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Back page this week: Suspended Jele violates anti-doping rule
Staff Writer 30 October 2020
Inside page this week: Talented Salang paints murals on traditional huts
Staff Writer 30 October 2020
Inside page this week: Gov't seeks P2.6bn in debut debt under raised limits
Staff Writer 30 October 2020
Front page this week: Kebonang Twins cleared
Staff Writer 30 October 2020
Karateka targets action movies
To him, it was beyond the excitement of watching a movie; he wanted to play a starring role. He went to the extent of calling himself ‘Shaolin’. Rantsho decided the only way for him to achieve his dream was to become a karateka. In...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 October 2020
Confusion as BNSC reclaims rugby plot
In 2015, the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) allocated a piece of land to the BRU, but years passed by without any developments. A few weeks ago, the BRU made a follow up on the plot only to be informed that it has been taken back. Rugby...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 October 2020
Strong field for Botswana Open
There are handsome cash prizes to be won with the Open champion going home with P5,000. There would be prize money up to the 15th placed player. The winner in the women’s section walks away with P3,500 and players finishing in the top...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 October 2020
Armstrong eyes first with Dakar debut
Armstrong is targeting the 2022 edition, following in the footsteps of countrymen, Ross Branch and Vincent Crosbie. But the duo competed at the world famous rally using Motorsport South Africa (MSA) licenses. The teenage biker was initially...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 October 2020
COVID-19 set to bury careers
A pandemic first detected in far-flung Wuhan has had a devastating impact, turning life upside down on the sport field. Questions linger; what will happen on the day fans return to stadiums, and the first whistle is blown? It appears a long way off...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 October 2020
Manase wins ‘selective' P400,000 softball tender
BSA and Manase signed the deal, worth P409,487.18, in Gaborone on Wednesday. There were questions over the tendering process, but the BSA put the queries to rest when the association indicated it chose a selective tender process. “We did...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 October 2020
BFA out of bloc voting as Ahmad seeks re-election
The former Malagasy politician yesterday confirmed he would seek a second term and had already received support from 46 out of the 54 CAF members. However, Botswana had opted to stay out of the bloc voting, after most COSAFA members put their weight...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 October 2020
BFA in late rush to rope in Mares' assistant
The team assembled for camp a fortnight ago to kick start preparations for the tournament that is scheduled to be held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from November 2-14, 2020. However, the camp missed a significant figure in Malete, as the team has...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 October 2020
Teams train without testing
In May, BFA declared the season complete, citing prohibitive costs as reason for not playing the full campaign. Then, the BFA said that the most ideal time for football to return would be when there is a vaccine. “Without these (vaccine and...
Chakalisa Dube
| 30 October 2020
Suspended Jele violates anti-doping rule
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has since written a letter to her club, University of Botswana (UB) Athletics Club raising their concern. It is alleged that Jele entered the stadium for training in June and July. “This is in breach of her...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 October 2020
A le se tseye maemo a legokedi
Motse o, o fa gare ga Thamaga le Moshupa mme ke bontlha bongwe jwa kgaolo ya ga mopalamente Gare. Gape, o bolelwa fa ka ntlha eo e le one molelwane wa Bakwena le Bangwaketse. Re utlwa gore gone kwa phuthegong eo, Rre Gare o ne a supa fa go le...
Sebofo Motshwane 30 October 2020
Curriculum leadership
This makes curriculum key in the vision. The term curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or programme: the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn, which include the learning...
Mmaotho Segotso 30 October 2020
Phuthego's judgement a clarion call to DPP to find its lost soul
It is not simply that the two Applicants, have been effectively cleared of the malicious allegations of money laundering and corruption, a fact of which I am very pleased. It is mainly for the reason, that, for the first time, the High Court has come...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 30 October 2020
Talking shop in the middle of a Zimbabwean crises
Selefu 30 October 2020
Sometimes we are harsh on our own
Botswana is not spared. We have seen how tens of thousands of people died from the disease in Italy and how health systems are overwhelmed in first world countries like the U.S and United Kingdom. This shows that whether the country is developed,...
