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Back page this week: BNSC rejects BFA's COSAFA bid
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
Inside page this week: Shimie art exhibition addresses boy-child issues
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
Inside page this week: World Bank loan: Inside the Ts and Cs
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
Front page this week: Ex-CMB bosses fight back
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
Branch atones for Dakar disappointment
Branch has proved to be a reliable ambassador for Botswana sport with strong performances on the international scene. He made a bright start to his Dakar Rally debut in 2019, finishing as the best rookie as he officially announced his arrival on...
Mqondisi Dube
| 18 June 2021
BoBA, Kenosi in weight loss fight
Kenosi recently came under scrutiny after she gained more kilogrammes, above her stipulated weight. According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, the boxer has been instructed to stop eating a lot. The source said since the last incident...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 June 2021
COVID-19 wreaks havoc on Olympics team
Two boxers, Rajab Mohammed and George Molwantwa tested positive this week, adding to four other cases of Boitumelo Masilo, Thomphang Basele, Ditiro Nzamani and coach, Kebonyemodisa Dose Mosimanyane. Mmegi Sport is informed that the challenge was...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 June 2021
Thebe in trouble as deadline looms
He is now going to miss an international race scheduled for Madrid, Spain tomorrow after failing to acquire a visa. According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, Thebe was supposed to travel on Monday. “For him to apply for a visa, the...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 June 2021
Serufho aims for change on familiar ground
Serufho returns to the BNSC on a four-year contract after being recruited from the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC). He brings a wealth of experience to the commission, which has been going through trying times. He signed his...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 June 2021
Moyengwa breaks barriers to make Olympics cut
Because of her culture, when Moyengwa started lifting weights at Mogoditshane Junior Secondary School, she did it in secret. However, she ended up informing her father about her newly found interest. To her surprise, her father did not have a...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 18 June 2021
Will the Zebras finally cross the line?
The Zebras are yet to earn full stripes at the COSAFA Cup, despite their recent promising performances at the regional tournament. The tournament was introduced in 2007 as a launching pad for mostly home grown talent to showcase. Some countries have...
Mqondisi Dube
| 18 June 2021
BFL's roadmap to land of milk and honey
On Tuesday, the founding BFL leadership in chairperson, Aryll Ralobala and chief executive officer (CEO), Solomon Ramochothwane faced the press for the first time. This was 96 hours after the Botswana Football Association (BFA) gave teams the green...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 June 2021
Rollers expect Kavazovic back
Kavazovic returned to his home country, Serbia early this year, following the decision by the government to suspend all sporting activities due to a surge in COVID-19 transmissions. The Serbian mentor has been previously linked with a move to the...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 18 June 2021
Licensing reprieve for clubs
The association has said clubs have to be compliant in order to get licenses to participate in the 2021-2022 season expected to kick off in August. Letshwiti, in an interview this week, indicated there will be no provisional licenses. “There...
Mqondisi Dube
| 18 June 2021
Orapa United launch kit, website
The club signed a long term five-year contract with Umbro South Africa (SA) as the technical sponsor in a reunion. The new contract comes with the expiration of a year deal with Italian sportswear company, Errea. Speaking to Mmegi Sport,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 June 2021
Orapa United launch kit, website
The club signed a long term five-year contract with Umbro South Africa (SA) as the technical sponsor in a reunion. The new contract comes with the expiration of a year deal with Italian sportswear company, Errea. Speaking to Mmegi Sport,...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 June 2021
Local riders shun Upington ‘Mantshwabisi'
The TDR was cancelled last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As the event was expected to return to Selebi-Phikwe for the second time, organisers however decided to move the race to Upington in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The race...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 18 June 2021
BNSC rejects BFA's COSAFA bid
But the BNSC turned down BFA’s request, citing the government’s constrained financial position. In the rejection letter, BNSC said government has channelled most funds to the COVID-19 fight, and therefore was unable to approve the hosting...
Mqondisi Dube
| 18 June 2021
A re go tsaya eng? (2)
Gongwe o botse gore o ne wa gata jang? Karabo e re, ka gale re simolola ka go botsa potso e e leng yone modi wa kgang. Morago ga potso eo, go latele karabo e yone e leng moko wa kgang. Mme maloba jaaka re setse re supile, ga se ka ga nna jalo. Mme ga...
