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Central District

Selefu 20 September 2019

Dirty money starts from dirty minds

The new Financial Intelligence Act, which kicked in on September 4, is indeed a comprehensive endeavour to lift the country to international best practice in terms of Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The new Act...

Mmegi Editor | 20 September 2019

Elephant hunting raffles for Batswana kick off

Government recently declared the opening of the hunting season for 2019, with a citizen reserve quota of 86 licences for elephants and an open quota of 72 licences. The citizen hunting quotas for elephants cover areas in Ngamiland, Central District...

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 September 2019

Botswana deaf team struggles in Kenya

The competition, held at Kasirani Stadium in the Kenyan capital, has seen Botswana field seven athletes. Akanyang Golebamang and Kealeboga Karesaza reached the men’s 800m and 200m finals respectively. A third athlete, Rose Moutswi made it to...

Calistus Kolantsho | 20 September 2019

Load on Amos as team heads to World Championships

The Botswana team has been left light by the absence of 400m superstar, Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe and Karabo Sibanda. The country’s only former world champion, Amantle Montsho would be in Doha, but at 36-years-old, not much is expected...

Mqondisi Dube | 20 September 2019

Sacked Taziba berates running of BPL

Taziba was recently relieved of his membership at the management committee “without reasons” less than two months after it was formed.  He, however, said he strongly believes his sacking was as a result of being vocal about certain...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 20 September 2019

Motorsport to stage Africa's biggest rally

The race would cover a distance of between 5,000km to 7,000km over a minimum of seven days. Morolong 2020 would be the biggest cross-country rally in the continent, surpassing the Afriquia Merzouga Rally that runs for close to 3,000km in Morocco and...

Kabelo Boranabi | 20 September 2019

Zebras slip to 148th in FIFA rankings

The national team went down one place in the latest rankings released yesterday. New coach, Adel Amrouche was in charge for the two-legged tie, with the first leg ending in a goalless draw in Francistown, before the Flames exploded in Blantyre to...

Staff Writer 20 September 2019

Nare rules Systems out of title race

Nare was speaking ahead of a potentially explosive encounter against second-placed Township Rollers at the Royal Aria Stadium in Tlokweng on Sunday. Systems are riding the crest of the wave, as they sit at the top with maximum points from three...

Kabelo Boranabi | 20 September 2019

Notwane await BFA decision on coach

The BFA rejected Notwane’s efforts to hire the Zimbabwean mentor, as he does not hold a CAF A Licence. With the team living dangerously on the edge at the bottom of the BTC Premiership standings, club spokesperson, Mogomotsi Orapeleng said...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 20 September 2019

GU appoints Kavazovic as Madinda recuperates

Ndlovu has been in hospital for more than two weeks after he collapsed during a training session. He was initially admitted to the GPH’s intensive care unit, but has since been moved to the general ward as his condition has improved. Club...

Kabelo Boranabi | 20 September 2019

Referees' boss admits blunders after violent scenes

The match officials had to be escorted from the UB Stadium after Gilport Lions beat Gunners 2-1 on Saturday. Supporters protested the referee, Gilbert Leteane’s decision to send off playmaker, Dirang Moloi within five minutes to full time. An...

Kabelo Boranabi | 20 September 2019

Fans want Mares name change

Last year September, the BFA had indicated the national team would be called the ‘She Zebras’, but there was an overwhelming dislike for the name. Mares, was then adopted, but it has not found much favour from the fans. A poll conducted...

Mqondisi Dube | 20 September 2019

African Attire promotion event back again

It will still be headlined by SA songstress Simmy. The event will be held at Little Paws Tea Garden in Palapye on September 30, 2019. According to the event coordinator, David Letshwiti, they have decided to take the event to different parts of the...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 20 September 2019

Epic Spring Picnic set for Mahalapye

The farm is just under a kilometre near the village along the Taupswe road. The festival is the brainchild of Mahalapye native Han C who also headlines the show. His manager who is popularly known as DJ Boogie Sid coordinates it. At inception it...

