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Back Page this week: No Football until August
Staff Writer 12 March 2021
Inside page this week: BOMU awards tender raises eyebrows
Staff Writer 12 March 2021
Inside page this week: Letshego considers 'buying' its way to local banking license
Staff Writer 12 March 2021
Front page this week: Magosi's contract expirers
Staff Writer 12 March 2021
COVID paralyses chess school's plans
Since its inception in 2019, the school has had several players called for national assignments. The academy is one of the chess centres of excellence in the country. “We reopened at the beginning of the year. Since then we have seen a serious...
Chakalisa Dube
| 12 March 2021
Departed darts player owed 2014 incentives
Mpejane was part of the senior national team that competed at the Region 5 Federation Darts Championship held in Zimbabwe, but the team had to wait for seven years to receive their outstanding appearance and performance fees. Mpejane who,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 12 March 2021
Sport joins vaccine queue
Botswana received its first batch of 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines from India and the phase one of the roll out targets frontline workers. BNSC acting chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho said he has no details as to when sportspersons will get the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 12 March 2021
Letshwiti to know CAF fate today
The continent’s top football executives have converged in Rabat, Morocco for a watershed congress, which will usher in a new president, Patrice Motsepe; the first from an anglophone country. Motsepe cantered to ‘victory’ after a...
Mqondisi Dube
| 12 March 2021
No incentive offer for Zebras - BFA
Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare on Wednesday visited the Zebras at their base in Tlokweng. BFA communications and public relations officer, Tumo Mpatane said the minister paid a courtesy call to encourage...
Mqondisi Dube
| 12 March 2021
Motsepe's strange CAF victory
Patrice Motsepe has always been a name synonymous with success and wealth. He is one of the continent’s richest people having amassed his wealth largely through mining. He is a generous man whose philanthropic works are all there for all to...
Mqondisi Dube
| 12 March 2021
Galaxy's P625,000 CAF joy
Despite the team’s early exit from the CAF Champions League, Galaxy qualified for the CAF Confederations Cup playoff where they were dumped out by South Africa’s Orlando Pirates. Acting CAF general-secretary, Abdelmounaim Bah said the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 12 March 2021
Players' union blasts BFA
The government recently announced the further suspension of sports due to the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. At the time of the announcement, there was no clear communication from the association relating to the start of the season,...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 12 March 2021
No football until August
The government imposed a suspension on sporting activities until April 1, 2021, and sources close to developments say stakeholders will make the decision to scrap off the 2020-2021 football season. There have been persistent calls to scrap off the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 12 March 2021
A re go ja eng? (10)
Gore a tsatsi jeno mosepele o o a wela, kgotsa, o sa ntse o tlaa tswela pele ga re itse. Fela re gatele pele re re, e a re Motswana a ntse a natetsha puo a fete ka go ijesa dijo tsa ditoro mme gape a re go na le go jesa motho dijo tsa ditoro....
Sebofo Motshwane 12 March 2021
Per aspera ad astra
This phrase might tickle auditory nerves of sentimental ‘alumni’ of St. Joseph’s College, arguably the country’s iconic secondary school of yesteryear. For the last nine decades, per aspera ad astra has served as the...
Kevin Mokento
| 12 March 2021
Towards constitutional amendments
Selefu 12 March 2021
Monakwe fails to 'gatecrash' Babereki Investments
However, ‘gate crashing’ into the chairmanship of BOPEU’s lucrative cash loan company, Babereki Investments has been an illusive exercise ever since. An attempt last year to remove Babereki Investment chairperson Masego Mogwera,...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 12 March 2021
Get rid of Magosi
Botswana has the Director of Intelligence and Security (DIS) who has gone rogue and is only interested in publicity stunts at the expense of his oath of office. There are plenty of clear abuse of office acts by this man but his boss, President...
Mmegi Editor
| 12 March 2021
Botswana: Choice and Opportunity
The ingredients which made Sandy Grant’s unconventional career are obvious, a feel for history and local history in particular, a regard for historic buildings, an enjoyment of teaching and education, a concern for others and a rare affection...
