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Back page this week: Letshwiti preaches reconciliation after historic win

Staff Writer 12 October 2020

Front page this week: Boko elusive on merger

Staff Writer 12 October 2020

Mudongo Gets Regional Committee Nod

Eight other Batswana chess administrators were also appointed in various sub-committees of Zone 4.5. They include Major Ivon Makabe, Vincent Masole, Keenese Katisenge, Mosenya Ndawana, Michael Mbaiwa, Michael Mpuisang, and Mokwaledi...

Koketso Kgoboge 12 October 2020

BFA Grants BPL Autonomy

. For many years, BPL sides have argued that for their growth, the structure which runs the league competition should be granted an autonomous status. The BPL has been yearning for autonomy, but it has remained under the shadow of the mother body,...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 12 October 2020

Branch Finishes 16th At Spain Rally

Argentine Kevin Benavides won the rally, in second place came Frenchman, Adrien Van Beveren while Lorenzo Santolino finished of Spain third. Branch made his debut with the Monster Energy Yamaha Rally team after joining in March. He had to wait...

Kabelo Boranabi | 12 October 2020

Sebego Paves Way For Emerging Leaders

That follows his loss to Maclean Letshwiti on Saturday. Sebego also said it is time for him to let other football people to stand for positions in the BFA National Executive Committee (NEC) in the next elective assembly scheduled for 2024. He has...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 12 October 2020

Letshwiti Preaches Reconciliation After Historic Win

Letshwiti beat two other presidential candidates, Tebogo Sebego and Ookeditse Malesu for his second four-year term at the helm of the association. He said in his second term, he wants to leave a legacy, which is to bring football people together for...

Boitumelo Khutsafalo | 12 October 2020

LMF Boosts Students' Spirit

The initiative came about through Lesego Montsho(LMF) Foundation. The foundation’s mandate is to nurture the love for education and leadership prominence in students. The non-profit organisation is focused on cultivating  brilliance in the...

Siyabonga Gaetshajwe 12 October 2020

Multi-Talented Comedian Takes Pride In Vernacular

The young comedian is famous for his line ‘swaris’ The comedian is famed for his stage name Belinda BW, where he plays a stubborn and hilarious wife to local television personality, Matlhare Matlhare and ex-girlfriend to a character...

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | 12 October 2020

FNBB Announces COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme

The Government COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme is worth P1 billion and will be administered by Botswana Export Credit Insurance (BECI). Government as the guarantor, will cover up to 80% of the loan amount requested by FNBB. BECI will then regard the...

Staff Writer 12 October 2020

Leapfrog Creates Market Platform For Farmers

Leapfrog has come up with a Gaborone Farmers Market which accords farmers an opportunity to market and sell their produce. The weekly event has managed to attract farmers, consumers and entrepreneurs hence realising their aim.  The Farmers...

Pauline Dikuelo | 12 October 2020

Fro'Niques Aims To Lead Cosmetics Industry

Given the academic backgrounds of two sisters, Bonolo Simon and Kefilwe Matake who hail from Tutume, it would have been far-fetched to think they could do such a thing. But their passions for beauty and things beautiful saw them gravitating towards...

Cavin Kanoko | 12 October 2020

Assumptions: Bearers Of Heart-Breaks, Disappointments

The cattle would normally scout for some water which in reality would be very scarce whilst nature feeds them with empty promises in the form of a MIRAGE. A mirage is a reflection of rays on the ground surface at a distance and appears to be water...

Kealeboga Ngwigwa | 12 October 2020

The Power Of Love

It was an interesting interview because it illuminated some things I have never thought about. The host of the show indicated that most of the time people feel like only a big company can do “corporate social activities” with the...

Ashley Thaba | 12 October 2020

Remembering The Iconic Dinner Belt

It was a broad mass of shiny cotton that you wrapped around your waist when you attended a glitz and glamour occasion. Well, of course back then as a teenager there were very few such events except the Super Party. The Super Party was a Form 5...

