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Back page this week: Contact sport returns

Staff Writer 21 September 2020

Front page this week: 'I've made up my mind'

Staff Writer 21 September 2020

BFA Moves To Change Football Calendar

On Friday, the association announced that it would present a motion before the next general assembly, which seeks to change the current football calendar to February-November. The association also said since it seeks to change the current football...

Kabelo Boranabi | 21 September 2020

Cycling Affiliates Reject Reports

According to information reaching Sport Monitor, the cause of the problem is that the treasurer compiled the financial report without an input from the executive committee. A source said the executive report, which was presented by BCA president,...

Calistus Kolantsho | 21 September 2020

Johnson U-turns On GU Move

Johnson signed a pre-contract with GU in January, but it has since emerged that he changed his mind about the move and wants to remain with the Ostriches after the latter tabled him a lucrative offer. Just after he signed the pre-contract with GU,...

Chakalisa Dube | 21 September 2020

Women's Football Gets FIFA Relief

The association recently received its share of US$500, 000 (approximately P5.7 million) women football grant from the world governing body. The money is for women’s football relief and development. FIFA made the announcement in July that it...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 21 September 2020

BFA Sets General Assembly Date

The BFA on Friday announced that the assembly takes place on October 10. The annual event was initially scheduled for August 22 in Francistown. But it failed to take place, a decision that did not go down well with rival camps challenging the...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 21 September 2020

Rakgare Announces Return Of Sport

The restrictions have been in place since April following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. Rakgare on Friday said sporting activities could now return provided strict COVID-19 protocols are followed. He also said in all...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 21 September 2020

Fitness Instructor Partners With BICA

In an interview, the Pump & Flex Personal Trainer and Entrepreneur, Moeng stated that his three months health and fitness challenge with BICA themed Rise N Grind is a programme geared to create awareness towards health and fitness amid...

Siyabonga Gaetshajwe 21 September 2020

General Tuco Releases Praise Tunes

Othusitse Raphutshe, who goes by the stage name General Tuco, was recently commended by local’s gospel legend Matthews Matsetse on his Facebook page for dishing out his third album. General Tuco told Arts & Culture that the industry is...

Siyabonga Gaetshajwe 21 September 2020

Parly Approves BMC's P100M Bailout

The BMC has long been facing financial problems and therefore the money will be used to clear debts for feedlotters and small, medium and large scale farmers amounting to P24 million and P76 million respectively. However, the Committee noted it had...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 September 2020

Tgray Creates New Genre: AfroSoulTrap

The young man from Kanye is versatile and does not focus on one music genre and has come up with his own style of music he calls AfroSoulTrap. “This is more like a combination of different genres. I have always had that passion as I was...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 21 September 2020

African Sun, Jamataka Group Tour Off-Grid Farm

The company alongside the Jamataka community toured the Mokubilo Farm Project, which is an off-grid community where the Innovative SolaNetwork project is creating Botswana’s first community clean energy hub. The Jamataka community has a plan...

Pauline Dikuelo | 21 September 2020

Tapologo: Turning Lerotse Into Delectable Treats

Years late, new inventions have allowed kitchen connoisseurs to try new dishes. Enter enterprising dealer, Lere Tapologo who offers lerotse infused food items. The 45-year-old Palapye native is the owner and founder of two home-based business brands...

Cavin Kanoko | 21 September 2020

Pain Chickens Out When You Boldly Ambush It- Fight Soldier

It is full of intimidation for it is rooted upon fear. It puts us in awkward positions of tremble and despair. Pain shifts our focus from our strength and expose us to a weaker version of us. Its voice echoes a long while and get us shivering....

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 21 September 2020

I Got Arrested

Thankfully, I was blessed to have been raised in a family where international travel was a norm and formed countless childhood memories, so the idea of moving abroad wasn’t really a huge issue. However, this trip was different. At 22 years, I...

Ashley Thaba | 21 September 2020

Lady P lifts Alcohol Ban

But Lady P is not the type to twist into all kinds of pretzels to pacify thirsty masses. Unflinching and ramrod straight, she reminded me exactly of Margaret Thatcher when she stuck to her guns over the poll tax in the face of strong and even violent...

