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Back page this week: Fears allayed over future of Desert Race
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
Inside page this week: Nursing student pursues art passion
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
Inside page this week: Gov't fast-tracks PPPs as development budget tightens
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
Front page this week: Kgosi pursues 'masterminds' of airpot arrest
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
Nako Timepieces partners with Montsho
Montsho was presented with her own Nako Timepieces Three Dikgosi edition slimline ‘moonlit’ red and a plaque in recognition and celebration of her role in athletics. Nako Timepieces co-founder Gabriel Mothibedi said their vision is beyond...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 22 January 2021
Rising bowler follows in father's footsteps
At 23, she is one of the youngest talented bowlers. “I am a bowler. My parents introduced me to the sport when I was young. It was more like a family game we played together. They used to take me and my sister, Tumelo to the Phikwe bowling...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 22 January 2021
Karate gets healthy P800, 000 deal
National team players will receive primary health care for a period of four years. The Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) and Kalafhi Medical Centre sealed the deal during a ceremony in Gaborone this week. BOKA president, Tshepo Bathai said they...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 22 January 2021
A football royalty on the brink
Mochudi Centre Chiefs were mid-table opponents until the summer of 2008 when under Ernest Molome’s leadership, the team delivered a first-ever Premier League title. It opened the trophy floodgates as Magosi cantered to several titles, matching...
Mqondisi Dube
| 22 January 2021
Bhamjee, soccer's flamboyant game changer
As a society, we really should learn to forgive and give credit where it should be. With disbelief, I called one former soccer administrator, Rashid Chopdat. He quickly confirmed the news of the passing of Abdul Bhamjee. Interestingly, whenever I saw...
Correspondent 22 January 2021
Zambia's season in full swing despite COVID threat
Township Rollers midfielder Mothusi Cooper recently moved to Zambian side, Lusaka Dynamos and started training on Monday this week. Cooper’s former teammates at Popa are, however, still waiting with bated breath to see if football will return...
Mqondisi Dube
| 22 January 2021
Little interest in Chiefs' top job
The position will fall vacant tomorrow when Thapelo Tsheole steps down after two years at the helm. He has indicated he will not seek re-election. Chiefs have endured a troubled period and face a FIFA sanction over a P120,000 debt the club owes...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 22 January 2021
Olympics team could receive COVID vaccine
The team’s chef de mission Tshepo Sitale said vaccination is one of the various interventions proposed. He said the medical team would, therefore, guide them accordingly. “There is a collaboration between the International Olympic...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 22 January 2021
Our values shape us
All too often, our conduct reveals our values. Values are not intellectual. They are heartfelt. In essence, they are a blueprint of principles that we embrace. They scream out what we are. At a personal level, they are the DNA of our moral fibre....
Kevin Mokento
| 22 January 2021
Fears allayed over future of Desert Race
This comes after this year’s event was moved to South Africa for the first time in the event’s 30-year history. The race, commonly known as Mantswabisi, was postponed for the second consecutive year in Botswana but will be held in...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 22 January 2021
A re go ja eng? (3)
Mme a raya eng? A raya go fisa, kana, go tshuba selo. Gone fa, a re tseye se ba reng Mokotedi o ne a se dira e le sekai. Ba re Mokotedi o ne a dira dilo fela jaaka a ne a utlwa go buiwa. Ga twe tsatsi lengwe ntlo ke eo, e le gaufi le ga Mma Mokotedi...
Sebofo Motshwane 22 January 2021
Towards a post Trump Africa-US economic relationship
But what does his ascendance means for Africa, especially with regards to trade policy. The United States of America (USA) is the most powerful influence on the global stage, especially economically. So pronounced is the influence, that many nations,...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 22 January 2021
COVID 19 Wedding
Selefu 22 January 2021
The hurry up and wait for vaccines
The picture painted at WHO’s executive board on Monday was unsettling and yet at the same time, in line with how Africa and Africans have generally been treated by the developed world since time immemorial. Of the 40 million doses of COVID-19...
Mmegi Editor
| 22 January 2021
School bully speaks out, apologises
Student well-being is crucial but when the world was hit with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some of these issues took a backseat. It is common knowledge that school can be smooth sailing for some students and hell for others either...
Correspondent 22 January 2021
My experiences of living in Sejong 'Smart City'
It is attractive, trendy, and has a lot to offer newcomers to indulge in and explore. We see a 'Korea Wave', a global phenomenon, with the increasing popularity of K-pop, Korean-dramas, and Korean fashion. Besides the influence of pop culture, Korea...
Correspondent 22 January 2021
Reflections on Dorcas Makgato
Of course, she knows that I love her. And I have no qualms in admitting that I missed her. She had not heard from me for years. And after she lost her MP seat, I wasn’t one of the many who flooded her mobile phone with sympathy calls and...
Kevin Mokento
| 22 January 2021
After Capitol: Reflecting on our own morally impeachable politics!
Even if we were to put morality and integrity aside, and vote on the basis of policy contribution and liberal debate of ideas, still, the outcome would be shameful. Nations fall, democracies regress. This is the nature of any human construct....
