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Masisi
Mmegi Editor 30 March 2018
Drago craves full house as Under-20 take on Namibia
The junior side play their neighbours in the first leg of the World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium. As fans and football pundits alike continue to question the late 7pm kick off on a holiday weekend, Stanoljovic said national teams...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 March 2018
Phikwe Government Hospital finally gets COHSASA accreditation
This makes it the third public hospital in the country to be accredited by this international body. This milestone adds to Selebi-Phikwe town’s attractiveness to investors because accredited health facilities are one of the prerequisites...
Onalenna Kelebeile 30 March 2018
Ugandan who took chess to the slums comes to Botswana
Fountain of Gems Chess Academy is hosting the two-day international chess seminar, which started on Wednesday and ends today. He is in the country at the invitation of Fountain of Gems Chess Academy founder, Jeremiah Dikgang. World Chess Federation...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 March 2018
Suspended softball official opts out of race
Gaosikelwe was suspended last September and her matter continues to drag on. With a few weeks before the April 28, 2018 elections, her future remains unclear. She told Mmegi Sport yesterday that she has not received communication that charges have...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 March 2018
Letsoaka shortlisted for TD job
The 54-year-old was spotted at the BFA’s Lekidi Football Centre on Wednesday morning, where it was confirmed that he was amongst applicants shortlisted for interviews for the vacant TD role. Letsoaka has been without a job since leaving...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 March 2018
About the Botswana Commonwealth Games team
The team has been asked to bring home eight medals, which will be a record for any local team at the Commonwealth Games. Botswana is represented in athletics, swimming, boxing, lawn bowls and weightlifting. The majority of the team members will...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 March 2018
A reign that saw record breaking feats
While Khama did not have a direct bearing on the outcome, history will record that the achievements were made during Khama's time as President. Khama is a known passionate sports follower and Botswana Football Association (BFA) patron. He is the...
Staff Writer 30 March 2018
Finally, football makes business sense
If a local team wins both domestic competitions on offer, just P2.5 million is on offer. This is usually the equivalent of most club’s season budget. Effectively the team breaks even by winning the two local competitions, the BTC Premiership...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 March 2018
Rollers' richest season could yield P10m
After banking P1.3 million from winning the Mascom Top 8 early this month, Rollers are guaranteed at least $550,000 (approximately P5.2 million) from the CAF Champions League. They are also in the running for the P1.2 million first prize money in...
Staff Writer 30 March 2018
The failed Khama magic
Khama was recruited into the ruling BDP from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) where he was a Commander, by former president Festus Mogae just for the Khama ‘magic’ to rescue a party that was troubled by bitter factionalism. The BDP...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 March 2018
Miss Teen Universe Botswana to be crowned next month
The reigning queen, Gorata Machobane who recently competed in Nicaragua for the International Miss Teen Universe, will be crowning her successor. Jackson told Arts & Culture that this year’s queen is expected to represent Botswana at the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 March 2018
Arts leaders reflect on Khama
Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) BOMU President Pagson Ntsie has told Arts & Culture that Ian Khama contributed immensely especially with the establishment of President’s Day competitions in 2008. “As BOMU we pivoted the whole thing...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 March 2018
Sereetsi dedicates upcoming album to late father
The album titled 'Motoko' which is set for release soon will honour the man who honed Sereetsi to a fine point through sounds and words during his youth. “Motoko is my late father’s first name. The album is a dedication to the man who...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 March 2018
Kgori lockjaws PAC
The Clerk of the National Assembly, Barbara Dithapo had on March 22, 2018 summoned Ndzinge that on March 28, 2018 he should testify in regard to matters within his knowledge in respect of the Auditor General’s Report on the review of the NPF....
Oarabile Mosikare 30 March 2018
Pula Medical Aid snaps up Symphony
While Symphony’s remaining members approved the offer at a special general meeting recently, the deal is awaiting due diligence from regulators including the Competition Authority and the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 30 March 2018
Ten years of Khamanomics: A review
Many observers are agreed that President Ian Khama, for most of his presidency, preferred to “contract-out” expertise in any particular area of economic policy and be guided by those closest to the workings of the system. The actions of...
Chakalisa Dube
| 30 March 2018
Khama's great legacy is in the arts
For others in the Arts sector, it has been a seemingly endless night with no sign of dawn while some will always cherish Khama’s days as a series of sunshines. Since taking over on April’s Fool Day in 2008, Khama became a President who...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 March 2018
Serowe bids Khama farewell
The Serowe main kgotla was packed to the rafters. Government officials, amongst them the incoming president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, politicians from across the political divide and residents from the neighbouring villages also attended the event in large...
Koketso Kgoboge 30 March 2018
Khama revives culture, fails workers' welfare
When he took over in 2008 Khama assured Batswana that he would revive culture since he believes in it. His late father once said, “Chaba e e senang ngwao ke mo kang e suleng” meaning that a nation without a culture is a lost...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 March 2018
Letter to Seretse
Ian is stepping down as President of Botswana in a few days and he was in Serowe to bid Bangwato farewell as state president. He returns to the Kgotla with many titles. This is how he is addressed “His Excellency the president Lieutenant...
Thalefang Charles
| 30 March 2018
Speechwriters' headache
FRANCISTOWN: They are putting the last lines to the speeches that the nation is waiting for with baited breath, especially the inaugural speech by Masisi. The nation is waiting to hear where he (Masisi) will take the nation. As Khama has aptly...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 March 2018
Masisi: The making of a President
MOSHUPA: The young Masisi grew up exposed to the traditional moraka (cattlepost) life before he shifted to the modern life in Gaborone for his education and later career development. His elder brothers and parents played their roles in raising him,...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 March 2018
Moshupa: The President's village
The smartly-packed gigantic boulders give the village a rare view with an irresistible picturesqueness that is certainly a tourist attraction. Viewing Moshupa from the summit of any of the many hills in the village provides the requisite...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 March 2018
What they said about Masisi
“Seose polotiki le fa o ka kanama jang o jelwe, o a ema o itlhotlhore botshelo bo tswelele pele. (This thing called politics, you slip and fall, dust off and continue with life as if nothing has happened),” Mpho remembers his father...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 March 2018
'Tsogwane is the next VP'
He is a very close confidante of Mokgweetsi Masisi who is ascending to the presidency on Sunday. Although Tsogwane did not want to discuss the issue, those close to him say he has been billed to fill in Masisi’s shoes. He is described by many...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 March 2018
"Go na le mokgata yo o tsileng go nna Tautona" - Khama informs Bangwato
Keoagile Bonang
| 30 March 2018
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