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Inside Page this week: Vote Sekwati: Miss Teen Universe

Calistus Kolantsho 29 March 2019

Inside Page this week: MYSC in drive to commercialise arts and culture

Calistus Kolantsho 29 March 2019

Inside Page this week: BDC imjects P41m to keep Lobatse Clay Works afloat

Calistus Kolantsho 29 March 2019

Back Page this week: TK talks tough on BFA

Calistus Kolantsho 29 March 2019

Front Page this week: We feel neglected - DIS agents

Calistus Kolantsho 29 March 2019

I have a man to bat

Selefu 29 March 2019

In defence of the Republic

And, in retrospect, the turmoil was somewhat inevitable. Its intensity was unexpected. The inevitability stems from the constitutional automatic succession clause which, in essence, fosters a situation where the country’s presidency is removed...

Mmegi Editor | 29 March 2019

Should rugby utilise foreign players?

Botswana rugby has failed to hit the expected heights, with morale sapping losses littered across international competitions. But faced with the dire situation, rugby can turn to Option B in its effort to breathe life into The Vultures, the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 29 March 2019

Sebego to stand, attacks Letshwiti

Sebego first announced on his Facebook page that he wants to run, and said Letshwiti must step down, as promised. Yesterday, Sebego told Mmegi Sport that he intends to run, “subject to getting clearance from family”. He said his desire...

Mqondisi Dube | 29 March 2019

TK tackles sport challenges head-on

BNSC funding model to change Khama says he is concerned about the way the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) has been funding certain codes. He reveals that he has made a commitment to move towards supporting codes that deliver. “We...

Calistus Kolantsho | 29 March 2019

GU, Gunners headline FA Cup action

Interestingly, GU had dethroned Gunners when they won the 2012 title, after the Lobatse side had triumphed a year earlier. Phillimon Makwengwe led GU in his first of the two stints at the club; in the 2012 final played at the Lobatse Sports...

Kabelo Boranabi | 29 March 2019

F/town will not be made Zebras home base

Francistown has, just like an enduring marriage, remained faithful to the national team even in trying circumstances. More than 12,000 fans were at the stadium last week Friday to watch the dead rubber between the Zebras and Angola’s Palancas...

Chakalisa Dube | 29 March 2019

TK talks tough on BFA

Speaking to Mmegi Sport in a wide-ranging interview at his office yesterday, Khama said he was concerned with the way the BFA was conducting its business. “One of the issues that concern me is BFA. I am concerned at the politics at BFA. I am...

Mqondisi Dube | 29 March 2019

Lessons on elephant management from Kruger

The Kruger scientists call their new plan: “A Landscape Management Approach” to the so-called elephant management “problem”. At the end of 1994, Kruger’s elephant population stood at 7000; and since that year they have...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

BDP condemns violence against journalists

We have learnt that the journalist was threatened, harassed and his paper’s property was destroyed by a certain UDC activist who also happens to be UDC president, Duma Boko’s confidante. The party has since relayed a message of support to...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

The future of big trees and elephants in the Okavango Delta

Any visitor would think this is paradise and just what the “wildest parts of Africa” should be like! And they would be correct. Except for one basic thing. A large portion of these trees are dead! For many reasons, too many to discuss...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

Go lebetswe lefe?

Banana bone, ka lenaneo la (YDF) Younth Development Fund, ba thusiwe go bula dikgwebo. E re go se na go dirwa jaana, bangwe ba tlhagafale, ba tiise, ba tlhokomele . Fa e le morui, a tlhokomele loruo lwa gagwe, lo hule, lo nwe sentle, a thibele...

Sebofo Motshwane 29 March 2019

Spare us the New Jerusalem vs Cava circus

It is not a political struggle for power based on principles and values. The nakedly egotistical and often tribalistic contest is totally devoid of socio economic relevance to the nation. No Motswana stands to benefit from it in any way. In fact,...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 29 March 2019

Dear Ashford Mamelodi - Once again we're children with no name

Continental governing body CAF lines up Danish Kim Milton Niesen to officiate the much anticipated clash between rivals Morocco and Egypt. Egypt arrived in West Africa on the back of a season to forget. The Pharoahs failed to qualify for the 1998...

