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Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 21 October 2016
NAA extends registration
NAA started last year with the mandate of empowering, honouring and celebrating artists in the northern part of the country. Ontiretse Nthinthie, the chairperson of NAA told Showbiz that there was a need for the extension of the registration period...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 21 October 2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Trolls
A troll princess and her companion, the one unhappy troll try to rescue her friends from being eaten by their nemeses.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Masterminds
A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Queen of Katwe
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Trolls
A troll princess and her companion, the one unhappy troll try to rescue her friends from being eaten by their nemeses.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Masterminds
A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Trolls
A troll princess and her companion, the one unhappy troll try to rescue her friends from being eaten by their nemeses
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
The Magnificent Seven
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Masterminds
A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Pet ridiculousness
In 2016, movie enthusiast have been captivated by animation comedies like Zootopia, Angry Birds and Kung Fu Panda 3 amongst others just to name a few. Recently big screen fanatics were privileged to munch on The Secret Life of Pets (TSLP). This film...
Bakang Israel 21 October 2016
Galaxy remain optimistic after draw
The two mining town teams met on a chilly afternoon here, but neither could find the net. Mogaladi said their game plan was not to defend but rather to attack. Unfortunately they did not get the goals. Galaxy held the upper hand in the...
Lebogang Baingapi 21 October 2016
Seven-year-old rider defies age
He is defying gravity in motocross’ gruelling tracks on a KTM 50SX motorbike. Born in Johannesburg on February 3, 2009, the Lobelo Racing Club rider is the eldest of three sons in a family of five, with all members’ avid bike riders. At...
Koketso Kgoboge 21 October 2016
Mane flourishes at Liverpool
I had met the agency’s head of sport, Nick Meakin in Johannesburg in 2014, when at the time, my first football love in the UK, Liverpool was enjoying a purple patch, threatening to end a then 24-year wait for the Premier League title. It...
Mqondisi Dube
| 21 October 2016
Female referee breaks into male dominated sport
Okatch tells Mmegi Sport her interest in basketball grew when she was a student at Ledumang Senior Secondary School in Gaborone. “It was in 1999 when we started playing basketball with my friends. We were just having fun in the court and...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 21 October 2016
Is there conspiracy against southern African clubs?
It’s almost 11 years ago since Jerry ‘Legs of Thunder’ Sikhosana burst through Asec Mimosa defence to plant a priceless second half goal, which gave South African giants, Orlando Pirates their first and only continental glory. In...
Mqondisi Dube
| 21 October 2016
Lack of funds cripple netball preparations
Botlhole-Mmopi was speaking to Mmegi Sport after the official draw of the Netball Youth World Cup yesterday. Botswana is in Pool C with Uganda, Jamaica, Cooks Islands and Malaysia. Pool A comprises New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Scotland,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 21 October 2016
Overstaying breeds corruption
The call was made during a kgotla meeting on Wednesday addressed by officials from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development together with Botswana Institute for Development Policy and Analysis (BIDPA). The Ministry and BIPDA are...
Lebogang Baingapi 21 October 2016
Postponements irk women�s teams
The league has been postponed twice in two months, first in August to pave way for the country’s golden jubilee celebrations, and this month when the league committee said it was unprepared. Speaking to Mmegi Sport yesterday, UB Kicks new...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 21 October 2016
Ouyaubi beats his disability
It was a mouth-watering competition, which many artists embraced coming up with different concepts, but were outclassed by Bolokang Ouyaubi. Ouyaubi’s victory left many amazed on how a man living with disability managed to come up tops. The...
Dumisani Ncube 21 October 2016
Is there conspiracy against southern African clubs?
It’s almost 11 years ago since Jerry ‘Legs of Thunder’ Sikhosana burst through Asec Mimosa defence to plant a priceless second half goal, which gave South African giants, Orlando Pirates their first and only continental glory. In...
Mqondisi Dube
| 21 October 2016
�Is the customer always right?�
No, they’re not but I understand what people are trying to say. They’re trying to say that customers should always be treated with respect and that’s something that’s obviously true. Or is it? The key word is...
Consumer Watchdog 21 October 2016
The music painter
Nico Phooko loves to have music playing in the background while he paints. Specific types of music such as Jazz inspire him to be expressive with his brush. When Showbiz caught up with the experienced painter at Thapong Visual Arts Centre this week,...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 21 October 2016
Trucking contractor reels from BCL closure
Ihawu group compliance and development manager, Judith Moswela described the effect of the BCL Group mines closure on their company as humongous. She was adamant that the current trading conditions would leave any company that dealt with the closed...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 21 October 2016
Business community urged to form consortiums to buy BCL
BB, which has appointed a task team to look into the BCL and Tati Nickel mines and suggest the way forward, held consultations with the local business community and other stakeholders. Mosienyane said if government cannot inject funds into BCL...
