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In Friday paper

Kennedy Ramokone 08 January 2016

Heat wave �silently� claims lives

A concerned relative of the deceased informed us that the doctors told them that the death of their loved one was a result of heatstroke. However, hospital authorities have declined to confirm the cause of death, instead, accusing the media of trying...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 08 January 2016

A volleyball dream born from athletics ashes

Born in Francistown on January 13, 1990, Majaha never envisaged she would one day become a top volleyball player. The first-born in a family of four, Majaha has the right height (1.68 metres) to succeed in volleyball and has not wasted time...

Calistus Kolantsho | 08 January 2016

FIFA, BFA elections, Olympics headline 2016

BFA go for elections The local football fraternity would know between July and August if Tebogo Sebego remains the Botswana Football Association (BFA) president or a new man would be in charge. Towards the end of 2015, internal BFA fights spiralled...

Mqondisi Dube | 08 January 2016

Ngalande moves back to Zambia

Nico public relations officer, Mogomotsi ‘Ace’ Orapeleng said Ngalande received a better offer back home and decided to terminate his contract. He signed a one-year contract at the beginning of the season with the Selebi-Phikwe-based...

Ivy Matlho 08 January 2016

GU spokesperson resigns

“Yes, it is true that I have resigned. As of now I think it is just safe to say the decision was personal, nothing else,” Mafutlhe told Mmegi Sport yesterday. The former TV pundit further said he does not intend taking up any job at the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 08 January 2016

BTA targets four spots at regional tourney

The Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) expects to secure at least four spots for the continental qualifiers. Last year, Botswana managed to secure only two spots from the regional tournament. “The under 12’s will not be participating at...

Kabelo Boranabi | 08 January 2016

Sinking Sankoyo send SOS

The club’s players have not trained since returning from the festive season after only a handful turned up in protest over unpaid December salaries. The team’s marketing manager, Obusitswe John said they are working around the clock to...

Koketso Kgoboge 08 January 2016

A better govt in 2016

We will be celebrating our independence day for the 50th time. Some projects are set to be commissioned to coincide with the celebrations to recognise their importance to this nation. Amid that fanfare, we have observed that there are important...

Mmegi Editor | 08 January 2016

�Wild about Botswana�

One of the world’s unique ecosystems, the Okavango Delta, is located in Botswana and was inscribed as the 1000th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. The Delta boasts robust populations of some of the world’s most endangered large mammals...

Correspondent 08 January 2016

Maun: Here is why we keep coming back

The thing is, you should not visit Maun to ‘see’ the place. You must ‘experience’ it. It is in the way it makes us feel when we are there. There are few things to ‘see’ in Maun, so do not pack your camera hoping to...

Thalefang Charles | 08 January 2016

All eyes on Amos, BFA and FIFA

Yes, this is a year that Botswana turns 50 and from a social and political perspective, this is quiet a milestone. It will be 50 years of unbridled peace and stability. But from a sporting perspective it is a year that Botswana is just beginning to...

Dennis Keagile 08 January 2016

To hell and back: The Natale story

The background Deben Natale, born Otlaathusa Tshipa, is finally a free man after serving six years for raping a then 16-year-old girl back in 2007.  Deben Natale and his co-accused were each slapped with 10-year terms by the Molepolole...

Sharon Mathala 08 January 2016

Politics in 2016 action sheet

The meeting will begin with the presentation of the Appropriation (2016/2017) Bill by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Mathambo who straightaway thereafter will present the Budget Speech. The meeting is expected to last for...

Dithapelo Keorapetse 08 January 2016

Police and BDF patrols need to be reviewed

But 2016 is a year of great fulfilment according to our national vision. When it was spelled out 20 years ago, the vision sounded like The Promised Land. Now that we have arrived, what does our future hold? In my honest opinion, the vision has become...

Richard Moleofe 08 January 2016

Unearthing the ancient etymology of �thuto�

The Setswana name for ‘education’ is thutho. As the astute reader will discern, it seems to relate to ‘tutor’ and ‘tutelage’ and many will wonder if the words are primordially related. Per my ever-expanding and...

L M Leteane 08 January 2016

�A late Christmas present�

Almost all of us have seen examples of overpriced goods in stores in Botswana belonging to South African chains. Just over a year ago, we looked at one store which was well known for what seemed like an abusive pricing policy in Botswana. This chain...

