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Ian Kirby 13 January 2017
Pula
Fa e ne e se morwa Khama, pula e kabo e sa na mo'kana.
Mmegi Editor 13 January 2017
Miss Plus Size Universe Botswana queen fired
According to the pageant director Gorata Kekgethile, Tumagole who was supposed to represent the country at the Miss Plus Size Universe Beauty pageant to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on March 4, 2017, was disqualified because they could not work...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 13 January 2017
Resolve food crises in schools
The situation is very bad in instances where some students, who leave their homes to take board at far-flung schools, are rendered helpless and hungry. Marooned, they have nowhere else to seek food to quiet down the growls of their empty...
Mmegi Editor
| 13 January 2017
BSA, umpires smoke peace pipe
Umpires made sure that their complaints were dealt with by refusing to handle some first round matches. The two bodies met on Wednesday evening to discuss the matter and it has since been sorted out. BSA spokesperson, Kelebogile Seitei told...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 13 January 2017
Table tennis chief fancies chances despite strife
Maifala, who was voted into office in 2014, together with his committee face allegations of maladministration but the president is optimistic he will be given another term. The current committee failed to call an annual general meeting last year and...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 13 January 2017
Mamelodi wraps up colossal FIFA assignment
Ashford Mamelodi has been with FIFA since the turn of the millennium, and in the last 16 years, he has gathered a lot of mileage. A popular figure across the region and beyond, Mamelodi has flown to even the remote areas, all in the name of...
Mqondisi Dube
| 13 January 2017
Local athletes gear for World Championships
Athletics has been the best performing sport code in the country and athletes would want to put the cherry on top with a better performance in London. Two athletes, Baboloki Thebe and Nijel Amos have already qualified for the London event by virtue...
Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 13 January 2017
BONA to tap from INF strategy
The document outlines the INF’s vision, mission and goals for 2017-2020, and is centred around three main strategic priorities, governing with integrity, thrilling world class events, and empowering through netball. BONA president, Tebogo...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 13 January 2017
Damp conditions affect Crosbie at Dakar Rally
He sits third in the African rankings after South Africans Giniel de Villiers and Conrad Rautenbach who lie in sixth and ninth positions respectively in the overall ratings. Crosbie, who had reached the highest stage finish at 27th spot, has slipped...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 13 January 2017
Sankoyo in tatters ahead of GU game
At the time of going to press, it was not clear whether Ngurungu will be able to honour their game against GU on Saturday. The players are demanding outstanding payments after going for more than six months without pay. In December, Sankoyo’s...
Boniface Keakabetse 13 January 2017
Mogopodi takes Notwane job
Notwane spokesperson, Julius Baitumetse said Mogopodi is a man who has spent all his life focusing on development especially during his days at the Gabane-based Uniao Flamengo Santos. The club produced some of the best players in the country,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 13 January 2017
Cocky Flamingoes ambush TAFIC talisman
The nippy number 10 has been instrumental in Matjimenyenga’s resurgence in the first round of the Debswana First Division North campaign helping his side to a pole position finish ahead of the second round. Machongo also helped TAFIC to the...
Koketso Kgoboge 13 January 2017
�It�s all about your health�
The health resolutions are also often the quickest to disappear. Before we know it we’re back on the chocolate and fried food because, well, it tastes so good and we’re all rather weak-willed. In 2017 Consumer Watchdog has resolved to...
Consumer Watchdog 13 January 2017
Headway in maiden CBM power project
The company has the most advanced CBM project in Botswana with an independently certified contingent resources of 3.3 trillion cubic feet (3C) at Lesedi making it the most likely to develop Botswana’s first CBM power project. In a statement,...
Brian Benza 13 January 2017
Food prices likely to drop after heavy rains
This is expected to lead to a drop in food prices over the course of 2017 in the southern African region, which should alleviate pressure, especially on low-income consumers further down the line. According to Moemedi Mosele, an economist at...