Bakang Ntshingane 22 January 2021
Business Botswana launches recovery plan
The five-year plan forms part of the national recovery plan, which will also form part of High Level Consultative Council agenda item. Through the Consultative Council, BB pursues issues that affect business interests for them to be fully integrated...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 22 January 2021
Talks kick off for 100MW coal bed methane project
Both Tlou Energy and Kalahari Energy Botswana were named government’s preferred bidders for the pioneering project in 2019, meaning negotiations would then be hammered out towards a Power Purchase Agreement and spades in the ground. Tlou...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 22 January 2021
Can Biden succeed in economic rescue mission?
Then he was vice president and the world was reeling from the shock of the financial crisis. And while Mr Biden has defended the economic record of his then-boss President Barack Obama, there are plenty on his team who wish the US had done...
Correspondent 22 January 2021
Govt fast-tracks PPPs as development budget tightens
Recent documents circulated in the country’s economic circles, estimate that recurrent spending in the upcoming 2021-2022 budget will be P50.7 billion, while development spending will reach P14.8 billion. The figures compare to recurrent...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 22 January 2021
Lupus patient raises awareness through music
. However against all odds, this beautiful and talented songstress did not just sit back and feel pity for herself. Ditirafalo decided to take advantage of her situation and raise awareness about Lupus disease, inspire and motivate people with the...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 22 January 2021
Pitse's new foundation sets eyes on education
Announcing on social media this week, the former BTV’s Flavadome presenter revealed that through his foundation the eight chosen student will have their school fees paid, uniforms provided, books and stationary too. “I believe in the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 22 January 2021
Mareledi tackles uncertain music industry
Koolebile told Arts & Culture that she could not promote her songs the way she wanted and as a result the song Pilara didn’t do well in the market. The song is about a mother whose role is more of a pillar of her family and...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 22 January 2021
Réunion Island based Danielle Swagger releases new visuals
The title “La vie est belle” means “life is beautiful ” in French, and serves a different taste from her usual robust raps. The track was produced by Stanrecords and visuals delivered by Color Island Productions based in...
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
Nursing student pursues art passion
Despite that, 21-year-old Olebile Bulang who is a second year nursing student at the University of Botswana has vowed to never trade her passion for anything. Even though the young woman aspires to be a nurse, she swore to keep on pursuing art as a...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 22 January 2021
Police nab alleged cross border alcohol smuggler
This follows the arrest and charging of a local man, Koziba Nkosana, on Saturday after he was found with bottles of whiskeys that he dumped in the bush at Dumela Industrial Site. Officers from Francistown Police station arrested Nkosana in...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 22 January 2021
BPF's fortunes murk UDC's
Though the analysts believe this aggressive recruitment drive would work in the fortunes of a united opposition at the polls, some are however of a much wary mind this could be the very thing to poison the well for a stronger bloc. The political...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 22 January 2021
The return of Goya
Goya, a popular legislator during his heydays in Palapye seemingly became a victim of circumstances especially after the birth of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) breakaway party, the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) just prior to the...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 22 January 2021
Cabinet at pains over fresh lockdown
As at January 15, the country had 1,892 active cases of COVID-19 and 88 deaths which have mostly occurred in recent weeks. While the numbers of patients in medical facilities and respirators is not known, healthcare officials say the system is under...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 22 January 2021
BDP unfazed in Palapye
Over the past weekend, Moiseraela Goya dropped a bombshell on the ruling party when he tendered his resignation. Goya served BDP for two terms as Member of Parliament for Palapye. His resignation was immediately followed by mass resignations from...
Koketso Kgoboge 22 January 2021
Prepaid politics
FRANCISTOWN: Government is a mover and shaker of the economic, social and political development in Botswana. The private sector and individuals are ‘parasitic’ to the State. Political commentators are adamant that corruption is rampant in...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 22 January 2021
Kgosi goes after architects of airport arrest
In a movie style sting, Kgosi was nabbed by a team of intelligence officers and other law enforcement, handcuffed and taken into custody upon his return from India. The incident took place in front of media and appeared coordinated by Peter Magosi,...
Oarabile Mosikare 22 January 2021
State defends Kgosi P30m suit
The State, which last year failed to respond to a P30 million statutory notice from Kgosi for defamation of character now has its back against the wall as it is forced to defend the lawsuit and has thus filed a notice to defend. In its memorandum of...
Mpho Mokwape
| 22 January 2021
No LSB verdict on disbarring killer attorney posthumously
Attorneys Kabo Motswagole and Gosego Lekgowe submitted their plea to the LSB on January 18, 2021 after Rankwane on January 14, 2021 “deliberately and heartlessly caused the death of attorney Ms. Chatapiwa Keakantse by shooting her with a gun,...
Staff Writer 22 January 2021
State deems Butterfly defamation claim as 'out of bounds'
According to the State, the defamation claim should not be allowed in court as it is justifiable for utterances to have been made against Maswabi since they were/are part of legal proceedings before the Court. In its notice of appearance to defend...
Mpho Mokwape
| 22 January 2021
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