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Morama, Motsumi grab BISA rugby title
Morama beat Motsumi 15-10 in the 10s while in the girls’ 7s, Motsumi were victorious 15-0 over Mahalapye’s Mowana CJSS. The annual tournament started on Sunday and ended yesterday. BISA national rugby organiser, Ernest Molapong said...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:04:00, 06 May 2014
In Wednesday's paper
06 May 2014
BFA engages BNSC over Zebras budget
Budget constraints almost grounded Zebras’ trip to Guinea Bissau recently. Sebego said the BFA office is already compiling figures as the national team prepares for a demanding three-month schedule, which will see the Zebras play six gruelling...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:53:00, 06 May 2014
Locals to strut their stuff at Canada AFW
The trip is fully sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture as part of the incentives for winning the best model and best fashion designer award contests. The two models, Lingani Shadreck (female) and Kesegofetse Senna (male),...
438,Lekopanye Mooketsi,, 06 May 2014
Gaborone to host Botswana Culture and Design Week
The week is expected to include fashion, art, music, food and poetry among others. One of the event organisers Kgomotso Nyatshane said they have around 15 countries, expected to participate in BCDW. She said the countries include Nigeria,...
421,Mpho Tlale,phpB106.tmp.jpg, 06 May 2014
Elt goes to New York
The 23-year-old RnB singer born Lebogang Tatedi has created a relationship with an American management company called McVaigh, which is managing her music career. “Hopefully I will be going to New York to record my tracks in October after I...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 06 May 2014
KTM Choir, Trinity church to pay tribute to Motswaledi
Motswaledi who will be buried in Serowe on Friday founded the choir in 1993. KTM spokesperson, Thupane Gasejasepe, said they have rehearsed a number of songs for Motswaledi’s send off among them, Kgalemela Setotojane, and Ponatshegelo, which...
403,Onalenna Kelebeile,, 06 May 2014
Botswana Couriers to set up hub in South Africa
Addressing a media briefing recently, the company’s managing director, Leatile Medupe said they are going to focus on cross border consolidation, which will start with the freight hub in South Africa. He said they are targeting South Africa...
438,Lekopanye Mooketsi,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:04, 06 May 2014
Ghaghoo diamonds to auction before year-end
In a press statement released last week, Gem Diamonds chief executive, Clifford Elphick said the first diamonds produced during the commissioning of the plant are high quality and average size as compared to those mined during the exploration...
445,Keikantse Lesemela,phpF8B6.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:36:34, 06 May 2014
Businesses struggle to repay bank loans
Bank of Botswana (BoB) figures show total arrears as a proportion of outstanding bank credit increased from 4.5 percent at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 to 5.2 percent as at end of March 2014. “This increase is attributable...
406,Brian Benza,phpE652.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:51:00, 06 May 2014
Motswaledi deserves national honour
His death, which is still the subject of investigations, has needless to say, created much fodder for the media – both conventional and social. Perhaps it is the flurry of reports, insinuations and all the talk about what really might have...
450,Mmegi Editor,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 17:32:19, 06 May 2014
Corruption charges
06 May 2014
Commonwealth Games team a rush job
The silverware came courtesy of 800m sensation, Nijel Amos who grabbed gold, in the process dethroning Kenyan champion, David Rudisha in an intriguing race. Morule told the media in Gaborone yesterday that despite the target, they were...
418,Mosah Mokganedi,,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:05:00, 06 May 2014
Our heritage [by Sandy Grant]
True, the latter area boasted a very modest Fort which had long been reduced to little more than a minor ditch and offered nothing in the way of protection. There were undoubtedly a few old fashioned night watchmen, but the idea of the security...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:30:00, 06 May 2014
Khama had deep-rooted hatred for Motswaledi UDC youth
When briefing the media last Friday, Segokgo said whilst Motswaledi was at the BDP, he sought to restore sanity and the rule of law and democracy in the Khama-led BDP, a move which saw him being unceremoniously expelled from the party two months...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
Political parties wrap up parliamentary candidates launch
On Saturday the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) launched its Francistown East candidate Buti Billy in a lukewarm occasion. This was the party’s final launch in the northern city. A former Francistown mayor and a councillor in his second...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:01, 06 May 2014
Saleshando urges Mochudi West to vote Pilane
Launching Pilane, Saleshando said that the BCP Mochudi West parliamentary hopeful is a much more capable man than some people appointed in President Ian Khama’s cabinet. Saleshando said that the Botswana cabinet is full of people who are not...
