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Sandy Grant 17 August 2017
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Ndichakurova! Ndichakurova!
Mmegi Editor 17 August 2017
Unemployment blues
These figures include any person who was engaged in an activity that brought income at the time of the survey, whether temporary or permanent, paid in cash or in kind, and young people aged around 15-years-old and above. What is interesting about...
Mmegi Editor
| 17 August 2017
Forest 'calm' despite high profile departures
“We gave him a one year deal. We performed well in that period. We did not renew his contract because we felt that he played his role and someone else needs to come in. There is nothing more to that,” Ditiro said. Raizor guided Magoleng...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 17 August 2017
Defaulter claims hit first Pool league
The University of Botswana (UB) Pool Club has lodged a protest saying that Matsubutsubu Pool Club used two defaulters when the two teams clashed in the league. Their query is that the unnamed players had not been registered, but were allowed to play....
Naledi Lemogang 17 August 2017
Sesinyi unveiled as Stars player
Gaucho had been in the Dikwena’s radar since last year before he joined Jwaneng Galaxy from Orapa United. He was part of the Stars’ 11 new signings presented at the event. The 25-year-old was invited for trials in the off-season after...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 17 August 2017
Makwala remains the darling of the nation
The athletics team from the little nation of Botswana marched into the London stadium during the official opening of the championships. Fast forward to the Norovirus that hit Botswana camp later. Instead of giving in to the virus, the team was...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 August 2017
Roc Lefatshe hosts Spring At The Camp fest
One of the event organisors, Alton Kgwatalala told Showbiz the festival would be an annual event that is mainly organised to give night crawlers a great time filled with endless entertainment from both local and international artists. “We want...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 August 2017
Opportunity opens for aspiring TV presenters
Only six individuals aged between 18 and 25 years will be selected to be presenters on the various programmes of the TV station. The auditions are scheduled to start at 10:30 am. “We are looking for young individuals that are bubbly,...
Dumisani Ncube 17 August 2017
New-kid-on-the-block to change the game
Percy Jax told Showbiz that these days the Hip Hop scene is dominated by trap music therefore he decided to follow his own route with his new single, CMFD. “The single is called CMFD and it stands for Chasing My Dreams. It focuses on the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 August 2017
Tlatsa Lebala Francistown date released
The event is an appreciation concert for the assistance that Francistown and its surrounding areas gave Kast during his walk and build up to the successfully held Tlatsa Lebala. “We have decided to have the event in September because...
Dumisani Ncube 17 August 2017
BDF gets PPADB nod to buy BDC properties
The corporation is auctioning its 32 three-bedroomed apartments at the Grand Palm Sunset and 38 units at Grand Palm Mews in Gaborone. The reserve-bidding price for the apartments at Grand Palm Sunset is P38 million while for the Grand Palm Mews is...
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Samora Machel museum in Lobatse finally takes off
The initiative stems from a pledge made in 2015 by Mozambican officials who expressed a desire to transform the home of the Kgaboesele family in Lobatse into a museum. The family and their home, accommodated Mozambique’s late leader and...
Tumelo Mouwane 17 August 2017
AWF calls for tough laws against poachers
At a media briefing held in Gaborone yesterday, Muruthi expressed great concern over the decreasing numbers of wildlife in most African countries due to poaching. “Some countries have weak laws hence they have repeat offenders. Wildlife crime...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 August 2017
Patron killed for refusing to leave bar
Letlhakane police station commander, Michael Maphephu said the incident at Mmatshumu village occurred during a misunderstanding between the patron and the depot owner. “It is alleged that the deceased refused to obey the order to leave and...
Lindiwe Mozola 17 August 2017
Fatal bar brawl earns man 15 years in jail
Yesterday, Justice Zibani Makhwade jailed Thatayaone Morotsi for the 2014 crime, which took place at Equator Bar in Maunatlala. According to the sentence, Morotsi killed Batsile Dihale after a misunderstanding during a spell of unrestrained alcohol...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 17 August 2017
More trouble for �Ice Queen�
According to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Basson and one Kamogelo Kaote were recently arraigned before the Maun Magistrate Court charged with two counts of forgery and uttering a false document. “Investigations...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 17 August 2017
The small print
We all know that the most dangerous mammal in Africa is the hippopotamus, don’t we? Except that it’s not true. The most dangerous mammal is the one you see in the mirror every morning. Human beings are much more likely to kill you than...
Consumer Watchdog 17 August 2017
Chris Manto 7 realises his political dream
Shakawe/Mohembo West is under the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and highly placed insiders say the Zwakapresser hit-maker plans to use his popularity to snatch the ward for the ruling party. “So far he is the only one who has shown interest in...
Boniface Keakabetse 17 August 2017
Civil servants cleared to vote in primaries
The judgement came after the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) and National Amalgamated Central, Local and Parastatal Manual Workers Union (NALCGPWU) took the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) to court seeking a determination on the...
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Western media and the Israelisation of Palestine
However, in western media’s coverage of the Palestine-Israel quagmire they have consistently favoured the partisan views of the United States and Israeli governments at the expense of the Palestinian experience. And they have failed the public...
Solly Rakgomo 17 August 2017
Lions unleash terror in Nkange
Mmegi is informed that the Wildlife department has kick-started a clean-up operation, which includes veterinary, wildlife officers and a professional hunter from Charles Hill in Kgalagadi in order to capture the lions, which could number over...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 17 August 2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Annabelle: Creation
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Detroit
Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
The Son of Bigfoot
A teenage boy journeys to find his missing father only to discover that he's actually Bigfoot.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Girls Trip
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Detroit
Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
The Son of Bigfoot
A teenage boy journeys to find his missing father only to discover that he's actually Bigfoot.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Baby Driver
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Girls Trip
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Annabelle: Creation
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Detroit
Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
The Son of Bigfoot
A teenage boy journeys to find his missing father only to discover that he's actually Bigfoot.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Snatched
When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
Girls Trip
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
Staff Writer 17 August 2017
DJ KSB still capitalising on SA collaborations
The artist’s name is Leon Lee and is a member of Jika Boys, the same group that produced Khumbule ekhaya hit. DJ KSB told Showbiz that the song talks about a girl named Thandie who didn’t show up for a date. “It later turned out...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 August 2017
PHK also pulls out of Dalai Lama conference
The three-day conference begins today in Gaborone. Kedikilwe, one of the major drawcards after the Dalai Lama himself and former South African First Lady, Graca Machel, told Mmegi he would also not be attending the conference. The Dalai Lama, the...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 17 August 2017
Millers decry �dumping� of SA products into local market
The association’s chairman, Nkosi Mwaba said this is particularly so in wheat flour products that he said are being dumped into Botswana at below cost. “Sadly, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has taken a decision to remove...
Isaac Pinielo 17 August 2017
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