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Inside Page this week: SOTS or African Attire; Batswana spoilt for choice
Kebone Laetsang 01 March 2019
Inside Page this week: 'We'll weed out the monkeys guarding bananas'
Kebone Laetsang 01 March 2019
Back Page this week: Mokgwathi recommended for BNSC post
Kebone Laetsang 01 March 2019
Front Page this week: Morupisi wrecks DIS Fortuner
Kebone Laetsang 01 March 2019
Are our leaders stoking the tribal flames?
Selefu 01 March 2019
Masisi, Khama should bury the hatchet
The stand-off, rightly or wrong, forced the President to let the cat out of the bag on the matter in the last two paragraphs of his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) last November. “Batswana are all aware that the transition from the...
Mmegi Editor
| 01 March 2019
SOTS or African Attire; Batswana spoilt for choice
Both events are already making waves and last minute event goers have a tough time deciding where to head to this busy month-end weekend. Compared to their counterparts, SOTS is already a known brand and the organisers Bana Ba Mmala Trust (BBMT) are...
Staff Writer 01 March 2019
BAA to spend P600, 000 on new secretariat
BAA president, Thari Mooketsi said at the beginning of the year, they wrote to the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) informing them of the developments. He said the funds are needed to buy furniture and other fittings. Mooketsi added that...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 01 March 2019
Botswana fails to field girls' team in Africa tourney
The tournament draws 13 countries from the continent, but Botswana will be without representatives in the girls’ section. Instead five boys, Agang Diraditsile, Lemogang Masalila, Philip Collop, Leruri Lemogang and Lerako ‘Bigboy’...
Kebone Laetsang 01 March 2019
Rugby Africa boss accused of favouring Francophone states
Sigombe stood and lost against Bougja in 2011. “We started off well in 2002 when we rapidly absorbed in many unions and started two tier tournaments. Remember, before that there was only one tournament. South Africa Under 23, Zimbabwe,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 01 March 2019
Karate referees cry foul
Some of the referees have boycotted some karate competitions, forcing BOKA to rope in inexperienced, young referees who also do not have the relevant qualifications. One of the aggrieved officials, Karabo Motsamai told Mmegi Sport that their welfare...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 01 March 2019
Rollers charged after Top 8 fracas
The match was characterised by confusion and scuffles over the interpretation of the competition’s rules with regard to the application of the away goal. With Rollers almost heading to the tunnel thinking they had advanced to their second...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 01 March 2019
Butler keen on Zebras return
Butler was in charge of the Zebras between February 2014 and June 2017, and left to join South African side, Platinum Stars. With the search for a new coach expected to gather pace in the coming weeks, Butler has already sent his resume to the...
Mqondisi Dube
| 01 March 2019
Teams feel betrayed over failed Baboneng deal
Botswana Football Association (BFA) chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo told the media last week in Gaborone that the deal was off. The teams say they feel betrayed that the BFA had not made formal communication regarding the new...
Koketso Kgoboge 01 March 2019
Eyes at the bottom as race enters final stretch
At the top The defending champions, Township Rollers are on the verge of winning their fourth consecutive league honours, which will stretch their title haul to 16. Popa are four points ahead of Jwaneng Galaxy while third-placed, Police XI are a...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 01 March 2019
Mascom Top 8 attendance down 26%
It is anticipated that the latter stages of the tournament would draw huge crowds. However, this season, there was a drop in attendance. Township Rollers and Gaborone United (GU), amongst the best supported sides, failed to attract significant...
Chakalisa Dube
| 01 March 2019
Players' average salary remains at P2,000
Half of the players who participated in the research, said they earn less than P2, 000 per month with substandard medical covers. Speaking to Mmegi Sport this week, FUB secretary general, Kgosana Masaseng said the survey was an eye opener, but...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 01 March 2019
Mokgwathi recommended for BNSC post
But the decision is subject to vetting or further interrogation by the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tshekedi Khama who has said he wants an individual who is not tainted by sports politics. Mokgwathi was seen as the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 01 March 2019
A hunter responds to Joubert
It might also come to the aid of many species that are dwindling in Botswana due to massive elephant pressure on habitat in a country that does not exactly boast vast tracts of suitable elephant habitat. l ‘The opening up of the largely...
