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Front Page this week: UDC to suspend Pilane

Mpho Mokwape 07 September 2018

PAC calls DPSM useless

DPSM was today accounting before the committee where the permanent secretary, Goitseone Moselakatane admitted that vacancies existed within different ministries.  Committee member, Mephato Reatile questioned why there were many vacancies, yet...

Mpho Mokwape | 07 September 2018

Of Batswana and Elephants!

Selefu 07 September 2018

We need evidence of elephant poaching

The poaching allegations attracted a frenzy of rage especially from the Whites in Europe and United States of America. Even the British Prime Minister, Theresa May joined the fray and bemoaned the death of the jumbos. Most of the angry foreigners...

Mmegi Editor | 07 September 2018

Makgadikgadi Pans: A walk at midnight

The offer to experience the epic walk just landed in my path unexpectedly and I jumped at the opportunity. Firstly I viewed it as a chance to get away for ‘fresh air’.  Secondly, I had never been to the pans and I figured it would be...

Mpho Mokwape | 07 September 2018

Rough landing for pioneering fighter pilot

A Botswana Defence Force (BDF) aircraft flew low and mistakenly touched down at a landing strip in Nswazwi, a village in Zimbabwe, near the Botswana border. This was pre-independence Zimbabwe, during a period of hostilities when some parts of...

Mqondisi Dube | 07 September 2018

Elephant frenzy tramples over the facts

President Mokgweetsi Masisi will tomorrow (Saturday) mark yet another precedent by addressing a press briefing at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, upon his arrival from a 10-day official visit to China. It is expected that Masisi will...

Mbongeni Mguni | 07 September 2018

Chase's desperate plea for Masisi's ear

The Elephant Without Borders (EWB) director has been making attempts to report his explosive ‘discovery’ that is threatening the country’s tourism image about the dead elephants to the highest office in Botswana.  But unlike in...

Thalefang Charles | 07 September 2018

BDF was in charge of elephant 'massacre' area

The NGO which reported the poaching, Elephants Without Borders (EWB), blamed the issue on President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decision in May to withdraw military weapons from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks’ (DWNP) anti-poaching...

Mbongeni Mguni | 07 September 2018

Spymongering and Conspiracy Politics

I have realised that the spy-mania has spread across every place and all the time, it has become an essential element in driving national criminal hearings, global economic warfare and military budgets.Imperialist Britain and USA’s...

Solly Rakgomo 07 September 2018

You can't teach us conservation

And we did it all without the West.  or that we deserve some respect as a people. For all the many things I disagree with on how my country has been run; for all the horrendous policy choices that have been made overtime; for all the criticism...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 07 September 2018

Gompieno o bonye dife?

Gangwe le gape go lelwa ka gore, bana ga ba na tsebe; ba se na tsebe jaana, bangwe ba felele ba ya le naga, ba dira ditiro tse e seng tsone jaaka go nwa ditlhatshana le go dira tse dingwe tse dintsi. Potso e nne gore, mme go ntse jaana, bana ba bo...

Sebofo Motshwane 07 September 2018

Tragic loss of two BMD leaders

This is just one of the many travels, many journeys they had dedicated their lives to. These two Mks have since the formative stages of the BMD, been the pillar of our mobilisation.  The deceased are; Mk.  Mareledi Heben who was...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Lack of donor funding cripples CSOs in S/Phikwe

The country at large has been facing a challenge of donor fatigue because Botswana is believed to me a middle-income economy.  In Selebi-Phikwe, where there is the highest HIV prevalence rate, the impact of lack of funding from donors was...

Onalenna Kelebeile 07 September 2018

There is a need for CSR policy in Botswana

CSR is concerned with what is- or should be- the relationship between global, governments of countries and individual citizens (Crowther & Aras, 2018). Crowther & Aras (2018) further argues that more locally CSR is concerned with the...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Pilane, the political renegade of UDC

This was a result of an interview with Sidney Pilane, the president of Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). Johnson Motshwarakgole the strongman of Botswana labour movement and one of the founders of Botswana Federation of Public Private...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Mosetse-Kazungula railway welcome but...

I was the Chairperson of the Board from 2001 to 2006.  During my term, I went to the Ministry to propose that since the Railways were constructing a line up to Sowa, was it not possible to further extend it to Kazungula. This was because Zambia...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Ministry of Education owes UB P400m

This is reported that this was due to the ministry’s failure to avail the much-needed funds it had promised the university for students’ sponsorship. The revelation surfaced before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday as the...

