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Tsaone Basimanebotlhe 27 September 2017

UDC

Mmegi Editor 27 September 2017

BMD NEC requests UDC recognition

The troubled BMD has endured months of friction between two warring factions led by Gaolathe and Sidney Pilane, but last week, Gaolathe’s team left to form a new party called Alliance for Progressives (AP). Yesterday, highly placed insiders...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 27 September 2017

Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted

The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving. Until now, only men were allowed licences and women who drove in public risked being arrested and fined. Praise for the move has been pouring in from inside the Saudi...

BBC.COM 27 September 2017

Drug dealers can�t be allowed to target primary students

Street vendors are our brothers and sisters, and neighbours whom we trust with the welfare of our children for the reason that they regularly interact with them in our absence. In return, the children view and trust them as their parents and are...

Mmegi Editor | 27 September 2017

New president wants a more visible BOTESSA

Letsebe said they want to go back to the people through promoting open communication. He said the new committee under his leadership would push hard to make BOTESSA student focussed as far as their activities are concerned.   “Our...

Naledi Lemogang 27 September 2017

Francistown dominate tennis Open

The young tennis players, both males and females competed in the Under-10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories. National team sensation, Leungo Monnayoo, 13, from BDF Donga Tennis Club was the toast of the tournament. Monnayoo is the best local Under-14...

Koketso Kgoboge 27 September 2017

Third Re Ba Bona Ha rugby centre opens in Jwaneng

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chief executive officer, Falcon Sedimo said the aim of Re Ba Bona Ha is to nurture talent and promote sports development amongst  promising stars. He added that excellence is a habit and it needs...

Lebogang Baingapi 27 September 2017

BNOC candidates go head-to-head in televised debate

The aspirants are former Botswana Football Association (BFA) chief executive officer, Ookeditse Malesu, BNOC vice president, Botsang Tshenyengo, Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) president, Daniel Molaodi, Botswana Netball Association (BONA)...

Staff Writer 27 September 2017

Gospel music headlines Mochudi independence festivities

The event will be held on Independence Day (September 30, 2017) at 1830 hours till late. Pheto told Showbiz that the music show was intended to bring together people from different social background under one roof to have an awesome experience in...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 27 September 2017

Panaka: An appreciation of a woman

The rapper, who also writes his songs, told Showbiz in an interview that he is marketing his own song to Batswana particularly women. He said the song is about appreciating a woman, her beauty and the endless love that women give to the people...

Naledi Lemogang 27 September 2017

Lekidi to get second artificial pitch

The association already has one artificial pitch, which was built under the previous FIFA Goal projects. With this project, the old field, which is situated inside the Lekidi Football Centre, will now have an artificial turf. The field used to host...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 27 September 2017

Palapye Independence Shisanyama bigger and better

The event that has become a household name attracts multitudes of revelers here and from the surrounding areas. It will be held at 4U2/ Nkau’s farm that is located along Morupule Coal Mine on September 30 from 10am till...

Lindiwe Mozola 27 September 2017

Gender officer calls for women empowerment

Speaking at the fifth Northern Women’s Exposition Business Forum, which was held recently at Botho University, Phemelo Maiketso said there is a need for women to be provided with income generating and technical skills training. She said...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 27 September 2017

FMD restrictions hit Ngamiland

Last week, the minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Patrick Ralotsia revealed a suspected scare at Namanyane near Sehitwa village and a consequent cattle movement freeze was imposed for surveillance to ascertain the incident. So far,...

Boniface Keakabetse 27 September 2017

Ga gona thothi kwa Bokaa

Bakaa ba re fa ba bona metsi a le kana mo motseng wa bone, ba utlwa botlhoko thata ka le fa e le thothi fela ya go nona motsoko tota, ga ba e bone. Ba re ba utlwa gotwe metsi a letamo le la bone, a nowa ke batho bangwe golo gongwe. Fa ba bua mo...

Teichler Rankoa 27 September 2017

Go ritela, bana ba a beolwa

Ra tswelela ra re, fa bo jewa, ga bo tsholwe, go jelwa mo potwaneng e e neng e apeile, bana ba a ja ka go rulagana ga bone. Go je yo motona pele, a salwe morago ke bomonnawe. Fa go na le wa mosimane, le fa a le monnye mo go ba basetsana, go twe o...

