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BFA holds memorial service for Bright
Bright succumbed to a COVID-19 related illness at the Sir Ketumile Masire hospital on Monday. The memorial service will be held at the National Stadium, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, only 50 people, including his family will attend. Bright was...
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The gobling of Covid 19 Funds
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More elephants mysteriously die in Okavango Delta
The cause of the deaths is still a mystery, but officials have ruled out poaching as all the carcasses had the tusks intact and did not have bullet holes. According to the director of DWNP Kabelo Senyatso, “A joint investigation team...
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Wilderness Safaris manager fired over trending video
Johan von Backstrom, the Wilderness Safaris manager appearing in a video that is circulating on social media has just been given the chop, Mmegi has learnt. “We as Wilderness Safaris watched this video with as much disappointment and...
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Back page this week: BNSC faces key decisions
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Inside page this week: Pearl's makeover parlour explores artistry
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Inside page this week: TransUnion warns of looming household debt crisis
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Front page this week: Masisi: 'One term President'
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Swimming boss ready to lead from the back
New president, Andrew Freeman is a man on a mission and is not new to the ‘pools’ as he has been on the executive committee before. Freeman was unopposed for the position that has been held by Ruth van der Merwe. Freeman was on the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 28 May 2021
Former karateka, MYSC in P1m tussle
Chube was employed by the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) under MYSC but left under a cloud in 2012. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Chube said problems started in 2012 during a brief but troubled tenure at the BNYC. Chube was initially working for...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 28 May 2021
How long will fans' patience endure?
It is arguably the longest period fans have been forced without action since organised football became part and parcel of households in the 1970s. Nearly 700 days will probably have gone by since some of the local fans sat on the terraces to cheer...
Mqondisi Dube
| 28 May 2021
Black Label Cup roars back
On Tuesday, South Africa announced the return of the popular Carling Black Label Cup, after one year’s absence due to COVID-19. Yours truly attended the launch of the Carling Black Label Cup at Focus Rooms in Sandton. The match between South...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 28 May 2021
Double Action hunt P350,000 for Champions League
The team won a ticket to the COSAFA region playoffs of the tournament after Prisons XI pulled out due to lack of funds. Action’s chairperson, Senki Sesinyi estimates the budget for the tournament to be around P350,000 and is confident that the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 28 May 2021
BFA to decide on CAF club reps
The move by the BFA national assembly to nullify the 2020-2021 season cast doubts over the local football participation in the 2021-2022 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup. Locally, the teams that play in the Champions League are the...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 28 May 2021
Organisers brace for ‘tough' Olympics
The games were scheduled for last year’s July but the outbreak of COVID-19 put paid to the hopes. Instead of cancelling the competition, the games were postponed to this year July amid optimism the impact of the virus would have subsided. The...
Mqondisi Dube
| 28 May 2021
Double Action query Boseja's Sundowns move
Boseja was on Wednesday announced as Sundowns’ latest recruit following her departure from Bloemfontein Celtic in the Hollywood-bets Super League. “We are excited to announce our latest signee Boseja, Sedilame. Sedi is a big-time player,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 28 May 2021
BNSC faces key decisions
A substantive chief executive officer (CEO) will be named before Tuesday. Tuelo Serufho has been acting BNSC CEO. BNSC board chairperson, Marumo Morule told Mmegi Sport that the long-running restructuring is coming to an end and the board would make...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 28 May 2021
A re go tsaya eng? (2)
Gone fa, gongwe dipotso di bo di ka tla ka go latelana di botsa gore kgato eo, ke eng, e tsewa kae, gape, e tsewa jang. Go araba potso ya gore kgato ke eng, re atamele Thanodi go re thusa mme yone e re kgato ke tshwetso ya mogopolo. Gongwe o fetele...
Sebofo Motshwane 28 May 2021
Never forget the Arab Spring
Such loathing is normally manifested through protests and revolutions. Lulled into a false sense of security, convinced that they have the populace in the palm of their hands, heavy-handed authorities have often been rudely awoken from their deep...
