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Dumisani Ncube 12 August 2014

Injury-prone Ngele kicks his heels on the sidelines

The Township Rollers linkman has been nursing a persistent knee injury, which has frustratingly kept him off the field since February.   The senior Ngele was injured the first time last year while warming up before a Kabelano Cup match...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 12 August 2014

Tladi outclasses Shining Stars

Shining Stars skipper, Thatayaone Tshose chose to bat first after winning the toss. Opening batsmen, Rashaad Mosweu and Tumelo Molema scored briskly to lay a solid foundation. The partnership was broken when bowler Tahir Patel bowled Molema for 30...

Dumisani Ncube 12 August 2014

Chess duo awarded WIMs titles in Norway

  Both were awarded Woman International Master (WIM) titles over the weekend. Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) spokesperson, Keenese Katisenge told Mmegi Sport from Tromso, Norway that Botlhole’s award follows further release of the 2014...

Calistus Kolantsho | 12 August 2014

Montsho�s B sample results still pending

However, the athlete requested for a second test which was carried out last Monday. The former 400m world champion is back home waiting for further action from the Commonwealth Games Federation. She is currently suspended from athletics which is...

Staff Writer 12 August 2014

Full-steam for next week�s Francistown Pitso

The guests have been confirmed, while a packed programme has also been drafted for the Pitso that will be held next week, from August 19 to 21 at Adansonia Hotel in Francistown. City mayor James Kgalajwe has also released a list of firms which have...

Patricia Edwin 12 August 2014

Insurance penetration at less than 1%

According to chief executive officer of Old Mutual Botswana, Jack Bekker the low insurance penetration in Botswana and Africa as a continent provides significant opportunities for the industry. “There is great potential for growth on the...

Staff Writer 12 August 2014

Ongadile introduces a gospel album with a unique twist

While most gospel singers, concentrate more on singing worship and praise songs, Ongadile, said he decided to experiment with something different. He explained that instead of singing, he decided to spread the word of God through the use of...

Maureen Odubeng | 12 August 2014

Legitix steals the show at dance battle competition

The four member crew was pitted as the underdogs in the competition, since it was their inaugral participation in the event. They were up against experienced dance crews Massive legends, The lab and Prototypes. The crew did not hesitate to go face to...

Dumisani Ncube 12 August 2014

Renewable energy, now

As he and his predecessors have dutifully done over the years, Energy Minister,Kitso Mokaila, assured his audience that government is committed to national level uptake of renewable energy and is in fact working on several projects to ensure this...

Mmegi Editor | 12 August 2014

P7 million for propaganda against SI

Mmegi Editor 12 August 2014

August month is women�s month

“iv) Repealing and reforming all laws, amending constitutions and changing social practices which still subject women to discrimination, and enacting empowering gender sensitive laws...” The Declaration was signed on behalf of Botswana...

Michael Dingake 12 August 2014

Mmegi30yrs: Remembering some of our editors

Sechele Sechele 1993-2004 This was one of the longest serving editors who took over when Mmegi was a weekly paper to the time when it turned into daily in October 2003. “When the paper transformed into a daily it was a very challenging...

Michael Dingake 12 August 2014

Ndove to help the disabled

Ndove, a member of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), said she will not be contesting the coming elections. A mother with a disabled child, she said that there is a need for all to be committed and involved in helping the government to take...

Pini Bothoko | 12 August 2014

Defilement and rape criminals walk free in Gantsi

In an interview, district AIDS coordinator, Tshoganetso Mahupe, said the majority of cases go unreported which leads to perpetrators not facing the wrath of the law. Mahupe said some of the reasons for not reporting are that a majority of victims do...

Leinanyana Tsiane 12 August 2014

Kgotla meetings for Shakawe Senior crisis

The main objective of the meeting is to meet with school heads of the five senior schools where their children would be readmitted (Maun SSS, Shakawe SSS, Madiba SSS, Goodhope SSS and Gantsi SSS). Similar meetings will continue as follows; *August...

Michael Dingake 12 August 2014

BCP vows to extend maternity leave

Launching the party’s candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North, Anna Motlhagodi on Sunday, Saleshando said the 14-week maternity was in line with International Labour Organisation stipulations. “We are going to address labour...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 12 August 2014

NDMO hosts Media

The purpose of the workshop is to strengthen media reporting and advocacy capacity on Disaster Risk Reduction issues as well as to reduce the vulnerability of media practitioners during the coverage of Disasters. The workshop will be facilitated by...

Sharon Mathala 12 August 2014

Geological Survey opens in Lobatse

The department provides base geological information to the private exploration companies who use the information to do geological investigtions resulting in the discovery of mineral deposits and mining of these resources in Botswana. The department,...

Sharon Mathala 12 August 2014

Mogonye monument launch today

The ocassion is to be held at the gatehouse, one of the structures within the Mogonye monuments. The Minister responsible,Tshekedi Khama officially opened the Mogonye infrastructure developments, which is said to be part of the 100 monuments, a...

Sharon Mathala 12 August 2014

Divorced traditional doctor ordered to pay child maintenance

Daniel Motshegare, who claims to be a traditional doctor, said he could only be able to get clients and pay his five children’s maintenance if his spirits were free. He said his pending divorce case has hindered him from making money, as he...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 12 August 2014

One man, one beast for Kgafela

At a kgotla meeting on Saturday, tribesmen said they feared the paramount chief and his heir, Matshego, were starving to death in South Africa as the petition asking President Ian Khama to drop his legal charges, goes unanswered. Scores of Bakgatla...

Lerato Maleke 12 August 2014

Supply still tight, Eskom

Apart from domestic generation, the South African utility giant is a key source of imports for Botswana. However, Eskom cuts its supplies to Botswana to zero whenever it is forced to shed load in South Africa. Yesterday, the utility issued a...

Sharon Mathala 12 August 2014

BDP on slippery ground

A Mmegi analysis shows that the BDP might be safe in only 27 of the constituencies they won in the last general elections. In the 2009 general elections, of the 45 constituencies the ruling party won, 18 of them were by a slim margin, according to...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 12 August 2014

Nkaigwa �gift� company settles with GCC

Primedia Outdoor was in the news two months ago after it emerged that Mayor Haskins Nkaigwa received a P30,000 gift from the company while the Council was fighting to remove the company’s billboards due to an expired trading...

Mpho Mokwape | 12 August 2014

BCP decries RB disregard ahead of debates

This follows after the BCP requested information on the topics that will be discussed and how the debates will be conducted. Their efforts to correspond with the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo,...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 12 August 2014