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In this weeks paper

Tefo Pheage 10 October 2016

Letlapeng Fume After First Division Postponement

The matches will now be played next weekend after the executive committee took a decision to delay the start of the new season on Friday afternoon. The decision to postpone left former Premiership side, Letlapeng fuming. The committee secretary,...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 October 2016

Comets Too Strong For Scramblers In BoFiNet Opener

New Comets coach, Otsogile Itseng said they were expecting a tough match against Scramblers and came with guns blazing. He said he was happy with the result although they could have done better. “I didn’t get what I expected,” he...

Koketso Kgoboge 10 October 2016

TAFIC, Flamingos Thriller Rescues Launch

The two fixtures were played at the Francistown Sport Complex to launch the new season on Saturday. Motlakase beat GNT 2-0 before a relentless TAFIC had to dig deep to salvage a draw against an imposing Flamingos side. Chouka scored their first goal...

Koketso Kgoboge 10 October 2016

Comets Too Strong For Scramblers In BoFiNet Opener

New Comets coach, Otsogile Itseng said they were expecting a tough match against Scramblers and came with guns blazing. He said he was happy with the result although they could have done better. “I didn’t get what I expected,” he...

Koketso Kgoboge 10 October 2016

Rollers Open Title Defence With Nico Rout

Rollers led 1-0 at the break after Nico conceded an own goal at the stroke of half time. Nico conceded a corner and Tshepo Motlhabankwe flighted before Terrrence Mandaza’s header found the back of the net.  The match, played under...

Bonte Seepi 10 October 2016

Gunners, Chiefs Share Spoils

Chiefs took a well deserved lead in the first half before Gunners levelled matters in the last minute of the game. It was Bongani Mafu’s first official game in charge of Chiefs, having arrived at the end of last season replacing Mike Sithole...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 10 October 2016

Thrills of the Mascom Live Sessions

Mascom Live Sessions has been known to bring local acts and Africa's giants under one roof.   Zimbabwe's Mtukudzi and the band, which recently performed in the United States of America (USA), Sereetsi and the Natives, performed much to the...

Sharon Mathala 10 October 2016

Spinners Wrap Up Spin City In Style

Legendary spinner, Edddie Rasta, continued where he left off in Mmopane by stealing all the shine away from Gusheshe spinners. After being announced late in the line up, Eddie Rasta showed newcomers that he is a favourite in the local crowd. The...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 October 2016

Youth-driven Business Launches Messaging App

Thata Phole, who is the managing director of Royal Click, says that Mmualebe is a messaging application with a focus on speed and security. “It is super-fast, simple, secure and free.  Mmualebe seamlessly synchronises across all of your...

Isaac Pinielo 10 October 2016

Air Botswana Opens New Sales Office

It has been two weeks since the new office started operating and so far, at the official opening of the new office at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport last week, Frazer said that they have been receiving positive feedback. In fact, it is...

Oageng Batenegi 10 October 2016

Bond Market Can Help Develop Economy BPOPF Boss

Speaking during the bond market conference that was hosted by BSE in collaboration with Botswana Bond Market Association (BBMA) last week, Molefe said that the bond market promotes efficient diversification of available funds in the economy to the...

Pauline Dikuelo | 10 October 2016

Khama, Mugabe

Pini Bothoko 10 October 2016

Not End Of The World For Phikwe

BCL mine’s closure has been in the offing for the last decade or so. In fact under normal circumstances, the mine could have closed much earlier, when evidence of low grade minerals became clear, but it was the considerate heart of government...

Monitor Editor 10 October 2016

BPP�s Seboko Climbs Down Dear Comrades and Compatriots,

It remains noble because; we who are steadfast on changing, literally getting back the governance of Batswana back to them, are the very ones who have opted for such to be in a noble fashion. We have had a choice, a choice not to be noble, but we...