Sebofo Motshwane 18 June 2021
Maintain resilience against cybercrime
They had targeted to steal approximately $1 billion from the bank’s coffers but got away with $101 million, that was quickly reduced to $81 million after $20 million was reversed. The hackers locked the bank’s system for a while, thus...
Kevin Mokento
| 18 June 2021
Long walk, African child
The image of “an African child”, as distinct to an, “Asian” or “European” child, was engraved in my mind, early on. I came to learn that as an African child, I was somewhat uniquely vulnerable, compared to other...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 18 June 2021
UB SRC must call for peace
This turn of events followed the trade unions’ petition of the Minister of Tertiary Education, Dr. Douglas Letsholathebe asking that Norris be fired as they feel he has dismally failed to fulfill his mandate as the VC. Now, the student...
Mmegi Editor
| 18 June 2021
A father's love, a luxury to many
Unlike Mother’s Day, which is universally celebrated and used as an opportunity to hail mothers for their role in building children, families and society, Father’s Day, especially on social media, usually turns into a ‘deadbeat dad...
Tshegetsang Tebelelo 18 June 2021
Fathers as philosophers
Yet often they have been incapable of grasping the essence of being a father. By two reliable and easily accessible sources of general philosophy, Daily Nous and Leiter Reports, over 12 of these famous and influential sages – from Plato to...
Bongi D D M Radipati 18 June 2021
Jwaneng Mine reveals its biggest secret
The first two mineworkers to set eyes on the 1,098-carat diamond unveiled this week, could not believe what they were seeing. The once in a lifetime find is still reverberating around global headlines, being the third-largest gem-quality diamond ever...
Thalefang Charles
| 18 June 2021
Chisiyanwa writes a brokenness memoir
In an interview with Arts & Culture, she explained that the realisation brought her to an understanding that a lot of people are probably broken but they do not know. She said looking at how brokenness affects individuals, families and...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 18 June 2021
Good Radio awards return
The awards, a first of their kind for the dominant player in Botswana’s creative industry (radio broadcasting), were last held in 2017. They have been dormant for three years, with 2021 set to be the year in which the long-awaited celebration...
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
Sereetsi & The Natives Releases 3rd Album
The nine-track album features some of the most exciting singer-songwriters and instrumentalists from Botswana and the world. Star features include US fast rising headliner and multi-award winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Jackie Venson,...
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
BEPA calls for reopening of concerts
With COVID-19 continuously causing disruptions across economies, the creative industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors. In Botswana, more than 15 months has so far passed with no action on the live entertainment scene due to the imposed...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 June 2021
Shimie art exhibition addresses boy-child issues
Obed Mokhuhlani, the curator for Empire Arts told Arts & CultureHe added that to further make the event interesting, and assert art as an agent for social change, they have added a panel discussion that will be facilited by Dr Lesedi Mashumba of...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 18 June 2021
Hope springs eternal with Lobatse SEZ plan
The border town’s economy has been struggling for years as key industries have underperformed, while other critical activities, such as the High Court, have moved to Gaborone. BusinessWeek has learnt that under a campaign being led by the...
Staff Writer 18 June 2021
SeaRail builds P7m Walvis Bay warehouse
The facility adds to the dry port’s warehousing capabilities and is anticipated to greatly improve traffic volumes. The warehouse is suitable for high-value commodities and others that require under-roof storage like copper, chemicals,...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 18 June 2021
World Bank loan: Inside the Ts and Cs
The loan, announced over the weekend, is the first time Botswana has tapped the World Bank for funding and also marks a rare request for the government, which traditionally leans on its reserves in lean fiscal times. The traditional reluctance to...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 June 2021
COVID-19 fuels transnational organised crime
The obervation was made by Director of Politics, Defence and Security Affairs, Jorge Cardoso speaking on behalf of the executive Secretary at the ongoing SADC chiefs of police sub-committee of the Inter-State Defence and Security meeting at Avani...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 June 2021
Boitekanelo College, BONU collaborate
The private healthcare institution and the union signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the learning institutions’ Tlokweng Campus on Tuesday. The MoU outlines the principal terms and conditions agreed between the two partners and their...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 June 2021
Court Awards man P20 million against DPSM, AG
The decision came about after government failed to either appear in Court to defend or file opposing papers. Gaboratwe had argued that the employer’s failure caused him health complication hence the suit. The chair costs about P 33,...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 18 June 2021
Gov't hamstrings Zimbabwean 'refugees'
The five Zimbabweans lead by Terence Charuma, who are resisting repatriation citing fear of persecution, have taken the government to task after the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security declared on January 2020 that they are no longer recognised...
