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Victoria Seiketso Sethibe 11 March 2016

Presidential Inspectorate Team

Correspondent 11 March 2016

Bots, Namibia must treat refugee issue judiciously

About 3,000 of the refugees had settled at Dukwi Refugee Camp in 1998 fleeing secessionist violence in Caprivi Strip, Namibia. Some of the young refugees were born at the camp, located about 100km west of Francistown.  One hundred and thirty two...

Mmegi Editor | 11 March 2016

Rollers left bruised after Nato victory

Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Gilport Lions might have emerged from the Ofentse Nato case punch drunk, but at the end of the sparring match, Rollers were left licking the most significant wounds.  Understandably, Rollers’ spokesperson, Bafana...

Mqondisi Dube | 11 March 2016

Big battle moves from boardroom to the pitch

Rollers won a boardroom wrangle over the registration of Ofentse Nato and also carry a 3-1 lead over their rivals from the first leg. Rollers are seeking their fourth appearance in the final of the knockout competition. Chiefs on the other hand are...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 11 March 2016

Deadlocked Matebele, Ostriches go for broke

The host, Matebele come into the fixture with an away goal advantage after they held the Ostriches to a 1-1 draw in Orapa.  Matebele are fresh from a 4-1 win over Satmos in the league, while Orapa lost 1-0 to Mochudi Centre Chiefs last...

Koketso Kgoboge 11 March 2016

Teasing run-in for title chasing trio

Township Rollers Remaining fixtures: Extension Gunners, Miscellaneous, Chiefs, Police XI, Green Lovers, Orapa United Rollers lead the pack but face a tricky six weeks with unpredictable fixtures on the way. Whether the loss to Gaborone United (GU)...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 11 March 2016

Branch main attraction at season opener

The BMS has been clouded with accusations of maladministration following the failure to hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was due last August. However, it is business as usual on the track as BMS have given the greenlight to the first...

Kabelo Boranabi | 11 March 2016

Obscure HAB raises its hand

He said the coaching clinics would be undertaken in various parts of the country with the assistance of Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC).  HAB was established in 2011, but was recognised by the BNSC and Botswana National Olympic...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 March 2016

Notwane seek lifeline against Letlapeng

Notwane have 22 points from 16 matches and Wire Kaelo is the man tasked with bringing back the elusive glory days.  He told Mmegi Sport yesterday that training has not been easy this week due to rain.  He said despite that, his players...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 March 2016

Premier League valued at P23m

Speaking at a workshop the BPL hosted for their Lesotho counterparts at Lekidi Centre yesterday, Mamelodi said the value excludes revenue generated from the gates. The Lesotho football administrators were in Botswana on a benchmarking exercise....

Kabelo Boranabi | 11 March 2016

Roadmap to global peace

He advises that the world needs active cooperation among the US, Russia, China and other influential countries, through agreement and cooperation within the United Nations (UN) framework.  “ We need to return actively to the vision set...

Correspondent 11 March 2016

Ministry of Health receives wheelchairs

Chairperson of BOCFA, Rudolf Boy, said his association was motivated to donate wheelchairs as a result of the disability need that is in both communities. He said he first identified the need in the hospitals when he visited the two clinics while on...

Leah Mataboge 11 March 2016

Public sector unions, achievements post 2011 strike

The strike was scheduled to last 10 days but extended to eight weeks as government would not entertain thoughts of meeting workers’ demands. More than 90,000 civil servants across the country took part in the strike. The members belonged to the...

Chakalisa Dube | 11 March 2016

Andrew Motsamai�s role at BOPEU

And please pardon the length. I have edited it for length numerously, yet ended with so much to say. I am hopeful that in my response to Comrade Patle who is my leader, I will not come across as a self-appointed spokesperson of Botswana Employee...

Correspondent 11 March 2016

Voices of fear from Dukwi

The Voices “We would like to affirm that concerning the political situation, which made us to flee, nothing has changed. Many Caprivians lost their lives due to their political beliefs and opinions. “In 2005 and 2008 respectively,...

