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Front Page this week: UDC Wins

Boitumelo Khutsafalo 23 April 2018

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Correspondent 23 April 2018

Challenges Faced By Youth Need To Be Addressed Urgently

The youth are a very important segment of our society. They are indeed our future leaders if the statistics provided by Statistics Botswana are anything to go by. We are indeed headed for a big challenge, that if not nipped in the bud, would wreak...

Monitor Editor 23 April 2018

Notwane Wrap Up Season In Style

The two teams faced each other under contrasting fortunes with Notwane already promoted to the Premier League while Lesirane also just honoured the fixture following their relegation to the second division. Notwane booked their Premier League berth...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 23 April 2018

Gritty Amahot Edge Chouka To Hold-On

Their goalkeeper, Kago Mmopi, had a brilliant afternoon. He netted the sole goal through a penalty. He also pulled stunning saves and had a good command of the last line of defence. Amahot who were desperate for a win had their 28-year-old coach...

Koketso Kgoboge 23 April 2018

Tempers Flare As Rollers Claim Bragging Rights

The two teams met under contrasting circumstances as GU are battling off-field issues. The team parted ways with head coach, Rodolfo Zapata and resumed training on Thursday afternoon after a weeklong players’ alleged strike over unpaid salaries...

Kabelo Boranabi | 23 April 2018

Semi Finals Exit For Local Tennis Players

Tshegofatso Tsiang and Tsholofelo Tsiang finished the tournament in the singles semi-finals. Jordan Coutinho of South Africa won the men’s singles while Megan Basson also from South Africa won the women’s singles. Coutinho won the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 23 April 2018

Zapata Dumps GU For Kenyan Club

Zapata left the country on Friday afternoon to Kenya where he would be meeting Kenyan Premier League club, AFC Leopards over a head coach job offer. Speaking to The Monitor whilst waiting at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport to board an...

Kabelo Boranabi | 23 April 2018

Sowa Flamingoes Book Play-off Berth

The hosts convincingly won the match 2-0 to book their place at BTC Premiership promotional play-offs where they will face Prisons XI who finished as runners up in the First Division South league. For the umpteenth time this season, the visitors...

Chakalisa Dube | 23 April 2018

OYO Dance Troupe Tell Tales On Stage

Choreographed and directed by Phillipe Talavera Maria the event did not attract a large audience. It followed the story of a young pupil who is forced to leave school to get married. The sections are inspired by a workshop the troupe had with...

Mompati Tlhankane | 23 April 2018

Major League, Ricky Rick Headline Jameson Connects Show

The event that aims to create the ultimate bond and connect moment will also bring together local and international artists such as DJ Cody, German Dollar, M’chovas Finest, Tshepiedee, DramaBoi, and Ricky Rick. Major League, made up of twins,...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 23 April 2018

Primetime Sees Improved Tenancy

“Pep, Ackermans, Clicks and Jet all opened in the first quarter of this financial year and it will still take some time to bed down this centre after its rocky start, but with the new KFC drive-through due to open shortly it is looking more...

Pauline Dikuelo | 23 April 2018

Liberty Life Accords Retirement Income

This product is available for people who are above 50 years of age, have a minimum of P300,000 to invest, which can be a combination of the amounts one has in several different retirement funds and which are combined when one retires. When one is a...

Staff Writer 23 April 2018

Ambassador Miller's Remarks At The Earth Day Tree Planting Ceremony

This is another opportunity to offer congratulations to President Masisi and members of his administration as they carry forth from the Khama administration the baton of democracy, development, peace, stability in this remarkable country. Finally let...

Earl Miller 23 April 2018

BNOC And Botswana Police Violence On Journalists Unacceptable

A boisterous mood characterised that build up as members of the public gathered to witness the team arriving at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. As always, the media fraternity prepared to cover the event like all before it. It would...

Correspondent 23 April 2018

Public Accounts Committee Is Nothing But A Joke

In our disagreements on how the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) should conduct or should not conduct its purchases we all have to agree that what the enquiry is doing or has done is to open our eyes first to the many...

Correspondent 23 April 2018

The Remaining BCL Success Story

The then mine employees who contributed a day from their leave days that were converted into money, raised part of the P3.6 million fund from BCL. Today the project remains a success story that carries memories of how much economic impact the mine...

Onalenna Kelebeile 23 April 2018

Teen Loses Life In Vehicle Accident

In an interview with The Monitor, Broadhurst police station commander Obusitswe Lokae revealed that the teenage girl died on the spot after being hit by a speeding car. The victim, whose parents managed to identify her and was the resident of...