Correspondent 10 October 2016

Royal Victory Party

The celebrations started off with a gala dinner a day before at Lotlamoreng I Junior Secondary School in Goodhope. On the morrow, a motorcade proceeded across some of the villages in the sparse constituency before the villagers, including little ones...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 10 October 2016

ZCC Donate To Gamodubu Trust Children

Despite being a cold and windy on Saturday morning, Mogotlo Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members from Molepolole gathered at the centre to embrace the children with warmth and love. Gamodubu Child Care Trust is a centre for orphaned and vulnerable...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 10 October 2016

Motswana Student Wins Inter Campus Pageant

Mangisi said that as a young woman who believed in working around the clock, she would use her status as the queen to empower fellow students and ensure that they take their studies seriously. She further stated that she felt that she had the...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 10 October 2016

BLLAHWU threatens to sue govt

The union has written to DPSM requesting them through an ultimatum to honour its obligation and adhere to an agreement between the two parties regarding burial cover for its members. Nonetheless the union’s burial society continues to fight...

Mpho Mokwape | 10 October 2016

Kidnap survivor is crowned UB�s best peformer

In 2002, the then eight-year-old Dada’s grandson was kidnapped for a P2 million ransom and later six men were arrested after the money trail led the investigators to them. Young Asian man Wasim Ahmed, and locals, Michael Mako, Boitshoko Kenosi,...

Oageng Batenegi 10 October 2016

Sex Offences Worry Nata Police

Nata police station commander Otsile Fane, said they record seven or more cases of rape and defilement in his policing area every three months. Fane said they found it fit to hold a workshop before the end of this month to sensitise the community on...

Pini Bothoko | 10 October 2016

Ray Of Hope For Zim Amputated Farm Labourer

Khunou shot Ncube at Diphateng lands near Radisele in 2013 over a payment dispute but the court ruled that he was acting in self-defence when he shot him. Said Makhwade then: “I cannot find as a fact that the accused fired four shots at the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 10 October 2016

Madome�s Weaving Puts Food On The Table

In fact, like most women faced with poverty and high unemployment in recent years, she ventured into this line of business to better her life. Madome, a native of Motlhabaneng village in Bobirwa district told Business Monitor she inherited the...

Pini Bothoko | 10 October 2016

NEDC Secures Land For Commercial Farming

North East District Council (NEDC) chairperson Florah Mpetsane told a full council meeting recently that the land include 13 small farms covering 342 hectares, 11 horticultural plots covering 90 hectares and 12 commercial plots covering 2164...

Pini Bothoko | 10 October 2016

Surge in malaria cases from zambia

Giving an overview of malaria in Ngamiland, head of preventative, Goitseone Mothibi explained that they have recorded 28 cases of malaria from Zambian nationals who visit Botswana for fishing activities from Kasumbelesa, a lucrative market for fish...

Boniface Keakabetse 10 October 2016

BMWU seek legal advice on BCL mine liquidation

Addressing the union members immediately after the official announcement of the executive’s decision by a delegation of ministers comprising Kitso Mokaila, Vincent Seretse, Sadique Kebonang and Nonofo Molefhi on Saturday, BMWU safety...

Imi Mokgethi 10 October 2016

Bakgatla Royals Smoke Peace Pipe

The royal family has not been seeing eye-to-eye, particularly with Mothibe who was seen as a sell-out for his conservative views against those of the extreme leftist regime led by Kgafela and Sekai. Mothibe Linchwe was reinstated as president of...

Tefo Pheage 10 October 2016

US presidential debate: Clinton doubts Trump 'groping' apology

In Sunday's presidential debate Mr Trump described the remarks - which have provoked outrage - as "locker-room talk", and denied he had groped anyone. Mrs Clinton, the Democratic nominee, tweeted that if he stood by this assertion he was "clearly...

BBC.COM 10 October 2016

BCL goes under the hammer

However the BCL’s 5,000 workers remain employed pending the finalisation of the liquidation process, the mineworkers were informed. Cabinet on Friday took the decision to shut down the BCL mine with immediate effect, while a liquidator to be...

Mbongeni Mguni | 10 October 2016

False Start As Referees Stay Away

Referees were owed nearly P500,000 from last season and Botswana Premier League acting chief executive officer, Thabo ‘Styles’ Ntshinogang had issued a statement on Saturday saying their money had been deposited. But as of Saturday, only...

Mqondisi Dube | 10 October 2016