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Kazungula Bridge to open business opportunities
Speaking during the grand opening of Sefalana Shopper at Kazungula over the weekend, Sefalana Group managing director Chandra Chauhan said that he was optimistic that the bridge would bring more customers from Zambia.  “The bridge will...
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Central District
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Match-fixing claims as Zebras reach COSAFA semis
The final Group B match was played at the Nelson Mandela Bay as both teams bagged the result that ensured both advance to the semi-finals, with the Mares getting the spot as the best runners up. The two teams will meet again on Thursday afternoon...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 07 May 2019
Bail outrages public
He was speaking during the Bail Pitso, which held recently by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at Thapama hotel.  The two-day Pitso was held under the theme” Bail: Grant or Deny”.  When giving the keynote address...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 07 May 2019
Gaolathe gets High Court nod
Gaolathe, who is AP’s parliamentary candidate for Gaborone Bonnington South constituency in the 2019 general elections, is engaged in a legal battle in which one Tshenolo Palai is objecting to the politician’s registration for...
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Crime worries Kazungula chief
In a wide-ranging interview with Mmegi on the sidelines of the opening of Sefalana Shopper store in Kazungula recently, Kgosi Mokwena Balemogeng of Kazungula said that cases of assault and related offences were rife.  Although he could not...
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BURS
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Gang of pickpockets hit Gabs
The criminals are usually unemployed young men from the surrounding villages of Mogoditshane, Mmopane, Ramotswa, Molepolole, Tlokweng to mention a few. Many of the pickpockets, according to the police depend on theft for survival.  In an...
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Sekgororoane reappointed BTO CEO
Press release from the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Thato Raphaka made the announcement today.  “Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism would...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
Happy Teachers Day!
The teachers through their trade unions fought gallantly for this day to be introduced. The government ultimately gave in and in 1996; the national teachers’ day was introduced. It was first celebrated on the first Thursday of June every year....
475,Correspondent,, 07 May 2019
BSA urged to close gaps
Maforaga, who is also Rail Giants coach, said there is still room for the club administration to improve. “BSA administration needs to seriously introspect because they seem to regress. The maintenance of the National Diamond is poor,” he...
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Towering Cheludo tipped to shine
Undoubtedly talented, David is still an unpolished gem. At the time she was just 19-years-old and had been involved in the sport for just two years after quitting basketball. Today, David leaves for a three-month trial with Netball South Australia...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 07 May 2019
Volleyball qualifiers: Women through, men stumble
Botswana women comprehensively beat their hosts 3-0 in the final of the Zone 6 qualifiers on Wednesday to secure progress to the African Games, which Morocco hosts from August 19 to 31, 2019. Botswana won the first set 25-13, before a closely...
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Ba Isago to host 39th BNSC awards
The country’s biggest sports awards have never been short of controversy, particularly last year, when badminton umpire Emmanuel Kgaboetsile won the Sportsperson of the Year accolade. He became the first person to win it other than an athlete...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 07 May 2019
The Mpote conundrum
History-making coach, Stan Tshosane was not the fan favourite when he was appointed in 2008. There was still the sweet aftertaste left by the hugely popular Jelusic Veselin, for Tshosane to contend with. His first days in charge failed to ignite...
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BFA faces Mpote headache
The association advertised the post and is looking to appoint an expatriate, with Mpote remaining in the technical team as assistant to the new man. However, since his appointment, Mpote has done exceedingly well, guiding the Zebras to four...
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Chiefs postpone critical AGM
The two camps that have been battling for the control of the club, are engaged in discussions to try and finally bring an end to the deadlock. The stalemate has largely been blamed on the club’s relegation to the First Division. After numerous...
