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Innocent Selatlhwa 10 February 2016

And the winner is: Lesedi La Rona!

The stone, which is the world’s second largest diamond ever discovered, will be known as ‘Lesedi La Rona’ meaning ‘Our Light’. “The diamond is the pride, light and hope of Batswana. Diamonds are the main...

Pauline Dikuelo | 10 February 2016

Moremi Game Reserve

Mmegi Editor 10 February 2016

Diamond drop demands �new normal'

The latest figures bring into stark reality, the comments made by Finance Minister, Kenneth Matambo, in his budget speech about the need for austerity and discipline in public finance management. According to Matambo, the slowdown in diamond export...

Mmegi Editor | 10 February 2016

Khansele ya Legare e supiwa ka monwana

Thomas o buile se bosheng kwa tshimolodisong semmuso dikago tsa marekisetso a magolo a atla agiwang kwa Palapye mme o ne a bidiwa fela gotwe Diphalane Junction Mall. Thomas yo gape eleng mong wa marekisetso a dipeterole a Shell, gone kwa go tla...

Bonte Seepi 10 February 2016

Kwerepe o tsewa tsia-Kgari

Kgari o tlhalositse jalo mo potsolotsong le Naledi Bosheng a re gangwe le gape ele boeteledipele jwa kgaolo le bogogi jwa BDP, ba etela mabutswapele a polotiki go ya go bua le bone ka ditogamaano tsa phathi ga mmogo le gone go kopa dikgakololo mo go...

Correspondent 10 February 2016

Lady Khama Trust struggles to secure sponsor

He said companies that they had approached complain about the decline of the economy. Run 21 marathon has been divided into three categories; five, ten and 21 kilometres. Lack of sponsorship has not affected the plans. Ter Haar said the main aim of...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 February 2016

Tigers deflate ECCO�s hopes

Texan Phiri, the team's coach said he is confident of a return to the Premiership despite the weekend setback. Phiri said he is yet to play log leaders, Mahalapye Hotspurs nor Sua Flamingoes. “Our fate is in our hands,” he said. “We...

Boniface Keakabetse 10 February 2016

Gunners agree to sell 80% shares

Sources however said of the remaining 20 percent, 10 might be sold to another investor. Gunners have been battling financial challenges over the years despite the team being one of the highly supported in the country. It is said the previous...

Tumelo Mouwane 10 February 2016

beMOBILE rewards three players

The winners; Pontsho Moloi, Kabelo Seakanyeng and Benson Shilongo each walked away with P1, 500 on top of the trophies. The award, which has received criticism from some football commentators, has been running for six months now. Township...

Staff Writer 10 February 2016

Competition toughens in Just Gospel

He said with the competition getting tough, they could not choose only 20 of the best at the Palapye selection. He added that they chose more participants who put up an amazing performance, and decided on selecting 31 contestants instead. Muzila...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 10 February 2016

Comics set a romantic night

The show dubbed ‘Where Is My Valentine 2? - Laugh Is In The Air’ will feature young comics Tulani Tau, Umbambi ‘Bambino’ Ndiwenyu, Charles Manase and Prince Macheng. “Love and relationships are a very sensitive issue to...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa 10 February 2016

Projects earmarked for North West to boost tourism

University of Botswana economist, Jonah Tlhalefang made this observation at a budget review seminar organised by Stanbic Bank and Business Botswana at Maun Lodge. Under the 2016/2017 budget, government had announced it will undertake the Maun Water...

Boniface Keakabetse 10 February 2016

FCC to train contractors on procurement

FCC’s city clerk, Leboile Israel disclosed this at a meeting between the council and contractors adding that they had discovered that a majority of contractors lack procurement and tendering skills. Speaking to Mmegi Business, Israel said they...

Pini Bothoko | 10 February 2016

Creative industry gets P11m injection

CIPA has reserved P42 million to assist in the development of capacity building, quality and diversity of the creative industry under the Technical Devices Fund. This is the second allocation following the first one where four projects were funded...

Pauline Dikuelo | 10 February 2016

MP wants independence celebration funds diverted

Kgoroba says he will ask government to divert money budgeted for independence celebrations in his area for the next four years, in order to push the construction of the Mogoditshane Block 5/Mogoditshane Block 9 road. The road currently used by...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 10 February 2016

Contractors accuse FCC of corruption

City mayor, Sylvia Muzila, had summoned contractors to update them on the implementation of the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) projects in Francistown and encourage them to be ready to reap from the programme. However, the contractors turned...

Pini Bothoko | 10 February 2016

Three children hospitalised after eating bean seeds

The mother of two of the children aged two and four years, Taboka Jack, told Mmegi that they discovered the children sweating profusely, with fevers in the back of a car, where they had been playing. The seeds were in the car. “The children...

Pini Bothoko 10 February 2016

Absence of doctor sets rape convict free

Mmera Lekgetho had appealed a 10-year sentence slapped after his conviction for rape. Justice Frederik Jacobus Brand said it was necessary for the trial court, before accepting the medical report as evidence, to have advised the accused of his...

