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Staff Writer 13 February 2015

Poor Masters; victim of BFA internal wars

The BFA has always been in the news for all the wrong reasons and my guess is that the internal politics are now playing out in the public arena. It seems like everyone within the BFA is trying to make the next person out to be a bad person. And this...

Thuso Palai 13 February 2015

Metrosexuals: gays in the closet, or just men who love themselves?

I have noticed that there is an emergence of men who invest a lot into their grooming routines. Some metrosexual men adopt lifestyles that may be associated with homosexuals or transsexuals. As Africans, we are used to men being slightly scruffy,...

Keletso Thobega 13 February 2015

Stage set for maiden F-town beMOBILE marathon

Yesterday, one of the organisers, Ben Tobedza said that the marathon has reached the number of targeted participants. “Overall, we have around 1,500 local runners who have registered for the marathon across all categories. Almost all logistics...

Chakalisa Dube | 13 February 2015

Jaded Terrors coach gives up

So bad is the situation at the club that it has only a point from all the games it has played since the beginning of the 2014-2015 season. As a result, the winless Terrors are languishing at the bottom of the Debswana First Division South League log...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 February 2015

Zebras move up in FIFA rankings

The latest rankings released yesterday show that Zebras are now ranked 105 in the world.  The national soccer team’s last match was away to Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier last year where they lost 3-0.  They...

Staff Writer 13 February 2015

BAA to start training marathon coaches

BAA vice president, Glody Dube told Mmegi Sport that the training will be offered to individuals interested in being marathon coaches. He said it was unfortunate that locals never qualify for major races during marathons. He stated that Botswana has...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 February 2015

Relief as BNSC rescues BDF XI�s Tanzania trip

Matebele’s participation in the tournament, which starts tomorrow, has been hanging in the balance because of financial difficulties. But yesterday, the club’s vice-chairperson, Christopher Mbaakanyi told the media at Lekidi Centre that...

Correspondent 13 February 2015

Zeus to perform at Tebelopele on Valentines� Day

TVCC will host events across the country where couples visit to take an HIV test together on Valentines’ Day. Attendees are also expected to exchange ideas on how to tackle the fight against HIV/AIDS, and strive for zero new infections and...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 February 2015

The Metrophones host Valentines� Day Dinner

However, all these activities could never be complete without music. That is why the Metrophones Band has decided to showcase the magic of infusing music and love, by hosting a Valentine Dinner Dance at the Molapo Crossing Piazza this Saturday. The...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 February 2015

Did reggae die with Marley, Tosh and Dube?

However, reggae soon acquired the lament-like style of chanting and emphasised the syncopated beat. It also made explicit, the relationship with the underworld of the ‘Rastafarians’, revived Marcus Garvey’s ideology of advocating...

Chippa Legodimo 13 February 2015

Inter Galactics wars, end of earth

This Adventure Sci-Fi brings planet earth to a standstill as aliens seek to inherit it from us. These types of movies are always exhilarating to watch as they always deal with the extraordinary, exotic fantasy worlds. The movies usually show a...

Bakang Israel 13 February 2015

�The Water Garment� restored on time for exhibition

Instead of mourning the loss of the exquisite piece, the industrious artist worked tirelessly to restore The Water Garment to its former glory. It will be among the 30 works to be showcased at the painter’s exhibition to be held from February...

Gasebalwe Seretse 13 February 2015

Guilty as charged

Mmegi Editor 13 February 2015

Stop stigmatising PLWHAs

Sadly most of the support groups have died and, so have their voice, which played on the nation’s conscience on issues affecting People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Recently Francistown South MP, Wynter Mmolotsi complained that government was...

Mmegi Editor | 13 February 2015

Mines can be �anchor customers� for power producers

In a report released at the ongoing Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Monday, the World Bank called on mining companies in Botswana and other mineral-led sub-Saharan African countries, to work closely with electricity utilities in the region, in order to...

