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The 2019 dive!
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Baga Mmangwato ba ga Mabiletsa...
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Political Pressures
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Rollers' Hamlet moment
Hamlet finds Claudius sunk on his knees, in what appears to be a prayer, and he hesitates to kill him. He feels if he kills Claudius in this moment, his soul will go straight to heaven, and he does not want to do that.  While Shakespeare's...
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Clubs want league halted over absent players
The Debswana Chess League starts this weekend, but some clubs like Black Bishops and Poisonous Snakes are without key players who are with the national side. International Master (IM) Providence Oatlhotse plays for Chess Motifs, Woman International...
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Moroko, Scotch deliver gold for Botswana
Moroko is using the continental competition as a dress rehearsal for the IAAF Championship in Doha next month. She cruised to the finish line in 51.30 to also book herself a flight ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  Scotch ran 45.26 to...
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Karate coach has critics eating humble pie
Ponatshego was seen as BOKA president, Tshepho Bathai’s blue-eyed boy. Ponatshego made some unpopular decisions, which included dropping national team darlings, Oratile Caiphus and Thato Malunga ahead of the African Games. He went further to...
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Mares in Mt Everest mission against Banyana
The Mares set up the mouthwatering encounter after eliminating Namibia in the first round of the qualifiers after a 3-2 aggregate win.  They now have a mammoth task against the reigning queens of the COSAFA regions. The team has a depressing...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 30 May 2019
Dambe, Ngele back in Zebras fold
The Zebras take on Malawi in a 2022 World Cup preliminary qualifier at the Francistown Sports Complex. Both Ngele and Dambe have not been part of the national team since March this year. Dambe replaces teammate, Keagile Kgosipula.   He is...
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Ntshinogang's BPL exit confirmed
Ntshinogang has been moved to the Botswana Football Association (BFA) where he will reportedly work as executive secretary. There has been uncertainty over Ntshinogang’s future since he made the ‘infamous decision’ to reschedule a...
399,Staff Writer,, 30 May 2019
Will the Zebras dance to Adels music?
Amrouche, a soft-spoken character, but with an evident steely urge to succeed, would have to put in an extra shift to push the Zebras back to the pre-2012 levels. The 51-year-old Belgian of Algerian descent, was confirmed as the new Zebras coach...
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League's prize money slashed
BTC has reduced this season’s sponsorship money to just P5 million because, in their view, they do not get value for their money.  One of the things that BTC complained about was that some teams were issuing tickets that did not bear the...
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TAFIC fulfils Club Licencing requirements
Addressing a press conference in Francistown this week, Sebina said the club was given a provisional licence by Botswana Football Association (BFA) to play in the top tier league pending the finalisation of its financials. “We need P45,000 to...
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Thamane's softball future in the balance
Thamane was voted into the position last year, amid renewed optimism that he would take the sport to new heights. But knives are already out for the respected administrator, who carved out a niche for himself in the corporate world. Eagles Softball...
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Amrouche promises total football
Amrouche penned a three-year deal, which will see him take charge of the Zebras’ World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns. Asked about his style of play, Amrouche said his team would play total football. “When we lose...
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Songstress Ms Abbey releases Vacation
The song is a reminder about the importance of taking time off duty and spoil oneself. In an interview with Arts & Culture, the artist said workers deserve to go on vacation just to relax for a while and stay away from their everyday crazy work...
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Rising Kwasa star launches album
She will share the stage with trending South African Kokota Piano hit makers Kaygee Daking and Bizizi. The 33-year-old Sefhare born’s six track album was released on August 21. She told Arts & Culture in an interview that although the...
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MultiChoice announces talent finalists
The organisation says after a two-month long rigorous selection process across 13 African countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers representing East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa will begin their 12-month training programme at the MTF Academies in...
399,Staff Writer,, 30 May 2019
Kearoma team hosts jazz acts
The concept dubbed ‘Kearoma and friends’ consists of Rantao, Berry Heart and three South African artists Paseka, Vuyokazi and Lisina with the support of Women of Works Botswana. During a media briefing this week, Rantao said the concept...
