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Diamond rebound powers first trade surplus in 11mths
The economy has suffered rolling trade deficits since February 2020, which describes a situation where the country is consistently importing more goods than it is exporting. Economists have warned that when deficits persist, they weaken a...
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Back Page this week: COVID-19: A game on its knees!
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Inside page this week: Art teacher turns to watercolor
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Inside page this week: Hope glitters after diamond distress
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Front page this week: COVID-19 vaccines could arrive in March
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Poanes tennis journey takes her to Grand Slam
The journey started at the tennis court, where the initial intention was to shed a few kilogrammes, but that has escalated to a blossoming career which has taken her to the sport’s highest point; the grand slams. As an umpire, she has...
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Early kicks in karate contest
Bathai had initially announced he would not seek re-election, but he is now reportedly keen to contest. He assumed office in April 2017. There is a feeling he has run his race and it is time to hand over the baton to new leadership. Speaking to...
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Recipients fail to meet IDM requirements
IDM had pledged sponsorship of tuition fees for the Botswana Sport Awards’ overall sportsperson of the year, female sportsperson of the year and male sportsperson of the year. Oarabile Tshosa and Bernard Olesitse won the 2018 Botswana National...
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Cheerleading expels secretary-general
This week, the BCF expelled its secretary-general Tony Petrus for ‘lack of commitment’. BCF president, Neo Selwe stated in a letter to Petrus that the constitution was clear that any member of the executive committee who was absent...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 05 May 2021
Clubs reduced to beggars
The clubs have gone for almost a year without paying their players’ full salaries owing to lack of football activity. With indications that the league might not resume anytime soon, teams are on the brink of collapse. In a bid to contain the...
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Womens Champions League gives BFA headache
The continental body has proposed that for the first time in history, an African women’s club tournament will be played this year. CAF announced it intends to kick off the preliminary qualification round between May and July. However, plans for...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 05 May 2021
Sport in doldrums
It is almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of sports activities. The impact has been devastating with athletes’ livelihoods disrupted. The government recently announced the suspension of football activities,...
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Coaches in limbo
Local teams have not played since sports activities were suspended last year March. It only got worse this week as teams were preparing for a return, the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development announced a fresh decision to...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 05 May 2021
FUB awaits BFA on return of football
Expectations were that the football season will start this month with the Orange FA Cup quarterfinals, which were not concluded last season, but the excitement has since died following the recent suspension of all contact sports activities. FUB...
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BNSC, BFA contradict Rakgare
During former Zebras coach, David Bright’s burial last week Friday, Rakgare said contact sport had been suspended in a bid to fight the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We have decided to suspend contact sport. The decision was...
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A re go ja eng? (5)
Fa e ranolwa go twe tsela; Go twe motho o a tle a tseye mosepele, ke gore a tswe, a ya go lo gongwe mme a goroge koo. A gorogile, go ya ka thamalakane, e bo e le gone fa a lapile tsela yone e ntse e tswela pele. Mme le rona re bona mosepele wa rona...
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Love your job
Is this a counterintuitive notion? No. Counterintuitive is the sophistic rhetoric that our job would fall in love with us. The onus is on us to love our job, principally because working is not a two-way romantic mission. I shall never endorse...
87616,Kevin Mokento,, 05 May 2021
Living On A Wing And A Prayer
Granted, the company has not disclosed reasons for termination of the contract. It is a no brainer, though, that such is a business decision. Had it been a contractual dispute, same would have leaked out, by now. Besides, the company would certainly,...
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A shared national urgency
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has taken the lead, using addresses to frontline workers and to media during a working visit to Namibia, to disclose that aggressive efforts are being made to procure the lifesaving jabs for Batswana. What HE has done...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 05 May 2021
Budget will impoverish Batswana - UDC
A national cake itself is made out of citizens’ taxes and common national resources such as minerals and sales of other national assets. The budget must therefore be fair and benefit everyone who has a stake in the country. In its 2019...
69763,Moeti Mohwasa,, 05 May 2021
Budget 2021
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Masisis Windhoek 'summons' backfires for Geingob
Last Friday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi honored what appeared like summons from Windhoek to mend relations with his Namibian counterpart, Hage Geingob. For Geingob, the visit appeared to quell rising tensions in the Zambezi region. The people of...
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President Masisis Namibia problem: The case for 'Secret Diplomacy'
In 2018, CIA director Mike Pompeo made a clandestine trip to Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-Un. Historically, and closer to home, ‘quiet’ backchannel diplomacy by international and regional actors were crucial in the transition of South...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 05 May 2021
Govt sets aside P2bn for agric self-sufficiency
Over the years, government’s efforts to boost agribusiness and food self-sufficiency through programmes such as the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD), the Livestock Management and Infrastructure...
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New taxes & tax increases: An explainer
These tax changes come against the backdrop of constrained government mineral revenues as well as a dip in SACU and domestic tax collections which were occasioned by COVID-19. Below are the tax changes the Minister proposed to Parliament. VAT rises...
475,Correspondent,, 05 May 2021
Budget blows a long delayed 'shock' - Matsheka
The budget speech jarred many Batswana with an increase in Value Added Tax, Withholding Tax, the introduction of a sugar tax, an increase in the fuel levy, reviews of subsidies as well as plans to merge and liquidate some parastatals while reducing...
