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Innocent Selatlhwa 11 January 2017
FIFA office relocates to Joburg
Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Maclean Letshwiti told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the relocation of the office is part of FIFA’s restructuring exercise. He said the decision to relocate the office would not affect the way...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 11 January 2017
Opposition leaders fill up cooperation posts
Authoritative sources said the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) president, Ndaba Gaolathe has been given the vice presidency post, while the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando will be the secretary general. “The...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 11 January 2017
Rick Ross show was a loss
Bringing a big name like American rapper Rick Ross for the first time in Botswana was always going to be a challenge financially, but MTN Business Botswana and Fables managed to bring the Miami rapper. The crowd that attended the festival was low...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 11 January 2017
Gov�t tweaks exchange rate to boost exports
After the local currency gained value against all major currencies in 2016, monetary authorities have also moved to reduce the rate at which the pula gains value in an effort to maintain export competitiveness. Acting permanent secretary in the...
Brian Benza 11 January 2017
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Isaac Pinielo 11 January 2017
A year for change
Year 2016 will be remembered for a record slump in employment, the historic closure of BCL Mine, a crippling agricultural collapse driven by El Nino and all manner of social-economic malaise. There was very little to celebrate during a 2016...
Mmegi Editor
| 11 January 2017
Artists share 2017 resolutions
Bambino “The mission is to work hard, make money and make 2017 a greater year because 2016 was a good year,” said the stand up comedian. He noted that he would continue from where he left last year. Bambino who is part of the South...
Dumisani Ncube 11 January 2017
Barack Obama's Farewell Address
Mompati Tlhankane 11 January 2017
GU pocket P250,000 from Kgaswane deal
The player will reportedly earn P30,000, which is three times more of what he was earning at GU. Moyagoleele’s communications manager, Ernest Mosedame told Mmegi Sport yesterday that the club would have wanted to sell the player for a higher...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 11 January 2017
Rollers draw Orapa in Mascom semi-final
The Orapa United and Rollers encounter is expected to be an intriguing one, as Rollers will be eyeing to redeem themselves from the humiliation they suffered at the hands of the Ostriches in last year’s final, which they lost 3-1. Rollers are...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 11 January 2017
Retiring Mamelodi leaves FIFA with no regret
A popular figure in the region and beyond, Mamelodi said he “enjoyed every moment of his stay” working for the world soccer governing body, the first Motswana to hold such a post. In an a wide ranging interview yesterday, Mamelodi, who...
Mqondisi Dube
| 11 January 2017
Mosa crowned Miss Razi
During the question and answer session the 22-year-old talked about issues of trade in the country and how diamonds and beef have been the biggest trade sustaining the economy. She explained that during these transactions foreign exchange and...
Katlego Motsamai 11 January 2017
BSE bears carryover into 2017
The Domestic Companies Index (DCI) shed a further 0.12% in the three days of trading last week and closed the first week of the year 11.37 points lower. Opening the year on a losing note were Stanchart, Turnstar, Barclays and BIHL. Stanchart, which...
Brian Benza 11 January 2017
CASAWU indicts uncooperative employers
The union, Cashiers, Shop Assistant and Allied Workers Union (CASAWU) leadership has confirmed that they have taken necessary measures to make sure that employers recognise the union as it is solely formed for the betterment of the employees. The...
Mpho Mokwape
| 11 January 2017
BDP, BCP heighten by-election preps
The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lock horns in the by-election scheduled for January 21. The election seeks to replace fallen councillor, Richie Kenosi who died nearly three months ago. Both parties have been...
Chakalisa Dube
| 11 January 2017
Alleged church thief still on the run
The accused in the matter are Daniel Makosana, 48, Ookeditse Mabika, 26, Benson Khumalo, 33, and Mompati Moremedi, 25. The state alleges that the incident happened on June 13, 2015 at Bible Life Church. But when the accused appeared in court for...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 11 January 2017
�Please remember BDP�s deeds�
When launching the BDP candidate in the Boikaga/Madiba by-election at Baipidi grounds over the weekend, Ntuane argued that Botswana was the only country in Africa, which was doing exceptionally well in caring for its people under the current...
