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Victoria Seiketso Sethibe 19 August 2016

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Mmegi Editor 19 August 2016

Fidel Castro: 90 years of liberation struggle

The contribution he has made to the world socialist movement, to the Third World liberation struggle and to social justice has been monumental, especially when one considers that he has been the leader of a tiny country with roughly the same...

Solly Rakgomo 19 August 2016

Review of anti-gay laws welcome but...

As many would know criminalisation of LGBTI groups and prisons situations in Botswana have always been a hot potato that need to be tackled head on. Despite this, the government has always avoided the issue at any given opportunity despite an...

Mmegi Editor | 19 August 2016

Lucara invests P26m to catch future �Lesedi la Rona�

Last November Lucara discovered the Lesedi la Rona 1,109 carat diamond at its Karowe Mine in the Boteti sub-district, the second largest diamond ever found. However, Lesedi la Rona was originally much larger, with a 374 carat piece having broken off...

Mbongeni Mguni | 19 August 2016

BTO rescues motorsport team

“BTO sponsored our trip at the last hour.  We were hopeless.  We had already decided that riders who can afford to use their money would make the trip.  We are very thankful to BTO.  There are no words to describe how...

Kabelo Boranabi | 19 August 2016

Bright to coach Wanderers in First Division

“He will be offering his services to the club on voluntary basis with a possible long term working relationship. Bright brings with him a mountain of experience which will be a critical ingredient in making us settle well in our new home. Edwin...

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Sidelined women�s teams look up to Letshwiti

With MacLean Letshwiti replacing Tebeogo Sebego as the new Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, teams from the north hope to get a piece of the cake as per his campaign promises. Francistown women’s football league chairperson,...

Koketso Kgoboge 19 August 2016

Thebe doubtful, Amos available for relay

Speaking to Mmegi Sport from Rio de Janeiro, the Botswana team manager, Glody Dube said Thebe has been under the watchful eye of a specialist and his availability for the race would be determined by the doctor’s report. “We are waiting...

Kabelo Boranabi | 19 August 2016

�Best prepared� Olympics team�s last hope

Botswana sent what was largely regarded as the strongest team since the debut participation in 1980. The organisers hailed the team as the best prepared ever when the athletes flew out to Rio. In the 12 member team was 2014 Commonwealth Games...

Mqondisi Dube | 19 August 2016

Injury forces Tshireletso into early retirement

“It is true he will not play again. The doctors have advised that his injury can never heal completely and therefore has to hang his boots. Apparently there is a gap in his knee and the doctors say that gap can never close,” Rollers...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 19 August 2016

Nico�s new recruits offer hope to fans

They have also acquired the services of Rennie Legoreng from cross-town rivals FC Satmos and Bokamoso Mambo from Sua Flamingoes. The club has also signed three foreign players, Godknows Mutina from Zimbabwe and two Zambians, Costain Muleya and Fred...

Koketso Kgoboge 19 August 2016

Letshwiti�s approach will be key

By then he decried the lack of statutes that promote private ownership of clubs as opposed to clubs being run as societies. And, not long ago I asked him about the troubles facing community run (society) clubs, especially when it comes to transition...

Dennis Keagile 19 August 2016

Zebras re-group for first game since BFA change

The national team play Burkina Faso on September 4 in an insignificant tie as the Zebras are out of contention. The Zebras have often complained about poor preparations with the BFA saying the lack of finances hinder proper planning. The Tebogo...

Mqondisi Dube | 19 August 2016

Rollers withdraw case from CAS

This follows a meeting with new Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Maclean Letshwiti. “The withdrawal was premised on, among others: the fact that Rollers have been crowned champions following their recent play-off match against...

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Debt ridden BFA freeze payments

BFA’s second vice president, Marshlow Motlogelwa, who was in the previous committee, presented a gloomy picture when he told delegates at Saturday’s general assembly that the association had closed the year P5.1million in debt. But in...

