary elections especially by the BDP in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In what could reverse the fortunes of the BCP which recently benefited from the BDP instability resulting from a...
Edward Mpoloka 07 March 2014
Ntuane lambasts opposition critics
Commenting on the 2014/15 budget for the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, he said: “When you hear noises of criticism and condemnation, it is unfair when they do not balance such condemnation with the great progress we have made in terms...
Lerato Maleke 07 March 2014
Conservation trust decries hunting ban
The CECT manager Frank Limbo said as a stakeholder, the government did not consult them when it decided to ban hunting in Botswana. “There was no consultation. May be others were consulted but not us,” said Limbo. He explained that CECT...
Oarabile Mosikare 07 March 2014
Botswana�s experiment with diamond beneficiation � will it succeed?
In Zambia the World Bank together with UKaid have argued strenuously that copper beneficiation is not do-able. In Botswana and South Africa the World Bank dispatched Professor Hausman in 2011 to convince governments not to beneficiate. But...
Roman Grynberg 07 March 2014
Confronting the horrors of Rwandan genocide
A visit to the Kigali Memorial Centre is traumatising. Thankfully my mind has a unique way of dealing with trauma. When I meet a traumatising situation it switches off and engage in what I term ‘fiction mode’. Denial, you might call...
Thalefang Charles
| 07 March 2014
Bothakga Burrow attaches Attorney General
Bothakga Burrow Botswana is an engineering consulting firm, that provides services covering a broad spectrum of civil/structural engineering works to improve the quality and standard of living in the urban, and rural environment in...
Oarabile Mosikare 07 March 2014
Butler may be Houdini after all
"My name is not Houdini and do not expect us to play like Brazil," new Zebras coach Peter Butler said recently. But after a sparkling night on Wednesday, the diminutive tactician might be on the right track to emulate the Hungarian magician and...
Mqondisi Dube
| 07 March 2014
Diamond war reaches new levels
Dismissed employees have dragged the company to court over unpaid salaries and unfair dismissal. Employees were sent packing and others transferred to Motiganz Diamond Group. Insiders have argued that Erez Dalyot of D.D Manufacturing N.V,...
Lawrence Seretse 07 March 2014
Blame-storm shakes Morupule B
With the 600MW project nearly 18 months overdue, two of its units down with faults and the other two at only 80% capacity and government due to spend another P1.5 billion on the BPC’s maintenance and operational costs this year, the meeting was...
Brian Benza 07 March 2014
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