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Chakalisa Dube 22 January 2016
SADC Lesotho
Dithapelo Keorapetse 22 January 2016
Record high as four vie for BRU presidency
This year’s candidates are; the incumbent Elijah Jones, former president Dave Gilbert, former secretary general Mpho Masisi and recently retired player, Munya Mhonda. A new entrant, Mhonda said rugby is perceived as a white man’s sport...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 22 January 2016
Comets eye BoFiNet finals
Comets beat Rail Giants two times last year at the Selebi-Phikwe Extravaganza tournament and in the BoFiNet Softball League first round games. Comets chairperson, Oeme Morupisi credited their rise to the improved facilities in the mining...
Koketso Kgoboge 22 January 2016
Ostriches look to stretch to the top
Table toppers, Rollers are not in action until tomorrow when they face BR Highlanders at the Molepolole Sports Complex. The second-placed Orapa United have to contend with the unpredictable Nico United to maintain an unprecedented run which has seen...
Koketso Kgoboge 22 January 2016
Sebego, Butler intervene in Sankoyo crisis
Sankoyo’s recently appointed interim committee invited Sebego and Butler. On Wednesday the two addressed players and supporters, the committee and the business community here. Sebego called on all stakeholders to save the team from...
Boniface Keakabetse 22 January 2016
Chiefs� initial CAF decision was poor
This is basically the catch 22 situation Chiefs found itself in. Unlike in Europe where the UEFA Champions League is the dream of any club and top player, in Africa it is the preserve of the wealthy. Apparently Chiefs were not aware that the league...
Dennis Keagile 22 January 2016
Gunners fail to seal P10,000 Nlu deal
Nlu was already training with the Peleng giants, but coach Daniel ‘Chico’ Nare said they failed to meet Orapa’s demands. Orapa United wanted P10,000 for Nlu who was left with four months of his contract with the club ...
Tumelo Mouwane 22 January 2016
Challengers emerge in BFA race
The elections will be held between July and August when the BFA holds its annual general assembly. Although Ramotlhwa could not confirm nor deny interest in standing, sources said the veteran administrator’s campaign has already been rolled...
Mqondisi Dube
| 22 January 2016
An intolerant and vindictive government
After 16 years in the country, Salbany, one of the finest legal minds in the country, was thrown out of the country like a piece of garbage. His sin is holding a different view from the ruling clique. Salbany’s work and residence permits...
Mmegi Editor
| 22 January 2016
Multinational corporations and corrupt African leadership
Life expectancy in Africa is the lowest compared to what exists in other developing regions. At the heart of this poverty is the symbiotic relationship between Africa’s governing elites and western multinational corporations that exploit...
Correspondent 22 January 2016
The exodus to private education
Parents and other observers generally agree that there is an exodus in motion. Each January of the past few years has seen an osmosis of children from public schools to private ones, as parents do their best to afford quality education for...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 22 January 2016
�Hell Nino� hunts the helpless
The story is told of a traditional leader attending the commissioning of the new Gaborone Dam wall in the mid-1980s. Overawed by the vast amount of water, shimmering way into the horizon, the traditional leader is said to have vowed to eat his elbow...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 22 January 2016
Of lamentations and MPs consultations
So the consultations are more about listening to the people, their questions and feedback at the Kgotla and other fora. Some issues raised are attended to by councils and local government and central government’s civil servants while others...
Dithapelo Keorapetse 22 January 2016
Will Batswana feel any safer with the current security budget?
In view of the current financial estimates, there is a growing concern about where this is taking us. It seems all the security apparatus have had what we may refer to as a shot in the arm. Botswana Police Service (BPS) alone has a projected budget...
Richard Moleofe 22 January 2016
The ancient etymology of plants and vegetation
Here, we can relate fetje to the Indo-European word vege and see that it points to the fodder that grazing animals eat, and moreover relate them to a ‘fetch’ – which alludes to ‘what a person brings to the table [from hunting...
L M Leteane 22 January 2016
BTCL IPO: Is it a good investment?
This implies that the government of Botswana will retain 51% of the shares and therefore become the major shareholder of the BTCL. Over the past weeks a number of people have asked me the following questions: What is your take with regard to the...
Correspondent 22 January 2016
Dressing up for privatization
At the onset, the main challenges were: Organisation Not Aligned to Strategy Organisational Performance Poorly Documented Processes Lack of Customer Centric Culture Low Cost Efficiency Low Automation High Bureaucracy High Systems...
Correspondent 22 January 2016
Shah faces court action
“We wrote to the directors of Township Holdings reminding them of the judgment but as we speak they have ignored the judgment hence why we are filing for contempt of court,” he said. Concerned Rollers members had taken Shah and...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 22 January 2016
Herding the beasts to the stock exchange
The offer of 462 million shares in the BTCL was always going to hinge on convincing ordinary citizens to accommodate the view that wealth can be preserved and grown beyond traditional channels. As senior BTCL officials and their partners embark on a...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 22 January 2016
�Unsure� father ordered to pay P33,000 in two months
Kgatswane, employed in a South African mine, faces 176 counts of contempt of court. State alleges that the accused person failed to pay P 200 for his child maintenance since December 2001. The arrears accumulated to P 33,000. The 45-year-old man of...