Isaac Pinielo 13 January 2017
CA conditionally Okays BDC, Nampak deal
While the watchdog says it does not see any competition issues arising from the deal, the authority only approved the transaction on condition that Nampak will continue to manufacture in Botswana and not turn the factory into a mere distribution...
Staff Writer 13 January 2017
PrimeTime�s expansion gathering pace in 2017
An Extraordinary General Meeting was held in Gaborone on December 21, 2016 at which 90% of the issued share capital and issued debentures in the company were represented and voted in favour of the proposed transaction. PrimeTime’s latest...
Staff Writer 13 January 2017
Let love lead
If you are into history ,then A United Kingdom might just be the energiser for your old-school taste buds. This film caused a stir when it first hit the screens two months back in October 2016 at New Capitol cinemas to a selected few that included...
Bakang Israel 13 January 2017
UB maneuvers to fire Fako
The Council allegedly has been instructed to calculate a strategy to show Fako the door, as higher education authorities have expressed no confidence in the direction of the University under his helm. Subsequently, there is a fallout between...
Baboki Kayawe 13 January 2017
Fables should have taken Rick Ross to Maun
Although the organisers extensively marketed the show, Gaborone was just too deserted to fill-up the Duma FM Grounds on New Year’s Eve. Right from the announcement, which was a major entertainment coup in Botswana, the show was met with huge...
Thalefang Charles
| 13 January 2017
The decline and fall of higher education in Botswana: The curse of commercialisation (Part I)
The year 2016 ended on a high note with respect to the overdue debate regarding higher education in Botswana. University of Botswana’s Professor Thabo Fako’s presentation before the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and Public...
Titus Mbuya
| 13 January 2017
Mamelodi leaves door open on BFA presidency
Mamelodi quit his FIFA job on December 31, heightening speculation that he would stand for the BFA presidency. Incumbent, Maclean Letshwiti has said he would only serve one term, which expires in 2020. Mamelodi will be 62 when Letshwiti’s...
Mqondisi Dube
| 13 January 2017
Bondo ready to make AFCON Debut
There will be very little southern African representation after surprise failure from traditional regional powerhouses, Zambia, South Africa and Angola. Only Zimbabwe made it from the COSAFA region, but Botswana received a timely consolation when...
Mqondisi Dube
| 13 January 2017
The sweet trappings of political power in Africa
Although in recent years we have seen certain African dictators successfully be removed from power, there are still quite a number of African leaders that are able to circumvent the rules and continue to rule their respective nations. Even though...
Solly Rakgomo 13 January 2017
2017-another year of democratic regression
There is likely to be nothing too dramatic in Parliament; President Ian Khama has moved with consummate guile to consolidate his control of the legislature through the increase of the executive and Special Members of Parliament (MPs), the executive...
Dithapelo Keorapetse 13 January 2017
Welcoming the BDF Commander to 2017
For BDF, the party is not over. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the defence force and once again this is going to be a repeat of the jubilee celebrations in one way or the other. The pomp and ceremony will almost be...
Richard Moleofe 13 January 2017
Legend of bodimo: a mystery resolved
Indeed, in the course of this, I will dig up unrecognised clues still half-buried in our nomenclature and etymology as well as revive extremely old and effectively forgotten memories still embedded in our folklore. How do I manage this? By carefully...
L M Leteane 13 January 2017
Ten things to watch for in 2017
Will BCL Mine pull a ‘Lazarus?’ All eyes will be on the Lobatse High Court on February 7 where KPMG senior partner, Nigel Dixon-Warren will deliver a report on the fate of BCL Ltd, the group controlling BCL Mine, Tati Nickel Mine and...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 13 January 2017
Another charged in Gabs nightclub murder
The prosecution yesterday charged 26-year-old Oabile Dibobo with similar counts to the six others, Nicholas Itshekeleng, Gobusamang Mothibi, Batshabi Montsho, Tshepo Mokalare, Keolopile Moshote and Ditiro Reboeleng when they appeared before Extension...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 13 January 2017
Matsha College owes food suppliers
Kang North councillor, Kemmonye Makatane told Mmegi that one of the suppliers, Kang Meat Market, approached him on the matter. He said the supplier complained of the outstanding payment from the school. “It is not the first time...