431,Lerato Maleke,phpD4F0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:18:54, 06 May 2014
Opposition fancies unseating BDP
In their electioneering messages across the many launches and platforms, the two parties assure their supporters that this is the year to end, through the ballot, the Botswana Democratic Party’s 48 years of power. The BCP has set a target of...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
UB academic underpins rights of children borne out of wedlock
Senior lecturer in the Department of Law, Obonye Jonas, wrote this in his article titled: “Extra-marital children and their right to inherit from their fathers in Botswana: a critical appraisal”, published by the European Law Reform...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:05:38, 06 May 2014
MPs reject motion to save BMCs sinking ship
When opposing the motion, MPs fired that BMC is a burden to government. Gaborone Central MP Dumelang Saleshando said government had attempted to rescue the parastatal on several occasions with no success. He further said sensitive issues pertaining...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/22,2013-10-22 14:33:37, 06 May 2014
BCP counter-sues GCC over posters
The resolution, to make a counter application against the GCC, was made at the July 9 meeting of the party’s executive committee. This followed the city council urgent application in April at the Lobatse High Court, which had wanted to compel...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:05:38, 06 May 2014
Magistrate rejects guilty plea in rape case
The guilty plea of Peter Robert Raobe was not accepted because he contradicted himself during questioning by the magistrate. Contrary to what he had earlier told the court, Raobe said he had sex with the complainant because they were lovers and...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:30:07, 06 May 2014
Merafhe critically ill at GPH?
The long-serving foreign minister retired as vice president in 2011 due to ill-health. His son Odirile, refused to comment on his current state. The 76-year-old Merafe became an MP in 1989 after serving as commander of the Botswana...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
Postmortem indicates accident caused Motswaledis injuries - claim
Motswaledi died in a car accident last Wednesday on his way from South Africa. Although UDC president, Duma Boko denied yesterday that they have received a report on the death, it is understood the government pathologist and the private pathologist...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
Monster SA quake shakes Botswana
Mmegi’s three-storey building in the Central Business District was evacuated just before 1300hrs as windows and desks shook from the impact nearly 315 kilometres away in South Africa. “Felt it in Gaborone West Phase 1 Industrial, but no...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:07:15, 06 May 2014
Motswaledis body to lie in state at Trinity Church
The body is expected to arrive in a procession from Lyn’s Funeral Home. The general public will have the chance to pay their last respects to the 44-year-old Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) president up to 11am at the Trinity Church, UDC...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/10,2013-10-10 22:37:48, 06 May 2014
Oh laptop, where art thou?
I’m stressed. I have been quietly searching for a particular laptop, to no avail. I will be doomed if the contents are revealed. Forget those financially troubled folk who are knee-deep in debt...the types who don’t answer their phones,...
510,Keletso Thobega,phpA3BD.tmp.jpg,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 20:17:20, 06 May 2014
Impossible is nothing
The two Gaborone based giants got the toughest draws they could have imagined, and maybe this is an opportunity for them to show that they can mix it with the African elite. The two teams play established sides in their own leagues, who are better...
506,Thuso Palai,php69A9.tmp.jpg,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 19:59:18, 06 May 2014
ECCO deny courting Changwe
Current ECCO coach Atshele Molapi will be given a role as one of the assistants at the club, a position he has held at the club in the past. Mmegi Sport has learnt that Changwe is currently attending a relative’s funeral in Zambia. "He...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:01, 06 May 2014
Vilakazi weighs options
Vilakazi said he was shocked to be served with a letter last Thursday ending his contract, which was supposed to run until June. But he is not holding a grudge against. On Tuesday, Vilakazi said he was still holding discussions with the...
438,Lekopanye Mooketsi,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:04, 06 May 2014
BRU waits for clubs to name potential office bearers
BRU secretary general, Kadimo Modisa told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they made an announcement to the clubs last week to submit the names of the people they want in the leadership of the union. He said that the deadline for the submission of...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:04:00, 06 May 2014
Glimmer of hope for Chiefs, GU
There were fears that the two sides may struggle financially to when they host Dynamos and SuperSport United next week. Hosting teams have to provide accommodation for visiting teams and match officials The BNSC had initially informed the two clubs...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:00:00, 06 May 2014
Madiba climbs up music ladder
The recording musician in him was yet to flourish. In recent times his career has seen an upward trend. His last album Gibela was a good composition, which simply drove mapantsula crazy. His most recent work is his fourth offering. The album,...
