Archives
Explore
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Full Picture
Featured Videos
More
About Us
Advertise with Us
Archives
Sitemap
Contact us
Sign in
Create account
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Select Year:
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
Select Month:
January
|
February
|
March
|
April
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
August
|
September
|
October
|
November
|
December
|
Archives:
Thursday July 02
Friday July 03
Monday July 06
Tuesday July 07
Wednesday July 08
Thursday July 09
Friday July 10
Monday July 13
Tuesday July 14
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
Thursday July 23
Friday July 24
Saturday July 25
Monday July 27
Tuesday July 28
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
Friday July 31
In Wednesday Paper
Michael Dingake 12 July 2017
Crunch ties in last day of preliminary round
After today’s round, teams will be re-configured into pools once again based on their positions following the preliminary round. The tournament has been running since Saturday at two venues; University of Botswana Indoor Sports Centre and...
Naledi Lemogang 12 July 2017
Dinaletsana stage great comeback
The team beat Jamaica 48-46 in their last game of the preliminary round played at the University of Botswana Indoor Sports Centre late yesterday. They now need a favour from their African counterparts, Uganda in their game against Jamaica later...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 12 July 2017
The Musketeers of investigative reporting
The Musketeers of investigative reporting
Mmegi Editor 12 July 2017
Land issues need careful handling
The Bill that was presented last week by the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services seeks to among others, prevent fraudulent transfer of property ownership by married couples. It also seeks to empower spouses whose partners have...
Mmegi Editor
| 12 July 2017
Morupule Wanderers wish Bright well
Bright was recently appointed as a replacement for Peter Butler, who parted ways with the national team last month and went on to join South Africa’s Premier Soccer League club, Platinum Stars. Wanderers’ chairperson, Onkamile Robert...
Koketso Kgoboge 12 July 2017
Amos sends strong message
The Botswana 800m sensation reached the finish line clocking his season’s best in a time of 1:44:24. The 2012 Olympic Games silver medallist has been battling with injuries for some time now. Despite that, his faith has kept him going. The...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 12 July 2017
U-19 boys perform dismally in Cricket World Cup qualifiers
Statistics from the different matches played during the qualifiers reflect that the team had a weak batting and fielding system, which resulted in the side being the biggest loser in the qualifiers. Kenya was the best team and qualified for the...
Dumisani Ncube 12 July 2017
Jwaneng hosts spectacular inter-mine games
Jwaneng Mine scooped eight awards on the night to beat their fellow colleagues. They were victorious in basketball, darts, soccer two, soccer masters, squash, table tennis men, volleyball women and powerlifting competition. OLDMs won...
Lebogang Baingapi 12 July 2017
Jwaneng hosts the Desert Bush Walk
CSI-Concepts Foundationbrings the 30km Annual Charity Walk in conjunction with The Desert Bush Walk Local Organising Committee (LOC). Giving an update on the preparations during a media brief yesterday, one of the organisers Lebogang Pillar...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 12 July 2017
Church choirs and community choir clash
The event dubbed Clash of Choirs will be a night of choral where three choirs will showcase their talent at Westwood International School amphitheatre (Mantlwaneng) on July 22. In an interview with the event public relation officer, Kenanao Rakgano...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 12 July 2017
Ghetto Carnival promises extraordinary street party
The carnival, the first of its kind nationally, is inspired by the famous Brazilian Carnival that is held annually in the capital city, Rio de Janeiro and others such as the Cape Town Carnival and the Victoria Falls Carnival. The three-day annual...
Koketso Kgoboge 12 July 2017
Fairhope�s new album to give hope
In an interview, he told Showbiz that the title of the album was basically to give hope to the nation, as he will be sharing with them his life experiments and how God has turned his life around. He said God has turned his life around when he was...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 12 July 2017
BICA targets four-fold rise in chartered accountants
Launching their new five-year 2017- 2021 strategy recently in Gaborone, BICA president, Rudi Binedell said they aim to have about 42 BICA qualified chartered accountants by the end of their strategy period. BICA has so far produced nine qualified...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 12 July 2017
Botswana kick-starts action plan on housing
With this plan, the government will be paying extra attention on ensuring that Batswana are adequately housed. According to the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Nonofo Molefhi the NUA is an urbanisation action blueprint of the...
