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Back page this week: Relief Fund 'broken promises'
Staff Writer 17 July 2020
Inside page this week: Misika vows to showcase the splendor of Botswana nature
Staff Writer 17 July 2020
Inside page this week: BoB wants P52bn Pula Fund protected from 'frequent withdrawals'
Staff Writer 17 July 2020
Front page this week: Molefe's entanglement with Marsland wife exposed
Staff Writer 17 July 2020
Botswana to miss Under-21 World Cup
A virtual meeting held recently by the world netball governing body resolved that, due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), it would be impossible to hold continental qualifiers for the tournament, which Fiji hosts in July. Instead,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 17 July 2020
Chess to disinfect venue ahead of finals
The final will be held at the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) warm up area from July 18 to 21, 2020. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, BCF president, Mothokomedi Thabano said the funds would be used to buy thermometers, sanitisers and other items...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2020
BNSC turns down Mompe for the third time
The Tsela Riders biker has applied on two previous occasions for the BNSC Scholarship under Zebra Fund and twice under Elite Scholarship. Instead, the BNSC would fund Arnold Rapelang Kokwane of JonMol Club. BNSC rejected applications for two other...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2020
Athlete Balemogi clears the hurdles
The 19-year-old specialises in the 400m and has already made his mark after he qualified for the World Junior Championships, which were scheduled for July. However, due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Balemogi’s continued...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2020
Is BPL privatisation the 'magic bullet'?
The magic bullet (or hypodermic needle) theory suggests the transmission of messages in a linear form, to a passive audience. The theory assumes that the media is the gun that fires a ‘magic’ bullet (message) to the recipients’...
Mqondisi Dube
| 17 July 2020
Ministry rejects athletics' grant request
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) received the bad news last week, although vice president-administration, Oabona Theetso said there were no reasons for the rejection. “The letter did not give reasons, but they informed us that our...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2020
Top five players who excelled in debut season
Thabiso Boti (Notwane) It is not surprising that the striker is being linked with a big money move in the next transfer window. Orapa United is said to be interested while his proposed trial in Norway was halted by the outbreak of the coronavirus...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 17 July 2020
BAA mum on accident report findings
The BAA instituted independent investigations into the incident, but president Paphane Botlhale said the contents would not be made public yet. Botlhale added he does not want to pre-empt the contents of the report. “The association would be...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 17 July 2020
BFA assembly faces postponement
The Elections Board chairperson, Moemedi Letina recently told Mmegi Sport that the process had been “more difficult than first thought”. Only last week the committee asked candidates to submit further information, which would assist in...
Mqondisi Dube
| 17 July 2020
Relief Fund 'broken promises'
The minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC), Tumiso Rakgare announced in May that amounts would vary between P1,500 to P2,500 per player for three months. First Division players were expected to receive P1,500 per month...
Koketso Kgoboge 17 July 2020
A lebogwa a dirile eng?
Re setse re kile ra kopana le dipolelo dingwe tse di neng tsa kaya fa mangwe mapalamente a ne a tshwara diphuthego tseo. Mme gompieno re ne ra kopana le polelo nngwe ke eo, e supa gore e ne ya re ka yone kgwedi eo, ngwagatlola,...
Sebofo Motshwane 17 July 2020
Abuse affects children's academic performance
This is a time when they still haven’t mastered the art of navigating around the world; when their minds are still sponges and absorb any and everything that happens. At this stage of development, whatever happens to them, however they are...
Mmaotho Segotso 17 July 2020
The Indian community must reflect – Racism cannot be privatised and has no place in Botswana
It is bringing toxicity to national socio-economic discourse and must be attended to, as a matter of urgency. Some friends of mine, for whom the coinage, “clever blacks”, would be appropriate, blame the whole problem on Batswana. I have...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 17 July 2020
Nna ke a buwa
Selefu 17 July 2020
The long road to the 4IR
Notwithstanding the obligatory resistance from the State, the Judge agreed with Mmegi that the importance of the case demanded that Batswana see justice in action for themselves, untainted, ‘uneditorialised’, even unvarnished. The...
