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Back page this week: Clubs, BFA in showdown talks
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Inside Page this week: African Attire on fleek back by popular demand
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Inside Page this week: Matsheka secures support in race for revenue
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Front Page this week: State 'charges' Kgosi for NPF
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Indoor sports arena remains a pipe dream
One of such projects was the construction of an indoor sports arena at the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) courts. When officially opening the games, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced the government’s commitment to building a...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 February 2020
Schools sport future under spotlight
Pressure is mounting for MoBE to hand over the handling of schools sport to the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC). According to information reaching this publication, BOPSSA National Council held a meeting over the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 February 2020
Ping-pong players fight for national team spots
The tournament is part of BTTA’s preparations for the World Table Tennis Championships to be played in July. Four places are up for grabs in each of the men and women’s categories. Speaking to Mmegi Sport on Thursday, BTTA president,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 07 February 2020
Fingers crossed after ‘silent' budget speech
The nearly 40 Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) affiliates would be eager to know their allocation. The government’s grant to sport has remained stagnant, failing to breach the P100 Million mark, despite increased financial...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 February 2020
Slow qualification delays Olympics kit launch
However, for Botswana, it is still a long way off, as the country’s athletes struggle to qualify for the world’s biggest multidiscipline event. Countries such as Kenya, USA, Nigeria and Brazil launched Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games kits this...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 February 2020
Bowls president bows out after decade in charge
His vice president, John Gaborutwe has taken over the reigns and would be expected to reinvigorate the sport. Robert said bowling has been part of his life for the past 12 years and it was now time for a new leader to take over. “There has...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 February 2020
Gunners sign kit deal with Umbro
Umbro will supply Gunners with training, playing, leisure kits and equipment while there is an obligation to source a financial sponsorship from next season. “We cannot put value on the sponsorship, it is a purchase and sell deal for until the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 07 February 2020
Letshwiti embraces Africa's transformation agenda
Botswana Football Association (BFA) president, Maclean Letshwiti, who attended the meeting, believes these would be the ultimate game changers. Letshwiti arrived this week back from the Morocco meeting addressed by FIFA president, Gianni...
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Flamingoes keep fingers away from panic button
Flamingoes are yet to win a match since the second round of the Debswana First Division North league began, after two draws and a defeat. The poor run has allowed chasers, Nico United to close the gap, with the two now tied at the top on 29...
Koketso Kgoboge 07 February 2020
Four vie for Top 8 final berth
The quartet of Jwaneng Galaxy, Orapa United, BDF XI and Township Rollers are fighting for the two places at stake. Champions, Galaxy travel to Itekeng Stadium for a showdown with United on Saturday afternoon. The first leg fixture ended level...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 07 February 2020
Chess star defies hectic schedule to pass with flying colours
The chess starlet was a student at Mater Spei College in Francistown and sat for her examinations last year. She attained a 48 points with four A*, three As and two Bs. She got A* in Chemistry, Physics, Commerce and French. She attained the three...
Koketso Kgoboge 07 February 2020
Clubs, BFA in showdown talks
The clubs argue grants are insufficient or paid late, while there is no prize money at the end of the season. Title sponsor, BTC reduced its funding for the season from P13million to just P5million, which gave birth to the current scenario. There...
Mqondisi Dube
| 07 February 2020
Ga re bue ka noga
A jaanong re re, polelo ele ya maloba ya bana ba sekole sa Molapowabojang, e ne e le mogopo re e ja mo go one mme ra se ka ra fetsa. Ka ke foo ga re a ka ra fetsa, a tsatsi jeno re boele mogopo oo, go o gora, Go simolola go gora, re boele fa morago...
Sebofo Motshwane 07 February 2020
The main ingredient, the parent!
Truth is Parental Involvement (PI) is the missing link in education, the decline in public school exam results points to an absent parent. Parents have taken the back seat and only show up when exam results are released, pointing accusing fingers at...
