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During her visit, the First Lady received a presentation about QF, outlining its mission and achievements in education, research and innovation, and community development. She was also given a balcony tour at QF Headquarters, which overlooks Hamad...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

First Lady Visits Qatar Foundation

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

First Lady Visits Qatar Foundation

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

UB library hosts international conference

The theme of the conference is ‘Information and Knowledge Management Towards the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals and the Knowledge Based Economy’. “Of late, a Sustainable Development and a Knowledge-Based Economy...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Botswana Economy

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Murder accused assaults prosecutor

Gaboratanelwe Sejaka pleaded guilty to the offence of assaulting an officer of the court while in due execution of his duties. Sejaka assaulted crack prosecutor Gasemotho Pitlagano at Area L Magistrate Court on April 12, 2019. Sejaka...

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Postmortem results confirm Mulaladzis homicide

Dr Shatani Mugoma, a forensic pathologist who conducted Mulaladzi’s post-mortem, presented the results in court. Nthoiwa Maxala, 36, is accused of the alleged shooting of Mulaladzi, who met his death in September 2015. He is...

79801,Goitsemodimo Akanyang,, 16 May 2019

The rich keep getting richer

An authoritative report released on Monday by AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth estimates that total individual wealth jumped 46% in value between 2008 and 2018. The report does not identify individuals, the sectors or businesses they are involved...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Police Officers involved in road accident

The car was involved in a head-on collision with a private one on the A1 road before the driver lost control. The car later over-turned. The accident happened in front of the new Riverview Mall Monday evening. Two passengers of the private car...

47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 16 May 2019

Justice moves to handle pending cases

The decision takes effect on April 15 this year. The cases are a result of the Kgomokhumo initiative undertaken by the Botswana Police Service recently to fight crime. The Magistrates will handle cases from one district to the other at intervals of...

80119,Siyabonga Gaetshajwe,, 16 May 2019

Deaf sports body demands autonomy

The call comes in the wake of BDSF’s struggle to secure funding to compete at the inaugural Africa Deaf Athletics Championship (ADAC) slated for Kenya in September. BDSF is an affiliate of PASSOBO, but now wants autonomy. BDSF president,...

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Tennis boss accused of vote rigging

BTA elections are usually not far from controversy, with intense fighting characterising the 2017 polls, which saw the end of Nelson Amanze’s 17-year rule. Fichani is seeking a second term, but his deputy, Oaitse Thipe has raised his hand...

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Suppliers cry foul over African Games deal

The deal was to supply hospitality kit to Team Botswana that has 144 members; 99 being athletes and 45 officials. Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) did not flight the tender for the hospitality kit. It is alleged that BNSC decided to take...

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Elections: The democratic evil that kept BFA in chains

In 12 months, the Botswana Football Association (BFA) returns to the dreaded polls to elect a new National Executive Committee (NEC). The elections have never been short of drama, dishing as much intrigue as the country’s plebiscite. The stage...

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BFA denies public pressure on kit design

In March, a number of fans criticised the design of the Zebras home kit, manufactured by Umbro. The kit was launched days after BFA unveiled Umbro as a technical sponsor on a three-year deal, replacing local brand, All Kasi. Following the unveiling...

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TK unimpressed with running of sport

Khama said he had made his displeasure known to the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) chief executive officer Falcon Sedimo. “I am not happy with what we do for sport. We need to do things a lot professional than how it is at the...

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Barclays injects P7.2million into BPL

The commercial bank joins Botswana Telecommunications Cooperation (BTC) as the main sponsors for the elite league. However, BTC will remain as the league’s title sponsor as they enter the final of the three-year deal with the Botswana Football...

