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Staff Writer 05 August 2016

Essential Services

Mmegi Editor 05 August 2016

Saving lives, not moneymaking a priority

Reports indicate that upon arrival at the country’s largest hospital she was thrown from pillar to post as medical officers demanded that she produce evidence of her medical aid or she would not be assisted. Another demand was for her to make...

Mmegi Editor | 05 August 2016

First Division hold BFA presidency key

Incumbent, Tebogo Sebego faces Maclean Letshwiti and Solomon Mantswe in a vote that is too close to call and is expected to go to a second round vote. A candidate has to garner 70% of the vote, otherwise voting will proceed to a run-off. Swing votes...

Mqondisi Dube | 05 August 2016

Notwane�s fate lies with BFA assembly

Notwane were slapped with a two-year suspension from all football activities for taking football matters to court. The other year was suspended on condition that the club does not commit a similar offence again. The decision will effectively see...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 05 August 2016

BCA organises camps for junior teams

The teams in camp at the BCA Oval are the boys’ Under-13 and 19 teams as well as the girls’ Under-19. Men’s national team coach, Joseph Angara is monitoring the teams in camp and is assisted by BCA development coaches. The...

Dumisani Ncube 05 August 2016

Botswana keen to add second medal

It took Botswana 32 years to win their first medal when Nijel Amos powered to a silver medal in London.  This year, 12 athletes are in Rio on a mission to land the country’s second Olympic medal. Retail giant, Choppies has pledged P1...

Calistus Kolantsho | 05 August 2016

Women�s committee furious at BFA over donation

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) handed over P240, 000 and playing equipment for use by Super League teams. The league committee’s secretary general, Oaitse Moeti said in a statement published on their official Facebook page that they...

Kabelo Boranabi | 05 August 2016

Maturing Amos tipped for Rio glory

But he warmed a nation with Botswana’s first ever Olympic games medal after a furious race landed him silver in brisk time of 1:41:73. Now Amos has matured into a feared 800m runner after bagging consecutive Diamond League wins. Since 2012,...

Mqondisi Dube | 05 August 2016

Wily Makwala cannot be discounted

Makwala, despite holding all national sprint records, has failed to convert that dominance on the global stage. He has already conquered Africa, being a former 400m champion, Makwala turns 30, a day before Botswana’s Independence, and will want...

Mqondisi Dube | 05 August 2016

Thebe could be the surprise package

But as had become all too often, Montsho dipped late at the finish line and finished fourth, leaving the nation resigned to disappointment, with a barely known Nijel Amos left in the picture. Amos defied odds with a brilliant run to finish second in...

Mqondisi Dube | 05 August 2016

Swimmer, Ruele enters uncharted Olympic waters

She becomes the second female swimmer from Botswana to represent the country at the Olympics. Since she is making her debut and through a wild card, not much is expected from the U.S based youngster. For her, it would be a learning experience going...

Calistus Kolantsho | 05 August 2016

Face-to-face with Bushiri

As I enter the gates of his larger than life ministry, anxious of an unknown future, the first thing that strikes me to the core is the perennial incoming movement of hardcore believers from all corners of the world – pregnant with hope for a...

Tefo Pheage 05 August 2016

Inside the Miss Botswana debacle

From  “she is not black enough to represent Botswana”, “she is not cultural enough” to her family ties, and political affiliations, to the awarding of prizes to winners, the Miss Botswana brand has been marred in one...

Sharon Mathala 05 August 2016

Life after renal failure

When the doctor broke the news that my diagnosis indicated chronic kidney failure, I thought he was playing a crude, cruel joke and would surely say the remedial words: “just kidding”. However, I soon realised that he was not joking at...

Leinanyana Tsiane 05 August 2016

The corrupt plutocratic politics

Specifically, it aims to expose the class nature of imperialism independent of nationality and/or geography, and to indicate how this profit-driven characteristic of capitalism is at the root of today’s global austerity economics; an ominous...

Solly Rakgomo 05 August 2016

Decades fighting in the trenches

To many in the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the opposition in general, Moeti Mohwasa is viewed as a battle-hardened fighter who had stood for his party during the good and the difficult. Although peace now prevails in the BNF, the party has a...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 August 2016

Parliament approves evil laws

Had it not been the opposition, all the Bills would have been passed by now. The agreement at the ruling party caucus was that these Bills be passed swiftly without delay. However, all opposition MPs debate the Bills and some noticed amendments had...

Dithapelo Keorapetse 05 August 2016

Colonel Dikole is an upper class warrior

As a media person with a wealth of knowledge and background with the military, I was perplexed why his public relations officer went to sleep over such a matter. The matter was not only misleading, but it was also bordering very closely on the...

Richard Moleofe 05 August 2016

Pinning down the shifting phonetics of English (2)

The terms ‘phonics’ and ‘phonetics’ are based on the Greek term phono, which means ‘sound’…thus alluding to the process of enunciation. In this particular mini-series, however – this being the second...

L M Leteane 05 August 2016

My Namibian book launch

Sometimes you hear people speak about Botho and you become cynical. In this modern world where everyone is hustling at the expense of everything: other people, their integrity, their moral code - you begin to think Botho is dead, but it is not. This...

Lauri Kubuitsile 05 August 2016

An ode to QKJ

Every time there is mention of Sir Ketumile Masire, I swell with pride that suddenly invades my whole being. That’s how I felt about this indefatigable son of Africa, when the Botswana Netball Association president, Tebogo Lebotse-Sebego...

Galebolae Ngakane 05 August 2016

Pula Steel board to appoint new CEO

Pula Steel has already advertised the position and it is reported that a senior official from BCL mine will be appointed to replace Verma. The company’s director of corporate services, Brian Mosenene confirmed that the recruitment process is...

