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In this weeks paper

Correspondent 26 June 2017

Masire

Dumelang ke a tsamaya.

Monitor Editor 26 June 2017

Robala Ka Kagiso Rraarona

He is one of the chief architects in the formation of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Masire was Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Vice President, finally ascending to the top seat of President in 1980. He relinquished the...

Monitor Editor 26 June 2017

Botswana Karatekas Underline Regional Dominance

The hosts, Mozambique, together with South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique were Botswana’s other competitors. South Africa and Namibia finished joint second with 50 medals each while Zimbabwe took fourth position and the hosts trailed...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 June 2017

Letshwiti Issues Stern Warning Over Licensing

Speaking at the Botswana Premier League (BPL) annual general meeting (AGM) held in Gaborone on Saturday, Letshwiti said moving towards professionalism will be a difficult step that needs clubs to conclude the process or else face expulsion from the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 26 June 2017

BISA Product Makes Team To Bahamas

The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) sports development officer, Healer Modiradilo said he discovered Galelemogwe’s talent last year during the BISA games. Modiradilo said he called up Galelemogwe to be part of a one-week development camp,...

Olefile Serokolo 26 June 2017

Toyota Maintains Desert Race Dominance

This year, Toyota scooped positions one, two and three like last year, wadding off competition from other car makers amongst them Ford and Volkswagen. Giniel De Villiers returned to the local race after years of absence with a victory to beat last...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 26 June 2017

Branch Tightens Grip On Series Lead

Branch proved once again that he is the king of the desert when he won the 1000 Desert Race here over the weekend. Branch who also won last year’s event ensured that he remains at the top with two more races left before the end of the year. He...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 26 June 2017

De Beers To Invest In Diamond Start-Ups

The new initiative will consider small investments in areas that may include downstream distribution, consumer brands, marketing platforms, security, cutting and polishing, and imaging technologies. The objectives of the investments will be to...

Staff Writer 26 June 2017

Duo Makes Strides In ICT Industry

Thompson, who is a marketing expert, said when she first met Mazorodze in Zimbabwe during a church service. Little did she know that with simple ideas they would build a thriving partnership they have today. She said that they exchanged contacts and...

Lindiwe Mozola 26 June 2017

Envisaged Amendment Of Public Service And Other Labour Laws Introduction

The Public Service Act (PSA) was gazetted without our knowledge and we hear the Employment Act and Trade Unions and Employers Organisations Act will follow suit against the assurance granted to us. These amendments were done after the efforts by the...

Correspondent 26 June 2017

BNF Statement On The Passing Of Sir Ketumile

We send our heartfelt condolences to his family. Sir Masire was a founding parent of Botswana along with Seretse Khama, Philip Matante, Bathoen Gaseitsewe, Gaositwe Chiepe, Kenneth Nkhwa and many others.  He was in the African Advisory Council...

Correspondent 26 June 2017

Maele Requests For Calm Over Corruption Allegations

Maele was addressing multitudes of Moremi residents that thronged the Kgotla during the MP‘s ongoing constituency meetings on Thursday. Maele who is also the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitations Services, dismissed the...

Lindiwe Mozola 26 June 2017

Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation: A Continuum Of Great Statesmanship

The noble initiative “draws heavily from his inspiration and experiences as an elder statesman to contribute towards the socio-economic and political developments of the country and the sub-region,” according to the Foundation...

Staff Writer 26 June 2017

Merely Musing

The reason for this seeming lack of foresight and planning was that it had been so horrified by its experience of standing home based armies in the 17th century Civil War that its first move at the ending of a war was to disband the lot. I recall...

Sandy Grant 26 June 2017

Humility Is The Trait That Was RraGaone

The first I heard the name Masire was as a young pupil at Fredrick Maherero Memorial Primary School in Mahalapye. The first president, Sir Seretse Khama had passed on and the man from the “far off” village of Kanye had assumed the...

Pamela Dube | 26 June 2017

A principal architect of economic growth

The audience packed inside Maitisong Hall was particularly surprised to hear the late former President recall how the economy was born from a budget of a mere P12 million! It continues to amaze new generations that the modern Botswana of today was...

Mbongeni Mguni | 26 June 2017

Masire In Quotes

“In a democracy like ours, elections belong to citizens, not the government and its institutions. Government institutions conduct elections on behalf of the people,” Masire was quoted as saying by one of the local newspapers during an...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 June 2017

Masire The Nation Builder

During his Presidency, Sir Ketumile was not afraid to implement a policy popularised by opposition parties as long as he believed it could benefit Batswana. One of his implementations that the opposition fondly remember him about was the All-Party...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 26 June 2017

Masire: Statesman par excellence

This was at a time when the respective liberation struggles of Botswana’s neighbours; South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, were in full swing, and their effects spilled over into Botswana with catastrophic results. Masire, who passed on last week...

Ryder Gabathuse | 26 June 2017

Dimawe�s Fallen

At sundown, August 30, 1852, Commandant-General Scholtz ordered his men to return to their laager, leaving the field to Sechele. Under the cover of nightfall, the Mokwena then fell back with his remaining forces to the higher ground at...

Jeff Ramsay | 26 June 2017

Too Young Or Too Old To Date?

There exists no written rule that men should raid the cradle and marry younger girls, but it has always been the status quo, well at least most of us grew up under that situation, even came to accept it as the norm. At school, as a senior girl, well...

Tumie Modise 26 June 2017

TAMMA Marimba Band And Mafitlhakgosi Captivate Audience

The show kick-started with the fusion performance of the two groups where TAMMA treated people to the beautiful sounds of the woods that sing (marimba) when the energetic Mafitlhakgosi troupe of boys and girls put the icing on the cake with their...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 26 June 2017

Family, Khama Clash Over Masire State Funeral

In an exclusive interview with The Monitor, Mogae said the family had suggested July 1, which is a Saturday, as the date for the State Funeral, but President Ian Khama told them that he will be unavailable on the date they suggested because he will...

Onalenna Kelebeile 26 June 2017

Mabogo Dinku Creates Over 400 Jobs

Mabogo Dinku, which was introduced in August last year, is a loan product with a ceiling of P20 million intended for low micro-businesses that are not able to access the main CEDA development fund. The product allows micro-entrepreneurs to apply for...

Pauline Dikuelo | 26 June 2017