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Pauline Dikuelo 26 June 2014
Khama should not block whistleblowers
The appeal was motivated by recent newspaper reports of a standoff between the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) commander and the head of military intelligence, amongst others. The Gaborone High Court brought an abrupt end to what was a potential expose...
Mmegi Editor
| 26 June 2014
Watch out, I�m going to start biting
As I grew older, I did not follow the football career because there are many politics and corruption in this game. Match fixing accusations and scams start at ward football games, up to the world governing body FIFA. Those who have played...
Bame Piet 26 June 2014
Bana ba sekole! NO POLOTICKING. Your's is to study.
Bame Piet 26 June 2014
Makgato-Malesu motivates for vibrant agro-processing industry
She opined at the SPEDU and National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) open day recently that agro business should be one of the country’s major sectors of economy. Makgato-Malesu wondered what would be the purpose of commercialising...
Onalenna Kelebeile 26 June 2014
SPEDU won�t be my failure-Makgato Malesu
She noted that when the agency started in 2009, Batswana were doubtful, wanting to see tangible projects. Officiating at the SPEDU and National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) open day recently, Makgato-Malesu said that from inception, they...
Onalenna Kelebeile 26 June 2014
BURS constructs P542m head office in CBD
The foundation for the headquarters, estimated to cost P452 million, was laid on Tuesday. The first phase of the project, which includes bulk earthworks, has already been completed at a cost of P27 million. The second phase entails the...
Keikantse Lesemela 26 June 2014
TAFIC confident of keeping key players despite demotion
Interim TAFIC chairman, Manyika Gwakula told a press briefing on Tuesday at Thapama Hotel that after discussions players that were expected to leave have said they will go down with the club to the First Division. Flanked by interim officials, he...
Chakalisa Dube
| 26 June 2014
Organisers double Softball Extravaganza prize money
The first prize in the 2013 edition was P25, 000. The organisers’ spokesperson, Oeme Morupisi told Mmegi Sport that the increase is an indication of the tournament’s growth. In addition to the improved winners’ purse,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 26 June 2014
Brand Botswana boosts local riders
The sponsorship entails fuelling and general service of bikes and cars, fitting new tyres, paying registration fees and provision of refreshments during the grueling two-day race that takes place this Saturday and Sunday. Scoot and Full Taps are some...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 26 June 2014
Butler involved in accident
“I was knocked really hard as I was cycling. I am a bit sore and the shoulder is painful, but I am on my feet. I am from the hospital for some x-rays, but I should be fine,” he said yesterday afternoon. Butler’s charges...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo 26 June 2014
Volleyball, netball enter constituency tournaments fray
Though they may not be at risk of facing international sanctions like the Botswana Football Association (BFA), the Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) and the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) have said the constituency tournaments should be run...
Mosah Mokganedi 26 June 2014
Multichoice celebrates continent through Africa Rising
It was explained during the Tuesday launch at the pay-TV offices in Riverwalk that Africa Rising is a MultiChoice Africa campaign intended to encourage Africans to rise up and make a positive impact on the continent. The initiative honours and...
Mpho Tlale 26 June 2014
Gee4 is looking for a sexy lady
The track is part of his new album Tell No Lies. Weaving together some cozy lyrics tangled with some crush drumming and a low tone rhythm keyboard, the young musician has created a song with the potential of sending Hip-hop craze youngsters...
Chippa Legodimo 26 June 2014
No Miss World for Botswana?
BCW is currently involved in a bitter court battle with Sweet Bait and Peasant Worthy, the company that was awarded a three-year contract to run the competition. BCW terminated the contract due to their dissatisfaction with the company’s...
Setshego Gaobolwe 26 June 2014
Comedy night with TLC
The comedy show, themed Ballsy Comedy, will feature Prince ‘Daddy Cheng’ Macheng, Charles Manase, Umbanbi ‘Bambino’ Ndiwenyi, Panashe, Santos and Tulani ‘3T’ Tau. The show is meant to raise funds for Troopers...
