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19 May 2015

'Female Viagra' approved by US drug agency

Flibanserin, a drug produced by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, recently passed an FDA advisory committee meeting. The pill is designed to assist premenopausal women regain their sex drive by boosting levels of certain brain chemicals. The drug has been...

475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2015

Coach Butler must apologise

We all know that Butler has in the past attacked the BFA on social media and had public spats with journalists and supporters on social media, all we have heard off the transgressions is that, ‘the CEO is doing something about it’. Well,...

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The men waging war against pornography in India

"I would go to download important Supreme Court judgements, and pornographic adverts would pop up instead. And when I looked around, I saw rows of children surfing porn openly without a care in the world," says Mr Vaswani, 43, a quiet man with a...

475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2015

Cop shoots and kills another cop

The incident occurred on August 8, 2015 at a Police base camp near Kuke Veterinary gate where the two officers were on trip from Gaborone. The bodies of the two deceased officers are currently at the hospital pending post-mortem. Police...

19 May 2015

Boramabole, bommabole ba itlhokotsa sentle Patlakwe

Se jaanong moeteledipele wa lekgotla la Botswana sa mabole (BoBA) Thato Patlakwe a reng se a mo itumedisa ka se tlisa tsholofelo ya gore ba tla a romela setlhopha sa motiya kwa dikgaisanong. Dikgaisanyo tse di tla a tshwarelwa kwa ...

440,Teichler Rankoa,, 19 May 2015

Ditlhopha di paletswe ke go ipapatsa

Le fa ditlhopha di tsere sebaka se se leele di ntse di ikhuditse, mmegadikgang wa Naledi TEICHLER RANKOA a re di paletswe ke go dirisa sebaka se go ipapaletsa barati le balatedi ba motshameko wa kgwele ya dinao, gammogo le maloko a masha...

440,Teichler Rankoa,, 19 May 2015

Makhura o batla go gakolola Khama

Mo potsolotsong le Naledi, Makhura o tlhalositse fa a tshwenngwa ke ka fa goromente wa BDP o sa buseng lefatshe sentle ka teng. Makhura yo a reng ke moporofiti wa sepolotiki, a re o nnile le pitso go tswa kwa legodimong mme a bontshiwa gore mo...

45705,Bonte Seepi,, 19 May 2015

All set for Body Building Championship

The organiser of the event, Lust Sithole said the body building competition, which was introduced in 2010, would see the introduction of new categories. The new categories are men’s fitness and women’s bikini challenge. The main contest...

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TshutshuuKgosikgolo o feela botlhoko jang banna!

Mabaka a bone e le gore ba tlotla kgosikgolo ya bone. Mme se jaanong se ipoeleditse kwa kgaolong ya botlhophi ya Goodhope/Mabule kwa morafe wa Morolong le one o ganeditseng Domkraga le Khama ka go tlhopha kgosikgolo ya bone. Mme ebile ene a leditse...

440,Teichler Rankoa,, 19 May 2015

Batshu o akgola makgotla a a ikemetseng

Batshu o buile se bosheng jaaka a ne a bula semmuso phuthego ya bolesome le bongwe ya SADC ya makgotla a a ikemetseng ka nosi (11th Civil Society Forum – Southern African Council of NGOs), e e neng e tshwaretswe kwa ntlong-lehalahala ya Kereke...

432,Zolani Kraai,, 19 May 2015

Mugabe o kolota moswi Moshibidu terekere

Se mme gase se tautona wa Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a dumelang mo go sone. Ke sone se erileng ka Mosupologo kwa bokopanong jwa ditautona le mebuso ya lekgotla la mafatshe a kgaolo ya Borwa jwa Aferika (SADC) a bolela fa (Zimbabwe) a kolota moswi...

440,Teichler Rankoa,, 19 May 2015

Jwaneng continues Debswana games dominance

Gaborone (Debswana Corporate Centre-DCC) came third with no points and they have a mountain to match their counterparts from Jwaneng and Orapa. In 2014, Orapa, Jwaneng, Gaborone garnered 10, 14 and one point respectively. Sport codes that took part...

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GCC e tla ithola tlhokomelo ya mebaraka

Se se senogile beke e e fetileng mo mokwalong wa phetolo e e dirilweng ke lekalana la kanamiso mafoko la Khansele ya Gaborone, mabapi le dikgang tse di amang marekisetso a dijo a a kwa Broadhurst le kwa maemelong a dikhombi le ditaxi. Go ya ka...