Correspondent 12 March 2021
Reflections after years of liquor ‘wars'
For those on the outside, the reduction of the alcohol levy in October 2018 seemed to finally provide much needed relief to an industry that had battled to stay afloat for a decade. At 55%, the alcohol levy had squeezed the life out of the industry,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 March 2021
Apollo D remembers Sasa Klaas
It was a complete pleasure to get to know this superwoman. In 2011 while working on the Hip-hop TV show, The Foundation, a young Sasa Klass was recommended to me to audition for the co-host role of The Foundation. Needless to say her passion for...
Correspondent 12 March 2021
Mphathi speaks as critics slam 'smelterless' revival for BCL
Ever since the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security confirmed that Premium Nickel Resources Corporation (PNR) had been chosen as the preferred bidder for BCL Mine’s revival, scepticism has mounted against the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 March 2021
Sefako pays tribute to Mmamongwato
Sefako pointed out that the artwork is amongst his favourite pieces. He said the current charcoal drawing of the late creative industry Queen of Hip-Hop, Sasa Klaas has been accepted warmly by Batswana. Besides paying tribute to another creative...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 12 March 2021
BW hip-hop will never be the same
When the news about her death broke this past weekend, several people had strong faith that it was a hoax or something else and she was still alive. With time it sank that indeed the Queen of Hip-hop has gone. One thing that Sasa Klaas will always...
Dumisani Ncube 12 March 2021
Mulher Forte African literature awards aimed to unite African writers
In an interview with Arts & Culture, Paula Otukile, the Coordinator and Founder of Mulher Forte African literature Pty (Ltd) said the objective of the awards was to give literature in Africa the best recognition it deserves. Otukile explained...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 12 March 2021
Astley Gops to juggle bogosi, music
Instead, after being installed as Headman of Arbitration for the Baretele Sub-tribe of Bakgalagadi at Goo-Moiphisi ward in Letlhakeng last weekend, legendary Afro-pop musician Gopadileng Shobuwa Gopadileng or ‘Astley Gops’ in the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 12 March 2021
COSBOSTS members get P357 each in COVID-19 relief
COSBOTS currently has 2, 800 members, which means each member will pocket P357 if the funds are distributed equally. The members of the music copyrights body, who include musicians, would have received the funds from Tuesday and Wednesday this week...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 12 March 2021
BOMU awards tender raises eyebrows
BOMU announced on Wednesday through a statement from Secretary General, Rasina Winfred Rasina that they have appointed Total Music Group owned by Seabelo Modibe for the awards. According to the statement, Total Music Group is to organise, market,...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 12 March 2021
Francistowners in mixed feelings towards Covishield
This week, Vice President Slumber Tsogwane received Covishield vaccine, which some people are already questioning its effectiveness. On Wednesday, Botswana received its first batch of 30, 000...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 12 March 2021
BIHL sails past COVID-19 to 24% profit jump
BIHL’s performance, set against the difficult operating environment caused by COVID-19 in 2020, underlines how the local financial sector was not only able to withstand the pandemic, but in some cases and sectors, actually registered higher...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 12 March 2021
Two VAT rates will be applicable after April 1
The VAT Act has what are referred to as transitional measures whenever a VAT rate changes and these, by default, result in the application of two VAT rates for a given time. In this article, the phrase ‘effective date’ shall be used to...
Correspondent 12 March 2021
Gov't debt costs to jump 80% on higher borrowings
Estimates from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development seen by BusinessWeek indicate that the figure of P2.9 billion in the 2022/23 financial year compares to interest payments of just P1.1 billion in the 2018/19 financial year and P990...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 March 2021
Letshego considers ‘buying' its way to local banking licence
Under local laws, any deposit-taking institutions must apply for a banking licence, something which Letshego tried and failed to do in 2013 and 2018. A banking licence for Letshego in Botswana would reduce the costs of its funding, as it would fund...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 March 2021
FAR Property to add Gumare project to portfolio
The company’s director, Ramachandran Ottapathu said the two projects pose better rental yields that will contribute to the group’s portfolio. “We are seriously considering investing in properties with better and stable...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 12 March 2021
CoA orders Babereki Investments to hold AGM
A three-men CoA panel comprising Judge President Ian Kirby, Justice Isaac Lesetedi and Justice Singh Walia on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Babereki Investments Board of Directors led by chairperson Masego Mogwera and counter appeal by Botswana...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 12 March 2021
Galetshabiwe to fight BPP in Court
Galetshabiwe’s bid to seek legal advice with a view of taking the party to Court is reportedly backed by other key members of the BPP central committee being, additional member Cornelius Gopolang, youth league chairperson Thato Ntwaetsile, the...
