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Richard Moleofe 27 June 2016
Ambassador Miller's US Independence Day Speech
I am proud of America’s ideals: equality, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The first three words of our Constitution, in bold script, are “We the People.” The story of America is our journey, our striving,...
Earl Miller 27 June 2016
Tough Desert Race a real test for competitors and their machines
The Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race (TDR 1000) started on Friday at the Jwaneng Sport Complex in Botswana and finished there on Sunday (26 June). The race also formed two rounds of the Botswana Motorsport Off-road Championship. Riders did...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
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Monitor Editor 27 June 2016
Bot50 Celebrations Expose Sorry State of Our Performing Industry
At no other time had there been so much commitment by government or private sector to deliberately channel the funds to the local performing arts industry in the various forms to perform in the various districts, special occasions, road shows, and...
Monitor Editor 27 June 2016
#DesertRace: Aussie McShane makes history in iconic race
McShane, a former winner of the Australasian Safari, became the first foreign driver to win the iconic event and revelled in the conditions on the only marathon event on the Donaldson series calendar. With South African co-driver Leander...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
#DesertRace: Three manufacturers represent Class T podium
Poulter and Howie led home Anthony Taylor/Dennis Murphy and Zimbabwean Conrad Rautenbach and German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz with all three in Toyota Hilux models running to FIA Class specifications. For Poulter and Howie, winners of the first...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
Amos, Thebe Dominant, Makwala Falters
Thebe beat Makwala into a surprise fourth place to become the new African champion. The youngster crossed the line in 44:69 seconds ahead of fellow country man, Karabo Sibanda who was second in 45:42. Nigeria’s Chidi Okezie was third in 45:76...
Mqondisi Dube
| 27 June 2016
Affiliates Take A Jab At Boxers Over Poor Form
The concerns were raised at BoBA’s annual general meeting held at the National Stadium on Saturday. France Mabiletsa of Tsholofelo Boxing Club said failure to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was a sign that the standard of boxing had...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 27 June 2016
Golfer Morebodi Shines In Namibia
The golfer was competing under the women’s division that was being played for the first time in the annual championship. Morebodi told Monitor Sport yesterday that she was excited about her achievement. First position went to a South African....
Calistus Kolantsho
| 27 June 2016
Toyota Continues Desert Race Dominance
Poulter was winning the race for the first time despite boasting an incredible curriculum vitae in motorsport. He is currently the defending South African cross country racing champion. He finished fifth in this year’s Dakar race. He...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 27 June 2016
Referee Induced Defeat Denies Zebras
Zebras coach, Peter Butler and his captain, Joel Mogorosi were left seething after what they felt was robbery in the Namibian capital, Windhoek as the curtain fell on an eventful tournament. Mogorosi was adjudged to have handled the ball three...
Mqondisi Dube
| 27 June 2016
Hundreds Throng Signed International Auditions
Aspiring and established actors attended the Gaborone auditions. Top three finalists will be signed to a South African agency. The auditioning hopefuls came in numbers to the extent that the Friday auditions ended at 1am with over a hundred people...
Dumisani Ncube 27 June 2016
Freebooting Hinders Entrepreneurs To Excel
He said this during the Francistown clients engagement forum, which aimed at recognising and appreciating customers financed through the Francistown Client Service Centre (CSC) recently at Cresta Marang gardens. Thamane indicated that the biggest...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 27 June 2016
Anti-Malaria Drug Wins African Innovation Award
The only female in the top 10, Dr Imogen Wright of South African, took the second position walking away with $25,000 together with second runner up Dr Eddy Agbo from Nigeria who also won $25,000 while the remaining seven from the top 10 each walked...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 27 June 2016
Senkang Finds Niche In Bakery Business
She runs a business she started in 2015, at her home in Satellite South location. She told Monitor Business that before establishing her business she depended on working as a house helper for survival, but says the money she earned could not...
Pini Bothoko
| 27 June 2016
Let The Spark In Youth Glow: The Voice Of
Iwould like to acknowledge the community for letting me represent the youth and giving me the platform to share the perspective of the youth as Botswana turns 50 years as an independent state and I would sincerely plead with The Editor to afford me a...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
Innovation Prize for Africa Awards
This is a good gesture which shows your recognition of our efforts towards embracing innovation and creativity as a means to achieving economic growth and competitiveness. We are very proud and thankful to host the event for recognising and...
Ian Khama 27 June 2016
Child Molester Denied Bail
Lesau is alleged to have on April 16, 2016 at around 8pm in Lobatse, had sexual intercourse with the minor child. Lesau is also alleged to have on a second occasion on May 30 had sexual intercourse with the child. When pleading for bail, Lesau said...