Thulaganyo Jankie 12 October 2020

Frederick Maharero

During the 1880s Frederick’s father, Samuel Maharero, had cautiously accommodated the German occupation of Namibia, over the objections of some of his peers. In this context, Frederick, at the age of 22, travelled to Germany, where he was a...

Jeff Ramsay | 12 October 2020

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Selefu 12 October 2020

Doing Something About GBV!

Every time GBV goes to the extreme and something tragic happens, we would all raise our voices and send our condolences to the victim’s family, and briefly forget until the next tragedy. It is only now that many people are beginning to wake up...

Monitor Editor 12 October 2020

Legal Guard Adopts Lotlhakane Primary School

Through the partnership, Legal Guard will be providing support to the school in the form of academic resources as well as curbing budgetary shortfalls of the school as one of the ways to empower the personnel. During the launch of this partnership,...

Correspondent 12 October 2020

Daunting Task Ahead For BEC

As things stand, BEC will be forced to fork out extra millions to cater to this year’s examinations in order to deliver credible examinations results, while it ensuring adherence to health protocols and protecting lives. Executive secretary,...

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 12 October 2020

Leshman's Attorney Challenges Cybercrime Section

Lekgowe is representing, Phakalane businessman Leshman in a case in which he is charged with offensive electronic communication. Leshman is jointly charged with Nolwazi Showa and Daniel Kenosi who was not before court. The trio are alleged to have...

Pini Bothoko | 12 October 2020

Soldier To Be Charged After Car Damages House

Masunga Douglas, whose house is located in a busy street in Kgaphamadi location in Francistown, was not home when the accident happened. He appealed for help when interviewed by The Monitor. He said because he was away, he lost a substantial amount...

Correspondent 12 October 2020

EU Opposes Capital Punishment

We welcome the continued decline in the use of the death penalty, confirming the overall trend towards universal abolition. In 2019, for a second consecutive year, executions were carried out in only 20 countries around the world.  This is a...

Correspondent 12 October 2020

Gangster-Style Killer Has Case To Answer – Judge

Justice Matlhogonolo Phuthego made the ruling on Friday following the closing of the State’s investigation into a case in which Nthoiwa Maxala is alleged to have murdered Thuso Mulaladzi on September 13, 2015 at Somerset East...

Lebogang Mosikare | 12 October 2020

Community Leaders Implored To Join GBV War

Some ills BALA cited are the soaring gender-based violence (GBV) cases, and the student-on-teacher and student-on-student violent acts the country has been registering in high numbers. “This calls for us to mobilise our communities to re-work...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 12 October 2020

UDC's Boko Elusive On Proposed Merger

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president and vice president of the UDC, Dumelang Saleshando is the first UDC leader to come out publicly in support of a proposed merger of parties within the coalition. Perhaps in a well-calculated response meant to...

Chakalisa Dube | 12 October 2020

Pay Back Cash Bail With Interest – Mothobi

Justice Michael Mothobi expressed his viewpoint at the bail hearing of murder accused Thato Tsametse. “The law assumes that one is innocent till proven guilty. Bail is therefore liberty and I think it would be right if the bail money is kept...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 12 October 2020

'Batswana Barely Afford Power'

The members made the observations Friday following a presentation by Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA), chief executive officer, Rose Seretse to the committee. Seretse had presented to the committee on the failures and achievements of...

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 12 October 2020

Police Can't Keep Up With Cross-Border Drug Smuggling

For years, Botswana Police Service (BPS) has been battling to contain the rising cases of dagga smuggling, despite police presence along the borders.  Good Hope Police Station commander, Superintendent Mogomotsi Kwapa told The Monitor they are...

Pini Bothoko | 12 October 2020

Police Want Ralotsia's ‘Evidence' In Hemp Case

Ralotsia is caught up in the investigation, as BPS wants him to produce ‘evidence’ in the dagga case. Police have instructed Ralotsia to produce a Lease Agreement entered into between himself and Fresh Standard (Pty) Ltd and have...

Innocent Selatlhwa | 12 October 2020