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Title chase keeps fans on the edge

Mochudi Centre Chiefs also clung to Rollers’ coat tails with a 2-1 win over Police XI; on the other hand, Gaborone United’s hopes of a second title since the be MOBILE sponsored league vanished in the mountains of Lobatse, blown away by...

Mqondisi Dube | 25 March 2014

G4S seeks growth after dismal 2013

Presenting the company’s results last week, G4S (Botswana) managing Director, Michael Kampani said the business has recorded lower profits than expected due to challenging market conditions in the year. “This year we want to look for...

Keikantse Lesemela 25 March 2014

Kenya Airways mulls Gabs-Asia routes

Speaking at the Airline’s travel agents awards, KQ Country Manager, Juliet Zintambila stated they are also actively exploring the possibility of having daily flights into and out of Botswana.  Zintambila stated that they value their...

Boitshepo Majube 25 March 2014

Sefalana rebuffs link to P51m acquisition deal

The 33 percent shareholding in THB is currently owned by Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed Starafrica Corporation which last week released a statement confirming receipt of an offer for the stake from a BSE listed firm.  Quoting sources said to be...

Brian Benza 25 March 2014

BAC celebrates cultural diversity

The project is an initiative by the students, which aims to share the lengths that tourism can go if it incorporated culture.  Present at the event were stakeholders and the students’ potential employers in the hospitality...

Mpho Tlale 25 March 2014

Three Drums and a Lion at Maitisong

This cine-concert Three Drums And A Lion will be held in Gaborone on March 26 at Maitisong, 7:00 pm. This date is part of the Southern African tour of the Alliance Française’s network.  The project will visit four...

Staff Writer 25 March 2014

Nnunu aspires to break into Chinese market

Speaking in an interview with Showbiz, Nnunu said that she could now sing in Mandarin, a language commonly used in China. “For the past three years, I have been learning to sing in Mandarin and I have been invited by the...

Gasebalwe Seretse 25 March 2014

Crowd ecstatic over old school music

This was evident last Friday when a large number of night crawlers came to President Hotel for the Masters of Old School. The event managed not to only to attract the older generation, particularly those that came of age in the...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 25 March 2014

Magitare remixes EP in the making

The remixes will make their way into an EP, which will be released in June.  The track continues to make waves in the three countries and DJs Trik, Phoenixx, Acasoul and Djembe Monks are some of the disc jockeys that are remixing the...

Thato Kala 25 March 2014

I pinched myself, twice!

I had to pinch myself to check whether I was awake or dreaming in my sleep! Can anyone, let alone a whole president of the Republic of Botswana, get more hypocritical? President Khama is one president since the advent of multiparty democracy in...

Michael Dingake 25 March 2014

Arone's plea for Shakawe sensible

The result means that 85 out of the 650 students who sat for the examination qualify for tertiary education. It has never happened in the history of this country for a school to perform that badly.  This should wake up even a sleeping goliath...

Mmegi Editor | 25 March 2014

Kanye-Lobatse thrashes Gaborone in T20

The poorly attended match started on a low note with Gaborone Two batting first. Gaborone players such as Mohammed Ur Rahat and Elvis Chipfumbu displayed some poor batting despite their experience. Chipfumbu and Akhlaq Raja are the only batsmen who...

Dumisani Ncube 25 March 2014

Moyo to replace Mabogo at Fighters

Moyo has been spotted on the Fighters bench in the past few matches. Mabogo was put in charge of guiding the team after the coach Enos Mmesi was sacked due to poor performance. Mmesi came under fire when the team went two games without a...

Calistus Kolantsho | 25 March 2014

Sepako dominates UB swimming competition

In the 50m category, he was trailed home by forth year students, Amos Motseothata and Solomon Basele. Sepako beat Victor Mabe who came second followed by Solomon Mpusetsang in the breaststroke. Sepako proved his mettle by winning the front...

Calistus Kolantsho | 25 March 2014

Butler welcomes coaches to Zebras� training sessions

He told coaches and club officials in the Francistown Regional Football Association (FRAFA) during a meeting at the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) that he will gladly welcome them in the Zebras training sessions to get tips and share...

Chakalisa Dube | 25 March 2014

Motlakase cry foul after Rollers loss

Rollers were awarded a last minute penalty after Motlakase defender Oteng Oganne was adjudged to have handled a Sekhana Koko volley inside the box. Lovemore Murirwa then stepped up to convert Rollers’ only goal of the game. However the much...

Leornard Matota 25 March 2014

Four arrested for robbery, rape

He said at the men have been arrested and arraigned on the charges of robbery and rape after the victim identified one of them. Sitale said the four men would appear before court tomorrow. He explained that on the fateful night, the...

Sharon Mathala 25 March 2014

BoB reacts to new coins inquiries

Public Reaction There will always be different views and/or reactions expressed by individuals whenever a new or different product is introduced. However, as the public gets more familiar with and used to the new coin, they will appreciate the new...

Correspondent 25 March 2014

Will the Okavango survive as Africa�s remaining wilderness?

For now, the delta is still the face of Botswana and one of Africa’s remaining wildernesses. It is described by researchers as the world’s largest continental alluvial fan covering 22,000km2. Like in Serengeti, human activity is...

Correspondent 25 March 2014

Gender inequality a challenge in councils

Among other things, the Gantsi summit was to identify gaps and recommendations for post 2015 and share best practices on mainstreaming gender in service delivery within the councils. According to the deputy executive secretary of BALA Ludo...

Leinanyana Tsiane 25 March 2014

�This power plant is our baby!� � CNEEC

Last year President Ian Khama made a promise to the nation that the power cuts would come to an end on July 31, 2013. Interestingly, from that period until December and early January 2014 the power situation had stabilised only for a while. During...

Lawrence Seretse 25 March 2014

Nkaigwa hits at govt silence on power

“The continued power cuts experienced by residents are very disturbing. Some businesses in Gaborone have shut down and what is disturbing is that the leadership of the country has been quiet about this whilst it is an issue of national...

Victor Muyakwabo 25 March 2014

MIST to rope in private sector

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology (MIST) recently told Parliament that it recognises that to comprehensively address maintenance issues, there is need for a ‘robust maintenance strategy’.  Minister Johnny Swartz...

Gothataone Moeng 25 March 2014

Tlokweng Payless heist goes awry

According to an eyewitness report, the men looked a bit inexperienced and panicky while in the middle of the heist. “They kept shouting at the teller to give them money or else they would kill all of us,” he said. The witness told Mmegi...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 25 March 2014

Locally used herbicide linked to kidney disease

A senior source at the Plant Protection Division informed Mmegi that the herbicide which contains glyphosate, an active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, was still being widely used in Botswana for weeds control.  A few days ago Sri Lanka...

Lawrence Seretse 25 March 2014

Scorned Nasha vents her fury

“I came to know that the woman was residing in that part of Gaborone called “the Village at the house of some prison warder whom I never came to know. Not that I really wanted to know him; all I wanted to do was to pinpoint the location...

Bame Piet 25 March 2014

Masimolole raises alarm on student allowances

He told Parliament on Friday that even if government built accommodation for students, it would never be enough to cater for the growing numbers. He declined to say whether the ministry would adjust students’ allowances, saying that they are...

Gothataone Moeng 25 March 2014

Moatlhodi�s envisaged move rocks BNF

Moatlhodi, Bontshetse and the BNF secretary general Tapiso Kgosikoma, have confirmed the talks. While the embattled Botswana Democratic Party MP is now talking, and apparently causing confusion in the BNF and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC),...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 March 2014

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Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 25 March 2014

In Wednesday's paper

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 25 March 2014