Correspondent 11 March 2016

Ngamiland wars: Wayeyi reprimand Hambukushi

The Hambukushu’s views were also shared by Batawana who have notified Kgosi Tawana Moremi that they wanted to see the minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Slumber Tsogwane in relation to his meetings with the Wayeyi. In the...

Tefo Pheage 11 March 2016

New BHC scheme to avail 750 houses

The first phase of the scheme, which will commence this month, will comprise 156 units at Tsholofelo Extension, which will be followed by 480 planned to commence by end of March this year, and another 114 units, which are planned to start by April...

Staff Writer 11 March 2016

Inside the aborted refugee mission

At present, the Namibians together with the Botswana Council of Churches and Ditshwanelo, say threats and even death await them  in Namibia. Government and the UNHCR say there’s nothing to fear. The High Court has granted an interdict...

Mpho Mokwape | 11 March 2016

Beware of political corruption in by-elections

Almost all Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Members of Parliament (MPs) who stood up to contribute on the Committee of Supply budget debates congratulated their party and candidate and threw jabs at the opposition for the latter’s loss. Clearly...

Dithapelo Keorapetse 11 March 2016

Creating Botswana�s Air Force

This includes three Hercules C130s which have had a reasonable amount of engine, airframe and avionics upgrades. I presume that the bulk of BDF budget is consumed by the Air Command because of the equipment they have in their inventory. If this...

Richard Moleofe 11 March 2016

The many ways to cheat a writer

Last year the results of a study by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society in the United Kingdom found that a professional writer’s annual mean income there was 11,000 British Pounds, which is below their national minimum wage. In...

Lauri Kubuitsile 11 March 2016

The ancient etymology of quantity and extent

Sumer in Mesopotamia (now mostly Iraq) was the home of the earliest known civilisation. Indeed, I have studied several different Sumerian epics, including a section of the famous Enuma Elish, and came to the conclusion that the grammar and syntax...

L M Leteane 11 March 2016

Botswana�s budget lacks transparency � Survey

The Open Budget Index is the world’s only independent and comparative measure of budget transparency. Botswana’s score of 47 out of 100 on the 2015 Open Budget Index is a little higher than the global average score of 45 and is largely...

Isaac Pinielo 11 March 2016

�Amazing5 � Another Ponzi scheme�

The same reader approached us twice before asking similar questions about two other firms that he thought might make him loads of money. So what about Amazing5? Is it a scheme that can be trusted? Or is it a scam like the other two schemes he’s...

Consumer Watchdog 11 March 2016

Card-free banking service gains traction

One of the largest banks in the country, First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) has the FNB Smartphone Banking App that works on IOS Apple, Blackberry 10 as well as Android Smartphones. The bank also introduced eWallet that allows FNBB customers to...

Isaac Pinielo 11 March 2016

Over 60,000 companies face de-registration

The owed funds include a P300 annual subscription fee for the 60, 000 companies and a P900 penalty charged each year on every company that fails to submit annual returns. According to CIPA Awareness and Communications Manager, Marietta Magashula they...

Pauline Dikuelo | 11 March 2016

Lesedi Larona attracts P330m offer

According to Lucara CEO William Lamb, E-mails are streaming in from collectors wanting to buy the stone, the second-largest gem quality diamond ever found. That will mean quite the payday for Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp., which mined the gem...

Correspondent 11 March 2016

Churches fear for fate of Namibian refugees

The Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) had two representatives on the now famous ‘Go See, Come Tell’ mission held last June, whose outcome was supposed to provide finality on the question of whether Namibia was safe for its refugees to...

Oarabile Mosikare 11 March 2016

Caprivi ghost returns to haunt Botswana, Namibia

“Does Botswana really want to help our people to go to their death? I don’t think so. Botswana has been a haven of peace and democracy and they have helped many people. “Someone, somewhere is trying to tarnish Botswana’s name...

