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Inside Page this week: Artists erect mural on gender violence

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

Inside Page this week: Budget the balance next year, IMF advises

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

Back page this week: BNOC revises Olympic targets

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

Front page this week: Dark clouds gather

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

Knuckle City movie submitted for Oscars

Media representatives from across the African continent got an opportunity to watch some of the featured films, amongst them being the hard-hitting Knuckle City, which South Africa has submitted for the International Feature Film category at the...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 November 2019

Indian dramas attract African audience

Although men watch these dramas, they are mostly popular among women. The consumption patterns, level of viewing, preferred channels, favourite watching time, and control over remote really defines women and Indian dramas.  It is now no secret...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 November 2019

Wilderness Safaris announces photographic winners

This year the event encouraged participants to Capture the Soul of Africa through exceptional wildlife and landscape photography. Now in its third year, the competition set out to harness Africa’s passion with images that inspire the positive...

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

Little Miss Princess of the World returns bigger, better

According to the pageant director, Tebogo Lebanna, this year, the contestants proved to be ready to win the crown. She said most of them had been in this competition in the past years and are still after the crown, this therefore means more...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 November 2019

Leburu hoists Botswana flag high

Leburu was crowned the winner of the Little Miss Model International, which is the award for the best model amongst all contestants and has also scooped the Little Miss Africa award, which was a continental award given to the best contestant in...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 November 2019

Motswana joins The Real Housewives of Johannesburg on DStv

The Real Housewives of Johannesburg Season 2 chronicles the lives of seven enviably wealthy Jozi women as they negotiate life as family women, businesswomen and friends. In a one-on-one interview with Arts & Culture this week, Merriweather said...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 November 2019

Corruption

Correspondent 29 November 2019

DIS, DPP and DCEC heads must fall

The South African institutions named in the controversial case are drilling gaping holes in the case. The companies alleged to be involved do not exist; the bank accounts in the banks allegedly holding staggering amounts of money in which she is...

Mmegi Editor | 29 November 2019

Local teen set for Dakar trial

The Lobelo Racing Club Francistown rider has been invited to join the Netherlands-based HT Rally Raid Husqvarna motorcycle team, as an observer for the spectacle that is to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 5 to 17, 2020. Armstrong has had a good...

Kabelo Boranabi | 29 November 2019

Victorious junior chess team qualifies for Olympiad

The Women Chess Master, Refilwe Gabatshwarwe led the team to victory. She was with Ruth Otisitswe as the only other girl and three boys George Method, Keabetswe Makwaeba and Oageng Chalashika. The squad put up a brilliant campaign against hosts...

Koketso Kgoboge 29 November 2019

Goalkeepers: Who stood out in the last decade?

Contenders: Kabelo Dambe Dambe was just 19 years old when he became the youngest number one glove man in the league. This was at the start of the 2009-2010 season, the first under the telecommunications company’s sponsorship. At the time...

Kabelo Boranabi | 29 November 2019

Palapye, Francistown sides clash in FA Cup

Motlakase Power Dynamos will trade punches with their usual nemesis, TAFIC and last year’s champions of Tswapong Region Division One league FC Palapye are up against Calendar Stars. The playing ground is not level as the hosts are overwhelming...

Koketso Kgoboge 29 November 2019

Mosige makes steady return after a year out

Mosige, who is the club captain, played his first league match after more than a year out of action against Morupule Wanderers a fortnight ago. He had a great game last week Friday when Orapa United defeated Security Systems by a solitary goal in a...

Chakalisa Dube | 29 November 2019

Makwengwe back in charge at GU

Makwengwe returns to the hot seat after Serbian, Nikola Kavazovic’s unceremonious departure this week. Kavazovic quit the post on Tuesday after angry fans bayed for his blood, following the first leg of the Mascom Top 8 quarterfinal 1-0 loss...

Kabelo Boranabi | 29 November 2019

BNOC revises Olympic targets

The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has decried lack of funding, which had meant the preparations moved at a snail’s pace. But the mood has changed significantly, after the private sector came on board, while the government has...

Mqondisi Dube | 29 November 2019

TAFIC, Galaxy game aborted

Scores of supporters left the stadium disappointed after the game was called off at the last minute. A BNSC official, Gakologelwang Masheto who was at the stadium, declined to disclose reasons the game did not proceed. “I unfortunately...

Lebogang Mosikare | 29 November 2019

Gunners' Kemoen quits as standoff persists

His resignation comes at a time when the two factions continue to show no commitment towards finding a lasting solution to the impasse. Kemoen confirmed his resignation yesterday saying he has to keep his integrity intact as the internal bickering...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 29 November 2019

Khato Civils Response from Khato Civils on Mmegi article

These articles were authored by Ryder Gabathuse who works for Mmegi newspaper and is apparently currently doing a fellowship at the amaBhungane Centre for investigative journalism, sponsored by IJHub. It is also not strange that all references in the...

Correspondent 29 November 2019

Comedy of errors in Butterfly case

Given recent events in the matter of the alleged P100 billion gone missing, it is increasingly apparent that the State may have made a real dog’s dinner of the case against Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) agent Welheminah...

Morongwa Phala-Goodwill 29 November 2019

Unfair blacklisting amongst top complaints against local banks

In his report for 2018, released last week, Gabriel Maotwanyane noted that complaints about listing accounted for just more than one in 10 complaints received from bank customers. In 2017, the blacklisting complaints were just six percent of the...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 November 2019

The debt trap

By that time, Daisy* already had the daily threatening sms from the store card debt collectors. She hadn’t checked her post for ages - for fear of receiving another notice about the outstanding balance on her card. She even hadn’t gone to...