Koketso Kgoboge 20 September 2019

Hollywood's Davis eyes Botswana talent

Arts & Culture: Tell us about your company D Street Media Group? Davis: D Street Media Group is a private company based in New York City. We have offices in Berlin, Buenos Aires and Cape Town. We primarily work in film production and...

Mompati Tlhankane | 20 September 2019

David turns passion into vocation

The 23-year-old man uses different mediums from drawing to painting to do his work. “I do abstract and concentrate more on landscapes because I am mostly inspired by nature. That’s how I express my feelings as an artist, it you take a...

Mompati Tlhankane | 20 September 2019

Makhiwa sets up formal clothing shop

Even though the road has been bumpy along the way, she has thrived ever since. Her customers sung the praises for her car boot sale, business bloomed and today she still offers those ethical, stylish clothes but now under a proper roof. With her...

Mompati Tlhankane | 20 September 2019

Drought forces DRC's relocation to Daunara

There is a place in Ngamiland called DRC.  It is the Wild West on the frontier of a real wilderness that is the Okavango Delta in the Northwest. DRC is a temporary settlement located at the gate of the Buffalo Fence on the Boro River, just...

Thalefang Charles | 20 September 2019

SADC's secret shame: Embers of forgotten conflicts

The trucks that sped out of the Dukwi Refugee Camp on Tuesday and Thursday transporting hundreds of Namibians to their motherland also carried two other things. One was the fear of refugees returning to an uncertain future, a homeland they left in...

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 September 2019

Signs of desperation, the demise of an old party

It takes the courage of brave men and women swimming against the tide, daring greatly and working collectively to achieve what has never been achieved: which in the case of Botswana would be the first change of government from one political party to...

Justice Motlhabani 20 September 2019

Resurgent KBL expects more bumper profits

In a profit cautionary to the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) this week, Sechaba directors said the expected percentage increase amounts to between P40 million and P60 million in absolute terms. The announcement marks the second time in as many...

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 September 2019

WUC trims consumers' arrears to P800m, but half may never pay

The Corporation’s latest financials, covering the year to March 31, 2019, show that it has been able to shrug off its troubles of previous years, posting P230 million in pretax profits without a government subsidy. The WUC’s financial...

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 September 2019

OK Furniture Gaborone in grand reopening

OK Furniture has over 400 stores with branches located across South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, eSwatini, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique and Angola. The new look Gaborone store is set for a launch that will feature “grand reopening deals”...

Staff Writer 20 September 2019

New tax law on interest good for business

Any excess interest determined by such formula would technically be added back to profits and increase the tax costs of companies. Following the said amendment, there was a lot of debate and anxiety in business about the possibility of the law...

Correspondent 20 September 2019

Tighter 'dirty money' laws squeeze banks, insurers

The new Financial Intelligence Act kicked in on September 4, officially repealing its 10-year old predecessor whose loopholes eventually led to the greylisting of Botswana by global money laundering authorities. Last June, Parliament passed...

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 September 2019

Unpacking UDC's economic and jobs rationale (Part 1)

Although the party itself has not had the best record of being a reasonably effective opposition movement, their electoral targets, especially on the economy, are worth giving careful scrutiny and engagement. It seems a reasonably gifted economics...

Bakang Ntshingane 20 September 2019

Boko empowers SMEs

UDC council candidates from different wards in Gaborone Bonnington North selected the recipients. Boko is the former Member of Parliament for the constituency. The initiative has been dubbed as ‘Go Etletsa’, which means to support and it...

Cavin Kanoko | 20 September 2019

Enigmatic Boeing strategist speaks hope

When he explains his ideas he speaks like a man possessed as if to decipher an enigma.  Maybe it is because his background is diversely rooted in many disciplines like science, philosophy, religion and psychology. He explains the workings of...

Staff Writer 20 September 2019

Gabs International Health Expo on the cards

Speaking on the sidelines of  a press conference in Gaborone recently, Gao Lemmenyane, one of the event organizers, said that the expo would be held annually and would attract both local and international organizations in the health Space. The...

