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'We have lost a diamond' - karate mourns Revaka
Revaka was part of the kata team that won gold at the UFAK Championships in 2017 in Cameroon. He also won gold at the 2014 Africa Youth Games held in Gaborone and had several medals from international competitions. Coach, George Tshikare who worked...
Mqondisi Dube
| 15 February 2021
DIS suspends four officers for leaking armored cars info
The Mmegi has learnt that the officers are going to appear before disciplinary hearing. The newly bought vehicles were purchased by DIS for the President for security reasons. However the public has openly criticized the decision by DIS to buy...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 15 February 2021
Back page this week: Radipotsane optimistic despite heavy defeat
Staff Writer 15 February 2021
Front page this week: Opposition slams floor crossing act
Staff Writer 15 February 2021
Local Teams Finalise Squads Ahead Of New Season
The transfer window officially closed on Friday paving way for the highly-anticipated start of the new season. The transfer activity pulled up few surprises, amongst them the release of Mpoeleng Mpoeleng from Notwane as well as the return of Tshepo...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 15 February 2021
Cash Strapped Darts Postpones AGM
BODA was set to meet this past Saturday to usher in a new executive committee but could not meet P33, 000 logistics’ fee for the event. That was despite the fact that there was an agreement that the commission would cover part of the fee in...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 15 February 2021
Notwane Release Shocks Mpoeleng
On Friday, Notwane announced that Mpoeleng’s contract will not be renewed and he will subsequently be released from the club. Mpoeleng was a highly revered figures at Notwane. “I was shocked to learn that the club has released me through...
Chakalisa Dube
| 15 February 2021
Radipotsane resolute despite heavy defeat
Galaxy were yesterday afternoon hammered 3-0 by Pirates in the first leg of the competition’s playoff round played at the National Stadium. Goals from Thulani Hlatshwayo, Linda Mntambo and substitute Marc-Jean Mundele ensured that the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 15 February 2021
Velucia Jewellery To Open More Branches
In an interview with Showtime, the company's director, Alyson Mazai recalled how they used to operate by appointment only. “This proved to be challenging because it was hard to gain clients trust and penetrate the market until we managed to...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 15 February 2021
Heartfelt tributes pour in for showbiz mogul
His brother, Boni Masole confirmed to Showtime on Sunday that Tops had been ill for half-a-month now. ‘Tops’ as he was affectionately known, was a prominent figure in the showbiz world and had retired from the business in March 2019. At...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 15 February 2021
Letlole Debtors' Book Balloons
The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed local property group said in the interim results it recorded a P35. 7 million profit before tax, which is an increase from P33. 3 million registered on the prior year. LLR’s acting CEO, Kamogelo...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 15 February 2021
Lea Blesses Smmes With P1, 000 Each
The funds are part of the P100 million allocated to LEA from the Industry Support Facility (ISF), which was launched by the Ministry of Investment and Trade Industry as part of the Economic Recovery Transformation Plan. LEA’s head of Corporate...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 15 February 2021
Tour operator ‘repurposes' business to Agric
However, since the outbreak of COVID-19, the sector is on its knees while agriculture has clawed back its glory days status. Hence entrepreneurs are repurposing their assets to offset the impact of the pandemic on their businesses. One such...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 15 February 2021
It Is Not Just A Breath Nonetheless A Remedy To A Sound Lifestyle
Death is the only place that exist without a breath. Anything that has no breath decomposes and nothing great can ever come from the death-bed but amongst those breathing, beauty awaits to be born from them. Scientifically, a breath is the pivot for...
Kealeboga Ngwigwa
| 15 February 2021
Mourning with hope series-part one
Death changes the course, the rhythm and meaning of life. Death can cause someone to doubt everything that they had believed about God! On the other hand, death can help us draw closer to God because death is not the end! Death is not final!...
Ashley Thaba
| 15 February 2021
Emotional Abuse As A Form Of Gender Based Violence 2
Emotional abuse, like other forms of abuse, occurs in cycles. There are three phases in the cycle of violence: Phase I -Tension building phase, Phase II – Violence phase, and Phase III- Honeymoon phase. Over time the cycle of violence may...
Gaone Monau
| 15 February 2021
The Bakgatla Baga Mmanaana (Part 5)
Sechele fortitude and accompanying bravado during the weekend long truce between the Batswana and Boers at Dimawe was underpinned by a formidable arsenal. By 1849 the Boers were already claiming that the Bakwena alone had 500 guns and a cannon. Over...
Jeff Ramsay
| 15 February 2021
Dog Tax And Repentant Mayors
The Mayor became an instant target of Facebook rants and everyone queued to stick their knives in. With the Mayor all bloodied and looking like he had just survived an encounter with a pit-bull, a plan to pacify the furious masses had to be whipped...