Mmaotho Segotso 07 February 2020
Budget speech - same song, different dj – (part 1)
The upshot of the same is thematic and consists in a real or imagined economic transformation journey that the nation has freshly embarked upon. Let us not be fooled. This journey is 54 years old. There is no running away from that reality, and there...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 07 February 2020
Fasten your seatbelts!
In between his smiles and the near constant interruption of the House, new Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka unveiled what are essentially government attempts to effect a structural shift in the economy and trigger momentum in a new direction. What...
Mmegi Editor
| 07 February 2020
China's response to coronavirus exposes dangerous obsession with secrecy
“What is the news from China?” are the words that open the 1,900 book World-Crisis in China, though they could equally apply to coverage of coronavirus. The short account of an anti-Christian uprising towards the end of China’s Qing...
Correspondent 07 February 2020
Race, epidemics, and the viral economy of health expertise
CHICAGO, United States: “Holy Mother of God!” tweeted Eric Ding, a nutritional epidemiologist loosely affiliated with Harvard’s School of Public Health, in reference to an unpublished paper about the coronavirus’s...
Correspondent 07 February 2020
Trade policy holds and the 'economic transformation' question
The fundamental question from Dr. Matsheka’s maiden delivery is: What will it take to truly transform the economy, and does the budget demonstrate that appetite? If we judge the budget entirely on the resource allocation and reallocation...
Bakang Ntshingane 07 February 2020
Join forces to overcome difficulties
Like many others, I’m following the development of the epidemic every day and worried about the increasing number of people infected. Though the five suspected cases of the novel coronavirus in Botswana have been confirmed negative, the Chinese...
Correspondent 07 February 2020
ZEE World celebrates DStv milestone
The occasion is a tremendous milestone that has seen the channel go from strength-to-strength since its launch in February 2015. Throughout the five years, Zee World has achieved a number of industry firsts; last year, viewers were introduced to...
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
EnE the boutique with a difference
It is about diversifying one’s services and offering a unique set of products to consumers. Elegant and Exclusive (EnE) Boutique guesthouse, strives to do just that and stands head and shoulders above the many already existing guesthouses. The...
Victoria Marumo 07 February 2020
Gov't proposes investment in the creative arts
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Dr. Thapelo Matsheka revealed this, during the delivery of the 2020/21 budget proposals this week. Dr. Matsheka said the move is a deliberate effort to align to the transformation agenda. He said the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 07 February 2020
Women in Arts celebrate love
For that reason, Women in Arts have decided to host an event on Valentine’s Day Eve. The event is meant to celebrate and touch on different aspects of love. In an interview, the director of Love Language event, Neelo Lentebanye explained...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 February 2020
African Attire on Fleek back by popular demand
The main event called The Grand African Attire on Fleek Picnic that started last year left many revellers asking for more after attracting large numbers from the general public. African Attire on Fleek Picnic is not a festival but a movement...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 February 2020
BITC opens in Francistown
When opening the office, the minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Peggy Serame said the office will make a significant economic impact in the city and surrounding areas. “Let me take this opportunity to commend BITC for a job well done...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 07 February 2020
Safdico seals deal to polish Angolan diamonds
Already, Safdico, which owns a local diamond and cutting firm and also operates the Diamond Technology Park near the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, has bought a ‘significant’ portion of the 4,900 carats made available from...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 February 2020
Business Botswana's take on the 2020-2021 budget
We also affirm that the economic model, which has served us well since the founding of the nation in 1966, needs to change to a private sector driven approach. It is in that view that we appreciate that the budget seeks to address the economic...
Correspondent 07 February 2020
Tread softly towards budget surplus, IMF urges Botswana
Remarks on Wednesday by visiting IMF deputy managing director, Tao Zhang and his Botswana mission chief Papa N’Diaye appeared to strike a softer tone from the line the institution took in November after its annual assessment. At the time,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 February 2020
Matsheka secures support in race for revenue
The plans for the sweeping reforms have triggered debate through the country, with many fearing that a population already plagued by stubborn unemployment, wage stagnation and inequality will be forced to bear the burden of fiscal...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 February 2020
Budget Speech
Selefu 07 February 2020
Court halts 1.5b China Jiangsu tender
Government was forced to give the Chinese company the tender back through a court order issued by Judge Rahim Khan on January 23, 2020. However the State, through Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services and Public Procurement and...
