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:
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:
Wednesday October 03
Thursday October 04
Friday October 05
Monday October 08
Tuesday October 09
Wednesday October 10
Thursday October 11
Friday October 12
Monday October 15
Tuesday October 16
Wednesday October 17
Thursday October 18
Friday October 19
Monday October 22
Tuesday October 23
Wednesday October 24
Monday October 29
Tuesday October 30
In Wednesday Paper
Calistus Kolantsho 18 October 2017
Khama, Motumise
Tumelo Mouwane 18 October 2017
Never cease fighting against poverty, inequality
This Call to Action launched 30 years ago is written on the Commemorative Stone at the Trocadero Human Rights Plaza in Paris and was unveiled in the presence of 100,000 people. It was on that day that “defenders of human and civil rights from...
Mmegi Editor
| 18 October 2017
Sport codes drag feet in signing IWG Declaration
The local International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has a short fall of 40 signatures, with 580 having signed. The IWG secretariat took their campaign to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) conference held in Gaborone last...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 October 2017
Nightmare start for girls� Under-17
The team had inadequate preparations after their camp was disrupted by the players’ school commitments. Technical changes were also made as coach, Boniface Lekaba was forced to miss the trip due to work commitments and his assistant, Tapaphiwa...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 October 2017
Gilport announce deals worth P2m
The club, which has been in existence for three years now, announced Jack’s Gym, Star Satellite Botswana, Tops Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services, Evolia Sports Brand as well as Slim Holdings as the new partners. Star Satellite Botswana, which...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 18 October 2017
Zebras slide towards worst ever ranking
Back then, the Zebras were known as the ‘whipping boys’ and the weeping appears to have returned with just one win in over a year. The Zebras were number 146 last month, but despite an Independence Day win over Ethiopia, the national...
Staff Writer 18 October 2017
Fading Domboshaba goes for election
The AGM will be held on November 4 in Domboshaba at the cultural village. The festival is in its 18th year of existence. At the past edition of the festival the board was at the receiving end of criticism from the guest speaker, Anthony Matenge. The...
Koketso Kgoboge 18 October 2017
Motovac fosters relations with customers, suppliers
The first edition of the show was held in Gaborone earlier in the year. The second edition held recently attracted a full house of auto parts manufacturers who deal with Motovac and the consumers of the products. About 18 manufacturing companies of...
Koketso Kgoboge 18 October 2017
Motor Holdings sees local boost as GM pulls out
This week, the company told Mmegi Business that while the Chevrolet brand will be discontinued, new makes will be introduced, adding that Motor Holdings Botswana has been appointed sole franchise representative of both Isuzu and Opel in the...
Isaac Pinielo 18 October 2017
Sephiri ke sa eng?
E setse ele selomodiro gore ngwaga le ngwaga ka diphuthego tsa makgotla a, go nne le bagwe ba ba tlaabong ba supa fa ba sa eletse go etelelwa ke bao ba ba tlaabong ba ba tlhophile ngwaga o simolola. Kana re bua ka sebaka sa ngwaga fela, mme motho o...
Correspondent 18 October 2017
Mohumagadi ga a bidiwe ka leina la ga kgosi
Ga twe basadi ba, ba eteletswe pele ke Mohumagadi Peggy, e leng, mosadi wa ga Kgosi Kgari 111. Go bolelwa fa basadi ba ba eletsa go lema ditlhare go kgabisa motse wa Molepolole. Mme e se seo fela; mogopolo gape e le go leka go fokotsa dithole...
Sebofo Motshwane 18 October 2017
Mosadi o nyetswe ke banna ba babedi
E rile bosheng, Naledi e ne ya gatisa polelo e mo go yone rre Hendrick Letshwiti wa Mogobane, a neng a kopa Lekgotla la Setswana la Mochudi go laela batsadi ba mosadi yo a neng a mo nyetse go mo duela madi a magadi. Letshwiti, yo mo bogompienong a...
Tobokani Baratang 18 October 2017
�Architects shun their new Law� (Part 1)
It is interesting to note that Manowe responded in his personal capacity parallel with a press release on the same matter from ARC for which he is the founding and current chairperson. Issue on conflict of...
Correspondent 18 October 2017
Is AP a BDP revitalization manoeuvre?
The reason that Gaolathe (and Wynter Mmolotsi) gave for jumping the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ship was that he abhorred Khama’s dictatorial actions. Now he has to jump the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) ship because he hates...
Correspondent 18 October 2017
BNF motivates students and teachers
The Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) have just ended and marking is to resume soon. The Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE) and Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations have also commenced. We call upon...
Correspondent 18 October 2017
Arsonist�s bail conditions relaxed
The accused made his plea to have his bail conditions varied before senior magistrate William Modise yesterday. In the case, Coster is alleged to have on the night of July 6, 2017 broken into a farm office at Betta Beef Farms in Lobatse and stole a...
Tumelo Mouwane 18 October 2017
CoA defers BLLAHWU Burial Society appeal
The appeal emanated from a judgement by Lobatse High Court judge, Michael Leburu dismissing the burial society’s application to have its name expunged from the BLLAHWU constitution, which was amended and registered in 2015. Yesterday, the...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 October 2017
Retrenchment of staff in Mmegi Group of Companies
The decision to retrench was taken as a last resort after the Board considered and tried, without success, everything else to improve the fortunes of their companies. The retrenchment has been occasioned by the decline in revenue, which is evident...
Staff Writer 18 October 2017
Suppliers of drugs keep cops on toes
The have police revealed that the dagga, popularly known as Sekanka in the street lingo, is allegedly imported from Mozambique. But whenever it finds its way into Botswana, it is seized in most of the raids. Sekanka is believed to be stronger than...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 October 2017
GCC to licence dogs
The consultation started this week and the new draft amendments will be discussed at the coming full council meeting. The dog bye-law was formulated on April 6, 1968 and the council feels that it is outdated as it does not cater for certain things....
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 18 October 2017
The proposed increase of consent age in defilement laws takes parenting responsibilities from parents to government
It is an all encompassing law which includes both boys and girls I would assume. I had an occasion to listen to people engage leisurely on the topic and figured just how misunderstood and confusing the offence of defilement is to people...
Owen Nsala 18 October 2017
The abandonment of Germond�s government owned house
All I know about this house is that it was occupied by JDA Germond presumably during his entire tenure as Divisional Commissioner South between 1954 and 1961. The assumption would be therefore that the house was specially built for him. So far so...
Sandy Grant 18 October 2017
BOMU awards promise improved showcasing
Last year the event was marred with a lot of criticism due to the poor production and coordination, which the event organisers blamed on the production company they had hired. “While conceptualising this event we want to engage with a...
Dumisani Ncube 18 October 2017
Botswana third worst performer in Science
The study, by the International Standard Classification of Education, presented by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) yesterday, shows Botswana is the fifth lowest country in Mathematics achievement, while in Science performance, the country is...
Baboki Kayawe 18 October 2017
Gov�t stalls use of scanners at Debswana Mines
Scannex is a low X-ray dose, full body scanner designed to guard against diamond theft. The machine’s main use is to detect illegal diamond trade by personnel working in diamond mining operations. Debswana’s Orapa, Letlhakane and...
Chakalisa Dube
| 18 October 2017
Subscribe
Receive latest and breaking news via email
Submit
Have a Story? Send Us a tip
Invalid key
Send