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Victoria Seiketso Sethibe 04 November 2016
AU Chairmanship
Brian Benza 04 November 2016
'Hundreds dead' in shipwrecks off Libya
The UN refugee agency was told the news by survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa, spokeswoman Carlotta Sami said. Twelve bodies have been recovered. More than 4,200 migrants have died making the dangerous journey across the...
BBC.COM 04 November 2016
�They�re in denial!�
Did the people recruited into Eurextrade know that it was a Ponzi scheme that would eventually collapse, leaving the victims penniless? Or were they all convinced that it was something genuine? During the Eurextrade fiasco, I came back to the office...
Consumer Watchdog 04 November 2016
Boxers begin quest for championship berths
The weekend preliminaries will see boxers battle to book spaces in the semi-final and final of the National Championship to be held next weekend. Former boxer and a coach at UB/Tsholofelo boxing club, Lechedzani ‘Master’ Luza told Mmegi...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 04 November 2016
Police VI on the brink of history
Police play BDF VI in Lobatse tomorrow with the title firmly in sight. The side has accumulated 55 points after winning 18 games out of 19 matches. The league’s defending champions, Kutlwano are in position two with 48 points from 18 matches,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 04 November 2016
Leaders Highlanders remain grounded
In another expected pulsating encounter tomorrow, Motlakase Power Dynamos and ECCO City Greens look to rekindle their rivalry when they meet at the Palapye Swallows grounds. Both encounters kick off at 3.30pm. Despite Stimela being buoyed by last...
Koketso Kgoboge 04 November 2016
Will South Africa�s money finally buy COSAFA love?
On a typical December afternoon in Gaborone, Danny Jordan emerged empty handed from one of the then Gaborone Sun (now Avani) conference rooms after the COSAFA delegates had delivered a crushing and unambiguous message. They had emphatically rejected...
Mqondisi Dube
| 04 November 2016
GU launch P2m sponsorship deals
Mobile phone company, Mobicel came on board as the main sponsor with P1million, while former GU chairman Nicholas Zakhem director’s Zac Construction, also popped out P1 miilion. GU’s three-year deal with the insurance company, Mutual and...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 04 November 2016
Fans unhappy with BPL ticketing
BPL acting chief executive officer, Thabo Ntshinogang said it is important that supporters are well versed with the advantages of buying tickets in advance. This follows recent complaints by the supporters over the difficulties in getting tickets...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 04 November 2016
Army side out to stop Rollers' juggernaut
From the 2013/2014 season, the two giants have played six Premier League matches with Rollers winning three times. BDF XI only won one match with two others ending in stalemates. Rollers have shown they have been a dominant force over Matebele when...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 04 November 2016
Putting my best foot forward
I never thought I would find myself making any of those moves I always saw on television. My boss had just assigned me and I was reluctant at first, but I decided to go ahead and get it over with. On the way there, the only thing in my mind...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 04 November 2016
Good night Kenya, oops Berry Heart
Q: The album is titled Kenya. It has Kenyan President on the front cover, Kenyan charity organisation, Kenyan flag on the back cover. It comes out in the euphoria of the BOT50 anniversary celebrations. What was going through your mind when you...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 04 November 2016
Value of PPADB awarded tenders fall
According to the 2016 annual report, tenders awarded by the board during the period amounted to P3.91 billion as opposed to P5.04 billion for the 2014/15 financial year, which represents a 22% drop. The board adjudicated 527 submissions in 2015/16,...
Isaac Pinielo 04 November 2016
Seretse defends rebranding of SPEDU
Seretse was responding to a question from Member of Parliament (MP) of Selebi-Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse in regards to the rebranding of the agency. Keorapetse had wanted the minister to tell Parliament what the rebranding of SPEDU...
Oageng Batenegi 04 November 2016
Botswana�s dry port failing to divert business from Durban
Speaking during a tour of the port here, the Dry Port manager, Derrick Mokgale said they have been trying to lobby government to help divert investors from using the Durban port but rather use the Namibian one. According to Mokgale they have...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 04 November 2016
Furnmart pulls out of Zambia
In a statement, the company said the publication of its abridged audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2016 will be delayed in view of the decision to wind up operations in Zambia which is having an impact on the...
Staff Writer 04 November 2016
Change of guard at Wilderness Safaris
Woodrow said on his departure: “I am extremely proud to have held the reigns as MD for this incredible region for the past nine years, with the celebration of Botswana’s 50 Years of Independence this year and Wilderness Safaris receiving...
Boniface Keakabetse 04 November 2016
Troubled BPC readies for dawn of new era
Hopes of a reversal in fortunes are embedded in the corporation’s five-year game plan dubbed Masa 2020 Transformation Strategy that was initiated with the intent to turnaround the status of the corporation and make it profitable and efficient...
Isaac Pinielo 04 November 2016
The school was harsh on the student
She was ordered to go home to change clothes, but it was too late for her to write the exam. The school head at Letlhabile Junior Secondary School and the Chief Education Officer had not responded to BONELA’s query at the time of going to...
Mmegi Editor
| 04 November 2016
How I survived a previous Phikwe retrenchment
Every new day brings deepening uncertainty among BCL mine’s 4,600 former workers. From their collective strength at the beginning of the crisis last month, the workers have broken up into individuals, returning one by one to their home...
