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Front Page this week: Khama dares Masisi
03 May 2018
Two more wanted in decapitation case
The suspect in the decapitation murder, Simon Badisa Kgowe, 38, alleged to be the deceased's boyfriend, was yesterday arraigned at Extension II Magistrates Court facing a murder charge. According to the charges, on July 30, 2018 at Block 3 location...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Moyengwa breaks weightlifting gender barriers
Despite initial resistance from her family, the 17 year-old has not just joined what is largely viewed as a male sport, but has excelled. Competing in the 58kg category, Moyengwa recently scooped three bronze medals at the 2018 Africa Youth Games...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Olympics bid hinges on govts decision
However, a written commitment from the bidding country’s government is required on or before the deadline. Bogosi said they are currently working with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the budget needed to host the YOG. “We...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Finger pointing as womens football goes for re-run
The initial election was held on May 29, 2018, but after a significant time non-affiliates were allowed to vote, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) nullified the vote. Incumbent Itsholeng Disang’s team had won all the seats with Disang...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 03 May 2018
BOKA at loggerheads over referees allowances
While referees insist that they are owed undisclosed sums, BOKA president, Tshepo Bathai has dismissed the claim. One referee, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was the first time that they had experienced a lengthy delay in their...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Khama to officiate at BFA assembly
BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo said Khama, a passionate sport fan, will officially open the assembly, which will be held at Tlotlo Conference Centre in Gaborone. “He has confirmed that he will attend,” Mfolo said...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Hard work lies ahead for new TAFIC boss
TAFIC has just been relegated from the BTC Premiership, after one season stint. “The reason the club has been alternating between the First Division and the Premier League is that it does not have a strong foundation. Many teams tend to ignore...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
No salary cuts at Rollers - Shah
There have been widespread reports that the team’s players face a salary reduction, but Shah was quick to dismiss the speculation in an interview yesterday. “It is not true. Everything is going on smoothly. All the contracted players are...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Babitseng denies using Gunners to push BFA agenda
Following his announcement that he will stand for elections at Gunners, speculation started flying around that his decision is part of a strategy by the ‘Friends of Football’ to position themselves after losing BFA elections two years...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
GU, Zakhem in advanced talks
GU has fallen on hard times, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, with the club in negotiations with three potential sponsors, including Zakhem. GU secretary general, Dr Kennedy Ramojela said the club’s committee of elders, held a...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
BFA struggling to pay salaries
The future of some of the 32 employees hangs in the balance, and BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo admitted they are struggling. “We are struggling to pay salaries,” Mfolo said yesterday. The dire financial situation at the...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
A leopard cant change its spots
Before the results were announced the youthful leader of the MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa pre-ejaculated and declared himself the winner of the historic elections that were held on Monday without the participation of the ousted former Zimbabwean...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 03 May 2018
Directive On Non-Transference of Married Couples
PSP! Ke ne kere nna le Sestere ka hier,O ska re transfera. Re mo courtshiping. Thupa e kae.? La peka ne?
03 May 2018
BRICS and resource plunder in Africa
The BRICS group is a self centred club of capitalists whose motive is profits through resource plunder in Africa characterised by massive pollution despite their fake anti-imperialist tune they sing every time they come together to strategise on...
