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Botswana cellphone and internet charges & affordability rank among the worst in the world*Batlokwa win legal hurdle In Land Dispute* Boko Survives Assassination*Rollers are Champs*Deben Natale Appeals After Rotting 5 years in Jail*S.A Based...
28 May 2014
Kaone Kario
Twitter: @kaonekario
28 May 2014
Ladies are amazing..
For example a single lady can start a certain trend and the rest of the female species will follow in no time. As if they were told, “follow the leader”. I remember when those bags printed ‘South Africa’ bags...
475,Correspondent,,2013/october/05,2013-10-05 12:50:03, 28 May 2014
Water, a road, phone cable and MPs
This latest venture makes it perhaps the fourth time in the last few months that they have stolen cable in our small part of Odi alone. Either there is something particularly appealing to them about this area or they regard Odi as a whole as...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 09:30:00, 28 May 2014
Hell knows no fury like a woman scorned..
By their very own nature, human beings are very territorial. They will go to ANY lengths, by any means necessary, to assert and defend what they perceive to be theirs! Human beings always have this overwhelming sense of...
8264,Tumie Modise,php9215.tmp.jpg,2014/march/03,2014-03-03 15:20:29, 28 May 2014
Becoming extraordinary
They realise that they could have more or could be more or ought by now to be operating at a much higher pedestal. To be fair, most people are not living pathetic lives in abject conditions but they are also far behind in the race of life. They need...
2711,George Chingarande,phpE1B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:05:00, 28 May 2014
NO TO ABORTION
28 May 2014
Zimbabwe: MDC suspends Morgan Tsvangirai
A statement issued by the party after a meeting in Harare accused him of a "remarkable failure of leadership". It also said he had deviated from the party's democratic founding principles. Mr Tsvangirai lost a third election challenge to veteran...
475,Correspondent,, 28 May 2014
Chiefs title hopes end in thrilling draw
As usual, the duel between the two sides lived up to expectations and produced sparks. For Chiefs, the match was very important in that a win would give them the title if Miscellaneous beat eventual champions, Township Rollers. They started the game...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:01, 28 May 2014
Kaone Karios column for the ambitious local models
It is also a statement of intent by The Monitor as we take further the tradition of delivering quality, life-changing columns. The column by Kaone Kario comes at a time when her image is visible on the billboards in New York. ...
540,Monitor Editor,,2013/october/08,2013-10-08 00:02:02, 28 May 2014
Mooketsis withdrawal complicates Bokos BNF membership case
On Friday, Gabriel Kanjabanga and Meshack Mthimkhulu, the attorneys representing the other 12 applicants had an uphill task in trying to convince Justice Terrence Rannowane to prevent Mooketsi from pulling out of the case.  At one point,...
414,Isaiah Morewagae,php55DD.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 28 May 2014
Botswana Railways fundraises for needy family
Over and above the accommodation problem, the Palla-road family struggles with basic necessities such as food and other everyday needs that lead to a dignified lifestyle, according to the findings by the BR team that assessed the situation. Kefilwe...
410,Monkagedi Gaothobogwe,phpAA57.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:50, 28 May 2014
My husband is ready to be president - Dineo Saleshando
Speaking at the BCP manifesto launch, which was combined, with the launch of their party president Dumelang Saleshando on Saturday at Maruapula grounds, she said Dumelang is a grounded family man who has the interests of Batswana at heart. She said...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 16:31:00, 28 May 2014
Malawi end young Zebras dream
With the first leg drawn 1-1, the Young Zebras hoped to finish off the Malawians at home, but this was not to be. The visitors posted a stellar second half performance to punish Botswana for some erratic defending and wasted opportunities in the...
439,Thato Kala,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:27:40, 28 May 2014
Traffic congestion as police seal the road
Police on Friday sealed off a large stretch of the busy Nelson Mandela Drive, from the Bull and Bush lights to the Old Metro Four Way, after a pedestrian overhead bridge was accidentally destroyed by a North bound machinery...
410,Monkagedi Gaothobogwe,phpAA57.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:50, 28 May 2014
Botswanas cellphone, internet services among poorest in the world
Botswana ranks at the tail end in the mobile cellular phone tariffs, at no.125, and at no 137 in the Internet tariffs Sub Index. In fact when it comes to affordability of this technology Botswana ranks no 142, out of 144 countries. Botswana’s...
410,Monkagedi Gaothobogwe,phpAA57.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:50, 28 May 2014
Montsho Wins Top Sports Award
Earlier, the former world champion had beaten Boikhutso Mudongo of chess and karate’s Thato Malunga to the sportswoman of the year award. Montsho is a winner of the Diamond League and is a silver medalist at the IAAF track and field...
418,Mosah Mokganedi,,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:05:00, 28 May 2014
Slain teen was hoping to start college this year
The Monitor has established the identity of the victim as Kealeboga Danster of Tsabong, according to police sources. Although details of what actually transpired at the De Beers CEO’s farm, leading to the death of the boy, are not clear,...
