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12 May 2015
Nigeria market blast 'kills at least 47 in Borno'
As many as 52 people are believed to have been injured, a military source told Reuters news agency. The blast struck Jebo livestock market in Sabon Gari town in southern Borno at about 13:30 local time (12:30 GMT), sources said. Suspected Boko...
475,Correspondent,, 12 May 2015
Lotlamoreng snubs Btv, RB1 debates
Lotlamoreng said he was informed very late about the debates, scheduled to start this evening at 19:00 hours at Phitshane-Molopo.  All the three candidates in the Saturday by-election, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Botswana Democratic...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Bowling squad finalised
The tournament runs from September 11-19. Five bowlers from the men’s category have been selected for the final squad. Remmy Kebapetse of Jwaneng Bowls Club will represent the country in the singles category. Kebapetse will pair with Khumo...
52115,Ivy Matlho,, 12 May 2015
Amos carries nations Beijing medal hopes
Amos has persistently beaten the Kenyan 800m record holder since the London Olympics race, which was dubbed the “greatest 800m race in history”. But there are doubters particularly in the West who still regard Rudisha as the 800m golden...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Orapa United insists Moyo is their player
The matter has been referred to the Players’ Status Committee. Moyo is said to have signed a contract with the GU despite extending his contract with Orapa United in June. Orapa United spokesperson, Tebatso Hule told Mmegi Sport that their...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,, 12 May 2015
Matobo Culture Day a success
Leaders and members of surrounding communities of Tjizwina, Madandume, Tjilagwani, Goshwe, Madikwe, members of Domboshaba Cultural Trust, and representatives from the Departments of Arts and Culture, and National Museum and Monuments graced the...
48624,Lindiwe Mozola,, 12 May 2015
C-Ru drops single
Leburu said the single, is about the growing music industry in Botswana. “The title Commerce is for the media to recognise and to support the music industry as a profession in our society,” he said. He elaborated that the single...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 12 May 2015
Nedbank Tour de Tuli this weekend
The route traverses through three countries namely Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana, where patrons will get to experience the Tuli Game Reserve.  The cyclists will be in Botswana from August 13 to 14. They will cycle through three National...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Grynberg attracts international agencies
The 19-year-old model participated in four categories, which were swimwear, jeans, runway and makeup competition.  She won the makeup competition category. She contested with 40 international models, most of who were from the United States of...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Spectre of relevance haunts SADC
We noted that the organisation had departed from the nobility of its yesteryear national liberation and anti-apartheid objectives and had instead become obsessed with non-critical back-patting and high-fiving among its political elites. Meanwhile the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 12 May 2015
Ditlhopha di ikana ka tintibane!
Go ikanelana kgaboeledi ga ditlhopa tseo go diregile mo bekeng e e fetileng, fa legakabe la dikgang, Naledi, e ne e etetse koo ka mabaka a go lekola gore go tsamaya tsamaya jang mo mererong ya kgwele ya dinao ya bomme kwa Boteti. Ka nnete Naledi e...
52150,Edward Pekenene,, 12 May 2015
SADC forecast to close energy gap by 2019
The 15-member bloc has been grappling with power shortage since 2007, with deficit estimated at 8,247MW at the end of June 2015. Addressing the media in Gaborone yesterday during a technical session ahead of next week’s 35th Heads of State...
406,Brian Benza,phpE652.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Go lwantsha tlhakolemolomo go lopa P20million- Ralotsia
Tshedimoso e e dirilwe ke Tona kwa lephateng la temothuo, Patrick Ralotsia, jaaka a ne a buisa phuthego ya kgotla bosheng kwa motseng oo. Ralotsia o ne begela batsenaphuthego fa go tlhomamisitswe gore bolwetse jo bo tlhagogile kwa lengweng la mafelo...
8171,Leinanyana Tsiane,, 12 May 2015
HRDC to broaden Training Levy beneficiaries
The training levy is a tax based on an employer’s turnover, which is collected and deposited into the Vocational Training Fund. The purpose of the fund is to reimburse employers the costs accumulated for training citizen employees. HDRC...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Nthe wa naga
Morago ga foo, ke ne ka nna ka potiela fa ke tsamaya mo toropong le mo mafelong a mangwe ka go farologana. Ka jalo, erile malobanyana ke phakeletse go itshidila mmele gone mo Gaborone mo ka fa marekisetsong a Broadhurst gaufi le sekole se segolwane...
12 May 2015
Botswana to improve efficiency in cross border trade
Bottlenecks along trade routes have been identified as some of the most stubborn obstacles to economic growth and development. Botswana is the eighth WTO member to ratify the trade facilitation agreement whose aim is to ease border procedures and to...
46073,Isaac Pinielo,php10C7.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Eloyi e gopola ba ba dikobo dikhutshwane
Kabo dimpho e, e diragaletse kwa kgotlengkgolo ya Gantsi mme ke gone kwa Kgosi Botshelo Lekgothu a neng a di amogela. Kgosi Lekgothu o ne a akgola kereke ya Eloyi mme a bolela fa puso ka nosi e ka se kgone go tlhokomela batlhoki, ka le ka dipalo ba...
8171,Leinanyana Tsiane,, 12 May 2015
Ke mang yo o supileng Casino?
