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In this weeks paper

BBC.COM 14 December 2015

South Africa's Jacob Zuma appoints third finance minister in week

On Wednesday, the president sacked Nhlanhla Nene in a move that sent the rand to record lows and sparked a sell-off in bank shares. His replacement for less than a week, Mr van Rooyen, is a little-known MP. The latest move sent the rand up almost...

BBC.COM 14 December 2015

Physical GU, Gilport Tie Ends Goalless

Gilport gained composure midway through the first half and sent retaliatory threats in pursuit of a lead. Osego Gaotewe posed a threat from the left wing and sent several crosses into the box but Lions keeper, Moatlhodi Ndana was sure footed between...

Tumelo Mouwane 14 December 2015

Satmos Blame Council For Floodlights Failure

The game, which was supposed to kick-off at 7pm, had to be called off after some floodlights did not switch on. Satmos assistant coach, Mogolodi Chepete said as the home team they were not aware that the lights were not working. He said SPTC did...

Ivy Matlho 14 December 2015

Soldiers Halt Rollers March

Both ends started cautiously, knocking the ball around with short passes in attempt to find openings. The first chance came in the 11th minute when Simisane Mathumo headed home a free kick from Tshepo Motlhabankwe, but was ruled offside. Two...

Kabelo Boranabi | 14 December 2015

Second Round: The Race is on

Kagiso Onkatswitse 14 December 2015

Francistown Wins Big At Botswana Games

After eight days of gold hunting, Francistown scooped 42 gold medals in a haul of 106 medals. Southern district finished a distant second with 39 medals (14 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze). Gaborone was third with 12 gold medals from a total of 45,...

Koketso Kgoboge 14 December 2015

Young chess sensation wins silver in Zambia

Young Woman Candidate Master, Naledi Marape, however, hogged the limelight despite narrowly losing out on a Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title. The nine-year-old Marape won a silver medal in the Under-10 girls group, which had stiff...

Calistus Kolantsho | 14 December 2015

Kanyi Ko Zhipa music festival thrills Francistown

The title of the show celebrates the fun that abides in the second city and it simply means, “Home is Fun”. As the show title promised, the line-up and performances lived up to the tagline. The dance floor opened with an appetising menu...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 14 December 2015

The ZCC Crisis !

Mompati Tlhankane 14 December 2015

Multi-million Pula mall coming to Palapye

The mall, which is property of Prime Seal Investments, will comprise of 12 apartments with shops downstairs, a parking lot that can accommodate 470 cars and a filling station. Speaking during a kgotla meeting to seek permission from Palapye...

Lindiwe Mozola 14 December 2015

New year’s resolutions

We always promise ourselves that “this year is going to so much better than last year”.   Mentally we start to prepare our goals and our dreams for this year. We quickly get swept back up into our busy lives and we forget to...

Correspondent 14 December 2015

YAMAS 2.0

Moreri Sejakgomo | 14 December 2015

Kudos to the YAMAs

In terms of sponsorships the YAMAS were amazing, the corporate sector simply rallied behind the event to ensure that it lives to its hype. The stage and the lighting were all ideal for the occasion, cementing the YAMAS’ as new benchmark for...

Monitor Editor 14 December 2015

Another fun filled Maun experience in the offing

The organiser, Dose Mosimanyane says it will be a week of fun run, fun cycling, music festival headlined by Tshepo Tshola, comedy by the local Maun female comedian Rikunde and her brother Stix, as well as the experiences of boat cruises, scenic...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2015

MMP Family - Lebala Ka Nna

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2015

Mascom reaches out to BOSASNET

The NGO provides substance abuse education, prevention, and rehabilitation services to the general public. BOSASNET currently operates an outpatient counselling rehabilitation centre in Gaborone, which opened in September 2010. The outpatient...

Staff Writer 14 December 2015

20 years of HIV and still going strong

The government had a mountain to climb in  educating the public and treating the infected. Exactly 10 years later, Grace Raphuti of Khakhea found out she had contracted the virus and had to deal with stigma around Jwaneng where she lived. The...

