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Back Page this week: Blazing Start In FA Cup
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
Front Page this week: Gloves Off
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
Peace Deals
Selefu 18 February 2019
Gov't Should Tighten Child Abuse Laws
UNICEF came up with a brilliant campaign ‘Eseng Mo Ngwaneng’, which was launched by First Lady Neo Masisi late last year. The campaign against sexual exploitation and abuse of children, caught fire, as many responsible citizens took a...
Monitor Editor 18 February 2019
Local Rugby Union Escapes Chop
Rugby Africa vice president, Dave Gilbert told Sport Monitor that Botswana was in danger of being suspended since they were non-compliant as per the constitution. “Today’s meeting was important and had to be done because at end of this...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 February 2019
Evolve Nutrition Debuts In Botswana
Mediland Healthcare Distributor has been announced as the country partner for Evolve nutrition.However, the official launch of the product, has been scheduled for March 2. The brand ambassador, Samuel Frauenstein told Sport Monitor that sport...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 February 2019
Forest Maintain Dominance Over Chiefs
The game was played under floodlights at Molepolole Sports Complex. Magoleng have won three of the last six clashes between the two sides and the latest win moves them to 15th position just two points behind Chiefs. The Mankgodi-based side did not...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 February 2019
Orange FA Cup Off To Blazing Start
Notwane and Black Peril sent early warning signs of their intent in the tournament when they smashed five goals each against their opponents. Notwane were away in Tshane and hammered Blue Stars 5-1. Unlike other Premier League sides who will only...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 18 February 2019
Miscellaneous, Gunners In Classic Stalemate
Goals usually define a football match, but the two sides played an exciting goalless encounter of two halves with the visitors dictating terms in the opening stanza and the hosts laying siege in the second. Gunners were all over Miscellaneous from...
Koketso Kgoboge 18 February 2019
Motswana Wins At DStv Eutelsat Star Awards
Tanaka’s entry was written in a confident, concise and factual manner and made for an intriguing, engaging and educational read. Paolo Nespoli, an European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut who chaired the jury of the Awards said it was quite clear...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 February 2019
Outsourcing Leads To 530 Job Losses At BPC
According to BPC’s CEO, Stefan Schwarzfischer the changes were driven by the state-owned power utility’s objective to outsource services to the private sector to increase efficiency particularly roles that were not core business such as...
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
Bana Ba Mmala Trust To Host Cultural Workshop
With the theme this year being, “Kwa re go yang - Re Ipela” BBMT will bring together cultural activists and thought leaders for an interactive engagement around cultural issues with topics that include celebrating dirwe tsa Kgomo,...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 February 2019
Lizibo Charms Lovebirds On Emotionally Charged V-Day
If afro-pop musician lovers were in town, then the hotel was the place to be as Lizibo staged the first one-man three-hour live band show. The event was an African Valentine’s theme filled with celebrating African cuisine, attire and...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 18 February 2019
Bank Gaborone's Graduate Training Scheme Enrolls Ten
The scheme accords graduates, who completed their tertiary education within the last 12 months an opportunity to bolster their theoretical knowledge and practical know-how at the bank. As part of the programme, graduates join the Bank Gaborone...
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
Bank Profits Reach Highest Level Ever
Even without the December statistics, the levels reached by November were comfortably the local banking sector’s best performance in terms of profitability. After 2018, the next best years for local commercial banks was 2013 when profits...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 February 2019
Botswana Open University, A Lifelong Learning Institution
It is becoming clearer that self-driven education may disclose weaknesses that one does not like to acknowledge and at the same time disclose self-strengths. Knowing these, is very essential to all who demand of life more than mediocrity and poverty....
Ignatious Njobvu 18 February 2019
Team Teaching Considered For Swollen Classes
Teacher trade unions have repeatedly preached against the student–teacher ratio that has been increasing gradually over the past years, blaming the deteriorating examination results in the country on it. The unions have always said the...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 February 2019
BEC Withholds RE Results At Three Centres
The Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) results showing a slight improvement of 0.5 percent were released on Friday. Officially announcing the BGCSE results, BEC executive secretary, Professor Brian Mokopakgosi said in a...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 February 2019
'Rra-Selepe' Denied Bail
The 37-year-old Kabelo Chamo allegedly had a problem of controlling his temper, and would use an axe to attack people. Chamo, who has a pending murder case before the Francistown High Court, left the Francistown Magistrate’s Court crestfallen...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 18 February 2019
'Try High Court' Magistrate Tells Bail-Seeking Applicants
It was the fourth time that Modisakgotla Keganeditse, 24, and Moabi Morwalela, 21, who allegedly robbed Grace Keakantse, 70, of a mobile phone worth P249 at her place of residence in Area W, have tried to regain their freedom since their...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 18 February 2019
Cops Napping As Dagga Cargo Reaches Namibia
Various media outlets in Namibia recently reported that a truck carrying 41 bags of dagga was intercepted at Eenhana. According to police regional commander (in the Ohangwena region), Simeon Shindinge, 41 bags each containing 100 parcels of dagga...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 February 2019
The Murder Incident That Broke Relationships
It was Thursday afternoon. The ZCC members silently took their positions in the public gallery with the women decorating the courtroom with their brightly coloured head scarves, or doeks as they are commonly known in Southern...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 18 February 2019
What Does God Say About The Rapist? - Part 3
Yet, these acts can have the most damaging effects on people! So we must speak about them if people are to ever heal and live healthy happy lives. The first article, using mainly the Old Testament, we established that God hates the act of rape. Go...
