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Nnasaretha Kgamanyane 06 July 2018
Battered and Bruised
Mmegi Editor 06 July 2018
UDC must put its house in order
The four coalition partners, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana National Front (BNF), Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) hardly agree on anything. Leaderships of some party will hold clandestine meetings to...
Mmegi Editor
| 06 July 2018
Mwabi play raises awareness on albinism
Local scriptwriter and film director, Neo Kebiditswe will be shooting a play titled Mwabi that aims to sensitise the public on albinism. This story is based on what is happening in the world regarding people living with albinism. Kebiditswe told...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 06 July 2018
Lesejane is indeed photography refined
But after decorating the walls of Thapong Visual Arts Centre with his sublimely artistic photographs during the exhibition opening on Monday, it is finally evident that fine art photographer, Pako Lesejane reveals that the link between paintings and...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 06 July 2018
Bakgatla to celebrate culture
The young Thokozile Ratsatsi, who has resurrected Kgatleng recreational life will be hosting Masa Cultural Festival where a number of residents are expected to partake in this auspicious event. Its intension is to exchange culture between Bakgatla...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 06 July 2018
Confusion over Okavango Music Festival name
The latter Kebadile Wasenda, also known as Kaybee’s festival is centered on artists from the Okavango area and has been running for the past three years in Shakawe while OKMF is an inaugural annual three-day camping event, celebrating African...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 06 July 2018
Sereetsi & The Natives to hit Batswana's living rooms
The Living Room Concert, which is a global concept, has now spread to more than 300 cities worldwide. Having performed several solo stripped down unplugged and intimate shows in a hotel room in Chicago, USA in 2016, folk jazz band Sereetsi & The...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 06 July 2018
Winnie Mashaba to grace inaugural gospel awards
The awards ceremony is slated for August 18 at the newly built Ba Isago Convention Hall in Gaborone. The awards, which are oraganised by gospel legends Phempheretlhe Bafana Pheto and Joel Keitumele, are aimed at recognising excellence within the...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 06 July 2018
Decade old Phikwe Extravaganza promises Fireworks
The prestigious tournament was on the verge of collapse when the BCL Mine pulled out as sponsors in 2016, but SPEDU and the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC) stepped in last year and took over as parent partners. Oeme Morupisi, the local organising...
Koketso Kgoboge 06 July 2018
Perfect timing for Kelaotswe
For athletes to make the cut for major sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships, there is a stipulated time set for them to complete their particular race. Without time, the race would be more of tea without sugar....
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 July 2018
Vultures look for silver lining in Lusaka
The Vultures fly out to Zambia today, with their first assignment in the Silver Cup against the host nation on Sunday. The men’s XV team held its final training camp in Jwaneng last weekend, as Botswana look to make a lasting impact on the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 July 2018
BFA moves to address lack of qualified coaches
Shocking statistics reveal that there is no local coach who holds a Pro Licence while only three have the CAF A Licence. In a bid to plug the gap, Letsoaka will run courses in earnest, and has set a target of 24 Pro Licence and 210 A Licence by...
Mqondisi Dube
| 06 July 2018
Young Zebras coach optimistic despite limited time
“Most of the players are school kids. They have been engaged with their studies as the examinations have been running in the past weeks,” Duiker said. “Some play in the BISA games and we had one boy who sneaked out of the camp to...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 06 July 2018
Africa endures worst World Cup in 32years
Senegal, Africa’s remaining hope after all other four representatives had been eliminated, was booted out through the most bizarre way last week Thursday. The West Africans finished level on points and goal difference with Japan, but the...
Mqondisi Dube
| 06 July 2018
BFA satisfied with First Division broadcast deal
The BFA sealed the five-year deal with a local company, Baboneng Film Production, last week. Baboneng will pay the BFA P1.5million per season for the first two years, while the last three will be worth P2million per season. Baboneng has been given...
