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Staff Writer 19 September 2014
Bontshetse/BNF in court today
In an urgent application before the Francistown High Court today, Bontshetse wants the court to review and set aside the decisions of the executive committee of the Botswana National Front (BNF) to recall and suspend him. Bontshetse was...
Oarabile Mosikare 19 September 2014
Visiting UK cricket side to play Under-21s
The Under-21 team will face MCC in two friendly matches at the Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) Oval. BCA fixtures and publicity secretary, Sumod Damodar, told Mmegi Sport that the two friendlies would be used as part of a development programme...
Dumisani Ncube 19 September 2014
Rabalago replaces Morapedi at Notwane
Morapedi’s last game was against Extension Gunners in Lobatse on Saturday when Notwane lost 1-0. Rabalago who has been Morapedi’s assistant as well as the youth team coach is now at the helm. His first assignment is against...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 19 September 2014
GU target clean sweep
Although the targets appear stiff considering that GU is rebuilding its team after a below par campaign, newly appointed communications manager, Kabelo Brown, said Gumbo signed a contract with the club with intention to deliver. Brown said they have...
Lekopanye Mooketsi 19 September 2014
Serufho pleads for parents� support in sports
Serufho was speaking at the Olympics Day commemoration at Masunga Sports Complex on Saturday, where in a rare occasion, the elderly took part in sporting activities. The senior citizens took part in bicycle races and marathon as well as other...
Chakalisa Dube
| 19 September 2014
Red-hot Rollers target hobbling Notwane
Madinda Ndlovu (Rollers coach): “We respect our neighbours Notwane. Although they have lost four of their first five league fixtures, we know they shall play like a wounded buffalo, but we shall not be in a charitable mood during the game. Our...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 19 September 2014
Masunga stadium derelict
The dire situation is not about to improve as the custodians of the complex, the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) have no resources to maintain it. “The grant we receive from the government is not enough to allow us to maintain...
Chakalisa Dube
| 19 September 2014
Time for Sebego to read Babitseng the riot act
There is a strong feeling among football fanatics that BFA president, Tebogo Sebego, is either too protective over Babitseng or he thinks he owes him something. Not long ago Babitseng was acquitted on a technicality over allegations of...
Dennis Keagile 19 September 2014
Translation dictionary
The Fellows At The Nitty Gritty Have Tasked Yours Truly With Compiling And Translating “New Words” And Concepts Following In The Footsteps Of The Late Translator At Rb, Rre Rebaone Mookodi. Below Is My Humble Attempt. One For The Road:...
Barolong Seboni 19 September 2014
Withholding tax on commission and brokerage fees: The pertinent issues
This tax was brought into force through the Income Tax Amendment Act No. 8 of 2011. We discuss below the pertinent issues to assist taxpayers with their compliance obligations. Typically, insurance brokers, debt collectors, estate agents and...
Correspondent 19 September 2014
The gates of heaven opened for his return�
Etymologically, per my Dictionary of Protolanguage Terms, ‘Bab’ and ‘Baptist’ are ancient, related terms referring to one charged with ‘opening the gate [to Heaven/Salvation]’ – of initiating. Baptism...
L M Leteane 19 September 2014
The Julius Malema threat and the intelligence Run X affair
It was so because Julius Malema, leader of the EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters), a South African opposition party in parliament, was expected to grace the event. At this launch, Malema was nowhere to be seen because the powers that be had elected to...
Richard Moleofe 19 September 2014
The true pain of faulty buildings
By yesterday the death toll stood at 80, with rescue workers still busy searching for possible survivors from under the rubble. Despite this harrowing incident, SCOAN as an international church that attracts multitudes from across the globe seems...
Mmegi Editor
| 19 September 2014
Ra tlhagolela mookane ya re o gola wa re tlhaba...
Mmegi Editor 19 September 2014
Let the cops get 'em
The big screen seems to be on a mission to amuse us with a whole new different summer experience full of laughter and thrills. Already the month of August has enticed us with Think Like A Man 2, Tammy, Chef as well as Sex...
Mmegi Editor 19 September 2014
Wilson finally publishes Door To My Eyes
“I struggled to secure funds to publish the book because many potential financiers sent me from pillar to post until I decided to forget about them and finance the whole project myself,” he said. The 200-page no-holds-barred memoir...
