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Front Page this week: Pilane Bails Out Thutlwe

Koketso Kgoboge 09 July 2018

BMD

Ignatious Njobvu 09 July 2018

Let's Unite And Fight GBV

Newspapers and other media outlets in the country, write or broadcast stories, on GBV victims, and try by all means to follow cases with the police and the courts, but unfortunately the problems seem only to be growing rather than abating. Just two...

Monitor Editor 09 July 2018

Defending Champions Police VI Too Strong In Serowe

It was not an easy route through Mahalapye’s Mag Stimela. Police had to sweat blood to their 3-1 win. When the encounter took off the Mahalapye giants took control and attacked with a high potency that almost puzzled the defending...

Koketso Kgoboge 09 July 2018

Tsotso To Go On Loan Again

Speaking to journalists after his side lost 1-0 to Township Rollers in an international club friendly match played on Saturday evening, Mosimane admitted that Tsotso is struggling to break into the star-studded side and could once again be sent on...

Kabelo Boranabi | 09 July 2018

Dinare Bow Out Of Phikwe Extravaganza Qualification

Wells International is the men’s defending champions while Police IX are the defending women’s title. The winners of the 2018 edition are going to pocket P50, 000 on both men and women sides. The women’s qualifications were held...

Calistus Kolantsho | 09 July 2018

Rollers, Galaxy Dominate Transfer Market

The two giants have shown their early intentions in the transfer market with several big name signings. Following their raid on city rivals, Gaborone United (GU) for the services of three key players; Tumisang Orebonye, Thatayaone Ditlhokwe and...

Staff Writer 09 July 2018

Rollers Beat Sundowns, Set Eyes On Al-Ahly

The game had to be moved to a late kick-off rather than the scheduled 3pm kick-off, as the visitors were delayed at the border post by immigration officers with issues relating to their travelling documents. The delayed kick-off seemed to have...

Kabelo Boranabi | 09 July 2018

Waar WasJy To Donate To Charity

Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, the festival organiser, Lecco Kenosi said after a three-year break, they brought back the series with a bigger and better plan. “We sat down as Waar WasJy and decided to come up with ideas to put...

Mompati Tlhankane | 09 July 2018

Ngami Artists Win Drama Competition

It was a clash of winners of the competitions at regional level, something that provided for an exhilarating affair, and indeed the show lived up to its promise. Held under the theme, ‘Creative Industry, a vehicle for development’, this...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 09 July 2018

Mascom Hails Kitsong Centres' Operators

The mobile phone service provider awarded most improved Kitsong Centres last week with winners in the categories of most improved operator (Patson Mokgwathi), most supportive operator (Badiredi Mokwena), best community contributor (Musa Mokgethi),...

Pauline Dikuelo | 09 July 2018

Citizens Penetrate Tourism Sector

Out of the 1,749 licensed operators, 1,238 are citizen-owned whilst non-citizens own 257 and the remaining 254 are joint ventures between locals and non-citizens. The reserved tourism categories for citizens include Bed and Breakfast, guesthouses,...

Pauline Dikuelo | 09 July 2018

Ugandan Bikers Ride For African Passport

Trans Africa in a 100cc Yamaha crux motorbike that started from Uganda on May 25, 2018. Okoth told The Monitor when they passed through Botswana last week that they are advocating for the African Passport. The African Union (AU) is pursuing a path...

Calistus Kolantsho | 09 July 2018

Licensing In A Collective Management Organization

At the moment there are heated debates, accusations and cross accusations across the board, Users and Members, Owners and Creators alike on why payments for use of music and other copyrighted works is essential. Before going into the nitty gritties...

Correspondent 09 July 2018

After Next, What Should Be Next?

The results of these realities facing our education system and indeed our beloved country are to a larger extent damming economic liberation of our citizens. Unemployment standing at 17.6% can largely be credited to the realities stated above. The...

Ignatious Njobvu 09 July 2018

SANDF, BDF Embark On Outreach Programme

They donated toiletry and blankets to the needy. The outreach programme, which was an initiative of soldiers themselves, targeted vulnerable groups. The army men raised an amount of P10,500 and liaised with the Department of Social Welfare, who...

Onalenna Kelebeile 09 July 2018

Police To Introduce Target 20,000 For Youth Safety

More people continue to lose their lives in road-related incidents with road accidents remaining the leading cause of death amongst youth, something that has been a national concern. About 450 deaths were recorded in 2016 whilst 444 people died on...

