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Back page this week: BFA loses out on P120m academy
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Inside page this week: Pushing the boundaries of Portraiture
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Inside page this week: Lucara's goose to lay more golden eggs
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Front page this week: Magosi cancels P1.2bn SPEDU project
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Matlhaku credits coach after record-breaking feat
Matlhaku broke the national record in the 100 metres race last weekend after clocking 11.24 seconds during the Sports View meet. Interestingly, the previous record-holder was Lydia Jele who is Ofentse’s wife. Lydia’s national record of...
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Motorsport postpones season opener
Gaborone Motor Club (GMC), organisers of BMS National Championship Round 1, has postponed the event due to a low turnout of competitors. The event dubbed Kopong 200 was scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday). This was to be the first of the eight-round...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 26 May 2021
Karate hosting prospects look gloom
BOKA has been awarded the rights to host the tournament, but the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) has asked the karate body to put its preparations on hold. This follows amid reports the government was broke to finance the project as the...
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BFA CEO hunt, whats the kill target?
The departure of long-serving chief executive officer (CEO), Mfolo Mfolo in December, sent the BFA on another familiar hunting expedition. The BFA is no stranger to the hunt, which has yielded no less than 10 CEOs in the last decade. It is an open...
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Ditlhokwes rise a breath of fresh air
Mogakolodi Ngele, who took the baton from the likes of Diphetogo Selolwane, Joel Mogorosi and Mogogi Gabonamong, has kept the fire burning over the years but now finds himself in lower table teams like Tshakuma Tsha Madzvivhandila. It left Botswana...
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Football closer to a return
The BFA earlier this year announced that league football will return in March, making it a year since a ball was kicked in the local league. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, acting BFA chief executive officer Thabiso Kebotsamang said the initial groundwork...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 26 May 2021
Eleven Angels gun for promotion
Angels gained promotion to the First Division three years back. In their maiden season, Angels finished fourth, before two successive third-place finishes. Football authorities ended the league prematurely last season amid the outbreak of the...
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Tebogo to get P10,000 for breaking 100m record
Tebogo and Matlhaku, respectively broke the men and women’s 100m records during the Sport View Runners Club meet at the National Stadium on Saturday. Tebogo’s new mark of 10.14 is also a regional record, which means he will pocket...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
BFA loses out on P120m academy
In 2019, the BFA signed agreements with British multinational chemical company, Ineos, which was supposed to fund the project. Land for the project had been secured adjacent to the National Stadium. British chemical engineer turned financier...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
A re go ja eng? (8)
E re re ntse re tswela pele go tle le lengwe lenatetshapuo le re go na le go ja dijo tsa ditoro. Mme a re go lemotshe gore le, le farologane le manatetshapuo a mangwe le tshwane le la ntshwakgo, tlwae, le kgakge, ka ao ga a tlhamalale a re go...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Unbought and unbossed!
The first black US congresswoman. Asserting she didn’t serve to obsequiously toady to an invasive cartel of puppet masters, the inimitable non-anodynic senator stridently averred, “I didn’t come to the Congress to behave myself and...
87616,Kevin Mokento,, 26 May 2021
Urgent need to desist from conspiracy theories and to support the envisaged vaccination effort
It is all, understandable. It is surely, not one of the conspiracy theories about Bill Gates wanting to kill all of Africa by instrument of a COVID19 vaccine, which I think, is a load of compost. Frankly, I doubt it has anything to do with politics,...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 26 May 2021
Be realistic about alcohol ban
Details of the incidents are that the police reported that they received a report on February 14 from Kanye Seventh Day Adventist Hospital that yet another 34-year-old woman had complications after drinking the traditional brew. The...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 26 May 2021
Covid-19 contact tracing
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 26 May 2021
The voice of the civil society is urgent
Botswana has lost its integrity in democratic credentials, including upholding of free, fair and credible general elections. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) MPs must support this motion to help redeem their party’s integrity. The motion...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
The art of constitution making an over view
Constitution making refers to the process of making a new constitution or reviewing an old one that also includes the design and content of a new or amended constitution. Questions of constitutional design entails questions such as: what kind of...
67393,Key Dingake,, 26 May 2021
Thoughts about change in the Setswana language Rejoinder
At another level, a remedy is perhaps already suggested by what I suspect is the pseudonym of the writer of the Mmegi article. The word ‘’mokento’’ is derived from the Afrikaans word ‘’inent’’...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
Reflecting on Botswanas 2021 budget speech
A lot was said. The speech was wide-ranging; it covered topics from achieving food security to the inefficacy of parastatals. Many of the issues touched upon were not new, such as high levels of youth unemployment; the inefficiencies associated with...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
Action for jobs, defining the environment for success
Capitalism! More precisely, free market capitalism is the fundamental substratum for a vibrant environment for job creation. Contrary to popular belief, capitalism is not the hording of capital instruments but the freedom to trade ideas in the market...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
Tiger gets new face
Almost three years after ascending to the highest office in the land, President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s portrait was on Monday finally featured on the new P10 note. Masisi becomes the eighth Motswana to appear on the Botswana banknotes since the...
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BIDPA suggests ISPAAD reform
BIDPA feels that the programme should target poor households as opposed to being universal to drive the social objectives of food security and poverty reduction. Further, the report suggests the commercialisation aspect be pursued only in...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
BDC awards Business Den-recipient P500,000 grant
BDC will incubate Alosa, which manufactures animal feeds, for 18 months where the company will receive monitoring, evaluation and mentoring as part of the deal. Alosa will also be assisted with structuring and modifying its business. ...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Will inflation make a comeback?
