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Is racism in Botswana serious or Berry Heart is being dramatic?
Most people would go, ‘Oh, not race, again!’ However we have to talk about such matters. Some black people are uncomfortable with discussing racism because their minds are colonized – the white man can do no wrong in their eyes and...
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In Wednesday's paper
15 May 2015
Motlakase confident of survival despite loss
With only four games left, Chouka as Motlakase are affectionately known, sit on position 10 on the beMOBILE Premier League table with 32 points. They are seven points more than FC Satmos that sit on position 14, the last relegation spot. Motlakase...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 15 May 2015
Coach blames referee after loss to Banyana
Botswana lost 5-0 to their South African counterparts in Dobsonville Stadium on Saturday, ending their hopes of taking part in the continental showpiece. South Africa progressed to the next round with a 6-0 aggregate, having won 1-0 in the first leg...
49078,Tumelo Mouwane,,2015/january/01,2015-01-01 08:56:00, 15 May 2015
Highlanders marksman hospitalized
Josiah is Highlanders’ top marksman after amassing six goals. Mokute told Mmegi Sport that Josaya fell sick after their game with Nico United in Selebi-Phikwe which they drew 1-1.  BR Highlanders scored through Emmanuel...
45705,Bonte Seepi,, 15 May 2015
Magosi defiant ahead of DC date
Orapa United have also confirmed that they are lodging a new case before the Disciplinary Committee (DC) against the Kgatleng giants.  Coincidentally or otherwise, Centre Chiefs danger man, Pontsho “Piro” Moloi is at the centre of...
49078,Tumelo Mouwane,,2015/january/01,2015-01-01 08:56:00, 15 May 2015
Dendera music extraordinaire Sulumani, comes to town
The Dendera musician headlines the Ngoma 2015 Music Festival, which forms form part of the Zimbabwean independence celebrations in Botswana. Known for his popular tracks such as Ndomusiya Nani, Reverse Deal, Non-Stop, and Syllabus; Sulumani has been...
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All set for Miss-Africa Botswana scouting sessions
Miss Africa Botswana is a build up to the first ever Miss Africa beauty pageant, which will be hosted in the country next year.  Every country participating in the Miss Africa beauty pageant will this year host Miss Africa national beauty...
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Diamond in the Desert Fashion Expo slated for May
Managing director for 6PAC Promotions, Tlotlo Letsomo said the night would be an opportunity for fashion industry stakeholders to network, and offer a platform for fashion and jewelry designers, boutiques and fashion outlets to showcase their...
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Local musicians will receive their royalties this week COSBOTS
This follows a distribution workshop held at Thapong Visual Arts Centre last week Saturday. The organisation’s communications manager, Tlotlo Kgakatsi, said that it was important for musicians to have gone through the workshop to make them...
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Renowned American choreographer to facilitate dance workshops in Gabs
Banks has worked alongside a number of international artists such as Usher Raymond, Toni Braxton, Justin Bieber and Beyonce Knowles. She is an expert in a variety of dance styles and techniques, which include hip-hop, ballet, contemporary, modern and...
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Berry Hearts racist attack in Kasane, just a tip of an iceberg
Black students found the statue offensive, and resented its preservation as it brought brutal memories. The removal sparked debates and mixed feelings in many quarters including our own Botswana. With some questioning the rationale behind the...
475,Correspondent,, 15 May 2015
New Morupule mine groundbreaking for 2016
Ground breaking for the open cast mine, which will produce up to one million tonnes of coal per year, is expected to start next year. MCM3 will be supplying coal to the Independent Power Producer (IPP) for the envisaged units 5&6 of Morupule B...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 15 May 2015
New investor snaps up 13m Imara shares
In a statement announcing the unprecedented shares trading activity, Imara stated that between March, 27, 2015 and April, 1, 2015 there had been ‘abnormally high trading activity in the Imara counter.’ “A total of 12.9 million...
399,Staff Writer,, 15 May 2015
Parliament rebuffs Moswaane call on VDCs
Moswaane’s call to Parliament to intervene followed the publication of the new regulations by the Ministry of Local Government recently. He was specifically worried about the clauses dealing with the election and appointments of the...
