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20 May 2014
Islamist militants 'kill reporter James Foley on video'
The militants said the killing was revenge for US air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq. Foley's mother Diane said on Facebook she was proud of her son: "He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian...
475,Correspondent,, 20 May 2014
SPEDU chief encourages financial prudence
Speaking during the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) open day held here last Friday, Kedisitse said many Batswana have lost millions of Pula after investing in unlicenced financial institutions. He pointed out that...
403,Onalenna Kelebeile,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:44:37, 20 May 2014
Francistown growth needs to be inclusive-PHK
The investment forum will be held from August 19 to 21 at Adanosia Hotel under the theme, ‘City of Francistown: An Investment Centre of Choice by 2022-A step Forward to your investment.’Kedikilwe pointed out that he did not see...
429,Patricia Edwin,php845.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 11:20:54, 20 May 2014
BSE boost market efficiency with news service
Briefing the media about the service yesterday, BSE chief Executive, Hiran Mendis said the service has been implemented as part of the strategy of making the BSE a repository of exchange related information for the benefit of the market. “This...
445,Keikantse Lesemela,phpF8B6.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:36:34, 20 May 2014
Sheleng attempts a second comeback
However, shortly after releasing their first album, the group disbanded amid reports of conflicts in management of the band. Ironically, this transpired shortly after their debut album won the Best newcomer award at the Botswana Musicians Union...
413,Chippa Legodimo,phpD5D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 20 May 2014
Double Jay to claim spot with Most Wanted
The song, released a few months ago, is currently enjoying rotation on radio stations. The budding artist said that he has finished shooting the video for the song and is scheduled to play on Btv’s popular music show, Flava Dome this...
474,Gasebalwe Seretse,,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 12:48:58, 20 May 2014
Vees former dancers release single
The duo, worked who with Vee for five years until 2007, have reunited to make music together. Their new single has three house tracks, which include the title-track Cherry, and Mistress. The two are adamantly convinced that they have no trace of...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 20 May 2014
The races come to town
One of the event organisers, Chabo Majaha, has said that amongst other things they aim, through the initiative, to encourage riding as a sporting and recreation activity. The Bots Race also promotes fellowship amongst riders. Majaha said horse...
421,Mpho Tlale,phpB106.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 23:19:00, 20 May 2014
Tafnaz blends photography with music
He told Showbiz that art is limitless and has no boundaries, which is why he wants to combine both his artistic talents to come up with a magnificent art work. Tafnaz boasted that he is a modern day Picasso who captures intriguing moments digitally....
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg,2014/february/25,2014-02-25 17:07:23, 20 May 2014
Jubilation in Maun as Sankoyo register impressive results
On Saturday, Bush Bucks travelled to Selebi-Phikwe where they beat hosts FC Satmos 2-1. Bush Bucks won their debut Premier League match 2-1 against visiting Motlakase. The teams’ positive run has been met with euphoria in...
438,Lekopanye Mooketsi,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:04, 20 May 2014
Ditlhasa overcome Shining Stars
Shining Stars skipper, Thatayaone Tshose won the toss and elected to field first while Aziz Mintu and Zain Abbasi opened the batting for Ditlhasa. The two opening batsmen started with a very high run rate scoring 50 in six overs. Abbasi was bowled...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg,2014/february/25,2014-02-25 17:07:23, 20 May 2014
Badminton tournament shows growth
The second edition of the tournament sponsored by Landscape Solutions attracted 53 junior players from various clubs. The tournament organiser, Modesto Madzambi said compared to last year, there has been a massive response from players. Around 30...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:04:00, 20 May 2014
BoBA takes competitions to the regions
The association’s public relation’s officer, Mmaotho Segotso told Mmegi Sport yesterday that some clubs are far from the main venues of Gaborone, Francistown, Lobatse and Selebi-Phikwe and this makes it difficult for them to fully...
440,Teichler Rankoa,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:28:13, 20 May 2014
Why our youth are getting out of control - conduct disorders
Just last week, I was reading Mmegi (August 7, 2014), and there were 3 stories relating to out of control behavior by youth. One of them was about a teenager charged with three counts of rape, and the other two on young people facing murder charges....
20 May 2014
A a farologana
Re ne ra utlwa fa karata e tlaa bo e dirisiwa boemong jwa bukana e e leng yone go ntseng go duelwa ka yone. Ka fa pego e e neng e bua ka teng, mo malatsing a, bagodi, batlhoki le one masole a ntwa ya bobedi, ba tshwanetse ba bo ba ikwadisa gore...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 20 May 2014
Another day, another talkshop
From the noble objectives of national liberation as the Frontline States, to the reduction of their reliance on apartheid South Africa as the SADCC, to greater economic integration development as SADC, countries in the region appear progressive on...