Thulaganyo Jankie 21 September 2020

The Majaga Saga Continues

In an embarrassing turn of events, upon his return to Parliament and on  September 16,  2020, Polson Majaga read a statement opposing the Botswana Child Rights Network petition. There are many embarrassing parts of the statement. The one I...

Lesego Nswahu Nchunga | 21 September 2020

The Lost Kingdom (Part 12) – Mwali's Curse

The local Ikalanga commander was the Basenete She Tombale, who was to receive reinforcements, including royal gunmen under the leadership of Ninjigwe. According to Masola Kumile’s Ikalanga texts, Tombale’s men ambushed and defeated...

Jeff Ramsay | 21 September 2020

Flogging a dead horse

Selefu 21 September 2020

Put A Stop To GBV!

Just recently, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Anna Mokgethi came under fire after she asked Parliament to defer a motion on GBV brought by Member of Parliament for Mahalapye East, Yandani Boko as...

Monitor Editor 21 September 2020

It Takes You

Inspired by our looming Independence Day to reflect on what it really means to be independent, I thought we could look at some of the assumptions underlying career development together. Oh ok wait, what does career development have to do with...

Shameela Winston | 21 September 2020

BFTU, BOFEPUSU Against Possible Extension Of State Of Public Emergency

We further note that this intervention is worth acknowledging and commendable, both for its swiftness and thorough-going effect as it sent out a clear and loud message to the public, authorities and the world about the seriousness with which we...

Correspondent 21 September 2020

HIV/AIDS Activist Warns Against Treatment Default

An HIV/AIDS activist, Ditshotlo Klaaste has highlighted the importance of getting assistance from Humana People to People Botswana (HPP) and the after effects of not taking ARV treatment. HPP is an organisation funded by the US government to ensure...

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 21 September 2020

Basic Education Requests Additional P240M

According to a report by Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Estimates report, this is due to an increase in classrooms associated with health protocols required to maintain adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines and...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 September 2020

Moswaane Explains Coalition Choice Over Joining Party

Moswaane has for some time been strongly linked with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), which is an affiliate of the UDC. However, on Friday he announced that he has since decided to join the UDC directly instead of joining the coalition through the...

Chakalisa Dube | 21 September 2020

Junior BPS Officers Decry High Phone Bills

Only officers who hold positions of assistant station commanders and above have telephones in their offices whilst the rest use the same line at the Botswana Police Service (BPS). It is alleged that this month some officers had sums as high as P500,...

Pini Bothoko | 21 September 2020

Ex-BDF Soldier Gets 10 Years In The Slammer

Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo sentenced convict Prince Molathwa for gunning down Mosireletsi Ricardo Ramokgothwane on May 18, 2011 at or near Canon Store at Light Industrial Site in Francistown. Also, Molathwa was fined P250 for unlawful possession of...

Lebogang Mosikare | 21 September 2020

Parly Employee Murdered

Ntlo ya Dikgosi principal administration officer, Thelma Oageng was found in her fiancé’s car boot in a decomposed state in the outskirts of Mochudi. The deceased was last seen alive with her fiancé after he picked her up from...

Pini Bothoko | 21 September 2020

BOFEPUSU Concerned Remote Work Could Spell Job Losses

Botswana Federation of Public and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) welcomes the move to allow employees to Work From Home (WFH) to minimise the risk of contracting the virus. They however want to be engaged and have an agreement in place to protect...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 21 September 2020

Royal Feud For Moruleng Assets Continues

The North West High Court in Mafikeng on Friday refused to accept an attempt by Linchwe’s legal team to withdraw an application seeking an order to find that there is no royal family in Moruleng. Judge Scholtz, who recently ruled in favour of...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 21 September 2020

Parly Committee Rejects Orapa House Fund Request

MoPAGPA had requested for a supplementary budget of P37. 5 million that was envisaged to go towards works on the envisaged technology park at Orapa House. Instead, the committee raised concerns that the proposed use of the building fails to capture...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 September 2020

I've Made Up My Mind – Moatlhodi

Moatlhodi has since said he has started consulting his constituents who also advised him to look for a new political home. This comes shortly after the UDC suspended Moatlhodi from his position as opposition whip last Friday. Moatlhodi was accused...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 21 September 2020