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In Friday's paper

Keikantse Lesemela 16 January 2015

BAA cancels competition in Merafhe�s honour

BAA spokesperson, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba said they decided to call off the event because it coincided with the burial of Merafhe in Serowe tomorrow. The late former vice president was BAA patron.  Meanwhile, the finals of the cross-country...

Calistus Kolantsho | 16 January 2015

Poor preparations hamper Dinare

The second round of the Botswana Fibre Network (BOFINet) Softball League resumes after the festive break but the log leaders are ill- prepared. Gaosikelwe told Mmegi Sport that only a few players pitched up for training, which was expected to start...

Calistus Kolantsho | 16 January 2015

BPL takes away jam from BFA�s doughnut

The BPL’s value has remained unknown and its officials have always had the arduous task of ‘stabbing in the dark hoping to hit the target’ when they negotiate sponsorship. But that swiftly changed on a thunder-filled Wednesday...

Mqondisi Dube | 16 January 2015

Dearth of qualified coaches affect tennis standards

Raguin told Mmegi Sport that one of the reasons the standards of tennis are below par is due to qualified coaches leaving the country for greener pastures. He said this has left the country with few good coaches while the majority is...

Dumisani Ncube 16 January 2015

Motswana artist selected to study in China

There were more surprises in store for him and his teachers. On the day of the exhibition at Thapong Visual Arts Centre, the Chinese Embassy’s Chief Political Officer, Tang Shenping, announced that Kgang had won a five-year sponsorship to study...

Chippa Legodimo 16 January 2015

Chiefs face Gunners fire

Chiefs are second on 33 points, four behind defending champions, Township Rollers, while Gunners are sixth. With the last half of the race resuming this weekend, dropping points has ceased to be an option. There are no confirmed mid-season arrivals...

Mqondisi Dube | 16 January 2015

John Wick, what a lethal hit man

If you are a fan of robust hard-hitting action, then John Wick is a movie that would appeal to you. John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch. The former, Stahelski, is a renowned stunt performer...

Bakang Israel 16 January 2015

Art moderates Kanama�s ups and downs

This passion was further fuelled when he passed art as a subject at secondary school. That gave him the energy to pursue art during his tertiary education. His further studies were on design, history of art and painting. But the Zimbabwean artist is...

Chippa Legodimo 16 January 2015

Lesetedi�s art of law

Interestingly, an astounding number of law students, graduates and professional lawyers also have a knack for all things artistic. For some, it is merely a hobb with painting, sketching and sculpting acting as the perfect escape from endless...

Thato Kala 16 January 2015

Musings of a post Cold War PanAfricanist in Botswana

I was then curious about why it was that mainstream American sociologists were so insistent in denying the survival of African cultures in the United States not only among African Americans but   also , more importantly, within general...

Correspondent 16 January 2015

�Are they honest or not?�

It’s certainly easy to become rather cynical about ethics in business, particularly if you spend a lot of your time helping consumers fix the problems they’ve experienced. There certainly are some individuals I’ve encountered in the...

Correspondent 16 January 2015

Inflation sinks to fresh low

Figures released by Statistics Botswana yesterday, show that the decline was largely on the back of  fuel price decreases effected in December last year as government reduced petrol and diesel prices in tandem with falling international oil...

Brian Benza 16 January 2015

Another one goes up in smoke; surely we don�t learn

Team ownership in Botswana has always been a controversial, if not divisive issue. From the ownership ‘circus’ at Township Rollers, Gaborone United, Notwane and Mochudi Centre Chiefs, to the recent and already ended acquisition of BMC by...

Thuso Palai 16 January 2015

ABC appoints acting CEO

The appointment comes after the departure of former chief executive officer Douglas Munatsi, who left in December last year. In an announcement yesterday, the group’s board of directors said Dr Mudavanhu had been with ABCH for nearly six...

Isaac Pinielo 16 January 2015

New era dawns in banking sector

Mmegi: How was the financial performance and profitability of the Botswana banking industry during 2014? Mabusa: The year 2014 has been an exciting and challenging year for banking industry performance and profitability. The positive commercial bank...

Isaac Pinielo 16 January 2015

15MW waste energy power plant on cards

In an interview with BusinessWeek, Kgatleng Councillor Mpho Moruakgomo said KDC is currently in negotiations with the Botswana Power Corporation to secure an independent power producing licence as well as a power purchase agreement. “We are...