Staff Writer 06 July 2018
Duiker in the dark over Gunners future
The team recently cut short a five-year deal with local clothing outfit, All Kasi. The company had stepped in, in October 2016, to rescue the financially constrained club. The deal was however terminated as All Kasi and Gunners’ executive...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 06 July 2018
Rollers, Sundowns clash as tough CAF ties loom
The two sides are preparing for crucial CAF Champions League fixtures, with Rollers travelling to Egypt for a mammoth clash at Al Ahly, while Sundowns play AS Togo-Port in Lome. Both matches are on July 17, 2018. Rollers spokesperson,...
Mqondisi Dube
| 06 July 2018
Budget cut leaves Youth Games team in disarray
The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development gave the BNOC P4million, which is below what was requested. Although BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho did not specify how much they had requested, he said the P4million...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 July 2018
Deductions spoil clubs' payday
Information passed to Mmegi Sport indicates that the majority of the clubs, although they had previously complained about delays in disbursing the prize money, will take home severely eroded pay cheques. Most clubs struggled financially last season,...
Mqondisi Dube
| 06 July 2018
BSE secures approval for "tough" new rules
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) finally approved the new listing rules last month, following a four-year consultative process that involved an extended feedback period with affected market players. The new...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 July 2018
Defusing the US-China trade conflict
DAVIS: Every year since 2000, when then-presidential candidate George W. Bush called China a strategic “competitor” of the United States, I have welcomed the arrival of Christmas with a sigh of relief that a Sino-American trade war was...
Correspondent 06 July 2018
Lerala boss escapes jail time in Australia
Alexander, who is believed to be of Russian origin, is the principal player in the Lerala Diamond Mine saga, where more than 130 workers were left jobless last June when the mine was abruptly closed. Alexander, through his companies, is presently...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 July 2018
Locals need greater ownership of wildlife tourism, or hunting lobby wins
Replies to the MPs reasons for the ban: Increase in elephant population; Having the world’s largest elephant population is something to be proud of. Over the last 50 years almost two-thirds of all wildlife has disappeared due to hunting,...
Correspondent 06 July 2018
"Arguments for lifting the ban are unsound"
They cited the following reasons for this decision: 1. An increase in Botswana’s elephant population 2. Human Elephant Conflict 3. Less benefits from tourism To effectively minimise human-elephant conflict (HEC), it is necessary to...
Correspondent 06 July 2018
Bakers eat the bread of sorrows
Not too long ago, the small-time bakery was a convenient communal meeting point of sorts, children darting in and out of the doors on errands, adults queuing up early for the freshest loaves and confectionary items, as the syrupy aroma of baked goods...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 July 2018
Union against Debswana's 3% wage increase
BMWU this week held demonstrations in Letlhakane and Jwaneng where it argued that the three percent increment was confined to inflation only while other critical factors, which constitute the actual cost of living were not taken into consideration as...
Onalenna Kelebeile 06 July 2018
Keorapetse: 'reveiw BDF compensation'
Keorapetse said many soldiers have lost their lives on duty due to air crashes, but the compensation paid out by the BDF is inadequate to support the army men and women’s surviving family members. This, he said without stating how much...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 06 July 2018
UB don advises UDC to split
This is according to political analyst Leonard Sesa. The University of Botswana (UB) political science lecturer is amongst pundits who have often maintained that the UDC will not stand the test of time owing to very vast ideological differences and...
Chakalisa Dube
| 06 July 2018
Man escapes the gallows a second time
The accused, Michael Ndaba, 41, was tried for the murder of Morena Jonas on August 11, 2013 at Japane lands near Borolong village. He was also charged with attempting to murder his mother-in-law, Chandapiwa Gile, and commonly assaulting Peter...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 06 July 2018
Mining sector in turmoil
Speaking at a Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) dinner hosted by the Debswana Jwaneng Mine Thursday last week, Bohra noted that before the BCL Group shutdown, Botswana had seen the liquidation of African Copper and Boseto mines in a space of less than...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 06 July 2018
Botswana's mines have grown older – Milton
Giving a welcome speech at the Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) dinner at the Debswana Club Thursday last week, Milton declared worriedly that the mines were generally getting older, which posed serious challenges to mining. He demonstrated that the...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 06 July 2018
Court orders investigation against attorney for suspicious conduct
Francistown High Court Judge, Lot Moroka wants Mooketsi investigated for obtaining allegedly writ of executions against a client fraudulently. Mooketsi got a conduct slap when she was appealing a Magistrate ruling that set aside a writ of execution...
