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In Wedensday Paper
31 May 2016
Khama attends Swazi Reed Dance
475,Correspondent,, 31 May 2016
Ngele a doubt for Zebras trip
Peter Butler’s charges can only finish on nine points, as they lie third behind Uganda and group leaders, Burkina Faso. Competition is between the top two countries for a slot at next year’s AFCON tournament in Gabon. Butler said Ngele...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Francistown soothes Rio athletes
Nijel Amos, who was at the centre of storm, said he is overwhelmed to finally receive a meaningful welcome. He said he is encouraged by the youth who still see him as an idol. “Finally I feel at home,” he said. “Francistown is my...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 31 May 2016
Chess team ready for Olympiad
Botswana has sent a 10-member team (five women and five men). For the first time in the history of the national team, the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) introduced a new selection criterion at the beginning of the year where players were selected...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Post-Rio tour costs P300,000, little for athletes
BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho said they had left a budget for the post Olympic Games tours, and they would spend P300,000. He said if the team had won medals, the budget would have been bigger, but they have to keep it at P300,000...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Touring Sibanda misses Diamond League
BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho told Mmegi Sport that the invitation for the Diamond League came late. “The invitation came to my office on Thursday afternoon. We tried to process the Visa for Sibanda on Friday. We were informed...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Slizer disappoints Bobirwa fans
Slizer kickstarted the show on a low note performing only one song leaving her fans unsatisfied with the hope that she would come back in better form. The Bazooka hitmaker seemed to be struggling with entertaining the revellers as her other two...
61634,Imi Mokgethi,, 31 May 2016
Jazz maestro Citie Seetso makes impressive comeback
“This is my comeback album after being quiet for a few years. It has 10 original compositions that were all done by me. Unlike in my past debut album, I have introduced singing in The City Is Mine,” he said proudly. Although...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Botswana Colour Run pulls in masses
The event started with a five-kilometre walk, which was as a race with no takers. In other words, everyone was a winner as long as they got to the finish line. The participants began the race dressed in pristine white T-shirts they were provided...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Lesolobe, beauty queen with purpose
Lesolobe told Showbiz that she decided to join the pageant to focus on young girls. Lesolobe said she was not interested in the beauty pageant before, but felt the need to pass on the knowledge that she has to other young girls. Lesolobe said...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Kabelo Eric, Lundi collaborate
Kabelo Eric told Showbiz that he has been admiring Lundi’s work, and dreaming to share the stage with him. Now he is happy to have worked with him on the single, which he believes will do well in the market. “Lundi is a legend on his...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 31 May 2016
Poor documentation stifle women businesses
The judge, Mmala Oefile, said after assessing all 159 stalls they realised that record keeping is a major hurdle faced by women-owned businesses. “We have realised that majority of women entrepreneurs are busy with other business factors and...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Deadline for BK11 Mine sale extended again
In a statement released yesterday, Firestone said Tango Mining now has until the revised date of September 9, 2016 to settle all the conditions under the Conditional Sale Agreement (CSA). Firestone said the agreement to extend the due date allows...
399,Staff Writer,, 31 May 2016
Water shortages dent Sechabas beer sales
Group managing director, Johan De Kok said this was mainly due to the negative growth of the traditional beer and non-alcoholic beverages categories, at -6.5% and -16.0%, respectively. However, the alcoholic fruit beverage category recorded an...
46073,Isaac Pinielo,php10C7.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Ramsay remarks at Nama Cultural Festival at Lokgwabe
No community suffered more during the last century from the racist ideology of imperialism than the Nama. By the same token no community, in this region or elsewhere, put up a stouter resistance. This is a history of extreme suffering an...
2894,Jeff Ramsay,php4F39.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
MoH should put its house in order
The minister took the blame and full responsibility for the syphilis-infected blood saga. She said an error in the blood samples was detected and the ministry worked around the clock to rectify the situation. During the verification of...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 31 May 2016
Electronic voting
31 May 2016
TVETs answer to unemployment
Botswana is in a partnership with Germany, which focuses on vocational training and has been running for two years under the title, ‘Strengthening Employment – Relevant Vocational Training in Botswana’. “The focus of our...