413,Chippa Legodimo,phpD5D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 06 May 2014
Ohmz The Don shows true grit
Ohmz The Don, who grew up in the townships of Lobatse, is now based in Gaborone. He is currently working on his upcoming project, which he says, is yet to shock many. Having been under the tutelage of Ruxion of the Magosi fame, Ohmz The Don...
437,Kgomotso Molelekeng,php759B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 14:24:00, 06 May 2014
Botswood knocks sense into heads
Scripted and directed by Fenny Lekolwane, the television drama is set to premiere at the Botswood offices in Tlokweng on the evening of Valentine’s Day. "Some are calling for prostitutes to be taken to prison for selling their bodies. In...
444,Shingirai Madondo,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:34:57, 06 May 2014
Acid test for Culture Spears, Charma Gal
So eventful this show is said to be that showbiz fans and critics will be out to understand the rumoured bad blood between the two lovebirds that co-own the celebrated Culture Spears. Of recent, the media has been awash with reports that Kabelo...
444,Shingirai Madondo,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:34:57, 06 May 2014
Bullish prospects for the manufacturing sector
For several years the manufacturing sector was earmarked as the principal sector through which the twin goals of economic diversification and employment creation could be achieved. Matambo highlighted that through efforts by agencies such as...
445,Keikantse Lesemela,phpF8B6.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:36:34, 06 May 2014
Two sides of the Pula's fortunes
As a result of the deliberate policy by the Bank of Botswana, the Pula has weakened against most major trading currencies, while appreciating against the Rand. On an annual basis (12 months to January 2014), the Pula depreciated against the US...
441,Boitshepo Majube,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:29:05, 06 May 2014
Ukraine the threshing floor between East and West
Trouble started when the government reneged on an agreement between Ukraine and the European Union to borrow money and revamp the slowing economy. This would have been one of the many steps that the country needs to take in the direction of...
06 May 2014
Israel Apartheid week
During this week, the BNF will be hosting a number of events in raising awareness on the unfortunate situation that the Palistinians have to contend with on a daily basis. As a party that believes in the concept of international solidarity, we take...
06 May 2014
Indeed magistrates are bullies
He expressed concern that magistrates have a tendency of issuing arrest warrants willy nilly against witnesses, accused persons, and even defence lawyers. We have also noted as Lecha pointed out, that magistrates often make a late appearence...
06 May 2014
BCP
06 May 2014
BNF councillor also launches funeral plan
He says all Bakgatla are welcome to participate regardless of party affiliation. “Ours is not a discriminatory one and it caters for all Bakgatla regardless of party affiliation”, he explained. He says he has realised that some people in...
431,Lerato Maleke,phpD4F0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:18:54, 06 May 2014
Artists, collectors hail Art Activity Day
Visual arts have over the years been going on an upward trend. Though in comparison to the performing arts they are still miles behind. Government’s efforts to market local crafts both to the locals and the international audiences seem...
413,Chippa Legodimo,phpD5D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 06 May 2014
Ministry dismisses miracle soap
"The Ministry of Health is extremely alarmed by the alleged misleading claims. The public is urged to ignore such claims as there is currently no none vaccine against HIV/AIDS infection. The Ministry further reminds the public to adhere...
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 06 May 2014
Full speed to poverty eradication
Currently the sub-council has 64 projects, which have been equipped with the required materials, at various stages of implementation. "We are aware that there are new beneficiaries who are yet to receive the remainder of their packages and we plan...
445,Keikantse Lesemela,phpF8B6.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:36:34, 06 May 2014
Zim women plead guilty to buying stolen goods
The court heard that police arrested Yotami Monalisa and Adijah Mbaki, both 35 years-old, on January 5 at Bontleng location after they could not account for goods found in the car they were travelling in. The goods exhibited before court were...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/22,2013-10-22 14:33:37, 06 May 2014
Jwaneng, Moleps doing well in stocktheft cases
Speaking during the opening of the legal year, Dibotelo noted that provision of vehicles and fully equipped caravans was pivotal in the turnaround times. He said the same cannot be said about Letlhakane, Palapye, Selebi-Phikwe,...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
BCP appeals dismissed
The rejected appeals were from Palapye, Gabane/Mmankgodi and Selibe-Phikwe East constituencies. While refusing to disclose the contents of the report, the BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang yesterday confirmed that the appeals tribunal...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 06 May 2014
Syndicate target DTCB
This has been communicated to Debswana by security agencies and the company is moving swiftly to counter the threat. In a brochure distributed to Debswana employees about the impending introduction of scanners at all Debswana mines,...
404,Bame Piet,phpB30D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:46:00, 06 May 2014
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