Thabo Masalila 29 March 2019

BNF supports ethical journalism

The fabrications date far back to pre-2014 general elections where his family was dragged in under the guise of him being a public figure. Some journalists have sworn and are on record expressing their hatred and disrespect towards Cde Boko and even...

Justin Hunyepa 29 March 2019

Hunting and anti-poaching in Botswana

Putting aside for now the ill-advised and predictably inflammatory statement that there could be some management of the elephant population, including limited culling, let’s consider some facts. During the latest elephant census carried out to...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

Letter to Seretse: Masisi one year

As you could tell things are not very well in your beloved Republic. Ian’s successor, Edison Masisi’s boy by the name Mokgweetsi, is this weekend turning one year in the office. And sir, it has been a rough road for the poor boy. If you...

Thalefang Charles | 29 March 2019

A year of Sisinomics: Is this what the doctor ordered?

It would be fair to say President Mokgweetsi Masisi has put greater deliberate focus in lifting the economy in his first year in office than his predecessors did in theirs, and for a good reason. From the heady heydays of rapid economic expansion...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 March 2019

'Botswana winning HIV/Aids battle under Masisi'

When he assumed office Masisi, vowed to step up the fight to end HIV/AIDS in Botswana.  Then, the President acknowledged that complacency was the reason the country’s efforts to fight the endemic have failed to bear any fruit. “The...

Chakalisa Dube | 29 March 2019

China strengthens fight against wildlife crime

Peng also said China had established a regulatory system based on the Wild Animal Protection Law, the Wild Plant Protection Regulations, and the Regulation on Import and Export of Endangered Species. “Wildlife is a important part of the...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 March 2019

Gov't urged to avoid costly litigations

Several Members of Parliament (MPs) warned during the debate on the supplementary appropriation Bill proposed by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Kenneth Matambo on Wednesday that public funds were wasted to pay unnecessary litigation...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 29 March 2019

Olopeng wants BQA workload reduced

Therefore, the minister for Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Thapelo Olopeng suggested a need to reduce this load. “In some jurisdictions, this mandate is undertaken by different institutions. There is, therefore an urgent...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 29 March 2019

Huawei enhances knowledge transfer in Botswana

The students will travel to China for a two-week ICT training in Huawei’s global headquarter in Shenzhen, China where they will get hands-on experience and exposure to many latest ICT technologies and solutions including Cloud, Big Data, IoT...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

Lights dim in Venson-Moitoi's challenge

The Serowe South legislator has, thus far and to start with, failed to raise delegates from her constituency, only getting backing from Serowe West and others from around the country. While it is expected that Venson-Moitoi will muster 50 delegates...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 29 March 2019

Christ Embassy goes after Superfit over P6m debt

The church and the gym were involved in a legal battle after a sale agreement of a lot between the pair collapsed when the church had already paid P6,865,000. The background of the case, according to the court documents filed on October 18, 2018,...

Mpho Mokwape | 29 March 2019

No love lost as BDP factions meet

As politicians continue to bicker, it’s the BDP that is destined to suffer as factions come face-to-face in the battle for the soul of the party.There seem to be no love lost as the party is currently torn apart with one section faithful to the...

Ryder Gabathuse | 29 March 2019

Ex-Deputy Speaker terms assault charge 'green lie'

This was the booming voice of maverick politician, former Deupty Speaker of Parliament, Pono ‘PPP’ Moatlhodi denying a charge of assault before Chief Magistrate Faith N’Gandu-Dlamini here Thursday. The acerbic Tonota constituency...