Pini Bothoko | 09 July 2018

Violence Against Women Remains A Concern

The recent killing of a 24-year-old woman of Sesung village, her body found naked in the bush at Unit 2 location in Jwaneng mining town, has left an indelible impression that we indeed live in a patriarchal society. A passerby, who was walking along...

Pini Bothoko | 09 July 2018

Retired PS, Kgosi Masogo Buried

Masogo passed away last Friday at Bokamoso Private Hospital in Gaborone. Masogo’s funeral service was held at his home in Boikago Ward and he was buried at Mmaphula cemetery. Family and friends, Cabinet ministers, former colleagues,...

Koketso Kgoboge 09 July 2018

GUS Mourned, Buried

Even though the temperatures were too low as various people spoke of Matlhabaphiri’s good deeds, multitudes from across the political divide found it befitting to stay put in the cold. All speakers described Matlhabaphiri as loving to his...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 09 July 2018

Insufficient Evidence Leads To Murder Accused Acquittal

The two, Goitsemodimo Goitsemang, 33, and Allen Tom, 31, were charged with the murder of Otsilegape Ditsemela at Tumasera village in the Central District on August 28, 2011 at a drinking spot. Ditsemela succumbed to two knife stab wounds on his...

Lebogang Mosikare | 09 July 2018

Kang Pan Target Spot For Stock Theft

Through their ongoing Kgomo-Khumo anti-stock theft operation in the area the police have established that stock thieves are using the pan as their target spot to round up and steal unbranded cattle. In their mission to curb the alarming stock theft...

Pini Bothoko | 09 July 2018

Masisi To Revive APC- Tsogwane

Addressing members of the media on Friday, Tsogwane indicated that Masisi has committed to reviving the defunct APC. He said that the Conference has limited scope as per the legal framework to carry out its full mandate. The APC is a consultative...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 09 July 2018

Gov't Takes Special Funds Under Its Wing

These measures include transfer of all funds held under Special Funds into the Government Remittance Account to be managed as part of the Government cash balances held at the Bank of Botswana. “This will ensure that government closely monitors...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 09 July 2018

ZCC Argues CoA Has No Jurisdiction

The 17 disgruntled members of the Tlokweng Branch had succeeded to interdict the church from holding a disciplinary hearing against them after they challenged the way things are run in Botswana. Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa agreed with the church...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 09 July 2018

Khama Returns To Bogosi

He announced his return on Friday morning, as he had summoned all Dikgosi in the Gammangwato territory that spans as far as Mahalapye, inclusive of the Tswapong region and stretches to Bukalanga. “I have done my part in serving the nation both...

Koketso Kgoboge 09 July 2018

A Wonderful Gesture

Nkwa must surely be the last surviving member of the 1966 Independence National Assembly having won the North-East constituency for the Peoples Party and with Matante (Francistown) and Motlhagodi (Mochudi) being the only three opposition members....

Sandy Grant 09 July 2018

The World Is Not A Fair Place For Women

The woman’s identity is unknown. It’s one of those tragedies that as at now, has no real explanation. Many people blamed the deceased. A prominent social figure partially attributed what he called the unfortunate event, to the...

Lesego Nswahu Nchunga | 09 July 2018

Ghanzi In History (PART 3) – Dukiri

By the early 1850s the two communities had united under the leadership of a ruler named Dukiri. An early published reference to Dukiri can be found in Siegfried Passarge’s 1907 German study Die Buschmanner der Kalahari. Citing information from...

Jeff Ramsay | 09 July 2018

Touch Motswak Releases Motho Yo Motona

The single will be part of the artist’s upcoming album titled ‘THE HSTLR’ which is set to be released mid August. The album release, planned last December, was cancelled with the artist saying he needed to perfect a couple of...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 09 July 2018

Pilane Bails Out Thutlwe

Pilane has been known as a financially muscular man, who has been helping a lot of BMD members with money and other things, especially for the benefit of their party. On Saturday, secretary general of the BMD Youth League, Leak Seboko together with...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 09 July 2018

SMEs Get Boost For Higher Survival Rate

The four-year programme will involve between 80 and 100 SMEs involved in mining, agro processing, leather, textiles and infrastructure. The programme aims to develop the productive capacity of SMEs and improve their competitiveness to penetrate local...

Pauline Dikuelo | 09 July 2018