Correspondent 01 March 2019
Botswana has found her voice about elephants - but will we listen?
Among their recommendations, they suggest that the hunting ban be lifted, efforts are taken to confine elephants to the protected areas and/or reduce the population through culling, and that the government should focus on reducing human-elephant...
Correspondent 01 March 2019
Chase's research permit revoked
Government has denied Dr Chase an extension of a research permit, Mmegi has learnt. The government turned down his permit extension request in a letter from the Ministry and signed by Raphaka, dated December 17, 2018. Chase shot to controversy last...
Thalefang Charles
| 01 March 2019
Upholding democracy, human rights and conservation
Whilst not always perfect, a culture of civil and political rights upheld by an independent judiciary prevailed and citizens were consulted, through Parliament, on policy. Likewise the right of all people to earn a livelihood from sustainable use of...
Correspondent 01 March 2019
Botho University hosts industry talk shop
Vice chancellor Sheela Raja Ram said in her welcome remarks that there is a chain of blame as the industry complains that graduates are not job-ready and universities say students that come for first-year are highly under-prepared. “We...
Correspondent 01 March 2019
Lefoko leo ga le yo
Go a bo go lebilwe le tsotlhe tse di dirafalang mo lefatsheng mme ka tsela nngwe, di ama botshelo jwa rona; dingwe di ka bo dira monate, tse dingwe tsa bo dira bosula. E re fa go dirafala tse di monate thata, tse di itumedisang, go twe botshelo bo...
Sebofo Motshwane 01 March 2019
The road to Kang may be a dead end!
The depth of visceral hatred enveloping the once mighty BDP is as palpable as the date of the epic battle between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and challenger Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi. The war of attrition pits a buoyed CAVA faction – which...
Thabo Masalila 01 March 2019
Resurrecting the dead, profiting from the pulpit - time to revamp regulation around churches
Prior to this incident, some followers were sprayed with Doom, others were made to eat rats, snakes and at one point one of the charlatans claimed to have gone to heaven and met Jesus. I saw a clip of another one claiming to be talking to God on a...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 01 March 2019
Khama bemoans Masisi, Morupisi 'abuse'
Khama told throngs of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) diehards at the Lady Khama Hall recently that Morupisi, who has worked under him, has become a stooge and a lapdog of the current regime as he has become so vicious against him. “I know...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 01 March 2019
Khama says 'Masisi driving country to Rwanda'
A charged up Khama said such sentiments had at no time surfaced during the tenure of the former presidents, and it has never been a concern under his leadership hence the peace that prevailed. He said the concerns are alarming and cannot be...
Koketso Kgoboge 01 March 2019
Bill to repel EVMs to be tabled in Parley
The Act was passed by Parliament in 2016 during former president Ian Khama’s reign, but has not been brought into operation. It introduced changes like electronic voting, abolition of supplementary registration, increased nomination fees and...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 01 March 2019
BDP elder decries party leadership decision
Mojakgomo, a retired senior police officer, said the senior party leaders amongst others included Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, secretary general Mpho Balopi and Serowe region chairperson, Keneilwe Monageng. He told a partisan crowd that had...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 01 March 2019
Cllrs urge gov't to resuscitate NGOs
This was said by councillors in Francistown who added that they are seeing serious regress in the fight against the epidemic in the country. The councillors made the remarks during a full council meeting following a presentation on the upcoming...
Chakalisa Dube
| 01 March 2019
Angolan peace 'threat' to Okavango Delta
Ramoeli was speaking in Maun, during the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between OKACOM and Botswana Wild Bird Trust on Tuesday. “The increasing urbanisation at the catchment of the Okavango River basin in (southeast)...
