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Michael Dingake 25 November 2015

Khama Tawana

Tefo Pheage 25 November 2015

Diamonds should better lives

The change of status has come with own set of problems though - with donor organisations and countries no longer finding us a worthy case to support. Ever since their discovery, diamonds have dominated news headlines here and abroad, with some...

Mmegi Editor | 25 November 2015

Body work

Kagiso Onkatswitse 25 November 2015

New Problems; New Scenarios

This time around, though, we thought that we had somehow got away with it – until we found that the tv lnb had been wrecked. Then on Tuesday evening, the full scale iattack was finally mounted. Strong wind, then rain and...

Sandy Grant 25 November 2015

2015 likely to be warmest on record, says UN weather body

Data until the end of October showed this year's temperatures running "well above" any previous 12 month period. The researchers say the five year period from 2011 to 2015 was also the warmest on record. The rise, they state, was due to a...

BBC.COM 25 November 2015

Lesufu ga se serope

Thulaganyo ya tswelela. Dipotso tsa bodiwa go tswa kwa le kwa. Bareetsi le bone ba letsa go iteka lesego. Ba araba, bangwe ba latlhega ba fosa, ba bangwe ba araba sentle, ba tshwara. Fa thulaganyo e ntse e tsweletse, ga tla potso e bodiwa ka...

Sebofo Motshwane 25 November 2015

Kabelo Bagwasi in blue at the recent bout held at Civic Hall. PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

DTCB vows to continue producing quality boxers

The club scored 25 points to finish in first position with second place going to Selebi-Phikwe based EMG with 12 points. DTCB coach, Thebe Setlalekgosi was voted the coach of the tournament with Kagiso Bagwasi the best boxer of the tournament....

Calistus Kolantsho | 25 November 2015

Motlakase part ways with Moyo

Former Motlakase chairperson, Mangisi Segadimo introduced Moyo as Motlakase coach mid September this year and was then expected to start working a fortnight following his introduction. Segadimo confirmed the former Letlapeng coach had signed a...

Koketso Kgoboge 25 November 2015

Chiefs complete semi final line-up

Only two teams, Rollers and BDF XI have previously won the cup while defending champions, Gaborone United were thrown out on Sunday. Chiefs are looking to reach their first final after a humiliating exit in the last edition where Nico ran riot...

Calistus Kolantsho 25 November 2015

Riders prepare to take off at the previous Motorcross National race in Francistown PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Lobelo to host final motorcross race

LRCF’s Lola Berrie said the event will begin with the junior motorcross training run with focus on the famous D’artagnan Lobjoit at 8 am followed by practice sessions with the official race starting at 11 am. Berrie said the track was...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 25 November 2015

Netball World Youth Cup Gaborone 2017 local organising committe.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Netball preps gain impetus with LOC launch

Last year, Gaborone was awarded the rights to host the competition in July 2017. It will be the first time the tournament is played in Africa. Twenty countries; including Australia and Belgium, will participate. Olopeng said the decision to give...

Calistus Kolantsho | 25 November 2015

Ikalanga Cultural Festival billed for Sebina

Organised by Legendary Investments, the first Ikalanga Cultural Festival will run from December 23 to 24 with revellers wishing to party their way into Christmas. According to the event coordinator, Kose Mmoloki, the festival to be held in a farm a...

Pini Bothoko | 25 November 2015

Thapong Artist of the Year Awards tonight

According to Thapong director, Reginald Bakwena, the awards have shown growth in the number of competition participants. “Last year we received 84 entries, but this year we got 97 entries and that shows growth as more artists are now showing...

Mompati Tlhankane | 25 November 2015

Organic Live Sessions wraps up in style

The lineup will have the likes of Kabo Leburu, Ntirelang Berman, Genius Senyatso and upcoming artists such as Fifi Boloseng and Makgosi Tau. The closing show is dubbed Organic Live Sessions Amplified. “This show stands to be a grand finale to...

Dumisani Ncube 25 November 2015

DCI silent ahead of festive season

Motswedi Securities weekly financial markets highlights show that despite the silence of the domestic counters, the trades were quite higher than those traded in the prior week, with Letshego trading about 50 percent of volumes while Choppies and...