Bonte Seepi 11 January 2017
Katse returns
Kenneth Segokgo, a former secondary school teacher and now a businessman would represent the UDC. Katse was disqualified from standing in the BDP primaries ahead of the 2014 general elections over alleged malpractice. Katse and others, who were...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 11 January 2017
Downpours push four dams to spillage point
Nnywane Dam, which is the smallest of the dams with a capacity of 2.3 million cubic metres gained over 10.6% of inflows from January 4 to 10, 2017 to reach 102.6%. Bokaa Dam, which supplies the Greater Gaborone is currently overflowing at 102.6%...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 11 January 2017
Moshupa businesses count losses after floods
While the news coming from the village is that two bridges have collapsed, business owners are also counting their losses and trying to come to terms with the disaster that befell them a few days after New Year. Police volunteers gathered around a...
Lebogang Baingapi 11 January 2017
Rains drown crops, kill livestock in Kgatleng
The Kgatleng District Council chairperson, Mpho Morolong said it is true that some ploughing fields and farms have been affected. “Water was all over, especially along the Bokaa Dam and the Notwane River which were receiving large volumes of...
Tefo Pheage 11 January 2017
Disaster-relief office on heightened alert
The office said all the District Disaster Management Committees (DDMC) are on high alert and continue to monitor the situation in order to instantly render assistance when the need arises. Moreover, the office said it is adequately funded to combat...
Baboki Kayawe 11 January 2017
Liki ya Debswana e lebanwe ke dikgwetlho
Morago ga gore liki e e nne dingwaga di le mmalwa ntle le barotloetsi, tlhware e ne ya ba e latswa ka go tla ka barotloetsi ba seemo se se kwa godimo ba diteemane, ebong Debswana. Go tla ka thuso ya madi mo ga kompone ya Debswana go ne ga tsisa...
Teichler Rankoa 11 January 2017
Kgalapitse e gataka Seshoboloko
Se mme se diragetse fela jalo ka erile ngwaga ya 2017 e goroga khwaere e tona ya Seshoboloko ya supa fa e babaletswe ke kgatlampolo ya Kgalapitse, mo e neng ya ngala maduo. Ntwa ya dikhwaere tse pedi tse, e simologile ka malatsi a keresemose ka...
Teichler Rankoa 11 January 2017
Ruth �RSK� Setlogano Kgoroba
Naledi e etela kakapa ya motse oo e bile ele mogodi yo o nnileng le seabe se segolo mo ditlhabololong tsa o ne. Ene ke Ruth Setlogano Kgoroba, phuthi kotswana e ya reng e sutlha motlhakola ya raga seoba sa modisa, p elo ya modisa ya nyama. Ke motswa...
Correspondent 11 January 2017
Metsi a merwalela a elelela kae?
E ke kgaolo ya bontlha bongwe jwa lefatshe leno e enang le dingwaga e na dipula tse di buitsana. Dine di remelela kwa legare, bokone le bokone bophirima. Le fa pula e dikile e nele thata jaana le go baka ditshenyo tse di ngomolang pelo, potso...
Correspondent 11 January 2017
Keledi ya ga Khama e gosomanya pula
Mo molaetseng wa gagwe kwa moletlong-mogolo wa BOT50 kwa lebaleng-legolo la metshameko la sechaba, Tautona Lt General Dr Ian Khama o ne a oketsa puo ya gagwe e a e kwaletsweng, mme ka thapelo a kopa Batswana botlhe go obama le ene go rapelela pula....
Staff Writer 11 January 2017
A Setswana se balole
E re fa go lemilwe, ngwaga e le one sentle, go jewe fela mo masimo. Ka dijwalo di butswa ka go tlhatlologana, e re pele ga tse e leng tsone tota di butswa, e bong mabele, mmidi, le dinawa, go jewe dikgankana, go jewe nyebu le makgomane. E re fa go...
Sebofo Motshwane 11 January 2017
Professor Mike Faber
Mike was attached to the Ministry of Finance and Development in the late 1990s living with Didon in a flat in the Village. Obituaries record something of his truly stunning career and to give everyone a better idea, I attach this sample from an...
Sandy Grant 11 January 2017
Trompies rocks Kanye
The event moved from its usual venue of Motse Lodge to Ga Maila Out Door Arena, but that did not affect the crowd attendance as the revelers came in large numbers. Performances of the day were kick-started by Franco, and at the time people were still...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 11 January 2017
GetBucks seeks P500m to expand operations
The company, which embraces technology as a means to provide financial products and services to customers, recently stated that it intends to raise between P100 million and P200 million as a first tranche of the note. “The Botswana Stock...
Isaac Pinielo 11 January 2017
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