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Friday Paper

Keikantse Lesemela 18 July 2014

�Ignorance�

He then took that SIM card, plugged it into a cellphone and dialed up her bank’s cellphone banking service. Because she hadn’t ever actually set up this service with her bank the imposter was then taken through the process of setting it...

Correspondent 18 July 2014

Businessman urges utilisation of farming belts

Speaking during the Mmadinare District Show, Tiro noted that the area between Letsibogo and Dikgatlhong dams already presents a good opportunity for a farming belt. He said the area is advantageous because the two dams have an overflow of water that...

Onalenna Kelebeile 18 July 2014

Nigerian insurance firm to open in Botswana

The company this week notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), where it has primary listing, that it has been granted a license to open a subsidiary in Gaborone. If they move as planned, Continental will become the third reinsurance firm to...

Brian Benza 18 July 2014

Economic growth picks up

Statistics released by Statistics Botswana (SB) this week show that the mining sector drove the higher economic growth figures largely on the back of increased production in diamonds. “At industry level, most of the increase was attributed to...

Brian Benza 18 July 2014

Molefhi unveils transport sector journal

Launching the edition at the sixth Africa Transportation Conference this week, the Minister of Transport and Communications Nonofo Molefhi said it was an effective medium and catalyst for improvements in disseminating experiences, technologies, best...

Pauline Dikuelo | 18 July 2014

LEA proves its mettle in economic development

LEA was established by the Small Business Act of 2004 as a statutory authority but only started operations in 2007. Its key sectors are manufacturing, tourism, agriculture and services. “From humble beginnings, LEA has evolved as a brand which...

Keikantse Lesemela 18 July 2014

BOFDA, CTFC sign MoU

The MoU was signed in Gaborone by officials of the local organsation and CTFC, which was represented by their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bryan Ramkilawan. An elated Gregory Lebekwe, president of BOFDA revealed that CTFC will be helping...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 18 July 2014

Mangiroza on breakdancing

“I saw someone spinning on their head for the first time and flying through the air.  It all seemed easy and it was as if the person was enjoying himself.  That is when I decided to start taking my craft seriously,” he...

Kgomotso Molelekeng 18 July 2014

Berry Heart to attend Storymoja

Storymoja and UK-based Hay Festival are putting together this year’s event, which is expected to attract several international writers, artists and thinkers.  They will come together to engage in discussions and entertainment. The...

Thato Kala 18 July 2014

An artist�s world is limitless

Listening to young artist Oosi Phillip Boitseng talk about art and how he sees it in every object that he comes across in his daily life, one is quickly reminded of Strand’s words. A closer look at his artworks further confirms Strand’s...

Chippa Legodimo 18 July 2014

Russian flavour to inspire Botswana chess again

Mmegi Sport: When did you become a Grand Master? Glek: I started concentrating on chess in 1989 and became a Grand Master in 1990. Over the years, I have coached many talented young players and I am a regular writer on chess. Mmegi...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 18 July 2014

Molefhe launches tennis for underprivileged children

The programmed is dubbed Tennis 4 SOS. Molefhe said as a multi-racial sport, every child has a right to play tennis despite social background. Molefhe who is a director at Tennis Data Hub came up with the Tennis 4 SOS as a development programme for...

Mosah Mokganedi 18 July 2014

Girls� cricket team prepares for Four Nations tourney

Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) fixtures and publicity secretary, Sumod Damodar told Mmegi Sport the team has already started preparations for the tournament. He said the team trains during weekends and plays practice matches with other junior...

Dumisani Ncube 18 July 2014

Netball squad fine-tunes in South Africa

The newly introduced Super Stars tournament takes place next month while Botswana hosts the Africa World Championships qualifiers in September.Botswana Netball Association (BONA) spokesperson, Ntebo Maplanka said a number of friendly matches...

Mosah Mokganedi 18 July 2014

Makwala eyes second Diamond League win

The Botswana athlete is aiming for a fourth straight victory in international races after a fairy tale run in Switzerland and Scotland in the past two weeks during which he smashed the Africa 400m record the Botswana 200m...