Mqondisi Dube | 19 August 2016

The evolution of Ntlo Ya Dikgosi

The institution of Bogosi is still relevant as it was when the House of Chiefs, now called Ntlo ya Dikgosi (NyD) was first established in 1961. It is understood that only three chiefs attended the first meeting of House of Chiefs. House of Chiefs is...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 19 August 2016

Ransome visits the �Three Chiefs�

In the decades that Botswana has enjoyed self-rule, the country has undergone a remarkable transformation from the then Bechuanaland Protectorate.  The constant over the decades among the tribes has been the culture, traditions, norms and values...

Mpho Mokwape | 19 August 2016

Democracy under siege: half-asleep Parliament makes 5 laws

The National Assembly received 17 Bills, 13 of which were passed with 1 presented and read the first time. Two policies were tabled and one was adopted. On questions, 303 were received and 255 were answered. Out of 127 Private Members’ motions...

Dithapelo Keorapetse 19 August 2016

The birthplace of modern Botswana

Popularly known as  Bandleng, Lobatse is credited with giving birth to an economy, which would later prosper, from dust and hunger, to being called the “Jewel of Africa”. After giving birth, the mother was left in the lurch to...

Tumelo Mouwane 19 August 2016

Creating a workable military doctrine for BDF

One of the things that Lt Gen Galebotswe has achieved was to appoint a committee that he has tasked with developing a doctrine for BDF. I will not hesitate to repeat myself in an attempt to educate my readers by explaining what military doctrine is...

Richard Moleofe 19 August 2016

Dissecting the diction of the famous Enuma Elish

What is astonishing, through, is that by comparing the epic with geological, astronomical and other data, it is possible to discern that it describes a cataclysmic event that brought about the Asteroid Belt – a  ring of loose, shattered...

L M Leteane 19 August 2016

Review: The Scars On My Skin by Keamogetsi J. Molapong

In the 1980s when he started writing poetry he protested against the South African apartheid system that cruelly controlled Namibia. Now his poetry is about the corruption of the new elite and the gap between rich and poor, though he still finds time...

Lauri Kubuitsile 19 August 2016

The Queen�s envoy in Molepolole

Molepolole village, located 50 kilometres away from Gaborone, was regarded as Bechuanaland’s capital city during the colonial era. The British Queen used to visit the village before she could proceed elsewhere in the country. Molepolole was...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 19 August 2016

The dark days of Botswana�s birth

Not exactly, argues Professor Part Mgadla, a historian and the director of Confucius Institute. Last Thursday, at the first of a series of lectures on the country’s milestones since independence at the University of Botswana, Mgadla made his...

Galebolae Ngakane 19 August 2016

UN chief preaches closing gap between systems

The Johannesburg-based UNFPA East and Southern Africa regional director, Julitta Onabanjo, told Mmegi that though Botswana was doing well towards positioning young people to be leaders in development, given the country’s investment in social...

Baboki Kayawe 19 August 2016

BDP branches petition beleaguered F/town region

The region, which has been hit by a wave of unrest in recent times, is made up of the Francistown South, West and East, Tati East and Tonota branches. However, Tati East does not form part of the petitioners. The petition is a two-paged letter...

Chakalisa Dube | 19 August 2016

BDP Francistown region torn apart

Week in and week out, the party factions literally launch bitter salvos against each other in an endeavour to position themselves for the control of the party. The BDP central committee members have been making endless trips to Francistown hoping to...

Ryder Gabathuse | 19 August 2016

Masisi leaks are sign of no confidence in the VP

Political analyst, Anthony Morima even suggests that the leaking of the Francistown region’s address, where the BDP chairperson was warning against leaks, was also a clear indication of sabotage. Last Saturday, during an internal party...

Ryder Gabathuse | 19 August 2016

Mmadinare agric show fails

Show committee chairman Joseph Seipato said it will not have been ideal to run the show without exhibits. He explained that usually about 15,000 hectares of land is ploughed annually in the Mmadinare area but this year only 1,080 hectares were...

