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Back page this week: BFA to hold virtual meeting
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
Inside page this week: New moon captivates
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
Inside page this week: Matsheka takes P30bn request to Parly
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
Front page this week: Kgosi, DPP square off
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
Tebogo leaves early marks on the track
The 17-year-old has already clocked 21.12 seconds in the 200m, and was agonisingly close to breaking Baboloki Thebe’s six-year-old record. Tebogo ran the 21.12 secs during the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) championship held at UB...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 11 September 2020
Snooker leadership denies going AWOL
BBC secretary general, Gofaone Kebualemang denied they had abandoned the office, while acknowledging they had not communicated with affiliates. He said they are waiting for BNSC to advise on the new date for the meeting. The AGM was set...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 11 September 2020
'BNSC/BNOC merger far-fetched'
There have been widespread reports that the two bodies could amalgamate, in a bid to reduce duplication of roles. The appointment of Tuelo Serufho as acting BNSC chief executive officer (CEO) had further fuelled the speculation. However,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 11 September 2020
Softball in a sticky situation
BSA president, Thabo Thamane recently wrote to the clubs regarding challenges brought about by COVID-19. “The AGM had to be postponed due to uncertainties and financial constraints brought by COVID-19 pandemic. We are required to adhere to the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 11 September 2020
While others tighten belts, Galaxy loosens
A first of its kind, the season was cut short with just 20 rounds of league football played. Teams were to endure more than 28,800 minutes of play, sweating for literally nothing. The just-ended league season had no prize money as clubs have nothing...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 11 September 2020
CAF ties force Galaxy, Orapa early return
Galaxy and United will represent the country in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup respectively. Both sides have regrouped with the preliminary round games of the competitions scheduled for mid-November. The pair’s staff is...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 11 September 2020
Rollers foreign trio goes home
The trio, Kamogelo Matsabu, Mongba Fabien and Francis Afriyie, has been stranded in Botswana since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, restricting travel across the countries. Fabien and Afriyie will not be returning to Botswana after their contracts...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 11 September 2020
COVID-19 clips players' moves abroad
By July 1, a number of elite players were left jobless as their contracts elapsed. There has not been a decision on the local transfer window period and the start of the next season while in European and some African leagues business has...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 11 September 2020
Drago drags five clubs to FIFA
Alongside Wanderers, the Serbian coach revealed he would be dragging Mochudi Centre Chiefs, Sankoyo Bush Bucks, Notwane and Extension Gunners who also owe him. He said the other clubs owe him monies amounting to P400, 000. “I have sent...
Koketso Kgoboge 11 September 2020
BFA to hold virtual meeting
Sipho Showa, a member of the Task Force communication team, said they had met with BFA representatives recently and recommended the holding of a virtual meeting. “The BFA met with the Task Force some days back and was advised that under the...
Mqondisi Dube
| 11 September 2020
A mafoko ao a kgaogane
Phuthego eo, e kaiwa e ne e tshwerwe ke mopalamente wa Mochudi Botlhaba Rre Mabuse Pule. Gone koo, ga bonala fa mafoko magolo a mopalamente e ne ya nna go kgothatsa morafe go ema ka diano o itshwarela ka diatla e seng go baya gore puso e tlaa ba...
Sebofo Motshwane 11 September 2020
What is dysgraphia?
The base word graph refers both to the hand’s function in writing and to the letters formed by the hand. The prefix dys indicates that there is impairment. Graph refers to producing letter forms by hand. The suffix ia refers to having a...
Mmaotho Segotso 11 September 2020
Masisi needs to refocus or he will leave without a legacy
Loyalists have been hard at the oars pushing the narrative of a reformist president, a Moses of sorts, who has arrived to deliver economic prosperity, and to deliver us from corruption and extrajudicial killings. Really? I would be quick to point...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 11 September 2020
Persistence
Selefu 11 September 2020
Of Greeks bearing gifts
This is not in any way to impute ignoble intentions on the Chinese government. China is and has always been an important development partner to Botswana over the decades, helping with technical and financial assistance in the delivery of some of this...
