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Back page this week: FUB bemoans players' sorry state
Staff Writer 20 March 2020
Inside page this week: Ngoni's brush shines amidst COVID-19 darkness
Staff Writer 20 March 2020
Inside Page this week: Mineral revenues forecast cut by P2bn
Staff Writer 20 March 2020
Front page this week: BURS goes after tax-dodgy landlords
Staff Writer 20 March 2020
Montsho stands the test of time
The 36-year-old is now Botswana’s most capped athlete at the Olympic Games after making her debut at the 2004 competitions, which were held in Athens, Greece. Montsho booked her place at this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday, when...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 20 March 2020
Softball to decide fate of league season
The 2019-2020 BoFiNeT League season is already behind schedule, and the situation has been exacerbated by the forced suspension through the coronavirus outbreak. The association has a mountain to climb because the 2019-2020 season is already behind...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 20 March 2020
BNSC violates Act over AGM
The BNSC chairperson, Marumo Morule said failure to hold the meeting was a blunder. The Commission was scheduled to hold its AGM yesterday (Thursday), but was forced to shelve the meeting due to the coronavirus outbreak. A new date has not been...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 20 March 2020
Athletes' incentives under review
The minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC), Tumiso Rakgare told the Committee of Supply this week that Parliament is reviewing the scheme, in line with the changing sport environment. “The policy is currently under...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 20 March 2020
Rollers deny link to Celtic coach
The South African media early this week said Rollers were interested in signing the Lesotho-born coach. According to South African newspaper, The Citizen, Rollers have constantly been in touch with Seema’s representatives ‘asking if he...
Chakalisa Dube
| 20 March 2020
Teams cautious amid coronavirus fears
The pandemic, which broke out in Wuhan, China last December has killed nearly 9,000 people worldwide. Neighbouring South Africa has been the hardest hit in the region with 116 cases while Namibia and Zambia have recorded two cases each. Botswana is...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 20 March 2020
Tshosane's words which influenced Moloi's coaching path
Pontsho Moloi was an epitome of dedication during a trophy-laden career. His diminutive statue belied his fiery character; which often landed him in the match officials’ black book. But he toned down as he was handed the captaincy of a...
Mqondisi Dube
| 20 March 2020
Drago, Wanderers refute fallout
Stanojlovic said he was not suspended but had family issues to attend to. “I have serious family problems here and in Serbia. I would have wished to go home for at least 30 days but I can’t because of the epidemic,” he...
Koketso Kgoboge 20 March 2020
FUB shares emotional 10-year journey
Masaseng said when the union was formed, it was at a time when there was a bit of transformation. He revealed that there was too much resistance from the administrators and it ended up brewing a toxic relationship between the union and the football...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 20 March 2020
Coronavirus: No financial losses for BPL
The BFA recently halted all football activities following the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has rapidly spread around the globe. Cases in neighbouring South Africa have been rising, reaching 151 at lunchtime yesterday. The spread of the virus...
Mqondisi Dube
| 20 March 2020
FUB bemoans players' sorry state
The organisation, a voice for professional players, is increasingly worried that Premier League sides fail to provide basic necessities for players despite being aware of the risks associated with the sport. “We only have about eight teams that...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 20 March 2020
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park sparks coronavirus fears
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP), a wildlife reserve shared by Botswana and South Africa, is still open and accepting visitors despite coronavirus fears. Despite both Botswana and South Africa closing Twee Rivieren Border Control, which is...
Thalefang Charles
| 20 March 2020
Ga re e nngwe e letse nageng galaletse
Bangwe, jaaka Motswana a tle a bue, ba gare ga dithota le dipowa. Go twe, bao ba kgakala le ditlamelo le ditirelo mme go di bona ke gore ba di late kwa di leng teng. Mo go bangwe, mosepele o nne moleele mme ba imelwe. Go bona seemo sa go...
Sebofo Motshwane 20 March 2020
A tutorial on language skills
The skills go in pairs. When one reads and listens, he or she is consuming language hence these are referred to as receptive or passive skills. When one speaks or writes, he or she is producing language. This pair is thus referred to as productive or...