Staff Writer 25 November 2015

Cut 8 to pump P301bn into Botswana economy

Commissioned by De Beers, the report was released this week at a conference held to celebrate the 46-year partnership between the global diamond giant and the government of Botswana. Known as the Cut 8 project, the expansion of the Jwaneng Mine pit...

Mbongeni Mguni | 25 November 2015

Councillors want hiking spots reinstated

Francistown hiking spot which was opposite Choppies Shopping Complex and the Serowe hiking spot which was next to the Puma Filling Station were closed last March to pave way for the construction of the Palapye new bus/taxi rank. Palapye...

Bonte Seepi 25 November 2015

Contrasting Office Blocks

For 81 years, the British administered the Protectorate from Mahikeng in South Africa. In 1963 it was agreed that the country would achieve Independence in September 1966 with its capital at Gaborone. Within this three-year period, plans...

Sandy Grant 25 November 2015

Child marriages continue to afflict the continent

Africa meets against child marriage

The regional body has described the situation as multifaceted, which goes beyond just human rights violation to a spectrum of social issues such as gender-based violence and health complications, hence an urgent need to join forces against it. The...

Baboki Kayawe 25 November 2015

Witness recounts encounter with Merubisi gang

Onalethata Lesole was testifying in a case in which three cousins, Bogolo Kowa (23), Metlha Kowa (20), Kagiso Kowa (22) are facing a count of causing grievous bodily harm. The trio is also facing numerous other charges relating to separate incidents...

Mpho Mokwape | 25 November 2015

LSB rep resigns from Judicial Service Commission

According to documents seen by Mmegi, the Commission has already written to the LSB asking for Torto’s replacement. “We have received resignation of your representative Mr Marvin Torto from the Judicial Service Commission with effect...

Oarabile Mosikare 25 November 2015

Solo blasts BOPEU lawyer in recusal case

The applicant in the matter is Levi Holonga who used to work as an airport operations officer while Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) and its director of airport operations Justice Masole are cited as the first and second respondents...

Lebogang Mosikare | 25 November 2015

BCP sends UDC unity talks proposition

The BCP president, Dumelang Saleshando, told Mmegi recently that the party wrote a letter to the UDC alerting them that they are ready for unity talks. “We also gave them a draft agreement proposal for the by-elections. Although we are ready...

Chakalisa Dube | 25 November 2015

Mmolotsi, Dow clash over Matsha head suspension

Seven Matsha College students were killed and at least 120 others injured recently, after a truck they were travelling in overturned. The accident has drawn criticism of the continued transportation of public school learners in trucks. Describing...

Tefo Pheage 25 November 2015

Mabote, Butale ba na le kgwetlho

Mabote yo o ntseng a itlhomile kwa setlhoeng sa BTTA ngwaga e e fetileng, o ne a seka a batla go tlogela sepe kwa morago ngwaga e e fetileng jaaka a ne tsenelela batshameki ba bangwe ba banna go ba sobotlha botlhoko go fenya liki ya CELIAT,...

Teichler Rankoa 25 November 2015

Makhwengwe gaana kakgelo

Le ka nako ya medumo ele ya gore a katise setlhopha sa Gaborone United le fa e santse e le mohiriwa wa Botswana Football Association (BFA) , Makhwengwe o ne a itlhophela go itidimalela. Morago o ne a fenya sejana sa bofelo sa Coca Cola mme a tloga a...

Oageng Batenegi 25 November 2015

Boramabole ba supa kgolo

Go ne go kopane boramabole ba mono gae le ba Aferika Borwa. Kgaisanyo e , e ne e le ya botlhano ya mabole aa duelelwang; e rulagantswe ke ba Bond Boxing Promotions. Dintwa di ne di le tlhano ka palo. Ntwa e ne e solofetswe thata ke ee neng e...

Oageng Batenegi 25 November 2015

Paakanyo ya ditsela di tsweletse sentle

Moanamisa-mafoko wa khansele ya Gaborone, Ethel Koma, o ne a lekodisa Naledi beke eno gore dingwe tsa ditsela di setse di baakantswe. Koma a re go ne go tlhophilwe ditsela dingwe tse di neng di le mo seemong se se maswe thata ebile di sa tsamaege...