52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 19 May 2015

Molf o tuka magalapa

A ke maikutlo a ga Robert Molefabangwe. Molf, jaaka bontsi jwa batho ba tlwaetse go mmitsa, o ntshitse maikutlo a gagwe beke e e fetileng mo potsolotsong le Naledi. Molefabangwe o boletse fa go ya lejwa ga gagwe kwa BDP go ile bokhutlong mme jaanong...

432,Zolani Kraai,, 19 May 2015

Green Lovers unfazed by 5-2 loss

Coach, Onthusitse Kootswele praised his charges for their performance in the two opening fixtures and said losing to Galaxy could be a blessing in disguise. “It was very critical to win the opening game and the boys came to the party. I believe...

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Green Lovers unfazed by 5-2 loss in their first away match

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Team Botswana settling well in Beijing

The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) spokesperson, Roland Masalila told Mmegi Sport that the team arrived in China on Monday without any complications. “They have begun their training and they will have a morning and afternoon training...

49270,Mompati Tlhankane,, 19 May 2015

When Mugabe stood between Botswana, Namibia

Does anyone recognise the big role President Robert Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe played as mediator when Botswana and Namibia nearly went to war in the 1990s over a seemingly insignificant piece of island in the Chobe River called Sedudu? The island,...

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Gantsi ranchers wary as drought spreads

This week, Gantsi township chief, Botshelo Lekgothu, told Mmegi that farmers were in for difficult times as the market for their cattle was shrinking. In May, the Ministry of Agriculture urged all farmers to de-stock in order to extract value from...

8171,Leinanyana Tsiane,, 19 May 2015

Nico gross P118,000 from Rollers game

Despite going down 1-0, Nico as the home team, smiled all the way to the bank in their first home game of the season. Nico’s first game of the season was away to new comers, Green Lovers where they lost 3-2. The club spokesperson, Mogomotsi...

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Leaked video exposes NWDC employees poaching

Mmegi is in possession of a video which shows three men who worked for the council’s environmental health department caught after killing three gemsboks and 11 guinea fowls in a Hainaveld sheep farm. In the video, the farmer is heard asking the...

433,Boniface Keakabetse,, 19 May 2015

Convicted murderer escapes hangmans noose

Tshepang Motsamai of Tonota was found guilty of stabbing Khumoetsile Sechele on the neck on February 22, 2012 in Tonota, following an alcohol-induced altercation at one of the village bars. When passing the sentence, Justice Zibani Makhwade said it...

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Local RnB not appreciated Lee

Lee is a recording RnB artist who has worked on a number of tracks and has also worked with bands such as Perfect Pitch. “Only a handful of people in the country tend to appreciate local RnB music, while the rest do not,” said Lee, who...

8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2015

Parliamentary hopeful, former lawyer fall from grace

Mochudi Magistrate, Kefilwe Resheng yesterday postponed their sentencing to next month, after Moyo said she had to file more documents including those relating to a Presidential pardon she once received. During their appearance in court...

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Man killed after Mochudi police chase

Suspicious family members yesterday told Mmegi that they believed the police had killed their relative Tumisang Ntshabele, an accusation police have dismissed preferring to focus on the ongoing investigation into his death. Ntshabele was certified...

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Oatsdonas Chukuchuku motivates youth

The dreadlocked rapper has a few songs under his belt, which include his hit single Udabadaba, which features Sasa Klass, A.T.I, and Protocol. Oatsdonna also serenaded his fans with another single titled, Lover Lover Lovie. Most people...

399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2015

Lotlamoreng was the gamechanger BDP

In trying to explain the humiliating loss to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the BDP secretary general, Botsalo Ntuane said they would have won had the opposition put up any candidate other than Kgosi Lotlamoreng II. Lotlamoreng, on the...

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Hollywood trio to facilitate workshops

The workshops dubbed Arts and Entertainment Expo will assist established and upcoming artists to excel in their craft. The trio is expected to facilitate the workshops during the first week of December this year. Banks, who previously visited...

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BOPEU sues BURS over intimidation

Hundreds of BURS workers have been on strike for the past four weeks demanding salary adjustments. Processes at the revenue agency have since slowed with negotiations yet to yield a solution. The union representing striking workers dragged the...

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Motsaathebe to ditch BDP

Motsaathebe said yesterday that he was considering options of crossing the floor to a new political home after an encounter with the BDP Goodhope/Mabule parliamentary by-election loser, Eric Molale. “It’s high time I considered my...