Mmegi Editor
| 17 July 2020
UB's rebuke of protesting workers misguided
For those in the informal sector, the effects have been devastating as the economy sheds jobs on a daily basis. In Botswana, our economy has been predicted to shrink when compared to other years. In these trying times one would hope that there is...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
Domestic abuse: The case of married women (Part 3)
What should be the response strategy of women to acts of abuse? This should start with acknowledgement of the following irrefutable facts. That in the absence of genuine remorse, the undignified behaviour of abusive men will worsen with time. That...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
In defence of the BNF left – Reply to Cde Boko (Part 2)
It is thus not accidental that Party structures throughout the country collapsed. Those constituency committees hurriedly set up on the eve of the election were not well consolidated and were hardly in a position to carry out any effective election...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
Celebrity campaigns undermine human rights and conservation
A group of more than 50 community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, have urged UK-based celebrities to stop using their influence to undermine the human rights of impoverished people and jeopardise wildlife conservation...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
First clues emerge in elephant death mystery
Local post mortems into elephant fatalities in the northwest showed no definitive cause of deaths, but a “high parasitic” burden was found throughout the gut of one carcass, an Environmental ministry report passed to Mmegi shows. Local...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 17 July 2020
DJ Chabo, Dr Tawanda collaborate
The song is part of his untitled upcoming EP that was initially slated for release in October when he usually hosts the ‘No strings attached festival’. “The song has been in the pipeline for a long time since I first met Dr Tawanda...
Cavin Kanoko
| 17 July 2020
Thapong hosts select COVID-19 exhibition
With regulations allowing a 75 people limit in an activity or facility Thapong director, Reginald Bakwena told Arts & Culture that he sees the arts and entertainment opening as an opportunity for creatives to show what they have been working on...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 July 2020
A Setswana poet Maakgisa releases first album
This poet who is also famed as Phoko Ya Leboruboko is also a vocalist, songwriter and a scriptwriter. Even though he has being in the music industry for over a decade the offering is his first album. It contains seven songs namely: Sediba Sa Morahe,...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 17 July 2020
Bosekeng offers something new, something old
The hits, Di Neighbours, Ke Tuka Mo Teng include a new single titled Phitlhela. The new compilation comes after the creative industry suffered a blow from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To keep his followers entertained in the safety and...
Siyabonga Gaetshajwe 17 July 2020
Entertainers disappointed with 75 people limit
Music promoter, Exotic Sebina told Arts & Culture in an interview that the government has not opened nightclubs where they host festivals but they opened theatres. He added that with Arts & Culture sector now open cash flow will rise but it...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 July 2020
'We've lost our Queen' ex-band member on Majalisa
Ever optimistic despite the odds, she shared a story of grief, sisterhood, friendship that cuts across three decades with her ‘beautiful sister’. Stories that happened so many years ago are sometimes distant memories, but Sikepe tells her...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 17 July 2020
Majalisa's death officially marks Splash end
After just a few years of breaking into the market, Splash- which Majalisa was part of right from the beginning, quickly endeared themselves to million of fans around the world. They went on to become international superstars wooing big crowds in the...
Chippa Legodimo 17 July 2020
Misika vows to showcase splendour of Botswana nature
His objective is to showcase the beauty of Botswana’s fauna and flora, culture, people and also inspire other people to appreciate nature and art. The stunning photos he captures can beautifully adorn walls, cushions, calendars, screen savers...
Oleosi Kgosi 17 July 2020
FCC identifies new developer for state-of-the-art market
Amasa Civils, a 100% citizen-owned company, was this week unveiled as the new developer for the state-of-the-art market. FCC clerk, Lopang Pule said Amasa Civils would develop and lease the market for 25 years. The company was amongst three...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 July 2020
Tax changes dull trusts' sparkle
Most wealthy parents used to make use of this vehicle, as an estate planning mechanism and it would legally suppress Capital Gains Tax and Donations & Inheritance Tax on inheritances. Private trusts are vehicles which are created mainly to house...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
Pula Steel sale flops as SA buyers exposed as scammers
Documents from the process indicate that DH Machine Manufacturing, the SA firm, was discovered to have been linked to Coinit Trading, a suspected pyramid scheme raided by the South African Hawks and financial investigators last year. “Further...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 17 July 2020
BoB wants P52bn Pula Fund protected from 'frequent withdrawals'
The Pula Fund houses the country’s savings comprising decades of budget surpluses and diamond revenues. Set up as a sovereign wealth fund managed by the BoB and global asset managers, the Pula Fund is designed to act as a fiscal buffer and...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 17 July 2020
LCIBS launches Botswana Ecospace
The campus is located on the second floor of the Barclays building in Gaborone. Sir Isaac Pitman, who was responding to the growing needs of business minded leaders, founded the London College of International Business Studies back in the...
