Archives
Explore
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Full Picture
Featured Videos
More
About Us
Advertise with Us
Archives
Sitemap
Contact us
Sign in
Create account
Home
News
Business
Sport
Lifestyle
Features
Opinion & Analysis
Blogs
Sponsored
World
Select Year:
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
Select Month:
January
|
February
|
March
|
April
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
August
|
September
|
October
|
November
|
December
|
Archives:
Saturday March 01
Monday March 03
Tuesday March 04
Wednesday March 05
Thursday March 06
Friday March 07
Monday March 10
Tuesday March 11
Wednesday March 12
Thursday March 13
Friday March 14
Monday March 17
Tuesday March 18
Wednesday March 19
Thursday March 20
Friday March 21
Monday March 24
Tuesday March 25
Wednesday March 26
Thursday March 27
Friday March 28
Monday March 31
Back page this week: Battle for football's richest purse
Staff Writer 06 March 2020
Inside Page this week: Freedom rings from the streets
Staff Writer 06 March 2020
Inside Page this week: FNBB raises red flags on credit
Staff Writer 06 March 2020
Front page this week: Kgosi finally indicted in NPF case
Staff Writer 06 March 2020
BITS commemorates Safe Internet Day
The panel discussion was meant to provide an understanding on the use of internet, its misuse and how it can be managed to benefit the youth of Botswana. The discussion brought together leaders in the information and technology industry and some...
Cavin Kanoko
| 06 March 2020
Netball in financial audit dilemma
The report was to be submitted before the 2019 Netball World Cup held in Liverpool last July. However, according to information reaching Mmegi Sport, the financial report that was submitted to Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) and...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 March 2020
Coronavirus hits home
The Botswana Judo Federation (BJF) reacted with shock that the tournament, which was supposed to start today, had been cancelled. Morocco recently reported its first case of coronavirus as the illness continues to spread across the Middle East and...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 March 2020
Dakar Rally aspirant kick-starts season
The teen sensation has been impressive on the bike over the past season attracting international attention as he bids to turn professional. Earlier this year, he was part of the HT Rally Raid team for the Dakar Rally. The 18-year-old joined the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 06 March 2020
Top performers to be rewarded soon after final
There has been a shift with the awards to be held soon after the final. Each of the three players will be eager to make an impact in the final tomorrow in a bid to improve their chances of winning the award. Matsabu and Mosige are seen as the...
Chakalisa Dube
| 06 March 2020
Kenosi delivers life changing sucker punch
Beneath the deceiving frame lies a fierce boxer capable of unleashing a bone-crushing punch. Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi recently reached the global spotlight, after she became the first ever female boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games. She is also...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 06 March 2020
Angels fly into title race
Leaders, Sua Flamingoes and second-placed Nico United appeared to be the only two title contenders, but Angels have since joined the race. Flamingoes and Nico, tied on 34 points, met in a top of the table clash that ended in a stalemate. Angels...
Koketso Kgoboge 06 March 2020
Mascom Top 8: The contestants: The blue corner
Player to watch Mothusi Cooper has been the engineer in the middle of the park for the Blues. Cooper enjoys the deep lying playmaker role, just ahead of a holding midfielder. He has an impressive interception rate, has good vision, great strength...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 06 March 2020
Mascom Top 8: The contestants: The orange corner
Player to watch Lawrence Nduga is arguably the in form player for United in the tournament. Nduga has scored two vital goals in both legs of the Mascom Top 8 semi-final clashes against Jwaneng Galaxy. He is a strong attacking player, capable of...
Chakalisa Dube
| 06 March 2020
Battle for football's richest purse
The Top 8 tournament has made significant strides towards claiming the country’s most prestigious local football competition. The two giants, Rollers and United battle each other tomorrow not only targeting records and pride but also looking...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 06 March 2020
Ga se a a supang
Go ya ka polelo, tiro e, e ne ya tshwarwa ka kgwedi ya Hirikgong monongwaga go le mafelo a beke. Mme fa re ntse re tsenya polelo ele matlho, re bala malatsi, re bona tiro e ne e tshwerwe ka Matlhatso Hirikgong a le masome a mabedi le botlhano....
Sebofo Motshwane 06 March 2020
Are public schools conducive to learning?
