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Michael Dingake 25 October 2016

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Mmegi Editor 25 October 2016

President should state his special Parliament agenda

The special meeting, we are told, will afford the legislators to discuss the National Development Plan 11, and nothing else. We are yet to hear what is so urgent about NDP 11, than the plight of 5000 miners who are going to be axed at the end of...

Mmegi Editor | 25 October 2016

BFA to send Under-20 to COSAFA tourney

The BFA was forced to skip this year’s Under-17 tournament, which was held in Mauritius due to insufficient funds, but will honour the invitation this time around. “Yes we will send a team,” BFA acting chief executive officer, Susan...

Mqondisi Dube | 25 October 2016

Zapata bemoans lack of depth

GU have won only one match, drew two and lost one. They sit at position seven with five points, three behind log leaders, Township Rollers. “Everybody knows that GU had lots of problems during the pre-season and everybody knows we could not...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 25 October 2016

Malakista to drop a new single

He said this single that will be his second single after S’gubu sa Malakista which was aired in the local airwaves, will be a hit. He added that after not being active in the music industry for sometime, he found it fit to make a strong...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 25 October 2016

Fashion meets music at the Gabz Mega Party event

The Gabz Mega Party will be an event where fashion and music will be incorporated giving the revelers more especially fashionistas an opportunity to showcase their different and unique fashion tastes. In an interview with Showbiz, the event...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 25 October 2016

Heavy down pours disrupt Summer Of 79 opening show

Summer of 79 is a live musical show whereby an ensemble dubbed Summer of 79 which comprises of artists such as Vivien Dakpo, saxophonist Terry Lewis, Leroy Nyoni, Cedric Ncube, Zuziwe and Debbie with a T perform cover tracks from the olden days...

Dumisani Ncube 25 October 2016

Revamped Sky Lounge opens

This means that Sky Lounge has a certain target market and certain standards will be expected from those that will be gracing the place. “When we established it, Sky Lounge was supposed to an exclusive lounge but due to poor logistics what we...

Dumisani Ncube 25 October 2016

BITC woos Dutch investors

This is part of the ongoing effort to brand and position Botswana internationally as an ideal business and tourist destination. The forum, to be officially opened by Ambassador of Botswana Samuel Outlule, will be attended amongst others by SANEC...

Staff Writer 25 October 2016

Mohohlo urges banks to invest

Speaking at the First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) 50th anniversary celebration dinner recently, former Bank of Botswana Governor, Linah Mohohlo said banks as market leaders should not rely on poaching staff from each other, noting that it cannot...

Pauline Dikuelo | 25 October 2016

Wilderness revenue up as Ebola fears subside

The group, which operates 45 safari camps and lodges, and 10 scheduled overland safaris in Botswana, Congo, Kenya, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, said its revenue increased by 19% to P642 million this year compared to P539...

Isaac Pinielo 25 October 2016

Met Services department issues heat wave warning

The most affected districts are the Gantsi, Ngamiland, Chobe, Central, Northeast, Northern-Kgalagadi, SouthEast, Kgatleng and Kweneng districts. Temperatures are expected to reach highs of between 380 and 40o while the Southern-Kgalagadi and...

Staff Writer 25 October 2016

Tobacco levy to fund anti-smoking initiatives

Chief health officer, Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana told participants at the inaugural Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN) public lecture at the University of Botswana recently that communication would soon be issued detailing the criteria to access the...

Baboki Kayawe 25 October 2016

Private candidates cause BEC outsourcing headache

The problem is caused by the fact that BEC does not have a regional presence, hence no infrastructure to accommodate private candidates, the council has explained. BEC’s communications manager, Fingile Makgalemele said this when asked about...

Baboki Kayawe 25 October 2016

Jealous murder accused denied bail

The state alleges that Obakeng Oeme killed Tshomarelo Keitsile at Monarch on October 8. He allegedly suspected Keitsile of cheating him with his girlfriend. Basupi denied Oeme bail to allow investigations in the matter to continue unhindered. State...

Lebogang Baingapi 25 October 2016

State puts more ice on Guma, Olopeng frozen accounts

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has made an application before Justice Singh Walia seeking for the accounts of the two legislators to be frozen pending investigations. Both parties appeared before the court yesterday to argue the...

Mpho Mokwape | 25 October 2016

Bangwaketse issue ultimatum to Bathoen Trust board

This was after Morafe issued an ultimatum at a Kgotla meeting held in Kanye last Friday where the trust was the main subject of discussion. “Of course Bangwaketse have agreed that the new board should be elected after two weeks. If things do...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 October 2016

Govt bars expats in private schools

A letter dated September 16, 2016 signed by Simon Coles, the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, said where expatriates are engaged, the employer must show detailed and sound reasons why...

Tefo Pheage 25 October 2016

MVA alarmed by death of children on the roads

Nkala said this during the launch of the Maradu Primary School Traffic Safety Club. “Accidents are caused by different human errors such as talking on the cellphone while driving, overtaking for no apparent reasons, over speeding, drunk...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 25 October 2016

Hailstorm leaves students with no classrooms

Some classroom roofs were blown off, trees uprooted, and houses destroyed when the powerful hailstorm hit the city. Until the Gaborone City Council repairs the affected classrooms, classes will have to share. Even though the headmaster would not...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 25 October 2016

Is Obama angling for World War III, on the eve of his exit?

She is the richest country in the world - US population is four percent of world population, her share of world GDP is more than 20 percent; she is militarily the strongest country on mother earth; she possesses more nuclear warheads than the...

Michael Dingake 25 October 2016

Fans fuel Ozi F Teddy, ATI and Young Black's beef

The brutal diss track received a lot of attention on social media and most fans are now vying for the response from both ATI and Young Black. ATI, who has just released his new album entitled Envelope, immediately posted a response on social media...

Mompati Tlhankane | 25 October 2016

Boxing welcomes HIV testing

DTCB club coach, Thebe Setlalekgosi said the call was long overdue. He told Mmegi Sport yesterday that boxing is moving towards professionalism and testing boxers before they compete should be mandatory. He said AIBA has taken a decision and it was...

Calistus Kolantsho | 25 October 2016

Uncertainty surrounds special Parly meeting

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, following the President’s call for a Special meeting, just ddays before the State of the Nation Address that was scheduled for November 2, the Speaker said she was not sure what was going to happen after December 1...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 25 October 2016

Mauritian firm makes P88m bid for Imara

FWA already owns 28% (17 million shares) of Imara’s 59 million shares in issue. In a statement, Imara announced that FWA had tabled an offer to buy the remaining 42 million shares at a price of P2.10 per share bringing the value of the...

Staff Writer 25 October 2016