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Ian Khama 28 September 2016
The Secret Life of Pets
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Deepwater Horizon
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Magnificent Seven
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Infiltrator
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Deepwater Horizon
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Secret Life of Pets
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Magnificent Seven
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Secret Life of Pets
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Deepwater Horizon
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
The Magnificent Seven
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Ben Hur
Retired gladiator Juda Ben Hur helps a group of young vigilantes in their quest to remove the Romans from their homeland once and for all.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Suicide Squad
A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Mafikeng Court
Mmegi Editor 28 September 2016
Lets celebrate responsibly
The aforementioned two are obviously part of our lives. Funerals are the sad reality we have to live with as a result of illnesses, road accidents and other manmade causes such as murder. The independence celebrations come at month-end when pockets...
Mmegi Editor
| 28 September 2016
BCF, Debswana strong ties continue
The event is scheduled to take place over the Independence holidays, from September 29 to October 2 at Botho University. International Master Chitumbo Mwali of Zambia is the men’s Open defending champion while Woman International Master,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 28 September 2016
Letshwiti, Kemoeng in Cairo for CAF meeting
He is accompanied by BFA chief executive officer, Kitso Kemoeng. The general assembly takes place after annual meetings of the CAF Standing Committees that ended yesterday. Letshwiti and Kemoeng left the country yesterday. On the agenda will be...
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
Botswana�s 50 finest sport moments and personalties
1. Nijel breaks Olympics jinx After 32 years of agony, it took an 18-year-old Marobela born 800m star, Nijel Amos to break the Olympic Games medal jinx. Botswana had been participating in the games since 1980 without luck until a ‘fast and...
Staff Writer 28 September 2016
BOT50, a hallucination for entertainers
“Ke nako ya gore le rona bo mmasekanta le bo rrasekanta re je.” When first introduced the celebrations promised a well-deserved harvest period for the local entertainment industry, which has undeniably blossomed over the years. Now more...
Sharon Mathala 28 September 2016
Maitisong, a torchbearer for the arts
The formation of Maitisong in 1986 has helped with the preservation of arts, culture, and heritage through different activities such as workshops, theatrical plays, cultural and heritage festivals. Maitisong has been viewed as the hub of theatrical...
Dumisani Ncube 28 September 2016
Youth feel sidelined in home ownership schemes
However despite these efforts, BusinessWeek Staff Writer PAULINE DIKUELO gathers that the youth still feel sidelined by the government in home ownership programmes Different emotions were thrown following the recent re-launch of the Tenant Sitting...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 28 September 2016
�Are we independent?�
In many respects we are. One of the things that first struck me when I started looking at the various laws that protect us as consumers was how well protected we are. The Consumer Protection Act and Regulations offer us a wide range of weapons to...
Consumer Watchdog 28 September 2016
Pilane Mall opens without �barred� SA retailers
The 7,500 square-metre retail shopping centre was supposed to have been opened in August, but it was delayed by an impasse between some South African retailers and the ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry over licensing issues. PrimeTime, who...
Isaac Pinielo 28 September 2016
�eating diamonds� will no longer anchor growth
Government has set itself admirable targets of not only graduating to a higher income country status, but has also pledged to weed out the problems of unemployment, poverty, inequality, dependence on government and low household incomes. Latest...
Brian Benza 28 September 2016
Diamond miracle hurls Botswana to Africa�s elite,but...
Botswana has always been described as an African success story since it has managed to transform itself from one of the poorest nations in the world into a modern, upper middle-income country. At the time of independence in 1966, Botswana was one of...
Isaac Pinielo 28 September 2016
A celebration of the Short Story
Mangenela read an excerpt of his very touching story, “A Mother Amongst The Stars”. He told me afterwards that he’s just starting out as a writer. I think it’s obvious he has talent, now we must wait and see if he will have...
Lauri Kubuitsile 28 September 2016
George Swabi o tswa mo kutleng
O utlwetse thata mo seromamoweng sa Botswana ka thulaganyo ya Dipina le maboko. A tloga a nna setungwane mo medirong e mentsi ya lefatshe leno. Mongwe wa baopedi ba ba tumileng, Taolo Moshaga, a bona bokgabane jwa gagwe. Mme a gatisa alebamo le ene,...
Moroka Moreri 28 September 2016
Kgatelelo ya maikutlo a go tshela le HIV le tsholofelo
Puisanyo ya rona e leka go tsibosa mmadi gore maikutlo a a tlhakatlhakaneng (stress) mme a le bokete (depression) a ka kgonwa go rarabololwa mme ka jalo tsholofelo e tshwanetse ya solofelwa nako le nako go re ele ruri o tla bona pholo. Santlha...
Onnie Phuthe 28 September 2016
The different faces of Gaborone
In the old days, most of us were Main Mall people. But when Game was opened, there was a pronounced shift to River Walk. Then Game moved to Kgale and we all rushed there. But when the Sebele, Airport Junction and North Gate Malls were opened, the...
Sandy Grant 28 September 2016
Botlhoki, bogole le lefufa
Kgang e simolotse jaaka Khansele potlana ya Serowe e ne ya agela Mme Obolokile Goganegile ntlo ya dikamore tsa boroko tse pedi. Thulaganyo ya kago e e gwetlhilwe ke letlhoko le le neng le etswe tlhoko ke lephata la bommaboipelego la Serowe mme go ne...