49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 16 May 2019

Stanbic launches Super 5s BW Championships

The 5s BW Championships, according to Stanbic Bank Super 5s director, Gareth Mathews, are meant to identify a team that will represent Botswana at the World Cup finals to be held in Cape Town, South Africa in November. The competition underwent...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Rollers new stadium not registered for CAF

The club last month said the 10,000-capacity venue in Tlokweng will be used for continental and league matches in the upcoming season. However, the National Stadium was announced as the ground to host the CAF Champions League preliminary round second...

49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 16 May 2019

BNSC, Scania in legal tussle over 'faulty' P3m bus

The bus was bought in May 2016 but did not last long on the road and was returned to the dealer in 2017. According to information reaching this publication, the bus was bought for around P3 million but had to be returned due to faults. It...

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Kaybee finally declared gospel queen

After being nominated four times in the past three years, Kaybee did not throw in the towel, but kept fighting until she finally claimed the coveted prize. She told Arts & Culture this week that in the past few years she has been nominated...

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Mascom Live Sessions freshen up

This time around the event features South African Kwaito musician, Thebe Mogane, otherwise known just as Thebe in the music industry. The session, dubbed ‘The Jive Edition’ is set to thrill revellers, with DJs Robbie Rob, Mr O and Boogie...

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Music Icon Show to host cast

The founder of Micon, Frank Lyn who is also a local gospel music artist told Arts & Culture that they would give contestants a chance to promote themselves. “They are going to perform and afterwards we will interview...

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Kiddies fest to foster parental bonds

The event coordinator, Michael Sekaba, told Arts & Culture that they wanted to strengthen the bond between children and their parents. This, after realising that in most cases, parents had a tendency of forgetting about their children when going...

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Morokotsos robotics dreams ignite through Kajumo

Having developed an enduring love for robots at a tender age, Morokotso decided to follow his heart, in the process turning his dream into reality. Botswana’s first robot statue maker’s passion to design and build robots was inspired by...

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Miss Botswana Fashion Show this Saturday

This year’s line-up is made up of mostly young designers in the likes of Designer Boka Creations, Lelo’s Blessed Hands, Truebelle Designs, Ne’Lee Hirsch, Versatile Creations, Lt Peculisr Couture, Tony, Funky Resy, Kanyo M, Fierce...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Old Palapye Museum concept bags global award

These are the inspiring words of Beullah Serema, a young Motswana architect who has just won a global design award for her impressive restoration works on the Old Palapye Church ruins. Serema, who hails from Palapye but currently studying in Japan,...

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A rejoinder to Joubert: Whose tourism is it anyways?

Clearly, we still have much to learn if we are to catch up with the rest of the world in getting tourism to average a contribution of 30% to our gross domestic product (GDP). It was also interesting to learn that 80% of annual trips for tourism to...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

A woman at the frontline of conservation

Blessed with some of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth, Botswana is amongst the top safari destinations in Africa. It is not surprising therefore that Oratile Beula developed a passion for the country’s fauna and flora at a young...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Down to the wire at Choppies, as cash crisis builds

Apart from a handful of insiders, no one has details on Choppies’ financial situation. The pan-African grocer’s books have been unopened for scrutiny since last year when the group posted its results for the half year ended December...

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Debswana MD, Albert Milton passes away

Milton became unwell while in Johannesburg yesterday and was admitted to hospital where he passed on earlier this morning. He had been appointed as Managing Director for Debswana in December 2018, having joined Debswana in 1992 and holding various...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

BSEL mulls relaxed access for SMME platform

Since the introduction of the Tshipidi board earlier this year, the national bourse has been debating how the targeted companies can overcome the challenges associated with listing. While the stock exchange is seen as an ideal vehicle for mobilising...

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Banks to keep customers information for 20 years

Addressing the bank’s customers in Francistown on Tuesday, Setlhare told FNBB customers of this change during a fraud symposium. The legal and risk manager said that in the past years, banks were obliged to keep their customers’...

49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 16 May 2019

Dreaded tax law on interest relaxed

The proposed amendment, published through Income Tax Amendment Bill 2019, comes after rigorous lobbying by business for the amendment of the recently introduced thin capitalisation law which was enacted on December 31, 2018. The effect of the...