Brian Benza 13 February 2015

�The world has changed�

Usually, they get some financial, power or psychological benefit from how things have always been. I assume that the rest of us are happy to move forward into the future and leave the past behind? But what about the present? Have all companies...

Consumer Watchdog 13 February 2015

Ministry bypasses PPADB in CBD office lease

In the audit report for the financial year ended March 2014, Auditor General Pulane Letebele said the MTI‘s tender committee approved leasing of the headquarters at a cost of P60.8 million, far beyond the expenditure threshold of P25 million...

Brian Benza 13 February 2015

BSE approves new listing rules

In a response to emailed enquiries, the bourse’s deputy CEO, Thapelo Tsheole said the committee had approved the new rules on January 31 and these would now be sent to the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) for final...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 February 2015

Slump in levies income pulls into deficit

As reflected in the recently released report by the Auditor General for the financial year ended March 31, 2014, the regulatory authority’s income declined from P46.51 million in the previous year to P41.48 million in the year under...

Isaac Pinielo 13 February 2015

From mineral to knowledge-led economy

BusinessWeek: How does BITRI foster research and innovation? Torto: At BITRI, we conduct needs-based technology research that provides sustainable innovative solutions through co-creation and collaboration. Because we are a research organisation for...

Keikantse Lesemela 13 February 2015

Auditor General reveals mess at Air Botswana

The report says the airline had not complied with all the financial provisions of the Air Botswana Act, which requires its revenues to be sufficient enough to produce a reasonable rate of return. Air Botswana’s financial performance for the...

Isaac Pinielo 13 February 2015

How I hate Valentine�s Day

Every year on this day, I battle with my emotions remembering how what was to have been my very first Valentine’s Day was ruined by two people I thought loved me. It was supposed to be my first celebration, but it turned into a complete...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 February 2015

Previously indifferent, Rakhudu paints his farm red

It took the 58-year-old Serowe native to finish uniwersity and start working life to begin celebrating the lover’s day. “There was no such thing, even when I was 19 at the University of Botswana,” he remembers. “Although I...

Lerato Maleke 13 February 2015

Despair in Mmadinare as ploughing season ends

As the ploughing seasons ends this week, despair has set in in Mmadinare, as most farmers are yet to plant, despite tilling the soil last October. Yields are expected to be lower than the previous year and farmers blame the tractor owners engaged by...

Onalenna Kelebeile 13 February 2015

Kgalagadi land wars: Rich farmers vs Basarwa

We contend that the different groups of rural communities have over time been the main losers as land which they use for grazing and/or gather of veldt resources continues to shrink as it is sliced off for other uses. The main problem is that there...

Correspondent 13 February 2015

Annus horribilis for Jamataka�s phane people

For the womenfolk of Jamataka, the natural resources around their rural village are virtually the source of their livelihood. A pall of poverty has hung over the 600-plus residents of the village, located along the Francistown/Orapa road, for...

Pini Bothoko | 13 February 2015

Silver jubilee for Tlokweng land row

The long-standing dispute, which can be traced back to the 1990s, centres around the ownership of the late Pilanyane Matlapeng’s field situated in Metlhabeng ward, Tlokweng. The piece of land is estimated to be about two square...

Mpho Mokwape | 13 February 2015

�We only wantedto bury our mother�

Mmanabi’s daughter is not a medical doctor, but she has her convictions. “I know that my mother died of heart break,” she says, asking that the Mmegi newscrew keep her identity private. “I believe that if it was not for this...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 February 2015

Moroka victim�s mother speaks

Margert Danster told Mmegi that the decision by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to prosecute the former cabinet minister has left the family with more questions than answers. She said the move shows that the prosecuting authority...

Zolani Kraai 13 February 2015

BDP�s losses intensify internal wars

It is reported that the setback is going to haunt the leadership at the impending National Council (NC) meeting billed for Gaborone next month. Party diehards are reported to be regrouping and demanding accountability from the executive...