Mqondisi Dube | 18 July 2014

Job dilemma might force Sox to quit soccer

He said his employers are prepared to release him an hour earlier in exchange for less pay. Molwantwa said he has spoken to the Notwane management to negotiate with his employers, so that the team could compensate him for the pay he would lose at...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 18 July 2014

Transfer Watch

Gaborone United Midfielder, Ntesang Simanyana and captain Sekhana Koko are trying their luck in Sweden. The two are on a two-week trial. Simanyana joined GU from Polokwane City in the middle of last season. GU have already secured the services of...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 18 July 2014

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup cancelled

Botswana Football Association (BFA), Tebogo Sebego told Mmegi Sport yesterday that COSAFA will soon release a statement to make the announcement. “(The) COSAFA (Senior Challenge)is off. They are to issue a statement to that effect. They could...

Mqondisi Dube | 18 July 2014

Air Botswana rescues Under-17 trip

The trip hung in the balance early this week after the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) delayed to release funding. At some point, the association thought of either cancelling the trip or sending the team by bus, but Air Botswana came to the...

Thato Kala 18 July 2014

Zebras� hopes hinge on �The Animal�

But too often, as acknowledged by coach, Peter Butler, the rankings are misleading. The Zebras are perched above the West Africans at 27th spot in Africa after slipping seven places down in the latest rankings released yesterday. Guinea Bissau is...

Mqondisi Dube | 18 July 2014

Gantsi residents cry foul over stench from WUC ponds

When Mmegi visited the ponds in the company of East/West Hanahai councillor Masweu Kaekane an overpowering stench and a swarm of flies greeted us. The ponds overflowed with slimy green water and there were remnants of dried scum several metres away...

Leinanyana Tsiane 18 July 2014

Fengyue losses drag BDC deeper into red

The BDC last year took a decision to write off the investment and liquidate the project after the joint venture failed to meet its targets, including those of time and budget. According to the 2013 BDC annual report released this week, the...

Brian Benza 18 July 2014

BFA, Masters� inefficiency exposed

His team, Bloemfontein Celtic refused to release him and compatriot Mogogi Gabonamong for the weekend game. Press reports suggest that the Botswana Football Association (BFA) is considering appealing to the Confederation of African Football...

Dennis Keagile 18 July 2014

World Cup 2014: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

As with any tournament, there were the GOOD, the BAD and the downright UGLY. This was one tournament that had all the elements, swinging from the extreme bad to the extreme good. In the lead up to the tournament, there was a near fracas with some...

Thuso Palai 18 July 2014

The blame game: Pregnant with men

They believe that every group in society should have its fair share of the blame. After all there is enough blame to go around for everyone. Priest: We the men of the cloth here gathered believe in the spirit of blameworthiness. If the blame fits,...

Barolong Seboni 18 July 2014

The Blatterball diaries

Times were very different in 1998, when Blatter took up his role. Social media did not exist, and the Internet had not yet become a means of spreading the views of the voiceless and disenfranchised. Nor was the culture of shareholder activism and...

Mmegi Editor 18 July 2014

Let�s honour our holidays

The history of this holiday is to honour, or remember our presidents who have led this country from independence to date. Just to remind our young readers, the founding president of this country was Sir Seretse Khama, and then succeeded by Sir...

Mmegi Editor | 18 July 2014

WHY beneficiation?

For those in Africa, the process of adding value locally to what few raw materials one has in a small country only seems logical. To many in the older generation who were trained 30 years ago in economics, beneficiation has been seen rather as a holy...

Mmegi Editor 18 July 2014

When ideologies clashed and people wavered

5-6 thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq), the people of Sumer and Babylon had to choose between two extremely powerful clans of the ‘gods’, namely the Enlilites of Sumer and the Enkiites of Babylon and Egypt. Basically,...

L M Leteane 18 July 2014

I totally support the establishment of DIS... but not absolutely

There were a lot of contestations from across the spectrum of the public with differing viewpoints. The majority of the people were of the view that Botswana did not need to invest its merger resources in an intelligence kit. They were wrong...

