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Back page this week: Athletics massage therapist dropped
Staff Writer 09 July 2021
Inside page this week: Kemaketse picks brush decade later
Staff Writer 09 July 2021
Inside page this week: Bomaid to cut MRI Botswana shareholding
Staff Writer 09 July 2021
Front page this week: 'They want me to flee'
Staff Writer 09 July 2021
Hockey bemoan decision to call off qualifiers
As a result of the decision to cancel the qualifiers, the local Under-21 hockey teams will miss out on the Junior World Cup. On Tuesday, Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF) moved to cancel the Junior Africa Cup (JAC), which was to be played in Namibia...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 July 2021
History beckons for chess
Tatolo, the current public relations officer, told Mmegi Sport that she was motivated to contest because she feels some of the projects that the outgoing executive committee had started need continuity by somebody who was already inside. “They...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 July 2021
Athletics carry medal hopes at Olympics
Athletics carry the nation’s hopes even today. Amos is in top shape, mentally and physically compared to 2016. His focus has been 100% towards these Olympics. He will undoubtedly face competition from American, Clayton Murphy and British...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 July 2021
Rakgare snubs Choppies?
Rakgare was conspicuous by his absence at Choppies’ occasion to announce incentives to the team. The company has pledged P1 million for a gold medal, P500,000 for silver and P250,000 for bronze. There is P25,000 that will be offered to any team...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 July 2021
‘Ready-made' players put pressure on loanees
Lebogang Ditsele was once a Township Rollers player but left without seeing much action, despite his obvious talent. Further afield, Marko Grujic signed for Liverpool in 2016 but has never spent a full season at Anfield despite remaining their player...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 July 2021
Committee warns of risks in lower leagues
The medical committee chairperson, Dr Lone Bogwasi said they had covered most parts of the country. Bogwasi said it is critical to control the spread of the virus particularly in the less resourced lower structures. “Regional football falls...
Mqondisi Dube
| 09 July 2021
Systems, Khuduga TV in historic broadcast deal
He said, through the partnership, Systems’ games will be broadcast on all digital and social media platforms. He added that through the partnership, the club will be able to generate income through in-game advertising and commercials in a bid...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 July 2021
FUB meets for constitutional amendments
According to the union’s secretary-general, Kgosana Masaseng, in the early years of its formation, FUB opted to appoint some personnel into committees based on their expertise. He, however, said things will now change following the...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 09 July 2021
Zebras in croc attack
The defeat put an early dent on the team’s progression to the knockout of the stage, particularly after the addition of Zambia into Group A of the tournament. In order to reach back-to-back semi-finals for the first time in history, the Zebras...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 09 July 2021
Athletics massage therapist dropped
According to information reaching Mmegi Sport, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) medical committee’s idea was to increase the number of physiotherapists and not to drop the massage therapist. “Athletics was complaining that their...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 09 July 2021
Sport not a playground
The Zebras players recently downed tools citing poor welfare. The amount has remained stagnant for some time, setting the players and the administrators on a collision course. It is an old story with authorities accused of failing to ‘give...
Mmegi Editor
| 09 July 2021
Celebrating Sir Seretse Khama Day
Selefu 09 July 2021
A re go tsaya eng? (5)
E nngwe potso e bo e ka re e le eo e tsewa tsela, e tsewa jang ka re tlwanetse go tsaya, go tshwara, dilo kgotsa e a sikarwa kgotsa e rwalwa jaaka dinawa tse Setswana se reng o sedige wa di tlatsa kgama di sena morwadi; ke gore motho yo o tlaa...
Sebofo Motshwane 09 July 2021
Eugenics – A deceptive pseudoscience
As a general rule, wouldn’t you agree that leading the pack in the subtle racism agenda is the white, native English-speaking race, particularly Australians, Kiwis, the English and the Americans? Isn’t it true that they look down upon...
Kevin Mokento
| 09 July 2021
Ours has become a government by false pretences
There is no sense of responsibility, whatsoever. There is no ownership of faults and shortcomings. We are ruled by the blame game. Let us start here; I am tired of the “Khama this, Khama that”, brigade. I have come to the conclusion that...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 09 July 2021
Turning a blind eye to eSwatini
The insurgency in northern Mozambique should have taught Southern Africa the obvious lesson that it’s safer, cheaper and more effective to resolve conflicts before they explode. Having largely neglected Cabo Delgado crisis for several years,...