Mmegi Editor
| 30 October 2020
A personal tribute to Archie Sekao Makgothi
I shared with Makgothi at least two characteristics; we were smitten by spinsters of Rhodesian descent, whom we later married. Rhodesia was flowing with the proverbial milk and honey then. Secondly, we once owned Peugeot sedans and are currently on...
Correspondent 30 October 2020
A story of tenacity
Meet the budding author of Behind the Scenes No More - Samantha Matlhagela who embodies all these virtues. In a non-fiction inspirational book that has come out of the press plates this week, the daughter of Modise and Victoria Maphanyane has...
Correspondent 30 October 2020
Gaborone City! What City! - Pt 1
Cast your mind, if you can, some 36 odd years back. Do you remember the buzz that went along with the unanticipated declaration of Gaborone a city? That year, the GDP growth rate for Botswana stood at 8.5 percent, down from 13.1% the previous...
Kevin Mokento
| 30 October 2020
Tourism COVID-19 voices: “Go thata!”
It has been about eight months since Botswana closed down its borders in a desperate attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. And after a few lockdowns and travel bans, the people of Ngamiland, who have been making a living mainly through...
Thalefang Charles
| 30 October 2020
FOCAC: 20 Years of extensive consultation,joint contribution and shared benefits
China-Africa friendship was born in the formidable years of national liberation and is deeply rooted in our peoples’ heart. 20 years ago, embracing the dawn of the new century and the trend of globalization, China and African countries decided...
Correspondent 30 October 2020
Rosy returns help Letlole shake off CEO scandal
Letlole’s board fired Chikuni Shenjere-Mutiswa in September after a disciplinary process over alleged misconduct involving the group’s long-term incentive plan. The board and its CEO had spent months wrangling over the charges and cases...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 October 2020
Africa's WTO moment
BOSTON: The selection of the World Trade Organisation’s next director-general has entered its final phase, with two candidates left in the running: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance and economy minister and a former managing...
Correspondent 30 October 2020
BURS trims tax collection forecast by P7bn
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development estimates in February indicated that the BURS was expected to rake in at least P44.4 billion across the various tax lines it collects on behalf of government. However, since then, the coronavirus...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 30 October 2020
Gov't seeks P2.6bn in debut debt under raised limits
Parliament in September doubled government’s domestic debt ceiling to P30 billion, allowing fiscal authorities more elbowroom to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19) related shortfalls in public finances. Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka is facing...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 October 2020
Dikole's rag dolls make safe kids'play
There are different types of dolls for different roles the most common ones being teddy bears, ball joined doll, puppet doll, rag dolls to mention a few. They make playtime fun for girls. Goabaone Dikole, a 23-year-old young woman has established...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 October 2020
UPICtv to boost locally produced creative content
The platform also has an app available both on the Google play store and the Apple store. UPICtv was hailed as a home grown subscription-based streaming service, which will host a bouquet of local and international titles. It will also have...
Cavin Kanoko
| 30 October 2020
Fresh Les returns with Kwasa Kwasa album
His last Kwasa Kwasa album titled ‘Ke wa ga mang’ was released almost 13 years ago, and now the current Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) president, is on a come back mission with what he says will be the very best of Kwasa Kwasa album. In...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 30 October 2020
Nako Timepieces launches new line
One of Nako Timepieces co-founders, Gabriel Mothibedi, said their new line of watches were designed for affordability and durability. He explained that collection boasts of a slim and minimalistic design, with a touch of subtle sophistication all...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 October 2020
Dozen battle for MRS Botswana crown
The 12 talented and brilliant women booked a slot after impressing the judges during the pageantry’s preliminary fashion show held last month. The MRS stands for the Married Remarkable Sophisticated women. In an interview with the...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 October 2020
Queen of Arts Salang paints murals on traditional huts
While traditional huts are mostly decorated with mokgapho using cow dung and other soils, Salang decided to be different in her approach by applying paint and thereby modernising walls of traditional huts. She told Arts & Culture in an interview...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 October 2020
BIUST's Prof Totolo Dreams of coal to Liquid plant in Palapye
Those are the aspirations and dreams of renowned Scientist, Professor Otlogetswe Totolo, the vice chancellor at BIUST, the country’s only specialized science, research, technology, engineering, and innovation university, conveniently based in...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 30 October 2020
Advocacy and self-advocacy
How do the two concepts relate, are they mutually exclusive or is one subsumed. This article discusses the origins, distinctions, benefits and contemporary use of both concepts in relation to people with disabilities. The two concepts are explored...
