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BBC.COM 08 December 2015

Gaone Rantlhoiwa - Kopisa

BBC.COM 08 December 2015

First Division South moots Top 8 cup

League secretary, Sydney Magagane said the tournament can only be possible if there is funding. He said they are yet to meet with the Botswana Football Association (BFA) on how they could be assisted. He told Mmegi Sport that if they find...

Calistus Kolantsho | 08 December 2015

Francistown dominates opening day

Team Francistown dominated on Sunday as their swimmers had a good day in the pool, coming out tops in the 100 metres (m) breast stroke girls and boys, 100m freestyle girls and boys and in the 100m backstroke boys. The team scooped 12 medals in the...

Koketso Kgoboge 08 December 2015

Deadlock rekindles Chiefs interest

With Rollers fast getting out of sight, it was left to Orapa United to put brakes on the pacesetters’ juggernaut. The Ostriches managed to limit Rollers to a 0-0 draw that saw Chiefs slice the advantage at the top to a still intimidating eight...

Mqondisi Dube | 08 December 2015

BR Highlanders coach resigns

Highlanders’ spokesperson, Jacob Monyeki confirmed Mokute’s departure. He said they received Mokute’s resignation letter on Sunday, a day after the team lost 4-0 to Miscellaneous. “As Highlanders management, we called an...

Bonte Seepi 08 December 2015

Pitse ya naga couple optimistic ahead of next year�s pageant

The Balekane Ba Botswana couple will be turning 50 in 2016 when Botswana celebrates 50th anniversary of independence. The couple has transformed many lives since their crowning last year October. The couple worked with Moabi Trust Fund and Botswana...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 December 2015

Ushering the festive season with Christmas carols

The main acts of the night was Hope Orchestra and Chorus Ensemble, which blew away the audience with their well designed vocals and orchestral skills. The orchestral sound coordinated with the various vocals such as turner, baritone and...

Dumisani Ncube 08 December 2015

Ga bo Rangolo festival matches on

The show that recently re-branded from Ga bo Tate to Ga bo Rangolo is a brainchild of one local musician Dithuso Selepeng also known as DT in the music circles.  In a press brief recently, Selepeng addressed many issues among them the...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 December 2015

Rekunde to headline MyMaun Experience comedy night

Organizers say there will be a comedy night on December 27, 2015 at the Cresta Rileys Hotel. The event comes with the package of the My Maun Experience alongside Major Moves Comedy. Coming in as no surprise and leading the pack will be Maun-based...

Sharon Mathala 08 December 2015

Hope Christmas Carols

Moreri Sejakgomo | 08 December 2015

DITSHWANELO press statement on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

People living with disabilities worldwide, face many barriers to inclusion in society. There is constrained access to participate in society on a basis equal to other persons, in terms of, for example, access to and use of transportation, employment,...

Correspondent 08 December 2015

University students care for disabled

On Wednesday November 18, five modified desks for learners in wheel-chairs were donated to Bonewamang Primary. The desks were presented to the school by Lesego Otukile and Vivian Motsatsi who are special education students at the University of...

Correspondent 08 December 2015

Broadhurst Pre-School reception class graduates

The school has a family environment and all the children call her Teacher Granny! Every year we celebrate our Annual Broadhurst Pre-School and Daycare Centre Christmas and Graduation Party in grand style. Children of ages one-six years old, all...

Correspondent 08 December 2015

Govt denies blacklisting newspapers

However Members of Parliament Noah Salakae and Pius Mokgware argued that Sunday Standard has been blacklisted as it received only P10,662 from a total of P4,388,698 spent on private newspapers in the 2014/15 financial year. “The criteria used...

Staff Writer 08 December 2015

More effort required to fight HIV/AIDS

In an interview with Mmegi following EU’s participation in the march to commemorate World AIDS Day organised by the District Multi Sectoral AIDS Committee (DMSAC) last Friday, Baum said free provision of ARV might not be an ever-lasting...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 December 2015

Delay in passing BEC Amendment Bill blocking transformation

In his remarks in the BEC Annual Report 2014-2015 for the year ended March 2015 the BEC Board Council chairman Dr Joseph Tsonope said that among the challenges that made the organisation to come short of fully implementing its strategy has been...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 December 2015

Bus accident claims one life, six in critical condition

Although investigations are underway, the police said they suspect the bus driver might have lost control of the bus. “The accident occurred at around 10.05am, along the Makolojwane river,” confirmed Eric Balondi, the traffic boss for...

Sharon Mathala 08 December 2015

Beware of new Greeks bearing gifts

From energy, to health, to infrastructure, climate change, peace, trade, agriculture and even cyber security and biodiversity conservation, China has pledged to stand by Africa as a development partner. Hidden within the centuries of colonialism...

Mmegi Editor | 08 December 2015

Nyangabgwe hospital guilty of negligence

The plaintiff in the case, Stella Dube, through her attorney Rodger Callender initially demanded P300,000 for pain, suffering and loss of amenities of life and disfigurement. She also demanded the ministry to pay the costs of the suit. Dube...

Lebogang Mosikare | 08 December 2015

Huawei drills students on latest technologies

Sponsored by Huawei, the training programme, saw the University of Botswana (UB) students, including their counterparts from Indonesia and Serbia, receive mentoring in 3G, LTE 4G, E-PON and Cloud Computing among others. Speaking at the closing...

Brian Benza 08 December 2015

Load shedding looms

The corporation came up with two initiatives: load management and load shedding, to control power usage as the demand and supply was not balancing. BPC public relations officer, Sandy Mosarwa said in an interview that they were doing load management...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 December 2015

Business Botswana takes charge of PSDP

This was revealed yesterday at the official transfer of the PSDP to Business Botswana in which the European Union (EU) also signed a grant agreement for €1.128 million (P13.29 million).  The grant is meant to enable Botswana’s...

Pauline Dikuelo | 08 December 2015

Historic Karowe Mine targets P2.4bn revenues

The revenue will range from $200 million to $220 million (P2.4 billion) from its Karowe mine next year. The operating guidance excluded revenue from the sale of exceptionally high-value stones such as the 1,111-carat gem it unearthed last month, the...

Pauline Dikuelo | 08 December 2015

Khan crowned 'Little Miss Princess of the World Bots'

Khan beat competition from 19 other contestants in what was a tough call for the judges. Khan would now go on to represent Botswana in Bulgaria next year where she will face 85 other contestants from various countries. Another 14-year old Wedu Sebina...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 December 2015

BNSC to hand over national teams to govt

BNSC chairman, Solly Reikeletseng told delegates at last week’s special general meeting that they want government to bear the full funding of the national teams especially when they engage in world competition qualifiers. He said the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 08 December 2015

Moswaane�s motion defeated

Gaborone North Member of Parliament (MP), Haskins Nkaigwa said instead of finding the root cause to the water supply problem, Moswaane called for monitoring of the situation as a way of trying to score cheap popularity points. Last Friday, the...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 08 December 2015