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Front Page this week: Powerless Khama runs to enemies

Pini Bothoko 10 August 2018

Launch of Kgoboko Trust

Solly Rakgomo 10 August 2018

Son confesses to killing parents, brother

Oahile-Mokibe said this when Ramantosha and his co-accused Mmoloki Tlhaelo 37, Poloko Segwagwa 27 and Cornelious Saidoo 28 were appearing for their first mention before Molepolole Magistrate’s Court. The quartet, faced with three counts of...

Pini Bothoko | 10 August 2018

Zim cannot rehabilitate under Mnangagwa

Despite declarations from international observer missions to the contrary, opposition says the brutal Emmerson Mnangagwa rigged the polls and he is now a president-elect. Six people lost their lives last week Wednesday after the Zimbabwe Defence...

Mmegi Editor | 10 August 2018

Softball team out of World Championships

Botswana and South Africa were the only two African representatives at the competition. Botswana is ranked 33rd in the world, one place above South Africa. The local side was in Group B with Japan, Canada, Australia, Italy, Great Britain and...

Koketso Kgoboge 10 August 2018

Olympics budget to be finalised after bid process

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will reveal the winning bid in October, with four African countries, Botswana, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia, in contention to host the first ever Youth Olympics on the continent. BNOC chief executive...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 August 2018

Kutlwano aim to kick-on after promising start

But their fortunes could change this season after a promising start to the first round, as the Mascom Volleyball League action resumes this weekend. Their intention is to recreate the 2015 feat. The men’s team finished the first round in...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 August 2018

Marathon runners head to Selebi-Phikwe

The starting and finishing point is the Selebi-Phikwe Town Council Stadium. The men’s defending champion is Nkosiyazi Sibanda who finished last year’s race in a time of 2:20:41. Godiraone Nthomphe (2:20:52) finished second followed by...

Calistus Kolantsho | 10 August 2018

BPL to push for changes in appointment of chairperson

The BPL will attempt to push through a motion that seeks to amend the constitution and see the appointment of the BPL chairperson picked from competent candidates, even if they are not in the board. “We have a motion, which seeks to amend...

Mqondisi Dube | 10 August 2018

After the votes, it's action in BTC Charity Cup

Technical Teams A very good technical team is the backbone of a successful season, which is why most sides are beefing their technical teams ahead of the new Premier League season. Orapa United have roped in Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote...

Kabelo Boranabi | 10 August 2018

BTC nets P450, 000 from Charity Cup votes

Although there was a slow start to voting, figures rose significantly on the last day, Sunday, with all top four teams, amassing over 31,000 votes each. Orapa United topped the charts with 37,472, with Township Rollers a close second with 36,309...

Staff Writer 10 August 2018

Re A Ba Tsaa leaves netball in debt

The tournament was the first global netball tournament to be held in Africa.  The nation was caught in euphoria, as the competition, popularised by the catchphrase #ReaBaTsaa attracted 20 teams from across the world to compete at the Under-21...

Kabelo Boranabi | 10 August 2018

Competition Authority breaks branding war impasse

There has been an impasse over the use of the facility, forcing most of Botswana Premier League (BPL) clubs to opt for stadia outside Gaborone. Mascom bought space from Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), who are the stadium custodians. BTC...

Mqondisi Dube | 10 August 2018

Jehovah's Witnesses to attend regional convention

According to the Jehovah’s Witnesses spokesperson, Tshepiso Mokhuchedi this theme will appeal to people of all ages who are having to deal with more anxieties and fears than ever before. “Undoubtedly, it takes courage to face these...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

Urban adaptation - it's not just about cities

Adapting to climate change in urban areas often looks like mayors announcing new city adaptation plans, communities planning for disasters, or public awareness campaigns to reduce water consumption. But urban adaptation is about more than just what...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

Is farming the way forward for dryland regions?

