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In Wednesday's paper

Correspondent 28 October 2015

Botswana tops Lonely Planet's list of best places to visit in 2016

Tom Hall, Lonely Planet editorial director said: “Botswana has remained off the radar for most people, who believe it’s too expensive, too difficult to get to, or doesn’t cater to families, but there are many options for all kinds...

Correspondent 28 October 2015

BMD Pilane Gaolathe

Pauline Dikuelo 28 October 2015

Sponsors snub Tsela Riders race

Tsela Riders chairperson, Game Mompe told Mmegi Sport yesterday that despite failing to secure sponsorship, the race will proceed as planned. “We tried to secure sponsorship, but we failed. However, despite that, the race will go ahead. Even...

Calistus Kolantsho | 28 October 2015

Meat Girls gunning for title

The Lobatse-based side has dropped only two points from their last five games. The team’s coach, Isaac Simane told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they are aiming for the title come end of the season. He said all the games are tough as every team...

Kabelo Boranabi | 28 October 2015

Singapore netball team tours Botswana

The Botswana Netball Association (BONA) president, Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego said the Under-21 side, selected from the ongoing Super Spar tournament, would face the Asians. The Super Spar tournament features Under-21 north and south teams. From the two...

Staff Writer 28 October 2015

Prince Kay-Bee�s first performance in Botswana a hit

The 26-year-old artist, whose real name is Kabelo Motsamai, treated the multitudes of attendants to an early Christmas as a way of celebrating DJ Teaz also known as Thapelo Koitsiwe’s birthday. The Wajellwa and Better Days hitmaker had the...

Faith Siako 28 October 2015

Fund to bridge communications gap

This follows on BOCRA’s mandate of promoting and ensuring universal access with respect to the provision of communications services. Speaking at the launch of the fund on Monday, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo...

Pauline Dikuelo | 28 October 2015

Bots, Zim explore trade opportunities

Last week, business people from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry and Business Botswana met in a forum to strengthen trade ties between the two countries’ business communities and consider joint venture opportunities. The Botswana...

Isaac Pinielo 28 October 2015

One house, one tank

What is disturbing however, is that despite the recorded low rainfall amount, our roads were flooded to a point that a first time visitor would confuse us for a water-logged countries in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world that receive good...

Pauline Dikuelo 28 October 2015

�Donkey rustling� outbreak vexes Palapye farmers

To this Asian community donkey meat is a delicacy. The tricky part of the business is that the village does not have recognised and legally registered donkey butcheries. To fill this void, some underground butcheries or donkey sellers appear to have...

Correspondent 28 October 2015

Molokomme calls for cooperation against crime

This was revealed by the Attorney General (AG), Dr Athaliah Molokomme, when opening a conference on Exploring Links Between Core International Crimes and Transnational Organised Crimes yesterday in Gaborone. Molokomme pointed out that the United...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 28 October 2015

Anti-tobacco lobbyists decry lax controls

The executive director at ATN,  Bontle Mbongwe, who is also a public health academic at the University of Botswana, yesterday said the government had moved quickly to address alcohol abuse concerns, but was taking decades to address “a...

Tefo Pheage 28 October 2015

A dijwalo tsotlhe di a rojwa?

Nako eo re ne ra bua ka go tsala. Kgang e ne ya re lefoko le, le raya go nna le ngwana. Ra tswelela ra re, fela jaaka re buile fa godimo fale, lefoko le, le dirisiwa fa go buiwa ka dilo dingwe mme mo go tse dingwe, ga le dirisiwe.  Boemong jwa...

Sebofo Motshwane 28 October 2015

Air Botswana

Most of the information provided is, whilst of interest, of little relevance to us here. The value lies in the last sentence which states that Gibson, in the 1960s, founded first the Bechuanaland National Airways and then the Botswana National...

Sandy Grant 28 October 2015

Man fingered in gang-style murder wants to come clean

Manala and six Batswana men are accused of shooting Thuso Mulaladzi to death on September 14 at Somerset location. The state alleges that Manala committed the offence acting in consent with Nthoiwa Maxala, 33, Tshoganetso Maxala, 22, Tsaone Sedimo,...

Lebogang Mosikare | 28 October 2015

Drama as CEDA �seizes� Iketlo Lodge

Information uncovered by a Mmegi newscrew on site indicates that CEDA auctioned the lodge, which was developed with the agency’s funds, in August. The Kumakwane landmark was bought by one Lorraine Ferguson for over P3 million, but the new owner...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 28 October 2015

Security guard murder heightens Selepa fears

The suspects in the case are believed to have stolen P100,000 in cash and at least P200,000 in airtime cards from the building he was guarding. During a kgotla meeting on Monday – a day after the murder – residents told their area...

Pini Bothoko | 28 October 2015

Modubule takes his Pilane defence to Facebook

The former Lobatse legislature’s post yesterday in which he defended the decision by some leaders who want Pilane back, attracted a barrage of comments, with some accusing him of being divisive, disrespectful and destructive. In recent weeks,...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 28 October 2015

EFF vows to shut JSE down

Statistics SA figures showed that unemployment rose to 25.5% in the third quarter of the year from 25% in June. This amounted to 5.4million people without work, up from 5.23 million in June. The job losses, said economist Dawie Roodt, were an...

Correspondent 28 October 2015

Cool Time Hawkers

Gaborone City Council has since issued the following warning against hawkers who trade on the city roads: PROHIBITION OF HAWKING ON PUBLIC ROADS IN GABORONE It has come to our attention that there are some hawkers who are carrying their businesses...

