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Back Page this week: BPL clubs meet as financial crisis deepen
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Inside Page this week: How to make money from rental properties
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Inside Page this week: Mlindo the vocalist to glow in the dark
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Inside Page this week: Creative artist accessorises much beloved leteisi
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Inside Page this week: BPOPF ups stake in Minergy as 2019 production nears
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Front Page this week: Masisi appointments raise eyebrows
Calistus Kolantsho 09 November 2018
Diamond sales balloon in Q3
The latest numbers represent a sharp turnaround from a slow year in which average prices per carat were soft, while production continued to tick higher. While Debswana’s mines are the dominant producers of rough diamonds, Lucara’s...
Staff Writer 09 November 2018
Credit uptake drops among businesses
Bank of Botswana data released this week shows that while restrained, credit growth among resident businesses had been marginally rising from the beginning of the year, with total commercial bank loans outstanding to the sector reaching an annual...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 November 2018
Mabaila
Selefu 09 November 2018
Inside Khama-Masisi agreement
Many commentators have posited that the two men had a private gentlemen’s agreement before the former stepped down. Analysts are saying that Masisi has possibly betrayed his predecessor, hence the rift. The Masisi–Khama impasse...
Thalefang Charles
| 09 November 2018
Young people need jobs, not empty promises
During his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, Masisi said in pursuit of these development objectives, they continue to be guided by the pillars of National Vision 2036 which provide for broad based, inclusive, comprehensive and...
Mmegi Editor
| 09 November 2018
Exciting softball season ahead
BSA public relations officer, Kelebogile Seitei said it is hard to predict the outcome of the season because the league has been on break since April. “If the Phikwe softball extravaganza and the VUT breast cancer tournament are anything to go...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
Sport wants indoor facility, not mini-stadiums
Tebele was reacting to President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Monday. Masisi said the government continues to improve sporting infrastructure as part of the grassroots sport development programme. He...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
Africa Cup glory beckons for tennis team
The competition has attracted players from Angola, Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Burundi, Rwanda, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Swaziland, Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe. One of the coaches, Tshegofatso...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
Women groups dismiss Coe's gender rule defence
Coe was in the country on Saturday and Sunday, and defended IAAF’s decision to come up with a rule meant to limit the amount of testosterone in female athletes. Coe said the decision is based on analysis of samples taken from 2,127 elite male...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
Botswana loses 11 players in 18 months
Tiro was an established member at Rollers, and his death shook the football family, with concerns over the welfare of the players at most teams. A month later, local football was once again, mourning the death of another player, as Mahalapye’s...
Mqondisi Dube
| 09 November 2018
Grieving teams return to action
Wanderers travel to Selebi-Phikwe to face Nico United at Nico ground while Flamingoes play Real Movers in Mmadinare. Flamingoes player, Murirwa was buried in Francistown on Saturday, while at the same time Wanderers’ Matoteng was laid to rest...
Koketso Kgoboge 09 November 2018
BNSC dares BOKA as hosting sparring escalates
BNSC has not approved BOKA’s request to host the championships, arguing the karate body has undermined its authority. BNSC chairperson, Solly Reikeletseng told Mmegi Sport that they rejected the application due to reasons that could not...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
The season's early highs and lows
Early contenders As expected defending champions, Township Rollers have taken an early lead in the title race as they sit at the summit of the log with 32 points from 12 games. Despite losing head coach, Nikola...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 November 2018
Paul set for fresh legal battle as Notwane cuts salary
Reports were that the outspoken trainer had been dismissed, but the club clarified that he had been asked to temporarily step aside to allow for fresh contract talks. “The team is undergoing financial restructuring. This has been...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 November 2018
BAA faces BNSC wrath over Coe visit
Coe was in the country on Saturday and Sunday, but his high profile visit has set the two sports bodies on a collision course. BAA has been asked to explain why it set up a Local Organising Committee (LOC) without the approval of the BNSC. Also, the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 November 2018
BPL clubs meet as financial crisis deepens
Already, Mochudi Centre Chiefs has failed to fulfil a fixture and were expected to face the wrath of the BPL’s Disciplinary Committee last night. The team is knee-deep in debt, and is not alone in this predicament, as clubs battle to stay...
Mqondisi Dube
| 09 November 2018
Higher food prices to descend on festive season
In its latest update, Statistics Botswana says the prices of bread and cereals were 5.8 percent cheaper in September, than they were in September 2017. The data agency’s statisticians track the prices of 12 commodities and services to...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 November 2018
Stampede as BancABC launches share offer
Shares were initially offered to institutional investors, clients of the sponsoring broker and other stockbrokers, ahead of the Initial Public Offer that opened on Tuesday at P2 per share. BancABC’s entire shares will be listed on the Botswana...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 09 November 2018
The big Blockchain lie
NEW YORK: With the value of Bitcoin having fallen by around 70% since its peak late last year, the mother of all bubbles has now gone bust. More generally, cryptocurrencies have entered a not-so-cryptic apocalypse. The value of leading coins such as...
Correspondent 09 November 2018
Gov't taps into PPP billions
While government has had a PPP policy and framework in place since June 2009, few significant projects have taken place in the intervening years, meaning the dominant funding for major public works has remained government coffers. However, with...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 November 2018
Econet repositions its focus
The strategy review will see Africa’s leading multiplatform broadcast network focus on three core services; Kwesé Free Sports (KFS), Kwesé iflix and Kwesé Play. KFS is Africa’s largest free-to-air TV service,...
