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Inside Page this week: The year that was - Part 1

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Inside Page this week: More Lala-Voka music festivals resurface

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Inside Page this week: Molale secures P71m to chip away at oil company debt

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Back Page this week: IAAF to re-test trio's 2012 samples

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Front Page this week: Guilty

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Surprise Cabinet reshuffle

Onkokame Kitso Mokaila - Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism.   Tshekedi Khama - Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development.   Dorcas Makgato - Ministry of Transport and...

Staff Writer 14 December 2018

The NPF kinpins

Selefu 14 December 2018

What are farmers to do?

Before the mining miracle triggered by the finds in Orapa, farmers were this country’s economic backbone and even today, agriculture is the country’s largest employer and potentially a principal avenue for diversification. However, as...

Mmegi Editor | 14 December 2018

Wanderers, Flamingoes meet in cutthroat clash

This is an encounter that never lacks sparks and goals. One of the similar battles ended at the disciplinary quarters after balls were stabbed at the similar ground and the match had reportedly ended before time. However, what makes the impending...

Koketso Kgoboge 14 December 2018

Mutoya gives Region 5 LOC thumps up

Mutoya told Mmegi Sport on the sidelines of the Games this week that despite teething problems at the beginning of the competitions, everything is now running smoothly. Mutoya said the games have got procedures and one of them is that a team is...

Calistus Kolantsho | 14 December 2018

More gold expected from athletics

Edwin Masuge won gold in T13 400m races while Bose Mokgwathi clocked 52:20, which is his personal best (PB) in T12.  The brilliant performance brought Botswana gold medals to five before lunchtime. Athletics won the first gold medal on Wednesday...

Calistus Kolantsho | 14 December 2018

Football politics killing the beautiful game

FRANCISTOWN: Most football stakeholders in Botswana, especially the fans, are quick to point an accusing finger at coaches when their clubs, whether at team or national levels, lose. In most cases, the trigger would be pulled on the coach in a bid...

Lebogang Kokoro 14 December 2018

GU or Rollers to miss out on Top 8 feat

The ‘final before final’ means one of the tournament’s two most successful teams would miss out on a chance to lift it for a historic third time. The Blues and the Reds have four titles between them in the seven seasons of the...

Kabelo Boranabi | 14 December 2018

Chippa fail to pay GU P1.2million

The two players have not been paid their signing-on fees, reported to be in the region of a combined R500, 000.  The club has reportedly been beset by financial problems, and had even suggested that it could not keep the Botswana...

Mqondisi Dube | 14 December 2018

We have nothing to do with Zapata issue - GU

Zapata is seemingly headed for the exit door without even ‘barking the first official instruction’. The Argentinian replaced history-making Serbian coach, Nikola Kavazovic last month, but before he could sit on the bench, Zapata has been...

Mqondisi Dube | 14 December 2018

BFA strikes two crucial blows

In quick succession, the BFA had lost the BancABC and Orange Botswana sponsorships, while in 2012, soft drink manufacturer, Coca- Cola, withdrew sponsorship for the knockout Football Association Cup. It sparked despondency, and with Letshwiti...

Mqondisi Dube | 14 December 2018

P30 million windfall for BPL

The partnership is from trio of companies, which are Hollard Insurance, First National Bank of Botswana (FNBB) and the Choppies Group of Companies. It was announced at the launch held in Gaborone that, Hollard Insurance will cover all the sport...

Kabelo Boranabi | 14 December 2018

IAAF to re-test trio's 2012 samples

The country won its first medal at the London Olympic Games when Amos brought home silver through an 800m triumph. However, there would be anxiety across the athletics world as the IAAF has taken a decision to re-test some 2012 samples.  Montsho...

Calistus Kolantsho | 14 December 2018

Four issues frustrating Africans at global climate meet

Over 100 Ministers from across the world are currently participating in the Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting here to provide political guidance with the mission of successfully delivering on the 2018 conference objective of finalising the...

Correspondent 14 December 2018

Lake Ngami communities finally find their black gold

Innocent Magole, UNDP Ngamiland Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project coordinator picks up the charcoal from the kiln that has just been opened and shows it to the media before saying, “This is it. This is why we call it black...