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Unionist rubbishes Khamas land quotas
The Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) secretary general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, has said that in contradiction of what Parliament has debated and agreed upon, Khama is guilty of populist...
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Duo charged for suffocating guard
Tshimologo Cheche, and Eric Boyce were also charged with office break-in and theft. The two are alleged to have tied the hands of a security officer, Segomotso Kenalemang, and suffocated her with an intent to commit a crime on April 2. They are...
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Police officer discharged of robbery
The state alleged that the officer and a Zimbabwean, Trust Nare, robbed Tuelo Zhola of a cellphone valued at P285 in Block One last year in November. The accused were also alleged to have threatened the complainant with a knife when committing the...
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BOPEU proposes unemployment benefits programme
In a Botswana labour market policy booklet produced in consultation with Professor Happy Siphambe of the University of Botswana, BOPEU says having an unemployment benefit policy in the country is long overdue. BOPEU justifies the policy on the...
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Proposed food law to emphasise risk analysis
Haruna Jibril, the acting Deputy Permanent Secretary for MoH said in the review, there is a proposal for the establishment of a food safety authority to address harmonisation of food control systems, with a new emphasis on risk analysis. Speaking...
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No link between circumcision and condom use
Researcher Ivor Williams states the study, in its completion stages and due for publication mid year, reveals an insignificant difference in condom use pre and post circumcision. Presenting on the African Comprehensive HIV/ AIDS Partnership’s...
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UB management acting like mad cow GC mayor
Gaborone mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe is displeased with the treatment of the newly elected University of Botswana (UB) Student Representative Council (SRC) by the institution’s management. Thutlwe told Mmegi that the new members of the student body...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,,2015/january/01,2015-01-01 09:45:00, 15 May 2015
Empower councils, empower Batswana
The CDC says the budget cut will grievously affect service delivery, provision of schoolbooks and materials to pupils, destitute programmes, infrastructure maintenance, replacement of vehicles and others. For yet another year, the close to 200,000...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 15 May 2015
beMobile Premiership 2015/16 - Goals
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beMobile Premiership 2015/16 - Results
399,Staff Writer,, 15 May 2015
In Tuesday paper
15 May 2015
Smith finishes fourth at Bloem golf tourney
Smith held the lead up to day four of the event after a super gross 62 on Thursday. He will now keep his playing card for next year following his position at the tournament. The five-day marathon with some of golf’s best players ended on...
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Trio dominates swimming nationals
Ruele, the Africa Youth Games silver medalist, bagged four gold medals in the 50m freestyle and the 50m butterfly races, recording times of 26.56 seconds and 29.12 seconds respectively. The 18-year old participated in the women’s 17-24 ages...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 15 May 2015
Rollers feud takes another twist
In the latest saga, co-chairperson of the club, Walter Kgabung has since released a statement distancing the interim committee from the letter allegedly written to Jagdish Shah. The letter apparently demanded the release of all documentation,...
399,Staff Writer,, 15 May 2015
Yarona FM endorses Kasts Fill Up The Stadium campaign
The station presented a short video segment in support of Kast’s campaign at the second installment of the Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMAS) 2.0 held at GICC on Saturday. The video included one-on-one interviews with Yarona FM’s top...
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My Star: Best-of-the-best auditions off to a bad start
The reality show dubbed Best of the Best received six entries only for what was to be the one and only audition day. In a surprising and rather unusual manner for the singing talent show, only six people turned up for the auditions at the Botswana...
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Bang! Gae buoyant after bagging three YAMAs
The record label, which started in 2009 as a project for tertiary students won Best Producer of the Year award beating local giants like Prez Beatz and Chef Gustos.  Bang! Gae’s artists E.P.I.C, Young Black and Chrome took the Best...
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Virgin Active opens shop in Gaborone
The club is set to provide an alternative to the Gaborone fitness and wellness market, which has been dominated by Jack’s Gym. Among the dignitaries who graced the occasion were the Assistant Minister of Health, Dr Alfred Madigele and the...