Mpho Mokwape | 07 September 2018

Orange farmer decries lack of government subsidy

Magwana is the only Motswana in Bobirwa and Tuli Block area who produces oranges to supply the country. His farm is in Molalatau village.  He told Mmegi that despite his quest to contribute towards the country being self-sufficient in food...

Onalenna Kelebeile 07 September 2018

Botswana Ash loses case against former employee

When delivering the verdict on the matter, Justice Phadi Solomon said that by a motion of notice filed on May 4, 2018, the respondent sought the following orders; that the matter was urgent and that the respondent forthwith surrender motor vehicle...

Lebogang Mosikare | 07 September 2018

Kgari Sechele II Senior clocks 60 years

The school publicist, Alex Nkokonyane said there will be a prize-giving ceremony on on the day, and objectives of the celebration includes celebrating the school’s rich history, rewarding academic excellence in the form of prizes, acknowledging...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 07 September 2018

BOPEU refuses to fork Motsamai's P2m-plus claim

The union, which is at loggerheads with Motsamai over his payment claim, says he is not entitled to the claimed amount as the union is dealing with the aftermath of his misdemeanours. Motsamai had dragged the union to court seeking the remaining...

Mpho Mokwape | 07 September 2018

NBC to benefit Francistowners

There is a heavy bout of optimism that Masisi’s address and the outcomes of the conference might spark an economic revival of the city that has been on a decline. Official proceedings of the two-day conference start on Monday at Adansonia...

Chakalisa Dube | 07 September 2018

Hospitality industry benefits from NBC windfall

For a city whose fortunes have been on a downward spiral since the advent of the closure of the Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) and other related industries in 2016, there is no better chance than now. The NBC is a top-notch biennial event that...

Ryder Gabathuse | 07 September 2018

'I am disappointed by your article'

I have decided to make the following facts clear; I prepared a painstaking research paper which was accepted as a conference paper. I then travelled and actually attended the World Congress of the International Labour and Employment Relations...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Health ministry ignores carbetocin drug

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that this alternative drug is heat stable, safe and effective as oxytocin in preventing postpartum haemorrhaging. This new formulation of carbetocin does not require...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 07 September 2018

PAC questions OP over PEEPA CEO appointment

He had to explain whether the appointment of the Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) chief executive officer (CEO) was done by the Board or the relevant minister. Tati East legislator, Samson Moyo Guma, who is a member of...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 07 September 2018

Govt pays P7.5m in school fees for ex-BCL workers' children

The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Skills Development permanent secretary, Pearl Ramokoka confirmed that the amount had already been issued and spent accordingly and that it reflected on the 2017-2018 financial year. She explained to the Public...

Mpho Mokwape | 07 September 2018

'Fire-spitting' Saleshando upbeat about UDC project

Speaking at a rally on Sunday, Saleshando said upon his party signing agreements to be a member of the UDC, they told whoever has a problem with the decision to forever maintain their silence. “The marriage is intact and the outcome is visible...

Onalenna Kelebeile 07 September 2018

Cllrs still rue day of BCL closure

In the midst of all the BCL Mine reopening hype, the councillors suspect it is a political prank ahead of the general elections. They said during a full council meeting late last week that authorities choose to make major announcements in the media...

Onalenna Kelebeile 07 September 2018

Tensions boil over in Lentsweletau-Mmopane

Reports indicate camps aligned to the two front-runners, incumbent Vincent Seretse and chief challenger, Nnaniki Makwinja, have declared an unofficial war. On August 25, Seretse edged Makwinja by 45 votes, in an election subsequently annulled by the...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 07 September 2018

BBS lists on new BSE board

On Wednesday, BBS directors said plans were underway to ensure the organisation graduates from the Serala board to the BSE’s main Domestic Companies Index (DCI, within the next 18 to 24 months). The DCI is the Exchange’s flagship trading...

Pauline Dikuelo | 07 September 2018

Self-listing - The BSE Limited perspective

History of Self-Listing More often than not, demutualisation is just an interim step for many exchanges in their evolution. Post-demutualisation, the exchange can evolve further by listing on its own platform, and this is referred to as...