Onalenna Kelebeile 05 August 2016

Boy remains in Intensive Care Unit

Ditiro Jerry has been hospitalised at Princess Marina Hospital ICU for over a month now after the alleged assault incident. It is said that the accused, Mahommed Hussein Molla assaulted Jerry by beating him to the pulp and hitting his forehead...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 05 August 2016

Southerners happy with election machine

After the 2009 elections, Parliament was worried about the lengthy process during voting and the time candidates wait for the results to be released. A task team was sent to observe elections in India where they came across the EVM for the first time...

Lebogang Baingapi 05 August 2016

Cllr decries bad state of Athlone Hospital

Speaking at a handover ceremony where Boswelatlou Ward Development Committee (WDC) donated blankets worth  P25,000 to the hospital, Stimela said the hospital has been ignored for a while hence the bad state of facilities which have become a...

Tumelo Mouwane 05 August 2016

Marriage wrecking cases drop in Jwaneng

Jwaneng, being a mining town, has more men than women and women are bound to share partners. Itumeleng is of the view that some men in Jwaneng are not responsible enough to hold their feelings and stick to one partner which also increases the already...

Lebogang Baingapi 05 August 2016

Three arrested in Splash theft

Gochela said that they are investigating a case in which the organisers of a show held over the weekend featuring Splash reported a case of theft.  He said a mob stole P40,000, keyboards and mixers after a mob broke the gate resulting in the...

Boniface Keakabetse 05 August 2016

Dismissed BDF lovers challenge the Commander

Following their amended notice of motion where only the Commander and the Attorney General are cited, the couple Thabang Tlhapisang and Kozondu Cisquo Uariua, are seeking the review of their charges and their subsequent dismissal from military...

Mpho Mokwape | 05 August 2016

BOSETU to litigate over teachers� burning issues

According to BOSETU secretary general Tobokani Rari, some issues of Levels of Operation (LOO) have been a sore point between teachers and the employer for a while, and the union has decided to seek court intervention. “Teachers in senior...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 August 2016

Kavindama�s legacy might work for the BCP

Arone’s recruitment was no ordinary feat. The constituency is traditionally a BCP stronghold and recruiting someone of Arone’s calibre bears the hallmarks of a breakthrough. Arone’s defection was widely celebrated by those in the...

Chakalisa Dube | 05 August 2016

BCW given 14 days to pay Miss Botswana 2013

The debt emanates from BCW’s failure to award prize money and assets owed to a former Miss Botswana queen and her princesses, who were crowned in 2013. The High Court ruled in favour of the former Miss Botswana beauties the week of the...

Sharon Mathala 05 August 2016

UB logo mix up questions certificates� authenticity

SRC president, Bakotelo Mmipi said his office has been awash with complaints regarding the matter. He added that an academic facility of UB’s calibre must be consistent and avoid instances where the authenticity of academic qualifications is...

Baboki Kayawe 05 August 2016

Rain fed agriculture increases food insecurity

Furthermore, the imperatives of climate change impose serious challenges on nations’ ability to feed themselves, thus requiring alternative innovative ways to combat the adverse effects of such impositions.  The Minister of Agriculture,...

Baboki Kayawe 05 August 2016

DCEC probes P30 million Botswana Oil tender

The DCEC investigations are said to have so far found some irregularities in the tender award. “The tender is smelly because the public company, Botswana Oil, was not transparent when they awarded the tender. They refused to disclose...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 August 2016

Up close and personal with Kenosi

The 21-year-old Miss Botswana who had no pageantry or modelling experience prior to participating in this year’s pageant, is a Moshupa native, a second born in a family of five children. Unlike many, she did not have an opportunity of spending...

Dumisani Ncube 05 August 2016

UB-FACE to lighten Gaborone up with first ever carnival

UB-FACE project administrator, Manyane Olebile explained that the carnival will give young upcoming artists a platform for exposure, while at the same time offering families clean entertainment, which can be enjoyed by the whole family. He said the...

Maureen Odubeng | 05 August 2016

Art as therapy

Kgomotso, who is also an art teacher at Mogoditshane Senior Secondary School, believes that art therapy encourages creativity and self-expression. She says it is also a vehicle for stress reduction, improves self-esteem, increases awareness and helps...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 05 August 2016

Letshego supports financial inclusion

Imperative to its brand, the Letshego Group strategy and current transformational journey and delivery of financial solutions via digital platforms form an integral part of the business. This further supports the financial inclusion agenda and...

Staff Writer 05 August 2016

�Logical thinking�

The lines on the graph that shows the number of cases of children receiving special education support in the USA and the sales of organic food products between 1997 and 2009 are identical. For the nerds amongst us, it’s a correlation...

Consumer Watchdog 05 August 2016

Stage (stadium?) set for largest AGM ever

Of the listed companies, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) boasts the largest register of individual investors, with a total of more than 51,000 shareholders as at the last count in July. From police officers, teachers,...

Mbongeni Mguni | 05 August 2016

Botswana needs economic transformation � Econsult

In a second quarter economic review for 2016 produced by Econsult Botswana, economists Keith Jefferis and Sethunya Sejoe say the country needs a successful second transformation that will change the economic outlook in the coming 50 years. In order...

Pauline Dikuelo | 05 August 2016

Molale divides BDP in Goodhope/Mabule

The members are complaining that the minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Eric Molale has brought more divisions than good in the area since he started campaigns in which he claims to be reviving party structures in the...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 August 2016

Brexit might trigger EPA revision

The EU and Botswana are important trading partners. Available data from Statistics Botswana shows that in December 2010, the country’s total exports were valued at P1.8 billion and almost half of them, P910 million, went to the EU. The UK has...

Isaac Pinielo 05 August 2016