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Ookeditse Malesela 21 December 2018

Front Page this week: Masisi to wield axe

Ookeditse Malesela 21 December 2018

Bobonong residents brace for Baharena

The mandate of the event is to give back to the community while having fun.  The event will see residents being sold some stalls while the lineup for the DJs on the day will be 100% local.  The organisers, Thabang Mangolo, Mompati Masilo,...

Ookeditse Malesela 21 December 2018

Vimba scoops Pre-Teen Princess Africa crown

Twelve-year-old Dignity Vimba outshone other young beauty queens from different countries across the continent to become the Pre-Teen Princess Africa Queen in Kenya. Oarata Keisitswe 14, from Molepolole also beat her financial challenges to win the...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 December 2018

Engen & Maxis open shop at River View Mall

The two businesses were opened last week Friday. According to Engen Filling Station and Maxis Grill managing director, Kerry Tiro the newly opened businesses had been rebranded and offered the best ambience with distinctive gardens and ample parking...

Staff Writer 21 December 2018

Mrs Botswana back from Philippines

The event started with the mentorship programme that lasted a week with the crowning moment done during the other week. Mrs Botswana queen, Keletso Linchwe made it to the top 25 out of 90 women and snatched Mrs Universe 2018’s Mrs...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 December 2018

Dance earns Mmangaka international kudos

One of the videos where she was showing off her booty recently went viral on different social media platforms even across borders. Tumagole said after successfully completing training with GabzFM she was later offered a late night show where she...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 December 2018

Okavango Festival spices up family fun day

The festival owner, KayBee Wasenda told Arts & Culture that this year’s festival will be combined with a family fun day after requests from some parents. “From 6pm until 6am the following day, there will be performances. Our...

Mompati Tlhankane | 21 December 2018

Into the Okavango film finally reaches Maun

The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) last week decided to change that and showcased their new film, Into the Okavango in Maun before being premiered worldwide on NatGeo WILD television channel. Into the Okavango is a powerful...

Thalefang Charles | 21 December 2018

Mouthwatering lineup for Gaabo Motho festival

The annual Gaabo Motho Festival will take place on December 24, 2018 at Dladeng Recreational Park in Moshupa.  The event, which will now be on its fourth year, will have South African heavyweights headlining such as Durban’s finest DJ...

Mompati Tlhankane | 21 December 2018

Gunners fail to keep P1.8m debt promise

After assuming office at the beginning of the season, chairperson, Tariq Babitseng had told Mmegi Sport that they will clear the long standing debt within their first three months in office. But as the year winds, Gunners are instead facing mounting...

Mqondisi Dube | 21 December 2018

Give Letshwiti space to lead

Sadly, from time immemorial, local football has been hamstrung by scheming, collusion and plotting, gossip, envy, back-biting and above all the deadly common syndrome of incompetence, a consequence of which is lack of sponsorship and poor results by...

Correspondent 21 December 2018

BFA gets tough with clubs in debt

The mid-season transfer window opens on January 9 until February 8, 2019. This week, BFA issued a warning to clubs that owe their staff that they will not be allowed to register any new players during the month-long transfer window “This...

Mqondisi Dube | 21 December 2018

A re nne re ele tlhaka eo tlhoko

Go bonala tiro e, e ne e le ya malatsi a mararo..  Go bolelwa fa e, e ne e tshwaretswe baithuti ba kgaolo ya Kgalagadi mme e diretswe kwa Tsabong. Godimo ga baithuti, ga twe, e ne ya tsenwa gape ke magolegwa a kgolegelo ya Tsabong. Mme...

Sebofo Motshwane 21 December 2018

Chess star sends out sponsorship SOS

A fortnight ago, Marape was the only female at a tournament played in South Africa. She was also the first girl in the history of the Africa Schools Championship to participate in the boys/Open section. She won a bronze medal, which meant she...

Calistus Kolantsho | 21 December 2018

'It's not about purges, but accountability'

The First Division North committee hit back last week, arguing there was a systematic purging of those who campaigned against Letshwiti in the lead-up to the 2016 BFA presidential elections. But the BFA says the members, who addressed a press...

Mqondisi Dube | 21 December 2018

Double blow for athletics' Centre of Excellence

Oagile Monone and Lebone Moreri have been transferred to Kanye’s Bathoen Junior Secondary School and Montshiwa JSS in Pitsane respectively. The school has produced top athletes including Onneile Phokedi, Oarabile Tshosa and Masego Seloke, who...