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Galaxy dominates BTC nominations
In the player of the season category, Rollers’ top goal scorer, Joel Mogorosi will battle it out with Galaxy duo, Thero Setsile and Ezekiel Morake. Mogorosi scored some crucial goals for his club and helped them win the league for the fourth...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
Local riders broke ahead of Mantshwabisi
The event popularly known as Mantshwabisi, forms part of the Botswana Motor Sport’s (BMS) fourth and fifth rounds. For the first time since 1991, the South African National Cross Country Series (SACCS) will not host its third and fourth rounds...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 07 May 2019
Zebras go trophy hunting
Inside the stadium, Botswana’s interim coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote and the Zebras will look to create a piece of history. The Zebras have ventured deep into KwaZulu Natal on a trophy-hunting mission, looking to land their...
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Spending our way into a crisis
The analysis, made as part of the analytical section of the Bank’s 2018 Annual Report, was laid before a full session of Cabinet led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi recently. And according to the central bank governor, Moses Pelaelo, the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 07 May 2019
A re kgaoganye
Ba tswelele ba re, ka ngwao ke boswa, e tshwanetse go babalelwa, ya somarelwa, gore e tle e fitlhelwe le ke dikokomane tse di tlang. Bangwe ba re, ka ke eo e lebega e nyelela, re tshwanetse ra leka ka thata go e tsosolosa. Jalo he, malatsi ano, re a...
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Carter Morupisi: An agent of abject failure
The Worldwide Rally Against Trophy Hunting (WRATH) engineered a watermelon of marchers to coincide with President Masisi’s May 31, 2019 address at the Jewellers Circular Keystone in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lifting of the hunting ban has seen...
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Yes, botswana is a secular state; so what?
So called false pastors were, according to them, ripping off the public and it was government’s duty to ensure that the gullible were protected. Before then, the Registrar had been kaçak iddaa instructed not to register churches in an...
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Silence descends on venue for CITES meeting
Why the delay? Why is the meeting being held hostage to safety considerations in Sri Lanka?  If terrorism is still a potential threat there, why not shift the meeting to the facilities in Geneva already well prepared to host UN agencies? Worse,...
475,Correspondent,, 07 May 2019
The audacity of Ian Khamas privilege
Former president, Ian Khama will perhaps go down in Botswana’s modern history as one of the most polarising political figures. No one will agree on what exactly his presidential legacy is. His presidential term was contentious, problematic,...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 07 May 2019
Whats eating Letshego?
Letshego’s numbers belie the apparent strife that has gripped top management at the pan-African consumer lender in the past year. With a presence in 11 African states ranging from eSwatini to Kenya and the tough-to-crack Nigerian market,...
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Batswana could get 35% share in BMC privatization
The Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA), which is leading the process, is expected to make the recommendation to government when options for the final structure for privatisation are unveiled at the end of...
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How tasty is a 'steak' in BMC for investors?
Further taking the shine off the BMC’s coat is the fact that government’s meat industry liberalisation strategy means more competitors coming up directly against the Commission. These new players will have an equal footing with BMC,...
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State agencies pushing a political agenda?
According to highly placed sources within the intelligence community, the main target in this campaign include former Director General of the DIS Isaac Kgosi and those close to former president Ian Khama. The new DIS Director General Peter Magosi...
475,Correspondent,, 07 May 2019
CMB did not inflate Mascom stock - Okaile
The accusations come in the wake of an attempt to sell part of Econet shares at Mascom to BPOPF.  In his counter argument, CMB managing director,  Rapula Okaile produced what he  claims to be the only correspondence shared with the...
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Botswanas education system: living testimony of boiling frog syndrome?
We are certain that the 21st century competencies, knowledge dynamics, globalisation and technological innovations are key driving forces in the current and future developments of every nation. A brief chronological perspectives of the creative and...
475,Correspondent,, 07 May 2019
FCC fails Vision 2022
In 2014, the FCC launched Vision 2022, which was mandated to turn Francistown into an investment hub. Moreover, through the plan, the city envisioned that by the year 2022, Francistown would boast a private sector-led economy, vigorous industrial...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,,81106,Esnath Samuel,, 07 May 2019
Jwaneng Technical College re-opens
This comes after Ramokoka called on the school to be closed immediately yesterday after a failed meeting with the students’ body ending up in chaos. In an interview the college’s Students Representative Council (SRC) minister of...
