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In Thursday Paper

Sandy Grant 26 January 2017

ESP

Waiting for the ESP results...

Mmegi Editor 26 January 2017

Someone tell the President

There is no doubt that domestically, Khama has plenty of matters to keep him busy in the New Year, from the wave of job losses, sustaining growth and many others. These challenges are not unique to Khama and indeed many of the Heads of State who will...

Mmegi Editor | 26 January 2017

Eighth prison escapee nabbed

About two weeks ago, 18 dangerous prisoners destroyed the prison fence with a manhole cover and fled custody,sending shock waves around the city and the country at large. On Tuesday night, the Botswana Prison Service acting with the police, army and...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 January 2017

Axed Olerile linked with move back to Rollers

However, despite the speculation, Rollers coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote said they have no intention of signing any player at the moment. “Yes, Kaone (Vanderwesthuizen) might be injured at the moment, but we will continue to...

Tlotlo Kebinakgabo 26 January 2017

BNSC appoints interim motorsport committee

The BNSC has been running the affairs of the motorsport after the former executive committee was dissolved late last year. The interim committee is made up of John Carr-Hartley, Dr Pearl Lebatha, Ivorene Wheeler, Tunku Motsumi and Peter Moakofi who...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 January 2017

Botswana urged to expedite signing games agreement

The Minister of Youth Empowermemt, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng is expected to sign the agreement in Gaborone next week. AUSC Region V projects and marketing manager, Siyabonga Sangweni told Mmegi Sport yesterday that they had proposed...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 January 2017

Desperate Satmos turn to constituency players

He said he does not know the whereabouts of the rest of the players. He said the only player who has officially left the team is their talisman, Katlego Mpoeleng who has joined Morupule Wanderers. “I am in the dark as to what is...

Koketso Kgoboge 26 January 2017

BPL took forever to pay creditors � audit

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) forensic audit report reveals that some creditors were made to wait for long periods before payments were made while the policy is that credit settlement should be within 30 days. According to the...

Mqondisi Dube | 26 January 2017

Modibe establishes publishing company

This is the first publishing company to be established in the country. As a publisher it means Modibe will be responsible for ensuring the songwriters and composers receive payment when their compositions are used commercially. He will also secure...

Dumisani Ncube 26 January 2017

Khete la Morena raps God�s message

Hip-hop and gospel music in the past were two separate genres, which usually did not even share a stage. Hip-hop, stereotyped to be a genre associated with violence, boasting, money and drugs was not something that many locally thought could blend...

Tumelo Mouwane 26 January 2017

Nippy unleashes the Changu bag range

The Changu collection bags have different ranges such as gym bags, diaper bags, handbags, make up bag and purses to mention just a few. The bags crafted by Nippy in the comfort of her house carry their own signature mark of African prints. They are...

Dumisani Ncube 26 January 2017

CA, Gambling Authority partner to enforce compliance

A Joint Working Committee made up of representatives from both parties shall be established and function on an on-going basis. Gambling Authority’s chief executive officer, Thuli Johnson said the Committee is expected to manage and facilitate...

Pauline Dikuelo | 26 January 2017

Three Wilderness Safaris Camps in Harper�s Bazaar�s Travel Guide 2017

“We are extremely proud to have three of our properties included in this year’s Ultimate Travel Guide as collectively they showcase the diversity of our portfolio and the most unashamed (but appropriate and sustainable) luxury for their...

Correspondent 26 January 2017

2016 JC results a disgrace - BCPYL

For the past five years, 2012 to 2016, we have witnessed a downward spiral in the quality of results, from 41% in 2012 to a low of 32.4% in 2016. Ironically, the expenditure has increased annually, hitting a whooping P45.91 billion cumulatively. With...

Correspondent 26 January 2017

CAB commemorates Cancer Day

“The main aim of commemorating this day is to take part in the global effort to show support to all those affected by cancer and to remember those we have lost to the fight. We pledge ourselves to a collaborative Fight Against Cancer under the...

