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Canadian firm sweetens BCL deal with P4.3bn
In a public notice seen by Mmegi, BCL Ltd liquidators said the Canadian minerals investor had also pledged to make a financial contribution to the care and maintenance activities taking place at BCL Ltd. The BCL Ltd group, which includes BCL and Tati...
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Back page this week: Reikeletseng in BFA CEO race
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Inside page this week: ViB Mobile pays royalty fees to COVID-19 hit musicians
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Inside page this week: BURS aims to collect P44bn
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Front page this week: Spy 'leakers' hearing flops
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Table tennis introduces transfer policy
This is per the association’s player registration and transfer policy. BTTA has become the latest sporting body to introduce a transfer window after it was adopted by the clubs at a recent Special General Meeting. BTTA secretary-general,...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 19 May 2021
Fans return as motorsport revs to life
The Botswana Motor Sport (BMS) will hold the first round of the national off-road championship, dubbed Kopong 200, on February 27, 2021. The event will be the first ever to allow fans since the 2019 season. However, there are regulations. Speaking...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 19 May 2021
Boxers suffer Olympics blow
This is due to the challenges brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The final qualifiers were set for June in France to fill the remaining spots for the Tokyo 2020 games. Prior to a COVID-19 forced halt on international sport, the...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 19 May 2021
Stopper still going strong at 41
Players in the local game usually quit the sport in their late 30s owing to persistent injuries and tired legs. However, veteran defender, Mpoeleng ‘Stopper’ Mpoeleng has defied the odds. At the age of 41, Mpoeleng is now the oldest...
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All is well in Zebras camp BFA
There were reports on social media that there was bad blood between the coach and some players. But the BFA released a statement yesterday, saying all was fine as the team prepares for a make-or-break encounter against Zimbabwe in an Africa Cup of...
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Galaxys defensive woes ahead of Bucs clash
The team is in Johannesburg for the second leg of the CAF Confederations Cup preliminary round tie against Orlando Pirates. Galaxy heads into the fixture to be played on Sunday afternoon at the Orlando Stadium, trailing 3-0 from the first leg last...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 19 May 2021
Gunners accelerate membership drive
The club will host a membership drive activation in Lobatse tomorrow from 8am where club merchandise will also be sold. Club spokesperson, Gerald Mahumba said the campaign will kickstart in Lobatse before it spreads across the country. He said the...
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Tutume identifies land for Makwala stadium
Tutume Sub District Council chairperson, Anthony Chebane told a full council meeting this week where the facility will be built. “We have been challenged with the identification of a plot for the mini sports complex. The piece of land has been...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Reikeletseng in BFA CEO race
Reikeletseng is BNSC’s longest-serving chairperson, having held the position between 2011 to 2019. He served under four ministers, Shaw Kgathi, Vincent Seretse, Thapelo Olopeng and briefly under Tshekedi Khama. He has been away from the...
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A re go ja eng? (7)
Ba bangwe, ka mabaka mangwe ba diege ba leme paka ya temo e setse e le gaufi le go wela kgotsa e wela. Bao go twe ba lemetse moragong. Ka ba lemetse moragong, mariga a tsene dijwalo tsa bone di ise di butswe sentle. Fa e le mabele a bo a sa ntse a...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Hogs of the social media
Their hooves frantically pounding the ground with a vengeance, leaving behind a trail of victims of warfare, famine and death. Likewise, a notorious army of narcissistic swines ruthlessly oink in the social media space, indiscriminately desecrating...
87616,Kevin Mokento,, 19 May 2021
No further SoE extension, please
As the Director of Health Services correctly said, this is not our first experience with a nationwide immunisation effort. We have had many, and our health services personnel have always acquitted themselves with distinction, often under very...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 19 May 2021
Trump Aquitted
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Budget inclusion: A key shock absorber
All told, the budget contains several tax and levy increases, a new tax and plans for other new ones as well as streamlining of subsidies and subventions. It also wields the dreaded axe of unemployment over a large section of civil servants as well...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 19 May 2021
Rari questions preparedness by govt for ambitious digitisation policy
Interacting with the press at a BOSETU budget review session early this week, Rari noted that digitisation at basic education level targeting Standard 5’s up to Standard 7’s was the standout ...
475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2021
The 3 Dikgosis 1895 visit to England
The Ndebele rule also extended over Mashona, although the Portuguese sought to dispute this in 1888. In a diplomatic dispatch of April 27, 1888, Senor de Carvalho of the Portuguese Consulate in part transmitted the following to the British High...
475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2021
When will being queer not be queer?
People should know who they are and they should have the freedom to express their sexual preferences without shame or doubt. Sexuality is a major part of identity and the decriminalisation of same-sex relations in 2019 played a major role in...
88528,Tshegetsang Tebelelo,, 19 May 2021
Ready, set, wait: Inside the prep for vaccines
For many other African states, getting the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines at the airport is simply the first part of a much bigger battle that involves overcoming traditionally weak logistics, as well as infrastructure and resource issues to...
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What regime change would mean for BDP, opposition
The uncomfortable corner the ANC finds itself in reminds me of the same corner the BDP hovered over when its former Number 1 went ‘haywire’. These events evoke a sense of nostalgia for change in African politics, and for me as a...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 19 May 2021
Will the UDC ever take over government?
FRANCISTOWN: It may be too early to ponder on the possible performance of the main opposition coalition party the UDC for now, but there are indications that post the 2019 general election, the UDC has not been at its best. In the social media,...
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KBL shareholder loses P260m in value in two days
According to the Copyright and Intellectual Property Authority database, the Botswana Development Corporation holds about 32.7% equity in Sechaba, whose primary businesses are its investment in KBL and another 49.9% in Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana...
