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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Non-Stop
An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Divergent
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Rio 2
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his...
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Noah
A man is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission of rescue before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Son of God
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Behind the image of power and glory
As my near-seamless Truth-Matrix further exposes, bitter rivalry between the clans culminated in the Sodom and Gomorrah nuclear disaster that generated an “Evil Wind” (radiation) that brought Sumer (now Iraq) to her knees – causing...
L M Leteane 17 April 2014
Non-Stop
An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Noah
A man is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission of rescue before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
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Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Khama�s six years of pitfalls
It turned out to be just empty talk.But under Khama’s reign, Botswana is fast regressing to the level of another Banana Republic in Africa. The President’s contempt for the private media, labour movement and academia is legendary. Since...
Oarabile Mosikare 17 April 2014
EFB must rein in its membership
Government has indicated that indeed it is equally concerned over the uncontrolled proliferation of these churches. The advice to government is that they must involve the churches in the effort of weeding out the unwanted elements in our society....
Richard Moleofe 17 April 2014
Flimsy excuses surround Gender Protocol
While the country has made tremendous strides in terms of women empowerment and gender equality, it remains a sore point that after all these years Botswana is still to sign the SADC Protocol for Gender and Development. In fact, in the...
Mmegi Editor
| 17 April 2014
Moatlhodi long had it coming
An element of what makes the BDP strong is that democrats (meaning members of the BDP) have consistently coalesced in deference to the decisions of the BDP Central Committee or those of other party structures. Generations of democrats have honoured...
Ndaba Gaolathe 17 April 2014
Poso Card benefits Gantsi pensioners, war vets
Speaking here recently, Botswana Post CEO, Pele Moleta said the card would replace the current coupon system used to pay social beneficiaries money. The card, Moleta said, comes without a pin number as this could potentially make it accessible to...
Leinanyana Tsiane 17 April 2014
Phikwe recreational park launched
The recreational facility that encompasses tennis, volleyball, netball and basketball facilities will serve grassroots sports’ skills development programmes which will cater for children from as young as five years up to out-of-school youth....
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Millions snatched from the disabled
They claim the People with Disabilities bureau within the Office of the President passed on the venture funded by Norway’s Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF). In partnership with Southern Africa Federation of Disabled...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 17 April 2014
School term to affect COSSASA Games
The chairperson of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Boitshoko Tsiane has said the games will be adversely affected because they use school facilities to accommodate participants. Because learners will be in school, the LOC has been forced to...
Mosah Mokganedi 17 April 2014
Letlapeng on the verge as Forest eye upset
Matters are compounded for Forest by the fact that in tomorrow’s clash they need to win by eight clear goals to finish second. This is a gargantuan task complicated by the fact that the match will be in Letlapeng’s Ramotswa backyard. A...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 April 2014
Poverty eradication workshop rolls into Qabo
Since their introduction three years ago under government’s Poverty Eradication Flagship Programme, the workshops have provided their rural beneficiaries with project funding and training. The workshops have come to be seen as a Godsend...
Leinanyana Tsiane 17 April 2014
Ramakrishna pleads for cricket support
He requested the public to give cricket attention like sports such as soccer. “The only way that young cricketers can gain confidence and inspiration is when the public come and support them during matches.” Ramakrishna stated that BCA...
Dumisani Ncube 17 April 2014
Setete to vie for top BFA post
Information reaching Mmegi Sport indicates that some football administrators are seriously lobbying the former Premier League boss to contest the BFA position presently held by Boyce Sebetela. The positions of vice president (administration), vice...
Thato Kala 17 April 2014
Canoeing team bounces back to Youth Games
The Botswana canoeing team was initially deemed not ready for the games, but this changed because some athletes have been moved from rowing to the sport. During the unveiling of Team Botswana in Gaborone on Tuesday, chef de mission, Tshepo Sitale...
Mosah Mokganedi 17 April 2014
Tennis preparations hampered by financial constraints
The team has no money to buy playing kits and the players have been forced to share shoes, racquets and uniform. Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) spokesperson, Trevor Modise told Mmegi Sport that all players in the squad are from government schools...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 April 2014
Rollers seek to sustain title charge
Mapalastina are four points away from winning their 11th league title with two games remaining. They lead the pack with a three-point gap ahead of BDF XI and Gaborone United (GU) who are tied in second spot. Against Gunners, Rollers face a tricky...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 17 April 2014
WEEKEND SPORT: BPL throws out Gunners� protest
The tie will take place tomorrow in Selebi-Phikwe after the Botswana Premier League (BPL) board threw out Gunners’ protest yesterday. The game was switched to the copper-mining town after violence broke out in Gunners’ home match against...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 17 April 2014
Lerala Mine reopening deferred
But in a statement this week, Kimberley says it has now called off a proposed placement of some 30 million shares, as the board was conscious of unnecessarily diluting its existing shareholder base, given the pricing levels currently...
Brian Benza 17 April 2014
Sports journalists are an embarrassment
The lid came off when my colleagues in the electronic media resorted to some ‘street fighting of some’ much to my disappointment. All that they could make of the media awards was unbridled bias in favour of one journalist. What people...
Dennis Keagile 17 April 2014
Consumer Watchdog - �Checking up on checking in�
I don’t mean the top-of-the-range luxury camps that are winning international awards, nor do I mean the cheaper back-packer accommodation. I mean the mainstream, normal hotels that most of us and most tourists to Botswana stay in. Hotels for...
