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First penile transplant recipient 'to become father'
His girlfriend has reported that she is about four months' pregnant, and this showed that the "transplant worked", said Andre van der Merwe. The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched...
Correspondent 12 June 2015
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Pauline Dikuelo 12 June 2015
SA deal gives Botash access to Cerebos brand
Chlor Alkali Holdings (CAH) holds a 50 percent stake in Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd, with the balance held by the government of Botswana. Cerebos, a more than 50-year-old group, is a household brand in South Africa and elsewhere in the region. On...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
Two seasons after hitting iceberg, Notwane sinks
The Notwane captains stood hapless as the sinking moment funereally approached. Devastating. A team that brutally dominated the local scene in the mid 1990s stuttered into the Serowe Sports Complex punch drunk even before the contest begun. The...
Mqondisi Dube
| 12 June 2015
Parents decry high cost of taekwando
A relatively new sport in Botswana that was formed in 2007, taekwando only made its mark at the Second Africa Youth Games. Botswana Taekwando Federation (BTF) is determined to popularise the sport around the country, but faces financial...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 12 June 2015
Zulu says red card was turning point
Satmos took full advantage and stormed back to score three goals in normal time before eventually emerging 6-4 victors. Notwane are being relegated for the first time in the Premier League history. Zulu said his team played...
Koketso Kgoboge 12 June 2015
No one will suspect grandma
One might say with this release she has drawn first blood as she is leading the charge for espionage movie season that promises huge upcoming releases such as Mission Impossible 5, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, James Bond- Spectre coming soon in July,...
Bakang Israel 12 June 2015
Miller uses metro sexuality to his advantage
Miller, said he has surpassed the stage of being a metrosexual to a fashion forward a term he defines as someone who is a benchmark of trends and fashion. “During my metrosexual era, several people appreciated the creativity that I applied to...
Dumisani Ncube 12 June 2015
Asine remix pushes DJ Bino up the popularity stakes
The chart topping single swiftly shifted the negative attention the talented musician had been receiving following the murder of her boyfriend, Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Mayiwa. Suddenly, all was forgiven as Khumalo wormed her way back...
Chippa Legodimo 12 June 2015
Public Accounts Committee concludes its work
It has been a long, fatiguing and thought-provoking month for the Chairman of the Committee, Members and the technical and support staff from the offices of the Auditor General, Accountant General, Attorney General and Parliament. Accounting...
Dithapelo Keorapetse 12 June 2015
The true story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Part 2)
Indeed, ancient Mesopotamian sources like the Khedeolaomar Texts and the Erra Opos reveal a far more complete and radically different picture than is popularly understood through the Old Testament (Genesis 19:5-8) which generally sought to protect...
L M Leteane 12 June 2015
Build more public toilets
The high work force, and the high unemployment levels, has also seen to the natural development of the informal sector. The sector is one source of employment for some of our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, and cousins who set up temporary...
Mmegi Editor
| 12 June 2015
Of whisky and diamonds: John Teeling speaks
Getting into Botswana “I came here in 2002. I had been working in Zimbabwe in gold but the business became difficult because of political uncertainty. I need as much certainty in an environment as possible because I take the risk in geology. I...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
BDP Chairmanship
Mmegi Editor 12 June 2015
#CrossOkavango expedition team to arrive in Maun today
The arrival will mark the completion of an adventurous journey by travelling duo Thalefang Charles of Mmegi and Pako Lesejane of Botswana Guardian, through the Okavango Delta from Shakawe to Maun by mokoro (dugout canoe). Charles, the expedition...
Staff Writer 12 June 2015
Suffer the little children
When a teenager is defiled, it is often the fault of an adult male. Research and the recent spate of cases here, suggest that victims know the perpetrators of defilement. These culprits include close relatives, teachers, uncles, step-parents,...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 12 June 2015
Teachers day: celebrating hypocrisy and political rascality
This year’s celebrations were marked under the theme: Teacher; A Change Agent for Global Competitive Human Resource and Economic Diversification. Amid all the pomp and fanfare that has characterised these celebrations for many years I have...
Correspondent 12 June 2015
Ebola nightmare haunt Motswana hero
“A lot of people died in my hands and in my sight,” says the man who gave up his lucrative Cape Town job to go and take Ebola by the horns in the West African region. “I remember during my last shift, a three-year-old came into one...
Baboki Kayawe 12 June 2015
Putting the BDP�s Reform Agenda into proper perspective
This is of paramount importance because if the parameters are defined, it is only then that we can discern, determine and have a pictorial image of what actually BDP is in terms of form or shape including to a more extent its character as to what...
Correspondent 12 June 2015
�How to lose money�
A few years ago we had a visitor to our office. A tearful woman, an intelligent professional in a large organisation, had been abused. Could we help? It turned out that she had been approached by some people who encouraged her to join TVI Express, a...
Consumer Watchdog 12 June 2015
Tlou Energy offers BPC 10MW gas pilot
On Wednesday, Tlou Energy executive director, Gabaake Gabaake told a resource sector conference that the energy junior had made an unsolicited offer to the BPC recently. “Our preferred approach is to start small and to that effect, we have...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
SSKIA, Francistown Airport to be completed in July
Responding to a question from MP for Nata-Gweta Polson Majaga, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure Science and Technology (MIST) Dikagiso Mokotedi said government is set to takeover the completed projects next...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 12 June 2015
Flo-Tek ponders BSE listing
Promoters of the company believe that the move to list on the bourse will be the company’s way to increase local ownership. Flo-Tek chief executive officer Vijay Naik told BusinessWeek in an interview that the BSE listing would be the...