Isaac Pinielo 12 July 2017
Asian giants bid for rural solar power tenders
BPC has invited bids from independent power producers (IPPs) to set up 20 mini hybrid power stations in isolated villages as part of plans to boost electricity access. According to information released on the power utility’s website,...
Brian Benza 12 July 2017
The inflation target trap
But central banks have set the goal of achieving an inflation rate of “below, but close to 2%,” as the European Central Bank puts it. And, at this point, it is hard to see how that can be achieved. Central banks never pretended that they...
Correspondent 12 July 2017
Truant ministers anger UDC MPs
On average, Parliament sessions last for four hours, but on Tuesday, members left 29 minutes after convening, with frustrated opposition MPs reading sinister signs into the absence of some ministers. The MPs said the absences were a ploy by some...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 12 July 2017
Teachers welcome probe into exam failures
Gaborone Central legislator, Phenyo Butale successfully moved the motion, which Parliament passed by consensus on Friday. Yesterday, Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) spokesperson, Edwin Maitshoko said teacher movements had always...
Baboki Kayawe 12 July 2017
Fortified Masisi declares war on UDC
Masisi, who is also the country’s Vice-President, was re-elected the party’s chairperson, brushing aside a challenge from Infrastructure and Housing Development Minister, Nonofo Molefhi. Addressing a mini-press conference outside the...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 July 2017
Rising polarisation could derail BDP in 2019, Ntuane warns
Presenting the secretary general’s report at the BDP’s 37th elective congress here over the weekend, Ntuane worriedly noted that harmonious interaction is under threat in the party. “If not brought to an abrupt halt, the party risks...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 July 2017
Red tape snags Kanye destitute housing
A full council meeting held here on Monday heard that the P6 million allocated by government to the Southern District Council (SDC) in the February national budget, was supposed to build 21 destitute houses in Goodhope and 19 each in Moshupa, Kanye...
Lebogang Baingapi 12 July 2017
Third time unlucky for Nkomazana�s bail bid
Bhekizwe Nkomazana has been denied bail twice by the Extension II Magistrate and the High Court, in the matter in which he is accused of concealing his boss’ death, impersonating him and going on a spending spree. In the last mention,...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 12 July 2017
Early morning commuters escape nasty accident
The accident happened at 5:40 by the traffic lights popularly known as “Millennium Bar turn-off,” police told Mmegi. The combi was carrying nine passengers on board, while the cab had two. All passengers sustained injuries after their...
Pini Bothoko
| 12 July 2017
Confusion reigns as BMD congress nears
Factions in the party, led by expelled president, Ndaba Gaolathe and chairperson, Nehemiah Modubule are set for a showdown after months of tensions, attacks and counterattacks. Threats of violence are also in the air, as activists have vowed to...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 12 July 2017
DCEC probes corruption in ESP billions
Director general of the DCEC, Rose Seretse told journalists yesterday that the task force had already conducted spot checks on ESP projects across the country. “To date, spot checks have been conducted in the Central, North West, Gantsi and...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 12 July 2017
Dinaletsana di tshubile Botswana otlhe
Setlhopha sa Dinaletsana, jaaka setlhopha sa bolotlowa sa Botswana se bidiwa se tsene mo lebaleng morago ga go fenngwa ke setlhopha sa Uganda mo ka mosupolgo. Se mme ka boammaaruri sa seka sa kgoba ka gope batshameki ba setlhopha se, gammogo le...
