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Talk of Moswaane's reprimand not shocking - Saleshando
Saleshando was speaking at the launch of Francistown East parliamentary candidate for the 2019 general election, Morgan Moseki on Sunday. “I am surprised by those who are saying that President Mokgweetsi Masisi is committed to fighting...
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Mother on the run wanted for daughter's death
She was admitted to Sekgoma Memorial Hospital for months and was only recently released. Following her release from Sekgoma Hospital, she had been regularly receiving medication from Mmashoro Clinic.  The woman had been reportedly cited around...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 20 May 2019
Two BDP Serowe West cllrs resign
One is from Serokolwane and the other is from Dimajwe ward. Councillor for Dimajwe ward, Elijah Masedi said more councillors are still going to resign because there is no peace within the BDP. “We have always been accused of loving the former...
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Maele launches symbol
At a massive rally in Lecheng village Saturday afternoon where he launched his elections symbol as an independent candidate, Maele warned his opponents that they were in for a tough time.  Maele’s symbol is one of the Tswapong hills,...
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Harvey sold on Masisi's youth-empowerment plan
Harvey was speaking to the media specifically after touring the Mass Media Complex facilities on Tuesday morning. The Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man author said the Btv facilities were impressive, but the only problem is that they are...
76058,Cavin Kanoko,, 20 May 2019
Table tennis lands P476,000 sponsorship deal
The P476,080 deal will run from October 1 until September 30, 2023. The deal that was secured through the Indian High Commission in Botswana will benefit BTTA with sporting equipment that includes, surrounds, scoreboards, umpire tables and match and...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 20 May 2019
Poor relations force Radipotsane out
Radipotsane led Wanderers to a historic Premiership promotion last year following successful playoffs. His contract with the club elapsed in May.  The two parties had been negotiating a new deal. Boyo had been drilling the squad since the...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 20 May 2019
BFA issues stern warning to defaulting clubs
BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo addressing the media in Gaborone today, said CAF's Club Licencing requirement will be fully enforced in the new campaign, which kicks off August 31, 2019.  Mfolo said clubs that fail to operate an...
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Back page this week: Teams warn players against festive games
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Christmas Eve puts music promoters on warpath
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Fears spread over Choppies contagion
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Front page this week: MPs block P1.1bn Ntlole budget request
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Good year for Boteti regional chairperson
Notably, Bunu pulled off a three-seasons sponsorship for the women football league in the region worth P735,000. The main sponsors Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines forked out P600,000 and co-sponsor Kanu Equipment complemented with P135,000. Five...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 20 May 2019
Moments that defined 2019
1. Zebras coach appointed The Botswana Football Association (BFA) moved to appoint a substantive coach for the national team, with the Belgian, Adel Amrouche getting the nod. Amrouche took over the reigns in late August, replacing local, David...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Teams warn players against festive games
However, authorities this time around are prepared to take action against players who go against the practice.  Gaborone United (GU) this week instructed its players not to take part in the festive tournaments whilst promising disciplinary...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 20 May 2019
Strikers who gave goalkeepers a nightmare
Moemedi ‘Jomo’ Moatlhaping Thirty goals in a league season remains his highest turn out thus far. His 2011/2012 season ranks him amongst the 30-goal club; a few strikers have reached that feat. He has played for Mochudi Centre Chiefs,...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 20 May 2019
BotswanaPost, MultiChoice partner to provide DStv
The partnership is such that the two provide access to the DStv service through the vast network of Botswana’s oldest post service provider. The development is a result of a strategic partnership between BotswanaPost and MultiChoice Botswana;...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Be innovate, grab the ice shortage business opportunity
The frustration of driving around your home village looking for ice and even going to an extent of going all the way to a nearest village is never an option during this busy time. Everyone needs ice for their cold drinks and even people who will be...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Refreshed Last Camp Out back again
“It is an event that’s started last year at Thokwane Farm. It attracted local people as well as outsiders. It was a success and we felt this year we should make it bigger and better with best entertainers in BW,” the event owner,...