Pini Bothoko | 23 April 2018

No Arrest Yet In Ledumadumane Murder Case

The clarification came after reports that a man alleged to have had a sexual relationship with the deceased prior to the incident was arrested by the police and was being held in custody. The acting SSKA station commander, assistant Superintendent...

Pini Bothoko | 23 April 2018

Five Sentenced To 15 Years For Security Guard's Murder

Dibotelo convicted the accused for attacking and robbing a Chinese national and in the process murdering his security guard, Olebogile Ramapulane. The long five year murder trial ended with the conviction of Lebang Ntesi, Phemelo Tshelang, Gorata...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 23 April 2018

Do Tribal Communities Today Own Anything?

The old Tribal Administrations are now Departments of Government and their employees are also civil servants. The now not so new Department owns all the buildings and structures in and around dikgotla which include all the buildings associated with...

Sandy Grant 23 April 2018

KGOSI MAKABA II & MAKGOA

In the aftermath of this victory, relations between the Bangwaketse and their neighbours remained strained. This animosity is apparent in the accounts of early European visitors, as well as local traditions. In 1808, just two years after assuming...

Jeff Ramsay | 23 April 2018

Notorious Armed Robber, Rapist Gets 10 Years

Extension II Magistrate Ntombizodwa Ncube sentenced Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean, for the offence of re-entry into Botswana after he was declared a prohibited immigrant in 2015. Faced with a string of rape and armed robbery cases committed since 2015 Ndlovu...

Pini Bothoko | 23 April 2018

Stats Reveal Youth Main Crime Perpetrators

Youth as possessors of potential and the promise of a better tomorrow, were found to lead in a variety of crimes. In particular, youth aged between 30 and 34 led the total of recorded criminal offences by 23%. According to the report, the accused in...

Pini Bothoko | 23 April 2018

Masunga Fires Broadsides At Police

Giving a vote of thanks at the Eighth Annual National Community Policing Cluster Awards on Thursday at Adansonia Hotel, a worried Masunga said that in some instances the police do not show up in court altogether. This, Masunga added, is...

Lebogang Mosikare | 23 April 2018

Fraudster Sells Teachers Career Progression

MoBE Anti-Corruption Unit acting coordinator, Kesianetswe Moleofhi told The Monitor that they have since last year been attempting to arrest a person they believe to be a man swindling teachers of their hard-earned cash out of desperation for...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 23 April 2018

Kgori Capital Challenges DPP Powers

This comes after the DPP made an application for restraining and forfeiture Orders in terms of Sections 39 and 11 of the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act. This is in relation to credit amount of P9, 081,382.15 standing to the credit of call...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 23 April 2018

Of Bakgatla, Dikhwaere And UDC Triumph

UDC won Mochudi East, a constituency they lost when slain legislator, Isaac Davids crossed floors to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). One could have mistaken the mood at the recent Mochudi East by-election for a choral competition, ...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 23 April 2018

Bulela Ditswe Losers Decry Voter Trafficking

The winner, Gilbert Boikhutso separated himself from his competition by garnering 299 votes whilst the closest contender Joseph Mabutho got 60 votes, followed by Mavis Amos with 50, Joyce Ndove 38  and Kabelo Maseko trailed way off with 12...

Ryder Gabathuse | 23 April 2018

I Will Do It Again - Radibe

Veteran trade unionist, Japhta Radibe, however, does not seem swayed by few votes he got as compared to other contenders, and he has vowed to come back again in 2019 and contest for the parliamentary seat. “I am proud of myself for having done...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 23 April 2018

Soweto Comedy Festival Leaves Spectators In Stitches

Botswana comedians M.O.D, Bambino and Triccs joined an impressive high profile line-up of comedians such as South Africans Chris Mapane, Skholo Mayisa, Kingflat Mametja and Zimbabwean Brian Sibanda to present the Soweto International Comedy Festival...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 23 April 2018

UDC Reclaims Mochudi East

However, the UDC through Moagi Molebatsi did not do much to wrestle the constituency they lost when the late Isaac Davids defected to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) last year. It was a sweet victory for Molebatsi and his party after they...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 23 April 2018

Leatherworks Couple To Relaunch Brand

Lopang Baig, who owns Morongwa Upholstery shop as well as Morongwa Institute of Leather Technologies and Leather Works along with her husband, said in an interview that the factory is fully furnished and they are working on the finishing...

Pauline Dikuelo | 23 April 2018