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26 May 2015
Two Kenyan runners suspended after failing drugs tests at the IAAF World Championships
The 21-year-old Koki Manunga and the 29-year-old Joyce Zakary -- who are both 400 meter runners -- were provisionally suspended by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) after returning positive samples on August 20 and 21...
53567,CNN.COM,php74FB.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
All hail BAA success
While most sporting codes have been disappointing and rather off colour, the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) remains one of the unsung heroes of sport in Botswana. The Association has over the years produced and developed world beaters who have...
506,Thuso Palai,php69A9.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
FCC repossesses undeveloped plots
She warned plot owners about the impending repossession early this year. She revealed that 38 undeveloped Self Help Housing Agency (SHHA) residential plots without title deeds will be advertised in the Daily News this week, and 104 with title deeds...
48624,Lindiwe Mozola,, 26 May 2015
Overcrowding compromises care at Marina
Officials said the hospital’s 567 beds had to contend with 750 in-patients, weighing on service delivery and quality. Absenteeism is rising as staff files sick notes to get away from the depressing demand for their services. Briefing the media...
412,Baboki Kayawe,php195E.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Debswana grows first-aid competitions
The winners of the the annual interdepartmental competition will represent their mine at the Botswana Chamber of Mines Inter-Mine First Aid Tournament set for Karowe Mine on October 10, 2015. Jwaneng general manager, Albert Milton said the...
46713,Lebogang Baingapi,, 26 May 2015
Shortage of classrooms hits Tonota Sub-District
He said this when addressing the sub-district’s third session full council on Monday. He disclosed that a total of 10,711 students were registered in the sub-district during term two of this academic year, but many of them did not have...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Woman guilty of infanticide
Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo wholly suspended the sentence for three years on condition that she does not commit a similar offence. The offence was reportedly committed in Zwenshambe in March 2009. When sentencing the accused, Nyamadzabo said he...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
BOSETU fails to locate BCP for invitation
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was represented by its labour officer, Kgang Kgang, while the Umbrella for Democratic Change was represented by its vice president, Ndaba Gaolathe. In an interview with Mmegi after the conference, BCP publicity...
45705,Bonte Seepi,, 26 May 2015
BMD kicks off Boswelatlou by-election battle
Secretary General, Gilbert Mangole said BMD will be contesting the ward under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) banner. Yesterday Mangole said the party had already met over the ward. “Primary elections will be held depending on the...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
BURS wins, for now
“Majority of the employees who comprised the striking populace of our team voluntarily signed commitment letters to return to work with immediate effect. We welcome them back to the fold so that we, as a team, may ensure a concerted...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg,601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Former BNYC execs square up against Khama, Olopeng
Olopeng was acting in line with a presidential directive issued by Khama on the BNYC’s restructuring. Yesterday in Lobatse, lawyers representing the former NEC members said Olopeng and Khama had no legal right to dissolve the BNYC and its NEC....
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Police hit back in crash lawsuit
The revelation is contained in answering affidavits filed by BPS this week in response to a suit brought by families of the three deceased officers. The three died when their helicopter crashed while on a routine flight between Gumare and...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
FCC to appoint CEO for Vision 2022 project
The company was established following the enactment of the Local Government Act of 2012, which allows local authorities to form private companies in a bid to improve economies of their localities. One of Moiplek’s objectives is to help...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
BPOPF buys PrimeTimes Francistown properties
The disposal of the properties, Barclays Plaza and Blue Jacket Square, is expected to unlock fresh funds for the property company, in a market constrained by high cost of funds as well as liquidity shortages. “The board of PrimeTime Property...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2015
BPOPF buys PrimeTimes Francistown properties
The disposal of the properties, Barclays Plaza and Blue Jacket Square, is expected to unlock fresh funds for the property company, in a market constrained by high cost of funds as well as liquidity shortages. “The board of PrimeTime Property...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2015
