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Two killers executed
TWO MURDERERS EXECUTED Press Statement: The Botswana Prison Service wishes to inform the public that the execution of the death penalty passed on Wedu Mosalagae, 33 years, of Letlhakane village and Kutlo Setima, 29 years, of Ghanzi,...
Correspondent 08 February 2021
Back page this week: BFA Hunts For Letsoaka's Replacement
Staff Writer 08 February 2021
Front page this week: BOFEPUSU Demands Apology From Matsheka
Staff Writer 08 February 2021
BAA First to implement COVID-19 Guidelines
The guidelines officially came into effect during the BAA inter-zonal championship held at the National Stadium on Saturday. Through the arrangement, officials and athletes were requested to present COVID-19 negative tests results before entering the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 08 February 2021
Darts Meet Ahead Of Competitive Return
Darts remains one of the non contact sporting codes that are still inactive since March 2020 when sport was stopped due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to Sport Monitor, BODA public relations officer, Thato Maphorisa said the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 08 February 2021
Bante, Selogelo cleared to play
Defender Relebanye ‘Size’ Selogelo and forward Thabiso Bante were released by Sua Flamingoes early this year after a report by a doctor who conducted an electrocardiogram (ECG) scan on them diagonised some heart problems. The ECG...
Chakalisa Dube
| 08 February 2021
Chadibe FC Clinch P56k Sponsorship
The sponsorship deal was sealed on Saturday in Gaborone. Precision Managing Director (MD), Motlhaleemang Moalosi said that the whole sponsorship is worth P56, 000. “The club will get P3, 000 monthly for the next 12 months (until February...
Chakalisa Dube
| 08 February 2021
BFA Picks Next Month For Football Return
There have been uncertainties over the actual return of the football season following a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections across the country. Furthermore, there was also confusion surrounding the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 08 February 2021
BFA Hunts For Letsoaka's Replacement
The South African mentor had been with the association for just a year before he left, citing workload that he did for both CAF and world governing body, FIFA. At the time when he announced his decision to leave, Letsoaka said it would be unfair to...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 08 February 2021
Avlan Hosts Art Exhibition In Office Spaces
The exhibition opened this past Saturday and will run until February 13, 2021. In an interview with Showtime, the founder and CEO of Avlan Ana Admiraçáo JMLN revealed that they had not done their grand opening yet mainly because they...
Pauline Dikuelo 08 February 2021
African Sun Energy Bags P30M Malawi Solar Contract
In addition to installing the new solar power system to the Malawi research lab, ASE will roll out solar power installation training and education in Malawi targeting Women. The project will act as an exemplar for further clean energy solutions for...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 08 February 2021
CEDA Receives 67 Pitches For Stimulus Facility
The ISF was launched last year by the Minister of Investment Trade and Industry (MITI), Peggy Serame as part of the Economic Recovery Transformation Plan. About P1. 3 billion was made available to firms and individuals via development finance...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 08 February 2021
WIBA-Choppies Pilot Biltong, Diphaphata Production
Last year Choppies struck a partnership deal WIBA where members of the non-governmental organisation will make diphaphatha, a traditional flattened bread like muffin, and biltong. The pilot phase, which will end in July 2021, has kick started in...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 08 February 2021
Botho
Though I have heard it spoken about for decades, to be honest, I rarely see it played out in reality. Generally, neighbours stay behind their huge concrete walls and electric fences sometimes not even knowing each other and certainly not selflessly...
Ashley Thaba
| 08 February 2021
The Loss And Gain Concept - The Pair That Govern Life Yields
But the biggest equation is between the addition and subtraction and it yields multiplied results. Our individual spiritual worlds are governed by grace so is what they can handle at certain moments as we live. Since the space is small, something has...
Kealeboga Ngwigwa
| 08 February 2021
The 2020/21 Budget Speech: An Introduction
When the 2020 Budget Speech was delivered in February 2020, Botswana had not yet registered it’s first COVID-19 case. There had been one suspected case registered at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Unconfirmed. Not yet as...
Lesego Nswahu Nchunga
| 08 February 2021
How To Become A Millionaire In 3 Years Without a Rich Uncle
Yes you can sue because I am not a motivational speaker. I have not been in any School of Motivational Speaking. I have not sat in front a huge blot of eminent, hopeful people to give any sort of speech to make them better people. Except of...