Mpho Mokwape | 10 February 2016

Councillor counselled after alleged suicide bid

Tumiso, who was welcomed to Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) on Saturday after defecting from Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), was alleged to have wanted to commit suicide due to heavy personal debts. “It is true we called the councillor...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 February 2016

Rancho wins BNF ticket for Sekoma

Rancho polled 258 votes in the BNF primary, beating Ditiro Melaetsa who got 188 and Segakolodi Sasheng who was third with 102. A youthful member of the party, Rancho is also the Sekoma Village Ward Committee chairman. “This was one of those...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 February 2016

The wonderful Minnie Shaw

There is Sekgoma’s extraordinary house with its two octagonal rooms. Also in Serowe is the multi-sided living room in Tshekedi’s Red House, and there is the ruined hexagonal house in Francistown.  Until the floods in Palapye...

Sandy Grant 10 February 2016

A re se dire re itsapa

E re boemong jwa go nowa ke batho, a nowe ke loruo. Mo go a mangwe mafelo, botlhoko e nne bo bo ka lekwang. Tota e se gore batho ba a rata, ba dirwa fela ke gore, ga go na ape metsi a a botoka. Go lebega go ntse jalo kwa Mmatshumo. Ka ngwana o sa...

Sebofo Motshwane 10 February 2016

�Body parts kidnapping� case stirs up Jwaneng

Instead, Dikarabo Modisaotsile, 31, Kediemetse Motampa, 21, and Kenanao Madile, 31, were only charged with a single count of robbery and assault, stunning the multitudes in attendance and the others lined-up outside the court. According to the...

Lebogang Baingapi 10 February 2016

Tshameko e ntle; maduo aa gana kwa BR Higlanders

Highlanders e dubana le le lerole la dikatse mo go tse tharo tse di kwa mogatleng wa moalo wa Be Mobile. Banna bao ba kwa Mhalatswe ba na le tse di sokolang jaaka bone tsa Motlakase Power Dynamos ya kwa Palapye le FC Satmos go tswa kwa toropong ya...

Oageng Batenegi 10 February 2016

Koboyankwe o inola Atlas Lions seretseng

Erile a bua kwa tshimolodisong le go supa setlhopha sa gagwe sa Atlas Lions go tswa kwa Rasesa mo kgaolong ya Kgatleng, Koboyankwe yo eleng mogwebi wa kapari ya letshwao la Achivas a bolela fa a rekile setlhopha go se ntsha mo mathateng. A re ka...

Teichler Rankoa 10 February 2016

Splash returns with The People�s fest

The first installment of the people’s festival was held at University of Botswana (UB) amphitheatre last October.  The second and third shows were held at Molapowabojang and Serowe Grounds last December.  Mogatusi Spring Sebego of...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 February 2016

Outrage grows over plans for more MPs, ministers

Last Friday’s Government Gazette indicates plans for two more ministers, two more assistant ministers and two more specially elected MPs. This means that the government would then have 18 ministers, 10 assistant ministers and six specially...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 10 February 2016

Pula Steel workers strike over late salaries

A representative of the employees, Ofentse Ithuteng said the management has been making empty promises as to when they will be paid their salaries. He said they usually receive their monthly payments on the 21st of every month. He said after the...

Ivy Matlho 10 February 2016

Jacoba o kgala baporofiti bangwe

Jacoba a re baporofiti ba go tshwana le ba, le dingaka dingwe tsa setso, di dira gore diphuphu di tlale ka jaana baseke bua fa ba palelwa ke sepe. Jacoba o buile se kwa phuthegong ee neng e biditswe ke tautona wa lekgotla la dikereke tsa semowa kwa...

Bonte Seepi 10 February 2016

TB e teng mo dikgolegelong -Lephata la Botsogo

Lephata la Botsogo (MoH) le tsibogetse dikgang tsa kanamo ya bolwetse jwa TB le mogare wa HIV kwa dikgolegelong ka go bolela fa le dirile patlisiso ka bolwetse jwa TB, ka 2010. Ya re ka 2013, Lephata la Botsogo le la NACA a dira patlisiso ka mogare...

Correspondent 10 February 2016

Makhanselara a Werda aa kubetsana

Makhanselara a motse, o o dikhilomithara di ka nna lekgolo le masome a mararo, ko botlhaba jwa Tsabong, ke Hendry Louw wa mokgatlho wa UDC le Bakae Mathule wa BDP. Patlisiso ya Naledi e senotse fa Louw o tlhophilwe gonna mokhanselara wa Werda mo...

Zolani Kraai 10 February 2016

Jwaneng o nkga a re phuu!

Go nkga ga toropo e, e nnile kgang ya moruthuta kwa bokopanong jwa khansele ya Jwaneng bosheng, jaaka Makhanselara a ne a ntsha matshwenyego ka seemo se. ba supileng fa se sa ba itumedise, molato ele koporase ya metsi ya WUC e ba reng ga e a...

Lebogang Baingapi 10 February 2016