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In this week's paper

L M Leteane 27 July 2015

Obama in Kenya

"I'm the first Kenyan-American to be president of the United States. That goes without saying," Obama said. Inside a packed Nairobi gymnasium filled with nearly 5,000 cheering Kenyans, Obama offered his own personal history as evidence that all...

Correspondent 27 July 2015

Kenyan newborn baby named 'AirForceOne Barack Obama'

Already there are numerous young Barack Obamas living in Kogelo, the president’s ancestral village, but soon after Obama touched down on Friday night two mothers in the western city of Kisumu took the unusual decision to name their sons after...

Correspondent 27 July 2015

Amos continues to haunt 800m world record holder Rudisha

The 800m was once such a simple puzzle for David Rudisha and it used to have such a simple solution. Glide into the lead from the gun, shake off opponents as smoothly as dust from silk and humbly accept the crowd’s appreciation of your athletic...

Correspondent 27 July 2015

Good Hope BDP primaries

Correspondent 27 July 2015

BoBA hosts highly competitive tournament

In a highly contested club level tournament, boxers displayed exceptional level of fitness, as most fights were action jam-packed throughout the contest. Tebogo Rennie of Francistown Boxing Club beat Calvin Modikwa of Glen Valley Boxing club...

Tumelo Mouwane 27 July 2015

BoBA targets four medals at All Africa Games

The target is to bring home at least one gold medal and three silver medals. “We also want to win the up coming Five Nations tournament and that will prove our ability to compete. I have also informed my superiors that my intention getting...

Tumelo Mouwane 27 July 2015

Botswana knocked out Of World Cup qualifiers

The team lost by a solitary goal in a dull second leg encounter played at the Molepolole Sports Complex on Friday afternoon. The Botswana side started with Sedilame Bosija in the goal posts, while captain Kefilwe Tholakele and Masego Koboto led the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 27 July 2015

Local musicians thrill soccer fans at Kabelano spectacular

This year, the football spectacular hosted one of South Africa’s top groups, with multiple awards under their name, Mafikizolo, as well as Vee, one of the four local musicians, who were recently nominated for Africa Muzik Magazine Awards...

Sharon Mathala 27 July 2015

Barclays equips children with financial literacy

Through the partnership, they organised a one-day workshop to teach students about financial literacy, which usually is attended by the students who stood out from all the schools that participated. Students who participated in the programme this...

Pauline Dikuelo | 27 July 2015

Understanding imprest

He has been given his tickets for his flight on Tuesday, and has been told that his hotel accommodation has been booked and paid for; his employer has given him the necessary paperwork confirming the hotel booking and payment.  The additional...

Correspondent 27 July 2015

Goya fully supported Masisi for BDP Chairmanship

In the story I the undersigned, Hon. Moiseraele Master  Goya is listed as one of  the cabinet ministers who defied the norm by not supporting His Honour the Vice President’s bid for the chairmanship of the Botswana Democratic Party....

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

Bayport Botswana Co-founder Dies

Segomotso Masukula who perished in a car crash a day before the celebrations is praised as the co-founder of the multi-million company along with  the executive chairman Father Maphongo.  It was a bitter sweet moment for the company that...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

WIBA Announces Excellence Awards� Nominees

The awards, which will be held on August 23, 2015 will see the overall businesswoman of the year winner walk with P50, 000 courtesy of Stanbic Bank. The bank sponsored the awards to a tune of P150, 000 over three consecutive years. President of...

Pauline Dikuelo | 27 July 2015

Orange launches new e-billing facility

The Poso Online platform offers an electronic billing facility for  Orange Post-paid customers, giving them access to their account information at their fingertips. The system offers a number of benefits, which are geared towards customer...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

Border unmanned as BURS strike bites

Last week an Industrial Court decision granted the more than 1,000 Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) members permission to engage in industrial action against BURS.  Last Friday, The Monitor visited Tlokweng border gate, which is one of...

Oarabile Mosikare 27 July 2015

BURS in desperate plea with employees

In a memorandum to all employees on July 24, the acting commissioner general Segolo Lekau said under these unfortunate circumstances, employees were informed that Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) has commenced industrial action throughout the...