Ashley Thaba
| 18 February 2019
The Jazz King - Ragtime (Part 3)
Dismay over Sebele’s behaviour was compounded by reports of his freely mixing with ordinary people among Johannesburg’s then emerging black proletariat. Village gossip was animated by stories of his participation in such urban vices of...
Jeff Ramsay
| 18 February 2019
The Cancer That Is The Brown Envelope
A colleague’s fast answer was “you are doing something wrong…” to which, I responded, that “No, you are doing something right”. My argument was that only those opening themselves to be corrupted would be. The...
Pamela Dube
| 18 February 2019
Outrage At 'Lenient' 20-Year Jail Term For Wife Killer
Speaking outside court on Friday after Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe had imposed the sentence, Hanifa’s sister, Trene Esop, said her family still could not believe Youngman was given a 20-year-sentence saying that the term was lenient as...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 18 February 2019
Seretse Fails To Have Full Access To His Assets
Seretse had launched an urgent application seeking stay of restraining order granted pursuant to provisions of Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act (PICA) by the High Court on November 5, 2018 pending appeal to the Court of Appeal (CoA). The...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 February 2019
Teen Rapes 25-Year-Old Woman At Old Naledi
The duo allegedly spent Friday night together with others drinking alcohol at a certain yard in Old Naledi location. Confirming the rape case, Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Counsel Moyo said it was alleged that whilst drinking the woman...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 February 2019
Old Naledi Woman Kills Lover
The Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Counsel Moyo confirmed the murder case. Moyo said the woman was in police custody and helping the police with investigations while the deceased body is at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) mortuary awaiting...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 February 2019
Venson-Moitoi Hits Back At Masisi
She also wants it known that Masisi is not being truthful in claiming that she failed to submit a report on elephants. Mid-last year, a Presidential sub-committee of Cabinet chaired by the then Local Government and Rural Development minister,...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 18 February 2019
Khama Fires Back
Khama denied ever wanting to fire presidential aspirant Pelonomi- Venson Moitoi from Cabinet. Elsewhere in the paper, Masisi is quoted saying that she went to Khama to plead with him not to fire Venson- Moitoi as Minister for Education and Skills...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 18 February 2019
DIS Raid Staff Members Linked To Kgosi
There were simultaneous raids conducted at Kgosi’s residence and some of his close business associates, including DIS staff members. Five agencies; DIS, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Botswana Police Service (BPS),...
Thalefang Charles
| 18 February 2019
Seabelo Bus Driver In Court
Then, two Seabelo Express buses were involved in an accident that claimed the lives near Dibete. One bus was Francistown-bound and another was travelling to Zimbabwe. The Francistown bound bus rammed into the back of the other a few kilometres...
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
Seabelo Express Bus In Flames
The bus was travelling to Francistown from Gaborone. The Police said luckily in this incident all passengers on board managed to get out of the bus together with their luggage. Dibete station commander, superintendent Meshack Ranku said their...
Staff Writer 18 February 2019
YAB Ignites Passion For Art
The event, organised by Young Africa Botswana (YAB), gave everyone in attendance a chance to showcase their art skills in a relaxed environment. The guests were also accorded the opportunity to tap into their artistic side and have a feel of how it...
Ame Motimane 18 February 2019
Masisi Takes The Gloves Off
Then, he labelled the question ‘dikgang tsa dipepere’. Masisi on Saturday came out with guns blazing against Khama and presidential aspirant, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi. Masisi, who was allocated 40 minutes to officially open the Botswana...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 18 February 2019
From Volunteering To Business Owners
The two followed their passion for arts and crafts by volunteering their services at a local landscaping company, which they have now acquired. The duo said in an interview with Monitor Business that they were made to like landscaping by a certain...
Ludo Kwapa 18 February 2019
An Initial Analysis Of The Budget Speech - Outdated Information And The Unemployment Rate
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kenneth Matambo indicated, at paragraph 11 of the speech, as a point of reference, that the current government’s priority is to consolidate development gains for economic transformation. It is...
Lesego Nswahu Nchunga
| 18 February 2019
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