Lebogang Mosikare | 29 March 2019

Expelled manual workers trio to sue union

The trio, Molemise Teemane, Nicholas Sekwenyane and secretary general, Maophala Mokgosi have been expelled from the union following their suspension for allegedly bringing the name of the union into disrepute and disrupting meetings held by the...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 29 March 2019

High alert as SA customs downs tools

South African Revenue Service (SARS) workers affiliated to two unions downed tools indefinitely yesterday demanding an 11% salary adjustment. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has also threatened to spread the...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 March 2019

Chobe enterpreneurs urged to think outside agriculture

Shamukuni was giving a keynote address during the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), engagement day recently. The event was intended to review and boost the relationship between CEDA and entrepreneurs in the Chobe district. According...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 29 March 2019

KBL profits expected to nearly double

KBL is Sechaba’s sole investment and the holding company’s results are directly linked to the beverage manufacturer’s own performance. Global beverage giant, Anheuser-Busch InBev holds 40% in KBL and a separate direct stake of...

Pauline Dikuelo | 29 March 2019

How to govern a digitally networked world

WASHINGTON, DC: Governments built the current systems and institutions of international cooperation to address nineteenth- and twentieth-century problems. But in today’s complex and fast-paced digital world, these structures cannot operate at...

Correspondent 29 March 2019

beMOBILE eyes 30% market share through MNP

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL), beMOBILE entered the mobile phone market in 2008, 10 years after Mascom and Orange.  At the last count, beMOBILE had a market share of 16%, compared to...

Ludo Kwapa 29 March 2019

Local model hosts fashion extravaganza

It will later move to Black Restaurant at CBD from 7pm where there will be a red carpet and media interviews, fashion demonstrations by both the local and international fashion designers then later be closed with an after party and socialising. ...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 March 2019

Epic clash looms large at Dladleng, Fora Farm

It will feature Botswana’s own kwasa kwasa heavyweights amongst them Frank Lesokwane and South Africa’s disco queen Patricia Majalisa. Although the music festival has kwasa kwasa and Disco artistes in the line up, it brings together...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 29 March 2019

Congolese showcase culture in Botswana

During the show, they expressed their way of life, dress sense and showcased their staple food. The Congolese take pride in the way they dress therefore the fashion show was organised to appreciate their culture.  “We are a Latin Colony...

Ame Motimane 29 March 2019

Miss Teen International Botswana search nears

The winner will represent Botswana at Miss Teen International in India in December. The organiser of the pageant Michelle Ashley told Arts & Culture that the newly introduced pageant is open to girls between 13 and 18 years of age. “We...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 March 2019

Miss Earth Botswana is back

Smash Deal public relations officer, Osego Maseko told Arts & Culture that the pageantry auditions will commence on March 30, 2019 at Maun Lodge.  The auditions will then go to Cresta Botsalo Lodge in Palapye on April 6 followed by...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 March 2019

MYSC in drive to commercialise arts, culture

Amongst his proposed budget was the development of cultural infrastructure and programmes. Under the development budget, Khama has requested a total amount of P4, 636, 780 that will be used to build amongst others, performance stages and equipment at...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 March 2019

Music industry bids Tops farewell

The goodbye session will be held at Bojanala Waterfront in Gaborone. Tops, who is one of Botswana’s best promoters, has decided to retire from the creative industry and this was announced during a media brief this week. During his whole career...

Ame Motimane 29 March 2019

We feel neglected - DIS agents

The DIS agents complain that it has been 10 years since they last got salary adjustments, pointing out that their counterparts at Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and Botswana Police Services (BPS) have a reason to smile come April.  They are...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 29 March 2019

BDC injects P41m to keep Lobatse Clay Works afloat

Last year the iconic company, which is wholly owned by BDC, halted its operations and failed to pay close to 500 employees’ salaries, after years of financial distress. The 26-year-old firm’s revival plans were shattered after failing to...

Pauline Dikuelo | 29 March 2019

Masisi: A year later

FRANCISTOWN: Upon assuming the reigns of power at the OP, Masisi did the unthinkable when he shortly cracked the whip and fired Isaac Kgosi who was by then the director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS). Masisi left the...

Ryder Gabathuse | 29 March 2019