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In Tuesday Paper

Jeff Ramsay 11 July 2017

Masisi, Molefhi

BDP Chairmanship

Mmegi Editor 11 July 2017

�We gave the game away�

Dinaletsana, as the team is called, lost 42-46 at the hands of Uganda in a tightly contested Pool C match played at the UB Indoor Sports Arena yesterday afternoon. After winning their first two games, Dinaletsana came into the game beaming with...

Kabelo Boranabi | 11 July 2017

The price of dishonesty

These, Mokaila said, are over-speeding, reckless driving and drunken driving. Other associated drivers of accidents include uncontrolled animal activity, poor road signs and markings, as well as insufficient law enforcement campaigns and patrols. In...

Mmegi Editor | 11 July 2017

Bright �puts his life on line� on Zebras job

The 61-year-old stood up and firmly shook the Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Maclean Letshiwti’s hand and said: “Mr. Letshwiti, I swear on my life that I will serve the national team with due diligence. So God Help...

Kabelo Boranabi | 11 July 2017

Cycling debut at Commonwealth Youth Games

Botswana is sending a team of three cyclists; Dimpho Masi (man), Arnold Kokwane (man) and Tsaone Latiwa (woman). The trio is competing in the road race and time trials. Botswana Cycling Association (BCA) secretary general, Tlamelo Dube told Mmegi...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 July 2017

My Spar rewards Dinaletsana trio

The three players each pocketed P1,000 after being named Botswana’s best performers in the two matches. As part of the sponsorship for the Dinaletsana, My Spar Botswana awards P1,000 each match for Botswana’s best player on the...

Naledi Lemogang 11 July 2017

The Bechuanaland Sessions: For music lovers

Music ensemble, We Don’t Play (WDP), has created a musical artwork for music lovers, which is an instrumental music album. The album dubbed, The Bechuanaland Sessions: Phase One, comprises of hits tracks from 10 local artists Samantha Mogwe,...

Dumisani Ncube 11 July 2017

Duiker to lead Gunners on permanent basis

Duiker led Gunners to a top five finish last season although he held the fort on a caretaker basis following the departure of Daniel ‘Chicco’ Nare in the middle of the season. Gunners’ spokesperson, Edwin Mabapa said although the...

Tumelo Mouwane 11 July 2017

US military band imparts music skills to the youth

The main intention of the event was to support skills building and to celebrate the power of artistic expression. Six members of the United States (US) Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Five Star Brass Ensemble, led the master class workshop for 20 youth...

Oleosi Kgosi 11 July 2017

Event guide website launched

The event guide gives a calendar of different types of events that range from entertainment, sports and business to mention but a few taking place around the country. The link to the website is www.whatsonbots.com  “The objectives of this...

Dumisani Ncube 11 July 2017

Fuel tax may deplete petroleum fund, analysts warn

The Fund, which is used by government to pay petroleum retailers the difference between the administered and prevailing fuel prices, was last year said to be in excess, hovering around P600 million. However, economists say the amount will eventually...

Isaac Pinielo 11 July 2017

BICA warns errant accountants

Public relations and marketing manager, Oupa Gaofise told delegates at a recent breakfast session that failure to register with BICA may attract hefty charges of up to P500,000. “Botswana lacks skills of professional accountants which is a...

Lindiwe Mozola 11 July 2017

BoFiNet, BotswanaPost partner to enhance the 2017 Netball World Cup Experience

The Wi-Fi internet will appear under the ID ‘PosoCloud’. The sponsorship aims to enhance the experience of the World Cup for Batswana and international visitors. BoFiNet and BotswanaPost found it befitting to support this historic event...

Correspondent 11 July 2017

Barclays Bank of Botswana Participates in the Ghanzi Show

The bank participated in the Ghanzi Show held from the 4 to 10 July 2017 in support of the development of local commercial beef farming through the sponsorship of P 40 800. “Barclays believes that expansion of agricultural production,...

Staff Writer 11 July 2017

Parliament questions and answers

Question: Shawn Ntlhaile  (Jwaneng Mabutsane) Asked the Minister of Health and Wellness if it is government policy to transport patients in light duty trucks fitted with canopies.  Answer: There is no policy to transport patients in light...