Onalenna Kelebeile 21 October 2016
Phikwe suitable for base metals refinery ďż˝ study
According to a report that was conducted by the then ministry of minerals, energy and water resources, more could be achieved in terms of sustainability if the refinery was to be built in Selebi-Phikwe. In 2014, the ministry together with the...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 21 October 2016
Morupule B expansion in new headway
Locally based companies felt they were sidelined in the multi billion pula tender, as government decided not to open the tender for Morupule expansion to everyone. The Chinese built Units 1-4 as well as Units 5-6, which are currently being built by...
Staff Writer 21 October 2016
Churches respond to Phikwe�s SOS
Selebi-Phikwe is a town painted in various shades of disbelief, denial and anger. Its economic mainstay, its raison d’être, its constant companion since establishment, has suddenly been extinguished in a dust of mystery and...
Zolani Kraai 21 October 2016
BDP Shooting Itself in the Foot by Weakening BCP (Part II)
However, the party has since become mum on Ntuane’s suggested reforms in fact one gets the impression that his suggested reforms are being rejected. Perhaps, here we should also mention that Ntuane himself was part of a group of BDP members who...
Correspondent 21 October 2016
WUC must wake up
The body of the victim was retrieved seven hours after his companion reported the drowning to the Old Naledi police station. The police confirmed that the fishing season is closed and that the two men entered the Gaborone dam area illegally. The...
Mmegi Editor
| 21 October 2016
Moswaane , BCL
Correspondent 21 October 2016
Where TNMC all started
Anglo American Corporation (AAC) first identified the copper occurrences of Selkirk and Phoenix in 1929, though the first significant work was conducted in the mid 1960’s by the Tati Territory Exploration Company (TTE). Limited trenching of the...
Correspondent 21 October 2016
Phikwe: A town staring into the deep
The mine is home to 4,000 employees who now face the harsh reality of being released into an economy that is already battling with high levels of unemployment. To a national audience, the story has mainly focused on the broader players in the...
Correspondent 21 October 2016
The fall of Tati Nickel
Even in modern day life, the Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) copper/nickel operation at Phoenix played a significant role in the economy of the city. Francistown and the entire North East District (NED) still expected more from the mine despite...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 21 October 2016
TNMC employees: The better devil
As for the many drivers, they had become the Michael Schumachers of the Francistown-TNMC’s Phoenix Mine road, something that irked other road users who respected road signs. The Francistown-Matsiloje road had become a beehive of activity with...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 21 October 2016
Longrich swindled Batswana of millions
Mmegi has learnt that the Chinese have decided to hire private investigators in a bid to clear the name of their multi-million dollar business, which has been in existence for 30 years. According to one of the victims (Marea*), the Chinese took the...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 21 October 2016
Inside BCL�s last agonising days
Every morning, they gather outside Union House in their dozens, chatting loudly and frequently engaging in arguments. The former BCL mine workers have been thronging the Botswana Mineworkers Union (BMWU) headquarters in the north-eastern town since...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 21 October 2016
BOFEPUSU lines up anti-corruption conference
The ‘massive’ anti-corruption conference, which is expected to attract national and international participants, would be held at the end of November. Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, the federation’s deputy secretary general told Mmegi...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 21 October 2016
UNFPA calls for effective sex education
The 2016 report makes the case that few, if any, of the Sustainable Development Goals can be achieved if large swaths of humanity are unable to exercise their rights and realise their full potential. UNFPA Botswana’s Adolescent Sexual and...
Baboki Kayawe 21 October 2016
Deputy mayor defends SPEDU
This emerged in meeting addressed by the Member of Parliament for Selebi-Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse on Wednesday at Kagiso Kgotla. Pilane refuted the accusations of failure thrown at SPEDU by residents, explaining that SPEDU’s mandate is...
Imi Mokgethi 21 October 2016
Fireworks over Bathoen Trust expected at Kanye Kgotla
A group of concerned members who called for the audit early this year have expressed disappointment at how the trust has been run and are demanding answers. The board is expected to give Bangwaketse feedback on how it has been running the trust and...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 21 October 2016
Boko fights for Zone 6 farmersďż˝ P9m bid
In 2011 the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) killed cattle in Zone 6 and compensated farmers P1700 per beast regardless of the breed and value of the animal. A total of 48 farmers approached the High Court demanding over P9million for their 1800 cattle...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 21 October 2016
Khama interference reaches Air Botswana
The Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises heard on Wednesday that Khama, Kenneth Matambo and Sadique Kebonang have met to discuss Air Botswana business and the possibility of engaging Comair to rescue Air Botswana. What...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 21 October 2016
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