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Ditshwanelo offers solidarity to Caprivians

The long-standing request by the Caprivians is that the Government of Botswana and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) support a peaceful resolution to their situation by facilitating constructive dialogue between them and the Government...

Correspondent 13 September 2019

Back page this week: BFA rejects Notwane coach

Sebofo Motshwane 13 September 2019

Front page this week: Morupisi: How far does the rot go?

Sebofo Motshwane 13 September 2019

A flawed 'hero', a tortured legacy

For others, Mugabe is a murderous fraud. A man who skipped most of the liberation struggle, but claimed he was in the vanguard. A man who tricked and killed his way to the head of a party, while endearing himself to the same West he would...

Mmegi Editor | 13 September 2019

2019 Presidential term

Selefu 13 September 2019

BRU appoints coach despite pending issues

The national team coach has been on suspension pending a disciplinary hearing. Munya Mhonda was also removed from the Vultures’ technical department to make way for the new coach. BRU vice president-technical, Tosca Segaise said Gilbert has...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 September 2019

Phikwe marathon attracts 1,000 runners

Rapula Diphoko, Onkemetse Solotate and Sylvester Koko will have yet another chance to prove their mettle after they broke the foreigners’ dominance during the last Botswana Life half marathon. Diphoko won the race in a time of 1:07:24 whereas...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 13 September 2019

Thamane opens up amid raging softball storm

Expectations rose when the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) CEO, Thabo Thamane beat Katlholo Mosimanegape in the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) presidential election. Under the campaign slogan ‘The New Dawn’,...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 September 2019

Cheludo secures two-year deal with Australian club

David left for Australia in June for a three-month trial with Woods Panthers and after impressive performances, she earned a pay-as-you-play contract that start in January 2020, a first for a local player.  She played 12 times for the Panthers,...

Kabelo Boranabi | 13 September 2019

Flamingoes' fifth shot at elusive Premiership goal

The Debswana First Division North league kicks off this weekend with Flamingoes taking the long trip to rookies Maun Tigers on Saturday. Since joining the second tier league, Flamingoes have been consistent promotion candidates. They were third in...

Koketso Kgoboge 13 September 2019

BNSC defends request for additional board members

NSAs had questioned the move, arguing it was not within the BNSC Act, as two names, Dr Khaulani Fichani and Tshepho Bathai, had already been submitted. BNSC chief executive officer, Falcon Sedimo indicated in a letter to the affiliates that the...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 September 2019

Laptop request escalates into a fight

The association’s secretary general, Anastacia Makwa wrote a letter to Latzborn Segaise, requesting that he returns the laptop, which was given to him in his capacity as acting BSA general manager-south zone in May 2018.  But Segaise did...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 September 2019

Early exit gives Zebras unwanted light schedule

Botswana was booted out of the African Nations Championships (CHAN) by Zambia last month. The Zebras will play back-to-back matches against Algeria and Zimbabwe in November, and then have a lengthy break, until next year October to return to AFCON...

Mqondisi Dube | 13 September 2019

Popa aim for revenge against Ostriches

After serving for close to a decade in the Rollers’ technical bench Mpote left for Orapa United in 2017 where he has affirmed himself as the Blues’ perennial tormentor. Teenage has never lost against the league champions in the three...

Kabelo Boranabi | 13 September 2019

BFA in race to resolve 35 player disputes

Footballers Union of Botswana (FUB) secretary general, Kgosana Masaseng said the DRC is still dealing with cases from the past seasons, something that has delayed the full implementation of the Club Licencing. “Cases are taking too long, right...

Staff Writer 13 September 2019

BTA, tennis star's father trade accusations

The association has instead pointed an accusing finger at the player’s father, Oshinka, for the predicament. Failure to pay school fees means the player would only sit for her examinations next year. Tshegofatso is based at the Riaan Venter...