Gasebalwe Seretse 19 September 2014
Domboshaba grows in leaps and bounds
The annual cultural festival is scheduled to take place from September 26 to 28, 2014. Since its inception in 2000 Domboshaba Cultural Festival has become one of the notable events in the local calendar of events. It has won the hearts of...
Maureen Odubeng
| 19 September 2014
The ever-industrious Zeus
On one given day he is in Botswana and on the next, he has crossed the border to South Africa. When Arts & Culture finally caught up with him on Tuesday at Masa, the glow on his face could not go unnoticed. Clad in black pants, a crisp white...
Mpho Tlale 19 September 2014
�Independence�
If you’ll forgive the slightly sexist language (bear in mind that this was written by John Donne 390 years ago when people’s view of gender politics was a little old-fashioned) the point is a good one. No person, community or nation can...
Mpho Tlale 19 September 2014
A changing politics? The violence narrative and case for prominent persons� security provision
Botswana needs to act on this. Whether true or not, it calls for all in politics to be very careful how they respond to and perpetuate this violence narrative. It is perhaps time we considered security provision for prominent figures in our...
Lawrence Ookeditse 19 September 2014
Northern Women�s Expo slated for next week
The expo will attract women entrepreneurs from the North of the country who will showcase their services and products. During a press conference held on Tuesday, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Kelebogile Kgabi,...
Mpho Tlale 19 September 2014
China to drive diamond industry growth
According to the Diamond Insight Report released by De Beers this week, the USA is still the largest buyer of diamonds but the Chinese market is experiencing phenomenal growth. As a result of the growth, the share of polished diamonds sold in...
Brian Benza 19 September 2014
Stanchart partners with BIHL to increase Bancassurance products
The additional products include Pinagare life cover, Motlhokomedi life cover, Lore Funeral Master plan, Motlamedi funeral plan and Bosa Hospital Cash Plan, amongst others. Speaking at the product launch event held in Gaborone yesterday, Standard...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
Diamond demand at $79B
Demand is expected to continue to grow over the long term, driven by the ongoing economic recovery in the US, which is the world’s largest diamond jewellery market, and from growth of the middle classes in developing markets such as China and...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
BTCL betters broadband service
In a statement BTCL Wholesale said that it is broadening the nations Internet capacity liberties through the introduction of high-speed broadband service changing your online experience. BTCL Wholesale General Manager, Mokgethi Nyatseng, says the new...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
Diamond supply to plateau
However by 2020, when many of the existing mines will begin to see declining outputs, overall supply is expected to plateau According to De Beers Diamond Insight Report 2014, a number of projects are under way to expand diamond production and by...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
Lucara acquires new licences
Both prospecting license areas host known diamondiferous kimberlites. William Lamb, CEO commented, ”Lucara is extremely pleased to be granted these licenses and looks forward to working toward expanding our resource base. The Orapa kimberlite...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
More diamond money for capital projects
As part of a review of policy governing the use of public funds, government will from next financial year increase the percentage of mineral revenues allocated to capital projects in each annual budget from 50 to 60 percent. Speaking at the...
Brian Benza 19 September 2014
Wage bill continues to swell
According to the Budget Strategy Paper (BSP) for the 2015/16 fiscal years, expenditure and net lending amounted to P49.3 billion in 2014 up from P42 billion in the previous year due to the increase in recurrent spending from P33.0 billion in 2013/14...
Keikantse Lesemela 19 September 2014
Choppies profit breach P1bn mark
The group ended the financial year on a high note, with a turnover of P5 billion for the period, while the group’s retail space increased by 46% to 155,955 square metres. An economic analyst with Motswedi Securities, Garry Juma, has lauded the...
Isaac Pinielo 19 September 2014
Barclays profits plunge again
In its interim financial results for the period ended 30 June 2014, Barclays stated that its loans and advances grew by 17 percent while total income decreased by 6 percent to P608 million. The bank’s operating costs increased by 10 percent to...
Isaac Pinielo 19 September 2014
Retail market reaches saturation
According to the 2014 edition of the authoritative AT Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), Botswana slipped by a single notch to 26th position in the ranking. “Botswana ranked for the third straight year, with retail contributing 30...
Brian Benza 19 September 2014
My heart belongs to Africa
I always believed that my heart belonged to Botswana and only Botswana, but that paradigm dissipated the day I stepped into Grahamstown, a multi-cultural town situated about 110 kilometres northeast of Port Elizabeth, a week and a half ago. The...
