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In Thursday Paper

Calistus Kolantsho 05 October 2017

Las Vegas shooting: Paddock's girlfriend denies knowledge of attack

Marilou Danley's comments came hours before police suggested Stephen Paddock had been living "a secret life". They said he may have been planning to escape instead of shooting himself dead, but did not give further details. It is not yet known why...

BBC.COM 05 October 2017

Botswana hits back at Mugabe

The Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation wishes to respond to the recent media reports in which Robert G. Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe blamed the loss of the candidature bid of Botswana’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Pelonomi...

Correspondent 05 October 2017

Sevens team flies out without hospitality kit

The team was seen boarding a flight at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport donning different colours, a trend not expected from a team on national duty.  The team manager, Ernest Mantsi told Mmegi Sport that they wore different colours...

Calistus Kolantsho | 05 October 2017

BNSC halts Mudongo�s urgent application

Mudongo had filed an urgent application at the Lobatse High Court to challenge his three-year suspension by the BNSC.  He was accused of undermining a legitimately elected BAFS committee.  Mudongo wants the court to reverse the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 05 October 2017

Mamelodi handed temporary reprieve

Mamelodi will serve South African forensic audit firm, ADM Financial Forensic Services with papers to appear as part of the court proceedings in the case.  He was removed from his position at the BPL after a forensic conducted by ADM Finance...

Kabelo Boranabi | 05 October 2017

Ntshinogang to land BPL CEO job

Ntshinogang has been at the helm on temporary basis for close to a year following the suspension and subsequent sacking of former CEO, Bennett Mamelodi. Although the BPL board chairperson, Rapula Okaile said the process of appointing a CEO is...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 05 October 2017

Naija Afro wave to smash Botswana

The Nigerians will be headlining three music festivals in the capital city in October, November and December. Their music has also been topping charts worldwide. Of the three coming to the country, Tekno is the favourite, as he had produced hits...

Dumisani Ncube 05 October 2017

Dwindling Domboshaba bothers Kalanga elders

The 18th edition of the celebrations was held on October 1st at the usual venue at the foot of the Dombosahaba hills. The festival was held under the theme: ‘Preserving Bakalanga culture for the present and future generations’. The...

Koketso Kgoboge 05 October 2017

Setete appointed BFA regions coordinator

His appointment follows the BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti’s promised efforts to ensure that BFA regions become more effective in their role to develop football. The association has already appointed four technical directors for the four...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 05 October 2017

Over 250 delegates for innovation exhibition

The event seeks to celebrate innovation thus create platform for networking, dialogue and exhibition with the intent of bringing together local and regional players in the science, technology and innovation space. According to BIH public relations...

Pauline Dikuelo | 05 October 2017

A tema ya ga David Bright e a bonala?

Batswana ka kakaretso, balatedi le barotloetsi loe bone ba oketsega le go itshupa ka mebala ya setlhopha gona le jaaka pele. Ya re dingwaga di ntse di feta, Veselin a bona mafulo a matalana, mme ga gwetlha lekgotla la kgwele ya dinao la mono gae go...

Staff Writer 05 October 2017

Dikhwaere di romela molaetsa ka EMV

Fa e ne e le kgaisano ya dikhwaere di le lesome le bongwe tse di tswang mo kgaolong yotlhe ya Kgatleng, le e le nngwe go tswa Ga-Mmangwato. Dikhwaere tse, di ne di le mo ntweng e e matlho mahibidu ya kgaisano e e neng e rotloediwa ke lekgotla la...

Teichler Rankoa 05 October 2017

Boipuso bo a ng�tl�la

Se ya bo ele go agela mafoko a ga Kgosi Keetla Masogo wa Palapye mosako kwa Kgotlengkgolo ya Palapye ka mafelo a beke, kwa go neng go ipelelwa boipuso teng. Mo puisanyong le Naledi ka tlhaeletsanyo ya mogala morago ga moletlo, Kgosi Masogo o boletse...

Tobokani Baratang 05 October 2017

War on drugs is everyone�s fight

Public trust in law enforcement has been reinvigorated by high profile arrests, the busting of criminal syndicates as well as a greater level of transparency by the Police Service in particular. Last month, 27 smash and grab suspects were nabbed...

