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475,Correspondent,, 28 May 2016
In Thursday Paper
28 May 2016
Contract talks delay Francistown marathon
The marathon, which was scheduled for May 8, will now be held in August, chairman of the organising committee, Ben Tobedza told Mmegi Sport yesterday. “We still had to sought out issues of contract with the sponsor, but I can safely say the...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 28 May 2016
Sacked BR coach feels cheated
Ratlou said the management always dragged its feet regarding his contract arguing he is a civil servant and therefore could not hold two jobs within the government. Ratlou is a teacher at Mahalapye Primary School while parastatal, Botswana Railways...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 28 May 2016
Rugby family mourns Mogatusi
The Botho Ryders player passed away on Friday due to head injuries sustained in a league match recently. Ryders chairperson, Simon Kanaimba told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the deceased joined the club in 2013 as a flanker. He said the deceased...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Zac not Zakhem gave clubs money GU
GU made the clarity after former Botswana Premier League (BPL) chairperson, Walter Kgabung had said there was nothing sinister with the league facilitating loans to clubs from Jagdish Shah in a similar way Zakhem assisted Miscellaneous in the...
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Sebego survives ouster plot
Sebego said there was progress made despite chaos reportedly reigning supreme, with particularly sharp exchanges between the president and Motlogelwa. “We did make progress although there were disruptions,” Sebego said yesterday. A...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Teen drools at inaugural gospel TV show bounty
Sixteen-year-old Bame Maoto said she ventured into music industry after realising that she was talented. Maoto is one of the top 10 finalists who will slug it out in Maun this weekend for the coveted prize of P200, 000 and a recording deal. The...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
The Empire chase comes to an end
The 16 models will face each other with one female and male model taking the top spot; and they will have an opportunity to be the face of Lush lifestyle shop, signing a two-year contract with Empire Model Management and hampers from different...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
No vulgar connotations in Ratshegas latest offering
The traditional music giant is well known for releasing catchy and controversial songs but with this album, Shumba has decided to tone down from controversy.  In the past, his songs like Loso La Monnamogolo and Ke Thala Dinte has been associated...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Emergency Assist 991 celebrates 13 years
Pabalinga said that the company, which formerly started as Netcare 991, rebranded to Emergency Assist 991 in 2008 when the two Batswana shareholders bought out Netcare 911 South Africa, to make it a wholly citizen-owned outfit. Emergency Assist 991,...
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Hotel Selebi opens for business
Speaking at the official opening of Hotel Selebi here yesterday, Molefhi said it is imperative management develops a sense of self-discipline among their employees.  He added that the new 42-roomed hotel is a significant investment that adds to...
403,Onalenna Kelebeile,, 28 May 2016
Property disposal boosts Turnstar profit
The proceeds from the disposal helped boost the property giants’ year-end profits, which rose 23 percent to P149 million. Managing director, Gulaam Husain Abdoola stated in the recently published group’s financial results for the period...
46073,Isaac Pinielo,php10C7.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Africans, manage your resources with dignity
The list is endless as it includes unfair trade practices with developed countries, aid that usually has strings attached, and constant economic threats by international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, World...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 28 May 2016
DPSM
28 May 2016
UDC, BCP meet Monday for unity talks
Mmegi has learnt that the talks were anticipated to have started this month but had to be halted to allow opposition parties to prepare for the Phillip Mantante East by-election. The by-election was held over the weekend and was won by the...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Ministry postpones NEF Submissions
A statement issued yesterday says that “the call for submissions for proposals for funding under the National Environmental Fund (NEF) which was supposed to be open in May 2016, has been postponed. Due to the high number of responses in the...
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Cop fired for nothing seeks reinstatement
In a move that shocked many legal practitioners and even the presiding judge when the appellant initially appeared in court, the state prosecutor in the case told the court that she was not furnished with any reasons whatsoever when the decision to...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Otse terror case postponed
The men, both aged 28, are suspects in five robberies, unlawful wounding, burglary and stealing from a dwelling house. On count one, the state alleges that Prince Ranko stabbed Shipho Moyo twice with a sharp instrument. The incident allegedly took...
