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Correspondent 08 February 2016

Gout

Lebogang Baingapi 08 February 2016

Rebatenne Unhappy Despite Bright Start

“I won but I am not happy with the way I performed overall. I was very poor with the service returns. Whenever I do the service, I should be on the advantage and should know where the opponent is going to put the ball. But I did not do well in...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 08 February 2016

The Day GU Missed On Six Rising Stars

This was revealed by former GU official Kelesitse Gilika, now with Gilport Lions, on Thursday evening at the memorial service of one of the stars of that Under-17 side, Thero ‘Relax’ Gaadingwe, who was laid to rest in Gaborone on Friday...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 08 February 2016

Gunners Brush Aside Miscellaneous

Gunners dominated the game and prevailed through goals from Moemedi ‘Jomo’ Moatlhaping, Emmanuel Machinya and Daniel Chimuku. Tse Nala’s errors at the back gifted Gunners a penalty in the 17th minute and Moatlhaping opened the...

Tumelo Mouwane 08 February 2016

Rollers Pull Away After Sankoyo Romp

Popa showed their intentions right from kick off with a Mogogi Gabonamong header ruled out for offside inside the opening two minutes. It did not take long however for Rollers to find the opener as Jerome Ramatlhakwana scored after a swift counter...

Koketso Kgoboge 08 February 2016

Nico Score Late To Deny Highlanders

Both teams struggled to adjust in sweltering heat and the match official had to call for a water break. On resumption, Highlanders did not waste time as they took the lead through veteran Tshepo Molefe who converted a pass from Moamogedi Thatogo in...

Ivy Matlho 08 February 2016

Chiefs Edge GU In Ugly Battle

GU veteran, Stephen Maposa took charge of the game while new coach Rodolfo Zapata had to watch from the stands as he is yet to get his work permit. GU medic, Otukile Ruele was sent to the stands for using a mobile phone in the technical area. In the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 08 February 2016

A Midsummer Night�s Dream Attracts Big Audience

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 project. The screening attracted...

Dumisani Ncube 08 February 2016

Stanbic Bank Takes Budget Reviews Across Country

From  February 2-3, 2016, the bank engaged customers and key stakeholders within the respective locations to unpack the National Budget, driving the conversation of the National Budget beyond the city limits of Gaborone. These reviews were held...

Staff Writer 08 February 2016

Accommodate Police Officers Strategically

This lot breaks into households, bar, shops et al, not once, not twice, but on repeat business basis in the lower and upper Morwa community with impunity. They say actually crime itself is not traumatising. It is the fear of crime that is, hence...

Correspondent 08 February 2016

Rollers� Peace Key For Football

The message was unequivocal. Few had given peace an opportunity with violence expected to overwhelm a club that had grown weary of internecine wars in the last three years. But the Rollers family showed maturity befitting the stature of one of the...

Monitor Editor 08 February 2016

Govt Rolls Red Carpet For BMD�s Thero Gaadingwe

Gaadingwe was found dead while on a training camp in preparation for the upcoming Gaborone marathon, in Kgomokasitwa last week. Relatives told mourners that the post-mortem results indicated he had heart complications. In attendance were Vice...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 08 February 2016

OPIC Enters Into $250 Million Partnership With Bayport

The long-term loan will support the group’s financial inclusion and growth agenda across its operations. Under the terms of the agreement, OPIC will provide financing in the form of long term debt that will enable BML to fund its strategic...

Staff Writer 08 February 2016

Global Fund Injects $32M Into Botswana HIV/AIDS Fight

Botswana, through the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (ACHAP) has been allocated USD$ 32, 172, 960 million for a three year period (2016 to 2018). Such an amount has always triggered a scramble from the hopeless civil societies who have...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 February 2016

Pondering Ken, Remembering George

In this one, it doesn’t get a mention. Presumably its needs are securely tucked away within the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security’s remarkable P4.95 billion. Another item which appears to get no mention is the Lobatse Milk Project...

Sandy Grant 08 February 2016

Salakae Unhappy With Masisi, Budget

Salakae, who was contributing to the 2016-2017 Budget Speech reactions in Parliament, said that he is not convinced that the country would be in good hands when President Ian Khama vacates the presidency in 2018. “The office of the Vice...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 February 2016

Banks; the real robbers

For those of us who have been mugged before, the experience is traumatic, one that plays over and over in your head like an old vinyl record on repeat mode. It doesn’t matter whether the mugging took place during the day or at night; somehow...