Children spend their maximum time at school. The school then, becomes a major factor influencing how they view, comprehend and adjust to casino the world as they grow. Schools, being the second home, serve a number of purposes in a child’s...
Mmaotho Segotso 06 March 2020
The WUC campaign of extortion and rapine
The corporation has morphed into a criminal entity. It makes no sense that a government entity thrives through brazenly stealing from Batswana and impoverishing them. I even wonder as to the impact that their indecent killing is causing upon...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 06 March 2020
BERA should put house in order
The Authority has been assigned specific functions to license, monitor and inspect licensees with the aim of enforcing compliance for the proper functioning of the sector. Since its formation a few years ago, the Authority has never known peace....
Mmegi Editor
| 06 March 2020
Elephant Havens shifts mindsets on Ngamiland elephants
Elephant Havens, the brainchild of young local elephant handler who used to work at Abu Camp in the heart of the Okavango, and philanthropic American couple, is presenting a unique opportunity for the people of Ngamiland to change their mindset about...
Thalefang Charles
| 06 March 2020
Life at the epicentre: Batswana speak from Wuhan
“It’s emotionally draining. It’s tough. You cannot go out. It’s just the same four walls, seeing these everyday with nothing new. “We have had guys experience panic attacks and we believe others are going into...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 March 2020
'Humans originate from Botswana' researcher comes home
Although the news made headlines across the world following the published study, at some point beating both US President Donald Trump’s then impending impeachment trial and Brexit blockbusters, Botswana was still busy reeling from the elections...
Thalefang Charles
| 06 March 2020
What we need to transform Botswana into a high-income country
An inflexion point. We have succeeded in building a modern and largely functional society from our agrarian past. In spite of all the impressive gains, Botswana is now faced with common developmental challenges that bedevil many countries on their...
Correspondent 06 March 2020
BDC, AfDB sign P900m credit line
The AfDB loan, which required a sovereign guarantee from government, was once stalled, awaiting the green light from lawmakers who required more details on the investments that BDC was undertaking. According to the Corporation’s acting...
Staff Writer 06 March 2020
Stampede as gov't raises P1.2bn in capital market
At the February 28 auction held by the Bank of Botswana (BoB), the bid to cover ratio, a measure of the demand amongst bidders, hovered above 2.0 across the treasury bill and three bonds. Experts believe a bid to cover ratio of above 2.0 indicates a...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 March 2020
BotswanaPost resuscitates flagging home mail project
Since the pilot launched at Block 7 and 8, many of the 7,000 or so home mail boxes installed by BotswanaPost remain unused and even vandalised, with Batswana apparently sticking to the post office as their preferred method of mail...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 06 March 2020
Overhaul donations tax kicks off
The revised provisions of the Capital Transfer Tax Act (Act), which levies donations and inheritance tax, came through the Capital Transfer Tax Amendment Act 2019 promulgated on August 28, 2019 (Amendment Act). The law could not function without a...
Correspondent 06 March 2020
Will Botswana catch SA's cold?
Statistics SA, that country’s data agency, released figures this week showing South Africa’s economy shrank by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 after a 0.8% reduction in the third quarter. By Stats SA definitions, a recession is...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 March 2020
FNBB raises red flags on credit
As at December 31, 2019, individual customers owed FNBB P9.4 billion or about 60% of the bank’s total loan book. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, total loans advanced by FNBB to its individual customers rose 9.6 percent, while...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 06 March 2020
Little Miss International broadens search
The pageantry extended its age categories reaching aspiring queens from other parts of the country. In an interview with the event’s director, Kefentse Gokganwang said previously, they were not able to reach out to more people and other areas....
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 06 March 2020
La Calla Jewelries to make Miss Botswana crown
The initiative was coined by La Calla Jewelries as a means to give local designers a chance to make the Miss Botswana crown. The company designed the crown for Miss Botswana 2019. La Calla Jewelries is a relatively new local citizen-owned and...
Cavin Kanoko
| 06 March 2020
Kaybee gets Kavango Music awards nomination
Being her first international nomination the self proclaimed queen of gospel told Arts & Culture in an interview that she would be competing with other female artists from Namibia. “I have relatives from the Kavango region and for me to...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 06 March 2020
Karter Strings serves Juju love
The album features Mlaleli and it is now getting positive response. Speaking to Arts & Culture, Mmudi pointed out that the track was influenced by past experiences with their female counterparts. “The track is called Juju love...