432,Zolani Kraai,, 15 May 2015
FSG minorities snub buyout offer
The offer had been made to a total of 1,520 shareholders holding 24.6 percent of the company’s shares, meaning about 87 percent of minority shareholders declined to be bought out of FSG. The offer closed on the 4th of December. Majority...
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FSG minorities snub buyout offer
The offer had been made to a total of 1,520 shareholders holding 24.6 percent of the company’s shares, meaning about 87 percent of minority shareholders declined to be bought out of FSG. The offer closed on the 4th of December. Majority...
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BPOPF ups returns for members
According to the fund’s Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Boitumelo Molefe, this was possible as they were able to retire some reserves, which helped them to bump up and distribute. “Although our return to our active members rose, the...
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The workers will be most hurt
Ever since mid-2015, BOFEPUSU and its affiliate, Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU), have been as loggerheads. At its congress held in Palapye two weeks ago, BOPEU resolved to pull out of BOFEPUSU citing among other reasons, the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 15 May 2015
North East District tops PSLE results
In three consecutive years, NED has been holding on this position after scooping position one in 2013, 2014 and did it again this year. The regional director for operations in the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Galesenngwe...
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KEPCO restores childrens eyesight
The revelation was made at a ceremony held to celebrate with the children who had undergone successful operations, accompanied by their parents and guardians at Bokamoso Private Hospital last week Friday. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
432,Zolani Kraai,, 15 May 2015
UDC
15 May 2015
Leopard killer found guilty
Tom Tlhoolebe was convicted on his own plea of guilty. He agreed to all the facts placed against him. Tlhoolebe did not object that on July 17, 2015, he set a trap that targeted game animals, especially antelopes in a bushy area near Lobatse...
49078,Tumelo Mouwane,, 15 May 2015
Kgosi Mundu of Makobo laid to rest
Speakers at the octogenarian’s burial last Saturday described him as a friend, mentor, father, hero and pillar of strength who has left a mark in the village.  The deceased was officially appointed as the headman of arbitration in...
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Granny, infant die in combi accident
District Traffic Officer in Mochudi, Peter Tsheboeng told Mmegi the accident happened at around 7:30 pm.  He said the mini bus was headed to Gaborone from Lerala. “Investigations are underway, but at the moment the police can confirm that...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 15 May 2015
Manual Workers Union meet Khama in court next July
NALCGPWU lawyer, Mboki Chilisa has confirmed that the case went for a status hearing last Friday before Justice Abednico Tafa and it will be argued next year July. In his founding affidavit, the national organising secretary of the NALCGPWU, Johnson...
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Khama too busy for Parliament Kokorwe
“The President has explained and we also know that he has a lot of other responsibilities, I am unbothered by the fact that he does not attend Parliament as Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi is ever present in Parliament,” Kokorwe...
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Maele to approve land allocation for ministry staff
Maele made the directive during the official opening of the Special Land and Housing Leadership Forum held at the Majestic Five Hotel on Monday. He said that corruption and conflict of interest continue to let down the ministry’s ranking hence...
48624,Lindiwe Mozola,, 15 May 2015
UDC snatches BDP councilor
The UDC is made up of the BNF, Botswana Movement for Democracy and Botswana People’s Party. Bokopano Tumiso was welcomed into the party and issued his membership by BNF and UDC president Duma Boko during a press briefing at the BNF head office...
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Zimbabwe MP charged over Grace Mugabe insult
Justice Wadyajena was accused of using "abusive language" against a fellow Zanu-PF party member, who had a portrait of Mrs Mugabe on his car. The incident is being seen as part of internal party wrangling over who should succeed President Robert...
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Be money wise during the festive season
As the festive season approaches, there is happiness, excitement and high expectation. Unfortunately, this often leads many to neglect their budgets as they enjoy the celebrations of the Christmas season. It is very vital and also perfect time,...
399,Staff Writer,, 15 May 2015
BIHL birthday culminates in 40 CSI projects for the year
The communities in which the Group and its subsidiaries operate have been rewarded for their trust and support in the form of 40 CSI projects throughout the course of the year in recognition of their significant contribution to the BIHL...
399,Staff Writer,, 15 May 2015
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