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Pini Bothoko 05 July 2017

Puso e kgothatsa banana

Kalaote o buile se bosheng kwa bokopanong jwa go rutuntsha le go tsibosa banana ka ditshono tse di ka ba thamelang ditiro, le go ba thusa go simolola dikgwebo. Bokopano jo, jo boneng bo rulagantswe ke Khansele ya Banana (BNYC) bo ne bo ngokile...

Tobokani Baratang 05 July 2017

Puso e diega ka dikarabo

Le fa gone go atle go nne le dikgatiso tse di sa rurufadiwang mo go tseneletseng, sebe sa phiri ke gore le yone puso e tshwanetse ya itshekatsheka mabapi le seemo se. Gangwe le gape, makwalodikgang a romela mekwalo ya dipotso kwa maphateng a puso ka...

Staff Writer 05 July 2017

Ban on donkey products exports

The ban was provoked by a series of incidents in which donkeys were brutally slaughtered to feed Chinese consumers who are more interested in the donkey skin more than other products. Reports indicate that upon arrival in China, the skin is...

Mmegi Editor | 05 July 2017

Botswana Life provides P5.5 million cover for NWYC

The NWYC kicks-off in Gaborone on Saturday. The insurance company will provide the team with a group life cover worth P2.7 million, group disability cover of  P1.8 million and a permanent health insurance cover of P1.080 million up to December...

Naledi Lemogang 05 July 2017

Tse Nala to embark on membership drive

At their annual general meeting (AGM) held in Serowe on Saturday, Tse Nala resolved to strengthen their drive for more registered members as they try to source for sponsors. The club spokesperson, Edwin Ntau told Mmegi Sport yesterday that it would...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 05 July 2017

Chobe Utd protest after biting the dust

The two teams met in Nata to decide who goes down to Division One, but Chobe have contested the outcome. First Division North secretary general, Rapula Gaotlhobogwe confirmed the protest and said they expect Chobe to register their issue within...

Koketso Kgoboge 05 July 2017

DBSA eyes to finance projects in Botswana

The strategic objectives of the new partnership seeks to establish a capacity building and exchange programme whose aim is to address gaps and needs, both current and emerging and recommending ways to address them. The MoU also exists to identify...

Staff Writer 05 July 2017

Power imports halve as Morupule B improves

Official figures released by Statistics Botswana (SB) this week show that, during the first quarter of 2017, imported electricity decreased by 63.9% from 523,736 Mega Watt Hour (MWH) to 189,052 MWH when compared to importation during the first...

Staff Writer 05 July 2017

Botswana widens net on multinational tax dodgers

Recently, the country took a step of joining the inclusive framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), becoming the framework’s 99th member. The inclusive framework on BEPS is a group of countries that have pledged to implement...

Isaac Pinielo 05 July 2017

Tsabong o tla agelwa sepatela

Makgalemele o buile jaana maabane, fa a ne araba potso kwa Ntlong ya Dikgosi. Potso eo, e ne e boditswe ke Kgosi David Toto II wa Kgalagadi Borwa. Mothusa tona Makgalemele o boleletse Marara gore, moalo wa setsha o setse o dirilwe ke ba Lekgotla la...

Tobokani Baratang 05 July 2017

Senai tightlipped on Bondo expulsion

Senai is the COSAFA referees committee vice chairperson and was part of the decision to expel Bondo from the on going tournament. “Let me not comment about the matter until I return home. Remember, I was part of the committee that took the...

Mqondisi Dube | 05 July 2017

P57,000 allowance sparks softball row

At the centre of the row is the Botswana National Sport Commission’s (BNSC) refusal to sanction a P57,000 allowance for Mukokomani for the trip as head of delegation. Sources close to the BSA have expressed their displeasure about...

Calistus Kolantsho | 05 July 2017

Bodirelapuso ga bo re tseye tsia - Kgosi Molefele

Kgosi Molefele o buile se mo phuthegog ya kgotla bosheng, e e neng e buisiwa ke Mopalamente wa Kgalagadi Bokone, Itumeleng Moipisi. Molefele a re go makgetho a le mantsi bodielapuso bo sa ba rerise ka maikaelelo a puso a go tlhabolola kgaolo ya...

Eric Raphuti 05 July 2017

E larile kwa Hukuntsi

Seemo se, se tla jaana e rile ka peo ya ga Kgosi Moapare ka ngwaga wa 2015, ga nna le ketseetsego ya gore ke mang yo o tla mo tshwarelelang, ka a santse a ile majako kwa lekalaneng la LEA.  Ya re go ntse jalo, Kgosi Moapare a nopola...