Sebofo Motshwane 27 September 2017

A re emeng nokeng bakapa-ditshwantsho

Bangwe ba bone ke bo Sandy Grant le ba bangwe. Ya re dingwaga di ntse di feta, ra bona jalo dinepe tsa metlobo ya ditso di supiwa ke babega dikgang ka go farolgana ga bone, ba dipampiri tsa dikgang tse di ikemetseng ka nosi le tsa puso. Re bona gape...

Correspondent 27 September 2017

Pula nkokodi!

Mongwe wa bone ke Thalefang Charles, go tswa Serowe, ele mokwadi wa tsa bojanala le ditsatlholego. Letsatsi e ne ele Labone beke e e fetileng, ka dipalo tse di kgatlhisang, Charles a bo a supa ditshwantsho tsa gagwe kwa Thapong Visual Arts Centre,...

Zolani Kraai 27 September 2017

More billions beckon for BDF

Finance and Economic Development Minister, Kenneth Matambo told stakeholders at the Budget Pitso yesterday that the 2018/19 budget would carry a deficit equal to minus four percent of GDP, a level he said was the deepest government was prepared to...

Staff Writer 27 September 2017

Smoke clears, but no answers in Phikwe court blaze

Defence Justice and Security Minister, Shaw Kgathi yesterday visited the site to assess the damage, as court officials scrambled to recover digital information in order to rebuild the case files. According to chief magistrate, Kamogelo Mmesi, the...

Olefile Serokolo 27 September 2017

DPP wades into former BITC CEO�s case

The charge stems from an incident last November in which then Rasesa councillor, Seasebeng Monyake, was killed. Sejoe appeared for mention at Mochudi Magistrate Court yesterday, but the matter could not proceed as the investigating officer advised...

Pini Bothoko | 27 September 2017

Dinatshana man rapes woman three times

Shimane Mokgatla, 32, is alleged to have forcefully had sexual intercourse with his victim twice in Pitsane village on the evening of July 27 and once in Dinatshana village on the morning of July 28.  Mokgatla is from Dinatshana. Although he...

Tumelo Mouwane 27 September 2017

Moswaane spots Constituency Fund abuse

The Fund, under which each constituency has been allocated P10 million, has sparked disputes across the country between various structures, over the use of the money. Moswaane told a recent Kgotla meeting in Monarch that there was evidence some...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 27 September 2017

Judges� lawyer rails against Dibotelo, JSC

The judges landed in hot soup for refusing to apologise to Dibotelo after they allegedly authored a petition accusing the CJ of tribalism and sabotaging their careers, amongst other remarks. Recently, the judges, Justices Tshepo Motswagole, Lot...

Lebogang Mosikare | 27 September 2017

The Umbrella for Democratic Change must surely be feeling used by the Alliance for Progresives

Its birth left a somewhat bitter taste to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) for reasons to follow. It is a well-documented fact that the Ndaba-led faction, whilst still under the BMD sought and got the intervention of the UDC. The...

Owen Nsala 27 September 2017

Guy Clutton Brock (1906-1995)

How can this be? Both it can be said represent a great honour. Yet these are honours which, in a way, tell us more about Zimbabwe’s terrible recent history than they do about Clutton Brock himself. The differences in the recent histories of...

Sandy Grant 27 September 2017

Motswako originals to invade Chez Nicolas

This Motswako collection performance is a pre-independence day celebration, which is on Saturday. “Since its an independence celebration we decided to take it to the roots by bringing Tswana OG rappers who are also ideal acts to our target...

Dumisani Ncube 27 September 2017

Civil servants inch closer to voting in primary elections

Yesterday, CoA acting Judge President, Isaac Lesetedi dismissed government’s bid, stating that there was simply no room for any proper allocation of a date of hearing, taking into account the CoA’s pending October session and the workload...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 27 September 2017

Matambo forecasts P8bn budget deficit for 2018

The estimates are contained in the Budget Strategy Paper, a blueprint for the budget produced annually at least three months before the Budget Speech.  The Paper is usually discussed at three dipitso before final ministerial feedback and...

Pauline Dikuelo | 27 September 2017