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BSE suspends BBS Ltd
BBS Limited is listed on the BSE's Serala board and also has debt securities on the Exchange. BSE Limited CEO, Thapelo Tsheole said the trade suspension would be lifted only when BBS provides clarity on the latest developments. BBS' board and...
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BBS deadlock: Molefe appeals to shareholders
Molefe and the board are wrangling over the alleged effort by five directors to extend their terms beyond their April 26 expiry. Board chair, Pelani Siwawa-Ndai wrote dismissal letters to Molefe and company director, Sipho Showa yesterday, which the...
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The Flight of the migratory bird
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Bidding the ghetto farewell
It was in the summer of 1994 when I landed in Francistown, then a town infested with squatter settlements in all its directions. Somerset East, West, PWD, Kgaphamadi, Maipaafela, Monarch, Madzibalori, Matjimenyenga, Coloured and others were indeed an...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 07 May 2021
Back page this week: BFL sponsorship: 'Our hands are tied'
Staff Writer 07 May 2021
Inside page this week: Lourenco reflects on Doorways to the past ahead of exhibition
Staff Writer 07 May 2021
Inside page this week: Muted response to P30bn debt offer puzzles BoB
Staff Writer 07 May 2021
Front page this week: COVID millionaires
Staff Writer 07 May 2021
Tennis levels up coaching education
The BTA Coach Education System has met all the criteria established by the ITF Coaches Commission for the White level recognition, becoming only the fourth in Africa after Kenya, Egypt and South Africa. The recognition is for a period of four years...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 07 May 2021
Boxer Kesemang's Olympics headache
Kesemang told Mmegi Sport that her illness is traumatising her particularly after the recent passing of promising boxer, Tefo Maitewa. She said when she reflects, she wonders if it is worth it to risk her life for boxing. “It was an...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 May 2021
Netball finally decides
This year’s elections have attracted three candidates, Thulaganyo Retshabile, Onkemetse Mpudi and the incumbent, Malebo Raditladi-Nkgakile, who took the reigns in 2018. Raditladi-Nkgakile holds an Executive Masters in Sport Organisation...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 May 2021
Netball clubs react: To change or not to change
On the other hand, others believe the current leadership deserves a second chance. However, some feel the incumbent, Malebo Raditladi-Nkgakile deserves a second chance to lead netball until 2024. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Florah Kedibonye of BDF...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 May 2021
BFA distances itself from ‘leaked' football calendar
The two-page document titled ‘BFA Season 2021-2022 Competitions Planner’ surfaced on various social media platforms, sending the local football fraternity into some excitement. The document presumes that the elite league, the 2021-2022...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 07 May 2021
BFA shoots down suspended FDN members' accusations
The suspended committee members have repeatedly accused the association of deliberately delaying their case until their term elapses. During a recent interview, suspended chairperson, Mpenzeni Sambandawe said the BFA has constantly showed no urgency...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 07 May 2021
BAA demands respect over latest snub
The press conference was meant to give an update on the preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. BAA vice president, Oabona Theetso told Mmegi Sport that they were surprised not to be invited to the press conference. “We do not know...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 07 May 2021
BFL sponsorship: ‘Our hands are tied'
The BFL last month ushered in a new board, which was mandated amongst others with finding sponsorship for the elite league as well as processing recruitment of the head of secretariat. This week, the BFL announced that they have appointed Solomon...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 07 May 2021
A re go ja eng? (15)
Ka ao mafoko a raya gore sengwe le sengwe se na le nakoya go fela.Ke leno le gorogile la gore mosepele wa rona wago ja…o wela. Go wela, re kopane le go ja motho ka loleme go raya go solofetsa motho, go modirela sengwe mme o felele o sa dira...
Sebofo Motshwane 07 May 2021
Liberally share leadership tips
In the public sector as well as the private sector. Corporate governance demands that boards should be balanced in their composite professional skillset, age and gender diversity. The same applies to management. While leadership skills can be taught...
Kevin Mokento
| 07 May 2021
Ending domestic violence requires fixing our marriage and divorce laws
I was stunned by the overwhelming response. I consider that it is a subject worth revisiting. It is my hope, that it will provoke discussion on this all important subject, and that the powers that be, might be persuaded, to take a second look at our...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 07 May 2021
We don't focus on the man but on what he did
Selefu 07 May 2021
Where is the workers' promise Mr President?
The trade union leaders were speaking on the occasion to commemorate Workers’ Day hosted by Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) and the Botswana Federation of Public Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) last weekend. The union...
Mmegi Editor
| 07 May 2021
PR guru drops career to embrace Bamangwato princehood
Mmegi: What position exactly are you taking up within the Bamangwato bogosi?My father Kgosi Sekgoma Tshekedi Khama, is the remaining son of Kgosi Tshekedi Khama. As is the tradition, when Kgosi Tshekedi Khama passed away on Wednesday June 10, 1959,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 May 2021
Mothers as alma mater
Being in the centre of many things, she is herself the centre of attraction. This centredness of this sculpture appears to be a sign less of its intrinsic worth than of the kind of worth that it actually offers – an inviting, comforting...
Correspondent 07 May 2021
Will Kazungula Bridge ‘steal' Beitbridge's thunder?