Correspondent 07 September 2018

Motswana-directed drama screened at European film fest

The short film was part of the European Film Festival being showcased for the first time in Botswana from August 31 to September 1, 2018. The Awakened Spirit (2016) is a 14-minute drama directed by Sejoe, starring Pauline Kgwarapi and Gaolapi...

Mompati Tlhankane | 07 September 2018

Seretse's publishes granary of Setswana culture

The author told Arts & Culture that he carried out an extensive self-sponsored research exercise collecting and compiling useful and relevant materials that are now a great textbook of 22 chapters and 246 pages.  He pointed out that...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 07 September 2018

My thrill of the grill at Nando's grilling showdown

Consequently, I would end up being relegated to some minor duties like cleaning the braai stand or marinating the meat.  This week, when Nando’s restaurant invited the media for a grilling challenge as part of their 25 years anniversary, I...

Mompati Tlhankane | 07 September 2018

Ready DAI step up to host Miss Botswana

In a recent press release, BCW urged all stakeholders and members of the public to ignore and disregard a statement issued by one of their former executive members purporting to represent the interest of BCW. “We would like to inform everyone...

Mompati Tlhankane | 07 September 2018

GIMC hits climax with splendid musicals

Setswana musicals, Kgosikgolo and Kgotla, the Meeting Place showcased at Westwood International School Mantlwaneng Theatre in Gaborone leaving the audience asking for more. Held just two days after the two successful opening show – the GIMC...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 07 September 2018

Trio guns for prized boxing award

With the big names like former Botswana Sports Awards Sportsperson of the Year, Zibanani Chikanda and Commonwealth Games quarterfinalist, Mmoloki Tswiigi missing from this year’s nominees, all eyes will be on the Male Boxer of the Year...

Kabelo Boranabi | 07 September 2018

Police VI back to happy hunting ground

The two powerhouses were on a break last weekend. BDF VI had done enough before they took a break, while Police VI were hanging on to their coattails but vulnerable as they dropped to fourth after last weekend’s action. Kalavango and...

Koketso Kgoboge 07 September 2018

TAFIC launches ‘Adopt-a-Player' strategy

Under the initiative an individual or corporate entity commits to paying a player’s salary for a certain period. The corporate entity or the individual also has the option of financing the welfare of a given player with the exception of a...

Chakalisa Dube | 07 September 2018

This is an insult, charges Sebego

This week, the BFA moved to charge Sebego over a series of Facebook posts that the mother body deems inappropriate and bring the game of football into disrepute. As a result, Sebego is charged on four counts, emanating from posts from as far as...

Mqondisi Dube | 07 September 2018

All or nothing, as Zakhem digs in

One season makes a huge difference, and Gaborone United (GU), one of Botswana’s glamour clubs, can attest to that. At this stage last year, GU, although rocked by the departure of investor, Nicholas Zakhem were a sturdy outfit, both on and off...

Mqondisi Dube | 07 September 2018

Mamelodi loses case against BFA

South African firm, ADM Financial Forensic Services, at the instruction of the Botswana Football Association (BFA) carried out a forensic audit into the affairs of the BPL. Mamelodi was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing last year and was...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 07 September 2018

Zebras enter Antelopes' backyard

On Sunday afternoon, the team will be eyeing maximum points to improve their chances of reaching the AFCON finals for the second time in history. However, a mammoth task lies ahead as they visit the Sable Antelopes in their own grazing field. The...

Kabelo Boranabi | 07 September 2018

Zakhem rebuffs BFA over GU crisis talks

However, the soccer mother body is likely to face resistance as Zakhem has argued that there is no need for mediation since no deadlock nor a dispute exist. Zakhem sent a proposal to the committee but said there has been no response to discuss the...

Mqondisi Dube | 07 September 2018

UDC to suspend Pilane

According to a document leaked to Mmegi, the three parties resolved that the next UDC national executive committee (NEC) meeting should be devoted to tackling the BMD and in particular Pilane. The resolution was taken during a meeting between the...

Chakalisa Dube | 07 September 2018

Banks rake P800m profits in six months

Figures released by the Bank of Botswana (BoB) this week indicate that the good times have returned to the local commercial banking sector following several lean years owing to a fee moratorium and tight spreads. The six-month profits for banks are...

Mbongeni Mguni | 07 September 2018