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Inside Page this week: Queens Of Comedy Take To The Stage

Kabelo Boranabi 26 July 2019

Inside Page this week: Gokganwang makes Top Model World cut

Kabelo Boranabi 26 July 2019

Inside Page this week: Botswana scorers top marks in new 'dirty money' review

Kabelo Boranabi 26 July 2019

Back Page this week: BPL blames fans for sponsorship failure

Kabelo Boranabi 26 July 2019

Front Page this week: Dirty cash crackdown

Kabelo Boranabi 26 July 2019

Rebuttal On Lies And Fabrications About Khato Civils In Botswana Water Project

(a)          Khato Civils wishes to put on record that we have never at any stage conceptualised any project and it is very much obscured that certain individuals can credit a private company to influence...

Correspondent 26 July 2019

Presidential Power

Selefu 26 July 2019

Fertile hope, futile cause

As stubborn as farmers’ hopes traditionally are, the last several years of El Nino-induced drought have tested the resolve of even the most strong-headed. Known as the country’s “first borns,” farmers were the backbone of...

Mmegi Editor | 26 July 2019

Hogs, Cheetahs in cup final showdown

As the cold breeze sifts through nearby Wharic Park, the player will have a sniff of victory, as both sets are eager to take home the prized possession. Cheetahs are driven by revenge after losing the title to their rivals last year. The SSKB side...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 July 2019

Matenanga, the age-defying ‘Boxer' of local rugby

At 36-years-old, just like ‘Boxer’ in the classic political satire, Animal Farm, he is one of the oldest but hard working players in Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) Super Rugby league. Tomorrow, Matenanga will step into the Wharic Park turf...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 July 2019

UK-based Takobana's career springs back to life

The 25-year-old has been based in Leicester for the past seven years where he completed a Master’s Degree in Combined Geology and Geophysics at the University of Leicester.  He had a promising start to his karate career that included a...

Kabelo Boranabi | 26 July 2019

Off-roadrace goes to Kopong

Vehicles will make their second appearance since round three of the championship held at Malotwane in April.  The round seven of the championship, dubbed Kopong 200, will have special vehicles, bakkies, quad and two wheeler bikes competing over...

Kabelo Boranabi | 26 July 2019

Khama to name new BNSC board

Professor Martin Mokgwathi was appointed acting board chairperson following the resignation of Solomon Reikeletseng early this year.Now eyes will be on Khama as he makes the critical appointments. Mokgwathi is likely to be retained, but new Women...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 July 2019

Mpote eager to sign-off with a win

The two meet in the first leg of the African Nations Championships qualifier.  Belgian, Adel Amrouche is expected to be announced as the substantive coach soon, with Mpote set to assume the role of assistant coach. The former Algerian national...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 July 2019

Amrouche's Zebras deal close

He met BFA officials on Wednesday and Thursday, as a deal is imminent, if terms are agreed. BFA president, Maclean Letshwiti said the coach was in the country for interviews, although he admitted an appointment was close. “I will check with...

Mqondisi Dube | 26 July 2019

Volleyball teams' worrying form persists

The dismissal performance follows hard on the heels of the women team’s poor performance in Egypt recently. The men’s team lost all the matches; losing 3-0 to DR Congo in the first match, followed by another 3-0 loss at the hands of the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 July 2019

Cracks emerge in Sharps' P10,000 takeover

One of the team elders, Tshepo Meswele, who is also the club’s kit manager, has written a letter to the management, demanding explanation on the recent changes. Sharps began a transformative process in 2015, when it changed its name from...

Mqondisi Dube | 26 July 2019

Bruised Chiefs find peace at last

The two parties, who have been fighting for the control of the club for years, have agreed to move forward without any quarrels as they seek to make Chiefs great again. The factions recently agreed to withdraw a contempt of court case before the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 26 July 2019

BFA settles P65,000 BNSC debt

The BNSC had threatened to bar the Zebras from playing at the Francistown Sports Complex until the debt was cleared.The BNSC collects 25% of gate takings during matches under the BFA. The soccer body had delayed paying the BFA for the Under-23 match...

Calistus Kolantsho | 26 July 2019

Was Kgotlele alone at the dinner table?

