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In Friday Paper

Francinah Ngoma 13 April 2017

Confusion over BNSC�s Kenya trip

Zibane Chikanda, voted the best sportsman, said he has been sent from pillar to post about the trip. The boxer said he never got a response when he enquired about the trip although he maintains the BNSC had promised the best sportsman, woman and...

Naledi Lemogang 13 April 2017

Twelve records tumble at BISA, BOPSSA meet

New records were set in the 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, javelin men and women, shot put and discuss amongst others. Tshepiso Masalela, 17, set a new mark in the boys’ 800m with a personal best time of 1.51.40. He broke Thabiso Kgosiemang’s...

Koketso Kgoboge 13 April 2017

Rumblings as golf team leaves for Zambia

Critics argue team manager, Minkie Molatlhegi is not well equipped to handle the team at that level. However, the Botswana Golf Union (BGU) argues she is the right person for the assignment. A member of the Professional Golf Association (PGA), who...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 April 2017

Bathai knuckles down after new mandate

He frequently shuffles his ring to stress a point, as he emphasise the need to put the karate house in order, so often facing endless fire fighting moments. Bathai’s first term in office in 2014 ended abruptly and unceremoniously- after just...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 April 2017

H�landers top brass blamed for title chase collapse

Coach, Oris Boyo Radipotsane has laid the blame squarely on the doorstep of the club management. Highlanders, who at some stage led the First Division North log, find themselves down in fourth with 34 points and just one game before the end of the...

Bonte Seepi 13 April 2017

The problem is Motsamai � BOFEPUSU

We have nothing against members of BOPEU because the problems at BOPEU are a careless creation of short-sighted leadership and members of BOPEU have nothing to do with it. The leadership of BOPEU has passionately engaged in a misguided and...

Correspondent 13 April 2017

Carnival atmosphere missing ahead of Botswana derby

The two giants meet this Saturday night in a BTC Premiership match at the National Stadium. Kick off is at 8pm. Definitely the most dominant sides in the league for the last 10 years, a fierce rivalry has developed between the two sides making their...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 13 April 2017

Technology brings hope in medicine

Scarlet Johansson (Black Widow in Avengers and Lucy) demonstrated her power of attraction as her latest sci-fi Ghost In The Shell sold out.  Sci-Fi films explore the literature of the human species encountering change, whether it arrives via...

Bakang Israel 13 April 2017

Businesses prove resilient in tough times

These conditions are usually related to the slow economic growth as well as the tough regulatory environment. In a tough economic climate, the reality of budget cuts, job insecurity and diminished employment rights usually comes to play with some...

Isaac Pinielo 13 April 2017

Standards?

It was the place they tried to be. It was an objective. And that’s what standards are today. We have targets, principles and benchmarks that our managers or boards set for us. They’re places we’re meant to go. A standard might be...

Consumer Watchdog 13 April 2017

BancABC profits jump on increased lending

The bank attributed the increase to interest income which rose on the back of significant growth in lending in the last quarter of 2015 with full year impact on interest income being felt in 2016. According to the bank’s acting managing...

Pauline Dikuelo | 13 April 2017

Pressure on households seen persisting

Last week, Statistics Botswana released the 2016 full-year economic growth figures, which showed a significant improvement in real gross domestic product (GDP) to 4.3% from a negative growth rate of 1.7% in 2015. However, the statistics show that...

Brian Benza 13 April 2017

Keep safe during Easter Holidays

As majority of Batswana are Christians, they will join their fellow Christians around the world to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As it is a norm, every year around this time people travel to different destinations. Some go...

Mmegi Editor | 13 April 2017

The midnight bills

Correspondent 13 April 2017

Establishment of Botswana Teaching Council - a step in the right direction

The Teaching Council is a self- regulating professional body established on a statutory basis - through an act of Parliament to promote teaching as a profession and regulate standards. Botswana Teaching Professional Council Bill is  therefore a...

Correspondent 13 April 2017

Easter: Is it still the same?

Shirley Madikwe (Gamodubu Childcare Trust) In the past, the Easter Holidays were very serious. They were one of the most respected holidays in the country. At the time, even people who never went to church did so. I was a Roman Catholic member and...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 April 2017

Earthquakes: What the frack is going on?

The growling and shaking lasted for minutes, so long in fact that, as a commentator said, one could have gotten up, prepared and worn the outfit one wanted to be found dressed by rescuers. The country’s biggest earthquake, measured at 6.5,...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 April 2017

Setete lined-up to replace Mamelodi

Although the Botswana Football Association (BFA) could not confirm the development, Mmegi Sport is reliably informed that Setete would assume the position of BPL general manager, reporting to the mother body’s chief executive officer (CEO),...

