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In Thursday Paper

Sandy Grant 04 February 2016

Govt �blacklists� Law Society

At the Legal Opening, LSB chair, Lawrence Lecha slammed the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for proceeding with appointments of judges, while litigation on the process was pending. He singled out the recent appointment of a particular judge to the...

Oarabile Mosikare 04 February 2016

Lesotho SADC

Mmegi Editor 04 February 2016

AU spots remain unchanged

Going into the meeting, African states, to varying degrees, are facing challenges of climate change, flatlining economies, rising poverty and inequality, conflict, civil unrest, disease and upliftment/protection of marginalised groups among...

Mmegi Editor | 04 February 2016

Poor preparations hamper women�s football

While their male counterparts have been to the finals of a continental competition and managed historic wins along the way, successive women teams have failed to establish themselves. Respected women’s football coach, Gaolethoo...

Kabelo Boranabi | 04 February 2016

Motlakase sign 12 players

Oris Radipotsane has taken over temporarily and club chairperson, Gaolathe Kelesitse told Mmegi Sport they looked beyond relegation when they signed the players.  It is the highest number for the midseason transfer window, with Radipotsane...

Koketso Kgoboge 04 February 2016

Hard work ahead for cricket teams

The senior men’s team is preparing for the Southern and Central Region T20 tournament to be held in Malawi in May while the Under 19 team participates in the Division Two Africa World Cup qualifiers. “Both teams have already started...

Dumisani Ncube 04 February 2016

Gunners inch closer to privatization

The club president, Phenyo Gothaamang said the new committee intends to amend the club’s constitution in a bid to privatise the club.  The club is reportedly close to financial relief as a deal with an unidentified company will be...

Tumelo Mouwane 04 February 2016

Shakespeare visits Maitisong Theater

The British High Commission, in partnership with Maru-a-Pula School and Maitisong, has launched ‘Shakespeare o a Tshela’, part of the Great Britain Campaign and British Council’s ‘Shakespeare Lives’...

Dumisani Ncube 04 February 2016

DJ Ganyani to headline United Lounge Premium launch

The place was formerly known as Lizard Lounge and it has been moved from Block 6 to Village. United Lounge Premium has two sound-proofed dance floors. The underground floor, which is a whisky bar, is specifically for hip-hop and R&B. The house,...

Mompati Tlhankane | 04 February 2016

Revlon Makeup artist coming to Botswana

Varoyi who will be making his first appearance in the country will be coming to share his expertise with local artists on the do’s and dont’s of make-up. In an interview with Showbiz, Lit Events Management Events organiser, Game Obuseng,...

Pauline Dikuelo | 04 February 2016

Economists reiterate need to prioritise high-return projects

Speaking at a budget review seminar hosted by Stanbic Bank and Business Botswana at Cresta Bosele here on Tuesday, Tlhalefang said it remains  worrisome that the country is failing to identify sectors that can help boost the  economy. He...

Faith Siako 04 February 2016

Councillors want landfill to be relocated

Councillor for Boseja/Flowertown, Tumelo Koolekanye, yesterday told Mmegi in an interview that they do not want a landfill, which poses risks to the soil, and groundwater, which is closer to their water resources. Koolekanye said the P200 million...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 February 2016

Mogae to brief Obama, Putin over South Sudan

Mogae is the chair of the South Sudan’s Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) and has been at the forefront of resolving the country’s conflict. He recently hammered out a fragile peace agreement between warring parties, which...

Tefo Pheage 04 February 2016

BCP youth demand respect from the party

The youth league president was recently involved in a public spat with the party’s spokesman and Selebi Phikwe West legislator, Dithapelo Keorapetse, over remarks Rakgare made in a media interview. After a brief back and forth in the media,...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 February 2016

UDC yet to establish corruption task force

The Serowe congress, held in the build-up to the 2014 general elections, had resolved that the UDC executive swiftly set-up a task force on corruption to alert on issues of corruption, its depth, extent and implications while also advising on...

Chakalisa Dube | 04 February 2016

Police helicopter crash case returns

Justice Abednego Tafa of Lobatse High Court is set to preside over the matter next week Thursday, as the state and the families of the deceased go head to head for the first time, on whether or not the police should release a detailed report of the...

Sharon Mathala 04 February 2016

Copper cable theft worries SAPP

The working group was set up with a primary role of preventing theft of SAPP equipment. Senior managers of power utilities from the regional bloc were meeting in Gaborone to discuss common criminal activities in the power sector and come up with...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 04 February 2016

Student gang-raped walking from bars

Mahalapye police station commander, Superintendent Isaac Mamadi said the victim, who is a Form Two student, was raped by a group of four men suspected to be aged between 22 and 23 at around 11pm. “According to the victim, she was walking with...

Bonte Seepi 04 February 2016

AG reveals gross case backlog

Molokomme said case backlog in the courts largely begins right at the mouth of the pipeline when a case is reported to the police. She said for criminal cases in particular, the delays may start from when the case is reported, to who investigates...

Sharon Mathala 04 February 2016

BDP handpicks Sekoma candidate

On Tuesday, the party’s secretary general, Botsalo Ntuane told the media that democrats in the area felt there was no need to hold primary elections and had instead resolved to handpick Lebotso.  “The members reached a consensus...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 04 February 2016

Boko slams �populist� policies

Responding to the budget speech in Parliament yesterday, Boko said this state of affairs was manifested in greater unaccountability of resources, heightened corruption, impunity of those involved, as well as deterioration in government efficiency and...

Baboki Kayawe 04 February 2016

Ditiro to sample out latest album this Sunday

Leero was sentenced to six years imprisonment for rape but after four years, the once lead singer for award winning traditional group, Matsieng, is back and is ready to hit the stage.  It has been no secret that Leero was fully utilizing his...

Sharon Mathala 04 February 2016

BotswanaPost pilots home mail delivery

The project, which falls under the National Addressing Standard and Postcodes, will change mail delivery from post addresses to mail boxes set up outside clients’. The decision to embark on home delivery of mail is a response to global trends...

Pauline Dikuelo | 04 February 2016