Correspondent 11 July 2017

Mixed reactions over BDP congress outcome

The Masisi team won all the contested positions at the congress. Even before the elections began, it was clear that the Molefhi camp was heading for the slaughter like sheep. Most of the party delegates who determined the BDP’s future...

Lebogang Mosikare | 11 July 2017

BDP fails to make peace, again

They hugged, kissed, whistled and ululated in appreciation of their whitewash victory against Minister Nonofo Molefhi’s ‘Team Marakanelo’. Masisi and Molefhi hugged and whispered into each other’s ear. So did Mpho Balopi and...

Ryder Gabathuse | 11 July 2017

Dikgosi resolve to defer the Tribal Land Bill

The Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Prince Maele presented the Tribal Land Bill of 2017 to Ntlo Ya Dikgosi during the just ended meeting. Members of Parliament will discuss the Bill, which seeks to improve the...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 11 July 2017

Kalafatis� wife joins P14 million lawsuit

Konstatinos Kalafatis had initially filed a lawsuit against the Botswana Police Service (BPS) demanding P14 million compensation in connection with a shooting incident in 2013. The 34-year-old, who is the brother to John Kalafatis, who was executed...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 11 July 2017

BDP fraternal friends remember Masire

A member of the Mozambique Liberation Front conveyed a message of condolence on behalf of his country’s President and the people of Mozambique to the Masire family, BDP and all Batswana.  The delegate said Botswana and Mozambique enjoyed...

Lebogang Mosikare | 11 July 2017

Khama warns BDP on Bulela Ditswe chaos

As aptly captured by Peter Siele’s  report, which evaluated the 2013 primary elections season, “many of the problems identified cost the party dearly when disgruntled aspirants ran as independents or even destabilised the party from...

Ryder Gabathuse | 11 July 2017

BDP elects male-dominated leadership, again

Out of the 10 contested positions including five of the party president’s nominations, only two out of a total of 15 politicians are women. This leaves the BDP as a party very gender-insensitive if the weekend congress results are anything to...

Ryder Gabathuse | 11 July 2017

Don�t fear dogs at BMD congress � Butale

Butale said this at Kagisong Centre where different BMD regional chairpersons were addressing journalists yesterday. Recently, BMD chairperson Nehemiah Modubule told the media that they would engage security guards with 50 dogs. “When we...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 July 2017

Modenga detained on fraud charges

The councillor for Moselewapula ward appeared before Broadhurst Magistrate Lilian Madabane. It is alleged that he currently has three pending cases of obtaining by false pretences before Francistown magistrate court. Madabane disclosed that on...

Pini Bothoko | 11 July 2017

Buddha stolen ahead of �Dalai Lama�s visit�

According to the Botswana Buddhist Association, Darshini De Silva, thieves broke into the premises of the Botswana Buddhist Association and drove away with the statue of the Buddha, which weighs over 500 kilogrammes. The statue is said to be massive...

Baboki Kayawe 11 July 2017

Democracy in crisis, why?

Why, is this ideal government, ever conjured in the minds of men, in travail? Without traveling far in thought you discover that democracy thrives best when premised as it must, on the rule of law; otherwise anarchy ensues; secondly, to function...

Michael Dingake 11 July 2017

Gappy Roberts aspires beyond Botswana

Gabasiane told Showbiz in an interview that he is a songwriter, singer and rapper and that he was raised in a musical family. “I was raised in a family of musicians and found out that I could also sing and that’s when I began to sing with...

Oleosi Kgosi 11 July 2017

BMD regions unite against �party spoilers�

The regions included BOMASE, South East, Francistown, Letswapo, Kweneng and Gaborone. They demanded immediate and unconditional reinstatement of the expelled members. Kweneng regional chairperson, Boipuso Dikgang stated that they will carefully look...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 July 2017

Gov�t seeks P500m to co-fund solar projects

Renewable energy studies on off grid solar have revealed that about 145,000 out of 242,000 households can be reached by the end of 2021 if this initiative is started this year. This equates to 60% of total off-grid market or a total installed...

Pauline Dikuelo | 11 July 2017