Mmegi Editor
| 11 September 2020
Gaborone at 60: A city built in modesty
“So, how well do you know Gaborone?” Professor Fred Morton, historian and member of The Botswana Society - my guide for the day, fired a question while I was still drying the sanitiser on my hands. Without sounding overly confident, I...
Thalefang Charles
| 11 September 2020
Farmers see hope after tough year
According to the DMS, this season will be wetter than the last one, which government recently announced millions of pula in drought relief to certain farmers for. The DMS also predicts that the southwest will start off moderately dry and then become...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 11 September 2020
The gnats of public revenue flow unstrained
According to the Bible, Jesus chided the Pharisees for “straining gnats and swallowing camels”, a criticism of how they improperly placed focus on minor issues, while allowing major ones to pass through. The Auditor General’s...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 11 September 2020
The load on Koboto's shoulders
Botswana is widely regarded as a conservation hub, with an abundance of a variety of wildlife. The southern African country is home to the world’s largest elephant population at more than 130,000. This has meant the world’s eyes have kept...
Mqondisi Dube
| 11 September 2020
Tribute to Prof SSS Mogwe
Two days before she breathed her last, she had called me from her sickbed in Bokamoso Hospital pleading with me to do her a favour, which unfortunately I was powerless to fulfill. Sad. She sounded incoherent, somewhat in a delirium as she battled to...
Correspondent 11 September 2020
CEDA, Stanbic sign MoU
Through the partnership, CEDA clients will be able to source inputs, raw materials and machinery from China using Stanbic Bank’s existing relations with traders throughout the world. Stanbic Bank is a member of the Standard Bank Group, which...
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
AG probes mineral revenue collection
In her latest report on government finances, Pulane Letebele noted that potential risks had been identified and prioritised and the audit into revenue collection was already at reporting stage. “The objective of the audit is to assess the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 11 September 2020
Strategic digital transformation in Africa in the time of COVID-19
What is clear, is that in terms of digital innovation and progress, we have had to compress several years of evolution into a very short space of time as everyone has been forced to adapt to managing businesses remotely and the deployment of new low...
Correspondent 11 September 2020
Govt, banks finalise P1bn COVID-19 scheme
BusinessWeek is informed the banks and Botswana Export Credit Insurance (BECI) will be signing an agreement launching the facility ‘within days’. BECI, a government-owned credit insurance firm, is tasked with administering the loan...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 11 September 2020
Matsheka takes P30bn request to Parly
Government is facing a P13.6 billion budget shortfall for the current financial year due largely to a fall in mineral revenues. Matsheka has said much of the funding for this will come through domestic borrowing as opposed to drawing down on reserves...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 11 September 2020
CLUB takes issue with queer parenting in Botswana
BANANA CLUB is a platform aimed at educating and engaging with various publics in an effort to lead relevant and dynamic conversations on issues affecting the queer community of Botswana. BANANA CLUB is open to anyone with priority given to members...
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
Revellers are the lifeline of the music industry
From experiencing ranging from a vibrant atmosphere during a Franco music festival at Trekkers nightclub in Mogoditshane to attending the festival with an incredible stage at The World Festival of students youth and students in Russia I have realized...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 11 September 2020
Ndiane writes about women issues
This businesswoman, pastor, wife and mother of three published a book titled God’s Divine Purpose for Women. It has 10 chapters and 217 pages. In an interview with Arts & Culture Ndiane said she started writing the book last year January....
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 11 September 2020
Self-taught artist ventures into portrait photography
The young talent’s art aims to show the mood around him through his work. He started being curious about the world around him at a very tender age. In an interview with Arts & Culture he said growing up, his friends and classmates always...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 11 September 2020
Dithokwa aims to be animation wizard
The founder of the organisation, Theo Dithokwa told Arts & Culture in an interview that he started off with the intention to produce content for the local television and film industry and the global markets. “My motivation and passion for...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 11 September 2020
New Moon captivates
The event was enjoyed by a small audience that leapt up every second of the unique spectacle. Art lovers were treated to a visual explosion of dance, drama, fine art, VR Cinema, music for the first time in Botswana, synchronising swimming. The...