Correspondent 29 November 2019

BPOPF appoints managers for Asian drive

With assets of more than P60 billion, the pension fund has made no secret of its desire to crack the Chinese financial market, which has generally been closed off to outsiders. This week, BPOPF CEO, Boitumelo Molefe said the five managers would...

Pauline Dikuelo | 29 November 2019

Artists erect mural on gender violence

The artists are Bezuba Kaunda and Itumeleng Motswetla. In an interview with Arts & Culture, Motswetla said some Batswana young men have grown up believing that it acceptable to publicly harass, abuse and intimidate women. “They bear no...

Mompati Tlhankane | 29 November 2019

Can Masisi transform the party to save the country? (Part 2)

Part 1 - Can Masisi transform ruling party and save the country?   The BDP’s impetus for reform is propelled by two major reasons. The first is the decade of Ian Khama’s misrule. The second is as a result of the first: the reality...

Bakang Ntshingane 29 November 2019

Wear the right fit, Tsheole urges African exchanges

Speaking at this week’s African Securities Exchanges Association annual conference held here between Sunday and Tuesday, Tsheole said trading systems and other infrastructure associated with stock exchanges were too expensive to procure and...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 November 2019

Dear BDP

How did you do it?  I mean you had your backs against the wall this time around.  You didn’t have the Khama magic this time.  Quite to the opposite, Kgosikgolo was terrorising you in the north.  Duma Boko and company had...

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae | 29 November 2019

Sack them

What is known is that when President Mokgweetsi Masisi ascended to the top office, he declared himself studious of rule of law. The current war raged by the upper echelons and the executive at the rule of law, the Constitution and Batswana indicates...

Thabo Masalila 29 November 2019

Ga se go tswa thuso

Kgang e nne gore, fa bangwe ba itlhaela, kgotsa, golo gongwe ba tlhaetse, ba ba kgonang, ba thuse. Go nne jalo, ba thuse Batswana. Gompieno re utlwa fa kwa Maubelo, kwa Tsabong, lephata la DBES (Deoartment of Buildings and Engineering Services) le...

Sebofo Motshwane 29 November 2019

"Gabs hosts inaugural international health expo a success"

This inaugural activity, that due to popular demand will occur annually, is an initiative that embraces government’s pronouncement to make the country the preferred destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and expos. It was a two-day...

Staff Writer 29 November 2019

BEC, teachers' legal tussle ends

BEC withdrew the matter citing that it has since received the exam marks it sought an order for their release. However, the parties argued on costs, with Lobatse High court Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa then deciding that he will deliver judgement on...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 29 November 2019

Vivo Energy Botswana commissions latest market innovation: Mobile Fuel Testing Laboratory

The company markets and distributes Shell fuels and lubricants. Every motorist’s nightmare is buying adulterated fuels, since it damages and shortens the lifespan of the vehicle’s engine and may cause inconvenience. At Vivo Energy, they...

Correspondent 29 November 2019

Majaga blasts gov't on Nata-Maun road delay

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nata-Gweta Constituency Polson Majaga said this when reached for an interview following the questions he raised in Parliament related to the bad state of the road. Majaga had asked the Minister of Transport and...

Pini Bothoko | 29 November 2019

Rentse Foundation promotes healthy living in Palapye

The NGO’s programme manager, Tsothe Maganu, told Mmegi that their vision was to continue with such initiatives annually to reach out to the less privileged individuals and their communities to enrich their lives holistically. The campaign would...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 29 November 2019

Botswana amongst safest to visit-report

According to the report of International SOS, a travel security services company, released this week, the travel security risk rating analyses the threat posed to travellers and international assignees by political violence (including terrorism,...

Lebogang Mosikare | 29 November 2019

Ftown Mayoral race in full swing

Until recently it was widely thought that Itekeng ward councillor Lesego Kwambala, Sylvia Muzila and Satellite South councillor Godisang Radisigo were the only ones in the race for the position, but apparently Muzila is now out of the race after she...

Chakalisa Dube | 29 November 2019

Ngwato Land Board challenges Sebetela's P26m claim

Last year in July, Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa granted Sebetela over P10 million after he and Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) entered into a settlement agreement in respect of compensation for the compulsory acquisition of his land. MCM acquired...

Lebogang Mosikare | 29 November 2019

BNF Youth League accuse government of abusing students

Heii said the MELSD was aware of the capacity of the colleges, the state of the facilities, the unaccredited courses that were offered to students and the number of lecturers, but still admitted students in higher numbers. He claimed, “the...

Koketso Kgoboge 29 November 2019

Budget the balance next year, IMF advises

Balancing the budget would of necessity mean curtailing expenditure and raising revenues and in a year with declining diamond earnings, analysts believe the latter may point to higher taxes and tighter collections. The advice comes as government...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 November 2019

Dark clouds gather

The proposals, as contained in the draft mid-term review of the NDP 11 circulated yesterday, are due to go before Cabinet before being laid out before parliamentarians next year. The revised forecasts in the draft indicate that the cumulative...

Mbongeni Mguni | 29 November 2019

Boko challenges his ouster

In his affidavit, Boko lists out a series of activities leading to his ouster as well as that of other UDC members who lost elections. Boko states that even individuals who did not register to vote were found in the voters roll. “I have myself...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 29 November 2019