Mbongeni Mguni | 11 March 2016

Case history of the forgotten Namibians

The deadline for the return of the refugees to their native country was set for December 31, 2015, after the Botswana government satisfied itself that there was no more unrest or intimidation in Namibia. Despite numerous meetings and a ‘Go See,...

Mpho Mokwape | 11 March 2016

South East District on the verge of thirst

SDE Drought Household and Food Security 2015/16 assessment report reveals that challenges however still exist which hamper the continuous supply of water leading to water shortage and low pressure in the area. “These challenges include...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 March 2016

Stray cattle: GCC�s itchy sore

A concerned motorist and a resident of Gaborone said the issue of stray livestock is a source of worry. The motorist, who did not want her identity revealed, feels that Gaborone City Council (GCC) should do something about the cattle roaming the...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 11 March 2016

UN rights council worried over Dikgosi, Kgotla system

The UN Special Rapporteur, Farida Shaheed, who spent some time in the country in 2014 making these observations, made these recommendations. She and her team noted that some groups, which have requested to be recognised as tribes under the Bogosi...

Tefo Pheage 11 March 2016

Kgosi Maforaga bemoans villagers� poor attendance

. The committee is supposed to lead the BOT50 Independence celebration preparations. The few who attended the meeting were presented a report on how 2015 funds were used. The committee which led the 2015 independence celebrations received P52,860.72...

Bonte Seepi 11 March 2016

2016, the year of hunger

In July 2015, Parliament approved P445.1 million in emergency funding following President Ian Khama’s declaration of the whole country as drought stricken. The P445 million was 0.89 percent of the overall budget. The overall budget for 2015/16...

Staff Writer 11 March 2016

Hunger stalks South East district

According to the report, the ploughing/planting season normally starts in October. However, ploughing/planting operations were delayed this season due to the late rains, which only came in the first week of December. During the 2014/2015 cropping...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 March 2016

Churches, Ditshwanelo refuse to back down

The two organisations have filed supporting affidavits in the Lobatse High Court case in which the refugees are suing the Botswana government for plans to deport  or forcibly repatriate them to Namibia. The Namibian government has already...

Tefo Pheage 11 March 2016

Venson-Moitoi takes on UN expert on Basarwa

Shaheed, who paid a 13-day official visit to Botswana in 2014, said her visit was to identify, in a spirit of co-operation and constructive dialogue, good practices in and possible obstacles to the promotion and protection of cultural rights in...

Tefo Pheage 11 March 2016

Finding photography behind the lens of blogging

It is difficult to become successful in the world of photography especially for self-taught photographers, but Lorraine Kinnear has proved otherwise. She started blogging in 2010 alongside a friend and they worked together for a year until she...

Mompati Tlhankane | 11 March 2016

Thobo cultural festival returns

“We are raising funds for vulnerable children in Lobatse and the surrounding areas. We also want to empower young entrepreneurs,” she said. Thedi said the event will promote indigenous culture including poetry, song and dance. “We...

Mompati Tlhankane | 11 March 2016

Africa 54 defines Africa

A notable example is when creative rapper, Kanye West, referred Africa as country that has always been assisted by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.  Through writings and different forms of the media, many a social commentator have addressed...

Dumisani Ncube 11 March 2016

Tom lives his dream

“That’s where I developed a love for art. I always got position one in art competitions,” he said. Tom explained that he continued doing art through to senior secondary school where he says he got a B grade, which he said was...

Maureen Odubeng | 11 March 2016

Khama, Geingob snub churches over Namibian refugees

The Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) and Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) have revealed that their respective state Presidents, Ian Khama and Hage Geingob, snubbed their requests to meet and defuse the burning issue of the Namibian refugees at...

Tefo Pheage 11 March 2016

Kingdom Bank liquidator, creditors fall out

A creditors meeting held in Gaborone last week resolved to relieve Marinelli of his duties and proposed to appoint a new liquidator. Director of tax services at Deloitte, Terry Brick told BusinessWeek their company is no longer handling the...

Brian Benza 11 March 2016