Chakalisa Dube
| 12 March 2021
One year later: Tourists still in COVID-19 jail
It was during the height of the first of wave of the Coronavirus global pandemic. The grim days, when COVID-19 wreaked havoc through some of the world best medical institutions, and left wealthy western nations helplessly counting bodies. It was the...
Thalefang Charles
| 12 March 2021
Botswana 59th as global tax haven
According to the Index, Botswana is responsible for 0.2% of the world’s corporate tax abuse risks. The CTHI is a ranking of jurisdictions most complicit in helping multinational corporations underpay corporate income tax. The CTHI...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 12 March 2021
Bobirwa council employees face embezzlement charges
In what looks like a typical inside job, officers are runnung helter-skelter with the cops in hot pursuit. Two council employees and three alleged accomplices were seen whisked away. The police later allegedly recovered the alleged stolen...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 March 2021
How Masisi government (mis)managed COVID-19 (Part II)
FRANCISTOWN: Adam Mfundisi, UB lecturer in politics and administrative studies, blames lack of strategic leadership as having contributed to the slow pace in prevention, control and vaccination of citizens in Botswana. He declares this week...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 March 2021
New BCP constitution amendments divide members
Some BCP members who are alleged to have laid hands on the draft party constitution amendments are reported not to be pleased with the new recommendations. The task team, which is led by Lebohang Letsie and assigned to generate recommendations on...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 12 March 2021
Another citizenship battle ensues
They argue that the children’s fundamental rights to citizenship are being violated, and no equal protection before the law as they are being denied dual citizenship. Sitlhabile Pauline Mathe and her Norwegian husband Harvard Greger have two...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 12 March 2021
The BNF's fortunes on the wane
MMEGI: It goes without saying that the BNF has emerged from the 2019 general election battered and simply reduced to a shadow of itself in so far as the parliamentary seats it won are considred. What do you think is really responsible for this...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 12 March 2021
Magosi witch-hunts Sebina brothers
Last year in February, the spy chief Peter Magosi was left with an egg on his face after principal magistrate, Batho Kgerethwa ruled that the warrant of entry, search and seizure against Kegone and Tshepho Sebina be rescinded. She also ordered Magosi...
Staff Writer 12 March 2021
Magosi's contract expires
Since Magosi took over as the boss for the controversial spy agency in May 2018, he has been in and out of the Courts for prosecution of alleged ‘corruption’ on the part of some influential actors but has never won a single case....
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 12 March 2021
Leaked tapes reveal chaotic Butterfly trap
The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have portrayed Maswabi, former president Ian Khama and ex spy chief Isaac Kgosi as criminals who had stolen over P100 billion to destabilise President...
Oarabile Mosikare 12 March 2021
Alcohol producers lost P880m due to bans, govt confirms
Assistant Investment, Trade and Industry minister, Molebatsi Molebatsi, told Parliament this morning that the three producers, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, Okavango Craft Brewery and Big Sip, had shed 190 jobs over the same period as a result of...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 12 March 2021
'Sasa Klaas chopper hit a tree'
The 27-year old, popularly known as Sasa Klaas, was in the company of a local businessman known as Leonard Matenje who was piloting the helicopter, her family confirmed on Wednesday. Local air crash investigators told Mmegi that the Robinson R44...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 12 March 2021
The leaked tapes- More questions than answers
According to assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Priscilla Israel, the cases were investigated backwards. That much, is clear from the leaked tapes. I cannot recall how many times I have complained about this horrendous practice, both...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 12 March 2021
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