Thalefang Charles
| 01 March 2019
BURS optimises revenue collection
However, Matambo pointed out that collection of revenue had been under performing for the 10-month period from April 2018 to January 2019, showing an overall under performance of 11% as a result of Income Tax and Vat failing to meet...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 01 March 2019
Seretse collects clothes under DCEC, BURS watch
Seretse has not been able to access the property after it was put under judicial restraint a few weeks ago. However, by yesterday the man involved in National Petrolium Fund (NPF) scandal and his lawyer, Kgosiitsile Ngakaagae were allegedly told to...
Mpho Mokwape
| 01 March 2019
Keorapetse doubts Masisi on corruption busting
Responding to the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kenneth Matambo’s Committee of Supply Speech for both Recurrent and Economic Development yesterday, Keorapetse explained that as opposition they did not believe President Masisi...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 01 March 2019
Deal reached in Pula Steel legal hurdle
Pula Steel, which was the country’s pioneering steel plant, was built at a cost of P130 million in 2015 and entered liquidation in October 2017 having operated in fits and starts due to financial and technical challenges, including shortage of...
Mpho Mokwape
| 01 March 2019
Bamalete Lutheran in crisis as P16m goes missing
Government gives the hospital a grant of more than P14 million every year. This week, Mmegi learnt that once the pride of Balete and a magnet for patients from all over Greater Gaborone, Bamalete Lutheran Hospital (BLH) is a shadow of its former...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 01 March 2019
Zambezi Motors unveils homegrown mobile clinics
Established in the early 1980s, Zambezi Corporation specialises in automobile retail, parts, service on a dealership basis, as well as water supply and treatment. The citizen-owned group is also active in the hospitality industry, with a hotel,...
Ludo Kwapa 01 March 2019
Bid to reopen BMC abattoir fails
The Francistown BMC facility was closed early last year, as it was not viable to operate. Although it has the capacity to slaughter 380 cattle per day, the abattoir was reportedly dismally failing to reach its target. In some instances the facility...
Chakalisa Dube
| 01 March 2019
Khoemacau confident of side-stepping Boseto 'curse'
The enduring memory of Boseto’s three year presence in north-western Botswana will be that of the 422 workers who were summarily dismissed and loaded onto buses under riot police guard at 0230hrs, as the long-suffering mine finally breathed its...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 01 March 2019
Money laundering listing worries Business Botswana
FATF, a global anti-money laundering organisation founded by the world’s richest countries, placed Botswana on its list last October, while the European Union added Botswana to its money laundering black list earlier this month, on...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 01 March 2019
The Poetic Beauty shares experiences on mental disorder
She started writing in junior school and this latest offering features many poems, the first of which was written in 2011. Thokwane told Arts & Culture that she was inspired to write the book by the therapy she experiences daily with...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 01 March 2019
Kgomotso's artwork inspired by his thoughts
Kgomotso said whenever he wants to start an artwork he thinks hard about it. Then he has an imagination of how he really wants it to look like upon completion. The 22-year-old artist revealed that he plans to be more advanced with sophisticated...
Oleosi Kgosi 01 March 2019
Ex-Mr Gabs combines beauty with music
The 23-year-old from Mabutsane in the Kgalagadi District told Arts & Culture that he loves art and described music as his passion. He is also involved in modelling, acting and sports. “I started singing when I was very young. I was only...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 01 March 2019
When TV picks partners for Batswana
Let’s be clear, it’s not everyone who is fortunate enough to find love on their own and some have even resorted to dating websites like Tagged, Badoo and Zopia for help. While some have given up, others still believe that their lifetime...
Ame Motimane 01 March 2019
Dalai Lama puts Khama, gov't on collision course
The Dalai Lama fled into exile in India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Expressing his frustrations on Wednesday evening which was also his 66th birthday, Khama said Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 01 March 2019
Morupisi wrecks DIS Fortuner
The accident happened on February 2, 2019 and the police are investigating him for reckless driving. Although details are sketchy as to how the accident happened, Mmegi has learnt that Morupisi was alone in the car. It is said that both the PSP and...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 01 March 2019
'We'll weed out the monkeys guarding bananas'
In unusually frank remarks that come as the country reels from its recent placement on a European Union blacklist for money laundering, Pelaelo said part of the problem was that “bad apples” were moving from one place to the other within...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 01 March 2019
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