Lebogang Baingapi 14 December 2015

BEC withholds results for 200 pupils

Three schools are at the centre of this inquiry. Announcing the release of results for the 829 other centres excluded from the probe Friday, BEC management said standard seven results for Mulambakwena Primary School in the North East District, St...

Baboki Kayawe 14 December 2015

2015: Bad year for Jwaneng

He was speaking during Mayor’s ball dinner on Friday. Oodira-Kwenje noted with disappointment that most of the projects, which were scheduled for completion in 2015, have failed. He told the stakeholders that the council tried to assist...

Lebogang Baingapi 14 December 2015

Kgatleng farmers reject BMC tax

“This is just a way to kill pastoral farming and at the same time deprive farmers of their hard-earned cash,” one farmer charged. Sparks flew at a meeting of the Kgatleng Beef Producers Association (KBPA) held at Segale Primary School in...

Lebogang Baingapi 14 December 2015

Only one dam in the north feeding greater Gabz

Letsibogo contributes 36% of Greater Gaborone water needs, according to the latest WUC report issued on Friday. In addition, Letsibogo dam, with a capacity of 100mcm is at 70.7%, contributes to the 100% needs of Selebi-Phikwe area, BCL mine,...

Staff Writer 14 December 2015

UDC implored to change politicking style

Speaking at the Gaborone North constituency end-of-year rally, Elmond Tafa said that this was the next form politicking that the party should adopt to bring change to Botswana. He said that rallies were a failed style of politicking, as the party...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 14 December 2015

Abusive step-mom escapes jail term

Ungwang was facing a possible fine of not less P30,000 but not more than P50,000 and an imprisonment term not less than seven years but not more than 10 years. The P10,000 is payable end of March 2016, failing which she will spend a year in prison....

Lebogang Baingapi 14 December 2015

Rari promises audited BOFEPUSU accounts in January

Rari, who has been federation’s SG for two terms, told The Monitor that it has taken a while for the audited financials to be done because the scope of the audit was broadened to go beyond 2012. The report, he said, would cover the period from...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2015

Electoral change is everyone’s business

In fact that particular door seemed to have been locked, chained and bolted with Merafhe’s unfortunate aphorism, ‘if it ‘aint broke, why fix it’? sounding its effective death knell. But now all of sudden, the BDP has come up...

Sandy Grant 14 December 2015

The rat ate your money

It is that time when all we should be thinking of is the next three hectic weeks of feasting, wining and sleeping until noon, until hunger wakes one up, or whatever comes first! But then again, that is if you will be at your own house, holidaying...

Tumie Modise 14 December 2015

Back 4d future: The establishment of the protectorate (Part 28) -The Dikgosi meet Mmamosadinyana

In the end, the Dikgosi were left with no real choice but to accept Chamberlain’s terms, which they finally did in a joint letter on the 11th of November 1895.  In so doing the Dikgosi were reassured that having surrendered the...

Jeff Ramsay | 14 December 2015

MMP Family sparkles at the YAMAs 2.0

The forum that brought together the best in music, fashion and style on Saturday was indeed a sparkling moment for the kwaito group as they bagged three awards from the YAMAs 2.0. MMP Family took home Best Kwaito, Song of the Year and Blue Label...

Mompati Tlhankane | 14 December 2015

Shot eight times but lived to tell the story

“In the beginning everything was so beautiful. We loved each other immensely. We played basketball together. We shared similar interests and we were good friends. “But few years on, we started to fight a lot. We argued a lot and I...

Thalefang Charles | 14 December 2015

Vendors cry foul at Botswana Games

In an interview with Monitor Business last Friday, the frustrated street vendors said they were left in the lurch at their designated stalls after some vendors masquerading as spectators snuck their wares into the stadium to sell to potential...

Pini Bothoko | 14 December 2015

Bill Cosby sues women who accused him of sexual assault

Mr Cosby, 78, is seeking unspecified monetary damages and said the women inflicted emotional distress. He called their accusations "nothing more than an opportunistic attempt to extract financial gain from him". He filed the countersuit after seven...

BBC.COM 14 December 2015