Staff Writer 20 September 2019

Gov't shakes up Botash board

The mine is a 50/50 partnership agreement that gives ownership to the government and a South African based company Chlor Alkali. Former Francistown Mayor Iqbal Ebrahim, former Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) President Negroes Kgosietsile,...

Chakalisa Dube | 20 September 2019

New Era SRC organises 10 years anniversary

On August 30th of  2019, the Student Representative Council (SRC) in collaboration with the 10th Year Anniversary Committee held a celebration for the student body on their campus in Block 8. The College partnered with Mascom as part of their...

Correspondent 20 September 2019

Cresta Mahalapye Hotel roof collapses

Both the conference room and the adjacent kitchen were affected. There was no injury to any staff or guest and limited damage to the Hotel was recorded. This was due to proactive measures that were taken by Management, after Hotel maintenance...

Correspondent 20 September 2019

BNF internal fights might cost UDC

Last minute shudders in the form of urgent applications for the re-run of primary elections in some wards in the constituency are likely to loosen BNF’s grip. Now rivals, Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) would be happy to pick up the pieces and...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 20 September 2019

Defector Kgari opens up

Kgari quit the AP last Friday without advancing any reasons for his decision.He said that his decision to quit the party to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) was informed by the fact that he did not fancy his chances of winning the...

Chakalisa Dube | 20 September 2019

Pupil sexual activities worrisome

The practice is despite the risk of being infected with Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI) and Human Immune Virus (HIV). Mmapatsi voice her concern during the Botswana Conference on STI and HIV, held recently at Adansonia hotel. In comments and...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 20 September 2019

LSB seeks expedited appeal against Tafa, Collins Newman & Co

LSB wants an expedited appeal against a court order that went against its obligations and mandate to ensure compliance and adherence to the Legal Practitioners Act that deemed Collins Newman & Co and its managing partner, Parks Tafa, fell short...

Mpho Mokwape | 20 September 2019

Trevor Noah's hunting jibes rile Southern Africa

Most of the wildlife-rich Southern African countries, including poor rural communities from his home country South Africa whose livelihoods depend on hunting wildlife revenue reacted with disappointment. They dismissed Noah’s claim that rural...

Emmanuel Koro 20 September 2019

Masisi's armoured car crashes

The driver suffered broken ribs, according to sources close to the case. The director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Peter Magosi, who was initially reluctant with details, claimed that President Mokgweetsi...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 20 September 2019

Back page this week: Fans want Mares name change

Mmegi Editor 20 September 2019

Front page this week: Masisi's armoured car crashes

Mmegi Editor 20 September 2019

Wena o bona dife?

Maloba, e ne ya re go bulela kgang ya rona tsela ra re, lefatshe leno le bolelwa e le la morero. Ra re, se se raya gore, fa motho a na le tiro nngwe, e a tlaa bong a e dira le ba bangwe, ga a tshwanela go bolela fela gore o na le tiro, kana, o tlaa...

Sebofo Motshwane 20 September 2019

Nijel Amos dares to dream: breaking the world record

For Botswana – an overachiever in athletics – this was the setting for a daring attempt. Nijel Amos produced a personal best, smashing his Monaco meeting record of 1:42.14 of 2018, and setting the 2019 world leading time of 1:41.89. Amos...

Thabo Masalila 20 September 2019

We can be better fathers

I have said it before that the fundamental issue is mainly with the boy child who must grow up in a broken society. It is a society where fathers neglect their children and hardworking women are stretched to elasticity as to the amount of care they...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 20 September 2019

Mma-V opens up: on herself, BDP, BPF

Mmegi:  First, help me understand why you had decided to go quiet post the Botswana Democratic Party elective congress last April? That is, you have not been active at the BDP, neither are you anywhere. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi: After the April...

Ryder Gabathuse | 20 September 2019

I'm no sellout - Motshwarakgole

Addressing the Selebi-Phikwe Region union members on Thursday at Anne Adams Park, Motshwarakgole urged members to ignore toxic gossip lampooning him and other union leaders as sellouts for not supporting the ‘Ntlole’ proposal for the rest...

Bonte Seepi 20 September 2019