Mpho Mokwape
| 07 February 2020
Mohwasa bows out
Sources close to Mohwasa, who bows out after a little over 14 years of service in the central committee, says he wants to give other party members a chance to prove themselves. In previous elections, Mohwasa was the face of both the UDC and BNF and...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 07 February 2020
AB owes gov't millions
The loan was acquired to purchase the Embraer Jet and is payable over a seven-year period. This came after the MP for Serowe West Tshekedi Khama wanted the Minister of Transport and Communications Thulaganyo Segokgo to brief the House on the current...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 07 February 2020
Botswana inks deal with Enstrom for three 480B helicopters
The contract for the three aircraft was signed at Heliexpo 2020, which ran from January 27-30 in Anaheim, United States. The official signing took place between Safomar, the local agents for Enstrom, and Enstrom, with VIP dignitaries from the...
Correspondent 07 February 2020
Batswana (21) quarantined in Wuhan, China
Updating Parliament about the disease, The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Lemogang Kwape said 21 Batswana were currently under the public health lock down in Wuhan City and were being closely monitored. “The situation on coronavirus is...
Pini Bothoko
| 07 February 2020
BHC warns of 'rent' fraudsters
The corporation revealed that it has launched an investigation into possible criminal cases in which its letterhead was used, and personnel misrepresented in what would seem like a criminal arrangement to swindle people of their hard-earned cash. In...
Pini Bothoko
| 07 February 2020
BOSETU demands teachers' safety
A video of the student assaulting the teacher at the school recently went viral on social media with the footage showing a group of students cheering on as their fellow student attacked the teacher. Many on social media are of the view that the...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 07 February 2020
Balopi denies Masisi fall out
In his response this week, Balopi explained: “I am a member in good standing… a member who served only the BDP in my entire life”. Reports have been abound that Masisi has fallen out with his blue-eyed boy, Balopi preferring...
Chakalisa Dube
| 07 February 2020
Register cases when investigations are over – CJ
Rannowane said that weak prosecution cases frustrate the public expectation when offenders are released on account of inconclusive evidence or withdrawal of cases. Delivering the legal year address, Rannowane said investigators need to sharpen their...
Mpho Mokwape
| 07 February 2020
DIS, Serious Crimes cops detain BPF spokesperson
Security agents from Gaborone detained Motlhabani for two hours at the Palapye police station on Wednesday morning. A DIS operative (name withheld) claimed they were addressing issues of fake BPF social media pages that he said were used...
Koketso Kgoboge 07 February 2020
Gov't buys more body bags as war against rhino poachers intensifies
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism permanent secretary, Oduetse Koboto told Mmegi that strategic interventions on the rhino crisis are being finalised, but in the meantime more body bags had been already ordered to...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 February 2020
‘Politicking' Rannowane attracts wrath
This was after he said whilst the unsuccessful petitioners in the 2019 elections might remain aggrieved, there can no doubt that the Judiciary in Botswana has carried out its mandate of upholding the rule of law without fear or ill will. ...
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
Mack punches holes in Magosi's evidence
The search-and seizure warrant was related to Tshepho Tile Products, TTP, Estate Construction and Estate Property Investments that are owned by Kegone and Tshepho Sebina. Supporting the application in court a year ago, Magosi made it clear that the...
Oarabile Mosikare 07 February 2020
State 'charges' Kgosi for NPF
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Stephen Tiroyakgosi declined to confirm whether or not they had intended to serve Kgosi with summons when approached. Apparently, the State wanted to charge Kgosi with lack of authority to transact on...
Mpho Mokwape
| 07 February 2020
Magosi faces the chop?
The spy chief’s job is supposedly on the line, as it has emerged that his relationship with President Mokgweetsi Masisi has allegedly turned sour. It is understood that Magosi’s fate is not only in the hands of Masisi, but also of the...
Staff Writer 07 February 2020
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