Correspondent 26 January 2017

Hope for Dukwi as Mowana Mine re-opens

The two mines, which were initially owned by Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed, ZCI Investments through its operating subsidiary Messina Copper Botswana (MCB), were placed under provisional liquidation in November 2015 after failing to pay...

Pini Bothoko | 26 January 2017

Okavango Delta communities fear impending relocations

Government is currently implementing the creation of an eco-tourism park, which was recommended in the Okavango Delta Management Plan (ODMP) of 2008.  The ODMP recommended the extension of wilderness areas in the outskirts of Maun closer to the...

Boniface Keakabetse 26 January 2017

Shortage of books hits F/town schools

The school heads of both schools revealed at a kgotla meeting that was held at the Monarch Customary Court. One of the principals, Patrocinia Sebina from Mmei JSS said the problem could be solved by parents helping out. “We are experiencing a...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 26 January 2017

Monarch kgosi bemoans absentee councilors

He indicated that the absence of councillors fuels the challenges that the community is currently facing.  He added that they encounter ill-mannered behaviour by youth and a high crime rate in Monarch because councillors have abandoned their...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 26 January 2017

LSB fights for a spot in suspended judges� case

The Society wants the CoA to incorporate it as amicus curiae  (friend of the court). The CoA appeal follows a failed bid by the LSB at the High Court late last year. Before a three-men bench of the CoA, the LSB’s lawyer, Mboki Chilisa...

Mpho Mokwape | 26 January 2017

LSB appeals Sebego case

The LSB had found Sebego guilty of professional misconduct and slapped him with a fine of P7,500, after his former clients, Agnes Brook and Michael Brook, filed a complaint with the LSB accusing him of fraud and abuse of office.  Sebego...

Mpho Mokwape | 26 January 2017

�Man wanted to kill boy, suck his blood�

The man’s brief appearance in court yesterday follows a gruesome incident in which a 17-year-old girl allegedly hacked a three-year-old boy to death in Area S location last week. That particular incident left residents of Areas S and social...

Lebogang Mosikare | 26 January 2017

Reikeletseng agrees to contest BDP primaries

Mmegi has established that some members of the BDP in Francistown South met Reikeletseng during the festive season where the latter agreed to contest the primaries billed for October this year. However Mmegi has also established that despite his...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 January 2017

BCP, BDP point fingers over by-election violence

In an interview with Mmegi after the by-election, BCP deputy campaign manager, Onneetse Ramogapi claimed ruling party operatives had terrorised BCP voters during the elections. He said the BDP had inserted marshals at every entrance of the polling...

Lindiwe Mozola 26 January 2017

More arrests over Moiyabana riots

The village kgotla, as well as Government and private vehicles were damaged, when villagers went on the rampage, claiming that police and elders in the area were involved in a cover-up of Moiseraele Johanna’s disappearance. Police initially...

Bonte Seepi 26 January 2017

Take responsibility for your life, nobody owes you anything!

Unfortunately, the moment you find yourself entertaining that thought, you must know instantly that you are still in a fantasy world, and that it is just a matter of time before reality catches up with you. Below is a fictitious story that shows how...

Victoria Seiketso Sethibe 26 January 2017

Artists, COSBOTS war over royalties intensifies

The meeting was organised by Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) in an effort to solve the issue after artists complained about COSBOTS’s failure to distribute their royalties in time. COSBOTS is mandated by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights...

Mompati Tlhankane | 26 January 2017

Khama snubs AU, Mma V left alone

With Khama’s aides saying he will be “busy” the Botswana delegation will  be led by Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who will be punching above his weight in a roomful of Heads of State. Yesterday, private secretary to the...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 26 January 2017

Chamber of Mines against piecemeal sale of BCL

The BCL Mine Group owns Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) in Francistown, BCL mine in Selebi-Phikwe and BCL Investments, which was to acquire a 50% stake in South Africa’s Nkomati Mine. When addressing journalists last week, Dixon-Warren said...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 January 2017