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Thato Kala 27 June 2014
Mosinyi�s sweet delights
This is the fundamental skill Mpho Mosinyi had to possess when she ventured into the world of baking. Trained in Interior Design, Mosinyi slowly developed a love for baking, which ultimately led her to venture into selling cakes and other baked...
Maureen Odubeng
| 27 June 2014
Mabutswapele keep it real
They have also produced stars like Arnold ‘Ramonyaku’ Sekgee, who is both a solo artist and a member of Tripple R, and Thabo ‘Mapetla’ Ntirang, a hotshot in the kwaito music scene. Other prominent high flyers to emerge from...
Chippa Legodimo 27 June 2014
Mochudi debutants to exploit Gunners� weakness
Though they were massacred 97-0 by Gunners in the first round, Mochudi through their spokesperson, Kagiso Maruping say they will not be lambs for slaughter in tomorrow’s duel. He admitted that Gunners have an advantage because they are a...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 27 June 2014
Kgathi�s position disappointing
I must say I am very much disappointed and surprised with the angle the acting Minister of Presidential Affairs, Shaw Kgathi has taken. Kgathi knows in his heart that he is not being sincere with some of his accusations. A few years ago, he was live...
Dennis Keagile 27 June 2014
Dreaming of a diamond city
This is a noble dream indeed, if not an impossible one for the residents of Gaborone to adopt or share with the city fathers. The reality most residents face on a daily basis includes uncollected refuse, dysfunctional streetlights, potholed streets,...
Monitor Editor 27 June 2014
Media vs inteligence - the war rages on
Naturally this means that the media and the intelligence are never friends, especially in circumstances where functional democracy is deficient. I have been writing a series of opinion articles on the current fracas engulfing our intelligence...
Richard Moleofe 27 June 2014
Lies and beauty contests
But in developed countries the statistics that are provided by agencies responsible are often very questionable and depend on political interests of those in power. A statistic is an attempt to capture a very complex reality in one number and...
Roman Grynberg 27 June 2014
�I came as a boy, I leave as a man�
Serene in that it is the morning after Africa finally came to the party, with Ghana securing a point and both Nigeria and Algeria registering wins, following what seemed to be yet another disastrous appearance at the on-going 2014 World Cup in...
Lesang Maswabi 27 June 2014
Gudu is the hope BPP gave to the umbrella
He was not the only one to recognise this. When he graduated from Standard Seven he was tasked with the responsibility of being a class valedictorian. His teachers had confidence that he could do it and he did it with aplomb. Asked who Richard Gudu...
Patricia Edwin 27 June 2014
Whizz kid destined for chess stardom
The Baobab Primary School Standard Three pupil is following firmly on the path of Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who became the world’s youngest Grand Master at 13. Growing up in a chess family, Marape has made quick progress after her debut...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 27 June 2014
Carefree DJ Sid ready for political gladiators
His announcement earlier this year that he was running as an independent candidate for Gaborone Central was greeted with derision by almost everybody. This is particularly because he is facing the mountainous task of displacing the area Member of...
Oarabile Mosikare 27 June 2014
All eyes on Jwaneng for Desert Race
The event has been moved from Kumakwane to Jwaneng because the organisers want to involve different communities every year. Once again, Batswana will be pinning their hopes on local riders and drivers, hoping they raise the country’s flag high...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 27 June 2014
Mafolofolo coach blames sabotage in sponsorship failure
“For all the 20 years that I have been with Mafolofolo, we have only had three sponsors,” he said. He stated that getting a sponsor is not about the proposal on the table. “It is about who you know,” he said. He said his team...
Mosah Mokganedi 27 June 2014
Kokorwe wants to be Speaker
It all started with a journey to Lobatse Town Council in 1972, only to stay there for the next six years when she was transferred on promotion to become Assistant Council Secretary of the Kgatleng District Council. When she...
Bame Piet 27 June 2014
Dolphins, Police off to Swaziland
The two clubs have been invited for the third edition of the Swaziland Invitational International Basketball Tournament that start today in Manzini. The men’s teams have been placed in four groups with five clubs each. Up to 20 clubs from...
Thato Kala 27 June 2014
Lubinda decries the quality of education
Lubinda says the system is not productive and cannot apply any skill learnt from school to be able to sustain one’s life if they fail to proceed to tertiary level. He is disheartened by the country’s education system. ...
Leinanyana Tsiane 27 June 2014
My requiem for Armstrong Dikgafela
Born in Kanye and raised in the mining town of Jwaneng where he got his basic education before he ventured further to UB. You could tell that this young man had a unique spark and was filled with a spirit that matched no other. This came to light...
Correspondent 27 June 2014
Rammidi feels opposition financial woes, Reatile has BDP taking care of his campaign
He has had to live with the fact that canvassing for support in the opposition is very expensive, especially in a sparse constituency like Kanye North. The Botswana Congress Party candidate says to make meaningful impact, one needs roughly...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 27 June 2014
The P26 million sponsorship deadlock
It is reported that the negotiations, which were already in slow motion, have been held back by differences on the sponsorship figure. The BPL is said to be asking for P50 million over three years, but be MOBILE is not willing to improve the current...