Correspondent 09 July 2021
KBL sues: The bigger, broader battle facing gov't
For Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), the case is clear. The government has unfairly and unilaterally instituted the fifth ban on alcohol, once again singling out the sector as the cause of an upsurge in COVID-19 cases. Also, televised statements...
Mpho Mokwape
| 09 July 2021
Why Bessie Head wrote
Dimitri Tsafendas and Bessie Head shared the weight of being of mixed-race parentage in a country governed by a clique obsessed with race, racial categories and perverse fantasies of racial purity. Tsafendas worked through the noxious effects of...
Correspondent 09 July 2021
Dear Mr President, end SOE now please! – Boro polers
On the edge of the Buffalo Fence, right by the crack of the Kunyere fault where the Boro River finds a path to flow down into the Thamalakane River, is a community of professional mokoro polers at a place named DRC. It is a temporary settlement just...
Thalefang Charles
| 09 July 2021
What exactly pupils learn in school
TONOTA: Education Officers and teachers also have a role to play in this important task. But many curricula may contain too much content thus making it difficult for teachers to teach it in the time available. Also, some topics may not apply to...
Correspondent 09 July 2021
Horticulture far from filling national demand
Speaking during the unveiling of a smart tomato farm called Tsoo 13 at Mookane, Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) CEO, Racious Moatshe said the organisation is pushing to unlock the full commercial potential of agriculture’s expansive value...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 09 July 2021
Yields rise but gov't debt drive remains tepid
Government is depending on the debt programme to provide the bulk of the projected P6 billion deficit for the current fiscal year. However, each of the monthly auctions conducted by the central bank to raise debt since the ceiling was raised to P30...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 July 2021
“We are not poor”- Batswana
The results of the Subjective Welfare module survey, which was collected in the third quarter of 2019/ 20, reveal that 74.5% of the households in Botswana believed that Botswana is not a poor country. Only 21.9% stated that the country was...
Correspondent 09 July 2021
Shumba Energy gets P800m solar plant approval
BusinessWeek has learnt the company, which has extensive coal licences in eastern Botswana, has positioned the solar project as its number one priority and plans to secure funding for the first 50MW phase within the next six months. Shumba Energy...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 09 July 2021
Bomaid to cut MRI Botswana shareholding
MRI Botswana operates clinics, pharmacies and emergency response services throughout the country accessible by Bomaid and other medical aid societies. Bomaid CEO, Moraki Mokgosana told BusinessWeek that while MRI has been providing services to three...
Pauline Dikuelo
| 09 July 2021
Bale puts emotions into abstract art
He explained that he trusted that through his art, he could vent to many souls and inspire them into achieving the impossible. The young artist uses acrylic paints on canvas, board, water colour paints, chalk pastels and pens. He explained that his...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 July 2021
YTV focuses on entertainment, sport
“We just signed an agreement with Al Jazeera to broadcast its content two hours a day. We have kiddies’ programmes, our own homegrown teen bulletin, we have comedies and series, documentaries, science and technology and local music and of...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 July 2021
DJ Ricque releases Drama Queen
He has composed a song titled Drama Queen in collaboration with 2Jay, a vocalist from Kopong. 2Jay is a young male vocalist who works with DJ Ricque aiming to blow away the local music industry with their talents. Hence a single titled Drama...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 July 2021
Kgetse empowers youth
When he started his baking career, he was clueless and hopeless about baking. Fortunately, his former boss was there to take him through every step of the way and encouraged him to keep on learning as he believed Kgetse had the potential of becoming...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 July 2021
MmaBotswana comes to life
Not even, this is not a famous comic book or Hollywood blockbuster character but MmaBotswana, a brand and concept that was created by talented fine artist and fashion designer Wabi Blues real name Tshegofatso Tlholwe. Wabi Blues’s vivid...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 July 2021
William Last KRM, Han C top YAMAs nominees
William Last KRM also known as Motsetserepa in the entertainment space, released an album called Tinto last year. Due to that record, he has been nominated in categories Best Hip hop award, Best Social Media award, People’s Choice Artist of the...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 July 2021
Kemaketse picks brush decade later
The visual artist who decided to pick up his pencil and brush last year during the last lockdown, told Arts & Culture this week that he had always been an artist from a young age. He said now he is taking his craft seriously no wonder he quit...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 July 2021
'Zero illicit brews cases since alcohol ban'
In interviews following the recent alcohol ban, commanders across the police stations state they have not recorded any cases of illicit brews. They have, however, raised concerns that there could be a surge as the alcohol ban remains in force. One...