Correspondent 17 April 2014
Francistown Investment Pitso date set
The Investment Pitso was postponed several times to fine tune the outcome of the event and Francistown mayor James Kgalajwe has vowed that the dates will not be postponed again. “We are at an advanced stage of planning,” said...
Patricia Edwin 17 April 2014
PAC laments lack of debt management policy
For th resulted in debt management being viewed as a simple operation, which did not require high level planning, thhe past four decades, the country has been enjoying comfortable budget surpluses and low levels of debt, whice report...
Boitshepo Majube 17 April 2014
BBS encouraged by improving Letswai PSLE results
In a press statement issued this week, the bank said while 30 percent is below the marginal pass grade, in the context of Letswai Primary School it is a confidence boosting mark given the multiple challenges that the school faces because of its...
Staff Writer 17 April 2014
Prohibited immigrant gets suspended sentence
Senior Magistrate Thebeetsile Mulalu handed down the sentence to Litsotso Ndlovu after he admitted to having entered the country illegally on March 23 this year. Ndlovu was declared a PI after he committed a series of robberies in Botswana. Passing...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 17 April 2014
Botswana outdo peers in savings accrual -World Bank
According to the bi-annual 2014 Africa Pulse report, net savings have been negative in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2004, which means that the region’s growth is being accompanied by a depletion of total wealth. “The gap between gross and...
Brian Benza 17 April 2014
Shake-up sweeps through BPC
Business Week: What informed BPC Board to engage a management contract? Sebetela: In the last two to five years, the business has changed significantly in terms of the scope and complexity. BPC has ventured into generation of power, something that...
Boitshepo Majube 17 April 2014
BPC turnaround hinges on govt political will
These plans include the take over by management contactor, Electricity Supply Board International (EASBI) from June. The contractor is mandated with the task of turning around the troubled parastatal dogged by losses, operational...
Brian Benza 17 April 2014
Heavy metal gains exposure
“A week ago, the film screened at the Capetown Xfest, a festival of metal documentaries,” Raffaele Mosca, the Greece-based filmmaker behind the work said last week. Mosca was in Gaborone arranging for a local screening in...
Tomeletso Sereetsi 17 April 2014
Maitisong Festival around the corner
Speaking at a press conference, the Director of Maitisong Gao Lemmenyane said that the audience can look forward to an interesting show that combines theatre, music, poetry and dance. Lemmenyane added that they are looking into growing the festival...
Mpho Tlale 17 April 2014
Moseki sharpens sabres for general elections
“I have prepared vigorously for this election. I never rested after the 2009 general elections,” he adds. Moseki, the BCP secretary for international relations, is widely known for his open criticism of the ruling Botswana Democratic...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 April 2014
Fashion according to Molosiwa
“After high school I enrolled for pre-med at the University of Botswana, but I quickly realised that medicine was not for me. So I decided to have a long chat with my parents and after a long while, I won,” says Molosiwa. The...
Gasebalwe Seretse 17 April 2014
No end in sight for water restrictions
“Dam water levels went up from 11 percent at the start of the rain season to 16 percent a few weeks ago,” she said. “The dam water level is now at 15 percent and therefore, water shortage problems have not changed in the greater...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 17 April 2014
How Masekela inspired Woki to international stages
The group led by Aubrei Woki had just formed a jazz band called Kalahari and were blessed to attract one of the genre’s most respected players to join them. Masekela had just returned from exile in the United States of America in the early 80s...
Chippa Legodimo 17 April 2014
First-borns devolve into black sheep
A few years ago, a Cabinet minister told a mining conference that while the government appreciated their contribution to the economy, the “apple of the national eye” would always be agriculture. And with sound grounds. At...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 17 April 2014
Mother drags daughter to court for child negligence
Appearing before Urban Customary Court president Dikwalo Monametsi, Hilda Kenosi was charged with neglect/ill-treatment of children, a violation of the Children Act. The court heard that on April 12, 2014, Kenosi neglected her one and half-year son,...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 April 2014
Thieving employee wants to compensate BPC
The 33-year-old Kenneth Maruapula admitted to the 35 counts of stealing by servant he committed between December 2010 and March 2012 after the facts of the offences were read to him on Wednesday. The case was adjourned in the morning after defence...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 17 April 2014
Moatlhodi makes hay while the sun shines
The Member of Parliament for Tonota Constituency Pono Moatlhodi never thought in his entire life that he could find a second political home. After being in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for 39 years, Moatlhodi finally joined Botswana...
Gothataone Moeng 17 April 2014
Phikwe Council throws weight behind SPEDU
This was said by Town Clerk, Poloko Mojalemotho, during the SPEDU Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) Workshop on Wednesday. He added that SPEDU is a true development partner and encouraged other development partners to position themselves...
Onalenna Kelebeile 17 April 2014
MoESD stalls on rent refunds
The ministry has also not reduced the level of rentals the teachers have been paying over the years, despite the ongoing overcharges. At present, MoESD figures peg rentals for a one-bedroom sitter at P342 and a two-bedroom flat at P608, while...
Maranyane Ngwanaamotho 17 April 2014
Leader of the Opposition seat vacant, again
Yesterday Moatlhodi was welcomed in the UDC fold through the Botswana National Front. The move spelt doom for the Botswana Congress Party president Dumelang Saleshando who, who assumed the reigns for the second time in January when Dr Habaudi Hobona...
Isaiah Morewagae 17 April 2014
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