Maureen Odubeng
| 26 June 2014
A weeklong music spectacle slated for Gaborone
The week will feature a variety of entertaining activities, which will include choral music show, jazz festival, an international music show, poetry, comedy, culture night, fashion show and many more. The seven-day event is the brainchild of local...
Maureen Odubeng
| 26 June 2014
Gospel rappers invade churches
Like American artist Kirk Franklin, these musicians fuse the urban hip-hop sounds with some praise lyrics to create a viby brand of gospel. There is Testify, Mrepa wa Eloyi and more are following. Another young man Memo Daniel has joined the...
Chippa Legodimo 26 June 2014
Tribal administration among biggest winners � Siele
Briefing Ntlo ya Dikgosi during a question and answer session on Monday, Siele said he had lived up to a promise he made last year to ensure that traditional leaders received better funding. Siele was responding to dikgosi’s queries on whether...
Chippa Legodimo 26 June 2014
Accused claim to be strangers
Proclaiming innocence, Seloka told the court that in the afternoon of April 26, 2014 he arrived in Jwaneng for a pool party at Debswana Club. While he was still entertaining himself, he was approached by two police officers who searched him and found...
Correspondent 26 June 2014
Judge roots for strategic litigation
She told workshop participants in Gaborone to come up with a robust strategy to sustain efforts to change the law on human rights and women’s rights in Botswana. The objectives of the workshop were to explore ways in which strategic litigation...
Gothataone Moeng 26 June 2014
Oodi residents complain to Mabiletsa
The residents complained that lack of street lights has resulted in robberies and muggings in the village at night. The people demanded that a police station should be built in the village. They complained of bad roads, mainly dusty ones that link...
Lerato Maleke 26 June 2014
Eyesore warehouse angers leafy suburb residents
The residents are complaining that their Chinese neighbours have built a warehouse, against the City Council regulations, but officials at the local authority are unable to take action. The Extension Five area is home to the State House, the retired...
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
BCP denies reporting to FIFA
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) had been given up to September by FIFA to clear its issue regarding constituency league or face suspension. He said they still maintain that constituency league is a populist political mechanism, which resides...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 26 June 2014
Swedish trip fails, cllrs keep T&S
Marulamantsi councillor, Kgomotso Lekau, charged that the local authority was promoting corruption, as the Swedish trip funds were still unaccounted for, amidst reports that the funds were diverted to election campaigns. “Some councillors were...
Setshego Gaobolwe 26 June 2014
BDP tries to quell trouble in F/town East
The BDP has not known peace in the constituency ever since Honest Buti Billy beat Foreign Affairs Minister Phandu Skelemani in the primaries last year. It is understood that the BDP has roped in members of the branch committee, regional committee and...
Chakalisa Dube
| 26 June 2014
BDP fears UDC in Molepolole North?
Sources within the BDP say the party is worried that the current MP and Assistant Minister, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri might lose to Mohammed Khan of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). That is why some cabinet ministers have been holding Kgotla...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 26 June 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots - and a paranoid government official - on them.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
22 Jump Street
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Combative Nkaigwa survives to fight another day
“If there is any person who feels the need to disrespect me, I might be forced to show my true colours, but I don’t want to do that as it might not be a pretty scene,” the mayor warned those who heckled him during his address. ...
Setshego Gaobolwe 26 June 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with a Special Forces warrior gets him closer and closer to defeating the enemy.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Fault in Our Stars
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes...
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
UB graduates fear certificate recall
The fallout from the logo change-back at the University of Botswana continued yesterday with reports of panic among old graduates who fear that the institution will recall their qualification documents bearing the abandoned logo. Students who...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 26 June 2014
Maleficent
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots - and a paranoid government official - on them.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Fault in Our Stars
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes...
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with a Special Forces warrior gets him closer and closer to defeating the enemy.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Maleficent
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Maleficent
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots - and a paranoid government official - on them.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
22 Jump Street
fter making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
22 Jump Street
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Staff Writer 26 June 2014
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