Oleosi Kgosi 06 March 2020
Stone Grill to host game meat gala
The activity will be held at The Use-less place located after Oodi Matebele traffic lights along the A1 road. The game meat affair will be mixed with mind soothing performances from local artists. One of the organisers for the event, Daniel Moeng...
Siyabonga Gaetshajwe 06 March 2020
Hamptons set eyes on UK
The last Hamptons festival was held in 2018. Event organiser, Debbie Smith made the announcement during a press brief recently. She said amongst their main priorities this year was to put local artists first no wonder they want to take the Hamptons...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 06 March 2020
Comedian Dona BW makes waves
The young man who just landed in the local comedy industry recently has been able to win a great number of followers on his Facebook page ‘Dona BW.’ Famed for making up stories and his ability to turn lies into truth have got many of his...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 06 March 2020
Masama-Mmamashia pipeline to unlock Lobatse, Barolong water supply
The coming into swing of the project is largely seen as President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s fulfilment of his water promise to the rest of the southern region, which is traditionally water stressed . During the 2019 elections campaign, Masisi...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 06 March 2020
Moswaane's blue-eyed boys found guilty
The accused, nominated councillor Otsile Moses, administrator, Boago Phiri and BDP activist, Chidzani Mokgwebe were each sentenced to two years in jail for assaulting another BDP activist, Otto Masogo during a BDP Francistown regional elective...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 06 March 2020
Undeveloped CT5 worries Nata Conservation Trust
He raised his concerns during a ceremony to hand over Information Technology (IT) equipment given to them by the Botswana Tourism Board (BTO). During his acceptance remarks, Garebolelwe said that the CT5 concession area ...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 06 March 2020
BCP denies pressure to quit UDC
UDC is a tri-party coalition which gained the main opposition berth in Parliament after winning 15 parliamentary seats in last year’s polls. Other opposition parties in minority include the new kid on the political block, Botswana Patriotic...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 06 March 2020
'Drug dealers' on trial
The charges include stealing dagga from a police station. The smell of the marijuana was so pervasive that officers of the court, prosecutors and attorneys representing the accused were forced to put on masks. The scene at the court resembled China...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 06 March 2020
IEC berates political parties
Recently, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) held an evaluation of the 2019 General Election and only a few representatives from the different political parties attended. Legislators are the ones that can advocate for a change of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 06 March 2020
Best student gets TB Joshua scholarship
Higgins joins thousands of students worldwide who have received scholarship ranging from primary to tertiary education sponsored by Prophet TB Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) and Emmanuel TV partners. The 14-year-old...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 06 March 2020
BDP cllrs battle for BALA top seat
The BALA executive will be elected next week at Ave Marea hotel. This comes after the old committee’s mandate elapsed. For one to seat in the committee, he/she must be a councillor. Two councillors who will be battling it out for...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 06 March 2020
Mamela's sacrifice elevates Saleshando
FRANCISTOWN: Former UDC contracted partner Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) made it impossible for Mamela to contest a constituency of his choice. The veteran politician known for his no-nonsense attitude at freedom squares however, has no...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 06 March 2020
Kgosi finally indicted in NPF case
The case involved P250 million, which the then Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Kgosi requested from the NPF to build fuel storage facilities. The DIS, however, later changed the intended purpose for the money...
Oarabile Mosikare 06 March 2020
Multitudes throng court for Debonairs violence arraignment
The suspect in the case, 32-year-old Sekane Rodger Solomon is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm allegedly without any lawful excuse. He slapped Kevin Mogatsakgotla Motsumi several times on the cheeks and on the head causing him to...
Pini Bothoko
| 06 March 2020
Hunting riches beckon for communities
Proceeds from the auctions go directly into the pockets of communities, via their trusts, and will be used for various developmental programmes. This is the first time the auctions have taken place since the moratorium on hunting imposed in...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 06 March 2020
Court reinstates BERA's Machacha
Machacha, who was BERA’s director of finance and procurement, was dismissed alongside three other finance officers in February. This was on allegations of contravening the General Conditions of service by wilfully disclosing confidential...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 06 March 2020
Subscribe
Receive latest and breaking news via email
Submit
Have a Story? Send Us a tip
Invalid key
Send