Almost a decade ago Mooketsi Kgotlele, decided it was his time to eat, that is, according to the Botswana Football Association (BFA), a version corroborated by FIFA this week. The former BFA chief executive officer is football’s unwanted man...

Mqondisi Dube | 26 July 2019

BPL blames fans for sponsorship failure

Sefhako said private companies want to see numbers before they could invest in the league.  “We need fans to register with their respective teams as members. We need them in our database. These are the numbers that we present to our...

Kabelo Boranabi | 26 July 2019

Myths and legends on why Okavango Delta is drying up

SERONGA: The Okavango Delta is experiencing its driest spell in recent history. The annual flood from Angola that is the lifeline of the Okavango Delta came very late this year – and with the weakest push. It is doubtful that the water will...

Thalefang Charles | 26 July 2019

Hunger Games 2019: Drought leaves 38,000 in need

Those involved in regional food security and forecasting, speak of a period known as “hunger season”, the critical period between September and March when the harvest peters out, at national and individual household level. In an ideal...

Mbongeni Mguni | 26 July 2019

On new railways and wry smiles…

I say ‘wry smile’ because some 25 years ago, a quarter century, I had the honour of being the Board Chairperson of Botswana Railways (BR).  I had approached the Ministry (of Transport and Communications) with my proposals of...

Correspondent 26 July 2019

Govt shaves P2.3bn from BPC subsidy fund

The funds from the BPC have, instead, been diverted to the Tshele Hills project, which seeks to boost national strategic oil capacity. While the Kgatleng district project was initially financed through the National Petroleum Fund (NPF), the...

Mbongeni Mguni | 26 July 2019

The role of insurance in your financial plan

There are various insurance solutions that help protect you and your loved ones in different ways against the economic impact associated with death, illness, disability and material loss or damage.  Factors to consider when buying...

Correspondent 26 July 2019

Silence descends after crunch Kazungula Bridge meet

The bridge, which is already behind schedule, was earlier this year rocked by controversy after workers downed tools on the Zambian side when authorities there failed to pay the contractor. The delay lasted about four months and necessitated a high...

Pauline Dikuelo | 26 July 2019

Heightened interest for Rotary winter night market

The event will be held at the Francistown Club under the theme ‘Service above self’. Francistown Rotary Club spokesperson Saadia Rossenkhan told Arts & Culture that they were still expecting more exhibitors to register during the...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 26 July 2019

A re latlhe ‘ng' yoo

Jaanong re utlwa fa e ne ya re ka kgwedi ele ya Seetebosigo, mopalamente Prince Maele, a etela metse ya Matlhakola le Mokungwana. Metse e, ke mengwe ya metse ya kgaolo ya gagwe ya Lerala –Maunatlala mme ka maemo a gagwe re tseye morafe wa...

Sebofo Motshwane 26 July 2019

Somebody tell these leaders to sit down

It makes no sense, according to me, to insist that you should swamp up a voter’s roll for a particular locality with non-resident voters. That would in fact, disenfranchise the local population and render their vote meaningless.  Indeed...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 26 July 2019

Debswana - Celebrating 50 years of mining the resource, enriching the nation!

It is the abundant foresight of leadership committed to the company and its values that has seen the venture traverse 50 years, with promises of more ahead. To paraphrase President Mogae, the economy of Botswana rests on a bedrock of diamonds. On...

Thabo Masalila 26 July 2019

The Lion King remake a visual wonder

Just like over two decades ago since the original 1994 animated movie, viewers were once again transported into the African savanna where a future king, Simba, is born. So many people often wonder why people are paying to see a story they have...

Mompati Tlhankane | 26 July 2019

Tyte makes a comeback

The album titled Digongwana, is scheduled for launch on August 3, 2019 at The Big Five Lodge in Mogoditshane. Speaking to Arts & Culture this week, Tyte said the 11-track album was released on Tuesday, with the former dancer conceding it is one...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 26 July 2019

Genius Senyatso nominated for Radical FM award

The awards will be held in Johannesburg in November. Senyatso who inherited his music talent from his late father, Duncan Senyatso told Arts and Culture that the nomination became a reality in his music journey as he had always dreamt of being given...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 26 July 2019

Spring fest at Thamaga's Bedrock Gardens

The event is set to become an annual event with a lot of activities such as bon fires, fire works, braais and a motorcade by the Altezza Club alongside performances by local and international artists. ATI is set to grace the stage alongside...