Pauline Dikuelo | 16 January 2015

Botswana faces �middle income trap�

From high growth rates averaging over eight percent in the past decades that were responsible for the country’s quick rise from a least developed country to an upper middle-income economy, economic growth measured by real GDP has stabilised at...

Brian Benza 16 January 2015

Chiefs undecided on venue for Rollers game

Chiefs host the first leg tentatively on February 14, before the return leg a fortnight later in Gaborone. Speaking  on phone from Johannesburg, Kaizer Chiefs corporate communications  manager, Vina Maposa said they are yet to settle on a...

Lekopanye Mooketsi 16 January 2015

Ho re iketeng Batswana!

Brian Benza 16 January 2015

�A very strong girl�

“When you meet Abbie you are instantly inspired by her,” says United Kingdom-based singer songwriter, Lorraine Lionheart. “She is an incredibly brave girl. She does not mourn or feel sorry for herself. She keeps on smiling even...

Staff Writer 16 January 2015

A cry for help heeded

“I first heard about Abbie from my best friend Mpho Pilane who is also in the ‘Help Save Abbie’ campaign in Botswana,” recalls UK-based singer songwriter, Lorraine Lionheart, one of the leaders of the fundraising...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 16 January 2015

Matlo go sha mabapi

Thus far, her family and well-wishers have raised P209,000 and while this is commendable, the last mile awaits and as is often the case with such matters, the final lap is the longest. In our history and on numerous occasions, Batswana have...

Mmegi Editor | 16 January 2015

One woman�s fight against cancer

At first she felt a slight pain in her throat. She dismissed it as the usual tonsil infection, which often afflicted her. The pain worsened, especially during winter and on cold days. At the tender age of 14, Bontle Modige was diagnosed with...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 16 January 2015

A village awakens to a mother�s plea

Last year, a Mochudi woman named Tiny Ntshabele, made a sacrifice only a mother can make. She sold her house, her home, in order to raise funds for a life-saving operation for her daughter, Abian, more commonly known as...

Lerato Maleke 16 January 2015

Murder convicted Ntwaagae appeals for acquittal

Ntwaagae submitted through her attorney Kgosiitsile Ngakaagae that the High Court had erred in convicting her as it had failed to appreciate that her action was purely in self-defence. “Our argument will be on the basis that the state failed...

Mpho Mokwape | 16 January 2015

Schools hard-hit by textbook supply shortages

Insiders say the problem dates as far back as 2010 when the Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) syllabus was revised. A teacher from central Botswana who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Class of 2012 was badly affected by the situation...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 16 January 2015

Councillors decry low budget

The civic leaders said this commenting to the budget speech presented by Finance Committee chairperson James Kgalajwe during the special full council meeting yesterday. They felt that Francistown is not in any state to be called the second city...

Pini Bothoko | 16 January 2015

Molefhi to monitor S/Phikwe projects

Briefing Selebi-Phikwe civic leaders at his office on Tuesday, Molefhi who is also the MP for Selebi-Phikwe East said that they plan on making follow-ups as well as supervise their juniors to improve performance. He said they agreed to engage and...

Correspondent 16 January 2015

BOFEPUSU challenges Khama�s powers

This arose from the case in which five public sector unions are seeking the definition of the role of the Public Sector Bargaining Council (PSBC). The unions say at the heart of the matter lies unilateral action by the employer, the Directorate of...

Oarabile Mosikare 16 January 2015

Khama/Masisi team: Can they deliver desired results?

FRANCISTOWN: There is no doubt that President Khama has ‘replicated’ himself or his character in choosing Masisi as his Vice President and perhaps as the heir to the presidency when his term comes to an end in 2018. Khama and Masisi...

Ryder Gabathuse | 16 January 2015

Victim�s family launches private prosecution

For the first time in Botswana, an independent law firm will attempt to independently prosecute an accused person following the decision by the DPP not to do so. Law firm Senamela Sekga Attorneys represents Margaret Danster. In September last year,...

Ntibinyane Ntibinyane 16 January 2015

Why DPP refused to charge Moroka

In what is turning out to be one of the most bizarre cases in the history of the judiciary in Botswana, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) refused to prosecute the De Beers Botswana resident director Neo Moroka for the killing of his...

Ntibinyane Ntibinyane 16 January 2015

Moroka�s mystery dog �rose� from the dead

In his statement seen by Mmegi, Moroka gives supernatural accounts of the dog. He alleges that a few days before he shot and killed Danster, he had received information to the effect that this mysterious and unusually aggressive dog was troubling his...

Thalefang Charles | 16 January 2015