Correspondent 28 September 2016
Botshelo: Jason Setsumpe Masimolole
Naledi: O tshotswe leng? Ke tsholetswe gone mo Mogoditshane ka 1934. Naledi: A o tsene sekole? Jason: Erile ke tshwanetse go tla go simolola sekole mo Mogoditshane Primary School ka ngwega ka ya Native Recruitment Company (NRC) ka tsaya joine go ya...
Motlhaleemang Ntebela 28 September 2016
Batswana itshwareng sentle ka BOT50
Letsatsi le Batswana botlhe ba ntse ba le letile ka dipelo tse di sa kgoneng go itshwara ka ba batla go ipelela phitlhelelo ya lefatshe la bone, ka go se thona gore ba ikamanye le yone jaaka ba na le seabe, fela go botlhokwa gore go itshwarwe...
Correspondent 28 September 2016
Truth about delusional democracy
They have been brainwashed to believe what no longer is true. Become convinced that you do not live in a true and terrific democracy, or that your democracy is the best in the world. I stopped believing this myth many years ago. All the objective...
Solly Rakgomo 28 September 2016
Moporota o betla naka la mpa � Phoi
Melemo e ga e diege mo marekisetsong ka go lebega banna ba rata go kaiwa e le bone sentle kwa tlase ga lepai. Mme jaanong go mongwe molemo o o bolelwang fa o dira ditiro di feta bongwe mo monneng ka o thusa ka go tsoga sentle, le go oketsa bonna,...
Teichler Rankoa 28 September 2016
In their own voices
Angela Phatsimo Ranku (15-years-old) I feel honoured and privileged to be part of BOT50. I am very proud to be Motswana because 50 years ago there was no development in the country and people were struggling. After Botswana gained...
Kagiso Onkatswitse 28 September 2016
Letter to Seretse
Although old timers say the BOT50 jubilations cannot match what they felt during TAICU in 1976, everyone is really excited. They have painted rocks, trees, buildings, roads, vehicles, dogs and even food come in shades of blue, black and white. Some...
Thalefang Charles
| 28 September 2016
Climate change gatecrashes party of the century
On Friday, the country stands still. As the world looks on, Botswana will put on the party of the century, proudly displaying its miraculous transformation from an undeveloped, agrarian community, to a modern, progressive nation that regularly...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 28 September 2016
Court orders state to return part of evidence
Ndlovu ruled this on Monday, at what was supposed to be the final appearance of the two accused persons at the Magistrate level, before the case is committed to the High Court for trial.The murder accused, Caroline Gwamolamba (38) and Bakang Godisang...
Sharon Mathala 28 September 2016
Non-compliant liquor traders warned ahead of Bot50
A press release from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry states that restaurants selling liquor are only permitted to sell to bona fide diners at between 12 noon and 2:30pm in the afternoon as well as between 6:30pm and 10:30pm on a daily...
Baboki Kayawe 28 September 2016
Thumbs up� to statutory bodies committee on BTO, BDC
It examines the accounts of every statutory body, i.e a body set up by law to enforce legislation on behalf of the state, to be laid before Parliament. It also deals with such other accounts of statutory bodies laid before a Minister. The committee...
Dithapelo Keorapetse 28 September 2016
General Sechele�s principles of war
Every nation has their heroes and so do we in General Sechele, King of Bakwena and our hero in nation building. Having studied military science, I found Sechele to have been a genius at the art of war. How I wished he had penned his strategies for...
Richard Moleofe 28 September 2016
Enki�s journey to Nibiru: the inciting layer
The first layer showed the Sumerian scribe as truly grateful for having been selected by his ‘god’ and master, Enki, to accompany him on a journey to N’ibiru and back. N’ibiru (Na-hibiru: the ‘Reddish One’), I...
L M Leteane 28 September 2016
Police intensify probe in F/town-West bogus petition
Yesterday insiders at the police indicated that since the beginning of August the police have been busy gathering information on the case. The police have also reportedly engaged an independent handwriting expert in a bid to build up their...
Chakalisa Dube
| 28 September 2016
BNFYL pours cold water on Bot50 celebrations
The BNFYL leader, Khumoekae Richard says after the independence celebrations, Batswana will return to their normal poverty-stricken lives and that they will realise the Golden Jubilee is nothing to write home about. He described Botswana’s...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 28 September 2016
Parliament�s 50-year evolution
When it first started, it comprised of only 31 Members of Parliament, who were voted in, four specially elected members, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Attorney General. The first Parliament was from 1965 to 1969. It came into...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 28 September 2016
Obama remembers Botswana on Bot50
I deeply appreciate the strong partnership forged by our governments over many years of cooperation and mutual respect. Your leadership in wildlife protection and environmental conservation sets an example for the region and the world, and I am so...
Correspondent 28 September 2016
�Tired� Mugabe honours Khama�s Bot50 invitation
Mugabe is among the many leaders Khama has invited to come and celebrate Botswana’s 50th independence celebration with. The Zimbabwean government spokesperson, George Charamba however, could not confirm nor deny the invitation. “We do...
Tefo Pheage 28 September 2016
Mohohlo retires, race wide open
Mohohlo steps down on October 20, following 17 years as governor and a total of 23 years with the central bank. In the months ahead of her retirement, speculation had been building on her potential successor, particularly after the February exit of...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 28 September 2016
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