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BBC.COM 18 January 2016

City Cattle

Monitor Editor 18 January 2016

Pro-boxing committee election postponed

PBAB secretary general, Willoughby Kemoen said the election could not proceed because the affiliates did not attend the meeting due to various reasons. He said electing a committee is critical as PBAB wants to apply for Botswana National Sport...

Calistus Kolantsho | 18 January 2016

Panthers Beat UB Giants In Thriller

The game, played at the UB softball grounds, saw Panthers take the lead in the first innings through Disang Selemogwe. Selemogwe’s first home run of the game paved way for two more runs and Panthers finished the first inning with three...

Mompati Tlhankane | 18 January 2016

Late Sankoyo Equaliser Denies Chiefs

Molefhe won a foul on the edge of the box, but his team failed to profit. The Maun side’s shot stopper, Karabo Ramatlapeng put on a man of the match display. He denied Molefhe in the 28th minute as Magosi pressed Sankoyo into their own half....

Tumelo Mouwane 18 January 2016

Galaxy Hold Rollers

Rollers’ lead has been trimmed to just one point after second-placed Orapa United beat Gaborone United 1-0 on Saturday. The dour draw left Rollers coach, Mark Harrison disappointed as his side dropped two vital points in the title...

Lebogang Baingapi 18 January 2016

BDF XI�s Solitary Strike Sinks Nico

It took only 13 minutes for the army side to draw first blood as Madziba converted a cross from Bitwell Phiri. The goal jolted Nico into action as they attacked BDF XI, but their efforts were futile as goalkeeper Mwampule Masule proved the stumbling...

Ivy Matlho 18 January 2016

Chikomo Returns To Haunt GU

The host got an early free kick in the seventh minute, but Edwin Olerile’s effort did not trouble Orapa United goalkeeper, Mosimanegape Robert. GU showed a lot of urgency in their play going forward, but could not break the opposition’s...

Kabelo Boranabi | 18 January 2016

Dylan Taylor Records Proposes Sponsor A Song Campaign

In an interview, the Chief Executive Officer of the records company Golesedi Taylor said the initiative is meant to raise funds to enable the label to take their songs and music videos to world class standard. “We want our videos to receive...

Mompati Tlhankane | 18 January 2016

War Between FCC, Vendors Continues

Last week the vendors stormed this publication’s offices saying that the council has told them to dismantle their structures of trade, otherwise it will destroy them. The vendors told Business Monitor that they see the move by FCC as another...

Pini Bothoko | 18 January 2016

Hot Days Come Bearing A Cool Penny

Many vendors in the country have been making a killing selling ‘Cool Time’ drink, a frozen fruit juice, to residents who want to quench their thirst or cool themselves from the heat. Vendors are mostly seen in key business areas such as...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 18 January 2016

Silver Lining In Clouds For Young It Entrepreneur

The 30-year-old from Mapoka operates his business, Ntebogang Technologies, at the busy NAPA Complex area in Palapye. Ntebogang is also webmaster for Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). His business started operating...

Bonte Seepi 18 January 2016

Heavy Rains In Neighbouring South Africa Welcome

The heavy rains in the North West Province are a welcome development indeed for especially for thirsty Botswana. While not most of their water will surely not be coming our way, the heavy rains have however given us hope that at least a strategic...

Monitor Editor 18 January 2016

Gaolathe�s Failed Promise - Sir G�s Report

It is January 2016 and no word about the Gomolemo Motswaledi Report has come from him nor Bayford. No one except the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is responsible for misleading the nation that Gomolemo Motswaledi was assassinated. The only...

Correspondent 18 January 2016

Back 4D Future For: Ecological Crisis (Part 2)

A long-term outcome of these tribulations was an expansion in the flow of migrant labour out of the Protectorate. As bad became worse the Protectorate’s Annual report for 1897/98 noted that the territory “flooded by both white and...

Jeff Ramsay | 18 January 2016

Just Monkeying around

I don’t know about other people but I am already overwhelmed! It all started with the most outrageous of all. Strange thing is, this didn’t even happen here at home but it got people worked up all the same. Somewhere in South Africa, I...

Tumie Modise 18 January 2016

Gaborone As a Tourist Destination

The most recent advocate of this line of thought is Dr Thapelo Otlogetswe who, having toured the country during the holiday period, returned to base in Gaborone convinced, as many of us have been for so long, that, in terms of tourism, there could be...

Sandy Grant 18 January 2016

El Nino To Worsen Drought In Botswana

“These persistently dry conditions for the remaining rainfall season may worsen the current drought conditions, which the country is experiencing,” he said. “Overall, the deficit in rainfall is expected to continue over the...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 18 January 2016

Lesotho Tops SADC Double Troika Summit

This is according to the director, Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benetia Chingapane. The SADC Double Troika is made up of Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tanzania and Swaziland and...

