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Back Page this week: Slow response to league CEO job
Staff Writer 18 December 2020
Inside page this week: Renewables to make up 81% of new power projects
Staff Writer 18 December 2020
Inside page this week: A gaze into Motlogelwa's harmonious carving
Staff Writer 18 December 2020
Front page this week: The great Gaborone escape
Staff Writer 18 December 2020
Eberhardt, the dominant Hockey centre forward
Born 18 years ago in Mmadinare, Eberhardt is an all-rounder. She has been involved in different sport disciplines during her school days. “I am a sports person and I tried to play all sport available in my school, John Mackenzie High, in...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 December 2020
Cheerleading battles for BNSC affiliation
BCF is the newest kid the block in the local sporting fraternity, however, struggling to be registered as a full affiliated member of the sports commission. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, BCF president Neo Selwe said it has come as a shock to the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 December 2020
Softball transfer window gets busy
The transfer list has been released and Rail Giants is leading the pack. Giants together with Wells International are currently leading the number of transfers with four players each. Giants’ coach Pako Maforaga told Mmegi Sport that they...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 December 2020
Lukewarm athletics event expected tomorrow
The competition would be for athletes and officials who are on the southern side of the country because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols on interzonal travel restrictions. The event follows the first instalment of the interzonal competition,...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 December 2020
Galaxy take on odds against SA's Sundowns
National champions, Jwaneng Galaxy face an uphill task from next week against Sundowns in the first leg of the continental competition. Galaxy remain the only Botswana representative in Africa following Orapa United’s exit in the CAF...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 18 December 2020
Nthaga hopes to break 'curse' with Fighters
Over the weekend Nthaga guided Fighters into the elite league promotion with a win over Nico United. The initial agreement between the coach and the club ended over the last weekend. Nthaga joined Samba Boys in January, initially as a technical...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 December 2020
Chadibe North FC vows to stay afloat
The club gained promotion to the country’s second biggest football league recently after winning the Division One playoffs featuring teams from Letlhakane, Francistown and Maun. The playoffs were held in Letlhakane. Chadibe are from the...
Chakalisa Dube
| 18 December 2020
Table tennis targets gold at SA champs
The competition will mark a return of competitive table tennis in South Africa and is scheduled to take place from today until tomorrow. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, BTTA public relations officer Tiro Motswasele said they are looking to better their...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 December 2020
Slow response to league CEO job
The BFL is a new establishment in the local football fraternity and it will oversee the running of the elite and second tier league affairs. The BFL has recently released an advert calling for applications for a number of posts as they look to boost...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 December 2020
Ga se pipe nko
Eo, e supa fa mopalamente wa Mahalapye Bophirima Rre David Tshere, a kile a tshwara phuthego le baduladitilo ba dikomiti tsa ditlhabollolo tsa motse le makhanselara a kgaolo. Go ya ka polelo, gone koo, mopalamente a kopa makhanselara le baduladitilo...
Sebofo Motshwane 18 December 2020
Career guidance: Why, when, for who and by whom?
“I want to become a doctor like my father,” the student replies and on and on the discussion continues. What is clear from this interaction is that children have different dreams but they cannot logically explain why they want to take...
Mmaotho Segotso 18 December 2020
We demand DPP, DCEC back (Part II)
That does not count Police torture, which still exists. In fact, I know people, who have literally been hanged by the state on confessions extracted by suffocation through black refuse bags. Most, who receive such treatment, are from underprivileged...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 18 December 2020
They have been riding on our backs
Selefu 18 December 2020
The art of the deal
Beneath this popular narrative lies the often overlooked story of how the nation’s early government negotiated and crafted mineral deals that even today have scarcely been replicated elsewhere in the continent. In post-colonial Africa, mineral...
Mmegi Editor
| 18 December 2020
Of the Tribal Territories Act, indirect rule, chiefs and subjects
It has since been amended 22 times. The relevant amendment for this discussion occurred in 2005, pursuant to Act No.9 of 2005. This was to make sections 77, 78 and 79 ‘tribally neutral’. This Note investigates whether tribal neutrality,...
Correspondent 18 December 2020
Wet, wild safari at Khwai
Safari is different in the wet season. Now there is an explosion of colour. It is not like the dull brown of the popular dry season where fashionistas don the trendy Safari-chic wear of earth colours to blend in with the wilderness. In the wet...
Thalefang Charles
| 18 December 2020
Why civility matters
We probably also hoped that it would provide a space for views, debate by both experts and amateurs on a wide variety of topics, matters and concerns, while also giving online voice and opportunity to the voiceless, marginalised, atypical...
Correspondent 18 December 2020
Water - Going, going, gone
Despite this year’s promising rain, we should still expect, with climate change, increased drought with sustained torrential rain and floods on the one hand, and no rain the next. We have to understand that whilst our water situation has always...
Sandy Grant 18 December 2020
Essential factors and lease clauses for investment property – Pt 2
This article explores the remaining critical lease clauses that all property investors should be mindful of in their bid not only to retain the rental and capital values of their properties but also to enhance such values in real terms. Security...
Correspondent 18 December 2020
Will #PushaBW, Buy Botswana win the fight for shelf space?