Onalenna Kelebeile 19 August 2016

Thirty-four get Chinese govt scholarships

This year the Chinese government decided to increase the number of scholarships to 64 with 30 more expected to be confirmed soon by the the country's Ministry of Commerce. China is regarded as one of the most powerful economies in the world...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 19 August 2016

Paedophile found guilty of raping little cousin

The incident occurred at the accused and complainant’s family compound at Riverside location on December 20, 2013 at night. At the time the offence was committed, the accused was 19-years-old while the complainant was just five. Passing...

Lebogang Mosikare | 19 August 2016

Bosa Bosele Institute struggling to pay salaries

Management has attributed the delays, which they say started in June, to government’s decision not to sponsor Diploma programmes at the three campus - Gaborone, Francistown and Selebi-Phikwe.  An affected worker said since the beginning...

Baboki Kayawe 19 August 2016

Former BLLAHWU members upset with union

The members argue that the employer cannot take orders from BLLAHWU to continue deducting their money, despite the fact that the union’s constitution calls for three months notice before leaving the union. The issue arose after some members...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 19 August 2016

Lekganyane�s bid to escape litigation fails

The bishop who has been in and out of court with some of his members from the local Tlokweng branch, yesterday suffered another defeat after his application to block any legal proceedings was dismissed. Lobatse High Court Judge Jennifer Dube...

Mpho Mokwape | 19 August 2016

BOT50 justifies golden jubilee spending

Event coordinator, Charity Kgotlafela said additional funding could still be sought towards the event, even though there are competing needs such as tertiary education funding and drought relief interventions because challenges will forever be, and...

Baboki Kayawe 19 August 2016

Khama slams Trump again

Responding to a questionnaire from Mmegi, press secretary to the President, Gobe Pitso, would not state whom Khama would prefer as the next US President, suffice to point out that it could not be the character of the candidate of the Republicans,...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 19 August 2016

Savers to bear brunt of interest rate cut

Last week the central bank reduced its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from six percent to 5.5%, responding to low inflation and a slowing economic growth. Chief investment officer at Afena Capital Botswana, Alphonse Ndzinge said net savers that...

Isaac Pinielo 19 August 2016

�Get insured!�

Every couple of weeks we are contacted by consumers who tell us the same story. They had a funeral policy but their circumstances changed, perhaps they got another job that offered an alternative plan or they simply couldn’t afford the existing...

Consumer Watchdog 19 August 2016

New BSE regulations delayed again

The new rules were initially supposed to kick in at the start of June 2016 but were postponed to September this year to allow for further consultations with market participants. According to chief executive officer (CEO), Thapelo Tsheole they have...

Pauline Dikuelo | 19 August 2016

Beating the credit growth path to door

The central bank last Friday slashed the benchmark interest rate by another 50 basis points further pulling down lending rates that were already sitting at record low levels. The sole and well-intended aim of the rate cut is to try and make lending...

Brian Benza 19 August 2016

Nama community host cultural festival

The festival will feature Nama traditional food, traditional medicine, and traditional activities such as Horse Carding, Namastap Dance, and Nama language and attire promotion. One Nama Traditional Community organiser, Aobakwe William Cloete,...

Maureen Odubeng | 19 August 2016

Gomosie oozes creative juices

We all know that a clothes pin or peg is a fastener used to hang clothes for drying, usually on a clothesline, but Omogolo Nkulu Gomosie thinks otherwise. She decided to take small clothes pegs and turn them into earrings. Being a multidisciplinary...

Mompati Tlhankane | 19 August 2016

Stiger Sola � the storyteller

Legend folklore guitarist Monaga “Stiger Sola” Molefi is a deft storyteller, not your ordinary “Gatwe E rile,” storyteller and does not need campfire to get to his charming element. But if one sits with Stiger around the...

Thalefang Charles | 19 August 2016

Bad Moms

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Two hard-partying brothers place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves out-hustled by an uncontrollable duo.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Pete's Dragon

The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Suicide Squad

A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Jason Bourne

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016

Bad Moms

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.

Staff Writer 19 August 2016