Mmaotho Segotso 20 March 2020
Let's join hands with gov't to fight Covid-19 threat
The move was overdue but that is not the issue, really. What is important, is that government listened to concerns expressed by many Batswana, introspected on its earlier decision, and took a corrective step. It is not in every issue that government...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 20 March 2020
Ga o ye gope!!!
Selefu 20 March 2020
Gov't has failed Botswana's educational system
Due to the scenario, It is almost 10 years now since the nation has witnessed any significant improvement in students’ performance in the examination results. What is abundantly clear is that, there is a mismatch between such poor...
Mmegi Editor
| 20 March 2020
Journalists and telling the coronavirus story
MELBORNE, Australia: From an ethical perspective, covering the coronavirus story is really hard to do well. The reason for this lies in an inherent conflict between two ethical obligations: the obligation to truth-telling and the obligation not to...
Correspondent 20 March 2020
There will be life after Covid-19
Covid-19 has kept most of us who write for a living, occupied. We’re rapidly running out of things to write, beyond new infections, deaths, governments’ responses, lockdowns, quarantines and so forth. If you follow Twitter, you may be...
Correspondent 20 March 2020
Diary of ex-teacher
In the 18 years of my career as a teacher, I have witnessed rot in the education ministry. First at schools. Leaders at schools are rotten to the core! Hard workers who excel are sabotaged. It is the lazy ones who spend time in leaders’ offices...
Mmaotho Segotso 20 March 2020
'ETSSP crafted to address 21st Century education challenges'
But I further urged them to speed up implementation of this reform. Botswana has had a history of failure to implement, monitor and evaluate reforms, and this time around should show donor agencies the seriousness we give to agreements with our...
Correspondent 20 March 2020
The collapse of Moeng College
MOENG COLLEGE: The 2019 Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Examinations (BGCSE) tell the story of a collapsed giant that Moeng College was known for in the years of yore: In the academic circles. Out of 34 senior secondary schools, Moeng was...
Koketso Kgoboge 20 March 2020
A journey to Moeng College Part II
MOENG COLLEGE: A journey to Moeng College on the back of J5 trucks was an enjoyable experience. Former Moeng College students still have vivid memories of this Mokungwane/Mokoba stop hump, which left many overwhelmed with a strong feeling of...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 20 March 2020
Professor Bulawa unpacks ETSSP
Mmegi: Help us understand Education and Training Sector Strategic Plan (ETSSP) and multiple pathways as solutions to the current education crisis. Bulawa: Briefly, the ETSSP is a reform aimed at transforming education by addressing some key policy...
Correspondent 20 March 2020
US helps out Kalahari Energy's P6bn CBM project
Although Kalahari Energy CEO, Chris Scales declined to detail the grant amount, he said it was significant enough to finalise the feasibility for the project. The project is expected to cost P6 billion and is dependent on Kalahari Energy and the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 20 March 2020
Diamond slump delays Okavango Blue sale
The 20.46 carat blue diamond was unearthed at Debswana’s Orapa Mine in the third quarter of 2018. It drew comparisons with the world famous Hope Diamond, although the local, stone has a higher purity and clarity level. The Okavango Blue is...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 20 March 2020
The green revolution's inconvenient truth about mining
The green revolution must come to terms with this inconvenient truth and address it head on. The global demand for clean, renewable energy is increasing at an unprecedented pace, driven by advances in technology and declining costs. This is a story...
