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UK Courts SACU

A trade continuity agreement will see SACU Member States, which include South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini and Mozambique businesses, and consumers benefiting from continued trade with the United Kingdom after the UK leaves the...

Staff Writer 14 October 2019

Goalkeeping Howler Hands Sankoyo Victory

Sankoyo won the match 3-2. The weekend encounter between the two teams also proved that the First Division North League is slowly turning into a reliable source of entertainment for football lovers in the city and its surroundings. In recent weeks...

Chakalisa Dube | 14 October 2019

Ncojane Youngsters Hold Magosi

Magosi’s ship has been rocked by the departure of coach, Oris Radipotsane who has joined Jwaneng Galaxy as an assistant coach. Radipotsane led Chiefs to a three game win streak. On Saturday afternoon, in a Debswana First Division South league...

Kabelo Boranabi | 14 October 2019

Gunners Face Further Sanctions

The two groups have been at each other’s throats for the last few weeks. The concerned supporters have expressed their displeasure at the current committee’s handling of the club’s affairs. Despite several warnings issued to the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 14 October 2019

Cheating Allegations Soil Mrs Botswana

The pageant that was started to cater for married women has had its fair share of troubles since its inception. But this year’s pageant has raised eyebrows and made headlines in the newspapers for all the wrong reasons.  “We were...

Cavin Kanoko | 14 October 2019

Bluthorn Develops Customised Funding

The company, which is licensed by Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) provides funding, business advisory services, thus enable emerging entrepreneurs to grow into job creating enterprises contributing to wider economic...

Pauline Dikuelo | 14 October 2019

BIH, SEZA Sign MoU

Speaking during the signing last week, BIH CEO Allan Boshwaen said the MoU is beneficial as it allows them to market their products better internationally. “The MoU comes in handy as we are looking to attract investors in the innovation and...

Cavin Kanoko | 14 October 2019

Methodist Church Embraces 4th Industrial Revolution

The event, which was sponsored by Multichoice Botswana, is one of the many activities that the church has slated in preparation for the inauguration of the church’s first female presiding Bishop. Purity Malinga will be launched in January 2020...

Cavin Kanoko | 14 October 2019

Mma Ramotswe Musical Coming Soon

McCall Smith, who lives in Scotland but is currently on a London tour, made the announcement at an event dubbed ‘In Conversation with Alexander McCall Smith’ organised by Botswana Investment and Trade Centre at The Montcalm Hotel here on...

Thalefang Charles | 14 October 2019

Bar Dispute Leads To Fatal Stabbing

Confirming the incident Thamaga police station commander, superintendent Moses Kwarare said the deceased who is from Tutume village was a well-known local builder. He said the incident occurred towards midnight on Friday at Jacaranda Bar in Dirokolo...

Pini Bothoko | 14 October 2019

BOCONGO Presidential Debate

Selefu 14 October 2019

Three UDC Members Perish In Car Crash

The accident occurred around 9pm on Saturday when a Toyota Tazz they were travelling in collided with a Nissan Navara. The deceased were campaign team members for UDC Member of Parliament (MP) candidate for Tlokweng constituency Masego...

Pini Bothoko | 14 October 2019

Police Probe Missing Funds At Kwena Sereto

The matter was taken to police by some concerned parents and teachers. The problem started after the school management and PTA failed to give convincing reasons on why they kept on postponing the prize giving ceremony. The ceremony was supposed to...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 14 October 2019

Wellness Coach To Set Up Lifestyle Centres

Weight loss and a healthy lifestyle are some of the topics that many people discuss quite often, but find it hard to commit to. Many people, especially those who want to shed off excess fat, want the ‘fix me quick’ and usually go through...