54815,Innocent Selatlhwa,php522E.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Ralotsia dismisses Daily News report
A report in the state owned Daily News indicated that the ministry, through the department of animal production has decided to procure close to 400 goats from Namibia because it is faced with supply challenges. However, Ralotsia has dismissed...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Bamaletete Land Board allocates 200 plots
“I am informed that Malete Land Board is currently engaged in the allocation of residential plots through maintaining of the waiting list. This is a newly introduced method substituting the previous one of advertising residential plots...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Former headman appeals incest case
The applicant, who was 60-years-old when he defiled his 12-year-old daughter at Newstands, appeared in the Fraincistown High Court yesterday. The accused’s attorney Morgan Moseki told the court that some pages from the record of proceedings...
46713,Lebogang Baingapi,phpCC5C.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
No charges laid against security guard
“He has not been charged with anything,” he said. The station commander further explained: “These men (alleged robbers) attacked the poor guard whilst he was on duty at the guardroom. There were three of them and he was...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Manatetshapuo a dikarolo tse dingwe
E a re a natetsha/natefisa Setwana, Motswana a re, go na le go baba lonao; a re motho o baba lonao. E le eng motho a baba lonao? Motho go a twe o baba lonao fa e le motho yo o tsamayang bobe. Batho bangwe ga ba ikutlwe go tlhola mo...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
The Gaborone Village Fort
Its presumed purpose was to protect the fledgling settlement and to achieve control over the ford across the river and the key roads, which splayed outwards from it. In the event, the Fort had a short and inglorious existence. In 1899...
2709,Sandy Grant,php13A2.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Police assaulter lashed four strokes
Tshikantwa was convicted of assault common where it was noted that he assaulted Kalakane after a drinking spree in Jwaneng. Kalakane was in the company of another state witness Amantle Mosega and a driver only referred as Peace. It emerged that after...
46713,Lebogang Baingapi,phpCC5C.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Alleged rustlers sue police P600,000
Their case continued at the Francistown High Court on Friday. The applicants’ counsel Anthony Manenji said his clients are seeking damages against the Attorney General (AG) for an alleged assault they suffered at the hands of the police...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Squatting haunts Jwaneng Town Council again
Early this year, the council profiled and identified the origin of each squatter in the surroundings of Jwaneng and sent them home. Trucks moved around ‘Naga-mphabatho’ and ‘Tikamolamu’ squatter camps to load items and...
46713,Lebogang Baingapi,phpCC5C.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
UDC Womens League dysfunctional
The interim women’s league was ratified at the UDC special congress, which was held in Serowe to prepare for the 2014 general elections. Ivory Keekee was elected the president of the women’s league that is made up of 10 members. At the...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Habitual Motswana criminal breaks into Zim bank
According to The Chronicle newspaper, members of the public apprehended the 45-year-old as he fled after setting off an alarm alongside an unidentified accomplice at the Standard Chartered Bank in Masvingo in Zimbabwe. “On May 6 at around 11pm...
54815,Innocent Selatlhwa,php522E.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Botswana/Namibia petition SA on new harsh beef laws
This include quarantine periods and pre-export health certification for all cattle, goats and sheep coming from Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Stakeholders have heavily criticised the new regulations, which were effected last month, as a...
54922,Tefo Pheage,phpBCC.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
BOSETU rubbishes Moswaanes stance
Moswaane was recently widely quoted in the media emphasising that teachers whose pupils are doing standard one to four should be subjected to intense scrutiny and stern action if their pupils do not attain a minimum 80% pass mark. Moswaane is...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
BOT50 will publicise audit report Kgotlafela
Kgotlafela was quizzed on how they have been spending their P100 million budget. She said: “I am not in a position to share that at the moment. We are currently at the implementing stage. We are busy executing the projects we set out to...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Botswana e loma Namibia serota
Setlhopha sa Botswana se tsene mo kgaisanyong ka maikaelelo a go romela molaetsa wa tlhagiso mo ditlhopheng tsa mafatshe a a sele. Se se ne sa se tiisa moko go fenya metshameko e le mentsi go se tsholeletsa kwa maemong a a kwa godimo. Kgaisanyo e ne...
440,Teichler Rankoa,, 31 May 2016
Matlhabisaditlhong metshameko ya COSSASA
Le fa go ntse jalo, thulaganyo ya go simolodisa dikgaisanyo tseo e ne ya simolola morago ga dioura tse pedi. Serala sa manno le ditilo di ne di ise di baakanngwe fa nako ya go simolola e goroga. Dipaakanyo di dirilwe baeng ba setse ba...