Mmegi Editor | 05 October 2017

Kgosi Malope tlhokotsa thupa ya mokwatla

Selelo se, se utlwetse gape ka Kgosikgolo ya GaNgwaketse, Kgosi Malope II a lela thata ka botlhokatsebe jo bo mo kgaolong ya gagwe. Kgosi Malope II o boletse mo phuthegong ya kgotlakgolo ya GaNgwaketse gore, morafe wa gagwe le baeng botlhe ba...

Teichler Rankoa 05 October 2017

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Correspondent 05 October 2017

Masire: The president who left Botswana and the world an enduring legacy

Since his death in June 2017, the late Quett Ketumile Masire, Botswana’s former Minister of Finance and Development Planning (1966-1980) and President (1980-1998), has been remembered largely in these terms. A Washington Post obituary quoted...

Correspondent 05 October 2017

Police swoop as drug trafficking spirals out of control

Gaborone came to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon when police and security agents stormed a number of locations around the city with helicopters and drug sniffer dogs, turning people’s houses upside down in search of hard drugs. Searchers in...

Pini Bothoko | 05 October 2017

WHO advises Botswana to bridge health care access gap

This approach, Moeti said, could improve the quality of health care rendered to these populations, since they are hard to reach through conventional healthcare means. However, she said effective collaborations with civil society organisations that...

Baboki Kayawe 05 October 2017

Barolong chief faces nuisance charges

The 67-year-old is the third in command in the customary court. Marumoloa is being charged in connection with a February 12 incident at Goodhope customary court in which he allegedly hurled insults at his subordinates accusing them of betraying...

Tumelo Mouwane 05 October 2017

Charges dropped against alleged deaf murderer

Magistrate Gofaone Morwaeng ordered the prosecutor, sergeant Ditsapelo Emmanuel to make the application due to the case’s slow progress. The accused, who is deaf, was originally arraigned last October. Morwaeng said he was concerned at the...

Lindiwe Mozola 05 October 2017

BPC CEO adopts nine elephants after Dukwi tragedy

Nine elephants died on September 18 after they pushed past electricity poles on their way to a water pond. A 33kV power line sagged and electrocuted the elephants as they passed, killing eight instantly, and a ninth a short while later. In the wake...

Mbongeni Mguni | 05 October 2017

Teen brutally murdered in parents� house

Social media yesterday was rife with reports that the 15-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds and a knife in her neck. Tatitown acting station commander, assistant superintendent Nkwali Mbereki said the young girl’s older brother found...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 05 October 2017

Dabutha vows to snub BCP hearing

Yesterday BCP deputy secretary general,  Akanyang Magama told Mmegi that Dabutha had been furnished with charges in relation to her decision to contest the by-election against the will of the party. “We delivered the charges to her early...

Chakalisa Dube | 05 October 2017

BDP drags Mhuriro to disciplinary hearing

The development comes after BDP NYEC  wrote a letter to the party’s central committee complaining about the behaviour of Mhuriro and Ogaufi Nthobelang, another former NYEC member. The NYEC accused the two of tarnishing the party’s...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 05 October 2017

Hippos kill five people in Maun

Superintendent John Kelebeng of Maun Police said in the latest incident, two men are suspected to have drowned along the river in Sexaxa after a suspected hippo attack at 9am on Tuesday. “The two are a 39-year security officer at a Water...

Boniface Keakabetse 05 October 2017

�People power�

We’re always quoting the Consumer Protection Regulations but also the regulations covering packaged goods, food hygiene, the marking of goods and standards. We’re also often consulting one of the most important pieces of law we have. The...

Consumer Watchdog 05 October 2017

The fallacies of independence in Africa

In fact, it was an occasion to mark the 51st year Botswana is said to have broken away from the heavy yoke of British colonialism. As I watched all the fanfare from my old “black and white” television set, so many questions crossed my...

Solly Rakgomo 05 October 2017

Dibotelo, JSC triumph over judges

The August 2015 petition originally signed by 12 judges allegedly accused Dibotelo of tribalism and harming judges’ careers, amongst other remarks. Four other High Court judges, Key Dingake, Modiri Letsididi, Mercy Garekwe and Ranier Busang...

Lebogang Mosikare | 05 October 2017

KPMG washes hands of Kingdom Bank�s demise

The audit firm is being sued by the liquidator of Kingdom Bank on behalf of the depositors of the bank, which was closed by the Bank of Botswana (BoB) in 2015 after an audit uncovered  $18.7 million (P200 million) mismatch between assets and...

Staff Writer 05 October 2017