Consumer Watchdog 08 January 2016

BSE geared for more bulls after record 2015

At a time when most emerging markets were bearish due to the slump in commodity prices, exchange rate volatilities and overall economic slowdown, the BSE was resilient in 2015 with the mainstream Domestic Companies Index (DCI) firming 11.6 percent in...

Brian Benza 08 January 2016

Choppies Kenya deal embroiled in P100m tax row

Ukwala Supermarket’s bid to sell its outlets to Botswana’s Choppies Enterprises was last month stopped until the P104 million-tax dispute between the retailer and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is settled. Choppies CEO, Ramachandran...

Brian Benza 08 January 2016

Economic recession looms

Technically, an economy falls into a recession after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Latest data recently released by Statistics Botswana (SB) shows that real GDP (year on year) decreased by 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2015...

Brian Benza 08 January 2016

The global politics of regime change

These countries included the Ukraine, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Somalia, and Lebanon. Even in the core capitalist countries the overwhelming majority of citizens are subjected to brutal wars of economic austerity. These social...

Correspondent 08 January 2016

Strong-willed DT talks about prison life

A once band member and lead singer one of the best traditional groups of all time, Matsieng of Tinto fame, DT is a free man. He was released from prison on December 23, a day before his birthday he says. Leero was sentenced to six years imprisonment...

Sharon Mathala 08 January 2016

Brook publishes Wild About Botswana

The 374 paged hardcover gives insights into the history, development and current biodiversity status of Botswana’s various protected areas. The book will most definitely arouse the interest of tourists as it is presented with beautiful...

Maureen Odubeng | 08 January 2016

Thapong to introduce new changes

The coordinator of Thapong, Reginald Bakwena, said as an arts centre established to push careers in art, they have decided to bring in more workshops to educate and improve the quality of the artworks. “It has been observed that our local...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 January 2016

Is BOPEU a union of choice or enemy of the workers?

The acrimony between BOFEPUSU and the Employer at the Public Service Bargaining Council is what many of us have long expected and in my previous articles I have given insightful information regarding the strange relationship between government, (the...

Correspondent 08 January 2016

Soaring with art

For more than 20 years now, Moses has never been anything but an artist. His journey in the world of visual arts unfolded in the year 1994 when he joined Kuru Development Trust. The then young Moses never knew that his talent would take him to places...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 January 2016

10 Ways to help a writer

Here are 10 ways you can support a struggling writer in Botswana. Buy locally written books I know local books are often hard to find. If a local book you want is not at the bookstore, ask the manager to order it.  If you can’t get books...

Lauri Kubuitsile 08 January 2016

Acid test for BNF stability

After many years of infighting, the BNF is enjoying stability after their two congresses under the leadership of Duma Boko. Boko took over the presidency of the BNF in 2010 at the Mochudi congress and now the party is basking in the glory of...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 08 January 2016

Dismissed Morupule B labourers demand medical exams

They complained that they worked in a high-risk area where there is high voltage electricity. They further complained that they worked with fibreglass, coal dust, limestone, silica dust, smelly paints and all sorts of chemicals and at heights, yet...

Bonte Seepi 08 January 2016

Death Row hit men to appeal

The convicts, Daniel Semi, 30, and Gaolatlhe Thusang, 35, were condemned to death in 2013 for killing one Motlhanka Motukwa in 2008. The duo, who hail from Ntlhantlhe in the Southern District, were sentenced to death penalty by Lobatse High Court...

Mpho Mokwape | 08 January 2016

Batlokwa youth sue Bogosi

The youth through their organisation, ZERO to HERO, sued Bogosi, Tlokweng Sub-District Council and Batlokwa Development Trust through Nkwe Attorneys. The tribal leadership is well-known for their no–nonsense attitude towards entertainement...

Tefo Pheage 08 January 2016

Three judges to review application by suspended judges

Justices Zibani Makhwade and Leatile Dambe will join Walia to complete the bench. There is no set date for argument of the case at the moment. The case is stuck because the suspended quartet contended that the case record from the Attorney General is...

Oarabile Mosikare 08 January 2016

Confessions of a DIS �hit man�

Richard Kgotlhang believes he is a dead man walking and a spent bullet only waiting to be discarded in a heartless and brutal manner by those in control of the spy world.  “I am finished. I am just waiting for them to kill me,” he...

Pauline Dikuelo | 08 January 2016

Another bumper payday awaits Choppies directors

The Far Property Company, which is almost 100 percent owned by the two directors, is set to list on the BSE before the end of the first quarter this year. Far Property owns about 173 properties in Botswana and South Africa, the majority of them...

Brian Benza 08 January 2016