Kagiso Onkatswitse 28 October 2015

Bamabole ba itlhokoditse � Maragana

Ka jaanong ditlhopha tsotlhe di kgonne go tshegetsa kgaisanyo mo dikgaolong tsa tsone, batshameki le bone ba itlhokoditse go utlwala, matlho a rotogile go leba kwa kgaisanyong e tona ya setshaba kwa batshameki ba tla a supang fa e le dinaledi tsa...

Teichler Rankoa 28 October 2015

Go thata go rotloetsa mabole a Bomme � Ngubula

Se se ne se tlhalositswe ke morotloetsi wa mabole a duelelwang mono gae; Bond Ngubula fa araba potso mo phuthegong ya babekgang beke e fetileng kwa Notwane Club.Ngubula le kompone ya gagwe, Bond Boxing Promotions ba ne ba biditse phuthego eo, go tla...

Oageng Batenegi 28 October 2015

CELIAT, BTTA di nyalane gape

Fela jaaka ngwaga e e fetileng CELIAT e boa gape e tsena mo nyalong le BTTA gape ka maikaelelo a go bona BTTA e tshegetsa liki e nngwe gape, jaaka CELIAT e goroga ka P50,000.00 monongwaga. Fa go rolwa thotloetso ya madi le gone go simolodisa liki ya...

Teichler Rankoa 28 October 2015

Kgosana Tlhagwane o abela morafe

Erile a ba fa dithoto tse beke e e fetileng, Kgosana Tlhagwane a bolela fa Batswana go tswa bogologolo tala e ntse e le tshaba e e tletseng lorato le mautlwelo botlhoko. A re  Batswana ba bogologolo ba ne ba sa rate gotlhelele go bona ba bangwe...

Teichler Rankoa 28 October 2015

Ke tlaa fetola seemo � Dow

Tona Dow o ne a bolelela Naledi mo potsolotsong ee faphegileng gore o tlhaloganya sentle gore lephata la gagwe le letona, le na le dikgwetlho ebile le tlhoka gore a lepalepane le ditsamaiso tsa lone nako tsotlhe. O tsweletse ka gore o amogela gore...

Oageng Batenegi 28 October 2015

Lepodise le tsieditse morekisi wa manoko

Constable Makgoeng gatwe o adimile  makgolo  a matlhano a dipula [ P500] mo go Mme Gloria Chibane Mathape  mme  a palelwa  gotlhelele ke go a duela mo lobakeng lwa dingwaga tse tharo ka mabaka a a sa tlhaloganyesegeng. Ka...

Edward Pekenene 28 October 2015

Kgori nonyane ya magosi

Mo godimo ga boleele kgori gape ke setiammele ka ele bokete go di feta tsotlhe! Kgori e tonanyana ee godileng sentle e kgona go nna bokete ja dikhilokerama tse 19 (19kg). Kgori e na le menwana e le meraro ya maoto. Se se e thusa go itshesela mo mmung...

Motlhaleemang Ntebela 28 October 2015

Ke tlaa fetola seemo � Dow

Tona Dow o ne a bolelela Naledi mo potsolotsong ee faphegileng gore o tlhaloganya sentle gore lephata la gagwe le letona, le na le dikgwetlho ebile le tlhoka gore a lepalepane le ditsamaiso tsa lone nako tsotlhe. O tsweletse ka gore o amogela gore...

Oageng Batenegi 28 October 2015

Lehuma le amile banalebogole � Makgalemele

Tona Makgalemele o buile se kwa phuthegong ya kgotla bosheng  kwa kgotlengkgolo ya Gammangwato ka Mosupologo. O boletse fa thulaganyo e e tla nnang teng ele gore fa ba thapiwa mo lenaneong la Ipelegeng, ba seka ba kgaolwa fa nako ya khiro e...

Zolani Kraai 28 October 2015

HIV/AIDS e gwetlhile Mogae

A re mme fa o ntse o busa jaana gona le tse di tlhagogang fela di go kubegela o sa di solofela, tse o ka se di ikgatholoseng. O ne a fa sekai ka bolwetse jwa segajaja jwa HIV/AIDS jo a reng bo ne ja mo sotla thata mo moweng fa bo batla go nyeletsa...

Teichler Rankoa 28 October 2015

BOPEU live concert assembles the best

Lesotho-born vocalist Tshepo Tshola will undoubtedly be the main attraction. Among those expected to perform are Botswana’s Nono Siile, Benso Phuthego, Lunar and Chrispin the Drummer.  Also billed in the act is Botswana’s folklore...

Mompati Tlhankane | 28 October 2015

BFA to consult on FIFA presidency

BFA president Tebogo Sebogo said all stakeholders, including government, are going to be consulted before a final decision is taken. The FIFA election take place next February following Sepp Blatter’s decision to step down amid swelling...

Mqondisi Dube | 28 October 2015

Dikgosi reject limits on land purchases

Malema had requested that Dikgosi ask government to limit the number of plots bought by one person in order to curb a situation where only the rich possess land. Presenting his motion, Malema said he was worried about the shortage of land throughout...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 28 October 2015

SMMEs business plan approval low

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) revealed on its latest annual report for the 2014/2015 financial year that financiers continue to regard SMMEs as high risk, and therefore apply overly cautious measures when considering funding for...

Pauline Dikuelo | 28 October 2015