Cavin Kanoko | 26 July 2019

De Beers hosts Shining Light judges

It saw the participation of six judges from Southern Africa being Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa and one international judge from Milan, Italy. The judging was a two-day process that started on July 15, 2019 and the next day. The panel...

Ame Motimane 26 July 2019

Gokganwang makes Top Model World cut

The Top Model competition will be held in London, United Kingdom from March 23 to 29 next year. She told Arts & Culture that was her biggest international breakthrough since she was the first Motswana to be selected to compete in that...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 26 July 2019

Botswana desperately need clean gov't to transform the lives

Corruption, therefore, is a cancer, a thief that steals away our potential to build a great economy that generates high paying jobs for the majority of our people. And, more telling, corruption is a crime against the poor. There is no substitute to...

Ndaba Gaolathe 26 July 2019

Lenyatso parries self-interest accusations

The matter relates to the recent allocation of council wards in Francistown West. The wards will be contested at the 2019 general elections. The recent negotiations that were led by UDC president Duma Boko featured the Botswana National Front (BNF),...

Chakalisa Dube | 26 July 2019

Unions reject govt's position on salaries

The position of the union is that the market pay rate of government must be commensurate with what is offered elsewhere in Southern Africa.   One of the findings of PEMANDU Consultancy was that Botswana government pays way below the market...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 26 July 2019

The emerging BPF Central region

BPF’s Central region is made up of the Palapye constituency and the three Serowe constituencies that are Serowe South, Serowe North and Serowe West. The party has embarked on the structure set up in the entire country.  In the region, the...

Koketso Kgoboge 26 July 2019

Mokaila unclear about border fence electrification

With the human-wildlife conflict, especially elephants continuing to be more of a bane in some parts of the country, government has been non-committal on when to implement elephant control measures. Mmegi contacted Mokaila to make a follow up on...

Lebogang Mosikare | 26 July 2019

Zim upstages Botswana in multi-billion pula border business

With a little help from a South African firm, Khato Civils,  Zimbabwe is investing in  a 760km dual carriage way from Victoria Falls to Beitbridge, through Bulawayo, a move that  will see the distance covered  reduced by 90km,...

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 26 July 2019

Butale faces tough times

It may change the story of the BPF, a party that has vowed to hit the ground running after its recent formation to beat time. BPF is an offshoot of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and it was recently registered. One of the BPF priorities...

Ryder Gabathuse | 26 July 2019

Mmegi journalist files urgent application

Basimanebotlhe was on or about July 16, 2019, indisposed and home at Lenganeng Block 4 ward in Tlokweng when four detectives from Broadhurst Police Station and Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Services ambushed her with a warrant of...

Mpho Mokwape | 26 July 2019

WUC moves to address acute water supply in the greater Gaborone area

The 100km pipeline tender for the design and construction of the pipeline and associated works comes at a time when the greater Gaborone area, which is also the economic hub of Botswana has current water demands of 145 ml/day, while the current North...

Staff Writer 26 July 2019

Seretse applies for Masisi, Khama cross- examination

Seretse who is implicated in the P250 million NPF money laundering scandal, argued that nothing can be solved by a way of affidavits since President Masisi and Khama benefited from fund but they were never subjected to investigations. “The...

Mpho Mokwape | 26 July 2019

Net widens in BancABC P20m "heist"

The State believes that starting from October 9 last year, Trevor Thomo Boiteto, a former money market dealer at the bank, diverted a sum of about US$2.1 million, shortly after the sum had been transferred from another foreign currency account in...

Mpho Mokwape | 26 July 2019

Kgosi fights back

Kgosi has filed an application for an order rescinding or suspending the execution of the warrant of arrest ordered and issued against him on July 14, 2019. The warrant of arrest for Kgosi was issued after he failed to report at the police station...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 26 July 2019

Dirty cash crackdown seizes P132m in cash, assets

Of this figure, P112.9 million in cash is in an interest-bearing account at BancABC pending court battles, while the balance of the value is in assets that have been taken over. Documents seen by Mmegi this week show that in the 24 months since the...

Oarabile Mosikare 26 July 2019