Mpho Mokwape
| 18 June 2021
DRC refugees, asylum seekers hit Botswana
Although the country ensures that scores of refugees and asylum seekers in search of refuge in Botswana are taken care of, the increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers from DRC worries the defence ministry. The ministry’s acting...
Pini Bothoko
| 18 June 2021
Tensions mount in the UDC
Insiders have said that a UDC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Thursday last week strongly highlighted the growing divisions among the coalition partners. Source have alleged that the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) was deliberately...
Chakalisa Dube
| 18 June 2021
Debt puts UDC in trouble
The UDC is an opposition coalition featuring Botswana People’s Party (BPP), Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP). The UDC head of communications and strategy team, Moeti Mohwasa was reportedly given the task of...
Chakalisa Dube
| 18 June 2021
‘Ntsuapegate scandal': Did he or did he not?
The 35-year-old Ramotswa native is charged with the deaths of an on remand prisoner from Zimbabwe, Emmanuel Makolo, and a Botswana Police Service special constable Thuso ‘Jah’ Ntusa on December 1, 2016 at Gerald Estates in Francistown. In...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 18 June 2021
Analysts call on BNF introspection
Some party members believe that Boko has neglected the party leaving it to fend for itself whilst channelling all his energies into the UDC. There are also concerns over the alleged sour relationships between Boko and other party members, especially...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 18 June 2021
SEDC suspends procurement plan
However, the actual savings turned out to be P4 million, which figure is nowhere near the initial projection. Therefore, this figure combined with the COVID-19 deficit of P18.3 million resulted in an overall deficit of P14.3 million. Presenting at a...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 18 June 2021
BDP Mogoditshane branch revives structures
The move is expected to strengthen the party’s presence by encouraging members to be active as well as recruiting and attracting new people into the party. Just this week, the branch was reported to have managed to welcome eight members from...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 18 June 2021
Kgosi Mosadi beats the patriarchal obstacles
The land in question is the Forest Hill Farm just in the outskirts of Gaborone. The Gaborone High Court recently ruled that, “the tribe is the rightful owner of a Kgale farm, located south of Gaborone.” The Balete Land Board had laid...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 18 June 2021
Mbongwe - Sheer will to win the fight against tobacco use
However, that has never been the case for Ramotswa-born Professor Bontle Mbongwe, whose commitment to fight tobacco use is unrivalled. She has lost many of her relatives at a young age due to the use of tobacco. This has become her main drive to...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 18 June 2021
Women politicians push for a place at the table
The regression in seeing women ascending to positions of power in politics has seen Botswana sitting at the bottom of the 15-member SADC countries, and hitting 123 in global rankings. The statistics show Botswana in bad light. In Parliament for...
Pamela Dube
| 18 June 2021
Justice Kebonang: The nightmare and joy
I quipped, to advise him to send messengers for such errands instead of a Judge of the High Court being seen buying cheap pickings at the market. “I prefer doing it myself and interact with people,” Justice Kebonang hits back softly and...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 18 June 2021
Ex-CMB bosses fight prosecution
According to his founding affidavit, Marsland who claims to be currently held in prison says, the decision to charge them was malicious, irrational and was made in bad faith, and therefore was liable to be set aside. He explained that it was a...
Mpho Mokwape
| 18 June 2021
Reluctant borrower faces $250m life and debt choice
Local pension funds enjoyed a stellar year in 2020, with their returns swimming against the tide of COVID-19’s impact on global economies. Cumulatively, pension funds started the year with P94.3 billion in assets and ended with P105.2 billion,...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 18 June 2021
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