475,Correspondent,, 16 May 2019

BSB seeks P1bn in debt programme

Typically, issuers use note programmes to float bonds of smaller denominations to the market at regular intervals determined by the issuers’ funding needs. At present, the only state-owned entities with outstanding bonds on the local...

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Choppies troubles reach tipping point

This, while the eagerly awaited forensic and legal reports laid more damning allegations against directors for the hole the group finds itself in. In addition, former president, Festus Mogae, who has chaired the pan-African group since 2008, also...

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Is populism surging into Botswana politics?

The likes of India’s Narendra Modi, Indonesia’s Joko Widodo, the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte, US’ Donald Trump, Brazil’s Bolsonaro and now the UK’s Boris Johnson. How can responsible African leaders take the...

53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 16 May 2019

TAWU, BOGOWU call for transparency in draft pay policy

In their joint input document to the Draft Botswana Public Service Remuneration Policy of 2019, the trade unions have raised concern relating to the exclusion of the disciplined forces namely the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), Botswana Police Service...

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Botswana can be the regional medical hub

Pepeta was speaking at the recent Kalafhi Pemano seminar during the just-ended Global Expo Botswana. Medical tourism refers to people travelling abroad to obtain medical treatment, primarily because it is cheaper there. It is driven by affordability...

399,Staff Writer,, 16 May 2019

Mookane farmers donate to school

The donations were handed to the outgoing Member of Parliament for Mahalapye East and Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Botlogile Tshireletso who in turn passed them to the school head at the village kgotla. Tshireletso was...

82247,Archie Mokoka,, 16 May 2019

Tshireletso hangs political stilettos

More than a year ago, the Mahalapye-East Member of Parliament (MP) and former Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Women’s wing chairperson announced that she would bring to the end a stellar 40-year old political career this August. The Mahalapye...

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Upgrading Magapatona will cause anarchy - state

This emerged at the High Court this week when 341 applicants led by Edward Moabi prayed with the court to declare Magapatona a stand-alone village and not a ward in Tutume contrary to popular belief. The applicants also want the position of their...

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Fuel dealers warned against petroleum smuggling

Presenting on how to handle petroleum products, Venjonoka said illegal smuggling of petroleum products has become a common occurrence around the country. He said that the problem is prevalent largely in border towns because of the clashing fuel...

49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 16 May 2019

President to sign 109 bills into laws

Acting Speaker of the National Assembly Kagiso Molatlhegi told members of the media Wednesday that although the House had challenges in conducting its business, the session was very productive. “Even though our Parliament had challenges because...

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A peep into the BPF manifesto

FRANCISTOWN: After determining the constituencies to contest in, the BPF’s focus now is to put the final nails to its manifesto, which will officially be launched on September 7 at the old stadium in Francistown. The party’s top...

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Water project causes headache for Mzwinila

While he is fully aware that his request means there is no funding for the emergency project, Mzwinila also knows quite well that there is no Plan B or C. Not out of the laziness to think; but the more he counts all the water projects’ options...

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BPF sets out its agenda

FRANCISTOWN: Perhaps, in anticipation of the over-stretching resources required in politics, especially in an elections year, the BPF has for now chosen to concentrate its efforts only in 18 constituencies; majority of which are in the Central...

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DTEF playing with a powder keg

The class boycotts are mainly over issues such as delayed processing and crediting of allowances by Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF), accommodation and sponsorship extensions. Quite regrettably, the feud between the students and...

450,Mmegi Editor,, 16 May 2019

Rebel with a cause

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Evil cooks good pasta -The construction mafia and corrupt politicians seized our Parliament

The man even cooked him a hearty meal. He makes the point that evil doesn’t have a unique face and often presents itself in very good ways. After the culinary treat at the hands of this heartless murderer, he had to accept one fact...

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