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Sharon Mathala 15 February 2016

Nasha's message to UDC and why she left BDP

Sharon Mathala 15 February 2016

Nasha

Faith Siako 15 February 2016

Drought And Recession Woes

It would seem the sporadic rains that were reported in patches in the various parts of the country have not left farmers with any sense of optimism.Thankfully though Government has acted swiftly by conducting a drought assessment around the country...

Monitor Editor 15 February 2016

Impact of imported vehicles on the economy

Question: MR H. B. BILLY (FRANCISTOWN EAST): asked the Minister of Trade and Industry to inform this Honourable House on the impact of imported vehicles on the country’s economy. Answer: ASSISTANT MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (MR...

Staff Writer 15 February 2016

Kenatshele, Dintwe Conquer Challenging Terrain

The scotching sun and the rugged terrain did not deter the duo from taking the women and men’s titles respectively. Dintwe of Sports View Runners Club, (SVRN) outran 13  other competitors in the 10km senior women’s race.  The...

Tumelo Mouwane 15 February 2016

Upsets At Karate National Team Selection

Batlaareng Shabane brewed a shocker when he won the Under-60kg category after beating Raphael Reed. Shabane had just graduated to the senior category where he is now competing against experienced karatekas. Another upset saw Lemogang Keolopile win...

Calistus Kolantsho | 15 February 2016

�Chicken� Too Hot For Lions

Koko came in for Motsholetsi Sikele in the 62nd minute and immediately changed the complexion of the game. The first half produced few scoring chances from both sides. The first real chance of the match came in the 36th minute when...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 15 February 2016

Orapa Back To Winning Ways

The Ostriches enjoyed much of the ball and took only six minutes to put Miscellaneous on their way to a third consecutive defeat when Ronald Chikomo converted from a cross. The goal jolted both side’s into action with Miscellaneous showing a...

Bonte Seepi 15 February 2016

Own Goals Sink Sankoyo

It was BDF XI’s second successive win after their 7-1 demolition of Motlakase the previous week while Sankoyo registered a second loss on the trot after a 4-0 loss to Township Rollers. The rejuvenated visitors mounted early pressure, forcing...

Boniface Keakabetse 15 February 2016

Chiefs Show Gunners No Love

The game started 30 minutes late due to a good number of fans stranded outside as the tickets ran out. The host announced their intentions early in the game with Tendai Nyumasi receiving a long ball from the middle and lobbed over the advancing...

Kabelo Boranabi | 15 February 2016

Emtee�s Debut Lives Up To Star Billing

Even though the venue was not big enough, the festival had enough crowds to keep the party going.  Making his first appearance in the local night life scene, Emtee did not want any formal introductions and his Roll Up signature was enough to...

Mompati Tlhankane | 15 February 2016

My Kind Of Place Promises Variety

Located at one of the city’s busiest malls, Riverwalk, MKOP brings a new concept of serving all cuisines under one roof, which can ease the burden of moving from one place to another. MKOP, which opened its doors over the weekend, has a...

Pauline Dikuelo | 15 February 2016

Debt Consolidation: Benefit or Disadvantage?

It would be wonderful if there was a quick fix, a simple and cheap method we could buy that would, in a blink of an eye, resolve the problem. Is debt consolidation that solution? Most of us also know that getting into severe debt didn’t happen...

Correspondent 15 February 2016

Landowners Urged To Lease Plots To Investors

Speaking during BITC local outreach workshop held in Palapye recently, BITC property & facilities services manager Thabo Olyn, noted that land is a very rare commodity that should be protected by all and can be used to attract investors for...

Lindiwe Mozola 15 February 2016

Air Botswana To Test Waters In Phikwe

He said it is important for Air Botswana to carry out research first to see if there is demand of flight services to Selebi-Phikwe. “SPEDU has written a letter to our general manager asking us to bring our services here. We are still to do...

Ivy Matlho 15 February 2016

Taking Risks: A Letter To Myself

I was headhunted while working in South Africa, and asked to join a bank in Europe to be a specialist and help them build financial models. I remember thinking, ‘This little African girl from Botswana!?’, ‘They must have got it all...

Correspondent 15 February 2016

Long Live BOPEU, Long Live!

It grew from being just a Government Employees Staff Association as far back as 1942, and moved up stages to transform into Botswana Civil Service Association and Botswana Civil Servants Association after some years. In 2007, under the leadership of...

Correspondent 15 February 2016

Going For Goal. But Which Goal?

But then we have just had the Budget and bang on call, following my observation that the P100-120 million Lobatse milk project had not even got a mention, came articles in Mmegi and the Voice reporting on the dispatch of 15 ‘milk’...

Sandy Grant 15 February 2016

Make Babies, Support Them

It is double the trouble if children are involved. But we are not complaining, still we soldier on; well most of us somehow still find the will and courage to go on. Not so with the rest. Last week, social media was abuzz with a story of a woman....