Calistus Kolantsho | 21 December 2018

Cliff, Why the good die young?

But who is Clifford Mogomotsi? To many, a gregarious and celebrated public relations guru in football! To a few, an accomplished human resources director in the diamond world!  To his family, Cliff was father, a son, a sibling and a brother. To...

Olebile Sikwane 21 December 2018

Rest Rooi, rest Lobatse, rest champion...

Cliff did not know how to pretend. He did not carry the burden of pretence. He was a free spirit who preferred to tackle issues head on, right or wrong, based on a principle and the conviction that his position was the right one, and therefore he...

Correspondent 21 December 2018

Cliff: The man who loved football more than his family

Seabelo Mogomotsi (Brother) With sadness, I never thought I would be speaking about my brother at this moment. To be honest, Cliff was an inspiration to the whole family in all spectrums. He always encouraged me to further my studies especially...

Kabelo Boranabi | 21 December 2018

2018: From gold in Gold Coast to shattered Olympic Dreams

Failed Olympic Games bid 2018 will go down in history as a year when Botswana launched an audacious bid to become the first ever African country to host the Youth Olympic Games. Botswana, went head-to-head with other African countries, Tunisia,...

Calistus Kolantsho | 21 December 2018

Tears never dried in 2018

Year starts and ends in tears Sport, particularly, football, was plunged into constant mourning, starting with the death of seven players in Gumare who were on their way to a Constituency tournament game in February. Athletics lost 400m ...

Mqondisi Dube | 21 December 2018

Botswana rebases CPI, adds new items

Currently, the CPI is calculated through monitoring price movements of 393 goods and services spread over 12 broad categories, in cities, towns and rural areas. Each of these “broad categories” which include food, transport, health,...

Mbongeni Mguni | 21 December 2018

Inflation peaks on fuel prices

According to the latest numbers from Statistics Botswana, inflation jumped 0.2% in November after the average 35thebe increase in fuel prices effected on November 15. The transport index, one of 12 used to calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI),...

Staff Writer 21 December 2018

Don't be a victim of card fraud this festive

The truth is, bank fraud, and card fraud in particular, is just as much of a concern in today’s world. Do not allow yourself to become a victim of card fraud. Here we explore some of the most common means of card fraud and how to avoid becoming...

Correspondent 21 December 2018

Financial closings…

On a high In his second year as Bank of Botswana governor, Moses Pelaelo steered the central bank through continued monetary policy and banking sector stability. Inflation remained well within the three to six percent medium term range, twice...

Staff Writer 21 December 2018

Grace period for BSE free float rules

Known as free float, current listing rules require companies on the BSE’s main board to have 20% of their shares held by the public.  The new rules, part of a range of changes for equity listings, were initially due to come into effect on...

Pauline Dikuelo | 21 December 2018

More trouble beckons for Choppies

Choppies dominated news in the business sector this year, after a 76% share price drop in September. The group had announced it could not say when its results for the year ended June 30 would be released as its new auditors were reassessing...

Mbongeni Mguni | 21 December 2018

Temper joy with reason

The festive season has arrived and as happens every year, the country has been transformed into a mass celebratory mood as everyone moves to make the most of the much-needed downtime. It is very easy under such circumstances for people to let their...

Mmegi Editor | 21 December 2018

'We need to increase HIV investments'

It may be appropriate - in order to contextualise our discussion - to give a brief overview of background information, which may serve as a reminder of the challenge we face and must defeat going forward, in order to realise our vision for justice...

Key Dingake 21 December 2018

Principal technical officers feel hard done

The PTEOs want to know why they were left out when organisational and methods and implementation of the levels of operation were implemented in their Ministry. The officers says they tried to seek audience with both the permanent secretary at their...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 December 2018

Western invasions and terrorism

It is very rare for the mainstream media to acknowledge that they are products of the inconsistencies and brutalities of the belligerent Middle East policy practiced by the U.S., the U.K., France, Israel and NATO, the abject retaliations against...

Solly Rakgomo 21 December 2018

Have a Merry Christmas

There is nothing I cherish like the love of the common people. I wish to sit with the village folk and hear about everything that happened whilst I was away. I want to speak my mother tongue. I love life in its simplest form and for me, the festive...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 21 December 2018

Chamber of mines terminates scholarships

The latest news coming from BCM, if true, indicate that BCM will show the students the door after it indicated that it would give the students letters terminating their scholarships in the next few days before the end of the year. Although the chief...