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Vee, Charma Gal to headline at revamped Sefhophe Festival
The three-day event to be hosted in Masimo a Ntswaneng ko Ga MmaJoje is a 100% local artists event. Its main aim is to promote local talent. The festival was set up to provide fun and entertainment to Sefhophe residents and neighbouring areas. In an...
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'Mary's boy child', the all time Christmas special song
The lyrics of the first line of the song, Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord by Boney M was enough to take me back to the time when we would listen to the song on radio during the days building up to Christmas Day.  This is the song that...
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'Mary's boy child', the all time Christmas special song
The lyrics of the first line of the song, Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord by Boney M was enough to take me back to the time when we would listen to the song on radio during the days building up to Christmas Day.  This is the song that...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 20 May 2019
Christmas Eve puts music promoters on warpath
"Are you ready for Cassper Nyovest?" the MC at a music festival shouts as you make your way between the crowd towards the front where you hope to get a clearer glimpse of your favourite artist on stage. Showers sprinkle your head but as you look up,...
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MPs up in arms over P1.1bn supplementary budget
Moving the motion, finance and economic development minister, Thapelo Matsheka said the required funds were unforeseen as government took the decision to award salary increases after the budget process for the 2019/20 financial year. He said the...
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Through the fire, Kgori Capital emerges stronger
At the height of its success, Kgori Capital held assets under management of P6 billion and was living proof that a young, citizen-owned entity could succeed in the local capital market. The now 12-year-old firm boasted some of the finest citizen...
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Fears spread over Choppies contagion
The question is ringing louder in the ears of lenders, suppliers, affiliated businesses in the market and the numerous households which either have or know someone amongst Choppies’ 7,000 or so workforce. The country’s single biggest...
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The rains will fall but Ts and Cs apply
Farmers are a notoriously philosophical lot. In their defence, any activity that involves spending a lot of time watching the sky for rain tends towards one becoming a deep thinker. Farmers know all about the Ts and Cs of life, that few things are...
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Education the African way
Since time immemorial, Africans have possessed massive bodies of knowledge ranging from survival and life skills, food production to conservation. This system of education is called Traditional African Education (TAE). Fafunwa defines TAE as,...
83898,Mmaotho Segotso,, 20 May 2019
Wrestling Botswana back from Khama: A review
Wrestling Botswana Back From Khama is the first book of its kind in Botswana’s publishing history. Released not long before last month’s election, it makes an extended case for voters to reject Ian Khama at the polls. Beyond that, it is...
475,Correspondent,, 20 May 2019
The immorality of saving elephants
Over two-thirds of the world’s African elephant population lives in four southern African countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. By contrast, in the remainder of Africa herd numbers from poaching and population pressures have...
475,Correspondent,, 20 May 2019
Some constitutional, democratic and other lessons of 2019
That wasn’t the most important lesson of the year. As 2019 winds down; it also marks the end of a tumultuous decade. It is worth reflecting and highlighting the ‘pop’ moments that qualify as lessons for the country. The year all...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 20 May 2019
Le lengwe mme le mafoko mabedi
Re utlwa fa dikgaisanyo tseo di ne di rulagantswe ke mokgatlho o bidiwa Kgeleke tsa Ngwao le Meduduetso, e le tsa meduduetso e e farologanyeng. Mongwe wa meduduetso eo, o kaiwa e le wa go isa thupa kwa kgotleng, o mongwe e le wa go gorosa ngwetsi,...
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Chinese extend helping hand to SOS
The pledge was made during the Botswana-China Children’s Christmas Love Day event, which was held at the Tlokweng SOS Children’s Village last Sunday. For the ongoing festive month, the village’s House No. 12, also known as...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
The Road to Damascus
Custom was thrown outside the window.In moments yet to be uncovered, we have become a new being. The 2019 elections were the road to Damascus. On December 12, 2019 the United Kingdom (UK) went to a snap general election to break the Brexit...