Kevin Mokento
| 28 May 2021
Public safety must remain government priority
It was something of an irony. Fourty percent of my work, is criminal defence. My detractors would readily applaud the incident. I have received applause and criticism for my defence work, in equal measure. My detractors would be happy it happened....
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 28 May 2021
Balete- Government Land Dispute
Selefu 28 May 2021
Gov't should take land matters seriously
Yes, land has always been and forever it will be a topic of interest to the nation. Recently, there was a court victory for Balete tribe who were defending their land claim against Malete Land Board. In their decade long case, the tribe was demanding...
Mmegi Editor
| 28 May 2021
Vaccine nationalism and African government deficiencies hinder roll-out
But Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong isn’t getting as much help as he would like from the international community – or even from all African governments. “We are seeing vaccine nationalism, explicitly and implicitly,” the...
Correspondent 28 May 2021
Cost of living forces the abused to live with abusers
Gender-based violence (GBV) activist and survivor, Malebogo Molefhe says the challenging times brought about by COVID-19 have pushed many people out of work, in particular women and young girls. As the time get harder, women and girls, particularly...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 28 May 2021
Voices on the streets
Mpho Kebosietswe, 22 All I can say is that the situation is deteriorating further because there are no jobs and people are still losing their jobs. Government efforts are not visible in alleviating Batswana from this crisis. If I remember correctly,...
Phatsimo Kapeng
| 28 May 2021
COVID-19 pushes more Batswana towards informal sector
Throughout Gaborone, more street stalls, kitchen and food points are opening up. On social media, every other person is producing, trading and/or selling one commodity or another. The economy appears to be slowly informalising, where people leave...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 28 May 2021
Political parties ponder unemployment
Political analyst, Mokaloba Mokaloba says the country needs to fix skills mismatch to solve the problem. He also believes government should in a short term come up with interventions to support those hard hit by the COVID-19....
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 28 May 2021
The poor foot the COVID-19 bill as rich evade tax
An authoritative report recently estimated that 200 more people had become US dollar millionaires in Botswana during 2020, a year in which ordinary citizens struggled against the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on livelihoods. On the other end of...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 28 May 2021
How I ran for Lobatse in 2014
I never set out to be a politician. My desire had always been to be a judicial officer but the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) dealt that a terrible blow. I together with Advocate Sidney Pilane and others were interviewed for the job but we never...
Sadique Kebonang 28 May 2021
Phikwe citrus project to export by 2024
The bulk of the produce, or about 70%, is targeted for export to Northern hemisphere markets such as the United States of America, Canada, UK, Europe as well as the Middle East, Asia, China and Japan. The balance will go to the local market and the...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 28 May 2021
Panda farmers decry exclusion from SEZ benefits
SEZ licensed farmers operating in Pandamatenga will benefit from financial incentives that include five percent reduced corporate tax, zero-rated VAT on raw materials, duty-free imports of specialist plant machinery, favourable transfer duty and full...
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Funding the budget deficit using gov't bonds: A conundrum
One of the biggest, most critical issues from the budget, was a never-before-seen budget deficit of P6 billion (about three percent of GDP). Combined with a revised deficit of P21 billion for year 2020/21, this meant that government was short of...
Mphoeng Mphoeng 28 May 2021
BDC's multi-million pula complex kicks off on former squatter camp
Located in Block 5 behind Grand Palm Hotel, the development will see a mix of single-family residential plots, multifamily residential plots, a commercial centre, a school as well as civic and community plots for sale to citizens and citizen-owned...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 28 May 2021
TransUnion warns of looming household debt crisis
As a credit bureau, TransUnion has the largest database in the country on borrowers, their repayment patterns and both positive and negative behaviour across banks, retailers, insurance companies and other entities. The latest Bank of Botswana (BoB)...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 28 May 2021
Ramasu writes how COVID-19 ruined his romance
When the pandemic first hit Botswana, many people lost jobs, businesses closed down and relationships suffered too. “My book Corona E Nthubetse Lwapa is a fiction literary work focusing on a young woman called Thobo who had a long...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 28 May 2021
Khoi Oteezy releases Motsogapele
Oteng Kelotlhanetswe whose stage name is Khoi Oteezy is a 21-year-old man from Lentsweletau. This young singer started his music career in 2020 after being inspired by Mmamotse hit-maker, Motlha. “Currently I have only one track titled...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 28 May 2021
Elil belts out Madlozi
The song was released on the May 21, 2021 and it is available in all digital platforms and is ready for radio play. Madlozi was produced by Phendula hit-maker DJ KSB and recorded and mastered at Mark Media Entertainment in Mogoditshane. The...