Lebogang Mosikare | 21 December 2018

High Court rules in favour of lawyers advertising

In a move that will see many law firms advertising their services to the public through many different platforms, Judge Mercy Garekwe of the Lobatse High Court agreed that the subsections of the act barring advertising were unconstitutional. Justice...

Mpho Mokwape | 21 December 2018

Expect more heat, mild rainfall for rest of season

Announcing the seasonal rainfall and temperature outlook for the period between January and April 2019, the DMS’ iconic weatherman, Radithupa Radithupa said, “For the months January, February, and March 2019 the season will generally be a...

Thalefang Charles | 21 December 2018

AoJ tightens judges' recruitment procedure

The decision reportedly comes after there was an in-depth debate on the effectiveness of the existing system. According to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary, Michael Motlhabi the new procedure was agreed by members of the commission...

Mpho Mokwape | 21 December 2018

DPSM, unions meet for negotiations

The negotiations will be attended by the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and Botswana Federation of Public Parastatal Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) recognised trade unions. These include Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) and...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 December 2018

Meet the new LSB chairperson

Diba who is a partner at Thabiso Tafila Attorneys takes over from senior counsel, Kgalalelo Monthe. In a brief interview, Diba confirmed his chairpersonship and laid a few of the things that will be his area of focus during his tenure. “I...

Mpho Mokwape | 21 December 2018

State blunder may see poaching kingpin walk

The turn of events follows a previous ruling that was delivered by Magistrate Lebogang Kebeetsweng. Before the State appealed Kebeetsweng’s ruling at the High Court, Kebeetsweng had barred the State from producing the rhino horn as part of its...

Lebogang Kokoro 21 December 2018

F'town mixed fortunes laid bare

FCC feeds pupils rotten food In June Mmegi broke a story about Francistown City Council (FCC) employees accusing senior management officials of forcing them to supply primary schools in the city with rotten sorghum that was to be consumed by...

Chakalisa Dube | 21 December 2018

Kgoboko's humble beginnings

“I can’t hide the fact that I come from very humble beginnings where there was absolutely nothing to talk about in terms of riches at our house. My parents were very poor,” Kgoboko emphasised.  Kgoboko is the...

Ryder Gabathuse | 21 December 2018

Has Mma-V played into Masisi's hands?

This is a question asked by many as they come to terms with the unfolding saga that saw Masisi sacking senior legislator Venson-Moitoi who was also a senior Cabinet minister in the Masisi-led Cabinet. The sacking of Venson-Moitoi, affectionately...

Lebogang Mosikare | 21 December 2018

Many to fall under Masisi's axe

The party secretary general, Mpho Balopi confirmed this in an interview yesterday.  On several occasions, the BDP president, Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned members to desist from attacking party leaders publicly and to abide by the code of...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 December 2018

It's game on

Venson-Moitoi, formerly Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has bravely ended recent speculation of former president Ian Khama-led group wanting to challenge Masisi, which has been building up within the Botswana Democratic Party...

Ryder Gabathuse | 21 December 2018

King Monada's Idibala has Biblical resonance

The track’s proper title ‘s Malwedhe. Aged 25, King Monada’s real name is Steven Khutso Kgatla and his nickname  is Monadaros. I join those who predict that there will be a few black parties without this song during the...

Phillip Segadika 21 December 2018

Car of the Year: MaoFit, Fifizola!

Stop what you’re doing. Now log onto your Facebook. Search for “Honda Fit,” or MaoFit, or Fifi, Fifizola or even Ngwanawatshwenya. Before you are dozens of videos of a small hatchback called a Honda Fit, performing all manner of...

Ookeditse Malesela 21 December 2018

2018: The year that forced Khama to learn to Tweet

The year 2018 gave former president Ian Khama a serious culture shock. All his adult life, he has been a ‘Morena’ – a highly revered Setswana title meaning ‘Lord’, used to express utmost respect for a man with power. In...

Thalefang Charles | 21 December 2018

Top WTH moments of 2018

Sex doll frenzy! The first clue that 2018 would be a crazy year, came early in January when social media exploded with rumours that unnamed wealthy elites had imported expensive, state of the art, lifelike sex dolls. The fairer sex’ days of...

Mbongeni Mguni | 21 December 2018

Inside how Fong Kong dealers deny govt of millions through tax evasion

They are used for personal travels, public transport, as well as in business. One would expect that as these cars increase on the roads, the country would get more money from business taxes. However, Mmegi investigations have revealed that even...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 21 December 2018