Thalefang Charles | 14 December 2018

Against the odds, Phikwe refuses to die

The October 2016 closure of its economic mainstay, BCL Mine, left Selebi-Phikwe resembling a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie, a town emptied by a disaster, shops boarded up, homes deserted, the few remaining survivors walking about in stunned...

Onalenna Kelebeile 14 December 2018

Farmers ecstatic at electric fence promise

Masisi made the announcement at a Kgotla meeting in Matsiloje during the village’s centenary celebrations. A clearly worried Masisi partly said then: “… As a result of that, the government will electrify the fence at Matopi to...

Lebogang Mosikare | 14 December 2018

As hopes for Zimbabwe dim, Francistown feels the pinch

Zimbabweans and some Batswana in the city sang, whistled and danced in a massive shout of relief, joy and hope.From the early 2000s Mugabe had presided over Zimbabwe’s spectacular economic downfall that left the country swimming in a foreign...

Lesedi Kegorogile 14 December 2018

Philemon, Masame fail in BOPEU election drama

Former interim president, Philemon and former second deputy president, Masame, were involved in a last ditch drama to force their names into nomination sheets for elections. This was after they found their way into the nomination hall under the...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2018

Masisi raises hopes for a happier public service

Masisi acknowledged to the BOPEU congress gathering where he was the guest speaker that a well-remunerated workforce is naturally motivated to produce good results and speak well about the employer. Quoting the recent findings by the Botswana...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2018

Khama's reign destroyed trade unionism, Mogwera says

“I need not remind you of the distress, scars and embarrassment which public servants and trade unions were subjected to under the administration of former president Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama,” Mogwera said.  Mogwera paid tribute...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 14 December 2018

LSB goes for council elections

The LSB, which mainly discharges its mandate through the council, has been under the leadership of veteran lawyer Kgalalelo Monthe as the chairperson. Monthe is not seeking re-election. Every two years, members of the society duly elect the council...

Mpho Mokwape | 14 December 2018

KDC chair lauds LAPCAS

“As of 26th November 2018, 32,221 plots were surveyed and permanent plot numbers fixed on the same. I would like to encourage plot owners to clearly demarcate or fence their plots to facilitate registration. Most plots in the built-up areas...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 December 2018

HRDC, MELSD join hands to ensure human development

Speaking at the signing of the memorandum recently, MELSD permanent secretary Pearl Ramokoka said a team comprising officers from the two entities was appointed to make recommendations on how they could collaborate on human development issues. She...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 14 December 2018

BDP cllr narrowly escapes jail

However, the councillor for Tati Siding West, Dumani Kelepi escaped jail by a whisker on Wednesday in court where his explanations for not attending court increasingly vexed Lebakeng. Kelepi’s brush with the law started Tuesday last week after...

Lebogang Mosikare | 14 December 2018

Khama admits to delays in compensation

Khama said that while the compensation is also not a match to the damage caused by elephants, he admitted that they have taken too long to compensate the affected parties.  When responding to a question asked by Member of Parliament for Boteti...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 14 December 2018

Boko wants AP inside the Umbrella

In a letter dated December 10, 2018, Boko requests for a meeting with AP leader, Ndaba Gaolathe “on such terms and on timelines that will be mutually agreed, to outline any thoughts and ideas in the regards set out herein and to chart the way...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 December 2018

BCP infiltrates BDP

As the BDP Mogoditshane constituency goes for its primary election over the weekend, those who will battle it out include the former BCP youth league president, Tumiso Rakgare and ex-MP for the area, Patrick Masimolole. Although the Masimolole team...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 December 2018

DIS requests further P50m

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration (MoPAGPA) says in the explanatory notes for supplementary estimates that the funds would be used to strengthen capabilities of the Peter Magosi-led DIS. “Specifically,...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 December 2018

Bleak Christmas for miners as Mowana suspends operations

For the workers facing a bleak Christmas, they have had to endure hardship for the past months. For the past three months, MCM has not been able to pay its workers and service providers well on time. According to an employee of MCM, the workers have...