Tumie Modise 15 February 2016

The 1908-10 Campaign Against Incorporation Into South Africa

This was because there long existed a consensus among local Batswana that British overrule as a Protectorate was preferable to the likely alternative of incorporation into the white settler dominated states of the Union of South Africa and/or...

Jeff Ramsay | 15 February 2016

Smuggled Plants, Fruits A Threat To Food Security

A Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) workshop on bio-security heard last week that incidents of restricted fruits and plants smuggled into the country at border posts are putting the country at risk of an invasion of species of plants, diseases and...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 15 February 2016

Khama Launches The ESP

The Programme is a response to the current unfavourable economic climate following the world economic recession of 2008/9 which has resulted in job losses, not only in our country but in the world at large. One of the major challenges in the economy...

Staff Writer 15 February 2016

Orange Launches The Entrepreneur Club For Start-Ups In Africa And The Middle East

The website http://entrepreneurclub.orange  is a source of information for entrepreneurs that puts them in touch with a variety of instruments from Orange that support entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneur Club also provides practical information...

Staff Writer 15 February 2016

Hirschfeld: From Std II To Police Comissioner

The newspaper’s edition of April 1, 1974 wrote, “The police commissioner of an African nation visiting St Thomas for three days this week found little of the type of crime that makes up most of his time in his homeland”. The African...

Staff Writer 15 February 2016

BHC To Demolish Old Minestone Houses

Minestone is one of the oldest locations in Francistown and many people originating from Francistown grew up in the location. Sadly, the neighbourhood has been outgrown by the times and indeed there is a need for the area to be redeveloped. The...

Pini Bothoko | 15 February 2016

Khama Warns People Of ESP Critics

Khama was adressing multitudes of Batswana that thronged Machaneng village during the launch of ESP on Saturday. He said that people should not mind those who undermine the good intensions of ESP, adding that they only want to push their political...

Lindiwe Mozola 15 February 2016

Leshman, Ex-lover In Court Over Honeymoon Gifts

The two, according to court papers, fell in love around August 2012 where Mabogo moved in with Leshman at his Phakalane home along with her two children and a maid. The transactions, which are now at the  centre of the dispute were entered into...

Tefo Pheage 15 February 2016

State Forks Out In Unlawful Arrest, Detention

He also sued for further ancillary relief for unlawful search of his home, malicious prosecution and legal fees sought. He was, however, awarded damages of about P60,000 in 2013, of which the state refused to pay the full amount on contention that it...

Mpho Mokwape | 15 February 2016

Jailed For Stealing Power Generators

The accused, Patrick Mohlachwa, and James Munyoro were convicted after being found guilty of three counts of stealing generators belonging to farmers at Mokgalo cattlepost and Mosetse village on September 23, 2014. The accused were each sentenced to...

Correspondent 15 February 2016

Motumise Steals The Show

The urgent application that started at 11am and ended at 9.30pm last Friday attracted many unionists and observers in the courtroom of the Industrial Court Judge President Tebogo Maruping. Motumise, whose candidacy to the bench was rejected by...

Oarabile Mosikare 15 February 2016

Prisoner Freed In �Anal Sex� Killing

This, however did not exonerate Patrick Botlhasitse who was still locked up to serve another sentence for a different matter.  The successful appeal overturned a 12-year sentence by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo of Francistown High Court in 2012....

Mpho Mokwape | 15 February 2016

Drought Already Devastating Ngamiland

Ngamiland District Commissioner (DC), Chabongwa Matseka revealed to The Monitor that 15,485 cattle have been killed by drought. She said 14,000 cattle died in the Maun administrative area while 1,485 perished in the Okavango sub-district. Matseka...

Boniface Keakabetse 15 February 2016

Maun Unpacks Its P140M Stimulus Package

The district faces acute poverty and has been given the largest chunk of the ESP programme, which is a government initiative to boost the economy. Matseka said everything was in order for the implementation of the ESP. She said she hoped that ESP...

Boniface Keakabetse 15 February 2016

Matimpole Arts Deliver Profound Theatrical Performance

Upon entering the stage for act one, Matimpole’s presence delighted everyone as they sang a traditional song to introduce the first scene at Matimpole (rural settlement).  The lead actress arrived on stage to introduce her frustrations to...

Mompati Tlhankane | 15 February 2016

Over P8M Spent On Boot Camps

The MP for Selebi Phikwe West MP Dithapelo Keorapetse had asked the minister to explain how much was actually spent, activities, departments involved, reported undesirable incidents and a number of learners who did not participate and...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 15 February 2016

Living Off Discarded Bottles

A former BCL employee from Mahalapye, Gabonthone says he lost his job in 2015 after an injury on the backbone. This forced him to find other means of earning a living and he eventually thought of cutting beverage and liquor bottles to make different...

Faith Siako 15 February 2016