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Michael Dingake 21 December 2016
Family conducts second DNA test in baby-swapping case
The family sought the second deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test after the first paternity tests showed that the child’s DNA matches that of the mother. About two weeks back, DNA experts from the Botswana Police Service (BPS) extracted blood...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 21 December 2016
EVMs might discourage the elderly � BDP
Speaking after a presentation by Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) consultant Gabriel Seeletso, councillors said majority of elderly people are ignorant of technology to the point of being inhibited to access it. Councillor for Moeti ward,...
Boniface Keakabetse 21 December 2016
December 30 is D-day for by-elections nominations
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Slumber Tsogwane, has issued a writ for the by-elections of Boikago-Madiba and Tsabong North in the Palapye and Kgalagadi South constituencies respectively. He directed that nominations of...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 21 December 2016
BDP members requested to submit their names
On Sunday, the members agreed that the talks for consensus candidate will start after the party has realised that more than one people had brought their names. mThe position of Tlokweng MP became vacant after the death of the area MP Same Bathobakae....
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 21 December 2016
Unions-Govt Salary Despute
Correspondent 21 December 2016
Gunners� inconsistency worries Nare
The Lobatse-based outfit started the league with a 1-1 draw against Mochudi Centre Chiefs. They tasted their first win of the season against new comers, Security Systems. They went on to play to a goalless draw against BDF XI before beating...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 21 December 2016
AUSC team bags 35 medals
Botswana was represented in athletics, judo, athletics for the visually impaired, swimming, netball and boxing. The athletes’ mouth-watering performances saw Botswana leaving Luanda with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and seven bronze...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 21 December 2016
Rollers, Orapa to know CAF opponents today
Rollers qualified for the CAF Champions League by virtue of being the league champions while Orapa United will take part in the CAF Confederations Cup after winning the Mascom Top 8. Both teams are unseeded and will have to take part in the first...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 21 December 2016
Miscellaneous trio face the axe
The three players; Kelapile Terata, Bokani Loeto and Dikaelo Poulwe are said to have conspired and tried to lure other players to boycott the game against Jwaneng Galaxy, which they (the trio) went on to boycott. The trio also missed the team’s...
Koketso Kgoboge 21 December 2016
Reikeletseng rubbishes AUSC report
The organisation has insinuated that Botswana was not eligible to vote in the elections for the secretariat that were held last month in Swakopmond, Namibia. Other countries that did not vote in the elections were Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 21 December 2016
Military Swagg Picnic to camouflage Palapye
According to one of the event organisers, Letsile Kesenyang of Letstaiment, the festivity will be a catalyst to the New Year. He said that the festivity is dubbed Military Swagg Picnic due to the current trending military clothes, stating that it...
Lindiwe Mozola 21 December 2016
Okavango music festival returns
The NAMA award-winning artists from Namibia Makurunganga would make a return after gracing last year’s event. Other international acts include Chikuli Kirash, Mandota and Brother Alex. Local acts include Kaybee, PK Maada, D-Funk,...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 21 December 2016
Miss Francistown captivates audience
After giving the judges a hard time through their outstanding performances, Kesego Malambane was crowned Miss Francistown 2016/2017, Ntlafatso Keitile became the first princess and the second princess became Ontshegeditse Motswakhuting. Malambane is...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 21 December 2016
Botash begins salt pre-packaging
According to Botash acting director, Victoria Lekoma the company has already started pre-packaging the salt, which has already penetrated the Zambian market. “We have already started pre-packing our salt which is called Botsalt. The salt...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 21 December 2016
Of consent and reason
That gap has been the space within which the immoral within our society have preyed on vulnerable teenagers, often entrapping them with monetary promises and essentially robbing them of their education and futures. This year has been one rocked by a...
Mmegi Editor
| 21 December 2016
Understanding Bitcoin
It’s the first example of a growing category of money known as cryptocurrency. What makes it different from normal currencies? Bitcoin can be used to buy things electronically. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or...
Correspondent 21 December 2016
Phikwe police brace for festive crime
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, Selebi-Phikwe police station commander Superintendent Victor Nlebesi highlighted that since this will be the first ever festive holidays after the closure of BCL mine, there will be many vacant houses that could...
Imi Mokgethi 21 December 2016
A re ikgakolole maina a dikgwedi
Potso ke gore, leina le, le raya eng? Ga twe kgwedi e, ke kgwedi e lephoi le le bidiwang lehiri le tsalang ka yone. Go baakanyetsa go baya mae, lehiri le age sentlhaga ka dikgonyana. Motswana a bo a ntse a le lebile. A tsaya lefoko...
Sebofo Motshwane 21 December 2016
The new bridge at Ramotswa
And how many of us do that? In other words, it really doesn’t matter what a bridge looks like so long as it does its job. Can any one argue with that? My problem is that I like bridges, that is bridges which make you feel proud, which brighten...
Sandy Grant 21 December 2016
Norilsk not backing down
The world’s largest producer of refined nickel in a recent company statement made it clear that their pursuit for justice continues as they accused the BCL provisional liquidator, Nigel Dixon-Warren of applying under hand tactics. The company...
Mpho Mokwape
| 21 December 2016
UNESCO report finds universal education commitment a mirage
A new report by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) forecast that universal primary completion would be attained in 2042. Moreover, universal lower secondary...
Baboki Kayawe 21 December 2016
BotswanaPost employee granted bail
According to court papers, the accused is said to have stolen P611,818.45 between December 14 and 15, 2016 while employed as a supervisor. The 36-year-old was granted in bail on condition that he binds himself and his own recognisance in the sum of...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 21 December 2016
Palla Road residents petition Khama over �rigged elections�
In a letter written to the minister and copied to Khama, the trio, Kiteo Mangope, Mogae Pusoetsile and Modiri Otsetswe, who were contesting for the elections, are complaining that a recently held election of the village’s leader, was rigged in...
Tefo Pheage 21 December 2016
Formal employment shows slight increase
According to latest Stats Brief released on Monday by Statistics Botswana (SB), formal employment increased by 0.8%, which represents 3,095 persons from 404,387 persons in March 2016 to 407,482 persons in June 2016. Private organisations recorded...
Isaac Pinielo 21 December 2016
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