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Sandy Grant 02 March 2017
Hundreds of police fired as ill-discipline runs amok
By comparison, in the five years before August 2012, 146 officers were dismissed, Kgathi said in Parliament on Tuesday when responding to a question from Selebi-Phikwe West MP, Dithapelo Keorapetse. The minister said the officers dismissed had been...
Pini Bothoko
| 02 March 2017
Five countries confirm GIM participation
The competition, formerly Sport View International Meet, is scheduled for the National Stadium on April 29. GIM chairperson, Glody Dube said during the launch of the meet at the Khayelihle guesthouse in Gaborone yesterday, that more countries are...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 02 March 2017
UB closure forces boxing to move venues
BoBA competition manager, Pheto Tsheko told Mmegi Sport that University of Botswana (UB) was supposed to host the tournament but after the institution’s closure due to strike, they were forced to move to GSS. He said the UB closure negatively...
Naledi Lemogang 02 March 2017
Local multi talented DJ Cutrite launches a poetry book
In an interview with Showbiz, Moeng said The Peril Of A Saint is a poetry anthology that touches issues like reason, spirituality, Hope, Despair, Love, Romance, Pessimism, Sexuality, Social Justice, Leadership and more hard hitting spoken...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 02 March 2017
Sthati tells his story
The 24-year-old year artist told Showbiz in an interview that he has catered for everyone in his album. “There is a gospel kwaito track as well as kwaito kwasa,” he said. Sthati said he recorded the album in different studios to get...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 02 March 2017
Setswana poetry to promote culture
He said this when calling out to Africans, more especially Batswana, not to forget their roots. In 1970 Seretse called on Africans to “discover and write their own history” to overcome “the racist insistence that the past of Africa...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 02 March 2017
Shane Eagle to headline Pop Culture gig
The Pop Culture is a new event, which is a campaign to promote the pop lifestyle in the country amongst the youth. “As a way of promoting pop culture we decided to bring Shane Eagle to be the headline act as he is one of the most trending...
Dumisani Ncube 02 March 2017
Kast bowled over surprise family meeting
BoFiNet flew Kast’s family to meet the rapper in Francistown after he had embarked on a 1,000 km walk from Maun to Gaborone. Kast begun his journey on February 11 and after 15 days the rapper arrived in Francistown on Sunday. He met his family...
Koketso Kgoboge 02 March 2017
No Internet access in most households, survey shows
This constitutes 59.4% of all the 610,000 households in Botswana. In its latest ICT household survey for 2014, the national data office said the highest percentage, 15.1% of those unconnected were in the Kweneng East District followed by...
Isaac Pinielo 02 March 2017
The best of both worlds
Mmegi Editor 02 March 2017
Can constituency allocations separate BPP from UDC?
This question became even more pertinent as BPP president, Motlatsi Molapise made an introspection of BPP membership of the bigger UDC family this week. Borrowing from the Biblical story derived from the Book of Romans 8:35, Molapise has a...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 02 March 2017
Goroga ka Pula, Rre Pelaelo
Pelaelo, who served as deputy governor under the immediate-past governor, Linah Mohohlo, has indicated that greater transparency will be a hallmark of his term, among other priorities. Already, the new governor has lifted the veil of secrecy off of...
Mmegi Editor
| 02 March 2017
Survey notes more births in institutions
According to the study, 190 non-institutional births were recorded countrywide in 2015, or 0.3% of the total 57,480 live births, compared to 205 non-institutional births in 2014 or 0.4 % of the total 47,478 live births. Prior to the jump in 2014,...
Baboki Kayawe 02 March 2017
Spar houses abandoned man
Sebonego came to the village a young boy in 1968 to work as a herdboy, but fell on hard times when his employer fired him after 46 years of service. The 63-year-old was thrown out of the house he lived in on the farm and was forced to beg for food...
Staff Writer 02 March 2017
Workers triumph against Goliath, the President
While previous Presidents had the same constitutional power at their disposal, the current President uses it to drive an agenda only best known to him and his ruling Botswana Democratic Party. The Botswana Constitution is like a loaded gun, which...