Zolani Kraai 13 January 2017
CAAB fired employee procedurally � court
The applicant, Levy Holonga, was employed by CAAB as an airport operations officer at the Francistown International Airport. The first respondent in the matter is the CAAB while the second respondent is Masole, who is the director of operations at...
Staff Writer 13 January 2017
Trump won�t recall Miller
According to media reports, around 50 politically appointed ambassadors would be following suit, Kirk Wagar, the outgoing USA ambassador to Singapore, told CNBC on Wednesday, himself included. “There is a misunderstanding that every single US...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 13 January 2017
BOTUSAFE wants to hold on to lucrative tender
The tri-union owned company laments that it will be shut down if they lose a tender, which initially never had an end period. Gaborone High Court Judge, Justice Tshepo Motswagole in November 2016 interdicted and restrained government from floating a...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 13 January 2017
Good rains raise hopes for bumper harvest
In an interview, North East District’s (NED) crop production officer Mercy Chilume predicted that farmers will have a bumper harvest due to the good rains. She said the late December rains saved the day because ploughing is currently in full...
Pini Bothoko
| 13 January 2017
Resurgence of Mowana Mine
The mining consultant said Leboam Holdings, the new owners of the Dukwi-based copper mine have heightened activity at the Mowana Mine operation and preparations are advanced so much that operations could even start in a few months. On site mine...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 13 January 2017
BCP sues IEC over EVM
In a statutory notice dated December 5, 2016 to the IEC secretary Keireng Zuze, chairperson Justice Abednego Tafa and the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Eric Molale, the BCP wants the court to declare...
Oarabile Mosikare 13 January 2017
Favourable treatment by Executive to some Judges worries LSB
The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) attorney Mboki Chilisa says it is not a surprise that in the High Court his clients sought to join, as amicus [friend of the court], proceedings in which four suspended Judges sought to review and set aside certain...
Oarabile Mosikare 13 January 2017
Kirby head-butts opposition, unions
In his address at the opening of the January 2017 CoA session, Kirby said during 2016, as in previous years, there has been some commentary in the press about “executive-mindedness” in the Judiciary, and particularly in CoA. “First,...
Oarabile Mosikare 13 January 2017
The Trump effect on publishing
Trump’s campaign included the objectification of women, ridicule of the differently-abled, blatant racism and calls to violence that have made the US a more dangerous place for people in the affected communities. A leader such as Trump speaking...
Lauri Kubuitsile 13 January 2017
LSB throws last dice to Khama over Motumise
The Court of Appeal (CoA) bench will one last time on Monday hear the case over which Khama said he has the discretion to appoint Judges of the High Court. The saga between the LSB and Khama started in 2015 following the refusal by the President to...
Mpho Mokwape
| 13 January 2017
Through the lens with Seitshiro
Seitshiro specialises in different forms of photography that range from wildlife, portraits and maternity shoots. Through the help of social media she has been able to market her craft by posting her various works, which have earned her bookings from...
Dumisani Ncube 13 January 2017
DIS, BDF share P6bn budget
The funding will be made even as the Budget Strategy Paper, released by the Finance Ministry in October, forecast a P6.8 billion deficit for the 2017-2018 financial year. According to draft figures seen by Mmegi this week, the BDF is due to receive...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 13 January 2017
Fiscal boost as diamond sales recover
Latest financial statistics from the Bank of Botswana show that, thanks to higher mineral revenues, the national budget recorded a P1.65 billion quarterly surplus in the three months ending September 2016. This was the first quarterly budget surplus...
Brian Benza 13 January 2017
Khama�s P570m splurge
The decision to allot each constituency P10 million for community projects has caused fierce debate amongst the public. Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) caucus spokesperson, Phenyo Butale said they once proposed something similar to what...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 13 January 2017
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