Oageng Batenegi 25 November 2015

Ngwao ya Karakubis e gasitswe phefong

Mo malatsing a mabedi a, batsayakarolo go tloga fela ka bagolo le banana ba ne ba supa fa motse o wa Karakubis o humile thata ka ngwao jaaka bagolo ba ne ba bolela le go tlhalosa ditso tsa Karakubis, tse ba reng banana ba gompieno ga ba di itse. Ba...

Teichler Rankoa 25 November 2015

Two BCP members quit, join BDP

The two have said that they are totally against the BCP’s decision to cooperate with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a position recently adopted. Gaborutwe Thekiso and Kemiso Tom had previously resigned from the BCP, but were...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 November 2015

Ba Oodi ba supa ngwao

Go ya ka monana Mogomotsi Mochine, go botlhokwa thata gore banana ba rutwe ka tlhwaafalo ngwao le botshelo jwa bogologolo, ka se se ka ba thusa go gola le go tshela sentle ntle le go tshela matshelo a ditshaba di sele. A bolela gore kana batho ba...

Teichler Rankoa 25 November 2015

Metsi a taka meno Mokaila

Ke ne gape kere kwa Mmatshumo gone, ga ke ise ke bone dikai tsa gore meno a bone a takiwa ke metsi a ba anwang” A ke mafoko a ga Kitso Mokaila, Tona wa Lephata la Ditswammung, Kgotetso le Metsi jaaka e ne a tsibogela ngongorego ya ga Sedirwa...

Zolani Kraai 25 November 2015

O falotse kgolegelo ya dingwaga tse di lesome

Koto o kgwele setšhwe morago ga gore Mmakaseterata Basetsana Keakantse a mo atlhole dikete tse tharo tsa dipula (P3000), le dithupa tse tlhano mo molato wa go tlhakanela dikobo le mosetsana yo o dingwaga di ko tlase ga lesome le borataro. E...

Lebogang Baingapi 25 November 2015

Ipeleng le bagodi-Moleboge

Se se senogile bosheng kwa Serowe, jaaka moeteledipele wa mokgatlho Botswana Civil Service Pensioners Association (BCSPA), Norman Moleboge a neng a buisa batsena moletlo o o neng o rulagantswe ke mokgatlho wa Botswana Civil Service Pensioners...

Correspondent 25 November 2015

BNF e tlotla Koma

Koma o ne a simolola a bo a etelela phathi ya BNF ka sebaka. O ne a tlogela BNF morago ga dintwa tsa ngwaga wa 1998 tsa maraganateng kwa Palapye.Koma o tlhokafetse ka ngwaga wa 2007 e le leloko la New Democratic Front (NDF) e ne e simolotswe ke...

Oageng Batenegi 25 November 2015

ESP ga e na bothata - Botlhale

Botlhale o buile jalo kwa ngangisanong ya setlhogo seo bosheng e eneng e rulagantswe ke mokgatlho wa merero sa sepolotiki la Mmadikolo (Political Science Society). Ngangisano eo e ne e le magareng ga phathi ya Domkrag (BDP), UDC le ya BCP. Botlhale...

Oageng Batenegi 25 November 2015

Impressive bill at St Louis Fresh Fest

Attendants will also get the chance to compete on stage in a dance challenge of the same title track. This was revealed exclusively to Showbiz yesterday by the KBL brand marketing manager, Mpho Motlhabane. International acts accompanying the...

Sharon Mathala 25 November 2015

The drought has deepened around Lake Ngami

Disaster in Ngamiland

The situation is reportedly compounded by the drying lake as the impoverished cattle get stuck to death while trying to drink from the lake. In addition, the overpopulation of cattle in Ngamiland, which has 500,000 cattle against a carrying capacity...

Boniface Keakabetse 25 November 2015

The Ambassador with Huawei Botswana communication Manager Cyril Xu Liang

Botswana labours to penetrate China beef market

Botswana is seeking to compensate the decline of its beef exports to the lucrative European Union (EU) by exploring other markets such as China and other African countries. Speaking to Mmegi Business on the sidelines of a ceremony to mark the start...

Brian Benza 25 November 2015

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