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Staff Writer 17 July 2015
MISA mourns Itumeleng Mfila
The 26-year-old Mfila was destined to be counted among top journalists in the country. In 2013, she won MISA Botswana Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Reporting Award (ASRH) in Print Category. Mfila will be laid to rest on Saturday July 18,...
Staff Writer 17 July 2015
Khama dedicates awards to 2014 top achievers
I delight in joining our young people today as they celebrate, their best academic achievement, which would be a lasting landmark in their lives. It is a celebration of success, occasioned by hard work and dedication in one’s academic...
Staff Writer 17 July 2015
Learners urged to invest in their talents
Officiating at the fair, business council chairperson at Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) Humprey Nawa, urged the students to focus on what they do best either in sports or music saying the majority of people are...
Pini Bothoko
| 17 July 2015
Law Society rebukes Dibotelo
In a statement issued yesterday, LSB chairperson Lawrence Lecha said as the chairperson of the JSC, Dibotelo is party to these court proceedings. In March this year, the LSB and attorney Omphemetse Motumise filed their lawsuit after Khama rejected...
Sharon Mathala 17 July 2015
Rampaging criminal to �cool down� in jail
When delivering sentence, Tumelo said he took into consideration the mitigating factors that the accused person presented before court. “I have considered that you are still young and have learnt that crime does not pay; you have not only...
Tumelo Mouwane 17 July 2015
Murder accused Chirunga denied bail
Chirunga is accused of murdering University of Botswana professor Richard Sehurutshe early this year. Sehurutshe’s body was found dumped in Molepolole, while his car missing. Chirunga is alleged to have abducted the deceased at his Phase Two...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 July 2015
Mogoditshane Land Board owed P1m in leases
Maele revealed this when addressing a kgotla meeting in Gabane yesterday, adding that this situation negatively affected his ministry’s operations and they were working around the clock to rectify the problem. “I have asked the...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 17 July 2015
Maele threatens to evict Gabane farmers
Addressing a fully-packed Kgotla meeting yesterday, he said that the government has the authority to take their land from them even without their consent. “I heard that some of you are refusing to hand over their farms to the Land Board...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 17 July 2015
Parly Questions and Answers
Access to Education and Skills Training at post secondary level target transition into Tertiary (universities and colleges), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (technical colleges and brigades) institutions. These institutions admit and...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 July 2015
Mogae graces Malawi Independence celebrations
The celebrations were held under the theme, ‘Towards Economic Transformation in Malawi for Inclusive Development ‘. Speaking at the event, Mogae said he was impressed by the idea of inclusive development, because economic growth is...
Ulla Setswalo 17 July 2015
Run! save yourself
I met with the audience at New Capitol, Gamecity to catch up with an old friend Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, before things took a bad slide. San Adreas is a 2015 3D disaster film, which follows the exploits of our protagonist and their...
Bakang Israel 17 July 2015
BDF interdicts 66 members
Parliament heard yesterday when the Defence,Justice and Security minister Shaw Kgathi responded to a question from Gabane-Mmankgodi MP, Pius Mokgware. Mokgware had inquired about the number of BDF members on interdiction and reasons for this act....
Baboki Kayawe 17 July 2015
Saleshando promises Rubicon Speech at Kanye Congress
The BCP will hold its seventh national elective congress at Seepapitso Senior Secondary School in Kanye from tomorrow until Monday. Saleshando told Mmegi that there is no need to speculate that BCP members lack the maturity to discuss the issue with...
Oarabile Mosikare 17 July 2015
Stock market start Q3 on strong footing
A weekly market update by Motswedi Securities research analysts, Garry Juma and Tlotlo Ramalepa, shows that a total of 4.8 million shares worth P19.9 million were transacted during the week. Of these volumes, the country’s largest microlender,...
Isaac Pinielo 17 July 2015
Govt revenues face drop as De Beers� sales plunge
De Beers, which gets about 75 percent of its output from Botswana mines, pays government of Botswana 80 cents out of every dollar derived from Debswana revenues. According to figures released yesterday by the parent company, Anglo American production...
Brian Benza 17 July 2015
Local youngster leaves for Barcelona
The player’s manager, Kirk Lottering told Mmegi Sport they had to raise funds through various initiatives to ensure Lottering horns his skills with one of the world’s top clubs. “We raised P13 000 for Ocean’s trip through...
Dumisani Ncube 17 July 2015
Amos, Aman face-off tonight
Amos beat the 800m Olympic champion and world record-holder, David Rudisha in Lausanne. With the absence of Rudisha in tonight’s race, he aims for yet another victory. Mohammed Aman from Ethiopia is the only person in the entry list who poses a...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 July 2015
Despondent Molefhe quits national karate team
Molefhe was part of the team that participated in the Africa Zone Six championships held in Johannesburg in May. He told Mmegi Sport yesterday that despite not bringing a medal in the individual category, he was part of the team that won...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2015
BISA want P3million games budget increase
He said if the amount is availed, the competition would run smoothly with athletes given proper accommodation and fed three meals a day. He said that would also cover other logistics such as merchandising and taking care of coaches. Jonas said...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2015
Nortex invests P3m to boost capacity
This was said by the managing director, Mukesh Josh in an interview this week. “We currently produce six tonnes of towels a day and our plan is to increase production to 6.5 tonnes in the current financial year, which began this month. We will...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 July 2015
Chiefs to brief supporters on shareholding
Club spokesperson, Clifford Mogomotsi said the general membership will be briefed on the current situation with their partners. The club formed a trust two years ago to run the affairs of the club. “We also looked for partners because running...