76058,Cavin Kanoko,, 30 May 2019
Inaugural Poetry Festival starts next month
Fifteen finalists selected from the annual President’s Day Competitions (PDC) will battle it out at the Poetry festival. The winner will walk away with a recording deal. During a media briefing this week, the chairperson of The Black African...
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Nkashi Classic presents the dire of the Okavango Delta in VR
The event, which was on its second year was organised by the Botswana Wild Bird Trust which administers the NGOWP. Last year the event involved an inaugural mekoro race along Thamalakane River as the main highlight of the day. But due to drought and...
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Pomp, ceremony as KTM Choir 'conquers' Europe
The venue could not have been more fitting.  The three dikgosi, Sebele I, Bathoen I and Khama III, whose larger than life statues, emblazoned in bronze – and dominate the CBD landscape, are legends in so far as they rebuffed Cecil John...
399,Staff Writer,, 30 May 2019
Disaster deepens at Lake Ngami
It is like a scene in a disaster film but this is a real life and death situation. From a distance and approaching from the southwestern side of the dry bed of the expansive lake, are silhouetted figures of humans, vehicles, and livestock, all...
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Disaster deepens at Lake Ngami
It is like a scene in a disaster film but this is a real life and death situation. From a distance and approaching from the southwestern side of the dry bed of the expansive lake, are silhouetted figures of humans, vehicles, and livestock, all...
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CITES repeated 19th century colonisers' mistakes
The Ivory Education Institute is dedicated to an understanding of the historic, practical, and artistic uses of ivory. For CITES — an organisation that pays an enormous amount of lip service to the scientific basis for its decisions —...
475,Correspondent,, 30 May 2019
How SADC votes were 'stolen' at CITES
The three elephant over-populated SADC countries, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe submitted a joint proposal to trade in thousands of tonnes of stockpiled ivory. But they were incredibly defeated by 101 (81%) no-votes, with only 22 votes (19%)...
82299,Emmanuel Koro,, 30 May 2019
SADC realises the 'T' in CITES is silent
Government and non-governmental officials representing several Southern African countries returned from CITES’ Geneva meeting enraged this week. The Conference of Parties (a general assembly of sorts) of the Convention on International Trade...
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AGOA dream dims for local textile sector
Textiles are Botswana’s primary export under AGOA. From a peak of P1.8 billion in textile AGOA exports by local firms in 2008, the figure last year was estimated at about P30,000. In the same year, however, total textile exports were pegged...
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The Bank of Mum & Dad
In effect, their newfound independence is an illusion - they are still dependent on the Bank of Mum and Dad. Today we’ll share some tips and skills that you as a parent should start to introduce to your children in the safe environment of...
475,Correspondent,, 30 May 2019
BURS to pay back Bank Gaborone's P4m
In a recent judgement, the country’s highest court said the taxman had made off with more than his fair share when the bank’s tax liabilities were assessed for the years 2011 and 2012. According to the facts of the case, the BURS had...
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Stage set for Choppies' moment of truth
The EGM on September 4, the first time shareholders meet since November 2017, will essentially pit three current non-executive directors against suspended CEO, Ramachandran Ottapathu and his choice of three new board nominees. The position of...
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Will the civil politicians please step forward?
Parliament has just been dissolved, an election date now seems imminent and fears of a hung Parliament in October are growing stronger. Former president Ian Khama is still on his ‘influential’ pilgrimage to unseat the Botswana Democratic...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 30 May 2019
Fairgrounds to host 2019 JWs Love Never Fails Global Convention
Beginning in May 2019, Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) will host a global series of three-day conventions featuring the theme “Love Never Fails.” It is anticipated that there will be an attendance of 5 ,000 at the convention to be held at...