Correspondent 20 March 2020
BURS goes after tax-dodging landlords
For the upcoming 2020-2021 financial year, the taxman has set a target of P44.4 billion and the agency has ramped up tax collections across previously overlooked lines. In his budget speech last month in which he unveiled a P5.2 billion deficit for...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 20 March 2020
Mineral revenues forecast cut by P2bn
Each year, government’s mineral revenues comprise mineral taxes and royalties paid by different operators, as well as dividends paid to government by those mining companies it has a stake in, such as Debswana. For the year 2020/21 which starts...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 20 March 2020
Mopako and dining out in coronavirus scare
The hitmaker basically suggests that people should bring their own food as at his funeral. Speaking of funerals, the government in an effort to prevent the transmission and spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Botswana, measures such as...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 20 March 2020
Coronavirus causes massive showbiz gigs postponement
The cancellations of tours and festivals have been progressing steadily. Due to the pandemic, organisers across Botswana are postponing events in an effort to slow the spread of the noAvel Coronavirus. The situation is constantly evolving, as...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 20 March 2020
Itse Mageba brings choral music to Mageba
We have seen the organisers inviting dikhwaere to perform at those events, which also gives them exposure. However, that is not enough because even though dikhwaere have been part of many Batswana’s lives since time immemorial, to date they...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 20 March 2020
African attire, food, music under one roof
In an interview, the co-founder of Taste of Africa, Mercy Ramojela said their event is a food and music cultural ocassion aimed at bringing Africans together. She however explained that their emphasis was more on food. Ramojela said they want...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 20 March 2020
Franco delivers his promise
Franco, who has 17 albums under his belt even has a song called Tsala tsame where he mentions some of his disabled friends from across Botswana. To put his lyrics into reality, Franco and his team donated a Pioneer DJ deck to a wheelchair bound fan,...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 20 March 2020
Fear grips bar owners
Some of the popular bars and nightclubs around the country are known to attract large crowds, especially during months end where people drink their way to the next day. Although in Botswana on Wednesday, the time of writing there was no confirmed...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 20 March 2020
St Louis Export not going anywhere – KBL
For a brand that was once discontinued, the shortage of St Louis Export in stores was worrying some of its loyal customers who were thinking that their favourite beer was getting cut from the KBL’s core lineup. While KBL has in the past...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 20 March 2020
Agric Ministry warns public against fraudsters
ISPAAD project officer, Keolemoge Malema told Mmegi in an interview that so far a number of small businesses have fallen prey to the fraudsters. He said the fraudsters who have been running their fake advert on Facebook claimed to have won a tender...
Pini Bothoko
| 20 March 2020
Tension brews over Mupane localization
The plan relates to the posts of commercial manager and mine surveyor. Contracts for the two expatriates employees, who have been with the mine for some years, come to end in June. Some employees at the mine have expressed doubt about the...
Chakalisa Dube
| 20 March 2020
Villages hard hit by acute water shortage
Mmegi has learnt that villages such as Tutume, Matobo, Goshwe and surrounding areas have not been receiving potable water supply over the last four months. Matobo-Goshwe councillor, Milikani Tshupeng, told Mmegi that currently people in Matobo...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 20 March 2020
Court refers NPF case
Acting Regional South Magistrate, Goodwill Makofi announced yesterday that going forward the case would be managed and heard at Extension 2. The case went for a status hearing following the indictment of ex spy chief Isaac Kgosi. The allocation of a...
Mpho Mokwape
| 20 March 2020
Rari explains Botswana's education crisis
Rari explained that the country has the case as confirmed by the Minister of Basic Education in 842 schools. “The infrastructure that was meant for a certain number of students has now been outgrown by the number of students,” Rari...
Oarabile Mosikare 20 March 2020
Alumni rescue Moeng College
Due to the situation, the school’s Bechuanaland infrastructure is an eyesore. Moeng College’s fortunes have been taking a nosedive since 2012 leaving the once mighty school toiling at the lowest position academically. Recently, a...
Staff Writer 20 March 2020
Thirsty Kgatleng schools panic over coronavirus
Primary schools in Kgatleng, just close to the capital city Gaborone, are in a harrowing state thereby impeding learning. Kgosi Bethuel Ndaba of Matebele in Kgatleng told this publication that the community was scared that if the schools did not...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 20 March 2020
No action yet to deal with Mogale problems
This week, Mmegi visited the school, which is in Maokane village, 30 kilometres from Jwaneng. After the 30 kilometre drive on a dirty road, the Mmegi team was greeted by the sight of students clustered under trees with their teachers. One of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 20 March 2020
Dikoloti laments dilapidated schools
Three junior secondary schools at Dikoloti’s constituency, Mogale, Nthwalang and Mmathethe, are dilapidated. These are also boarding schools and the sewerage systems for the three are bad. “There is a serious problem of infrastructure...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 20 March 2020
Tonota JSS teaches from a poultry house
Tonota JSS is one of the schools that performed badly in the 2019 Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE) scoring 28.5% pass. The school attained position 61 out of 80 schools in the Central region under the same examination. A nasty picture...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 20 March 2020
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