Tumie Modise 08 February 2016

Unarmed Thief Shot Five Times

The Thursday shooting left two armed robbers dead but it was the sight of the bullet wounds of unarmed Sefhare youngster Boikobo Kenosi that left relatives and friends concerned. After checking Boikobo at Princess Marina Hospital on Saturday...

Staff Writer 08 February 2016

Back 4d Future: The Detention Of Sekgoma Letsholathebe

Sekgoma’s lawyers argued that this violated his rights under English law to either be tried or released. Unfortunately for him and other Batswana who followed in his footsteps, the courts ultimately ruled that as a British Protected Person,...

Jeff Ramsay | 08 February 2016

Former Gangsters Donate Bicycles To Schools

Bana Ba Metsi is a group of gangsters formerly known as Matsetsenkane that used to terrorise residents of Thamaga. Kotolaname and Lesilakgokong are poverty-stricken villages in the Kweneng district, some kilometres from Thamaga. Goabaone Ramasu, one...

Tefo Pheage 08 February 2016

Bananas Thief Gets 10 Years In Jail

Tshepo Sepatela was slapped with the sentence in June 2015 after the trial magistrate found no exceptional extenuating circumstances and committed him to the High Court for sentencing. He was now appealing against his conviction arguing he was not...

Mpho Mokwape | 08 February 2016

Beaten To A Pulp

Relating his ordeal to Monitor, the 32-year-old from Digawana struggled to talk due to a painful throat. he was also nursing a broken nose, and had injuries on the waist and arm. Tsimako said as they were drinking at Unit Two, he was approached by...

Lebogang Baingapi 08 February 2016

Heat Wave Hits Kgalagadi

The department says temperatures are expected to go up to 41 degrees celsius in the Kgalagadi beginning Thursday going into the weekend. In an interview, the Principal Meteorologist, Radithupa Radithupa, said the heat wave in South Africa would...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 08 February 2016

Suspected Armed Robbers Shot Dead

Two of the suspected robbers were confirmed dead at the hospital and there were no casualties among the officers or bystanders. Botswana Police (BPS) Public Relations Unit’s Senior Superintendent Near Bagali, confirmed the incident in a press...

Sharon Mathala 08 February 2016

Thieving Lawyer Struck Off

On Thursday, the bench led by Ian Kirby said Mutoriti should be removed from the roll as it was a clear case of theft by an attorney. “It was theft by an attorney of a large sum of money held by him in trust on behalf of his client.  The...

Mpho Mokwape | 08 February 2016

BOPEU Bargaining Council Application Frustrated

The Secretary General of the PSBC Willard Ulaula confirmed to The Monitor yesterday that the PSBC did not consider BOPEU application when it convened on February 4 last week, “No. It was not considered. It will be considered on a date  to...

Staff Writer 08 February 2016

BOFEPUSU Membership Slashed By 21, 413

Initially BOFEPUSU had submitted 74,811 as their membership, made up of 30, 812 from Manual Workers, 18,628 from  Botswana Teachers Union BTU), 15,189 from BOSETU, and 10,182 from BLLAHWU, to determine if they still meet the required threshold...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 08 February 2016

DJs launch United Lounge Premium in style

Separated by two soundproofed dancefloors, the DJs made it hard for night crawlers to keep up with the pace and the only option was to choose and stick to one dance floor. With multiple lounges, the club allowed everyone to choose their own comfort...

Mompati Tlhankane | 08 February 2016

Salary Talks Nightmare

Foremost in their  urgent prayers, BOPEU seeks the Industrial Court to declare that BOFEPUSU is not entitled to  be admitted  into the membership of  the Bargaining Council. The urgent application seeks Court to declare that only...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 08 February 2016

Quartet Profits From Salty Jwaneng Water

After seeing the opportunity presented by the salty tasting water, four young women came up with an idea to purify and sell it to residents.  Thuto Mongwaketse, Gorataone  Kedisang, Onkokame Podisi and Mpho Manakane came together and...

Lebogang Baingapi 08 February 2016