Lebogang Mosikare | 14 December 2018

Arone concerned that girls outshine boys

Addressing Parliament, Arone said this has persisted over the years, and this year was no different. He said this when delivering a statement on the PSLE results Wednesday. The results, which were released last week, showed an improvement. They...

Ookeditse Malesela 14 December 2018

BEC, Moral Education teachers clash over payment

About 155 aggrieved teachers stood outside the school hall and classrooms after BEC failed to review their payments. A teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity told Mmegi that the problem started on December 3, 2018 when they were supposed to...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 14 December 2018

Dischem opens first Botswana store

Regional Manager, James Benadie said they were confident of the new market they have just entered into, with only Clicks to compete with. “We are excited. We did market research and the malls here are a mirror image of South African malls....

Staff Writer 14 December 2018

Four suitors so far for Pula Steel

Pula Steel was placed under liquidation in October 2017, owing creditors, including BCL Mine, an estimated P100 million. The plant opened in 2015 amid much excitement as the country’s first steel plant, using scrap metal to produce steel...

Mbongeni Mguni | 14 December 2018

The War on Huawei

NEW YORK: The arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is a dangerous move by US President Donald Trump’s administration in its intensifying conflict with China. If, as Mark Twain reputedly said, history often rhymes, our era increasingly recalls the...

Correspondent 14 December 2018

Hilton Hotel to open in 2019

The hotel, funded by the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, is currently undergoing final touches, its general manager, Evan Harrington told journalists on Tuesday. Harrington said the 147-roomed hotel, which is a stone’s throw away from...

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Making children smile earns Mister Gaborone gold

He scooped the Heart of Africa award where contestants had to showcase the projects they founded since their crowning. In his projects since winning Mister Gaborone, Kgaolo came up with Seas of Smile campaign, which its mandate is to work with...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 14 December 2018

Little Miss confident outshone all others

The bubbly and beautiful young girl told Arts & Culture this week that she believes that she had the values of being a queen because she was hardworking, time conscious, creative and innovative.  “I entered Little Miss Mahalapye...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 14 December 2018

Diamond Pageantry beauties graduate

Diamond Pageantry Academy, which is an academy for grooming beauty queens brought together the queens and models on one platform. The event showcased poise and fierceness at the same time. The event serves as a coronation graduation ceremony for...

Mompati Tlhankane | 14 December 2018

JfB invades Maun

JfB, the monthly lifestyle event that started in Gaborone four years ago, reinventing the lifestyle scene, will for the first time be staged outside the capital city this festive season following many requests from fans outside of Gaborone. The...

Staff Writer 14 December 2018

Sun El Musician, DJ Ace to headline 4th Street Picnic

The picnic is planned for the first episode of what will later turn into an annual event. Sun El Musician recently released three hit songs titled Sonini, Ntaba Ezikude and Ubala, and featuring Simmy. The soulful house DJ dropped a 12-track album...

Kaone Maje 14 December 2018

Kalayame concert on the festive cards

The all local lineup event will headline masters of the decks such as La Timmy, DJ Sly, DJ Gouveia, Darkboy Masey, and DJ Chabo just to mention but a few. The event owner, Masego Ntshontsi popularly known as Darkboy Masey told Arts & Culture...

Mompati Tlhankane | 14 December 2018

Nijel's fest pays respect to elders

It will see the organiser and 800m Olympic silver medallist, Nijel Amos have lunch with the elderly, as a sign of respect and honour for his grandmother who raised him and his siblings single-handedly. The festival, which is held annually at...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 14 December 2018

BOSETU forensic audit causes panic

Already, some members have started exchanging unsavoury words on social media. The audit commenced by the end of September  following resolutions of the 2017 Palapye BOSETU congress. It was not the first time that the members were asking their...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 December 2018

Lessons from Africa

The segment gives me a chance as a guest to discuss the socio-economic and political situations in various African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Cameroon, Western Sahara, Angola, Mozambique, Somalia, Equitorial Guinea,...

Solly Rakgomo 14 December 2018