Ryder Gabathuse | 13 February 2015

Botswana-China relations continue to flourish

She said the technical and development assistance Botswana had received from the Chinese government had contributed immensely to the country’s national progress. Venson-Moitoi said the seriousness with which Botswana takes its relations with...

Oarabile Mosikare 13 February 2015

MoH launches plan to strengthen health systems

Speaking at the launch yesterday, MoH deputy permanent secretary Shenaaz El-Halabi said the National Health Policy underscored the importance of health information and data management in strengthening the health system in Botswana. “The...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 February 2015

PKI Project not awarded � Gov�t

The same Mmegi report goes on to falsely allege that “Vlatacom was awarded a closed contract of over P 500 million in 2010 to supply the Botswana government with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems.” The plain fact of the matter is...

Staff Writer 13 February 2015

Marina doctors decry staff shortage, heavy workload

The perennial problems at the referral hospital were mainly blamed on shortage of doctors and patients overcrowding. A doctor who preferred anonymity told Mmegi that the quality of service at Princess Marina has greatly reduced due to the shortage of...

Dumisani Ncube 13 February 2015

Makgatho says 100% drug availability possible

Parliament heard this week that drug availability in health facilities is at 89 percent (vital 91.6 %, essential 87.2 % and Non-essential 87.7 %). The Minister of Health Dorcas Makgato said it is difficult for MoH to achieve 100 percent drug...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 13 February 2015

Suspended treasurer sues BLLAHWU

In her affidavit, treasurer general Yarobi Motswaiso stated that on January 15, 2015, she received a letter from BLLAHWU vice president Disang Mokwape, informing her that she had been suspended. She was suspended for “committing acts of gross...

Oarabile Mosikare 13 February 2015

In Thursday's Parly questions

Question: Tawana Moremi Asked the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security to state the rationale for the discontinuation of state action on the loss of life of the following persons shot by Law Enforcement Agencies Edison Mark Gumbo- Inquest...

Mpho Mokwape | 13 February 2015

Tension brewing between Dukwi villagers, refugees

This came to light when the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Shaw Kgathi addressed a Kgotla meeting at the village on Monday. It was apparent during the meeting that there is bad blood between Batswana and their refugee neighbours as...

Lebogang Mosikare | 13 February 2015

Court of Appeal clarifies

Please would you correct the following errors in your story which will have misled your readers: The Court of Appeal did not ‘rap the Government’ and nor did ‘BOFEPUSU triumph’ - Government succeeded on the issue of urgency,...

Staff Writer 13 February 2015

Khama can�t beat party radicals

It could be said he has won and lost battles in his current career as a politician. However, it is evident that he will not find any victory in fighting the youth members of his party, and their love for social media, particularly Facebook. “I...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 13 February 2015

Is Khama for real?

“The 46.7 percent that voted for us does not reflect our support base. We could have swiped those people (opposition) by 75%. I don’t care about the 46.7% which the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) indicate that we attained,”...

Chakalisa Dube | 13 February 2015

Kingdom Bank in doldrums

Industry sources told BusinessWeek that the offshore bank, which is 100 percent owned by Zimbabwean banker Nigel Chanakira, is failing to pay back some of the depositor funds as most of its assets were tied-up in illiquid assets and advances to...

Brian Benza 13 February 2015

Diba celebrates cultural heritage through fine arts

Diba told Arts&Culture that Botswana has a rich national cultural heritage, which can play a huge role in shaping leaders of tomorrow by enriching them with the knowledge of their language, food, dress, norms and values. “Often when we...

Lindiwe Mozola 13 February 2015

Rollers eye positive result against Kaizer Chiefs

The team left yesterday by bus with defender, Leutlwetse Tshireletso remaining behind because of an injury. Midfielder, Dirang Moloi and goalkeeper, Noah Maposa will also not play because of registration issues. Moloi’s International Transfer...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 13 February 2015