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Mogweras hearing set for July
Mogwera was purportedly suspended as BOPEU president by the union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) at a meeting held on April 27, at Regent Hotel in Gaborone, with the union’s first deputy president Olefile Monakwe taking over the...
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Court strikes off more trafficked voters
Ntheetsang is a former Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillor for Kanana ward in the Francistown West constituency. He defected from the BDP before the 2014 general elections after he was defeated during the party’s primary elections and...
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BDP council candidate wins electoral court case
This would have meant that he would have been disqualified from contesting for elections billed for October. Her competitor, Tefo Seetso approached the Lobatse Magistrate’s Court challenging Baile’s eligibility as a voter in Woodhall...
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Maele journeys anew into opposition politics
But, against all odds, the villagers have vowed to stick with their Member of Parliament (MP) as he starts a new journey into politics of opposition. It was, however, Lesenepole councillor, Mmabesi Olopile who raised people’s emotions with her...
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DIS, FIA after Bushiris insurance firm
It is alleged that FIA has uncovered traces of suspicious transactions bordering on money laundering by the Joseph Family Assurance and alerted the DIS. The Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECG) saw peace elude it two years ago when factions...
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NPF defence team pushes for acquittal
The attorneys, Kgosietsile Ngakaagae and Unoda Mack, have accused the State of playing hide-and-seek to avoid the accused persons entering their pleas. They are representing amongst others, the Kebonang twin brothers, former minister Sadique and...
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State derecognises magistrate
Asked by the trial magistrate, Masilo Mathaka why the State had not complied with the court order, the State argued that it did not recognise the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court and that the application to have the charges quashed should...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
Residents, AG quarrel ignites storm in teacup
The 341 applicants led by Edward Moabi are praying with the High Court to declare Magapatona a standalone village and not a ward in Tutume contrary to popular belief. They also want their Kgosi elevated to the position of headman of records. One of...
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Africa needs stronger value proposal for investors
Briefing the media here recently, Alexander Forbes CEO (Emerging Markets), Bonga Mokoena said achieving this would require a compelling plan, which would also incorporate national sovereignties. “This is where political will to recognise that...
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Wilderness hands parting P39m gift to investors
After nine years on the exchange, the tourism giant is due to delist later this month after the majority of shareholders approved a takeover bid led by CEO, Keith Vincent and backed by fund managers.  Wilderness, which is active in markets as...
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Trump is slowing US economic growth
CAMBRIDGE: For some time, the four horsemen of US macroeconomic policymaking have been taxation, regulation, trade, and infrastructure. Having studied the first in detail, I have found tax cuts to be a positive contributor to economic growth. Though...
475,Correspondent,, 07 May 2019
Lucara weighs options over 1,758-carat wonder
Two years ago the Canadian outfit sold its world-breaking tennis ball-sized Lesedi La Rona diamond to British Jeweller Graff Diamonds for $53 million.  The 1,109 carat uncut stone dug up at Karowe in Boteti sub district, had been expected to...
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Two-horse race tightens for 100MW CBM project
Preferential status means government has now moved to finalise negotiations with the two bidders, which will lead to the hammering out of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and spades in the ground. Although many factors will be considered, one major...
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NOW!TV makes way to DStv in Botswana
A channel playing primarily youthful content across a variety of genres, NOW!TV is mandated to provide entertainment, empower the youth of Botswana and grow the local film and television industry. NOW!TV joins the rest of the DStv channel offerings...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
Poets win big with BTC Foundation sponsorship
With the funds Black African Poets is expected to host an annual BTC Foundation Poetry Festival. Monthly Poetry Nights will augment the Poetry festival throughout the country. “We are very delighted and fortunate to be awarded this...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
Modville Fitness gears up for Jwaneng Bush Walk
The day-long activities will include among others aerobics, 5-aside soccer, mini bootcamp, 10km bushwalk in Modipane historic sites, and fitness challenge and fun games for children. The organisers are also using the wellness day as a build up to...
399,Staff Writer,, 07 May 2019
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