Orange Money reaches 300,000 customers
In a statemenet relased this week, the company said by the end of July, there were 294 124 customers on Orange Money, constituting 64% of the market share. The Orange Money facility allows customers to deposit and withdraw money from an Orange Money...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2015
Maru-a-Pula student runner-up of Queens Commonwealth Essay
As the Senior Runner-Up, Tawanda will be invited to a special awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace where HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will present the winners with their prizes. The ceremony will form part of a week of cultural and educational...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2015
Finally Marina opens up
It is commendable that after many years of media blackout, Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) has finally opened up about the problem bedeviling the country’s biggest referral hospital. Prior to a shake up in its public relations department, the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 26 May 2015
BDP waning popularity
26 May 2015
Orapa United to appeal Moyo ruling
The player has been at the centre of a wrangle between Orapa United and GU after signing a contract with the latter. GU had announced Moyo as one of the players they signed in the just ended transfer window before Orapa United insisted that the...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Harnessing Botswanas AGOA Export Potential
Senior officials from the U.S. are in Gabon to meet with officials from 39 AGOA member countries, including Botswana, as well as business leaders, entrepreneurs, civil society members, and the private sector to discuss trade and...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2015
Harnessing Botswanas AGOA Export Potential
Senior officials from the U.S. are in Gabon to meet with officials from 39 AGOA member countries, including Botswana, as well as business leaders, entrepreneurs, civil society members, and the private sector to discuss trade and...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2015
AUTOFIT new Police XI technical sponsor
The sponsorship amount has been increased from P1 million to P1.5 million for two seasons. Briefing the media yesterday, Police XI chairman, Solomon Mantswe said they were excited to have entered into a partnership with sportswear company,...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,, 26 May 2015
Boxers produce thrilling night of knockouts
Six out of nearly 20 fights on Saturday produced technical knockouts. The upset of the day was when Oarabile Mothibedi of DTCB club had the better of renowned Otukile Mohammed, knocking him out in the first round of their 52kg fight. Mohammed of BMC...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
BAA backs Amos after shock exit
BAA spokesperson Roland Masalila told Mmegi Sport that the association would support Amos despite the disappointing result. “BAA is with him. We are not going to crucify him. Amos tried his best, but unfortunately it was a bad day in the office...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,, 26 May 2015
Masama braces for Molelo wa Mariga festival
The festival, which is a family event, is scheduled to begin Saturday morning and go on until late evening. Molelo wa Mariga is aimed at resuscitating and promoting a deeper understanding and appreciation for the diverse Setswana culture. Molelo wa...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 26 May 2015
Amantle goes 50 Shades of Grey on new single
The song was released last week. She debuted it with a live performance on Flava Dome. Amantle vocal projection quickly gives one an idea of what she was referring to. The song goes: “turn the lights down low/ re tle re dire tsa...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
DJ Fauz wants to leave a footprint
The club DJ has already toured places such as Thamaga, Kanye and Lobatse performing at different events and nightclubs. Earlier this year, after leaving Kosher Nights sessions, he said he planned to perform in different places as much as he...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Mogwes album launch at Botswanacraft this Friday
Transitions has 13 tracks, including amongst others the title track and her breakthrough single, Transitions in which she features Zeus. Her other single, which has enjoyed massive airplay is You, in which she features female rapper, Sasa Klaas. The...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Morebodi Foundation to host inaugural gospel show
The line-up for the show will include some of Botswana’s most celebrated gospel singers; Bafana ‘Phempherethe’ Pheto, Mmereki Marakakgoro, Mathews Matsetse, Suggie Fisher, Kabelo Eric, Tshepo Lesole, and Charity Boitshoko. The...
420,Maureen Odubeng,php85BC.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Tshwaragano Hotel
I read three which seemed to be agreed that the Tshwaragano Hotel had been burnt to the ground. A later report from someone who had been to check the extent of the damage was more reassuring. Yes, six of the rooms had been destroyed but the main...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Go wela
