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Front Page this week: Rotten Feed Saga Escalates

Koketso Kgoboge 11 June 2018

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Tlamelo Seabelo 11 June 2018

FCC's Rotten Feed Saga Excuses Wanting

The recent feed saga unfolding in the Francistown City Council (FCC) had an extremely simplified answer as to why schools had rotten bags of sorghum meal, samp, and beans in their supply. Yes, people who have gone to government primary schools will...

Monitor Editor 11 June 2018

BMS Affiliates Face Deregistration

Speaking at the elective special general meeting on Saturday, Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) sports development director-technical, Bobby Gaseitsiwe said a majority of the BMS affiliated clubs have failed to submit their annual returns to...

Kabelo Boranabi | 11 June 2018

Kenatshele, Badumetse Win Palapye Marathon

Kenatshele and Badumetse, who were the debuts in the Palapye marathon, showed a clean pair of heels to former winners Godiraone Ntlhophe and Mema Tiango, who both finished in second positions, respectively. Kenatshele claimed victory with 1:06:15,...

Koketso Kgoboge 11 June 2018

BPC Otse/Kanye Cycle Challenge Empowers Mogobane JSS

The first beneficiary from the challenge is Mogobane Junior Secondary School which received P10,000 on Friday. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Tsela Riders secretary, Shimane Serameng said the initiative is a partnership between the club and...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 June 2018

COSAFA Performance Opens Doors For Zebras Players

Zebras finished sixth at the tournament having been knocked out in the quarterfinals by Zimbabwe on penalties. They also went down to South Africa in the plate final, but will be happy that they will play the preliminaries in the next edition having...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 11 June 2018

Kutlwano Flexes Its Muscle Against Kalavango

They dominated and showed little respect to their opposition. Before two minutes, Kalavango were already leading 4-0. Mphoentle Kapenda answered for Kutlwano a few minutes later with Kalavango looking set to run away with the set. Shadrack Kapeko...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 June 2018

AHFI Celebrates Art Through Film

The organisation was established in 2013 with the aim of nurturing talents amongst youth not only in Botswana but also in countries like South Africa and India. At the beginning of the movie was a brief description and background of the...

Kaelo Kebotse 11 June 2018

A Young Man's Dream Finally Realised

The author, Seakgano was grateful for everyone who helped him accomplish his dream. He was quick to recall his past as a confused child who hung out with the wrong crowd. “At the time there was a battle between destiny and identity”....

Mompati Tlhankane | 11 June 2018

Nkomo Steals Motlha's Thunder

After postponing his one-night show recently, hottest newcomer, Motlha finally staged his event titled One Night with Motlha at Ditshupo Hall last Saturday. The show was initially supposed to be hosted at Stanbic Bank Piazza on June 2, 2018, but was...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 11 June 2018

WUC Set To Pay Off P195m Bond

The cash-strapped utility will pay off its P195 million bond on June 26, 2018, when it matures.  WUC has another P205 million bond due to mature in 2026. WUC acting CEO, Thapelo Kalake told Business Monitor on Thursday that no plans had yet...

Cavin Kanoko | 11 June 2018

Source More Funding Locally, BIHL Urges Govt

Current fiscal rules limit government debt to 40% of GDP with a 50/50 split between domestic and offshore funding.  By March 2018, domestic debt amounted to P10.2 billion or about half the fiscal limit, while external debt, by March 2017 was...

Mbongeni Mguni | 11 June 2018

Some Fingers Are Pointing At Ourselves

This scenario is not so good but very much redeemable. What turnaround strategy should be applied to get us back to the glory days? Some opinions point to schoolheads and other members of school management including head of houses (HoH) as game...

Ignatious Njobvu 11 June 2018

COSBOTS Applauds Complying Businesses In Francistown

Lately, COSBOTS increased their footprint at Francistown where they also attended the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair. In their unwavering expedition to improve relations with stakeholders the team had their eyes set on education, registration...

Correspondent 11 June 2018

Disgruntled Gov't Employee Redeployed Back To Cleaning For Complaining

Segolame Itumeleng, who is suing her then employer, the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services for exploiting her for three years by paying her a cleaner’s salary, was redeployed back to cleaning for raising an alarm on the...

Tlamelo Seabelo 11 June 2018

Lehututu Murder Cases Worry Police

Tshane Police station commander, Vusimusi Jorowe said they have observed that most of the arguments that start as fights and end up leading to deaths usually begin during alcohol consumption. He said that this year alone they have already recorded...

Pini Bothoko | 11 June 2018

Botswana Cannot Meet Blood Transfusion Demand

Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital superintendent, Dr Mareko Ramotsababa said that in January alone the northern blood transfusion centre needed 18,700 units of blood to be immediately transfused to patients, but only 9,500 units were secured. He said at...