Oarabile Mosikare 27 July 2015

BTV digital migration, what are the opportunities for Batswana

This is welcome indeed. We hope the digital migration process will not go the way of the Palapye Glass project, the Morupule B, the Francistown Stadium, National stadium, and the Gaborone international Airport, all of which incurred huge cost...

Monitor Editor 27 July 2015

FNBB introduces 7-day notice deposit business account

The 7-Day Notice Deposit Account is an investment account with a difference, as it does not have a maturity date and has two interest rates applied; the first, after 32 days and again the second after 64 days later. With the account, business...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

Taxman accused of dirty tricks

Sunday BOPEU Publicity man Emmanuel Tlale said they had uncovered that the workers were being enticed with overtime so that they could work on weekends to cover for backlog.  Tlale says they have also uncovered propaganda by the employer...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

Teachers� Unions Seek International Support

Attendants of the world congress of the Education International (EI) recently report that its general secretary Fred van Leeuwen has condemned the categorisation of teachers as essential service against the International Labour Organisation framework...

Baboki Kayawe 27 July 2015

Tswapong villagers fight over name

Minister of Local Government Slumber Tsogwane recently went to the village 70km east of Palapye to inform them that the elections for the name of the village will be held on Monday, today to end the name dispute that has dragged on since the...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

Joking with death

We are after all, just mere mortals passing through the passage called life. Usually when that moment of self introspection comes, which is often in my case, you are usually in your most vulnerable state, in the middle of some drama. Life does that,...

Tumie Modise 27 July 2015

The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 9) � �The Bramstone Memorandum�

Disappointed by the “defiant attitude” of the majority, the British Administrator, Shippard, broke up the conference. In his report he noted: “Khama who is thoroughly loyal and sincerely attached to the English appears to be...

Jeff Ramsay | 27 July 2015

VDC�s to monitor and fire public officers

The Monitor learnt about this new policy in Leshibitse recently where Kgatleng District Council authorities, led by the District Commissioner Wame Samapipi and council chair Mpho Morolong, told the residents of the new powers of the VDC’s which...

Staff Writer 27 July 2015

15 Years For Raping Ex Girlfriend

When delivering the sentence, the magistrate explained to Mosinyi that the court has considered that he is a first offender when coming up with the sentence. Motsamai however said the accused had failed dismally to provide exceptional extenuating...

Bonte Seepi 27 July 2015

A lost story of justice upheld and a gruesome killing

The rest of us would have stayed put to start work on income tax returns, watch TV or perhaps like me, read a book – in this instance, Jonathan Laverick’s recently published 224 page, ‘The Kalahari Killings’ which is on sale...

Sandy Grant 27 July 2015

My hell memories of Chibuku days

Born in the shebeen, me and my sibblings early graduated into running the business for our single mother. We leant to run after the chibuku trucks with wheel-burrows, to buy stock. We knew the chibuku truck bellows so well we could tell it was coming...

Correspondent 27 July 2015

Mafitlhakgosi shines at Zhizha festival

The outfit was the main attraction at the annual, Zhizha Letlhafula Cultural Festival. The group was performing for the first time in Francistown since its formation in 2009. Francistown groups such as Chilenje Che Ngwao, Molelo Wa Tladi and Dinkwe...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 27 July 2015

Rollers are Kabelano champs again

Three goals from Rollers winger Motsholetsi Sikele ensured that the defending champions secured their title once again against the Kgatleng side. Rollers’ newcomer, Carl Finnigan was sent off late in the game but the 10 men Rollers managed to...

Mompati Tlhankane | 27 July 2015

BCP refuses to make way

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has turned down a request from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to withdraw from the Goodhope by-election and rally behind the opposition’s unity cause. There were anxious moments last Friday outside a...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 27 July 2015

Ambitious Anthony realises his entrepreneurship dream

The 26-year old second born of a family of three, is the founder Anthony Carpenters. The father of one established his business in 2013, a year after completing his tertiary studies at Tutume Brigade. He holds a trade test B and C in...

Chakalisa Dube | 27 July 2015