Go lebega Naledi yone e dumela gore thotse le thapo ke selo se le sengwefela, kana gore di a tshwana, ka ke eo e ntse e bitsa thapo e re thotse. Laboraro yo o fetileng re kopane nayo e bua ka moretologa, mme ya bitsa thapo ya moretologa thotse,...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Boramabole ba goroga ka dietsele
Kgaisano e, e ne e ngokile mafatshe a le 19 a a itsegeng thata ka motshameko wa mabole. Moanamisa mafoko wa BoBA, Kenny Maragana, o boleletse Naledi fa go itumedisa go bona lekgotla la gagwe le tsweletse ka go tsenya batshameki mo dikgaisanong tsa...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Basetsana ba kirikete ba tshamekile Ramakrish
Ramakrishna o boletse gore kgaisano e ya mafatshe a mane, eleng la Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia le Mozambique e dirisiwa gantsi go itlhokoletsa dikgaisano tsa mafatshe tse ditona, eleng seo go leng botlhokwa thata lefatshe la Botswana le nne le nna le...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Ba ba kwa godimo ba itumetse
Mo pineng e ya gagwe ya go jewa batho Maghebula o papamatsa gore bangwe ba itumetse ka ba dirile tiro ya bone. A re ‘re ba jele ba dimpa dimagwata, setlhako sa lela, ba ba kwa godimo ba itumetse, fa ba ba kwa tlase bone ba itumetse.’ Pina...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Banana ba Sadc ba gadika bobegadikgang
Go ne go sekasekwa tshotiso ee neng e bua ka go emisa go ema nokeng bobegadikgang ka madi ga mebuso. Go ne go na le letlhakore le le neng le ema tshotiso eo nokeng. Letlhakore leo le ne la itsetsepela ka gore diphathi tse di busang mo mafatsheng a...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 26 May 2015
Kb Mogwe o latela dinku kwa masimong
Fela, tse jaanong ke dilo tsa maloba ka lelwapa la bone le thubegile, nyalo e fedile, le setlhopha se kgaogane. Charma-Gal o fa le, o tlhamile Ekentolo volume 6 a le nosi. Go ise go ye kae Kabelo KB Mogwe le ene ka Culture Spears o golola ya gagwe e...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Ke bao barwa Kgodumo ka Matlhatso
Letsatsi le le ipelwa ngwaga le ngwaga fa paka ya mariga e ya bokhutlong. Mong a morafe wa ga-Malete, Kgosikgolo Mosadi, ke ene a tlaa di gogang kwa pele ka letsatsi le legolo le la go alosa banna le basadi ba mophato le go keteka ka boitumelo...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Mosadi o rotloetsa popagano ya bomme
Ka dithutego, Mmuru ke monana yoo tshwereng Digarata (Degree in Humanities) mme ga a ise a ko abereke tiro e a e ithutetseng kwa Mmadikolo. Mo potsolotsong le ba Naledi, Mmuru a re o sale a tlhokafaletswe ke batsadi ka bonana selo se a reng se mo...
45705,Bonte Seepi,, 26 May 2015
Batsamaisatiro, baatlhodi ba senya dikgaisanyo
Dikgaisanyo tse, kwa tshimologong bangwe ba ne ba sa tlhaloganye mosola wa tsone. Mme fa nako e ntse e tsamaya le tsone di tshwarwa ngwaga le ngwaga, bontsi jwa simolola go di tlhaloganya le gone go di rata. Go ne go se thona go bona Batswana ba supa...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 26 May 2015
Dibatana di gabuka leruo kwa Boteti
E re ka phefo e se moloba mafoko, Naledi e ne ya utlwalela ka ga tshenyo e e dirwang ke dibatana mme Mmegadikgang wa Naledi o ne a etela meraka e e farologanyeng e leng Marulamantsi, Mohisenyane,Yuutshaa, Tshwanyane, Nxeekhudi le Tlharedintle. Ka...
52150,Edward Pekenene,, 26 May 2015
Tsa lenao la ga matsieng di tsere phekelo e sele
Fela, Naledi e ne ya utlwa moshwedile mongwe wa dikgang tse di pharologano. Ntle le go dia sebaka, Naledi e ne beke e fetileng ya ragogela gone kwa Rasesa kwa go tlhwaelesegileng gore lenao le la ga Matsieng le bonwa teng. Go ya ka ditlhotlhomiso...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 26 May 2015
Kgangkgolo ka lenao la ga Matsieng
Lokwalo-dikgang lwa Naledi le ne la itshwaraganya le mongwe wa baitsaanape ba tlholego ya matlapa kwa Lephateng lwa Mabolokelo a Ditso le Botaki Vasco Baitsiseng, a bolela gore go boammaruri gore go na le bangwe ba ba buang polelo e...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 26 May 2015
Magwele nge Ikalanga
Bakalanga bana ludo gwe kuti tjisi fe, ndinakuti nditi tjibaka nge tjibaka ndi shake ku kayila mwe nkalanga bugwele nge ikalanga ndisinga shingise tjijawobe. Mangoni anobe yapo hapa nshaka jalo nowana ili kuti nda kaya ne zina le Ikalanga laasaka...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2015
Dow takes over Education, Masisi leaves
Serowe North MP, Kgotla Autlwetse has been appointed assistant MoESD. The Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi who has been at the helm of MoESD in joint venture with Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, since April last year, will now focus on the Vice...
404,Bame Piet,phpB30D.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2015
Kill the Messenger
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2015
American Sniper
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2015
Addicted
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
399,Staff Writer,, 26 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,, 26 May 2015
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