Combined with factors such as isolation, marginalisation and poverty – which are also largely characteristic of dryland ecosystems – there are generally few viable alternatives to agriculture-based livelihoods. So, what do farmers do...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

Lerala Mine's P81m sale stuck in limbo

Lerala Mine was auctioned off on May 30, 2018 having closed on May 29, 2017, with the winning bidder offering US$8.1 million (about P81m). Under the conditions of the sale, a portion of the funds should have been paid over within a certain period,...

Mbongeni Mguni | 10 August 2018

Gamblers' paradise as casino licence rollout begins

Currently the country has three casinos in Gaborone, two in Francistown and one each in Jwaneng and Selebi-Phikwe. The authority’s CEO Thuli Johnson told BusinessWeek that preparations have been finalised for additional casino licences for...

Pauline Dikuelo | 10 August 2018

Could oil overtake agriculture as East Africa's economic mainstay?

Q: What are the challenges to commercialisation of agriculture in Africa? A: The greatest is how to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity presenting itself right now across Africa because of the shift in consumer behaviour and consumer demand...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

BSE to list on BSE

The BSE, with effect from August 2, transformed from a statutory body collectively owned by government and stockbrokers to a company. The move created an entity known as BSE Limited, meaning the BSE no longer operates under the BSE Act of 1995 but...

Oarabile Molelekwa 10 August 2018

Pros' battle to set Palapye's Independence Eve alight

The war is raging with a robust advertising from each end on social media. Palapye Independence Seshanyama is in its fourth edition. It is battling to pull all the stops to fend off the dogged Pula Power Spring Festival that would be on their maiden...

Koketso Kgoboge 10 August 2018

Sekole ga se se potlana

Ga re latole, mme ga re itse fa kgotla e tle e nne maina mabedi jaaka motho, go twe, kgotla Yoora Kgabutlwe Bodike. Le fa go ntse jalo, re utlwa fa kwa Goo Tawana/Maun, go na le kgotla nngwe e bidiwa Boseja Kubung. Leina le, le hakgamatse ka jaaka...

Sebofo Motshwane 10 August 2018

Corrupt capitalist ruling class

In this piece, I will discuss the socio-economic roots of inequalities and the relation between the concentration of wealth and the downward mobility of the working and salaried classes. Contrary to the propaganda pushed by the corporate press, a...

Solly Rakgomo 10 August 2018

The chickens are coming home to roost

In fact, they deserve everything that is coming their way and much more. They deserve dogs twice the size of those we saw in Bobonong. They deserve duels and quarrels and fistfights. Somehow they must learn. They have inculcated in their party a deep...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 10 August 2018

Panhandlers and their backyard elephants showcased

This is a region where 16,000 people share space with 18,000 elephants. Villagers there know first-hand the challenges of living with elephants and the play will be in three acts, presenting the villagers’ stories of stewardship and...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 August 2018

Ice Cold Mob out of this world

It is like they were focused on sharpening and upping the down scores in the R&B and Hip Hop game. For a genre that has been struggling for a long time in Botswana, the trio has come to the rescue with innovation-derived music and perhaps be the...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 August 2018

Home studios rescuing recording industry

Successful artists and producers have transformed into mastering engineers and their stories haunt even more than the horrid piracy that has invaded the music scene, causing untold miseries. Digital technology has taken over and one can record and...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 August 2018

Monna O Motona ups the ante

In the local platform, we have seen young energetic and talented comedians evolving more especially in social media. Monna O Motona, whose birth name is Onkagetse Mbulawa, is one of the new-kids-on-the-block whose comedy has gone viral on social...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 10 August 2018

Local photographer takes his story to Jo'burg gallery

Leipego told Arts & Culture that the exhibition is going to focus on different stories. “I will be featuring the new project called Chasing my past, which talks about my early childhood life in the village,” he said. He said the...

Mompati Tlhankane | 10 August 2018

Confusion at IEC as no voter registration dates set

Already, there is a court case in which one of the opposition parties, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), is challenging the revised Act. The confusion arises from uncertainty in which law will be used for the 2019 general election. The IEC starts its...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 August 2018

Government still concerned with BCL Mine

He added that technologically well-equipped countries are not willing to share their experience because they want to maintain their dominance in the market. Speaking at a kgotla meeting this week, Molefhi said as such there is little interest by...