Thulaganyo Jankie 08 February 2021
The Bakgatla Ba Ga Mmanaana
These small engagements appear to have sufficiently slowed the Boer advance so as to allow the bulk of the BagaMmanaana and BooRatshosa to regroup with the main body of Bakwena at Dimawe. The Boers finally arrived at the outskirts of Dimawe on...
Jeff Ramsay
| 08 February 2021
How Are They Expected To Feed Their Families?
As one of the industry’s largest employers, KBL put out a press release dated January 20, 2021, stating in part: “As a result of the Government of Botswana’s ban of alcohol sales with effect from 4th January 2021, Kgalagadi...
Monitor Editor 08 February 2021
Tertiary Ministry Emphasises Online Teaching
BQA has a monitoring department, which is responsible for ensuring that tertiary institutions adhere to standards of the health protocol. It has long been agreed that tertiary institutions should start lecturing to their students online to avoid...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 08 February 2021
Of Emotional Abuse As A Form Of Gender Based Violence
It is worth noting that emotional abuse is also enlisted as a form of domestic violence in Section 2 of the Domestic Violence Act Cap 28; 05. The contents of this article are largely excerpts taken from Paul Moglia’s book on Emotional...
Gaone Monau
| 08 February 2021
New School To Address Admission Crisis
This comes after many parents who are residents of Mmopane Block 1 were left fuming at their children’s failure to secure spaces at the school when it opened for admissions on January 12, 2021. The residents’ main contention was...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 08 February 2021
Break-In At Newly-Open Mmopane Primary School
Mogoditshane police attended a burglary report at the school on Monday morning as staff arrived for work. The incident is suspected to have taken place on Sunday night. Burglars broke into the offices of the administration block, which...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 08 February 2021
Ex-lover Threatens To Kill Married Woman
The state alleges that Gaolatlhe Tlotlole of Matsiloje village in the North East District threatened to kill Elizabeth Lekoba of Gobajango village on February 1, 2021. Tlotlole allegedly uttered the words, “Ha ene esa ka bana tsatsi jeno, e...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 08 February 2021
Rain Could Bring Good And Bad
BDU gives the warning in a time where the health fraternity is already in battle with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently attacking the world. BDU president Shingirai Muzondiwa told The Monitor on Friday that the northern part of the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 08 February 2021
GCC Mayor Denies Bad Blood Between Him And Deputy
The two neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the audio. Rather the mayor expressed trust in his deputy and dismissed the contents of the audio. “Maybe some people want to tarnish my deputy’s name. We have a good working...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 08 February 2021
Illegal Immigrant 'Rapes' Co-tenant's Daughter
For one property owner, it became a case of no good deed goes unpunished after accommodating undocumented immigrants. Leasing to the undocumented culminated in a Magistrate's Court hearing a case in which an illegal immigrant from Zimbabwe allegedly...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 08 February 2021
Man Arrested For Cousin's Murder
The body of the 22-year-old man was found in an abandoned house near a home where the deceased and the alleged killer reside. Both the deceased and the alleged killer hail from Rakops. Superintendent Thito Freeman of Rakops Police Station told...
Chakalisa Dube
| 08 February 2021
Illegal Homebrew Sale Troubles Central District
Serowe Police Station commander, superintendent Poloko Oteng told The Monitor that a majority of alcohol imbibers have since resorted to traditional brews after being denied their poison of choice. Mushrooming of shebeens with the sale of traditional...
Pini Bothoko
| 08 February 2021
Majaga 'Defilement' Judgement Set For March
According to Majaga’s attorney Mishingo Jeremia, Magistrate Keabetswe Majuta of Nata has set March 22 as the day in which judgement of the outspoken Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) politician will be pronounced. The state alleges that...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 08 February 2021
Road levy money used for COVID-19
The heavy rains come during a period where resources are being channelled into the fight against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The ministry through the Road Fund Levy contributed P600 million towards the COVID-19 Relief...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 08 February 2021
BOFEPUSU Demands Apology From Matsheka
Matsheka announced during the budget speech for the 2021-2022 financial year early last week that the government will soon embark on a process to review the size of the public sector. Matsheka said the review process, which will take place during...
Chakalisa Dube
| 08 February 2021
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