Correspondent 02 March 2017
North West councillor threatens to strip naked
The specially nominated councillor, who is also a caucus chairman for the Botswana Democratic Party in the area, made the threat inside the Maun Administrative Authority (MAA) chambers when commenting on MAA chairperson, Gaokgakala Letswee’s...
Boniface Keakabetse 02 March 2017
Desai Law Group joins Africa Legal Network
DLG is one of Botswana’s largest law firms and was established by prominent corporate lawyer Rizwan Desai. Established in 2016, Desai Law Group prides itself as a group of experienced professionals “who have formed a unique, dedicated...
Oarabile Mosikare 02 March 2017
Poor roads, sewerage dull Phikwe�s investment luster
Councillors have proposed that the P20 million allocated under the Constituency Development Fund to the town’s two constituencies be exclusively set aside to sprucing up internal roads, storm water drainage and sewerage system. During this...
Onalenna Kelebeile 02 March 2017
Woman hunts for P200 to avoid jail
The 32-year-old charged with threat-to-kill had been skipping court dates since last October, forcing magistrate, Bame Ngaka to slap her with a contempt of a court charge. Though she missed three court appearances, Kalayamosu claimed she had simply...
Lebogang Baingapi 02 March 2017
Somali refugee disappears without trace
Yesterday, attorney Morgan Moseki told Justice Lot Moroka that Faisal Issa Ali was nowhere to be found during a planned court appearance. “We apply for this matter to be dismissed because the petitioner is nowhere to be found. I tried to call...
Othusitse Khuwa 02 March 2017
Warrant of arrest issued against �blood sucker�
Police suspect the Jowa intended to kill the boy and drink his blood. The accused allegedly believed the boy was a witch, police have said. After Jowa failed to appear in court yesterday, Sergeant Mbatshi told Basupi that he did not know the reasons...
Othusitse Khuwa 02 March 2017
More remand time for �serial fraudster�
The ‘fraudster’, Dimakatso Nlondiwa, 35, yesterday appeared in court for ruling in his bail application. However, Principal Magistrate Dumisane Basupi told Nlondiwa that he found it appropriate to call the investigating officer on March...
Othusitse Khuwa 02 March 2017
Fresh faces take over at BR
Stephen Makuke, who has worked as BR’s director of business development, takes over with immediate effect and in his company is a fresh board of directors, following the recent axing of the old. Yesterday, authoritative sources told Mmegi that...
Bame Piet 02 March 2017
BDP admits mistake in setting deadline for CC nominations
The BDP constitution does not stipulate or provide for a deadline for the submission of names for members hoping to run for office. It instead provides that members can nominate any person they want to contest for elections from the floor during the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 02 March 2017
Artistic people and their flexible work environment
Below is a fictitious success story of how Boiki* carved his niche into the international art market: Being born to a very young, newly graduated couple, Boiki spent his early childhood at his maternal grandparents’ place with the grannies,...
Victoria Seiketso Sethibe 02 March 2017
Butler�s P100,000 salary a stumbling block
Butler’s three year contract is left with only 29 days, but BFA has failed to move forward on the issue due to divided opinion. Close sources said the BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti is keen to extend the coach’s contract, worth nearly...
Mqondisi Dube
| 02 March 2017
Royal Moscow Ballet returns
Op Advertising brings the event in association with Edouard Miasnikov Agency. Standard Chartered Bank, The Grand Palm Hotel and their media partners sponsor it. When addressing the media about the event at GICC on Tuesday, Corporate Affairs and...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 02 March 2017
Lesotho PM voted out
The result means within three days Mosisili has to either resign or dissolve Parliament, the latter meaning a snap election. Yesterday evening, clerk of the National Assembly in Maseru, Fine Maema confirmed that opposition MPs had voted out...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 02 March 2017
BITC parts ways with Sejoe
According to a statement from BITC, the board has appointed Meshack Tshekedi as the acting CEO effective yesterday. Tshekedi has been the chief operations officer of BITC, a position he assumed in March 2015. “The board of directors wishes to...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 02 March 2017
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