450,Mmegi Editor,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 17:32:19, 20 May 2014
I hereby anoint thee BDP candidate for Molepolole South.
20 May 2014
Our heritage [by Sandy Grant]
It is likely that visitors and new residents to diamond rich Gaborone, unfamiliar with its history, will routinely accept that Cecil Rhodes, the great diamond magnate, coloniser and politician, would have had a close historical connection with...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:30:00, 20 May 2014
Ngwato tribal leaders call for task force to collect land arrears
The land board is currently owed P40 million in lease rentals. This has compelled the land board to join forces with Botswana Post and Standard Chartered Bank to facilitate defaulters’ payments. The tribal leaders have expressed fear that the...
403,Onalenna Kelebeile,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:44:37, 20 May 2014
NED youth collaborate against poverty, crime, HIV/AIDS
Last Friday, the Committee of Youth Empowerment Against Crime and HIV/AIDS (CYEAC) held a ceremony here, where they displayed one of the weapons they intend to deploy against the scourges that have left families in tatters. The weapon is in the form...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:22:55, 20 May 2014
Court postpones G/North murder gang case
The matter, which is due to be committed to the High Court after assessing evidence to establish a murder, will be heard on September 19 before chief magistrate Linah Oahile-Mokibe. Standing in for Oahile-Mokibe yesterday, senior magistrate Goodwill...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/10,2013-10-10 22:37:48, 20 May 2014
Five Khawa men face illegal hunting charges
Motsogedi Sephiri Velskoen, Piet Morongwa Velskoen, Hans Kassie, Lucas Bok and Jan Matthys are accused of hunting a partially protected game animal in 2012. They are said to have committed the offence in a controlled hunting area in the Kgalagadi...
432,Zolani Kraai,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:21:39, 20 May 2014
ATI off the hook, for now
The ruling was initially set for yesterday but was postponed because the presiding magistrate was absent. The court is set to decide whether it will dismiss the charges or proceed with the prosecution against the “O Tsididi” hit maker....
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/10,2013-10-10 22:37:48, 20 May 2014
Construction the most hazardous job in Botswana
Presenting the figures during a Pitso yesterday, Minister Edwin Batshu said data showed that the numbers of workers injured on the job were generally high. According to the figures, 1,173 work related injuries were recorded in 2011, 1,251 in 2012 and...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg,2014/may/19,2014-05-19 15:07:35, 20 May 2014
BOFEPUSU salary case goes to Court of Appeal
In May, Justice Michael Leburu of the Lobatse High Court ruled that the four percent salary hike by the government would not stop BOFEPUSU from bargaining for a higher increase or seeking redress through a normal court process rather than on...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:05:38, 20 May 2014
DIS torture lawsuit reaches court
The plaintiff, Phillip Tlhage, is suing the spy agency for P2.9 million. In his court papers dated March 26, 2014, Tlhage, through his lawyer Kabo Motswagole of Monthe Marumo and Company, says he has been waiting months for the delivery and...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:05:38, 20 May 2014
Bontshetse gives BNF 7-days
The BNF recalled Bontshetse two weeks ago after charging him with “addressing the media on very sensitive issues”. The recall left incumbent MP, Pono Moatlhodi, who crossed over from the ruling party in April, with a clear line to October...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:40:41, 20 May 2014
Guma preaches peace to democrats
Guma said this last weekend at the Semotswane freedom square when launching the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) council candidate for Semotswane, Peter Williams, who is also the Chairperson of Tonota Sub-District Council. He said that most of the...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:22:55, 20 May 2014
Police Report: No foul play in Motswaledis death
BOTSWANA POLICE SERVICE MEDIA RELEASE: “INVESTIGATIONS ON MR. GOMOLEMO MOTSWALEDI’S DEATH COMPLETE” On the 30th July 2014 a fatal road accident which claimed the life of Mr. Gomolemo Motswaledi along A1 road near Pitshane...
20 May 2014
BCA introduces T20 cricket
This will be the first time for the country to host a national T20 tournament. “The tournament will involve teams from the northern region and southern region and it will be played some time in March. We are still finalising the...