Thulaganyo Jankie 15 February 2021
An eye for an eye
Selefu 15 February 2021
Close Schools Temporarily
The alarming speed at which COVID-19 is spreading in schools has led to the teacher unions calling for government to close schools, temporarily, to prepare for eventualities, where schools start recording high numbers of infections, as is the case...
Monitor Editor 15 February 2021
Kanye Sanitation Project Progresses
This was revealed by Estate Construction acting Project Manager, Julius Katzke. Estate Construction, the citizen-owned company carrying out the project, is laying the 400-kilometre pipeline, 11 pump stations and waste waterworks. However, the...
Staff Writer 15 February 2021
Black Market ‘Takes Over' Quick gases
Quick Gases ceased operations late last year following a dispute over control of the company after owner Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure passed on. Despite a call by the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) for those in possession of...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 15 February 2021
Botswana to repatriate Zim refugees
The refugees, who are resisting the relocation, are facing the predicament after the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) rejected their status. They have been given 28 days to prepare themselves for repatriation despite their...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 15 February 2021
Convict Acquitted, Discharged In Friend's Murder
Othusitse Motefu was found ‘not guilty’ of murder by CoA judge Isaac Lesetedi for causing the death of his friend back in September 2013 after a successful appeal. The appellant was charged, tried and convicted of the murder of his...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 15 February 2021
Relatives implicated in separate rape charges
On Friday, residents of Monarch location woke up to the news that one of the women in the area was raped last week, between Thursday night and Friday morning. However, the name of the alleged perpetrator did not surprise the Monarch residents. The...
Correspondent 15 February 2021
Public Transport Operators Aid Alcohol Smuggling
This is according to Francistown Central Police Station commander, superintendent Lebalang Maniki. Maniki shared his observation with The Monitor on Friday. Maniki’s position came just after police at his station arrested a driver and...
Chakalisa Dube
| 15 February 2021
Murder convict dodges hangman's knot
Kakamba was sentenced to death on November 5, 2020, after the trial court found him guilty of killing his child. It is said the accused killed his daughter by slitting her throat back in 2015, following a quarrel with the mother of the child....
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 15 February 2021
Tafa Completes Hat-Trick Over Law Society
The Court of Appeal once again affirmed that the Law Society’s decision of 2019 to refuse Collins Newman & Co, Parks Tafa, and several of the firm’s lawyers with practising certificates was not based on the law. Tafa first triumphed...
Staff Writer 15 February 2021
Floods Destroy Gweta Homes
This is according to Gweta Disaster Committee chairperson, Ledule Bareki. Floods have inundated Gweta for the past two weeks, with no sign of water levels abating. “So far 158 households have been affected. A sizeable number of people from...
Chakalisa Dube
| 15 February 2021
COVID-19 Positive man feels fearful, neglected
Gift Tabona, a teacher by profession who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 4, 2021, is one of the patients who accuse health workers of negligence stating that he almost lost his life. According to Tabona, he fell ill on January 28 as he was...
Pini Bothoko
| 15 February 2021
Teacher Unions, Education Ministry To Discuss Schools Closure
The unions believe that the issue is not getting the attention it deserves and is not being addressed as quickly as it should be. Information reaching The Monitor indicates the Ministry of Basic Education, the Presidential Task Team and teachers...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 15 February 2021
Bring Back Corporal Punishment in schools -Rari
The call follows the recent incident in which students allegedly assaulted and injured a male teacher at Lobatse Senior Secondary School (Lobsec). In an interview, BOSETU’s secretary-general, Tobokani Rari said it is unfortunate that schools...
Pini Bothoko
| 15 February 2021
Opposition Flays Floor-Crossing Act
This is because the Constitution Amendment Act, seeking to make vacant a legislative post in the event a legislator resigned from a political party that launched him/her into office, has commenced. Political parties, however, have vowed to continue...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 15 February 2021
Motion to halt BHC rental adjustments rejected
Member of Parliament for Bobonong, Taolo Lucas had pleaded with Parliament to place a one-year moratorium on the envisaged adjustments of rentals by BHC. Lucas argued the rental increase deferment would have been a timely response to the economic...
Pini Bothoko
| 15 February 2021
Try again
Selefu 15 February 2021
Making Great Food on a budget
Most of us found ourselves in the confines of our homes wondering what to do and how to do it. I personally found myself spending a lot of time in the kitchen, as did many others. Cooking and modifying recipes to ensure everyday there was something...
Michelle Phetlhe
| 15 February 2021
Family to hold private funeral for Revaka
Revaka tragically took his life on Monday, plunging local karate, in particular, into mourning. The 21year-old was an established karateka who won several local and international titles. Due to COVID-19 protocols, only close family will attend his...
Mqondisi Dube
| 15 February 2021
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