Staff Writer 11 September 2020
The curse of divorce (Part II)
Chasidah! That’s the Hebrew word for stork. It means loyalty, but also carries connotations of kindness and modesty. There are close to 20 species of storks across six genres. Our focus is on the white stork, also called Ciconia ciconia. One...
Correspondent 11 September 2020
Ex-BCL Mine employee at cross hairs of hangman
The convict, Khumoetsile Mantswe, 36, was found guilty of intentionally killing his girlfriend, Masedi Tshime, on December 30, 2016 at Lesenepole village in the Central Administrative District of Botswana. Justice Bengbame Sechele found Mantswe...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 11 September 2020
Moatlhodi explores reconciliation in child assault case
The State alleges that the maverick UDC MP for Tonota and married couple, Maranyane Kebitsang, 68, and Nnyana Kebitsang, 61, acting together in concert subjected Kesego Olekantse, now 12, to inhuman treatment on January 30, 2019 by assaulting him at...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 11 September 2020
Gaborone bus rank crime worries the police
Being one of the busiest places in the city, the bus rank crime gives the police sleepless nights. Borakanelo police station commander, Superintendent Amos Solomon raised the crimes concern in an interview with Mmegi following the murder of a...
Pini Bothoko
| 11 September 2020
Schools dangerous as students unleash teacher violence
FRANCISTOWN: The Moshupa incident went viral on social media. Although there are no readily available figures, the Botswana Sectors for Educators Union (BOSETU) says the overall safety of teachers in schools has been waning significantly over the...
Chakalisa Dube
| 11 September 2020
UDC's Makhura defects to BDP
Makhura was successfully elected council for Morupule Ward three consecutive times since the 2009 general elections under the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) ticket. He is known to be amongst the most outspoken councillors in the Palapye...
Koketso Kgoboge 11 September 2020
'Kirby runs CoA single handedly'
He said the concern was that the Court of Appeal (CoA) was effectively a privatised public institution that operated secretly it was perceived to be singularly run by Judge President, Ian Kirby. “He is perceived to be the one who effectively...
Pini Bothoko
| 11 September 2020
Botswana awaits evidence in Fengyue Glass project
Reading a response on behalf Attorney General Abraham Keetshabe, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Stephen Tiroyakgosi recently told Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that a request for mutual assistance was sent to China in February 2012 regarding...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 11 September 2020
The rise and rise of BPF
FRANCISTOWN: In the 2019 general election, the BPF cracked the hub of the BDP, being the headquarters of the vast GammaNgwato area, which has been unshakeable as the party’s traditional stronghold since the first elections in 1966, running away...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 11 September 2020
Kgosi, DPP square off
Kgosi denies all allegations of wrongdoing and wants the charges against him quickly dropped. He stated that at all material times he was acting in his official capacity and for the benefit of the State. In the review application, Kgosi is...
Oarabile Mosikare 11 September 2020
Morupisi, spouse gun for acquittal
The couple, who are facing charges of amongst others, corruption and money laundering, has through their defence team filed an application for a ‘no case to answer’ following weeks of State-led evidence from witnesses in court. In their...
Mpho Mokwape
| 11 September 2020
Majaga will not bow to NGOs
This follows a petition from Botswana Child Rights Network delivered in Parliament by MP Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang on Wednesday calling for Majaga to step down as his defilement case continues in court. The Nata-Gweta legislator, who faces a third...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 11 September 2020
Dirty money fears as churches rake in P216m
The figure of P216 million is based on the annual returns of those organisations that actually filed with the Registrar of Societies, which in 2018 was 57% of the 2,451 registered religious societies. As authorities fight to shrug off the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 11 September 2020
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