Mqondisi Dube | 13 April 2017

Gweta water safe for consumption-WUC

The contamination and its daring effects left villagers in the lurch. Chairperson of Gweta Disaster Committee Ledule Baraki explained that though the WUC provided water through bowsers, it was not enough as some villagers could go up to two days...

Baboki Kayawe 13 April 2017

How will the world deal with the turbulence ahead?

The world’s most recognised international organisation the United Nations has just appointed António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General who took office on January 1, 2017. Guterres is yet to make his maiden international trip and...

Bame Piet 13 April 2017

Kebonang promises manna to Lobatse

Beginning Monday, Kebonang conducted several kgotla meetings to hear from his constituents. These are constituents who are of the view that Kebonang goes for too long without coming back to his constituency to hear from them. At his first kgotla...

Tumelo Mouwane 13 April 2017

China hails Botswana�s �future potential�

The Chinese foreign ministry says it will continue to open its doors for foreign aid and investment to African countries willing to foster bilateral relations as the continent has a market potential which could be beneficial to the world trade...

Mpho Mokwape | 13 April 2017

The day BOFEPUSU, BOPEU met in Court

Tuesday this week shall remain engraved in the minds of many trade unionists that had thronged the Courtroom of Justice Bengbame Sechele in Francistown where former partner trade unionists clashed on a principle of law. For Francistowners, the case...

Chakalisa Dube | 13 April 2017

Ntuane fancies his chances to defend seat

Those close to Ntuane say that their man was sensing a tough competition from Nkate, a former secretary general of the BDP. Ntuane has registered to contest the secretary general position for bargaining purpose in future and will battle against...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 13 April 2017

Warring camps in court over P1.5m

Both parties have been warring since the former instituted legal action against the latter over P1.5 million that went missing from its Motshelo account. GN/MCDT is suing MWDT over the missing P1.5m from its Barclays Motshelo account, which was...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 13 April 2017

Parliament poorly resourced

Boko, together with other legislators who on Tuesday attended a workshop on strengthening the role of Parliament in the promotion and protection of social and economic and cultural rights, bemoaned the limited capacity of Parliament in the form of...

Baboki Kayawe 13 April 2017

Khama legacy: Part III

Ian Khama is a unique President, who set out to do things differently. On assumption of the Office of the President, he set a new record as Africa’s most eligible bachelor and as things stand, it seems, this will be a lifelong...

Siki Motshwari Johannes 13 April 2017

BOFEPUSU floors BOPEU, again

BOPEU lost a case in which they had taken the federation to Court on urgency seeking that BOFEPUSU, an admitted party to the Botswana Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC), be ordered to submit its audited membership figures for the period ended...

Lebogang Mosikare | 13 April 2017

Budget session ends with golden handshake to greedy Khama

It has been a hectic sitting; some of the business was transacted midnight. During the budget session, Parliament adopted motions on the Review of Legislation that bars allocation of land to  beneficiaries  of  deceased applicants;...

Dithapelo Keorapetse 13 April 2017

Neoliberalism�s hatred for the poor

Perhaps this is because impoverished persons remind those who are better off of vulnerability and human dependency. In many societies the poor are negatively represented and treated which seems to confirm the idea that as long as the poor are among...

Solly Rakgomo 13 April 2017

Remembering BDF heroes at 40

The military organisation was established through an Act of Parliament in April 1977 as a result of a growing threat from our neighbours who were predominately white minority ruled. The final straw came as the Rhodesian Army incursions grew from...

Richard Moleofe 13 April 2017

Legend of Baloi: the esoteric level (7)

Indeed, this week we home in on the curious statement made by Jesus on the cross, where according to Matthew 27:46-47 Jesus cried out with a loud voice “…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?”, that is to say, “My God, my God, why hast...

L M Leteane 13 April 2017

Maitisong lustre lost to days of yore

The festival is one of the biggest calendar events, which attracts performers from outside the country, but this year the festival was not impressive. The festival this time around had a lot of hiccups, namely poor attendance, poor coordination, and...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 April 2017

Morupule B expansion stalled as contractor demands P8bn surety

Unit 5 and 6 is Botswana’s first Independent Power Producers (IPP) project where the contractor funds construction of the power station and recoup their investment from selling power to BPC. Construction of the plant was supposed to have...

Brian Benza 13 April 2017