Isaac Pinielo 12 June 2015
BEMA suspends its executive director
Information gathered by BusinessWeek indicates that Stembile Tawengwa was suspended mid-May, pending a hearing by the Association’s board. This week, insiders in the 125-organisation strong Association said Tawengwa’s suspension was part...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
Financial scammers elude the law- experts
Speaking at a breakfast seminar hosted by the Association of Botswana Financial Advisers (ABFA), Richard Harriman of Consumer Watchdog said without proper laws in the country, consumers continue to be exposed to fraudsters on the prowl. Harriman...
Isaac Pinielo 12 June 2015
Walvis Bay Dry Port: Untying a white elephant
BusinessWeek: Would you say the trip met its expectations? Teseletso: This mission was overall a success. The mission was able to generate some new interest for Botswana companies, in particular from those companies that indicated interest to...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 12 June 2015
�You can�t vote Mokalaka�
War of words have erupted in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) as accusations fly thick and fast that Ngamiland legislator Thato Kwerepe made inflammatory statement promoting tribalism. The former BDP secretary general is alleged to have...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 June 2015
PLC calls for amendment of Electoral Act
This was revealed during an Independent Electoral Commission workshop held in Jwaneng, which was hosted with them aim of reviewing the 2014 national elections, and devise recommendations for future improvements.The workshop attracted together IEC and...
Lebogang Baingapi 12 June 2015
Court employee in court for failure to obey police order
The court heard that on June 4, 2013, the assistant court bailiff was ordered to stop at a roadblock where she was to be charged for failing to wear a seat belt but she drove on. One state witness, Sergeant Kaisara told court that on that day, he...
Lebogang Baingapi 12 June 2015
Salakae decries government sabotage
Salakae was reacting to the developing trend where he seems to be snubbed at official events. Since surprising many by beating the once powerhouse and one of the longest serving BDP MPs and cabinet ministers, Johnnie Swartz last October, the...
Leinanyana Tsiane 12 June 2015
BCP youth defies executive committee
Last week, the executive committee resolved that the southern region, will meet on June 13 to discuss the issue and others concerning the congress and the final decider would be made by the executive on June 18. Yesterday the Botswana Congress Party...
Oarabile Mosikare 12 June 2015
Witness says suspect posed no threat
Momphitlhi went missing in Molepolole whilst under police custody in 2011. Kgaswanyane said that he did not understand why the family had dragged the police to court when they had sought intervention from the highest office in the BPS to assist them...
Sharon Mathala 12 June 2015
Puzzled royals brace for eventuality in Kgosi Lotlamoreng�s decision
The differences though are more than anything, out of love and concern for the youthful Kgosi. Mmegi visited the Barolong royal house to get first hand information on what the royals think about the Kgosi’s decision. One uncle (names withheld...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 12 June 2015
Lerala Mine accident claims one life
The company said that the employee, who is from the Lerala Village, was engaged as part of the care and maintenance team. “All activities at the Lerala have ceased pending a full and comprehensive review of operating and health and safety...
Brian Benza 12 June 2015
Raphaka flashes BDP colours at housing forum
During the presentation, Raphaka flashed Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) colours. In a brief interview after his meeting with the PAC last week, the PS stated that there was nothing wrong with him having used the BDP campaign manifesto at the BHC...
Isaac Pinielo 12 June 2015
Mahalapye gang in court for murder
The five - Tshepo Segakolodi, Boikanyo Botsalo, Edward Keokeditswe, Mpho Dikgopo and Obuile Goakae - are accused of killing Peter Tabona at Leporong lands near Mahalapye on September 11, 2011 at an entertainment place. Segakolodi and Dikgopo chose to...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 12 June 2015
The year the power crisis ends: 2019
According to Mokaila, in four years’ time, Botswana will be generating 1,200MW against a demand of 900MW. At this point, the country will be a net exporter of power into the region, opening up a new forex-spinning industry. This week,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
Revisit soft points rule
I am not sure what it is that convinced the other clubs to vote him as chairperson. What I will remember him most is when he made that chilling statement on national television docking 26 points from Sankoyo Bush Bucks, which meant the Maun-based...
Dennis Keagile 12 June 2015
Poverty and the health of the poor
Dying for Growth, a voluminous read that tackles global inequality and the health of the poor, the reader would get to understand his background much better. His project with others is not just an academic exercise, but rather they have a clear and...
Richard Moleofe 12 June 2015
More African stories need to be told in theatre
Ndlovu, a theatre director who has worked closely with Maru-a-pula school and Maitisong festivals on several projects, said there are a lot of rich African stories that can be depicted in theatre but that very few were highlighted. “These...
Dumisani Ncube 12 June 2015
I have settled on my squad- Butler
Since taking charge in February last year, nearly 100 players have been called up for national duty. However, speaking a day before departure to Uganda this week, Butler said he has finally identified his team. “I now have a settled...
Mqondisi Dube
| 12 June 2015
Govt takes power crisis to China
Botswana’s chief diplomat, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi has been roped in to tackle the power crisis. Two years after the completion date, the country’s biggest power station in...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 June 2015
Sese power plant to cost P15bn
The project comprises 600MW power station and a 2.5 million tonnes per annum coal mine. Speaking at the 13th Resource Sector conference on Wednesday, African Energy managing director Fraser Tabeart said First Quantum is increasing its stake in the...
Brian Benza 12 June 2015
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