Cavin Kanoko
| 17 July 2020
BOFINET signs contract with local content producers
The IPTV platform is a subscription- based streaming service which will host a bouquet of local and international titles and will have a particular focus on locally produced dramas, movies, comedies and continuity programmes. “We see this as a...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
4G networks support communities through Covid-19 pandemic
But it is in fact 4G technology – LTE – that is providing lifesaving connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic right now, when communities need it most. Called Long Term Evolution to give it its full name, LTE is the network technology...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
BU hosts virtual graduation
A total of 698 graduates received various awards across the five faculties in various programmes offered by the university. The university’s Vice Chancellor Sheela Raja Ram highlighted the changes the university had to undergo due to the...
Cavin Kanoko
| 17 July 2020
Botswana's economic independence agony
FRANCISTOWN: A question on everybody’s lips today is where have we gone wrong as a country? Our dependence on the neighbouring Republic of South Africa for everything is apparently widening instead of narrowing. Botswana attained her...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 17 July 2020
Gov't ordered to pay over P3M workers arrears
The ministry workers had taken government to court complaining, amongst other things, of salary arrears, scarce skills allowance arrears, leave days and overtime allowance arrears. Lobatse High Court judges, Reuben Lekorwe and Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 July 2020
Jehovah's Witnesses to hold 2020 Convention Virtually
This year, conventions will be virtual in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. Portions of the three-day “Always Rejoice”! programme will be released incrementally in six segments, starting July 6, 2020, on...
Correspondent 17 July 2020
Water scarcity haunts Tutume Sub-District
For an example, some inhabitants of the Tutume Sub-District do not have access to potable water as a protective measure against the coronavirus to wash hands frequently with soap. In response to the current water crisis, Tutume Sub-District council...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 17 July 2020
Mmei JSS turns fortunes amidst COVID-19
FRANCISTOWN: There was one element that could not be missed at the school entrance, which is the school’s new billboard. It’s painted in big black alphabetical letters with illustration pictures on how to be safe and 3D drawing of...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 17 July 2020
Big guns eye BDP elective positions
As the campaigns for positions has started, some party big names are starting to resurface again seeking glory. According to insiders, most of the current cabinet ministers holding party elective positions are likely to see dust, Mmegi has...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 17 July 2020
Crime drops slightly- police boss
She said crime has gone down by marginal rates, especially gender-based-violence (GBV) cross border crimes. Setilo was addressing the North East District Council meeting that was held on Tuesday this week in Masunga. She acknowledged that it is a...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 17 July 2020
Deputy Police Commissioner sues PSP
This comes after Mosetse was deployed to the Botswana Public Service College (BPSC) on July 3, 2020 as the Executive Director. Mosetse was redeployed after PSP Magosi summoned him to a meeting on June 29, 2020 where his superior informed Mosetse...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 17 July 2020
Defiant Moswaane falls on his sword
FRANCISTOWN: Brave and/or defiant, Moswaane is not your typical conformist who simply tows the line of his political principals, or acquiesce to party rules just because he has to. He has become a staunch critic of the President Masisi-led Botswana...
Chakalisa Dube
| 17 July 2020
Court puts 'evasive' Molefe on tight spot
The case of such magnitude can be a make-or-break for witnesses, particularly looking at the calibre of the defence team, and everyone can bet that prosecution and all involved knew it was not going to be a walk in the park. In cases like this, the...
Mpho Mokwape
| 17 July 2020
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