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Mbongeni Mguni 19 January 2018

Kweneng West overtakes Ngamiland West as poorest district

According to data unveiled by the data agency this yesterday morning, Kweneng West has a poverty incidence of 50.6 percent or roughly one out of every two people. The district had an updated population of 52,400 according to the 2015/16 Botswana...

Mbongeni Mguni | 19 January 2018

Nswazwi statue to be erected at Nswazwi Mall

Nswazwi was the leader of Bakalanga-ba-ka-Nswazwi who fled to Jetjeni in Zimbabwe after he was exiled to Mafikeng in 1947 by the colonial government following a conflict with Bangwato regent, Tshekedi Khama. The controversial Tshekedi Khama was the...

Lebogang Mosikare | 19 January 2018

Zimbabwe: Mugabe forgot he fired me

Mr Mnangagwa made the comments on Thursday during a one-day visit to Mozambique, New Zimbabwe news site reports. He said that he had a telephone conversation with the 93-year-old leader who asked him why he was out of the country.  He...

BBC.COM 19 January 2018

Hope contestants make Botswana proud

Hope Pageants provide an opportunity for women and children around the world to focus on using their talents to make an impact in their communities and to start living their own purpose-driven lives.  Unlike other pageants, Hope International is...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 19 January 2018

Bantsi admits doping challenges in the region

“We take doping seriously both at the CAA level and IAAF level. Anti doping body has now been moved away from IAAF administration to be an independent unit. We are urging our federations to have Medical and Anti-doping commissions,” he...

Calistus Kolantsho | 19 January 2018

Triumphant softball team to beef up squad

The team qualified for the Women’s Softball World Championship that will be held in Chiba, Japan in August, following last weekend’s qualifiers in Pretoria, South Africa. Same Molete, the team’s manager, said that their defence...

Kesone Nkaelang 19 January 2018

Karate lays out elaborate plan

The plan outlines an approach, which will enable karate to compete and win medals at the international competitions such as the World Karate Federation (WKF) Championships and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. BOKA recently held a High Performance workshop...

Calistus Kolantsho | 19 January 2018

Judo star overcomes weight challenges, deflating losses

Growing up in Ramotswa, martial arts was always in his mind, and took up judo.  Nine years ago, Mogopa joined judo at Lesedi Primary School. He was attracted to the sport due to the discipline and certain principles that it emphasises. It was...

Calistus Kolantsho | 19 January 2018

Wanderers seal P52,000 sponsorship deal

The deal was announced early this week at Morupule Mine, with the club receiving P10,000 in cash while P42, 000 will be in a form of advertising space. Massive Brands will handle all the club’s branding. Wanderers’ patron, Ernest Phiri...

Koketso Kgoboge 19 January 2018

Kavazovic�s toxic media relations unhelpful

He has previously complained - and later apologised to an online publication - after he accused the publication of peddling falsehoods. At one stage he declined to grant media interviews, in violation of a standing protocol. His remarks after the...

Staff Writer 19 January 2018

Orapa, Galaxy continue big brother battle

The two have shown little respect for each other, with the latest entrant, Galaxy of recent stealing the limelight. United have failed to unlock Galaxy in their six meetings in all competitions. The closest they came was in the Mascom Top 8 final...

Koketso Kgoboge 19 January 2018

Ticketing mess!

The match started 35minutes late owing to a high number of fans still by the gates, some without tickets. Fans complained that there were technical issues with the e-ticketing at Choppies, where the tickets were being sold. There were no tickets at...

Staff Writer 19 January 2018

American poet Fredrick- Douglas Knowles II speaks

Prior to speaking to Art & Culture he recited a poem titled Natural Born. The American native sat down to speak about his poetry, career, being a black man in Donald Trump’s America, police brutality and Trump’s ‘shithole’...

Dumisani Ncube 19 January 2018

Class size and the student: Teacher ratio in Botswana: The 2018 case from the BOSETU lens

We rightfully occupied our rightful social space first as a civil society, second as teachers cum parents and thirdly as stake holders and interested parties. As a result of this foregoing sentence, the following occurred: Scholars have repeatedly...

Correspondent 19 January 2018

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Mmegi Editor 19 January 2018

Princess Marina �cooked� my newborn alive

The young son, who is Askeur’s first child, survived the incident. The young mother is suing the Hospital, the permanent secretary in the Health and Wellness ministry and the Attorney General over the June 2016 incident. According to court...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 19 January 2018

Insurance sector falls on hard times

The dismal performance is part of research contained in the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority’s (NBFIRA) 2017 annual report released recently. The watchdog, which also covers capital markets, asset managers and pension funds,...

Mbongeni Mguni | 19 January 2018

Are we really not �shithole� continent?

Typical of Botswana Government, it reacted by summoning the US Ambassador to Botswana, Earl Miller to express displeasure at the alleged utterance made by their cantankerous President during a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White...

Mmegi Editor | 19 January 2018

BIFM to issue 21.8m shares to citizen employees

According to a notice to shareholders, the establishment of the Citizen Economic Empowerment scheme is intended to sweeten the remuneration package of employees and boost retention rates. “BIFM places strong emphasis on the recruitment and...

Mbongeni Mguni | 19 January 2018

My amazing year in China

Coming from a hot country as ours, you can understand why I had to question my decision. The city was extremely cold that night that I still remember it so vividly. Let's just say that was a feeling we all have or experience, especially when we step...

Mpho Mokwape | 19 January 2018

PrimeTime�s P29m Setlhoa retail park due in August

The development adds to the listed group’s portfolio, bringing the number of its properties countrywide to 18. PrimeTime managing director, Sandy Kelly said the Setlhoa development, to be known as the Design Quarter, will have a retail park...