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Court sends Tlokweng land case back to tribunal
The appeal was filed by the landboard after 17 people successfully sought the intervention of the tribunal in the allocation of plots in Tlokweng through a controversial raffle. The tribunal ruled in favour of the applicants, ordering the landboard...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/09,2013-10-09 10:20:58, 28 May 2014
Boko foils assassination plot?
Apparently Boko had received intelligence that day and decided not to sleep at his Tlokweng residence, but one of the thugs, a carpenter by profession was apprehended with the help of  security forces and is now in police custody in...
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Sankoyo seal historic promotion
The Maun side drew 1-1 with Sladden Eagles in Francistown to be crowned Debswana First Division North champions on Saturday and gain automatic qualification to the Premier League. Before the weekend clash against the relegation candidates, Sankoyo...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:01, 28 May 2014
Notwane overcome TAFIC to stay up
The striker pounced in the 25th minute after outpacing the TAFIC defence and repeated the feat in similar fashion in the 57th minute. TAFIC nearly pulled a goal back in the 32nd minute through Holiness Mlilo but goalkeeper Itumeleng Selapa...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:04:00, 28 May 2014
Rollers snatch League tittle
PALAPYE: Township Rollers are this year’s be Mobile Premier League champions after narrowly beating Miscellaneous 1-0 in Palapye on Saturday. Hordes of Rollers supporters who thronged the Palapye Swallows Ground watched a tense match that was...
413,Chippa Legodimo,phpD5D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 10:02:00, 28 May 2014
Debbie with a T, pulls off great act
With her strong stage presence and confi­dence Debbie with T showed lyrical prow­ess wittily mixing age-old tribal concerns with western diction. There are conscious tones, but also a sweet and natural romance to the dishing of her...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg,2013/october/09,2013-10-09 10:20:58, 28 May 2014
Chinese Children Impress At Maitisong
Starting off on a high note with a dance treatment, the master of ceremony described the performance as an ‘auspicious blessing’ that left the audience impressed. However, it was an eight-year-old girl who stole the dance...
437,Kgomotso Molelekeng,php759B.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 14:24:00, 28 May 2014
Lerato Motshwarakgole debuts on homesoil
Mbali Kgosidintsi’s highly anticipated play,Tseleng which was shown to the Bo­tswana audience for the first time lived to expectation and simply had the audience charmed .University of Cape Town The­atre graduates, Lerato Motshwarakgole...
421,Mpho Tlale,phpB106.tmp.jpg,2013/october/01,2013-10-01 23:19:00, 28 May 2014
New medical Aid bursts onto the market
CEO, Rose Tatedi told media last week that after an assessment of the eight operating medical aid companies, Symphony had decided to distinguish itself by offering new generation products. “The traditional medical aid scheme offers a member...
445,Keikantse Lesemela,phpF8B6.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:36:34, 28 May 2014
SMME urged to embrace technology
“Traditional manufacturing processes can be automated to increase output, and reduce unit costs, thereby enhancing overall productivity and ensuring your business can benefit from economies of scale,” she said. Makgato-Malesu stated that...
441,Boitshepo Majube,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:29:05, 28 May 2014
The Day Young Motswana Model Stepped Into New York City
This is it. The new challenge I’d asked for, I told myself as I exited the plane. This is the clean slate I wanted, the fresh start. This wasn’t my first time in NYC, so I was familiar with something things, like where to get a cab. I...
21012,Kaone Kario,phpF15D.tmp.jpg,2014/april/28,2014-04-28 09:58:31, 28 May 2014
Entrepreneur revives ancient Okavango trail
Recently, the wholly citizen-owned safari outfit announced that it has begun offering tourists adventure mekoro trips on the corridor which was historically navigated by Okavango communities to connect Seronga and Maun by river. The corridor was an...
433,Boniface Keakabetse,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 14:22:23, 28 May 2014
BDF Day in pics - Gaborone 2014
425,Kagiso Onkatswitse,php6EE.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2014
In Thursday's paper
28 May 2014
Lucy
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Tammy
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Hard To Get
TK, a handsome young womanizer from a small community who falls for a sexy, reckless young thief named Skiets. Thrust into Joburg’s criminal underworld, TK realizes that his best bet is to trust her and hang on for the ride she takes him on.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Sex Tape
A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
The Expendables 3
Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Tammy
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Lucy
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Sex Tape
A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Think Like A Man Too
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Tammy
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Lucy
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Sex Tape
A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
The Expendables 3
Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Hercules
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Think Like A Man Too
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
399,Staff Writer,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:33:14, 28 May 2014
BDP booed out of teachers' congress
PALAPYE: Sechele was among other representatives of political parties such as Botswana Congress Party, and Umbrella for Democratic Change, on a mission to deliver a solidarity message on behalf of his party, the BDP. However, the congress turned...
403,Onalenna Kelebeile,,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:44:37,409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg,2013/october/04,2013-10-04 09:59:01, 28 May 2014
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