Zolani Kraai 04 November 2016
The depression hiding in the judicial system
“You are sentenced to death by hanging.” “You are not to make any contact or communication with your spouse until the court orders so.” “You are sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.’’ ...
Tumelo Mouwane 04 November 2016
Making Africa great again
The African history is littered with examples of leaders who had no respect for human rights, rule of law, and the international community. Since the winds of change that swept through Africa in the 1960s, when many African states got their...
Bame Piet 04 November 2016
Incestuous father granted bail
Principal Magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba had last year sentenced to six years the 63-year-old convict, who cannot be named to protect the interests of his 21-year-old daughter, who at the time of the offence in 2007 was 12-year-old. Yesterday,...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 04 November 2016
Sex scandal rocks swimming
BSSA secretary general, Bongi Ruele confirmed the incident to Mmegi Sport but refused to name the school nor the place where the incident took place. “We are still trying to get to the bottom of the incident. We only learnt about it through a...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 04 November 2016
MIAF blossoming and spiralling out of control
It was in the middle of a heatwave that led many to head to the nearest ‘picnic spot’. They call it ‘go stager’ and have a good time. It was also monthend, although Maun does not need monthend to turn-up, many could...
Thalefang Charles
| 04 November 2016
Lerala diamond offtake deal collapses
Alpha Capital had agreed to buy all the diamonds produced at the Botswana-based mine for a period of six months, but had failed to make payment for the first parcel, despite written acknowledgement that payment was due. Kimberley said on Tuesday...
Brian Benza 04 November 2016
Khama cautions disloyal MPs
It is understood the party president, Ian Khama expressed concern about some members who defy the caucus and those who gossip about others. During elections of two specially elected MPs last week, it emerged that some BDP members did not vote along...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 04 November 2016
Govt facelifts executed prisoners� gravesites
The haunting zone has for years been a prohibited area which could only be accessed by authorised people for specific sanctioned purposes. However insiders say many, including the authorities, do not want anything to do with the zone as it is widely...
Tefo Pheage 04 November 2016
The IMF of crooks and swindlers
In fact, the IMF has been under the control of the US and Western European states and its policies have been designed to further the expansion, domination and profits of their leading multi-national corporations and financial institutions. The US...
Solly Rakgomo 04 November 2016
Ex-TNMC miners bid the city farewell, begrudgingly
On this fateful Monday, they had gathered in large numbers to collect their exit letters at the TNMC clubhouse. On a good day, the clubhouse was a place of merrymaking and joy as opposed to this week’s experience where stunned miners queued....
Ryder Gabathuse
| 04 November 2016
BCP raids BDP base
It’s now common knowledge that Francistown West MP, Ignatius Moswaane and some of his councillors are no longer at peace, especially the trio that have already shown interest in joining the opposition BCP. This week, both the ruling BDP and...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 04 November 2016
Chamber of Commerce moves in to save Phikwe
A leaked Chamber of Commerce report by the local business community that is destined for Parliament also says that as an immediate action for government to assist the mining town, former BCL employees be re-skilled to rehabilitate the mine’s...
Onalenna Kelebeile 04 November 2016
BDP�s Mpuang still off the hook
The demand came after Mpuang hit headlines when he allegedly bragged in a leaked tape about how his association with the Vice President and BDP chairperson, Mokgweetsi Masisi saved him from a disciplinary hearing. Mpuang was then charged for...
Chakalisa Dube
| 04 November 2016
BOCRA intensifies awareness on cyber-bullying
In a response to Mmegi enquiry on the rise in cyber-bullying, Aaron Nyelesi, BOCRA deputy director of corporate communications noted “it is evident that a lot still remain to be done for both the young and the old to appreciate what it means...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 04 November 2016
Students flee exams in fear of school head
According to a teacher at the school who preferred anonymity, the three boys left the school hall where they were sitting for Mathematics Paper 3 to look for furniture, as there is shortage in the school. “The headmaster met them on their way...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 04 November 2016
Kenewendo gives maiden address in Parly
When debating the NDP 11 on Wednesday, the MP said the population structure has changed. “We have a youth bulge which has led to the growth of the working age population from 46.9% in 2001 to 64.9% in 2011. Our dependency ratios have also...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 04 November 2016
Song of the Hoe: the plainly threatening layer
Such a vernacular, we have demonstrated, is Setswana – and more so its Sotho-Tswana sister languages – but Sumerians far exceeded the capabilities of our modern scribes. Sumerian is a now-extinct, ancient language of Mesopotamia (now...
L M Leteane 04 November 2016
Why Vision 2036 will fail like 2016
Parliament wasn’t involved in the Vision 2036, just like with 2016, formulation as many constituencies were visited whilst MPs were in Gaborone for a session. Will Vision 2036 be achieved? Why did Botswana not achieve the aspirations of 2016?...
Dithapelo Keorapetse 04 November 2016
The barring of imported cars will become a security threat
Apparently the minister wants to apply a ban on what is often referred to as grey imports. He advances several reasons and chief among them he cites the high levels of pollution and the growing traffic congestion on our roads. It’s a pity that...
Richard Moleofe 04 November 2016
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