399,Staff Writer,, 30 May 2019
IDM Regional Board strengthens collaboration between Botswana, Lesotho & Eswatini
High on the agenda was the strengthening of diplomatic relations and collaborations between the three member states of the tripartite operation, being Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. Ms Mosalakatane has been praised for building a high performance...
399,Staff Writer,, 30 May 2019
Alleged multiple offender denied freedom
Moabi Mor walela, 22 approached the court on Wednesday and asked to be freed to await trial at home where he will commute at appointed times. Presiding over the case was Justice Lot Moroka who outrightly rejected Morwalela’s pleas, including...
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MoH cautions quail eggs 'medical' claims unsubstantiated
According to a press statement from the ministry, the eggs do not have any proven medical properties therefore cannot be marketed and sold as such. It states that raw quail eggs have no beneficial effects against diseases such as blood pressure,...
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Demoted DIS officers threaten to sue gov't
The threat comes after DIS withdrew the agents from Khama’s office and further demoted them early this week. Former president, Ian Khama confirmed both the demotions and withdrawal of the officers. “It is true the officers have being...
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Limko graduates 2,322
Tertiary education minister, Thapelo Olopeng congratulated the Class of 2019 for ‘making it in life’. He explained: “I deliberately make reference to ‘making it in life’ because graduating from an institution of higher...
82247,Archie Mokoka,, 30 May 2019
Mzwinila supporters reject Molebatsi
Molebatst’s troubles emanate from the fact that it has since emerged that outgoing legislator Kefentse Mzwinila’s followers are yet to accept him as a candidate. This situation brings doubt as to whether the Botswana Democratic Party...
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Jiangsu's CoA dismissal green-lights gov't
China Jiangsu International construction company’s dismissed application that intended to stop government from signing a construction contract, ends Jiangsu’s claim over the tender it argued was rightfully theirs as they met all the...
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Employment creation, sound and good industrial democracy
We must not shy away from dealing with the question of centrality of the State in the arena of development. One of the most formidable challenges that have not been fully addressed is the structural inadequacy of the inherited economy at...
74620,Ketlhalefile Motshegwa,, 30 May 2019
Kgafela wins Mochudi, Moruleng jurisdictions
The Commission further recommended to the Premier that Bakgatla, in both Mochudi and Moruleng also known as Saulspot, were one people. The Commission also asserted Kgafela II’s authority that the Custom and Traditions of Bakgatla over 200...
66215,Olebile Sikwane,, 30 May 2019
Moswaane threatens BDP
Moswaane’s plea contained in a letter dated August 28, came just a day after the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Kefentse Mzwinila formally appealed to the party leadership to sternly discipline the former. Mzwinila...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 30 May 2019
How money influences politics
FRANCISTOWN: It’s not in doubt that money power continues to oil the wheels of political machinery within our shores, as it is the case elsewhere in the world. The power of money in politics becomes even more pronounced when politicians and...
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Masisi reveals Khama's secrets
The interview appears on Ditsheko’s controversial book titled Wrestling Botswana Back from Khama, which will be released on September 5. Masisi revealed in the interview how he angrily stood up against the then president, Ian Khama and his...
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Cash-strapped political parties cry for State bankrolling
Botswana, one of the oldest democracies in the region, seems to be taking too long to enrich democracy as political parties incessantly struggle to make ends meet, more especially during election year. Elections are proving to be an expensive...
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Morupisi charged with 3 counts in CMB saga
Mmegi is informed that Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime agents served Morupisi at his office this morning, after securing clearance from President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Morupisi’s wife, Pinny, was reportedly served with charges on...
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UDC triumphs over BMD
BMD led by its president, Sidney Pilane had filed a review application before the High Court after the UDC expelled it from its fold in October 2018. When dismissing the application, Justice Bashi Moesi said the BMD failed to produce any legal and...
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E seng mogo Kgosikgolo
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Manifestos, not insults please!
Whether textual or electronic, whatever we share with you represents exactly what our leaders say. They say what they want you to hear and believe you would approve and thereby cast votes in their favour. Quite frankly, it is not that the electorate...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 30 May 2019
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