Tumelo Mouwane 27 June 2016
Companies Donate To School Of The Deaf
“After being alerted about the lack of resources, I felt a need for my company to donate to the centre,” he said. FCDE has over 58 learners with the purpose of enhancing learning to them using sign language as a form of communication. He...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 27 June 2016
Orange Fosters Youth ICT Entrepreneurship In Thamaga
Speaking at a dinner held in honour of the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, director of corporate affairs, Lepata Mafa-Nthomola said that Orange recently increased its broadband coverage in Thamaga and upgraded the existing 2G...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
PSBC Consider BOFEPUSU, BOPEU Memberships
The PSBC letter dated June 22, follows the Court of Appeal (CoA) resolution on the long dragging matter of BOFEPUSU and BOPEU membership status in the PSBC, each accusing the other of not being an appropriate member. However, the PSBC general...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
BOFEPUSU Challenges 3% Salary Hike Again
This time, Rari is requesting the High Court to declare the decision by government to unilaterally announce the salary increase unlawful, because salary negotiations are the preserve of the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC). Last...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
At 50 � What have been the More Notable Achievements?
Inevitably, there would have been differences of opinion as to what is worth remembering today. One difficulty relates to age. Someone in their mid-40s today will have a memory span of say, 25 years which would take him/her back to...
Sandy Grant 27 June 2016
Mangole Claims Ex-Soldiers Ruling BMD By Terror
“Some of our members were told things by these ex-soldiers which had made them live in fear. Some party members believe everything they hear from these ex-soldiers and now they want to check every member who applies for BMD membership whether...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 27 June 2016
The Orphan And The Ants Part 13 � The Prophecy
And so it was that Motswasele-a-Lgwale summoned his last letsholo (meeting in the veld attached to a communal hunt) to directly confront the conspirators, insisting that if it was his destiny he was prepared to die. As the regiments gathered outside...
Jeff Ramsay
| 27 June 2016
Assert Yourself And Live Happily Ever After!
Apparently when you find yourself asking yourself these questions it could well be due to difficulty with assertiveness. You may not be showing your nice, polite, and respectful qualities to other people. Unless they can see who you truly are,...
Tumie Modise 27 June 2016
Ancient Disease Resurfaces In Francistown
According to a communication from the office of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Francistown East Buti Billy, bilharzia has infected 14 students from Selepa Junior Secondary School and Maradu and Satellite Primary Schools. “It has been...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 27 June 2016
Khwai Kgosi Bans Vocal Tribesmen From Kgotla
Kgosi Merafe Amos of Khwai allegedly banned 13 residents from participating and attending Kgotla meetings with effect from March 10, 2016. Merafe further instructed that the group should never receive any services at the Kgotla. The incident...
Boniface Keakabetse 27 June 2016
BQA Weeds Out Rubbish Institutions
While the new BQA regulations also gives the Authority the powers to audit an institution at least once during its 10-year life cycle, the authority shall still expect to receive annual audit reports from institutions. According to the new...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
BQA shifts cost to cost recovery
The new regulations that set the BQA on the path to cost recovery appears on the Government Gazette of June 17. The manager stakeholder relations at BQA, Selwana Pilatwe-Koppenhaver explained that indeed there has been a change of policy in relation...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
Bots Adopts Credit -Based System
Discussing the immediate benefits of the new BQA regulations, Molwane said institutions, also known as education and training providers, will have to make adjustments to their existing learning programmes and ensure that the programmes are aligned to...
Correspondent 27 June 2016
Will Death Row Hit Men Escape The Hangman�s Noose?
The duo, who hail from Ntlhantlhe in the Southern District, were sentenced to death by Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu despite pronouncement by Judge Tshepo Motswagole that death penalty was unconstitutional. Leburu had interpreted Section...
Mpho Mokwape
| 27 June 2016
Tshekedi Khama Wanted High and Low
Khwai chief Merafe Amos said his community has made repeated requests to the minister to no joy. Amos said they have, among other concerns, wished to put to Khama, the swelling elephant population that destroy properties and endanger resident’s...
Boniface Keakabetse 27 June 2016
Khama welcomes Kenyatta
It gives me great pleasure, Your Excellency, to once again welcome you and your delegation to Botswana. This is the second time you have visited Botswana since you assumed the Presidency of your country. I therefore, wish to express my...
Ian Khama 27 June 2016
Freshlyground mesmerises IPA audience
The band’s musical style, which has elements of traditional South African music such as kwela, African folk music, blues, jazz and features of Indie rock kept the crowd on their toes as they sang along to their songs. Other songs they...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 27 June 2016
Divorced couple fight over frozen embryo
Surrogacy, an arrangement to carry out a pregnancy for intended parents has never been popular in Botswana and is mostly heard in overseas countries where most celebrities opt for its option. Now when the CoA session resumes on Thursday, the case is...
Mpho Mokwape
| 27 June 2016
Massive Uptake For Cattle Tracking App
The application was launched about nine months ago as a pilot. This is the same application (app) that won the duo the Orange Developer Award For African and Middle Eastern countries last year. Business Monitor caught up with the two...
Dumisani Ncube 27 June 2016
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