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In this week's paper

Boitumelo Khutsafalo 18 December 2017

Kgabo burying the hatchet

Pini Bothoko 18 December 2017

BISA Critical Of �Poor� Botswana Games

The curtain came down on the games on Friday with a spectacular ceremony at the National Stadium.  However, BISA spokesperson Letsweletse Jonase told Sport Monitor that the games did not produce the quality of competition one would...

Calistus Kolantsho | 18 December 2017

Let�s Be Vigilant During The Festive

The holidays commonly referred to as the festive season, is usually created with a number of challenges, which include overspending, overindulgence in alcoholic drinks and reckless behaviour (usually due to intoxication). This period also has been...

Monitor Editor 18 December 2017

Chiefs, Sharps Share X-mas Spoils

Before a sparse crowd, Chiefs were off the blocks fastest, drawing first blood in the 14th minute when a deflected Thatayaone Ramatlapeng shot wrong footed goalkeeper, Raphael Nthwane. But the opener did not deflate the home side who emerged from...

Mqondisi Dube | 18 December 2017

Miscellaneous Hand Boyo Perfect Birthday Present

Radipotsane was excused from the game to celebrate his 60th birthday in Pilikwe. His side turned on the style with a Master Masitara brace and a goal each from Mponang Mponang and Orebotse Mongae to finish off Santos in the opening half before they...

Koketso Kgoboge 18 December 2017

Rollers End 2017 Unbeaten

Leteng Legopelo’s own goal in the 11th minute was enough to ensure that Rollers go into Christmas break without defeat this year. Rollers welcomed back Edwin Moalosi who missed the last two matches due to injury. Striker, Jerome Ramatlhakwane...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 18 December 2017

TKZee Stages Old School Party

The trio of Tokollo, Kabelo and Zwai performed their yester year hits, which turned the atmosphere into an old school party with songs from their different albums that were always festive anthems that carried a lot of memories. Looking much older,...

Dumisani Ncube 18 December 2017

Carnival At The Heart Of The City

They came out to play with their loved ones at the Gaborone Main Mall on Saturday for the inaugural Heart of the City Carnival. The newly paved Main Mall walkway stretching from the city arch to the British High Commission building proved to be a...

Thalefang Charles | 18 December 2017

Mpharitlhe Ventures Into Incubators

  Keneilwe Ramphotho & Lenitame Motsokono Correspondents     To this day, Mpharitlhe does not rue quitting his job. Today he owns a fast-growing business that manufactures egg incubators. The business is named Rednest. The...

Lenitame Motsokono 18 December 2017

Inflation Falls To 2.9%

The inflation rates for regions between October and November 2017 indicated that rural villages’ inflation decreased to three percent from at 3.3%, cities and towns went up to 3.1% from three percent and urban villages’ dropped to 2.6%...

Staff Writer 18 December 2017

BNF Did Not Benefit From The Alleged Money Laundering Transactions

We particularly take note of the recent allegations by a local newspaper in its edition of December 10-16, 2017, which alleged that all opposition parties, “with the exception of AP and BPP” have benefited from such illegal transactions....

Justin Hunyepa 18 December 2017

Tokafala Graduates 20 Entrepreneurs

This year, the programme has graduated about 20 entrepreneurs in Gaborone and 35 in Francistown. Initially, the programme targeted 600 micro-enterprises and 445 small ones. Speaking during the graduation recently, the programme’s Hub Manager,...

Pauline Dikuelo | 18 December 2017

Ba Isago University Receives Accreditation

He said this at the handing over of the Institutional Accreditation Certificate Ceremony held at the institution’s premises yesterday. Giving his welcome remarks, Gabasiane pointed out that the institution shareholders and staff had worked...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 18 December 2017

Why The Rush, Prosecutions Asks David

This followed a complaint by David, through his attorney Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, who accused prosecution of deliberately dragging the case something, which to him shows that they do not have evidence to prosecute his client. Appearing before Village...

Pini Bothoko | 18 December 2017

Modungwa Decries Injustice

Speaking at his farewell party on Friday, Modungwa urged all to cross over to the other side where there is no corruption, injustice, and excessive self-interest. “We must stand up and fight for justice. We must do things according to the...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 18 December 2017

Motshegwa Dismisses BDP Gesture

A militant trade unionist, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa said in a recent interview that a lot of work has to be done for the BDP-led government to honestly win workers’ confidence. Motshegwa is Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatals...

Ryder Gabathuse | 18 December 2017

Mental Health Professionals Also Need Counselling

In many situations these professionals are deemed as being immune to trauma because of their professional training. But in real life, these professionals are affected by interacting with the people they help on a daily basis and become victims...

Lenitame Motsokono 18 December 2017

Kgori Capital Fights Hard To Retain Clients

The statement also shows that the company is not pleased with some news making rounds about their client dealings. The BPOPF Investment and Risk committee last week met to deliberate on the Kgori matter and recommended that the contract, which...

Staff Writer 18 December 2017

BITC Advises P7 Billion Wielding Investors To Seek Alternative Land

BITC chief executive officer, Meshack Tshekedi said in their endeavour to promote Botswana as an ideal destination for both, domestic and foreign investment, they were approached by a consortium of local and foreign investors with a view to investing...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 18 December 2017

2017: The Year That Crime Spiraled Out Of Control

This year’s violent crime reports gave an early indication of where the national crime trends were heading to and that might have been behind the police’s interventions that led to so many arrests. Mid this year, in their infinite mission...

Pini Bothoko | 18 December 2017

South Africa's ANC picks Cyril Ramaphosa as leader

The country's deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma's ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president in 2019 polls. The leadership battle caused fierce...

BBC.COM 18 December 2017

The Desert Doctor

There are, nonetheless, at least a few among us who do stand out for their humility, service and seeming ability to perform miracles. One such figure that comes to mind in this season of giving is the late Rev. Dr. Alfred Musgrave Merriweather...

Jeff Ramsay | 18 December 2017

Terror in the skies �Part 2

It was sudden, even the hostesses did not see it coming because they had this what-the-hell-is-that look on their faces too when I looked. Wasting no time, they abandoned their mission and dragged their trolley to the back of the plane in a spilt of...

Tumie Modise 18 December 2017

Khato, South Zambezi announce themselves to Africa

“We are coming, and we are coming fast!”, bellowed the executive director of Khato Holdings Simbi Phiri as he launched his companies to the continent in grand fashion as the guests from the various corners of Africa were treated to a well...

Correspondent 18 December 2017

It�s An Impossibility. Or is it?

Let’s start with water – and the report that the Water Utilities Corporation’s (WUC) public relations officer, Khumo Mugibelo has stated that they have decided to open the Ntimbale Dam because it is 82% full and there is the...

Sandy Grant 18 December 2017