Teichler Rankoa 12 July 2017
There is nothing democratic about governments that win by vote buying
Has it ever occurred to one that our democracies in Africa are more influenced by food hampers, give outs and parcels than principle and a clear knowledge of the political environment that surrounds us? Are African democracies creations of highest...
Owen Nsala 12 July 2017
Gaborone�s roundabout art
But I arrive at this rather specialist angle on heritage as a result of the Weekend Post’s article (July 8) on the arty creations that now adorn the Gaborone roundabouts. It must have been obvious to everyone that they had been placed there as...
Sandy Grant 12 July 2017
RE ABA TSAYA e baya dijo tafoleng
Bontsi jwa baeng go tswa khutlong tse nne tsa lefatshe mme e bile ke bone ba ba rotloetsang letseno la itsholelo, fela jaaka go setse go diragala mo Botswana. Lefatshe leno le tshegeditse metshameko ya bolotlowa ya sejana sa lefatshe. Mafelo a...
Teichler Rankoa 12 July 2017
Barclays e rotloetsa Kuru gape
Moletlo o wa Kuru o ne wa boela morago ga go ema dingwaga di le mmalwa ka ntlha ya letlhoko la go tlhoka barotloetsi, mme ngwaga e e fetileng ba itumedisa thata go bona banka ya Botswana ya Barclays e thusa go o busetsa. Monongwaga banka e ya...
Teichler Rankoa 12 July 2017
DRTS e bolotsa letsholo
Go ya ka pego tswang kwa lekalaneng la ipabalelo tseleng, dikotsi tsa tsela di tsweletse ka go gapa matshelo a Batswana, selo se puso ya Botswana le Batswana ka kakaretso, ga mmogo le bana le seabe mo mohameng wa ipabalelo tseleng, se sa jeseng...
Tobokani Baratang 12 July 2017
Monna o tshabuetse mo tsageng
Letsatsi lengwe, jaaka molemi wa nnete, Mma Morwadi a tsogela kwa tshimong go ya go lekola dijwalo. A se ka a dumela se a neng a se bona nako eo. A ema, a leba, mme a bona e le tiro e a neng a ka se ke a e kgone a le nosi. Kana o ne a...
Sebofo Motshwane 12 July 2017
A re emeleng ditshupo tsa temo thuo ka dinao
Fela jaaka re bona gompieno, di simolola di tshwarwa kwa magaeng mme di felele di tshwara mo motse mogolo Gaborone ka Natioanal Agricultural Show. E re di tshwerwe, a ke kwa magaeng, a ke mo Gaborone, morafe o tshologe go tla go bona tse di...
Correspondent 12 July 2017
BMD e tlhatlegile mafura
Fela matlho otlhe jaanong a rotogetse kwa Bobonong kwa phathi ya BMD e tlhatlegileng pitsa ya mafura go bela, pela ga bokopano. Phuthego kgolo ya BMD, e goroga jaana morago ga go aparelwa ke dipuo tse di botlha le go kubetsana ga balatedi le bogogi...
Teichler Rankoa 12 July 2017
GIMC poetry to bring more spoken word creativity
Speaking to Showbiz in an interview, Thapelo Pabalinga of GIMC said after bringing South Africa’s Lebos Mashile last year, this time around their foreign poet will be Mama Kay from the USA. “We position it as the best spoken word event in...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 12 July 2017
Jostle for top posts rocks Modubule faction
The party’s four executive positions – president, vice–president, chairman and secretary general – are up for grabs at the troubled party’s Bobonong elective congress, and within Modubule’s faction, tensions...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 12 July 2017
Gov�t slashes aviation fuel prices
According to the latest Government Gazette, the price of Jet A1 has been reduced to P7 in Gaborone from P9.20 while prices in Francistown and Maun have also been reduced by 20% to P7.37 per litre and P7. 76 respectively. The government says the...
Brian Benza 12 July 2017
Subscribe
Receive latest and breaking news via email
Submit
Have a Story? Send Us a tip
Invalid key
Send