No one is willing to go on the record, but late Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe appears to have been a stumbling block in the early days of the Kazungula Bridge. The project, which involves building a 930-metre road and rail bridge over the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 May 2021
Ramosotla writes Cocoon Life of Christian
Some opted to write fiction, others motivational books while yet others chose to write Christian books. Like his fellow Christian writers, Othusitse Ramosotla has decided to write his first Christian book published by Show Casting Talents. In...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 May 2021
Motladi fulfils his tender age passion for drawing
This young artist then decided to pursue his dream of being a fulltime artist. In an interview with Arts & Culture, Motladi said his schoolbook covers were full of cartoons he watched on television. He further stated that his decision to pursue...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 May 2021
Gee Angelah releases Mmaeyaba
“I started my career in the industry as a dancer in 2015. I would sometimes be a backing vocalist until there came a good Samaritan who saw the passion and talent I have and helped me release my new single in 2020. I grew up with passion for...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 May 2021
Charlotte tackles male dominated hip- hop genre
“I grew up listening to Nicki Minaj and she has been my inspiration since I was young. So far my released songs include, Hate me by D Floar featuring Charlotte, I’m sorry featuring Ivy and You’re mine featuring Osta...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 07 May 2021
Dramaboi's cry for help earns him car wash business
“Through the initiative, Charma Gal Productions Vs Vee Mampeezy we managed to secure a car wash donation from Fatima Gabatshwane, which was donated to Dramaboi, I pray this will speak to more business people ...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 07 May 2021
Motsetserepa's million Pula deal with Gaobakwe terminated
The latter was managing all Motsetserepa’s work including bookings, appearances, music, endorsements, advertisements and film. “It is a matter of public knowledge that I entered into an agreement for management services with Guantico...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 07 May 2021
Lourenco reflects on Doorways to the past ahead of exhibition
The artworks will be featured in the upcoming collaborative exhibition with talented ceramist, Emmanuel Senamolela on May 8, 2021 at Thapong Visual Arts Centre. “Each painting looks into a certain memory or holds a feeling of a specific person...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 07 May 2021
Tlou Energy advances clean energy mega-projects
Tlou Energy’s flagship Lesedi project has a verified 252 billion cubic feet of CBM near Lephephe, capable of generating 100 megawatts of electricity over 25 years. The project already has a mining licence and Tlou is finalising off-take...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 07 May 2021
Known risks in trade: A bartender's lay view
Most risks have been there and will continue to be there regardless of whether the trade is Intra-Africa or between Africa and the world. The important thing is finding ways to deal with these risks, to ensure that as you exchange goods and services...
Correspondent 07 May 2021
Rich get richer in Gaborone: 100 new millionaires in 2020
The latest update of New World Wealth’s assessment of Africa’s richest countries and cities, suggests that from 1,100 dollar millionaires in Gaborone in 2019, the numbers by the end of 2020 had climbed to 1,200. The researchers round off...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 May 2021
Muted response to P30bn debt offer puzzles BoB
Parliament doubled the domestic debt issuance programme to P30 billion last September, but since then the monthly auctions of bonds by the BoB on behalf of government have produced consistently below par results. Government borrows from the local...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 07 May 2021
BDP 'patronage selection' may backfire
Although the party does not play any role in the selection of nominated councillors, its detractors are implicating it in the matter. Their argument is that the decision to choose nominated councillors rests squarely on the Minister of Local...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 07 May 2021
We are not neglecting crime-Police
There has been an outcry from some members of the public alleging abuse by the police in relation to COVID-19 regulations. The public across social media platforms has been accusing the police of neglecting crime, yet appear more visible towards the...
Pini Bothoko
| 07 May 2021
BDP rejects Mogalakwe's taxation review
The BDP said the review application was defective because it sought to challenge the decision of taxing master while there was statutory notice to her representative. “The application is fatally defective because it seeks to challenge the...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 07 May 2021
Court slaps BBSL, board with punitive costs for 'deplorable' conduct
The company and the board were dragged to Court by one shareholder, Pusetso Morapedi who sued the company’s board following a public legal spat between the management and board members. The shareholder’s argument was that the board...
Mpho Mokwape
| 07 May 2021
Court refuses to dismiss Hemp case
Justice Gabanagae was making a ruling in a matter in which the company that was granted written exemption to produce hemp for industrial and medical purposes in October 18, 2018 by the then Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security,...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 07 May 2021
Can Moswaane revive BPP fortunes?
He will soon battle for the presidency of the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) where he recently found a new political home. Moswaane joined the BPP after he ditched the ruling party late last year following squabbling with its leadership....
Chakalisa Dube
| 07 May 2021
BDP councillors secure another legal victory
The ex-councillors’ battle with STC is over mileage and subsistence allowances that the former claim the latter owes them. This week’s legal victory is the second that the applicants, Botho Ntirang and Pearl Goitseone Lekau, secured over...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 07 May 2021
BCP members want party to pull out from UDC
The BC, BNF and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) are the constituent elements of the UDC tri-party alliance. It has since surfaced that bitter rivalry is brewing between the two parties who believe they are bigger than each other. The fight for...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 07 May 2021
BCPYL condemns fearfokol bullying
Furniture is adamant that BNF activist, Arafat Khan and others use the fearfokol tagline for their radicalism to portray the BCP as a party that is unwilling to stick to its coalition vows. His position this week was that he was not going to succumb...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 07 May 2021
Letlhakane woman commits suicide
According to Letlhakane Police Station commander, superintendent Michael Maphephu the deceased woman allegedly committed suicide in Karapa settlement just a few kilometres away from Letlhakane village. He said that the incident took place on Tuesday...
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Zim man charged for niece's alleged rape
The man, who cannot be named because of ethical and legal reasons, allegedly raped his niece on January 29, 2021 at Coloured location. Information released in court states that the child’s mother left the child at home with her brother, but...
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Boyfriend up for 'threatening to kill' girlfriend
The 47-year-old Tikologo Moremi allegedly uttered, “I am going to kill you before judgement in the matter before the court is delivered” or words to that effect to Gosegomang Ramanganeng on April 1, 2021, in Tonota. The police said that...
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A hole in the economy
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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,...
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Back page this week: BFA Hunts For Letsoaka's Replacement
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