Oarabile Mosikare 18 January 2016

Boitekanelo College Enhance Hospital Mobility

The wheelchairs are to be distributed to hospitals across Botswana where shortage of equipment was identified. “Looking to expand the scope of our relationship to include more corporate social responsibility initiatives, we became aware of the...

Staff Writer 18 January 2016

LEGABIBO Argues Legitimacy

In a matter at the Court of Appeal where Government seeks to overturn a High Court judgement that ruled in favour of LEGABIBO, the NGO says the state’s contention that LEGABIBO offends the provision of law and was contrary to good order was...

Mpho Mokwape | 18 January 2016

Stocktheft Lands Three Men In Court

The trio is alleged to have stolen 13 sheep each valued at P2,500 and all amounting to P40,000 belonging to Seiteo Sebonego. The muti man protested audibly in the dock that he did not steal anything, but he was paid with the stock after a...

Lebogang Baingapi 18 January 2016

Mandela and Limkokwing - A time-honoured friendship

The award was inspired by the courage and relentless pursuit of peace by former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir. The award was accepted on Nelson Mandela’s behalf by the current president of South Africa, HE Jacob Zuma. At the award...

Staff Writer 18 January 2016

Lake Ngami Search Called Off

The search had attracted interest, with many people gathering at the late to witness it while others discussed it on social networking sites. A senior police officer in Maun, Superintendent John Kelebeng, said a report had indicated that a man and...

Boniface Keakabetse 18 January 2016

Prof Mokgwathi Is UB New DVC

Mokgwathi whose appointment effected January 1, 2016 succeeds Professor Lydia Saleshando who left at the end of 2015 when her contract expired. He has been with the university since 1986 and brings with him a wealth of experience from the teaching...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 18 January 2016

Man Fined For Illegal Gun Possession

They managed to arrest him and he led them to Tsonyane where he indeed handed the said gun to the police. The instrument was taken for examination and the results proved positive that it was a gun and a live ammunition and he failed to produce a...

Lebogang Baingapi 18 January 2016

Rapist Found Guilty

Ginger was alleged to have raped his victim at Ntshe on October 8, 2014. Basupi said the prosecutor in the matter, Ogolotse Tampa told the court that the victim was afraid to tell anyone about her ordeal because the accused had threatened...

Lebogang Mosikare | 18 January 2016

Grandfather Appears For Stealing 11 Cattle

The trio were arraigned before magistrate Amos Tumelo on Friday. George Thelo (85) and his grandson, Witness Thelo (31) together with Pontsho Ramogae (28) face one count of stock theft. The state alleges that the trio, on May 10, 2012 at Magotlhwane...

Tumelo Mouwane 18 January 2016

Teenager Dies In An Electric Shock Incident

Kedia is a tiny village of less than 1,000 people situated less than 20 kilometres south west of Mopipi village. According to the Station Commander superintendent Michael Maphephu the deceased was staying with his mother who was an employee at the...

Lindiwe Mozola 18 January 2016

BOFEPUSU Submit List For Wage Talks

In the list submitted by the BOFEPUSU secretary general, Tobokani Rari early this month, the Manual Workers Union, also known as the National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union, tops the BOFEPUSU membership list...

Staff Writer 18 January 2016

No funds for Gabz roads

GCC had gone to meet President Ian Khama for the council to be given extra P200 million to repair roads through transport levy. “We have a communication from the Ministry of Transport and Communication which shows that they had given us the...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 18 January 2016

Thamaga Gang Shed Off Matsetsenkane Tag

The name, Bana Ba Metsi comes from a special school, located in the Okavango where Matsetsenkane were rehabilitated after intervention to help the group by the government and Botswana Institute of Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Offenders...

Tefo Pheage 18 January 2016

Variety of models grace World Supermodel auditions

World Supermodel Botswana is a regional pageant and a build up to the international pageant, World Supermodel, which will be held in South Africa from March 12 to 21. More than 40 aspiring models tried their luck at the auditions. Models of...

Dumisani Ncube 18 January 2016

Night Terror Found Dead

His friend says the deceased was wanted by the police moments after he had broken into the home of a chief in Oodi village, where he made away with some items. A notorious thug known for shop breaking and out on bail for a string of crimes, Brian...

Sharon Mathala 18 January 2016

Bank Expects New Product To Penetrate Market

Mobile banking services usage in the country is estimated at 22 percent, and the bank is hoping to increase these numbers. The bank’s Managing Director, Jitto Kurian said during the launch this week that with its unique features, the product...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 18 January 2016