Staff Writer 17 July 2015
�The Regulations�
These are the rules listed in the Consumer Protection Regulations, these are the things that everyone should know about before they even consider buying things. These are the rules that can protect you and your money. Perhaps the most useful of all...
Consumer Watchdog 17 July 2015
Air Botswana on steady recovery � GM
OTP is the primary internationally accepted standard to measure airline’s operational efficiency. “Our OTP is a measure of our relevance to the shareholder strategy, contributing to the achievement of economic diversification and...
Isaac Pinielo 17 July 2015
Paul plots Gunners� recovery mission
The former Zebras assistant and Under-23 coach is a man on a mission, whose plans include landing the Mascom Top 8 cup. Paul replaced Calvin Peterson who left the club at the seventh position on the log at the end of last season. Paul has been...
Tumelo Mouwane 17 July 2015
Negative image affects women�s league sponsorship hunt
The committee’s treasurer Oaitse Moeti told Mmegi Sport their search is mostly hampered by the negative publicity football has been receiving. He however, said they have not given up on finding sponsorship before the league resumes....
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 July 2015
Matsiloje Cement in six-year loss making streak
MPC is a 100% subsidiary of Nortex Textiles. The company’s managing director, Mukesh Josh told Businessweek in an interview that the company lost P13 million in its six years of operation. “Early this year, we closed our section...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 July 2015
Notwane�s appeal thrown out
Notwane appealed to the CoA after they lost their case against the Botswana Football Association (BFA) at the High Court. The club was challenging a BFA decision not to award them soft points from Sankoyo Bush Bucks arising from the use a defaulter...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 17 July 2015
Meet the brains behind the masterpieces
The exhibition, which started on July 3 2015, brought together the work of young and old artists from diverse backgrounds and professions like students, teachers and white-collar workers. Tsholofelo Dintwe (18), the creator of stimulating sculptures...
Lesang Maswabi 17 July 2015
Opposition unity: BCP Achilles heel
The congress comes less than a year after the party suffered a humiliating defeat at 2014 general elections.The gathering comes as an opportunity for the party to take stock and look into the future. This now brings to the question, what would...
Mmegi Editor
| 17 July 2015
Polygamy
Mmegi Editor 17 July 2015
Weakening Parliament through Government Business
A lot has been said about the nomenclature of the House in which over 40% of Members of Parliament (MPs) is the executive and that the ruling party backbench is numerically weaker than the front bench. It has been also contended that the ruling party...
Richard Moleofe 17 July 2015
China invites Botswana to come to the party
He was accompanied by a host of officers, amongst them Deputy ambassador Li Nan. The press briefing was in actual fact premised on the recent reports on the Sunday Standard. The paper listed a litany of disgruntlements by the Botswana government...
Richard Moleofe 17 July 2015
Inside the true story of the Nefilim (Part 1)
Reading from Genesis 6, Biblical students understand Nefilim to be a rebellious group of angels who lusted after the daughters of men and slept with them resulting in a race of wicked giants who fell from grace and helped God make up His mind to wipe...
L M Leteane 17 July 2015
Letter to Francistown mayor
Many of us are already sick that for the first time since the establishment of organised football in the country, Francistown will not be represented. This is not only a concern, but also an embarrassment to all the residents of Francistown and the...
Dennis Keagile 17 July 2015
A letter to the Minister
In the column he asks why the government is planning to build a 40,000 seat stadium in Kanye when there are already twelve stadiums in the country, two located in nearby Lobatse. He asks Honourable Minister Olopeng, the Minister of Youth, Sport, and...
Lauri Kubuitsile 17 July 2015
Gaolathe�s speech before speech
So for now I will hold my horses, and attend to the conveyance of my good wishes to you as you travel to the venue of our congress, Gantsi. It is chilly at night-time, please carry your warmest jackets, and if you don’t mind borrow your...
Ndaba Gaolathe 17 July 2015
Botswana�s diversity inspires fashion designers
This year’s fashion show at the President competition finals lived up to that adage as the fashion designers were mainly inspired by their respective backgrounds to make creative outfits that were showcased on the ramp. About 40 fashion...
Dumisani Ncube 17 July 2015
Sankoyo�s missed opportunity
Sankoyo Bush Bucks chairperson, William Dikgosana confirmed that Kebatho had joined the South African side as a free agent. The burly striker joined the Maun side from ECCO City Greens in January and was supposed to receive a signing on fee of P10,...
Boniface Keakabetse 17 July 2015
Survey: 90% of Batswana earn below P10, 000 monthly
Results of the Making Access Possible (MAP) report released in Gaborone this week, show that a combination of high cost of land as well as low incomes has excluded the majority of the population from mortgage finance. The MAP study derived the...
Brian Benza 17 July 2015
Can Rammidi convince BCP on home soil?
Now with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), he stated then that the BDP was “run on the basis of the leader’s opinion” and that other members of the party were rendered irrelevant. Rammidi had earlier resigned his position of...
Staff Writer 17 July 2015
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