Pini Bothoko
| 09 July 2021
KBL aims knockout punch at Masisi
In papers filed before Justice Tshepo Motswagole this week in the highly anticipated case, KBL is seeking urgent relief against the latest alcohol ban. According to papers accessed by Mmegi at the High Court, the country’s top brewer has laid...
Mpho Mokwape
| 09 July 2021
Moatlhodi finally gets his reward
Moatlhodi replaces Member of Parliament (MP) for Mochudi East, Mabuse Pule, who took over as the Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development. Moatlhodi was the only nominated candidate for the position. Therefore, there was no need...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 09 July 2021
Legal Practitioners Bill might be back
The Legal Practitioners (Amendments) Bill was previously tabled in 2020 during the winter Parliament session. However, the Bill was withdrawn to allow the minister to make further consultations. It was rejected by the Law Society of Botswana (LSB)...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 09 July 2021
SADC-CNGO calls for intervention in Eswatini crisis
In a statement, acting executive director of the SADC Council of NGOs, Monametsi Sokwe said the regional body has moral obligation to support any member state that is in difficult situation as it is the case in Eswatini. He added that as...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 09 July 2021
Scarce skill debate rekindled
It was a product of recommendations of a study undertaken out by the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) in 2007. When it was introduced, its annual cost was over P530 million. The costs have inevitably escalated owing to...
Chakalisa Dube
| 09 July 2021
JSC bound by its undertaking-Kebonang
According to the High Court, it was the very same Savingram that internalised all senior positions within the AoJ before the sudden turn of externalisation. The JSC came under fire following a sudden change of appointment of Senior Registrars by...
Mpho Mokwape
| 09 July 2021
Tonota Kgosi sentenced for woman flogging
Lesitamang Molebedi, 65, breathed a sigh of relief after Chief Magistrate, Mareledi Dipate sentenced him to one year in jail wholly suspended for three years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence within that period. Molebedi...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 09 July 2021
Mbonini: Trade unionism doyen dies
Mbonini, who is described by his former colleagues in the trade union movement as a fountain of knowledge in labour issues-passed away in the early hours of July 1, 2021 in Francistown, his daughter Kuda Mbonini confirmed. His colleague and former...
Lebogang Mosikare
| 09 July 2021
DIS wants me to flee – Khama
“Khama is worried that the list of the state’s vindictive attempts to try and get at him is growing rapidly. From alleged coup attempts, assassination plots, P100 billion theft, and more recently, threatening charity donors, threats to...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 09 July 2021
Mojanki's hanging will give Socks' family closure
Bokani, who was Mojanki’s ex-girlfriend at the time of her murder was a nurse based at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in Francistown. Following the death sentence penalty imposed on the murder convict, (Mojanki), Mmegi reached out to...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 09 July 2021
Analyst encourages UDC partners to bury the hatchet
Mfundisi explained that it is important for parties in the UDC to reconcile in order for them to maintain competitiveness in the country’s political landscape. He was reacting to BCP president Dumelang Saleshando’s press conference which...
Chakalisa Dube
| 09 July 2021
UDC Palapye meet promises fireworks
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president Dumelang Saleshando has told the media that the umbrella is wrecked and they intend to have it mended in Palapye. On the other hand, UDC head of communications Moeti Mohwasa slammed Saleshando for washing ...
Innocent Selatlhwa
| 09 July 2021
Women at the tail end
“Botswana is no exception to the norm. In Botswana, all political parties experience perpetual patterns of inequality amongst women,” he told Mmegi this week. Women are at the tail end of civic and political participation. Mfundisi said...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 09 July 2021
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