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Emerging economies have a new imperative
SHANGHAI: For the last 25 years, revolutions in communication and transportation technologies have allowed companies to create truly global value chains. Those processing raw materials were linked up with manufacturers of inputs and parts, which were...
475,Correspondent,, 19 May 2021
Bulb World targets P50m regional expansion
The full amount will cover operational costs, cost of sales and purchase of raw materials, the fast-rising citizen-owned manufacturer says. This week, the Light Emitting Diode (LED) manufacturing company told BusinessWeek that talks are currently...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
BURS aims to collect P44bn
Finance ministry figures seen by BusinessWeek indicate that the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), Withholding Tax, as well as the new sugar tax, will help the BURS’ numbers this year. The BURS is the spearhead of the government’s efforts...
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Obakeng Sengwaketse releases New Dawn
This comes after the gospel singer released his first album a few years back titled Ho Tseba Modimo, which gained him popularity and won him The Best Traditional Gospel BOMU album award back in 2017. Sengwanetse entered the music industry during his...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Cyber bullying Celebrities escalates
It includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. Celebrities are no exception when it comes to online bullying because just by being in the limelight, they are under more scrutiny than ordinary...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Jazzlyn Tiah releases new
Masquerade has six tracks of which two are international collaborations. In the two songs Jazzlyn Tiah featured Mickii from Nigeria and Zukie from SA. The EP was produced by Kavino at Hyper Mornings Studio’s. The artist who started doing music...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Love for pageantry inspires Macheke
The magazine was established in December 2019 and launched on January 29, 2020 at B.L.A.C.K in New CBD, Gaborone. The Queen Magazine is a quarterly publication which is published three times a year for the period of January to March, May to July and...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Music industry players honour Masole
Masole died on the early hours of Valentine’s Day at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone aged 62. One of the first people to take the stage to pay respect to Masole was mentee and industry leading female promoter Zenzele Hirschfeld who...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Vee Mampeezy clinches Choppies water distribution deal
This is not a music distribution deal, but rather that his mineral water brand, MaVeeta is currently available in Choppies stores through the new deal. Vee Mampeezy made the big announcement on social media this week. MaVeeta, a product that the...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
ViB Mobile pays half a million Pula royalty fees to COVID-19 hit musicians
ViB Mobile is a subsidiary of ViB Group, which is a market leader in premium licensed digital content in Botswana. Local songstress, Amantle Brown leads the pack in the latest payments with P27.3K while legendary gospel crooner, Phempheretlhe Bafana...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Odds stacked against UDC in 2024-Political analyst
He told Mmegi in an interview that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been emboldened by what transpired in the 2019 election. Mfundisi, lecturer in politics and administrative studies opined that the BDP has learnt how to, “perfect...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
More legal woes in Tshesebe-Masunga road tender dispute
That is despite Gaborone High Court Judge Michael Leburu’s judgement on the matter. On February 12, 2021, Justice Leburu issued made a judgement on the matter after one of the failed bidders, Cul de Sac filed a review...
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P5 billion mega water projects awarded across 10 entities during SoE
Despite wild allegations that Khato Civils had been the dominant beneficiary of mega water projects tenders during the State of Emergency after bagging two widely publicised mega water projects tenders, the Masama 100km (P781, 555, 356. 90) and the...
410,Monkagedi Gaothobogwe,phpAA57.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Brand new P8m SPEDU cars waste
The contractor acquired two Fortuner, one Toyota Corolla and 14 Toyota Hiluxes. The vehicles were supposed to be utilised for the SPEDU 3, 500-job development project, which has since been halted following a Directorate of Intelligence and Security...
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
Choppies charged for delays beyond their control
After the dereliction of duty, Choppies Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramachandran Ottapathu and founder Farouk Ismail demanded P450 million from PricewaterCoopers Botswana, blaming the auditors for alleged lapses that led to shop’s suspension...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Leepile thrashes Phumaphi again
In the marathon case that has been ongoing for over 20 years, Justice Phumaphi had sued The Voice newspaper, its editor, publishers and Leepile for P850, 000 for allegedly defaming him. This was after Leepile drafted a study critical of...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Judge Kebonang returns to work post NPF saga
Kebonang was granted leave of absence from duty on November 26, 2018 following his involvement in allegations of money-laundering pertaining to the National Petroleum Fund (NPF). The JSC is made up of the Chief Justice, Judge President of the...
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
DIS leakers disciplinary board flops
This publication has established that independent investigators were sought after a disciplinary board set up for the four officers flopped recently. It emerged that no one within it was capacitated to investigate the deputy director-general...
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CEDA funds 4, 500 projects under new guidelines
Mmegi: CEDA recently launched its revised guidelines and is also administering part of the Industry Support Facility for small businesses. To what extent do you reckon these measures will sustain existing businesses and create new diversified sectors...
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Kim Kardashian files to divorce Kanye West
The couple have been married for almost seven years and have four children together. The news was broken by celebrity news website TMZ after months of rumours of marital difficulties. Reports in US media suggest the reality star, 40,...
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Heh! heh Ke nako!
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 19 May 2021
Sefalana expects higher profits
In a cautionary to investors last week, Sefalana directors said pretax profits for the six months to October 31, 2020 would be up to 23% higher than the P121.1 million recorded over the same period in 2019. Directors said the drivers of the...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Cresta drops Phakalane deal
In January, Cresta announced that it had signed a 10-year lease agreement for the hotel and the golf course, with an option to renew for further ten year periods. In addition, Cresta had planned to pay Phakalane P10.7 million as a once-off for...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 19 May 2021
Back Page this week: Football is in safe hands- Letshwiti
399,Staff Writer,, 19 May 2021
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