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Hope glitters after diamond distress
Statistics Botswana figures released this week showed that exports of locally produced stones dropped to P23.7 billion in 2020 from P32.7 billion in 2019, while the main producer, Debswana, saw its production fall to 16.5 million carats from 23.3...
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Five Batswana girls selected for Young Model
The five beauty queens namely Vanane Arone, Janet Mc-Intosh and Anke Nkwe, Janice Petso and Loapi Lekwape were chosen along other little beauty queens across the globe. According to Little Miss Princess of the World-Botswana director, Tebbie Lebanna...
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DJ Dagizus replaces his Ngwetsi single
This comes after he announced the cancellation of his mostly anticipated single that was supposed to be released on Christmas day last year titled Ngwetsi with a local jazz sensation Una Sell. “With this upcoming single uMuntwami I...
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New Khoisan hymn hits right in the feels
The group signed under Roc Lefatshe Records had dominated local airplays with its debut singles Marebele and Sananapo in the past and now upping its game with Mpuledise because it will leave you in your feels. As families in Botswana continue...
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Can the sugar tax dent Botswanas sweet tooth?
And this love for sweetened beverages is even engraved into children’s psyche by parents or guardians as they pack lunch boxes that include fruit juices and soft drinks which are high in sugar content. But that would soon change because even...
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Art teacher turns to watercolour
A watercolorist is a fine artiste who uses watercolor based paint to make paintings. Kabo had to divert from the norm of crowding for oil paints, acrylic or gouache after discovering that she was excellent in watercolor media. She now easily flows on...
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JWs release Bibles in 33 languages
One of many milestones in the 2020 translation work was reached earlier that year when Geoffrey Jackson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s announced the completion of the first complete Bible in American Sign Language. Speaking at the...
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Simsa Solar plugs Botswanas power gap
It has also been said that solar provides an opportunity for large-scale expansion of renewable electricity generation. Botswana, like many African countries, faces an overwhelming electricity power supply challenge. This is despite the excellent...
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Floods hit Letlhakane
The Botswana Meteorological Service warned the public of possible heavy downpours in some parts of the country due to the tropical depression which was expected to cause widespread rains with occasional heavy rainfall, strong winds and lightning in...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 05 May 2021
Special Constables fight for unpaid gratuities
The Special Constables say they were due to receive their gratuities after completing two-year terms, but ‘their bosses’ have been quiet about the matter. Sharing their ordeals with Mmegi, some of the special constables said almost two...
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Legislators welcome virtual Parliament
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) and political analysts have welcomed the move saying it will cut costs and help in the fight to control the potential spread of the virus. Despite the positive observations, some are against the new move as they say...
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AoJ focuses on service delivery, Courts performance
Chief Justice, Terrence Rannowane in his legal year address said the High Court Rules have been amended, approved and published beginning this year. “The amendment of the High Court Rules has incorporated written judicial standards for delivery...
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NDB invites applications for P600m fund
The facility was commissioned by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry as part of the Economic Recovery Transformation Plan (ERTP) last year. About P1.3 billion was made available to firms and individuals via developmental finance institutes...
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Botswana records largest increase in defilements cases
According to statistics from the Botswana Police Service (BPS) 1, 825 cases were recorded, a bump in the number of cases as compared to 1, 208 recorded in 2019. The Attorney General, Abraham Keetshabe said defilement of children under the age of 18...
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Boozers amongst charged curfew breakers
Alcohol imbibers also earned a new name- curfew breakers, along with others who also landed in trouble for going against the stipulated protocols. The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has from January 1 to 23, 2021 charged 14, 822 people across the...
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The new political shift in Palapye
FRANCISTOWN: The deposed ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been watching with keen interest political developments in one of its former strongholds, Palapye constituency which is part of the vast Central District. Since independence in...
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COVID-19 vaccines could arrive in March
Under the arrangement known as COVAX, which involves 180 countries collectively securing doses from manufacturers, Botswana is due to have 940, 800 vaccines under a two-dose regimen, meaning about 20% of the population will be covered. An update...
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LSB calls for review of magistrates appointments
According the society’s chairperson, Tshekiso Tshekiso the current approach for appointment of magistrates needs to be reconsidered. Addressing the legal year opening on Monday, Tshekiso said the appointment of magistrates straight from...
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Saleshando wants vaccine rollout ASAP
Dr Matsheka delivered the budget speech on Monday this week. On Wednesday, when responding to the speech, Saleshando said failure to make such announcement means the economy will continue to be exposed to greater risks by the spread of the...
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Fake phones busted in Molepolole raids
The Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA), Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) and police recently pounced on dealers of ‘fake phones’ seizing 239 devices and fining 13 businesses. In a statement, the...
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to visit Botswana this week
Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles between January 4th to 9th, 2021. Upon arrival in Botswana, he is expected to meet with and conduct talks with his...
88263,Chedza Mogae,, 05 May 2021
Back page this week: Makwala pursues P40,000 for breaking records
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Inside page this week: Kanyo M Atelier unveils traditional bridal collection
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
Inside page this week: Local pension fund assets shoot above P100bn
399,Staff Writer,, 05 May 2021
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