Richard Moleofe 18 July 2014

Bona kwano Mmaetsho! Ke go itsise gore o tshwareletse Moswaane.

Richard Moleofe 18 July 2014

Trio pleads not guilty to murder charges

The trio, Kabelo Riordan, Matthews Monei and Francis Monei yesterday entered into a plea of not guilty when they appeared before Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo at the High Court. They are alleged to have killed the man in 2000 following an...

Mpho Mokwape | 18 July 2014

CBOs receive P1.4m US grant

Speaking during the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund and Julia Taft Refugee Fund Grant Ceremony yesterday, Charge’ d’ Affaires Michael Murphy said the US Embassy has undertaken to support community based natural resources...

Zolani Kraai 18 July 2014

Inside the tapes (Part 2)

DJM: Apart from the first company that we mentioned, that name you can’t remember that you used for purchasing shares and the tourism company and the quarry company that own shares in Belabela, are there any other companies? DGK: I don’t...

Mpho Mokwape 18 July 2014

Bulela Ditswe foes smoke peace pipe

Monarch East councillor, Mpuang and the constituency’s parliamentary candidate, Moswaane, were at each other’s throat during the run-up to the party’s primary elections as they both fancied themselves Francistown West parliamentary...

Pini Bothoko | 18 July 2014

Parliamentary questions and answers

Question: Philip Makgalemele (Shoshong) Asked the Minister of Agriculture to state the progress made in the roll-out of the On-Farm Artificial Insemination programme targeting communal farmers both at national level and in the Shoshong constituency...

Pini Bothoko 18 July 2014

Uncle claims niece raped him

Gofamodimo Tautsagae, 54 who is charged with raping his then 15-year-old niece, appeared for trial before Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi. While under cross-examination from Gaobone Othata of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP),...

Lebogang Mosikare | 18 July 2014

BDP branch secretary resigns

“I wish to resign from the position of branch secretary of Tlokweng and from the Botswana Democratic Party. I therefore request the party to terminate my membership number 1282976. I will like to take this opportunity to wish the party all the...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 18 July 2014

Man fined for labelling woman a witch

The two reportedly had a heated argument on July 15, 2014, which culminated in Maebe brandishing Moabi a witch who had killed their neighbour’s child. In his defense, Maeba blamed alcohol for his conduct and claimed to have little recollection...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 18 July 2014

Drug possession suspect acquitted

Extension II Magistrate Joy Brown-Norman exonerated Nelson Ramatshaba, saying there was not enough evidence to prosecute him. Norman explained that because the prosecution failed to provide the court with exhibits that they had raised during trial,...

Sharon Mathala 18 July 2014

More questions on govt, Stanchart deal

Members of parliament believe the deal, which was signed and operationalised without the legislature’s blessing, is marred with irregularities. They feel that Finance and Development Minister, Kenneth Matambo, crossed the line in committing...

Bame Piet 18 July 2014

Hard decisions for weekend conferences

Issues common to both the UDC and the BCP this weekend will be the budget required for each constituency, specific challenges in each area and an accurate assessment of the chances of winning in that constituency. Reports from the constituencies...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 18 July 2014

Bontshetse snubs BNF summons

Party elders wanted Bontshetse to account for “events” in the constituency that they said were “negatively affecting” the party’s campaigns. However, Bontshetse rebelled against the instruction ordering him to appear...

Ryder Gabathuse | 18 July 2014

COSATU marches into town against Choppies

The majority of Choppies’ 19 stores in South Africa are in the North West province, whose COSATU branch is leading a call to boycott, after workers went on strike when 107 of their colleagues were suspended or fired for alleged theft. In a...

Mbongeni Mguni | 18 July 2014

MH17 crash: Ukraine rebels 'to allow access to site'

The rebels vowed to secure the site and allow the recovery of bodies, the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe said. The plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory on Thursday. The two sides in Ukraine's civil...

Correspondent 18 July 2014