Maureen Odubeng | 14 October 2019

Butale Calls for Citizenship Extension To Foreigners

Butale, who was representing BPF during the Presidential debate organised by Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) on Friday, also said the country could be a net exporter of goods and services but that should start with...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 14 October 2019

Botswana Warned To Be Pragmatic With Foreign Policy

Presidential candidates Ndaba Gaolathe of the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and Biggie Butale of Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) highlighted this during the Presidential debate on Friday at Westwood International School. The two were responding to a...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 14 October 2019

Boko's Gov't To Have 12 Ministers

Boko is confident he, along with the rest of Batswana, will wake up to a new government for the 12th Parliament.  He has hinted that he will announce his action plan for his first 100 days in office during his launch as the Gaborone Bonnington...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 14 October 2019

DITSHWANELO Commemorates World Day Against Death Penalty

The global theme this year is ‘Children: unseen victims of the death penalty’. The day was first recognised in 2003 and is commemorated annually. It focuses on the continuing use of the death penalty around the world. It also aims to...

Correspondent 14 October 2019

SADC Observer Mission Launch Today

In line with the revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2015), the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Botswana invited SADC to observe the 2019 elections in Botswana. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of...

Correspondent 14 October 2019

Im My Own Enemy, Others Are Just Pawns In Your Battle Field

These words started to jar on my mind even though I lacked understanding until I faced some unbearable moments in my life. The agony was a results of how I responded to the challenges I faced and was too naïve to comprehend the mission in...

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 14 October 2019

The Bus Ride Part 1: Get In, Sit Down And Shut Up

The language is colourful as they advertise their wares. Cool time, which is a frozen drink in a little plastic, apparently brings families together-something I’ve never heard of. The maize cob apparently is a pimped one with a Nandos bone...

Thulaganyo Jankie 14 October 2019

GBV calls on us to self introspect

Hear a noise at night and your body involuntarily Instagram profile picture siz goes into fight or flight mode, even giving you an extra dose of adrenalin to face and combat the danger. That is a legitimate reason to fear and feel insecure. However,...

Ashley Thaba | 14 October 2019

International Day Of The Girl Child 2019

It’s a day intended to celebrate the feats made in empowering girls by ensuring a widespread knowledge on women’s rights, to allow with girls to easily navigate the world in which they live. This is necessary because the world is...

Lesego Nswahu Nchunga | 14 October 2019

Ntwa Ya Hitler (10) – When Batswana Built Bridges In A Day

For his personal heroism in rallying “the daring dozen” following the initial Luftwaffe attack, Corporal Chitu Bakombi was awarded the British Empire Medal. It is one of the sad ironies of history that great examples of human...

Jeff Ramsay | 14 October 2019

Back page this week: Gunners Face further Sanctions

Staff Writer 14 October 2019

Front page this week: Masisi warned TK against defecting

Staff Writer 14 October 2019

Exercise Your Right To Vote

It is not uncommon for voters to register for elections, and not make it to the polling station on the election day, and most usually give the excuse that they did not know who to vote for. It is past the 11th hour, and political parties have gone...

Monitor Editor 14 October 2019

Why Performance Appraisals Fail

Unfortunately, the reality is that despite investing time and money into these systems, most organisations only see minimum returns and in many cases, no results at all. And so there is a growing call to stop appraisals.  But why do we think...

Shameela Winston | 14 October 2019

Motswana Potter Targets Guinness Record

In his quest, Oefile intends to beat a eat achieved by Rytis Konstantinavicius (Lithuania), in Babimost, Poland, on September 7, 2014. Konstantinavicius’s largest earthenware pot had a height of 310.1 cm (9 ft 10.54 in), a maximum circumference...

Mompati Tlhankane | 14 October 2019

Masisi Warned Tshekedi Against Defecting To BPF

Masisi was speaking at the launch of the new Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) parliamentary candidate for Serowe West constituency, Moemedi Dijeng. Dijeng replaced Tshekedi as the BDP candidate for the constituency after the latter dumped the BDP at...

Koketso Kgoboge 14 October 2019

Taking Financial Access To The Grassroots

Some citizens do not have registration documents and are therefore unable to be incorporated into mainstream banking activities. For SmartSwitch, access to financial services is as simple as a fingerprint. One fingerprint gives the user access to a...

Mbongeni Mguni | 14 October 2019