Calistus Kolantsho | 13 September 2019

BFA rejects Notwane coach

Notwane are without a head coach after Dragojlo Stanojlović ditched the club a few days before the start of the season to join new comers, Morupule Wanderers. They immediately roped in former Zimbabwean national team player to replace Stanojlović....

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 13 September 2019

Youth anticipate musical treat from Jordan MoOzy

He told Arts & Culture in an interview that the show is meant to bring the youth together to enjoy the evening and appreciation music. “We will not only be showcasing our music. But we will also be showing the youth that there are other...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 September 2019

Trompies is back in town

The Kwaito group of the 1990s will on September 27 share the stage with Botswana’s own Da Vet while DJs Lefatshe, Happex Guru and Kyle will mesmerise fans on the decks at Wagga Gardenex courtesy of Legends in Concert. Trompies consists of...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 13 September 2019

Jasen, Miss Tourism surprise winner

She accidentally participated in the pageant as a replacement for another model in the pageant disguised as a fashion show. Jansen told Arts & Culture in an interview this week that she went to the pageant with the idea that she was attending a...

Staff Writer 13 September 2019

BTC increases prize money for artists

Last year’s best TAYA was worth P45, 000.  It has now been increased to P50, 000 while the phonebook cover prize increased from P40, 000 to P50, 000. The second best TAYA award was worth P25, 000 and has been elevated to P30, 000. The...

Mompati Tlhankane | 13 September 2019

Kwati conjures up inspirational art

In one of the most interesting aspect in the gallery, Kwati installed an artwork called ‘try walking in my shoes, the woman in me.’ Kwati took objects from everyday life like the Bible, dresses and shoes and used them as metaphors for...

Mompati Tlhankane | 13 September 2019

Children thrown into Caprivi political fire

Amongst the detainees are 30 students due to write national examinations, made up of 11 Standard 7s, 10 Form 3s and nine Form 5s. The exams are in a few weeks’ time. The earliest statistics from sources near the refugee camp reported that 66...

Thapelo Ndlovu 13 September 2019

Students caught in Dukwi showdown

About 30 students due to write national examinations and in grades such as Standard 7, Form 3 and Form 5, were removed from their classrooms and taken to their parents, to await deportation. Some were taken to the Francistown Centre for Illegal...

Chakalisa Dube | 13 September 2019

How the Namibian refugees came to be in Botswana

Tensions had long been rising. The inhabitants of a 20-kilometre wide and 400 kilometre-long piece of paradise nestled amongst the Zambezi, Chobe, Linyanti and Okavango rivers said they were being brutally oppressed. The Caprivi Strip wanted to be...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 September 2019

Restoring Botswana will require wrestling with more issues than just Khama

When Enole recently asked me to launch his latest book we both were well aware that I had not as yet had the opportunity to read any of its text. Neither had he and I indulged in any pre-discussions about its content. So, in my agreeing to accept...

Jeff Ramsay | 13 September 2019

BIHL holds steady in Letshego despite P106m hit

The loss continues a pattern seen last year when, for the year ended March 31, 2018, BIHL incurred a P140 million impairment from Letshego.  BIHL holds a 26.2% stake, the largest by any single shareholder. In its recently unveiled results for...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 September 2019

Safdico sees Botswana as world's next international diamond centre

In this tete a tete, Safdico International Resident Director, Rutang Moses recaps to BusinessWeek the successes and challenges encountered since the launch of the DTP in 2009 and expounds on the company’s plans to become a key catalyst of the...

Staff Writer 13 September 2019

SA firm set for Pula Steel takeover

The Verma family, who founded Pula Steel in 2015 and held 22% equity at its liquidation in October 2017, recently dropped their long running fight to regain control of the Selebi-Phikwe plant. During the battle, the Vermas alleged they had been...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 September 2019

BPF: Another socialist democratic party on a different day?

The ruling party, ideally, needs to harbour some fear that it might lose power. The fear must be cherished to increase chances of a responsive and accountable government. And to this effect, Botswana desperately needs a competitive political system...