53170,Solly Rakgomo,, 03 May 2018
A re o sekegele tsebe
Morago ga dikgwedi tseo, ba goroga, ba dika ba fologa golo go bidiwa Dihatelo. Ba se ka ba senya epe nako, ba leba ga Mma Ditshenyegelo. Jaaka ba ne ba solofetse, ba di fitlhela di bo tshegetse sentle, di phophoma. Go ba bona, a itumela thata Mma...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
We need a national service programme
That means work, sometimes against own will, for no pay. Just so we are clear, that is the very definition of slavery. For those of you who are always attacking the Leader of Opposition for his use of Latin but make no issue with the names given to...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 03 May 2018
Climate change dims Barolong Farms luster
However, with the general decline in rainfall over the years and the successive occurrence of harsh weather conditions, the cropping seasons in the area have produced declining yields. Now, Barolong farmers are calling on government to come up with...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Orapas Cut 3 to remove 96m tonnes
Speaking during a mining expo last week, project portfolio manager, Eunice Mpoloka said the expansion, known as Cut 3, was still at pre-feasibility stage. “It will move into the feasibility stage next year, and hopefully commence...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
De Beers to pump record P1.6bn in holiday marketing
The planned budget eclipses the $120 million the diamond giant has been spending on its marketing campaigns every year since 2015. While De Beers markets its stones through various channels throughout the year, its campaigns traditionally reach a...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
De Beers, Lightbox and the impact on the diamond business
I will assume everyone has read the details, and heard their rationale for claiming that this move will have little or no impact in the natural diamond business. Briefly, they will be selling MMDs in finished jewellery with total weights up to...
475,Correspondent,, 03 May 2018
'Wiser' BPOPF launches fresh P1bn investment drive
On Wednesday, BPOPF CEO, Boitumelo Molefe said lessons had been learnt and the process of appointing the two managers of the latest private equity drive had been rigorous, spanning nine months. BPOPF and the asset manager it chose in 2014 for the...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Kingdom brings new twist to gospel industry
But local artist Kingdom Kebaitse, who goes only by the name Kingdom, has decided to infuse a bit of something different in his new single Lord And Saviour, bringing a new twist. This single is taken from his upcoming album that will be called The...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Selling Botswana through its people
In Botswana specifically, a country known for its rich tourism, the best places to visit are not limited to the same old hot spots but there are many places around to find unique experiences of your own. That is what inspired Cynthia Mothelesi when...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Darkboy Masey unleashes mo ngwaneng
Darkboy Masey’s song comes during a perfect time when the ‘e reng mo ngwaneng’ phrase is already trending. After featuring Mckenzie of Monate Potleng fame and popular South African house songstress Mpumi in his two previous...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
GIMC releases final line-up
The trio has all been deemed headliners in a line-up, which also includes the likes of Lady Zamar and Prince Kaybee. However, ATI has since been removed after reports that he is undergoing rehab in South Africa. Although organisers had...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Ancestral Ritual takes Angola this weekend
The group’s manager, Michael Sebaka, said that Ibiza Lounge through Roberto Santos invited them. He said that their service was selling and had gained popularity both nationally and internationally. The group plays ancestral house music and...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Kuru dance fest celebrates 20 years
This celebration of the San culture to be held from August 24 - 25, 2018 at Dqae Qare San Lodge, near Gantsi, Botswana has always catered both to locals and to a wider international audience in the past years. The coordinator of Kuru Development...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Road to ease congestion, enhance safety residents
While the road construction project seems to have rubbed some the wrong way, the people who live in the vicinity of the road are hailing it as a necessary infrastructural development which will, not only make their homes easily accessible, but also...
399,Staff Writer,, 03 May 2018
Proposed Gaborone-Tlokweng road link: the inside story
In both the two plans, there is a provision of a road and bridge connecting Tlokweng to Gaborone crossing the Notwane River from Maruapula. The road is gazetted. Referring to the proposed road the Gaborone City Development Plan, under Article 5.6.23...