49078,Tumelo Mouwane,, 28 May 2016
Serial offender denied bail
The state alleges that on March 1, 2016, Dikgang broke into Khumo Ramatsebanyana in Lobatse and stole a 19 kg gas cylinder, TV set, decoder and food items, all valued at P16,443. The accused person had earlier applied for bail stating that he was...
49078,Tumelo Mouwane,, 28 May 2016
BCPYL set to adopt new constitution
The youth league president, Tumiso Rakgare, who ascended to the position last year May, in Francistown, confirmed this to Mmegi yesterday. “We have rounded up our structures in recent times and they have highlighted a few factors which I...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
BOPEU, BOFEPUSU war, nothing but a clash of egos judges
The three-man bench of Justices Ian Kirby, Isaac Lesetedi and Monametsi Gaongalelwe said through the submissions of the two, they had failed to establish any legal issues pertaining to the fights. BOFEPUSU was appearing before court on Tuesday...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
BOPEU, BOFEPUSU war, nothing but a clash of egos judges
The three-man bench of Justices Ian Kirby, Isaac Lesetedi and Monametsi Gaongalelwe said through the submissions of the two, they had failed to establish any legal issues pertaining to the fights. BOFEPUSU was appearing before court on Tuesday...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Granny falls to her death at Nyangabgwe
The 86-year old woman reportedly fell from the second floor of the female ward building last Saturday and lost her life. NRH senior public relations officer Shirley Mukamambo confirmed the fatal accident. “It’s true on Saturday we lost...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Botswana could be malaria free report
Other countries are Algeria, Cape Verde, Comoros Islands, South Africa and Swaziland. “WHO estimates that 21 countries are in a position to achieve this goal, including six countries in the African region, where the burden of the disease is...
54922,Tefo Pheage,phpBCC.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Mystery surrounds origins of the buffalo
The ministry announced Tuesday that they have lifted the movement protocol and allowed slaughtering of the cloven-hoofed animals, after the completion of all tests on the buffalo proved negative of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). The ministry also...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
beMobile Premiership 2015/16 - Goals
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
beMobile Premiership 2015/16 - Results
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
In Thursday Paper
28 May 2016
I never attacked Mugabe Mogae
The neighbouring country’s leadership has not taken kindly to Mogae’s alleged criticism of the aged statesman’s position on Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups. Mogae argues that he was misquoted. “I never...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
The Hateful Eight
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The 5th Wave
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The Revenant
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Daddy's Home
Stepdad, Brad Whitaker, is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when the biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Norm of the North
When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Ride Along 2
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The Hateful Eight
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The Revenant
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Norm of the North
When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Ride Along 2
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The Hateful Eight
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The 5th Wave
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Dirty Grandpa
Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a perverted former Army Lieutenant-Colonel "Special Forces" to Florida for spring break.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
The Revenant
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Norm of the North
When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Daddy's Home
Stepdad, Brad Whitaker, is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when the biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Ride Along 2
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
399,Staff Writer,, 28 May 2016
Eritrea 'appalled' by hoax forced polygamy story
"Even a madman in [the Eritrean capital] Asmara would know that this story was not true," an Eritrean official told the BBC. The hoax was first published online on a Kenyan news site called Crazy Monday. Some men have commented on Twitter that they...
53561,BBC.COM,php2D23.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Letlapengs Mmesi vows to burn Forest
On the other hand, Forest intend to continue with their dream of gaining promotion to the Premier League. Plans for Enos Mmesi have been tempered with as two defenders are unavailable. Mmesi told Mmegi Sport that playing Forest is not just any other...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 28 May 2016
Flamingoes fail to capitalise on Hotspurs slip
Flamingoes interim coach, Jacob Galebue said the second round is the toughest and an away draw is a welcome result. “This is our first game of the year. It was always going to be difficult. The players showed rustiness and lack of match fitness...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 28 May 2016
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