Pauline Dikuelo | 19 January 2018

Empire week of fashion coming soon

Perhaps after a few selfies you get to your seat, as your eyes lock onto the runway. Suddenly the lights dim, the music starts to play from the speakers and you know you are in for glamour as the first model catwalks her way towards snapping...

Mompati Tlhankane | 19 January 2018

Ralotsia tours wilting fields in Jwaneng

“Bagaetsho a re rapeleng,” he wrote yesterday on his official Facebook page. “Seemo sa bosa ga se se iketlileng, se a tlhobaetsa lefatshe lotlhe. Ke seemo se se batlang re se neela Modimo Molaodi wa tsotlhe.” Ralotsia wrote...

Staff Writer 19 January 2018

How the dry spell is killing Northern farmers� dreams

Farmers in the Central and North East districts under TOTUMA Arable and Commercial Farmers Association, are attempting to soldier on with their plans despite the challenges. TOTUMA is an acronym for the Tonota, Tutume and Masunga farming areas. A...

Keneilwe Ramphopho 19 January 2018

Moswaane breaks Bulela Ditswe protocol

On Monday when addressing a Kgotla meeting at Monarch location, Moswaane deviated from the normal protocol. Instead of solely focusing on briefing members about development activities in the constituency, the legislator took the time to sell his BDP...

Chakalisa Dube | 19 January 2018

Dry spells, heatwaves bewilder farmers

David Berman is the chairperson of the Metsimaswaane/Hukung farmers committee, an experienced farmer who has ridden the cycles of loss and profit in agriculture. The sun is once again beating down on the fields in Taung, Ramotswa, incinerating...

Kennedy Ramokone | 19 January 2018

Former workers sue BDP head honcho for debt

Medupi, who was once a specially elected councillor at Sowa Township council agreed to pay Mooketsi Balondi P1, 050 and costs being the money for cutting trees along Borolong road to Orapa junction in May 2017. When Medupi appeared before Magistrate...

Lebogang Mosikare | 19 January 2018

No love lost in the BDP primaries

The majority of the candidates in the internal ruling party contests this weekend would need a lot of time and resources to convince voters to take them to Parliament. This is because many are newbies and the rest have been rejected at the polls...

Chakalisa Dube | 19 January 2018

UDC violates own constitution

In light of the fact that some coalition members had been unable to raise the stipulated number of members to the congress, the executive decided to allow parties to bring 10 delegates per constituency.  The UDC’s constitution clause...

Chakalisa Dube | 19 January 2018

BDP employee sacked over new Bulela Ditswe registration scandal

Mmegi has learnt that just like in preparations for the 2014 general elections, a long serving party employee in the BDP secretariat was recently sacked for allegedly undertaking unlawful member registration. The woman was caught in the middle of...

Ryder Gabathuse | 19 January 2018

Seretse, co-accused fear possible assassination

In a letter delivered to the Commissioner of Police, Keabetswe Makgophe on Wednesday, written by attorney Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, the accused persons raised concerns over their personal safety. The letter has also been copied to the Directorate of...

Oarabile Mosikare 19 January 2018

High Court vindicates law firm in BOT50 scandal

The law firm, D.M. Mthimkhulu Attorneys that was suing for being embroiled in the BOT50 money saga has been awarded damages in a case in which it deemed defamatory. The lawsuit emanated from a letter of demand to Botswana National Sport Commission...

Mpho Mokwape | 19 January 2018

BDP to issue membership cards on polling day

The cards will be used to vote at the primaries. Francistown South is amongst the18 opposition held constituencies that will hold primaries over the weekend. Winners of the weekend primaries will secure candidacy for the 2019 general...

Chakalisa Dube | 19 January 2018

How Seretse failed to discredit the DPP case

Seretse had opposed the interim order granted having anticipated it. In terms of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) affidavit, P230 million was disbursed from the National Petroleum Fund (NPF) by the fund managers, Kgori Capital (Pty)...

Oarabile Mosikare 19 January 2018

Fence off Segoditshane

I was pondering over his passing on while driving along the Western Bypass yesterday. My thoughts were interrupted by police activity around the Engen Filling Station.  As soon as I had parked at Molapo Crossing Mall, social media gave the...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 19 January 2018

Lessons from Ishiguro, Nobel Laureate

I love Ishiguro so I was delighted when a friend loaned me this book. My favourite novel of his is Never Let Me Go, a dystopian novel about a group of children who grow up in a boarding school and who discover the nightmarish truth of the situation...

Lauri Kubuitsile 19 January 2018

Fuel prices: Pressure piles, as arrears to suppliers near P1bn

BusinessWeek has established that cumulatively, the country’s oil companies have not been paid in more than nine months and have been forced to hunt for, often, expensive avenues to shore up their operating capital. The National Petroleum Fund...

Mbongeni Mguni | 19 January 2018

Masisi�s ideal VP

Apparently, the issue of VP that Masisi is currently grappling with has historical precedents.  He stands to draw lessons from his predecessors as he battles to determine who succeeds him. In 1998, when former president, Festus Mogae took...

Ryder Gabathuse | 19 January 2018

The evil that is Ntlodisa molatswana

FRANCISTOWN: Politics is a game of numbers. At times, politicians amass the requisite numbers in the political game fraudulently, merely driven by desperation to win. BDP eligible members over the weekend could turn to ntlodisa molatswana tricks, a...

Ryder Gabathuse | 19 January 2018