Onalenna Kelebeile 11 June 2018

Desolate Life Of A Fatherless Child

With time,the thought of his father having abandoned him before he was born and never coming back, felt like a curse on him. Things got worse when his mother, Shirley Ntau eventually got married and the man he called ‘Dad’ never accepted...

Pini Bothoko | 11 June 2018

Masisi Admits To Bulela Ditswe Teething Problems

When addressing the BDP members at their extraordinary congress held in Gaborone under the theme  ‘Unity and inclusivity towards a prosperous Botswana - 2019 and beyond’, Masisi said Political Education and Elections Commission...

Cavin Kanoko | 11 June 2018

Zimbabweans In The Diaspora Ready To Vote

The polls, scheduled for July 30, 2018 will be the first election in the post-Robert Mugabe era following his ouster in a military-assisted soft coup last November. It will also be a test for the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration to deliver a...

Keoagile Bonang | 11 June 2018

Exercising Can Transform One's Health

Modville Fitness Club, chairperson, Gavin Makgatlhe told patrons during their annual charity sponsored walk that was held at Modipane on Saturday. The 20km walk that attracted a number of people, especially women, was held under the theme,...

Pini Bothoko | 11 June 2018

Mogobane JSS In Dire Straits

But the situation on the ground is the far opposite of the what would have been a logical thought. Among other things the school does not have a multipurpose hall, there is shortage of textbooks and classrooms.  The funding they get from the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 11 June 2018

Bakang And Co. Free To Travel

The trio, who are facing money-laundering charges involving over P320 million from the National Petroleum Fund (NFP), have been fighting to get access to their accounts and be given passports in order to be able to travel outside. During the ruling,...

Tlamelo Seabelo 11 June 2018

Kgori Capital Loses Bid To Access Frozen Funds

This comes after the company launched an urgent application a fortnight ago to be allowed access to part of its funds in the restrained account before Lobatse High Court judge Godfrey Ntlhomiwa. The company was seeking an order of the court to...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 11 June 2018

BDP Raises Millions For 2019 General Elections

This time around, the party does not want any stone to be left unturned. The BDP has already started with its campaigns and preparations for the 2019 general elections.  Some of the members who made pledges include former president Ian Khama...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 11 June 2018

Boko Breathes Life Into Sethono Launch

The event that was scheduled for  2pm, ended up starting at around five towards the evening. UDC affiliates include the BMD, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), Botswana People’s Party (BPP) and Botswana National Front (BNF) and it was mostly...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 11 June 2018

Bana Bana, Tlang Gae

Many prominent BDP members quit the party to join the political newcomer.  However, a lot of members including Moyo Guma, Botsalo Ntuane and Dikgang Makgalemele amongst others quickly retraced their steps. Now with Khama having vacated the helm...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 11 June 2018

Fight Over Corpse Takes Families To Court

While Kapondorah’s siblings, spouse and family felt it behoved them to lay Samuel Kapondorah peacefully, his children, Thato Lorato Kapondorah and Goitse Tumelo Kapondorah, through their attorney, Morupi Mbeha thought otherwise. ...

Pini Bothoko | 11 June 2018

I Didn't Know and Other Strange Happenings

The Permanent Secretary also pointed out that local plastic manufacturers will still be allowed to produce banned plastic bags provided they do not sell them locally. Read the second time, this does seem to mean that plastic bag producers will be...

Sandy Grant 11 June 2018

Is The Gaborone Mayor A Rapist? - Rape, "A Recurring Nightmare"

It communicates clearly who matters and who is disposable. Those who matter are not afraid of being raped because they have not been taught to fear sexual assault. They have been taught safety.  Rape is the communication of patriarchal power,...

Lesego Nswahu Nchunga | 11 June 2018

The Fall Of Makaba

In the aftermath of Kgosi Motswasele II’s execution on the outskirts of Shokwane, the once pre-eminent morafe had been weakened by division between the followers of Moruakgomo and those of Segokotlo, which was not resolved by the latter’s...

Jeff Ramsay | 11 June 2018

Motlha, ATI's Hisa Hisa Makes Heat Waves

Even though the song was just a few days old, fans were eager to see the performance. Motlha’s manager had told Showtime before that the song was performed recently in Maun before its official release and the crowd there lapped it up. The song...

Mompati Tlhankane | 11 June 2018

Gravity Of Schools' Rotten Feed Saga Escalates

The number of destroyed bags of sorghum meal, maize and beans declared unfit for consumption has also risen dramatically from an earlier reported total of 60 bags to about 197 so far destroyed since the beginning of the year. The condemned food...

Chakalisa Dube | 11 June 2018

Instyle Trends Adds Style To Botswana's Manufacturing

Started about five months ago, the company currently manufactures ladies and men’s handbags, accessories, shoes and also repairs them. Gontse explained to Monitor Business that passion and ambition helped her attain the dream noting that it...

Pauline Dikuelo | 11 June 2018