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Heartstrings & Heartbeats explore mental health issues
Danish based producer Kirat ‘Kiz’ Singh well known as ‘Oceans’ alongside Danish artist Jacob Jørgensen famously known as ‘J Spliff’ teamed up with local creatives Solly Sebotso who is a traditional four...
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
BOMU, DBS in music awards partnership
The partnership entails financial boost towards the awards, broadcast airplay on Botswana Television and RB2 as well as broadcasting rights for the coveted activation. The financial contribution will enable the introduction of cash prize money for...
Staff Writer 28 May 2021
Pearl's makeover parlour explores artistry
At the artistry, she offers different kinds of makeup services. In an interview with Arts & Culture, Mmutle said Pearl’s Makeover Palour business started operating in 2018 when she was doing her first year at Botho University.The facility...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 28 May 2021
BDF to develop drones
Delivering submissions during committee on communications, works, transport and technology sitting in Parliament yesterday, the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security, Botlhale Makgekgenene said the move was one...
Pini Bothoko
| 28 May 2021
Experts hail BOFEPUSU charter
FRANCISTOWN: When launching the charter, president of BOFEPUSU, Johannes Tshukudu explained that not only is the instrument about the relationship between trade unions in Botswana and the government, but it is a document that discusses a wide range...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 28 May 2021
Taxi driver accuses police of brutality
The 39-year-old Kefs Tlhage accused the police of brutalising him. Allegations that the police were beating up people during the festive season went viral across social media platforms in January resulting in human rights groups questioning whether...
Pini Bothoko
| 28 May 2021
Balete Farm Forest's legal and constitutional interpretation
Last week Balete breathed a sigh of relief following the confirmed ownership of a portion of Farm Forest land, known as Hill 9-KO by the High Court bench of Justices Michael Mothobi, Gabriel Komboni and Mokwadi Gabanagae, leaving the state through...
Mpho Mokwape
| 28 May 2021
Court dismisses suspended BQA deputy CEO application
Jobe, before her application was dismissed, she was accusing the chairperson of the panel presiding over her disciplinary hearing of bias against her and wanted the court intervention. when dismissing the application Judge Isaac Bahuma said...
Mpho Mokwape
| 28 May 2021
Moatlhodi assault trial begins
The state alleges that Moatlhodi and married couple, Maranyane Kebitsang and Nnyana Kebitsang, acting together in concert assaulted a 12-year-old boy on January 30, 2019, in Tonota. The trio is alleged to have thereafter unleashed a vicious dog to...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 28 May 2021
Red Cross Warring factions return to Court
This is because the two parties failed to find common ground and an urgent case is on the cards. This publication has learnt that Maipelo Mophuting and Nelson Rammala have instructed Craig Law Consultants to file an Urgent application seeking to...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 28 May 2021
State refuses to return Kgosi's seized guns
Earlier this year, Kgosi through a notice of motion demanded his guns back that were seized from his house by the State following a raid on him. The former director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), is seeking the Court...
Mpho Mokwape
| 28 May 2021
A critical reflection on the Masisi presidency
The first president, Sir Seretse Khama served from 1966 to 1980; Sir Ketumile Masire took over from 1980 to 1998, subsequently, Festus Mogae served from 1998 to 2008. Ian Khama ruled from 2008 and passed the baton to the incumbent, Masisi...
Chakalisa Dube
| 28 May 2021
After Kazungula, Kgoboko eyes career masterpiece at Mohembo
Praises of the Kazungula Bridge and the determination shown by Botswana and Zambia in building it will continue for decades to come. A bridge resisted by apartheid South Africa, threatened by the late Zimbabwean ruler, Robert Mugabe and plagued by...
Thalefang Charles
| 28 May 2021
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