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Standard 6 pupil passes PSLE
Nicole decided to sit for the PSLE on the second term of her Standard 6. That is when she was moved to a Standard 7 class and managed to get Grade A after scooping As in all seven subjects. She attended Emmanuel Adventist School in Molepolole. Her...
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Lock up the drunks
It hurts even more when the accident was perfectly avoidable. I have been through some rollover incidents and thankfully I am still here to talk about them.  Many are not. They have lost their lives. Children have been orphaned and families...
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BPOPF caught in double standards?
Fast-forward two years, Investec Asset Management Botswana which manages billions on behalf of BPOPF is in a similar situation but thanks to its foreign ownership it is being subjected to different rules. James Hatuikulipi, Managing Director of...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Defiant BDP cllrs face possible suspension
They are Anthony Chebane and Thatayaone Kehitile. Once a party caucus has taken a decision, council members close ranks and abide by the decision. But Kehitile and Chebane failed to do so. The BDP has in the past either expelled or suspended its...
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Sanctions against Zim must go: SADC PF Plenary Session
Angolan Member of Parliament Honourable Josefina Perpétua Pitra Diakité moved the Motion on Sunday, with Malawi seconding. Diakité argued that the sanctions which have been in place for two decades were thwarting the economic...
475,Correspondent,, 20 May 2019
Breakthrough for media freedom
For the first time in the history of the media and that of the judiciary in Botswana, cameras were allowed to roll inside the courtroom. The broadcasting and live-streaming of the cases became possible as a result of the successful application to...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 20 May 2019
Political Turbulances
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DPP appeals breathalyser ruling
Chaos immediately ensued in police circles after Justice Lot Moroka ruled that the Intoximeter EC/IR was illegal because it was not one of the breathalysers that are sanctioned for use within Botswana to test the amount of alcohol in the breath of...
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Basupi gets reprieve over JSC
According to the reasons advanced by Justice Mercy Garekwe, the relief sought by the Applicant (JSC) was premised on the following averments: a judgement of Justice Leatile Dambe (as she then was) that was placed before the Respondent for his...
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Makwapa's rags-to-riches odyssey
  For over four decades or blood, sweat and tears, Makwapa masterfully built a family business brand that started off with all the hallmarks of humble beginnings: a rickety 4X4  mobile tuck shop in the middle of a then still very much...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 20 May 2019
A reflection on major legal scandals in 2019
Kgori Capital implicated in NPF scandal Kgori Capital, an asset management entity, was one of the companies that came under the spotlight when the National Petroleum Fund (NPF), a statutory fund run under the Energy Affairs Department, hit the...
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Violence against children remains hidden - survey
“It has generally been agreed that most incidents of violence against children are rarely disclosed and remain hidden, partly due to a culture of silence and shame. Furthermore, social norms generally purport the belief that violence against...
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The year that DIS ran amok
When taking over government on April 1, last year, President Mokgweetsi Masisi talked of rescuing the country from years of misrule by the previous administration under former president, Ian Khama. The first act of the rescue plan involved the...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Unimpressed MPs block P1.1bn Ntlole budget request
The opposition, led by Leader of the Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando questioned the legality of Matsheka’s proposal to reallocate the required funds from “slow spending” projects in the Ministry of Land Management, Water and...
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Statement Skelemani killed in parley
Last week, Gobotswang made his intention to make the statement known to Skelemani but last Friday there was nothing in the Order Paper to indicate that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) would make the statement. Gobotswang then raised a point...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
Mmegi wins historical live streaming case
The decision comes after the publication made application to broadcast the legal arguments presented by the parties, oral evidence including the delivery of the rulings or judgements in the cases. Mmegi through its Managing Editor, Titus Mbuya, who...
399,Staff Writer,, 20 May 2019
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