Bakang Ntshingane 13 September 2019

Vivo Energy Botswana 'Win-a-Salary' campaign back, bigger

With a total of P840, 000 already given away in the last two years, this campaign has proven to be a life-changing catalyst for our valued customers. For this year’s campaign, the total prize money to be shared between our five lucky customers...

Correspondent 13 September 2019

Will the jobs ever come?

Some of them speak re-skilling and training services for the unemployed, decent living wages, and an SMME-centric approach to job-creation. Jobs are a hot contentious issue on everyone’s electoral agenda. I think we can all agree that the...

Bakang Ntshingane 13 September 2019

Madigele applauds Baylor Children's Centre

Speaking at the Official Launch of the Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN) in Gaborone, Dr Madigele said Botswana-Baylor COE makes African history with the official launch of first class genomics research, the largest study of its kind in...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 13 September 2019

AFDA launches P500, 000 scholarship for SEDC, sign MOU

The agreement which was signed at the AFDA Gaborone campus is a way of giving back to the community according to Tsholofelo Ntshingane, the institution’s Chief Executive Officer. Several members of the famous KTM choir are from the district and...

Correspondent 13 September 2019

Unions applaud Masisi for Morupisi suspension

Morupisi is implicated in the Capital Management Botswana (CMB) corruption scandal. The scandal has reportedly robbed the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) money amounting to more than P500 million. Early this week, Masisi slapped...

Chakalisa Dube | 13 September 2019

Debswana implements Women in Engineering Programme in Jwaneng, Orapa

The programme is focused on encouraging more women to study STEM subjects, thereby providing them with a wider range of career opportunities and enabling the creation of a diverse engineering workforce to meet the current and future employment needs...

Correspondent 13 September 2019

Gov't awaits consultations on Bamalete Hospital handover

Government had expected the handing over process to have been done by mid June this year. The government intervened in the affairs of the hospital to save it from closure due to recurring administrative problems. The government allocates BLH a grant...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 13 September 2019

Morupisi: How far does the rot go?

The DIS, through Khulaco owned by Seretse, paid Dignia Systems $11.2 million on November 9, 2017. The instructions came even before the BPOPF Board could properly be convened to consider the matter. Those close to the deal say the authorisation was...

Staff Writer 13 September 2019

Ga se le le rumilweng

Kgang e re, boemong jwa go itsese ba bangwe fela gore o tlaa nna le tiro, motho yoo o tshwanetse go bitsa batho bao, a ba bolelela se e leng mogopolo wa gagwe, kana, maikaelelo a gagwe gore le bone ba tle ba ntshe megopolo ya bone ka tiro eo. Go nne...

Sebofo Motshwane 13 September 2019

The elephant straddles corrupted waters: It's our time to eat!

The first man, feeling the broad and sturdy side, bawls, “The elephant is very like a wall”. The second feeling the tusk cries, “What do we have here, round, smooth and sharp. It’s like a spear”. The third man takes the...

Thabo Masalila 13 September 2019

The BMD must accept sad fate - It's over

It seems to me that the appeal melbet failed purely on the balance of convenience. The BMD miscalculated in taking its time to launch the challenge with the result that the success of its challenge had to hinge on whether it had good grounds for...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 13 September 2019

Mugabe to be buried at National Heroes Acre

Family spokesman and nephew Leo Mugabe says the date is yet to be determined.  Before that there will be a public ceremony at the shrine in the capital on Sunday, followed by a ceremony at Mr Mugabe's home village.  Mr Mugabe, who was 95,...

BBC.COM 13 September 2019

Richest of the rich: The country's two billionaires

Their identity: no one can say for sure, but it is believed they are ‘hiding’ in plain sight, individuals who are well-known but whose total wealth remains the subject of speculation. AfrAsia Bank’s African Wealth Report released...

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 September 2019