Onalenna Kelebeile 10 August 2018

Phikwe experiences increase in lesbians

Selebi-Phikwe is experiencing an increase in a number of lesbians, with 45 already registered with BONELA. Some are from local schools and ages ranging from 18 to 45 years. The district facilitator ,Molefhi Kamela said that during their day-to-day...

Onalenna Kelebeile 10 August 2018

The role of language in the social construction of reality: the Masisi-Khama duel

Hence the intent of this analysis is to place the prevailing state of chaos inside the ruling party that observers perilously opine it has the potential to plunge the nation into civil unrest (which I believe is overstretched). The register used in...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

Ten priorities for agricultural development in Botswana

The spatial land reform of 2017 will leave many outstanding challenges; not least the importance of compensating farm owners and affected communities. But the biggest challenge is that, with new ownership patterns, the agriculture sector has a much...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

BDP in flames over primary elections

BDP sources have informed Mmegi that if the BDP does not handle the revolt properly, notably the registration of voters who are going to vote in the deferred primary elections, it may find itself before the courts of law. In July, some aspiring BDP...

Lebogang Mosikare | 10 August 2018

Moseki challenges security of voter registration processes

What worries Moseki, who is also an attorney at law, is the provisions of section 4 (3) of the Electoral Act governing the registration process, which he says is prone to abuse and was abused in the past. In a letter dated July 31, 2018, Moseki has...

Chakalisa Dube | 10 August 2018

Ex-BMC employees demand their dues

The 35 ex-employees are demanding payment after the Commission breached a package agreement saying they have suffered huge financial losses. The claimed breach of agreement came as a result of BMC embarking on a restructuring process in 2015 that...

Mpho Mokwape | 10 August 2018

Five Points that give Masisi advantage over Khama

Khama the man, whom someone once summarised as a moralistic opportunist,  humble-malignant narcissist, democratic- dictator, compassionate oppressor, rapacious dancer, sensitive disciplinarian, motor-bike loving, bestial man of culture, and...

Correspondent 10 August 2018

'Khama should leave Masisi alone' – Analysts

FRANCISTOWN: This is the very Khama who was retired from the army in 1998 to become the former president Festus Mogae’s vice president. This was after the late political consultant, Professor Lawrence Schlemmer had recommended Khama as the man...

Ryder Gabathuse | 10 August 2018

Lekganyane dazzles Ndadi

He only came to discover the legal weapon he missed days after the Court of Appeal’s (CoA) session had concluded. By the time attorney Ndadi realised that he could have used a legal point in Lekganyane’s papers to his own advantage and...

Staff Writer 10 August 2018

BDP in flames over primary elections

BDP sources have informed Mmegi that if the BDP does not handle the revolt properly, notably the registration of voters who are going to vote in the deferred primary elections, it may find itself before the courts of law. In July, some aspiring BDP...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 10 August 2018

Khama finally fingers heir to Bangwato throne

According to Kgosi Khama IV (his royal name) currently the next in line in the Bangwato royal hierarchy is his younger brother Tshekedi Khama, who is the Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Tourism, Conservation and Natural Resources. “The next...

Oarabile Mosikare 10 August 2018

Powerless Khama turns to private media

Ambushed and almost checkmated, Khama is now reaching out to his perceived ‘unpatriotic’ enemies of state for help. The leader that declared, explicitly on many occasions, his aversion for the private press is left without a choice but...

Oarabile Mosikare 10 August 2018

Migration of P8bn special funds sparks bank liquidity fears

Early last month, Finance Minister, Kenneth Matambo announced that balances in the country’s 34 Special Funds would be transferred into the Government Remittance Account to be managed as part of the government cash balances held at the...

Mbongeni Mguni | 10 August 2018