Mqondisi Dube
| 27 June 2014
Kabelano Cup organisers fine with date switch
The event will still take place at the National Stadium in Gaborone. Kabelano Trust spokesperson, Lesego Pule said although there are logistical challenges that came with the change of date, they expect the event to be a success. He said they have...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 27 June 2014
Surviving the Desert Race
Dust all over their cold bitten faces and heavy jackets that were the fabric shields against the unforgiving June nights in the Kgalagadi bush, they will be there. Heavily exhausted, racing vehicles will not really be their concern....
Thalefang Charles
| 27 June 2014
Candidates bear the high cost of democracy
While the ruling party candidates do have to bear some cost, it is those from the opposition ranks who have to carry the heavy cost of democracy. Candidates in Tonota South constituency are in agreement about the fact that the cost of a campaign is...
Patricia Edwin 27 June 2014
Unsung heroes in the HIV/AIDS battle
Recently, local stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS punched the air in joy as figures from a 2013 study showed remarkably positive promise in the 28 year-old battle against the disease. The uptake of the Prevention of Mother...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 27 June 2014
Unionist cries foul as salary is frozen
Motshegwa works for the Francistown City Council (FCC). In a statement yesterday, the Federation said it believed the salary cessation was due to an exchange of letters between the FCC and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural...
Sharon Mathala 27 June 2014
US nudges Botswana towards Freedom of Information law
Murphy said the intention to bring the bill to Parliament shows government’s recognition of the important role information plays in the successful functioning of a democracy. Murphy was speaking on Wednesday evening at...
Gothataone Moeng 27 June 2014
Saleshando calls for DIS boss Suspension
In a letter dated June 16, 2014, Saleshando told the President that over the past few months, the local private media has been awash with reports of corruption against Kgosi. “Though the allegations are of a serious nature, there has...
Oarabile Mosikare 27 June 2014
Mystery surrounds Zambian High Commission theft
On Monday morning, staffers at the Commission were greeted by the sight of ruffled assets and quickly realised that the laptops and cash amounting to P7,000 were missing. An official who spoke to Mmegi on condition of anonymity, said there is mystery...
Sharon Mathala 27 June 2014
Magistrate livid as double rape accused dithers
Raobe Robert Peter (28) was in court for allegedly raping two young ladies in 2009 at Satellite and Coloured locations here, a charge he has pleaded not guilty to. Basupi told Peter that he (the accused) was on a mission to ensure that the cases are...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 27 June 2014
Lobatse top cop freed from jail
Chief Magistrate Cele Lebakeng jailed Ramabokwa recently after he walked out of her courtroom after a misunderstanding. Dismissing the case on Wednesday, Dingake explained that Ramabokwa’s arrest was unlawful and thus needed to be set aside....
Sharon Mathala 27 June 2014
Govt to stop culling FMD animals
The deputy director in the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Dr Kekgonne Baipoledi told journalists in Francistown yesterday that cattle in FMD zones will be vaccinated and not killed. “When we persist in killing animals, it means that...
Chakalisa Dube
| 27 June 2014
GCC cllrs exchange insults
The motion tabled by Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councillor for Moselewapula ward, Ndiwaani Kenosi irked many of Nkaigwa’s colleagues who felt that it was not the council’s mandate to investigate corruption allegations. This resulted in...
Mpho Mokwape
| 27 June 2014
Four murder accused get bail
When granting bail, Siziba told Mompati and Jobe to report at Serowe and Metsimotlhabe police stations respectively every Tuesday. The two were ordered to pay 1,000 each as surety. The magistrate gave Charles and Seleka the same bail conditions and...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 27 June 2014
Debswana turns 45
Bonyongo paid tribute to the men and women who work around the clock and throughout the year mining diamonds that have supported Botswana since their discovery in the late 1950s. Debswana celebrated its anniversary at...
Lebogang Mosikare 27 June 2014
DCEC takes Sunday Standard to court
In an urgent application through the Attorney General, DCEC seeks to interdict the newspaper and its editor Outsa Mokone or “any other persons who may have access through them from publishing, distributing or disseminating information,...
Bame Piet 27 June 2014
Brilliant minds
The All Brilliant Minds Organisation (ALBRIMO) will next month launch their ‘Ngwaga O le Nna Ke Mo’ campaign which, they hope, will both motivate and challenge completing students to aim high in their Junior Certificate (JC) and Botswana...
Gothataone Moeng 27 June 2014
BotswanaPost stamps out gender-based violence
The deal, to exploit the postmaster’s presence across the country, is an introduction of a stamp with a ‘Say No to Gender-Based Violence, Act Now’ stamped on every letter. This, the two organisations hope, will send home the...
Gothataone Moeng 27 June 2014
�Allow us to bury our dead�
Adding fuel to the fire is that the villagers have run out of burial ground at their former cemetery in Masu-a-Ditshwene, which is a distance from the ward, while reports are that new owner, Clement Kgosiemang, intends to rear animals on the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 27 June 2014
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