475,Correspondent,, 03 May 2018
BNF resolute on congress resolutions
The BNF conference had resolved that the party should ensure that the process of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) constitution has been filed with the Registrar of Societies and its process is concluded within 21 days. Though the UDC...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
CDC lose over P2m appeal against terminated contract
The CDC had entered into a contract with Krosswire on November 28, 2014, for the sum of P5,938, 481, 92 but fired the contractor for failing to execute the works with due diligence. Following the cancellation of the contract, the parties’...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
KDC to pay contractor over P13m
The council, which in 2012 engaged Estate Construction Company, has failed to pay the contractor remaining balance after an interim payment certificate was issued. According to court papers, the remaining balance the contractor is seeking and which...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Council patted for backing ex-miners companies
Through the support of Selebi-Phikwe Town Council, such companies have already won tenders for council projects under Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) and constituency community development projects. The former BCL employees are treated as...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
BOPEU boardroom wars court-bound
The BOPEU boardroom war that had resulted in the engagement of the police last Saturday is now fought in court, as the interim committee wants to enforce their legitimacy. The interim committee comprising acting president Zibani Philemon, first...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Balete, govt clash again, now over road
Balete who are engrossed in a bitter legal war with the government over the Kgale Farms say the road upgrades encroach on the disputed land. The tribe is in shock that the government has already made a public notice about the upgrades of the road...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
BDP tenderpreneur, CDC engineer face corruption, money laundering charges
Although the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) spokesperson, Phakamile Kraai was cagey with details this week, Mmegi investigations have revealed that since corruption is a two-way process, the duo face charges.“At the DCEC,...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Khama defiant against Masisi
Khama, who has been catching all the dust from the Office of the President (OP), is not taking it lying down, like just an ordinary unhappy pensioner, but a soldier, he is rolling up his sleeves and looking in at what the law says. The former...
423,Thalefang Charles,phpAA56.tmp.jpg,3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Bruising encounter expected in Bulela Ditswe
Boteti West The Vice President Slumber Tsogwane is likely to win the primaries. The residents of Boteti West are happy that they have a VP coming from their area. They have hope of developments for their constituencies. This is one of undeveloped...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
'What money did we steal?'
The firm, now under the management of NBFIRA’s court appointed statutory manager, Peter Collins, says it is willing to cooperate with the probe but says the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) should accept that the funds were...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Noose tightens around troubled CMB neck
Mmegi has learnt that while the State agencies, who have been probing CMB for at least six months, are eagerly tracking Collins’ probe, their own investigations could result in charges being preferred as early as next week. The agencies, which...
399,Staff Writer,, 03 May 2018
BDP candidates fancy their chances in next primaries
Bobonong Minister Shaw Kgathi will face off with mining consultant and former Debswana engineer, Francisco Kgoboko. A ‘well resourced’ Kgoboko is said to have started his journey in the constituency since 2015 and has reportedly made...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg,409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
EVM case trial dates set for November
The case will now go for trial on November 12, 13, 14 and 16, 2018. Moroka took the decision after it became apparent that the case was possibly going to be heard next year since nearer trial dates were not available in the diary of one of the...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
I'm deeply disturbed - Masisi
This is not who we are as a people and I urge us all to stand together in solidarity, particularly rona rele banna, to fight against this growing phenomenon that has plagued our nation. As Batswana, we need to strongly examine and determine the root...
75086,Mokgweetsi Masisi,phpxIwVvo.jpg, 03 May 2018
Back Page this week: Rollers Edge Black Forest
03 May 2018
Front Page this week: Five Perish In Road Mishap
03 May 2018
Botswana Humbles South Africa In Softball Friendly
In day one, the locals were beaten 17-9 but made a comeback on day two to win 6-5. In the final match they overcame their opponents with a slim margin of 3-2. The two countries were using the friendly tournament as preparations for the WBSC Africa...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Bathai Gets Commonwealth Karate Position
Bathai was elected into the position during a Commonwealth Karate Federation (CKF) elective congress that was held in Durban. The position carries a four-year term. CKF president is Sonny Pillay from South Africa and the first vice president...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 03 May 2018
Gilport, Black Peril In An Entertaining Draw
Played under scorching temperatures, the two sides met in a top of the table clash. The log leaders took the lead as early as the second minute, when Botlhe Rakaki’s free kick was parried in to play by the goalkeeper. The ball fell at the feet...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 03 May 2018
FA Cup Returns
The announcement was made this past weekend with details expected to be revealed during a press briefing today. The competition, which gives even lower division sides an opportunity to compete against Premier League sides long stopped after...
399,Staff Writer,, 03 May 2018
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