Tumelo Mouwane 22 January 2016
SKSG fights alcohol and drug abuse
The monitoring and educational officer for SKSG, Otima Manyeme revealed this week that they want to eliminate alcohol abuse in Selebi-Phikwe and surrounding areas by 2018. She said this at a consultative meeting with stakeholders, which was held at...
Faith Siako 22 January 2016
Former gov�t employee challenges P1.9m order
William, who was charged in 2014, says the magistrate court that presided over his case had no jurisdiction to entertain the matter. He is challenging for a stay of execution pending an order issued against him by Broadhurst Principal Magistrate,...
Boniface Keakabetse 22 January 2016
Human/wildlife conflict increases in Ngamiland
Thamalakane River has this year recorded its lowest level as it continues to go dry. Reports say other rivers in the North West District are also drying up; and the result is conflict between people who live near the river and the animals that live...
Boniface Keakabetse 22 January 2016
Tension rears ugly head in Serule
This was evident during a meeting that was called by a group calling itself the ‘Concerned Group’ on Wednesday where they called for an immediate end to the differences. The conflict was exposed last July when Mabutho complained about a...
Ivy Matlho 22 January 2016
Govt to review food safety law
This means that the ministry will be updating the law regulating food safety measures throughout the food supply chain, to protect public health from risks, which may arise as a result of consuming unhealthy food. The chairperson of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 22 January 2016
BOFEPUSU takes DPSM to court again
BOFEPUSU had approached the court after the employer pulled out of negotiations citing the need for verification of BOFEPUSU membership figures, and whether they allow the union to bargain following the departure of Botswana Public Employees Union...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 22 January 2016
The lamentation of Basotho women
Mamphanya Mahao, the widow of the deceased former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, and Mamahali Mokhoro, the wife of the detained corporal Seboka Mokhoro, led this group. Although the heads of states that attended the SADC...
Oarabile Mosikare 22 January 2016
A jungle called Lesotho
As the Southern African Development Community(SADC) Double Troika Summit met this week in Gaborone to discuss the political and security situation in Lesotho, opposition leaders were also busy lobbying for the return of the rule of law in their...
Oarabile Mosikare 22 January 2016
Gov�t succumbs to NED magnates� demands
The 11 petitioners, all Kalanga, had written a letter of complaint to then Minister of Transport and Communications and now Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Nonofo Molefhi saying that their district was deliberately neglected by...
Tefo Pheage 22 January 2016
Basarwa confused over Sesana�s employment
The outspoken leader shot to prominence in 1991 after he co-founded First People of Kalahari (FPK) together with the late John Hardbattle. The organisation’s primary mission was to promote Basarwa’s traditional way of life, which then was...
Tefo Pheage 22 January 2016
�More rules for 2016�
The list began with the rule that all coffee shops must offer free, reasonably fast, uncapped WiFi. Really, in 2016 that should be the norm, frankly it’s outdated for any such pace not to offer it. It’s also outdated and bad business...
Consumer Watchdog 22 January 2016
CBD Hilton hotel gets environmental nod
The project entails the development of a seven-storey hotel block, which will cover a total area of 8,240 square metres to be operated by Hilton Worldwide and a three-storey commercial block, which will cover a total area of 6,334 square metres for...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 22 January 2016
Bessie Head short story awards ceremony - Be there!
Well that also includes literary award ceremonies and here is your opportunity to implement one of your 2016 New Year’s Resolutions: Support Botswana’s Writers! Tomorrow at 2 pm get yourself to the National Museum for the awards ceremony...
Lauri Kubuitsile 22 January 2016
High interest rates stifle property market growth
Despite the prevailing low interest rates regime prescribed by the Bank of Botswana’s accommodative monetary policy, a late 2014 liquidity dearth has pushed up the cost of funds for banks leading to higher interest rates on commercial loans. In...
Brian Benza 22 January 2016
Brothers-in-law crack some ribs
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are some of American channel, BET’s, most celebrated comedic figures. Even more so worldwide. Cube and Hart have appeared in some huge comedy blockbusters. These include Friday, Next Friday, Friday After...
Bakang Israel 22 January 2016
DJ Onks: On his own level
Looking back, DJ Onks said he has always been experimental with electric components. “I always had a passion for music and the surprising fact about this is that I have never studied any technology at school,” he said. DJ Onks said...
Staff Writer 22 January 2016
The increasingly growing comic
He is the kind of guy who would make people laugh without saying a word. His jokes and expressions have the ability to trigger every tickle bone and ignite endless smiles. Born and raised in Mochudi, Phaladi was always regarded as a humourist...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 22 January 2016
PPADB revises contractor registration system
The transition period is expected to give bidders an opportunity to convert or update their registration codes to the revised ones whilst at the same time participating in tendering. According to PPADB’s public relations manager, Ditapole...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 22 January 2016
Khama - Sesana deal
At the centre of the confusion is the government’s sudden change of heart over its hard-line stance on issues that affect Basarwa living within the CKGR. While some appear to be comfortable with the latest development, others are already...
Tefo Pheage 22 January 2016
Mabeo in crunch talks over Kazungula bridge impasse
Last week, Chilibwe filed an injunction to restrain contractors, Daewoo Engineering Company from excavating quarry on its land, which is being used in the construction of the 923-metre long bridge. According to Zambian media, Southern Province...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 22 January 2016
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