Diphathi tse ke ya Domkraga(BDP), Mogobagoba(BCP) le Sekhukhu(UDC) tse go solofetsweng fa tsotlhe di dumelang fa nngwe le nngwe e dumela fa e tla a leba ka setilo se kwa palamenteng, mmega-dikgang wa Naledi TEICHLER RANKOA a re go supiwa ga...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 12 May 2015
Barui Morale-Bonwathotlhe ba phophothilwe magetla
Nyathi o buile se mo phuthegong ee neng e tshwaretswe kwa merakeng eo ka mafelo a beke. A re gore matshwenyego a bone a tle a reediwe sentle, ke gore ba bo ba ipopile setlhopha mme a ba akgolela kgato e ba setseng ba e tsere go dira jalo. One a supa...
45705,Bonte Seepi,, 12 May 2015
Baporofiti ba supiwa ka monwana
Seabelo a re baruti kana baporofiti ba dikereke tse, bontsi ke batswakwa mme bare ba kgona go ntsha matimone ma bathong, go fa lesego  ga mmogo le go thusa mo go tlhatloseng batho maemo kwa ditirong. Seabelo a re o dumela gore tse tsotlhe ke...
45705,Bonte Seepi,, 12 May 2015
Makgato calls for joint fight against lifestyle diseases
Makgato pleaded with the private sector when officiating at the Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM) general manager’s charity walk over the weekend. The minister’s remarks come just a few weeks after authorities in the Central...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Half parley questions answered
The Speaker of the National Assembly Gladys Kokorwe has revealed that 443 questions were not answered and there were varied reasons for that. “It should be understood that Parliament only takes 10 questions per day not more than that. Some of...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
No progress in Glen Valley murder case
The bodies that were found tied together and dumped in the pond on June 20, 2015, were that of a 22-year-old woman and 32-year-old man, who had been missing since June 15, 2015. Yesterday, police spokesperson, assistant commissioner Christopher...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Monarch Kgosi decries business disinterest in rebuilding Kgotla
The shelter was on April 1 this year engulfed by a mysterious raging inferno that reduced it to ashes. Moses said in an interview that they have made a plea to several businesspeople for their support but nothing has been forthcoming. “By the...
48624,Lindiwe Mozola,, 12 May 2015
Young man found guilty of murder
When passing judgment, Justice Zibani Makhwade said there is circumstantial evidence that proves that Tshepang Motsamai killed Khumoetsile Sechele in Tonota village on February 22, 2012, following a drinking spree. Makhwade said Sechele was stabbed...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Accelerated SMC campaign reaches Maun
The campaign, which was officially launched by the Minister of Health, Dorcas Makgato was held amid pomp under the theme ‘Rola Kepese, Circumcise Now’.  The campaign strives to achieve a total of 35,000 male circumcisions throughout...
433,Boniface Keakabetse,, 12 May 2015
Thieving sisters granted bail pending appeal
The trio, Dorcus Moilwa 33, Gabofele Moilwa 28, and Tebogo Moilwa 19, who are sisters, yesterday appeared before Gaborone High Court Judge, Justice Bengbame Sechele following their bail application.   The trio were both accused and convicted...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Mosojane may return to BCP
Mosojane decamped to the ruling party in 2013 where it is alleged, he was not given the welcome he had expected. Yesterday, Mosojane said  since he currently does not belong to any political party, he was considering going back to his former...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Mosojane may return to BCP
Mosojane decamped to the ruling party in 2013 where it is alleged, he was not given the welcome he had expected. Yesterday, Mosojane said  since he currently does not belong to any political party, he was considering going back to his former...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
There is war at Goodhope - Mabule
12 May 2015
BOFEPUSU campaigns for UDC
Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) says it will today meet its campaign team at Goodhope/Mabule constituency ahead of the weekend by-election. BOFEPUSU deputy secretary general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa yesterday told a media...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Motswana ga a rialo
Ka fa go begwang ka teng, ya nna tiro e e jesang leitlho monate thata. Pego e supa fa tiro e e ne e tshwerwe kgwedi e e fetileng kwa motseng wa Letlhakane mo kgaolong ya Boteti. Moono e ne e le gore batho ba tle go supa tse ba kgonang go di itirela...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Majadibodu quits BCP
Majadibodu said that he emailed his resignation letter to the party’s deputy secretary general, Tshegofatso Raditlhokwa on Monday. In a letter dated August 10, Majadibodu said that he was leaving the party to concentrate on personal...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
The Statue of Sir Seretse Khama
Even the name of this individual eluded both Alec Campbell and Mike Main in their Guide to Greater Gaborone and Patricia Farrow in her Gaborone, The Complete City Guide. But Botswana tourism was more informative stating that, ‘the statue was...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
beMobile Premiership 2015/16 - Results
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Botswana ZCC rejects Moria
The 17 members, led by Tshiamo Tladi, mostly from the Tlokweng branch yesterday appeared before Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa of Lobatse High Court on urgency to interdict disciplinary proceedings that were instituted against them. Misconduct was among...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Bodies in the streets after violent night in Bujumbura
Most of the bodies found on the streets of Bujumbura appear to be young men killed by gunfire, some with their hands tied behind their backs. The bodies were found a day after attacks on military sites. Residents accuse police of taking revenge. At...
53561,BBC.COM,php2D23.tmp.jpg, 12 May 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Jupiter Ascending
In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop his...
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
The Wedding Ringer
Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
SpongeBob goes on a quest to discover a stolen recipe that takes him to our dimension, our world, where he tangles with a pirate.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Selma
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Jupiter Ascending
In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop his...
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
The Wedding Ringer
Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
399,Staff Writer,, 12 May 2015
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