Mpho Mokwape
| 06 July 2018
Land scandal: State wants to reverse sale of land
The State through its lead attorney, Ernest Mosate, the head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit, is of the view that some people obtained chunks of residential and commercial land worth millions of pula unprocedurally. In the case that came before Justice...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 06 July 2018
Khama questions credibility of BTO report
This comes after the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism Tshekedi Khama questioned the credibility of the report before Parliament Wednesday. He explained that the conclusions of the report seemed to be a little bit...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 06 July 2018
BDP aspiring MP threatens to interdict primaries
Sean Samson Sebele who wants to stand against the incumbent MP Samson Moyo Guma has made allegations of irregularities against the Committee Branch of the area. Sebele who has cried over the branch committee’s bias against him while favouring...
Mpho Mokwape
| 06 July 2018
NBFIRA, BPOPF face off against CMB
NBFIRA lost the suit at the High Court in April when Judge Omphemetse Motumise dismissed their application that sought confirmation of the appointment of Peter Collins as Statutory Manager for CMB. Motumise had also granted a counter-application...
Mpho Mokwape
| 06 July 2018
Elephant tramples soldier to death
Information reaching Mmegi is that on June 22, 2018 private Boingotlo Eshima was one of the anti-poaching team members deployed to Kwando when this unfortunate incident happened. He was from Pitsane village in the Goodhope-Mabule constituency. He has...
Staff Writer 06 July 2018
BCP wants its position in UDC reviewed
The UDC is a coalition made up of the BCP, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP). The region will however table the motion provided the BCP supreme leadership fails to offer...
Chakalisa Dube
| 06 July 2018
BDP faces revolt in Francistown West
The internal strife has dampened the spirits of aspiring parliamentary and council candidates in the constituency. Also, in the corner of the parliamentary and council candidates are their campaign managers and teams who have vowed that should the...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 06 July 2018
On the call for the lifting of the hunting ban
The ban, introduced by Masisi’s predecessor, Ian Khama, in 2014, has come under increasing criticism from people living in areas with significant wildlife populations and impoverished communities previously reliant on hunting income. The...
Correspondent 06 July 2018
Mainstream media and Trump-Putin summit
They’re all trying to compete to show how clear they are on Russia’s adversarial character, and how important it is to challenge its relentless “aggression” (Syria and Ukraine being the current putative examples) and revive or...
Solly Rakgomo 06 July 2018
Thoko ga se tiro
E ntse e le Setswana se re, ‘Maano a botshelo ga a site, go sita a loso.’ Se ntse se raya gore, fa botshelo bo le thata, se itlhoboge, batla leano lengwe la go itlhatlosa, o leke ka lone. E le go sala mafoko a morago, gompieno re utlwa...
Sebofo Motshwane 06 July 2018
A cruel, useless law
Firstly, because it is illegal to do so. Secondly, because I am scared of heights. Thirdly, because I am scared I might just like it and get hooked. Fourthly because they have crazy philosophies. More of that later. True, I have defended a couple of...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 06 July 2018
Masisi spurns Khama, again
Former president, Khama had earlier this week written to the Office of the President requesting aircraft transportation to Serowe where he is scheduled to address Dikgosi from his home village today. In response, the Permanent Secretary to the...
Staff Writer 06 July 2018
Local bread wars return as wheat levy cut again
BusinessWeek has learnt that the Trade Ministry recently slashed the wheat levy to nine percent continuing a one and half percent annual reduction instituted from 2015 and designed to eventually completely remove the levy. Government imposed the...
Mompoloki Rankgate 06 July 2018
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