ZURICH: Current forecasts by many banks, central banks, and other institutions suggest that inflation will not be a problem in the foreseeable future. The International Monetary Fund, for example, expects global inflation to remain subdued until the...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
Lucaras goose to lay more golden eggs
This will be a bump from the $125.3 million (P1.4 billion) in revenues recorded for 2020. In a recent presentation of financials to investors, the Canadian firm said it expects diamond sales of up to 390,000 carats. In the year ended December 31,...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Art chose me - portrait artist
“It chose me and just came naturally.” he said matter of factly. “The first drawing of someone made me realise that this is something I can do out of passion and as a hobby. Eventually through time, it turned into something I could...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Kalabante adjusts to capturing amidst the pandemic
Kevin Kalabante, a creative commonly known as KissedBytheGods is a visual artist who makes stories through digital art. The Mahalapye-born and raised artist aims to create art through the use of various media like photography and videography. He...
69494,Oleosi Kgosi,, 26 May 2021
Black Rose releases Boya
In an interview with Arts & Culture, Black Rose explained that the song was inspired by everyday life situations like relationships. She added that many of today’s relationships are challenged by unpredictable moments such lockdowns and...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Wilderness Safaris trip offers transformative experience
In partnership with Eco-Exist, Wilderness Safaris will collar 10 elephants in 2021, in an effort to learn more about elephant movement patterns, and thus identify potential elephant corridors between rural communities to limit human-wildlife...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
MTF Academy alumni introduce podcast series
Hosted by Batswana MTF Academy alumni, Nikita Neo Mokgware and Serena ‘Serene’ Mmifinyana, the ‘This is Africa’ podcast chops it up on all things news, trends, and everything that makes Africa’s entertainment industry...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Childhood love for television spurs a life-changing career
In 2018, Zambezi Magic (DStv Ch 160) made a call for local production houses in Botswana to submit proposals for the production of Date My Family Botswana, a local version of the South African reality lifestyle romance television series which aims to...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
BEPA wants CEDA funding for members
BEPA President, Gilbert Seagile said his orgnisation was already at an advanced stage following discussions with both the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC) and the Local Enterprise Authority...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Kalafhi to open pharmacy chain
After a sluggish year due to coronavirus (COVID-19), Kalafhi Medical Centre aims to establish a chain of pharmacies, beginning with their new pharmacy in Main Mall, which will be launched tomorrow. “Bigger and better, we will be opening...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Increasing levies, taxes have Finance Committee worried
Many Batswana were left in shock by Dr Matsheka’s announcement in the Budget Speech that a decision had been made to increase Value Added Tax (VAT), Withholding Tax, introduce sugar tax, as well as the fuel levy effective April 1, 2021....
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Keorapetse advises against tax rise
He suggested to the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to, instead, enhance the capacity of the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) to collect taxes effectively and efficiently and ultimately improve entire government ability to...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Right-sizing of public service premature
Led by Kanye North legislator Thapelo Letsholo, the Committee argued that the pronouncement on right-sizing the public service in the absence of data relating to public service efficiency and structure across government sectors are major challenges...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Designing graduates ready for new & emerging industries
Each one is a creative mind with talent that has been unleashed. Each one is a confident youth, comfortable with new media technology. Their creativity and innovative mindset sets them apart and today many are successful in their careers. Some have...
475,Correspondent,, 26 May 2021
Fraudulent supplies allegations hit FCC
An investigation by Mmegi has unearthed that the council reportedly spent over P312, 000 on the supplies of the disputed peanut butter. The name of the company that supplied the allegedly ‘fake’ peanut butter is Magdinvel Pty Ltd, which...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
COVID-19 spreads in Molepolole
The chairperson of MAA/Lentsweletau sub district, Allen Jacob told a full council meeting this week that the district has a total of 6,190 beneficiaries, 1,482 orphans, 1125 needy students, 3126 destitute persons, 222 temporary destitute persons, 230...
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High land applicants worry Molepolole council
Due to the state of affairs, the Molepolole Administration Authority (MAA)/Lentsweletau Sub District Council is concerned about high number of people still on waiting list to be allocated land. “The current cumulative waiting list for the...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
How Mmolotsi beat the odds
FRANCISTOWN: What streak really has been holding things together for the 47-year-old Mmolotsi, when things were not so rosy for the BMD splinter party, AP? This is a pertinent question posed by many considering that Mmolotsi emerged the only...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
A peep into the Land Ministrys innards
Mmegi: How many works project tenders were approved and funded by the Land Ministry during this financial year? And what is the total sum of all these approved tenders? MLMWSS: From the Ministry’s 2020/21 budget, there were ...
399,Staff Writer,, 26 May 2021
Magosi cancels SPEDU P1.2bn project
The project has been divided into two phases and the P230.5 million Phase 1 works contract entails the provision of detailed designs of infrastructure, construction of road works, storm water drains, water reticulation, sewer pump stations, power...
419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Tshesebe-Masunga road work delays frustrate residents
In a new twist, the road upgrade that the residents welcomed as a well deserved development has now turned into legal battles that have delayed the work, even now. According to court documents, residents are frustrated by the ongoing delay while...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Ke letlile mathaka a neng a dira matlakala ko airport
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 26 May 2021
BPF, BDP suspend activities
The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has suspended its activities due to the rising number of positive cases of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). This comes hardly after the country recorded a high count in new cases and a growing number of...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
Vaccination starts today - Health PS
Without providing details, Ebineng told Mmegi vaccinations would begin using the COVISHIELD vaccines recently donated by India. Botswana recently received 30, 000 doses of the COVISHIELD vaccine which is the brand name of the AstraZeneca-Oxford...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg,3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 26 May 2021
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