474,Gasebalwe Seretse,,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 12:48:58, 20 May 2014
GU deny Zakhems hand in Jomo saga
There were allegations that Moatlhaping was removed from the team that faced city rivals in the second Mascom Top 8 semi-final with an instruction from Zakhem. However, GU secretary Hebert Letsebe yesterday shot down the...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:00:00, 20 May 2014
Butler dismantles Zebras old guard
Centre backs Ndiyapo Letsholathebe and Mompati Thuma had made clear their intentions to retire. Thuma had stayed on while Letsholathebe threw in the towel. On the flanks, veteran utility player Tshepo ‘Talk Talk’ Motlhabankwe will get the...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:53:00, 20 May 2014
BNSC threatens wrestling body
BNSC chairperson Solly Reikeletseng told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the BWF leadership was aware of procedures, but had a tendency of taking issues to the media before exhausting all BNSC channels. He said on many occasions the BWF had taken...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:04:00, 20 May 2014
Bootylicious Boity to hit Gabz
Popularly known as Boity, Thulo set tongues wagging when an image, from a photo shoot for Marie Claire’s 2014 Naked issue, of her showing all skin hit social media on Monday. The picture showed her literally butt-naked. Voted Mzanzi’s...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/10,2013-10-10 22:37:48, 20 May 2014
Tattooist Lubbe dabbles in fine art
Apart from doing tattoos in her spare time away from the machines and the ink she paints, draws and moulds. She reveals that “most of the time a tattoo artist does some fine art on the side and doesn’t just focus on one...
421,Mpho Tlale,phpB106.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 23:19:00, 20 May 2014
Batswana authors visibility worries Slaughter
At a ‘Where are Batswana Writers?’ seminar hosted in the University of Botswana (UB) yesterday she expressed that Botswana has a rich history. She said yet there are no visible works from local writers. Slaughter is the author of the...
421,Mpho Tlale,phpB106.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 23:19:00, 20 May 2014
Winning personality goes a long way
The 19-year-old from Mookane village was crowned second princess at the pageant held at Nicaragua in South America on Saturday. She shone through to become the second runner-up while competing for the coveted title with 22 other teen beauties from...
437,Kgomotso Molelekeng,php759B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 14:24:00, 20 May 2014
Lobatse tannery an environmental concern
Answering a question in parliament, the Minister of Agriculture, Christian De Graff said the Lobatse residential area near the tannery was now surrounding the plant and the smell from the plant was increasingly becoming a concern to...
438,Lekopanye Mooketsi,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:04, 20 May 2014
BPC bracing for winter peaks
While units 1 and 4 of the troubled power station were reignited last week following technical failures at the beginning of the month, units 2 and 3 are still under repair from faults experienced last year. Yesterday, Mmegi Business established that...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:07:15, 20 May 2014
Masisis defence misses the point
Since he came to power six years ago, the President has never bothered to attend these important events. However, he has attended every meeting of Conservation International (CI), an organisation concerned with conservation of wildlife. He recently...
20 May 2014
Sale of ivory triggered poaching
The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama, without hesitation, revealed that the sale of ivory in 2008, sanctioned by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) brought catastrophic excitement that...
404,Bame Piet,phpB30D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:46:00, 20 May 2014
Govt to ease entrance of skilled expatriates
Speaking at the launch of the Business Facilitation Service Centre in Gaborone this week, Makgatho-Malesu said government was developing this in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs with a view to allow importation of requisite...
441,Boitshepo Majube,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:29:05, 20 May 2014
BPC staff forced to work under bad smell
The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila stated that BPC engaged a company to fumigate/spray the offices with Chlorpyrifos insecticide on the weekend of May 12 to 13 last year, but when employees reported for work on Monday...
404,Bame Piet,phpB30D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:46:00, 20 May 2014
Minister wont disclose Anthonys credentials
Anthony Khama is President Ian Khama’s younger brother and twin brother to Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT) Tshekedi Khama. He was appointed by Venson-Moitoi to the UB Council last year, alongside prominent lawyer and...
574,Gothataone Moeng,,2013/october/08,2013-10-08 10:54:26, 20 May 2014
Four percent proposal keeps BOFEPUSU busy
Last week the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) released a statement proposing the four percent salary adjustment across the board, for the financial year 2014-2015. The increment will take effect on April 1, 2014, provided the...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 10:05:38, 20 May 2014
Masimololes recipe for poor JC results
He was commenting on the 2014/15 budget speech on Tuesday. For more than a decade, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has enjoyed a huge chunk of the national budget, but returning more than five percent of it (unspent) back to...
404,Bame Piet,phpB30D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:46:00, 20 May 2014
Gantsi murder accused out on bail
The two, Tshiamo Kalalelo (29) and Mmika Mpe (24) hail from Werda. Ofentse Ramaabya of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) failed to persuade the court to remand the accused pending conclusion of police investigations. Ramaabya had argued...
20 May 2014
Jwaneng mayor joins BDP
Jahana reportedly resigned from the Botswana National Front (BNF) late last year after losing the primary elections for Ngwaketsi West constituency. Jahana contested and lost the constituency against Nthaile Nthaile. Nthaile was voted in...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 20 May 2014
BDP underdog itching for Gaborone Central re-run
Relatively young Mangwegape-Healy told Mmegi that despite coming last in the first round of Bulela Ditswe, he still believes that he can snatch the constituency from Mogami who led the pack. He attributed his loss in the first round to the timing at...
414,Isaiah Morewagae,php55DD.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 20 May 2014
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