Staff Writer 09 November 2018
Guitarist Katuta takes young musicians under his wing
Tonight Katuta alongside Motswafere will perform at The No.1 Ladies Coffee House in Thapong Visual Arts Centre. Katuta who not so long ago shared the stage with Oliver Mtukudzi at Mascom Live Sessions told Arts & Culture that he was asked to do...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 November 2018
Alliance with murderous regimes
President Trump has embraced the Saudi Arabian “Prince of Death” Mohammad bin Salman who has graduated from chopping hands and heads to dismembering bodies in overseas consulates – the case of Jamal Khashoggi.The White House warmly...
Solly Rakgomo 09 November 2018
A re ele tlhaka eo tlhoko
Ga twe fa a bolela, Rre Solomon a re kwa sekoleng o ne a ithuta tiro ya go dira ka diatla. Mme fela, ga go tlhalosiwe gore, tiro eo, ke efe ka jaana ditiro tsa diatla di dintsi. Go na le gone go betla, go nne le go apaya, go lema, le go tshwantsha,...
Sebofo Motshwane 09 November 2018
Of sing-offs, dance hops and ninja chops
The adorable Little Big Shots returns with a third season, starting November 5 at 5pm CAT, and the all-new Brit reality singing competition All Together Now season 1, on November 23 at 4:50pm CAT. A feel-good favourite, Little Big Shots showcases...
Staff Writer 09 November 2018
Ke Nako, local watch brand inspired by Three Dikgosi monument
Ke Nako, a local watch brand, has hit the market with something that most Batswana can relate with. The company has watches that are of legacy, are relatable products; they speak to the style and taste of the wearer and communicate, by and large, the...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 November 2018
Creative artist accessorises much beloved leteisi
This has made many women of different races, religions and cultures fall head-over-heel in love with the trend and are now accessorising with these colourful and traditional pieces. This has landed talented local designer, Mpho Motsamai of...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 November 2018
Discerning linguistic properties in SONA 2018
It is against the backdrop of strong sentiments that have set the social media platforms ablaze that I pull into play these few paragraphs and deduct meanings and their relevance in the context of an update to the nation. In doing so, my analysis of...
Enole Ditsheko 09 November 2018
Court suspends jail-stay for P2m defaulter, orders payment
Matshidiso Tiro who fought that she was a shareholder in Illala Holdings escaped jail this week when Justice Zein Kebonang suspended it for seven days to comply with the order. She had filed an application trying to stay a judgement that ordered...
Mpho Mokwape
| 09 November 2018
BOFEPUSU‘s response to SONA
A priority to Government should be to ensure that social justice is central to achieving equitable and sustainable growth for all towards development of people as human beings. This is so because the proceeds of Botswana’s economy benefit few...
Ketlhalefile Motshegwa 09 November 2018
China calls for 'shared future for mankind'
Speaking at a public lecture titled: China Africa Cooperation and China Botswana Relations at the University of Botswana on Wednesday, Zhao said they provided the Chinese solution toward an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 November 2018
Alindo Engineering faces blacklisting over P78m-worth of projects
In the last three years, the company has been given jobs to the tune of P78 million and only one of the four projects the company was awarded is near completion. Members of Parliament had called for action to be taken against the owner of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 09 November 2018
BMWU doubts govt's commitment to reopen BCL mines
The union’s president Jack Tlhagale was responding to the State Of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday. It is almost three years since Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) and BCL Mine -the two entities...
Chakalisa Dube
| 09 November 2018
Bona Life goes solo after CMB
Bona Life, as the sole creditor of CMB Fund 1, has filed an urgent application seeking for the provisional winding up of CMB Fund 1 as the insurance company tries to protect its assets from going under liquidation through asset manager CMB. CMB,...
Mpho Mokwape
| 09 November 2018
KDC urged to decide future of ‘white elephant' mall
According to KDC secretary Mpho Mathe, a decision about the future of the multi–million pula shopping complex commonly known as Mochudi wholesalers, will be taken sometime early 2019. He also said the Minister of Local Government has given the...
Sandy Grant 09 November 2018
Speaker in shock as Magosi withdraws security
Apparently, the decision was taken without proper consultation with Kokorwe and sources suspect the current leadership might had been annoyed by the fact that the former President, Ian Khama had gone to check Kokorwe at her home recently and...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 09 November 2018
Bangladeshis accused of stealing TVs denied bail
The men, Mustafa Kamai Sajib and Moshair Hossain are charged with seven others who are not party to the urgent bail application launched by the duo. The Bangladeshis, Hossain and Sajib, special constable Abednico Mothaba, Zimbabwean...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 09 November 2018
Masisi's appointments raise eyebrows
The President is from Moshupa and a majority of his senior appointments are from Kanye, Thamaga and his home village. Just recently, Masisi appointed Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany while Dr John Seakgosing...
Staff Writer 09 November 2018
Masisi's appointments a southern affair
FRANCISTOWN: One of the glaring developments in the public service since Masisi’s ascendancy to the highest office in the land has been how he has been handling appointments to key positions in government and parastatals. Masisi’s...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 09 November 2018
BPOPF ups stake in Minergy as 2019 production nears
Minergy is developing Masama Coal Mine, which will be Botswana’s second colliery and the first open cast coal mine in the country. The Mine and associated coal wash plant, are being developed 50 kilometres northwest of Gaborone and will...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 November 2018
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