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Correspondent 17 February 2015

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Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2015

Chiefs open four points gap

Chiefs beat BR Highlanders 2-1 in Serowe on Friday night to open a four points gap at the summit of the log standings. Lemponye Tshireletso scored a brace and also stretched his lead at the top of the goal scoring charts. He has now scored 13 goals...

Correspondent 17 February 2015

�Ostriches� in top flight

They have so far collected 17 points from 21 games. Their unbeaten run stretches from as far as November 29 last year. In their last seven games, the Ostriches have won five games, drawn two, conceded only three goals and scored 11 goals in their...

Koketso Kgoboge 17 February 2015

Rains frustrate Miscellaneous title hopes

It was certainly a big blow to Miscellaneous FC’s promotion confirmation agenda, as the former premiership side now needs only 12 points out of the eight games left to be confirmed the champions of this yearís Debswana FDN League. The...

Shingirai Madondo 17 February 2015

Revellers throng Play Fest in high numbers

Revellers were scattered across the large field playing a variety of traditional games such as double dutch, koi, tap-tap, hoola hoop and street soccer.  Other revellers decided to relax on their camp chairs and enjoy the music churned out by a...

Dumisani Ncube 17 February 2015

Maipelo steals the show at Play Fest

The 12-year-old brought Gaborone Club to a stand still when she backed her big brother, Yarona FM DJ Kgosi, ‘DJ Casper’ Sabone on his set. Maipelo calmly played along to the DJ’s set of different genres, which ranged from House...

Dumisani Ncube 17 February 2015

Chef Gustos drops I Can Be

The day was a special one for Chef Gustos as his birthday is on February 14. Gustos, who has two singles receiving massive airplay on local radio stations, said he hoped his latest release would do even better in the market. The single, which...

Dumisani Ncube 17 February 2015

Phikwe Cooperative resurrects

Key to the resurrection of the Cooperative was a decision taken in 2012 to enter into property development, the society’s chairman Tebogo Venson told Mmegi Business. The Cooperative society now generates about P155, 000 from rentals per month....

Onalenna Kelebeile 17 February 2015

BAC launches ICT skills development centre

Speaking during the launch, BAC  Executive Director Michael Lesolle said  the establishment of the centre was in  response to internal and external stakeholder ICT needs  as it will enhance relevant skills value of the individuals...

Pauline Dikuelo | 17 February 2015

Mohohlo chides banking sector

Speaking at the official opening of Barclays Bank of Botswana head office in the Central Business District (CBD) recently, Linah Mohohlo reminded the banking industry that a modern customer is more discerning and demands better and convenient service...

Keikantse Lesemela 17 February 2015

Govt to blame for rise in trade disputes

Just over 5,000 of those cases were resolved, 1,656 were referred to the Industrial Court, and 2,820 were withdrawn.  He said he was concerned at the high number of trade disputes, as they reflected “unpleasant working relations within...

Mmegi Editor | 17 February 2015

Govt to identify abandoned houses

Addressing Parliament last week, Lands and Housing minister, Prince Maele noted that poor record keeping is the main reason why some properties stay years unoccupied. “My ministry has tasked all government departments to give records on their...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 17 February 2015

Zambian unionist rallies local peers

Giving the keynote address at the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Workers (BOFEPUSU) congress over the weekend, Njovu said in the short time he had been in Botswana, he had realised familiar challenges facing workers. “The two days I have...

Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2015

Lecturer sues UB

In a letter dated February 9, Felix Masunga, explained he was employed as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on a renewable fixed term employment contract expiring on September 3, 2014. But days after that date, he was informed...

Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2015

Was the honourable Kablay thinking or unthinking?

Or what was he thinking or not thinking? Normally Honourable LK is one of those representatives who stay out of controversy by allowing the other MPs to hog the limelight by making all the sweet-nothing noises to bluff Batswana who elect them but are...

Michael Dingake 17 February 2015

SADC NGOs see security issues ahead of Lesotho poll

In a statement released yesterday, the Southern African Development Community  – Council of Non-Governmental Organisations said the recent assessment, conducted between February 11 and 15, was aimed at assessing how prepared Lesotho is to...

Amanda Dichabe 17 February 2015

Elections dented press freedom rankings � MISA

According to the 2015 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders last Thursday, Botswana slipped a notch and was ranked 42nd out of 180 countries. While the report noted that no journalists or “net citizens” were...

Baboki Kayawe 17 February 2015

Soldier lashed for beating lover

According to the particulars of the case, the soldier’s girlfriend went to visit Bakilo at the barracks on Sunday evening to check on the couple’s two children. “He complained that the children had to be given better care. I asked...

Tumelo Mouwane 17 February 2015

Murder accused says ARVs killed girlfriend

Mompoloki Mathape, 34, is alleged to have murdered his girlfriend at Kgaphamadi recently. However, in the midst of his bail arguments, Mathape made the startling allegations concerning his deceased girlfriend. “I told the police that the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 17 February 2015

Nigerian faces P2m fraud charge

Chukwuma Ezekannagha, who has been charged with a single count of obtaining by false pretences, was yesterday denied bail by the High Court following an urgent application by his attorney. Denying him bail, Justice Michael Mothobi said the...

Mpho Mokwape | 17 February 2015

Batswana men view TB as �witchcraft�

This was said by the TB coordinator at the Ministry of Health, Doctor Makabe last week during a seminar in Francistown to address stakeholders on the upcoming World TB Day to be commemorated on March 24. In fact, he stressed, most citizens take the...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 17 February 2015

Days are numbered for automatic progression

Moved by the Mogoditshane MP, Sedirwa Kgoroba, the motion sought to abolish automatic promotion of learners at all levels from Standard One to Form Five. Assistant Education Minister, Unity Dow amended the original motion to read: “that...

Lerato Maleke 17 February 2015

More headaches for Kgathi over Seleka Springs

The challenge came after Kgathi read a statement to Parliament yesterday in which he insisted that the private company had not been given any tenders by the BDF but rather had acted as an agency for certain international companies. President Ian...

Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2015

Ramoseka wins Francistown beMOBILE marathon

Ramoseka strode home in 2:25:11 to win the open main 42 km category race of the inaugural marathon. Kenyan Stanley Teimet came second in 3:06:36 while Gaolese Bagotsi came third in 3:55:49. A veteran marathoner, having won several honours including...

Chakalisa Dube | 17 February 2015

Over 400 strikers unemployed

The outgoing BOFEPUSU president Masego Mogwera disclosed this during the BOFEPUSU congress over the weekend. She said workers had gone through all manner of turbulences and hardships since the 2011 industrial action and were yet to recover from the...

Oarabile Mosikare 17 February 2015

Motswaledi motion put on ice

Last Friday, when Tati West MP, Biggie Butale’s much anticipated motion should have been discussed, National Assembly deputy speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi noted that it could not as relevant ministers were absent. The Botswana Democratic Party...

Lerato Maleke 17 February 2015

Payment dispute delayed Morupule B � report

CNEEC is the Chinese contractor that was engaged to build the power station in a contract worth US$970 million (P8.3 billion). According to the recently released Auditor General’s report, the contractor had charged the corporation P114 million,...

Isaac Pinielo 17 February 2015