432,Zolani Kraai,, 31 May 2016
Mabaka a go tenega Kgaolo 1
A re simololeng puisanyo ka go lemoga fa kitso e le botlhokwa mo matshelong a rona, go sa kgathelesege gore a re iteilwe letsogo kana nnyaa. Re tshwanetse ra sola kitso molemo. Go dira jalo go ka re thusa go fema dilo dingwe tse di ka tsenyang...
475,Correspondent,, 31 May 2016
Bosetlhogo jwa Mapodisi
Mogolwane yo wa sepodisi, e bile a le setlabosheng mo go okameleng lephata la kanamiso mafoko a sepodisi, a re ele mapodisi ga ba kganele ope go kgala sepodisi. Fela Bosija yo o tsereng marapo mo go Christopher Mbulawa, a re ba ipona ba kgotsofalela...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 31 May 2016
Karabo Bosane-Lorato lwa kgaso ya metshameko
Mme yo ke Karabo Bosena yoo dirang mo lekalaneng la metshameko kwa thelebishining ya Botswana (Btv). Mme Bosena a re dingwe tsa dikeletso tsa gagwe ke go nna mme wa ntlha mono gae go gasa metshameko wa dinao le e mengwe. Miss Kay jaaka bangwe ba...
52172,Oageng Batenegi,, 31 May 2016
Metshameko ya diolimpiki
A re amogeleng maemo a ka gore re bonye ka matlho jaaka baemedi ba Botswana kwa metshamekong eo ba ntsha gatshwene go phadisanya le ba bangwe. Ga baa tsiediwa ebile ba ne ba sa itepeletse. Ba itikile mo go neng go bonwa ke mmogedi mongwe le...
475,Correspondent,, 31 May 2016
In Thursday Paper
31 May 2016
GCC embraces Gays of our lives
The motion, which was tabled by councillor Sergeant Kgosietsile of Marulamantsi ward, wants government to extend HIV/AIDS services, information and materials specifically to gay groups, who have previously been discriminated against or...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Boys hearing postponed amid BPL crisis
The committee chairperson, Sam Keitireng told Mmegi Sport they decided to postpone the matter following the crisis at BPL that saw its chairperson, Walter Kgabung and chief executive officer, Bennett Mamelodi suspended. Keitireng said the...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Horse track for Palapye
Speaking here during the 10th Mascom International Horse Derby, Olopeng said a piece of land has been allocated for the horse track. He said the track will be used for staging national horse racing competitions. He explained that regional horse...
433,Boniface Keakabetse,, 31 May 2016
Franchise cricket comes to Botswana
Gaborone Cricket Club (GCC), an affiliate of the Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) has organised the franchise league. The league will only be active in Gaborone as it is a GCC initiative. Competition started during the Easter Holidays with a number...
8057,Dumisani Ncube,php79F5.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Draw blasts Zebras group wide open
The deadlock in Kampala means the Zebras are only a point behind the two joint leaders who have six, with two rounds left in the qualifiers. The top team and the best-placed runners-up qualify for next year’s finals in Gabon. The Zebras are...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
BPL board rebuffs Sebego
Sebego released a statement on Tuesday saying the resolutions of the BPL board at their Saturday meeting shall stand pending submission of the reports from the two parties. Amongst the resolutions adopted by the board was the suspension of the chief...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Fashion show spices up Mascom Derby
The event was held under the theme, “Headed north, rustic feel which speaks to simplistic comfortable and wearable fashion.” Mascom spokesperson, Barbara Gotlop, said the aim of the fashion show was to elevate the Saturday event and...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg,475,Correspondent,, 31 May 2016
My maiden Mascom Derby trip
The excitement was already festering a week towards the horse racing event. Notably, there were also other major events held in Maun over the Easter holidays. There was the Togetherness festival, which is currently touring the country; another event...
662,Sharon Mathala,php6F5B.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
Cultural Fest fuels BOT50 celebrations at Shoshong
The event manager, Tony Petrus told Showbiz that the event is expected to attract over 5,000 people and provide conducive and vibrant BOT50 celebration to Shoshong residents. Petrus also said the annual festival is designed to embrace and unearth...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 31 May 2016
US-based DJ set to mesmerize
He explained that he started off as a promoter in the second city back in 1999 before embarking on DJeing in Johannesburg. In 2008 he relocated to Texas, US where his dream of becoming a producer blossomed. Multi- talented DJ Dagizus indicated...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 31 May 2016
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