Correspondent 30 October 2020
Cash-strapped, Dikgosi neglected, ignored
Still in the Ntlo Ya Dikosi, Kgosi Moeti Monyamane for Kgalagadi North Region told Ntlo ya Dikgosi on Wednesday that the reason why some dikgosi are failing to consult others before coming to the House is due to factors such as lack of resources and...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 October 2020
LCB gives hope to children with cancer
In an interview with the president of the LCB, Morwadi Mokwele this week said HHH initiative was started in 2017 with the intention to provide shelter to children diagnosed with cancer when they went for treatment at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH)....
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 30 October 2020
Region defies BDP Central Committee
The region is expected to make its final submission today (Friday). On Wednesday the region called nine branch members who were complaining against Tsuba to hear their stories, but Tsuba did not attend the meeting held at Dihutso Primary...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 October 2020
Yet another lover kills girlfriend
The boyfriend allegedly followed the deceased (his girlfriend) to another boyfriend’s house and stabbed her to death with a sharp object. Tlokweng police station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari confirmed that his office is investigating...
Pini Bothoko
| 30 October 2020
Police plead for help in combating illicit drugs
The war on drugs has been one that the police have been waging for years though sadly the number of drug users is increasing at a fast pace something that worries the law enforcement agencies. In an operation lead by (BPS)’s director of crime...
Pini Bothoko
| 30 October 2020
UDC ‘battle' beckons in Shashe West
Moalosi decided against contesting the parliamentary primary elections in the run up to the 2019 general election at the eleventh hour. The BCP is affiliated to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), an opposition coalition. The BCP was allocated...
Chakalisa Dube
| 30 October 2020
Spotlight on Judge Radijeng in Seretse case
Seretse is one of the accused persons in the ongoing P250 million National Petroleum Fund (NPF) money laundering case. He recently filed supporting affidavits from former minister Dikgakgamatso Seretse, former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) commander...
Oarabile Mosikare 30 October 2020
A frustrating moment for the royal blue movement
FRANCISTOWN: The Registrar of Societies rejected the registration of the inclusive and amended UDC constitution two years ago due to some alleged technicalities. However, information emanating from the UDC insiders is that the Registrar would later...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 October 2020
Kebonang twins cleared
The Judges on Tuesday reviewed and set aside the decision by the DPP to prosecute Sadique and Zein as there was no clear evidence as to why the two were charged. According to the 146-page judgement, delivered by Justice Phuthego and concurred by...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 October 2020
DPP still guns for Kebonang twins
This is according to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who argued that the judgement issued on Tuesday by the High Court, which reviewed and set aside the decision of the State to prosecute the accused, did not have relevance nor any...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 October 2020
Motsepe demands P20m from State
Motsepe who is implicated by the State in a case that involves former intelligence agent Welheminah Maswabi known as ‘Butterfly’ has filed her application before the Lobatse High Court saying the allegations against her were...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 October 2020
Ram shrugs Mphoko's legal threat off
Before they disposed of their shareholding in January 2019, the father and son outfit held shares in the supermarket. In their papers filed at Bulawayo High Court this week against Nanavac Investments, the plaintiffs, Choppies Enterprises and...
Oarabile Mosikare 30 October 2020
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