It’s one thing to get a product onto the shop shelf. It’s quite another for a buyer to sift through competing products and choose that particular one. In some countries such as South Africa, the competition on the shop shelf ultimately...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 December 2020
COVID-19: Social disparities, lessons learnt and the New World Order
Since then official news channels and social media platforms went abuzz with information updates on the virus every moment of the day. COVID-19 rapid geographic morbidity and mortality across the globe led the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Correspondent 18 December 2020
Kickstarting FDI in Africa
LOMÉ/BOSTON – In the United Nations’ 2020 World Investment Report, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that global foreign direct investment (FDI) this year is “expected to fall sharply from 2019 levels of $1.5...
Correspondent 18 December 2020
Air Botswana defends fares as ‘affordable'
Under pressure from legislators at the Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises on Wednesday, Air Botswana managing director Agnes Khunwana said the airline had successfully challenged itself to set reasonable fares for Botswana. Khunwana...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 December 2020
De Beers, govt agree one-year extension of sales deal
The 10-year agreement concluded in September 2011 was due to elapse at the end of this year and ahead of that date, senior officials from both sides had engaged in talks and laid out the agenda or ground rules for negotiation. The negotiations are...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 December 2020
BancABC raises P110m for SME funding
This week, the bank’s head of finance Ratang Molebatse said the funding was raised as per the normal course of business by engaging with lenders and showing them the strength of the business. BancABC Botswana’s SME portfolio is a key part...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 18 December 2020
Renewables to make up 81% of new power projects
Unveiled on Monday, the IRP shows that government plans to develop or procure 1,540MW of new generation between now and 2040. Of that amount, 1,240MW will be from renewable energy projects. “The IRP meets the country's growing energy demand at...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 December 2020
Mosetlha ventures into Christian motivational writing
Most of the writers have chosen different genres such as comic, fiction, and motivational and spiritual books. Segomotso ‘Fankie’ Mosetlha chose to be a Christian motivational writer. In an interview with Arts & Culture, Mosetlha...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 18 December 2020
DJ Dagizus to release Ngwetsi
DJ Dagizus is a Dallas, Texas; USA based international and producer from Botswana. He decided to feature a talented Motswana female singer and vocalist , Una Sell who hails from Serowe. In an interview, DJ Dagizus, said they were supposed to have...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 18 December 2020
Artist unite in survival struggle
This is an industry full of infighting and in the past friendships have been forged and destroyed. Sexual relationships among creatives have led to scandals. Organizations uch as Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) and other have seen leaders sulkily...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 December 2020
Bafana Ba release O Seka Njampela music video
The group comprises young hip-hop and Motswako geniuses who mix motswako, hip-hop with a dash of R&B. The video which premiered on Facebook shows a young bride preparing to walk down the isle before getting a call from one of her lovers who then...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 18 December 2020
Indian Community donates food hampers to musicians
Through the facility, each artist will receive a food voucher at the value P600 for the months of December, January and February. Handing over hampers on behalf of the Indian Business Community this week, Gaurang Dalia said they initiated the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 December 2020
Paledi hits out at artists
“Because you might regret the words that you said and never take back, with thoughts you can always cancel them,” he said during the Indian business community food hampers handover to Botswana Musicians Union. He also said when one talks...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 December 2020
Public broadcasters make more royalties for foreign content
For instance, the Distribution for Public Performance which was collected between June 2019 and June 2020 shows that public broadcasters being Btv, RB1 and RB2 give foreign content more airplay than the local counterparts' 23, 900, 698 works which...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 December 2020
BPF on the rampage in the CDC
The one-year-old party, a splinter from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has remained unambiguous in its mission to dethrone the latter at the next national polls in 2024. However, the attempts fell short during the 2019 general...
Koketso Kgoboge 18 December 2020
Minet Group readies to acquire AON Holdings Botswana
This strategic partnership is expected to offer inherent benefits of global knowledge, African insights and local expertise. According to Minet Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joe Onsando, the transaction will enhance Aon’s comprehensive...
Staff Writer 18 December 2020
Withdrawal of cases blots fight against GBV
FRANCISTOWN: The European Commission (EC) defines GBV as violence directed against a person because of that person's gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. The EC adds that violence against women is...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 18 December 2020
Floor-crossing Bill aimed at serving BDP agenda
FRANCISTOWN: The recent defections of Francistown-West legislator Ignatius Moswaane to the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) followed by MP for Jwaneng-Mabutsane, Mephato Reatile to the Botswana patriotic Front (BPF) have exposed the BDP as a...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 18 December 2020
Ramogapi: The lone political wolf
FRANCISTOWN: Ramogapi’s defection to the opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) prior to the 2019 general election has given him ample time to work on a seemingly conservative Palapye constituency that has enjoyed loyalty to the ruling BDP...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 18 December 2020
The Great Gaborone Escape
In recent days, alleged leaks from health authorities have circulated on social media pointing to high level debates over the introduction of interzonal testing or screening. One document purported that lower priced antigen tests would be required of...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 18 December 2020
Judge advises Monakwe faction not to remove Mogwera
Addressing the factions’ attorneys on Thursday at a status hearing, Justice Gaongalelwe said while he could not issue an interim order to urge the other party to stay its actions of removing Masego Mogwera and company from the directorship of...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 18 December 2020
Saleshando, Skelemani square off
Skelemani suspended the Maun West legislator from sitting in the National Assembly for five days from July 28 to August 5, 2020 following a presentation he made alleging politically motivated and corrupt practice in the awarding of government...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 December 2020
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