Mpho Mokwape
| 19 September 2014
I want a new country to love
My love for Botswana is now akin to a ticking time bomb, ready to explode in my face. Every day I am reminded that my country has changed and it’s not the same as it was a few years ago. I don’t mind change, as long as it’s for the...
Mpho Tlale 19 September 2014
Mind your manners, please!
The question one has to ask is how would those next to that person feel? The very little things that we do, thinking they are harmless, are the very things that are offensive to the next person. Many people, whether aware or not, have a tendency of...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 19 September 2014
Clouds of uncertainty in Kgatleng
A few months ago, thousands of Bakgatla-Baa-Kgafela caught buses, combis and private vehicles from the Kgotla to Mafikeng in South Africa, to lend support to their exiled paramount chief, KgosiKgolo Kgafela Kgafela II. The paramount chief was...
Lerato Maleke 19 September 2014
New twist in retail turf wars
Payless says should the Competition Authority enforce 30 November 2014 the deadline for it to have extricated itself from the Choppies Buying Group, it would be forced to shut down and throw 500 jobs onto the street. Payless, the mid-tier FMCG...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 19 September 2014
What will happen to Botswana as the diamonds run out?
The studies also look at what needs to be done in the coming years. Some of the predictions regarding the decline in mining revenues and resultant decline in living standards need to be confronted for the nation to advance. There is increasing...
Roman Grynberg 19 September 2014
Early reflections on the SADC double troika on Lesotho
The summit was prompted by the recently deadlocked talks between the ruling coalition partners in Lesotho but also addressed other pressing issues in SADC’s in tray such as the Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) process of FDLR...
Correspondent 19 September 2014
Count-down to election day
Dissolution of Parliament – August 29, 2014 Before the elections can take place, Parliament has to be dissolved. The 10th Parliament was officially dissolved on August 29, 2014 - meaning that your constituency representative at the...
Pamela Dube
| 19 September 2014
Opposition up the campaign
At first it was the president of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Duma Boko who was spotted on a helicopter ride with his Hollywood friend Rick Yune to check out party members in far off places such as Kgalagadi. UDC has from the word go put...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 19 September 2014
Requiem: Othata Koduthebe Otto Motlogelwa as I knew him
Until about a week ago when I last spoke to this stalwart of the opposition politics of Botswana, I never thought parting company with comrade Othata Koduthebe Otto Motlogelwa was anywhere imminent. Otto was to me, a brother, a friend, a mentor, a...
Pamela Dube 19 September 2014
No food baskets for destitutes
Gaborone City Clerk Mpho Mathe confirmed to Mmegi that the food baskets were not distributed for almost two months because the supplier’s contract had expired in July. “There was a communication breakdown between the two parties...
Lerato Maleke 19 September 2014
Man tortured by police for fun
Mmegi met with Ndlovu at Area W clinic where he had gone to seek medical attention following an assault by police officers at Central Police Station. He said the police suspected him of having stolen his friend’s cellphone last Saturday evening...
Patricia Edwin 19 September 2014
Standard Chartered funds low income women
At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, Standard Chartered Bank Botswana CEO Moatlhodi Lekaukau noted that it marked the formal beginning of a relationship that could potentially benefit thousands of Botswana regardless of...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 19 September 2014
Mosu revealed
Leaked pictures of the controversial compound offer a rare glimpse into the world of Khama, his family and close friends. Mosu compound is not a ‘basic dwelling place’ described in the state media in 2013 by Mpenzani Jere the man who...
Staff Writer 19 September 2014
DIS: Armed and dangerous
DIS has allegedly received a consignment of weapons of war, ammunition and high tech security surveillance gadgets from Israel, raising fears that the spy agency is arming itself to the teeth ahead of the general election. Mmegi can reveal with...
Ntibinyane Ntibinyane 19 September 2014
About 24,000 Omang cards uncollected
The numbers change daily as the system churns out more Omang cards. Unless many wake up to the realisation that without Omang, one is not eligible to vote in the October 24 general elections, more would deny themselves their constitutional right to...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 19 September 2014
Narrow escape for 10 Batswana
A guesthouse for international visitors within TB Joshua’s sprawling Synagogue Church of All Nations compound in Lagos collapsed on Friday with scores of worshippers feared trapped, injured or dead. While Nigerian officials put the death count...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 19 September 2014
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