Eric Raphuti 05 July 2017

Mangwegape offers Gold Dice

Mangwegape told Showbiz that his love for art began when he was six-years-old saying that growing up he was shy and always isolated himself from others. “I confined (myself) to art for comfort and spent most of my time drawing,” he...

Olebile Sikwane 05 July 2017

Two perish in a car inferno

Palapye deputy traffic officer, Inspector Ntshesane Rammapodi confirmed the accident to Mmegi in an interview saying the two died on the spot. “The cars involved were a VW and a Mazda 3 which collided and caught fire. The VW was from the south...

Lindiwe Mozola 05 July 2017

One life lost along Lobatse road

Ramotswa police station commander, Superintendent Keoagile Tau said a 35-year-old man who was a passenger in sedan car lost his life on the spot when their car collided with a combi. He said the crash occurred at Seopasengwe lands along...

Pini Bothoko | 05 July 2017

Charma Gal on national tour

This is her first nationwide tour since the release of her latest album, Ke Ya Mokolodi earlier this year.  The album has hits such as Ke Ya Mokolodi and Security Systems, and features artists such as Jah Prayzah. “We calling it a live...

Dumisani Ncube 05 July 2017

Motswana among Mo Ibrahim award nominees

Segole is scheduled to join the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The other two are Robtel Neajai Pailey (Liberia) who will join the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Oulimata Fall (Senegal) who will join International Trade Centre...

Staff Writer 05 July 2017

Cheating allegations in Presidential competitions

The groups have complained to the ministry about the alleged cheating and flouting of rules in the President’s Day regional competitions held in Hukuntsi on June 17. The concerned parties being Diphika, Ditawana and Diphala Tsa Setso...

Mompati Tlhankane | 05 July 2017

Court orders the release of asylum seekers

The petitioners have taken the director of Immigration and Citizenship, officer commanding of Botswana Prison Service and the officer commanding  of the FCII, who are represented by the Attorney General (AG) to court seeking an order that their...

Lebogang Mosikare | 05 July 2017

Mmathethe brother killer denied bail

Delivering bail ruling yesterday, Lobatse Chief Magistrate, Mareledi Dipate said a “social worker’s evaluation” has indicated that the family of the accused person are afraid their lives will be in danger if Mogatusi is admitted to...

Tumelo Mouwane 05 July 2017

Crossroads, Khama and Kwelagobe

Lebogang Mosikare 05 July 2017

Mogoditshane: the country�s �murder capital�

To buttress the point, two latest murder incidents were committed over the weekend in Tsolamosese and Nkoyaphiri wards, according to the police. According to Botswana Police statistics, in 2015 and 2016 Mogoditshane policing area recorded 173 and...

Pini Bothoko | 05 July 2017

Expatriate medical specialists outnumber locals

The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dorcas Makgato told the august House when responding to a question by specially elected Member of Parliament (MP), Mephato Reatile.  The MP had also requested a breakdown of citizens and expatriate medical...

Baboki Kayawe 05 July 2017

Dikgosi pass 50/50 Bill for couples

However, Dikgosi accepted the Deeds Registry Amendment Bill but asked for a clear definition of the customary land grant. The Deeds Registry Act was promulgated in 1960. Dikgosi heard that over the years there have been challenges experienced in...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 July 2017

Kanye�s great opportunity

Identifying something appropriate which can be named after Sir Ketumile cannot be much of a problem. For a start there are the three new bridges – Kazungula, Mohembo and Platjan – which could be named after him unless other candidates...

Sandy Grant 05 July 2017

Botswana is not a Christian state

The above quote emanates from a  South African judgement which is  recent and resonates very well with my thoughts and concerns. For far too long, and on a theoretical point of view and standpoint, Botswana is by and large a secular state....

Owen Nsala 05 July 2017

�Thieving� gardener seeks bail yet again

Nkomazana’s new lawyer, Enock Mazonde, made his intentions clear before Regional Magistrate Mopati Gabanagae yesterday. “We intend to apply for bail after familiarising ourselves with proceedings that led to my client being denied bail....

Innocent Selatlhwa | 05 July 2017

Another earthquake hits Central District

A statement issued by the government says yesterday’s earthquake hit a remote area 137 kilometres south of Letlhakane. “The US Geological Survey International earthquake tracking centre has confirmed readings of 4.9 magnitude earthquake...

Staff Writer 05 July 2017