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Inaugural Women in Mining conference for Gaborone

Radebe’s Mmakau Mining Company has shares in various mining portfolios from coal, platinum, gold and chrome, among others. Radebe is the older sister to mining mogul, Patrice Motsepe and wife to South Africa Cabinet Minister Jeff Radebe. The...

399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2015

Communiqu Of The 35th Summit Of SADC Heads Of State And Government

2. H.E. Robert Mugabe delivered a Keynote address and officially opened the Summit. 3. The Summit took place under the theme: "Accelerating Industrialisation of SADC Economies through Transformation of Natural Endowment and improved Human Capital." ...

475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2015

RDC regional expansion gathers pace

Briefing the media on their half-year results to June 2015, in Gaborone recently, company CEO Guido Giachetti said RDC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its business counterparts in Cape Town, South Africa, for the development of a hotel...

432,Zolani Kraai,, 19 May 2015

FSG posts modest profits in subdued economy

According to the Group chairman, Neo Moroka the performance of the company remained within expectations, with moderate growth in terms of revenue and profitability. In the period, revenue rose by 18 percent to P84 million, with Botswana operations...

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BCP youth congratulate Lotlamoreng

It is our hope that the newly elected MP will address the challenges that Barolong are faced with, especially unemployment among the youth and crisis at the Goodhope senior school, just to mention but a few. We also wish to congratulate the BCP...

475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2015

Khama wants more action, results in SADC

I am honoured, once again to address this Summit, at the end of our official deliberations. It has indeed been our pleasure to host you in the city of Gaborone. Your presence has made this Summit a success and is a true reflection of your unwavering...

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Congratulations Mr President

Hundreds of high-level government officials from the 15 member states converged in Gaborone to deliberate on the state of the region, its challenges, and the way forward. The weeklong meetings culminated in the Head of State and Government Summit...

450,Mmegi Editor,, 19 May 2015

Robert Mugabe

19 May 2015

Public notices

One favourite from some years ago was a road sign which stated unequivocally “Danger Men’. This sign was placed on the ground and was held upright by large stones at back and front. The stone in the front completely obscured the remaining...

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Ditlhare ga di na thotse

Ga se felele fa. Ga twe se fetela gape kwa Malawi, Tanzania le Kenya le kwa go mangwe mafatshe a a moseja ga mawatle. Le fa gone e kete se namile le lefatshe jaana, setlhare se se bolelwa se fitlhelwa mo mafatsheng a pula e e boutsana e bile a...

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In Thursday's paper

19 May 2015

BOKA, BNSC to discuss former committee fate

The interim committee chairperson, David Mathe said the former committee had not done the official handover. He said the interim committee has compiled a report, which they will discuss with BNSC. He said one of the items in the report is misuse of...

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BFA apologises to Rollers over registrations

One of the messes led to exciting winger, Motsholetsi Sikele wearing the number nine jersey with the player’s name covered. Sikele usually wears jersey number 28. Rollers had given the association the list with players’ numbers, but...

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Rollers defend steep ticket pricing

Township Rollers Holdings managing director, Jagdish Shah said hosting the South African side would cost more than P750,000 hence the need to recover costs. The cheapest ticket sells for P75 while the grand stand seats would cost...

49272,Kabelo Boranabi,,2015/january/01,2015-01-01 09:45:00, 19 May 2015

Trinity lands Canadian radio station gig

“I am self motivated and take time exploring my other hidden talents. I took a chance and applied like other candidates and luckily got the job,” he said, adding that he works only on weekends. Trinity started as a newsreader at...

474,Gasebalwe Seretse,, 19 May 2015

Selimathunzi to grace Botswana fashion show

South African entertainment enterprise Efigy Production in conjunction with Liban Lounge and Provision Media will present a perfect platform for local fashion trendsetters to showcase their work. The show is pencilled in for March 28 at the Liban...

439,Thato Kala,, 19 May 2015

SAs Maponyane shocked by stripping incident

Maponyane, who was in the country for a Valentine’s Day event dubbed ‘Redds Singles Night Out’ as a club guest, expressed his ‘concern’ over the choice of fashion statement by the women. He described the scenario...

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Beauty lights up Btv Tuesday nights

After a long day, families can now look forward to a relaxing time of non-stop laughter characterised by a comedy of errors and misunderstandings. They watch as the main character, Beauty goes from pillar to post in search of fame and...

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Cluster policing not a magic bullet

The Botswana Police Service has encouraged the formation of clusters across the country and has indeed supported these with secondments, de-briefings and back up wherever necessary. Cluster policing, or neighbourhood watches, has allowed a bottom-up...

450,Mmegi Editor,, 19 May 2015

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