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Court reasserts Marenga, Karabo
Justice Kebonang ruled in favour of Topias Marenga and Kethapeleng Karabo, who were recently restored to their posts by several high court judgements including the Court of Appeal. It was Justice Kebonang whose interim orders in favor of the Sedimo...
Monkagedi Gaothobogwe 30 July 2021
Back page this week: Over to you athletics
Staff Writer 30 July 2021
Inside page this week: Nathan's exploratory colour schemes take off
Staff Writer 30 July 2021
Inside page this week: Audit firms slapped with heavy fines for misconduct
Staff Writer 30 July 2021
Front page this week: KBL hits back at Masisi
Staff Writer 30 July 2021
Blow for motorsport's return bid
The sport’s first attempt to return to action was dealt a major blow after the police denied the organising team a permit. Motorsport was to return to life for the first time in almost a year last week Saturday with the first of the Gaborone...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 July 2021
Four vie for boxing's top post
Vice president, Gilbert Khunwane will battle it out against the incumbent secretary-general, Moremi Lefiri, former executive committee member, Dirang Thipe and Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) board member and former BoBA president, Michael...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 July 2021
Kenosi, Otukile take lessons from Olympic punches
Otukile faced the same fate when he went down 5-0 to Columbian boxer, Martinez Rivas Yuberjen Herney, a silver medallist from the Rio 2016 Olympics. Speaking to Mmegi Sport, UB Tsholofelo coach, France Mabiletsa said Kenosi had acquitted herself...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 July 2021
BNOC warns against ambush marketing
During the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a local company was forced to pull down a billboard that had an image of 800m sensation, Nijel Amos. The BNOC said in a statement this week that there are some entities and individuals in Botswana that are illegally...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 July 2021
BFL faces tough sponsorship talks
Ramochotlhwane said sponsorship negotiations have been particularly a challenge as most companies have been hard hit by COVID-19. “We are still in the boardroom negotiating with various players to see who is interested as title sponsor. ...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 July 2021
‘Duiker a no-brainer for Chiefs'
He is our club legend, a qualified coach highly committed to youth development. His track record at a very resource-constrained Extension Gunners inspired our decision. He has previously coached Chiefs and he knows the culture of the club,”...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 July 2021
Clubs receive P150,000 to prepare for return
The league is scheduled to start on September 11 after COVID-19 disrupted plans to return earlier. The First Division side will receive P25,000 each, according to BFA chief executive officer (CEO), Goabaone Taylor. “We have also assisted in...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 July 2021
Coaching merry-go-round in full swing at Rollers
Rollers announced this week that they have agreed ‘amicably’ with the Serbian mentor to part ways after only eight months in charge. It was Kavazovic’s second spell as Rollers coach when he was re-appointed in November last...
Boitumelo Khutsafalo
| 30 July 2021
Boseja faces former side, Double Action
Lesotho Defence Force and Manzini Wanderers of Eswatini complete Group A, with the tournament scheduled to be played from August 26 to September 4, 2021. Boseja was a junior player at Double Action until 2015 when she joined Township Rollers. She...
Kabelo Boranabi
| 30 July 2021
Vaccinated fans could be allowed into stadiums
Local football authorities would look to take a leaf from Euro2020 organisers, who allowed fully vaccinated fans to watch matches at the stadiums. The local league is scheduled for a return, for the first time in 18 months, when the 2021-2022 season...
Mqondisi Dube
| 30 July 2021
Over to you athletics
After a week of action, there has been no joy for Botswana after swimmer, James Freeman, boxers, Mohammed Rajab Otukile and Keamogetse Kenosi, and weightlifter, Madgelene Moyengwa were eliminated at the first hurdle. Botswana has set a medal target...
Calistus Kolantsho
| 30 July 2021
Depolarising a nation on pins and needles
We are caught up in a wild raging tizzy, not of excitement and optimism, but of mounting uncertainty and desperation. Last week, excitement levels swirled, thanks to the much-anticipated roof-raising announcement that invited the 45 to 54 age-bracket...
Kevin Mokento
| 30 July 2021
Address the Oxygen shortage
Indeed, the topical issue has been vaccines. When public frustration reached fever pitch over the pace of the vaccination effort, the President was compelled to come of the command post to execute a tour of facilities. An immediate pronouncement was...
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae
| 30 July 2021
Matsapa di a tsaya kae?
Selefu 30 July 2021
Let's support our health workers
There is no doubt that government and indeed the Health Ministry have been trying hard to fight the pandemic. However, we are disturbed that key stakeholders had to address nurses through the media. As stated by BONU president, Obonolo Rahube, there...
Mmegi Editor
| 30 July 2021
Vaccine shortages and surging cases: A COVID-19 Africa snapshot*
Continent-wide, recorded infections are at over six million, with more than 153,000 official deaths. The highly transmissible Delta variant is now prevalent in 16 countries, and is surging through unvaccinated populations. “The worst is yet to...
Correspondent 30 July 2021
The power of colleges of education
TONOTA: However, unfortunately, some of our colleges of education have, in recent years, closed down – Lobatse and Francistown being examples. And in those remaining colleges, intake of students has been cut back resulting in much smaller...
Correspondent 30 July 2021
Cecil, Scarface, Sekoti: Does giving animals ‘human faces' help or harm?
In 2015, the killing of a lion in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North province created a perfect global storm of protest, with major titles such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and many others running front-page outrage pieces on the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 July 2021
Lacklustre bonds omitted as gov't debt hunt resumes
Bonds, which represent the longer maturing debt for government, have underperformed in all the auctions since the raising of the debt ceiling to P30 billion last September. Central bank officials and market analysts have noted poor uptake of the...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 July 2021
Masisi woos US investors
Masisi was speaking at the US-Africa Business Summit on Wednesday, attended by more than 1,000 delegates who included other African heads of state, US government authorities and captains of US and Africa’s private sector. Botswana was one of...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 July 2021
Audit firms slapped with heavy fines for misconduct
The BAOA is the oversight body of the accounting and auditing profession in Botswana, regulating the activities of auditors and regulating the financial reporting of Public Interest Entities and the corporate sector. Public Interest Entities (PIE)...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 July 2021
Ntema explores artistic forms of expression
I do folk-Jazz and reggae-dancehall but my current project is a reggae-dancehall and afrobeat album. The album Stranger has 22 songs. The inspiration is derived from daily life experiences and encounters such as gender based violence, love and...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 July 2021
K'Sean ventures into alternate marketing platforms
TikTok is a short-form, video-sharing app that allows users to create and share 15-second videos on any topic of their choice. “In marketing my music I've come up with a few ideas and also get a few from my team such as getting promoters,...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 July 2021
BOMU to announce nominees soon
Artists, managers, agents, labels, publishers, music directors, music video producers, album graphic designers and producers were given between May 6, 2021 and May 31, 202 to submit their profiles for adjudication. The contest was open to any...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 July 2021
ViB Mobile awards royalties to Sasa Klaas' family
The money is for caller ringtones royalties from January to June 2021 earned by the fallen music star. Real name Sarona Motlhagodi, Sasa Klaas died tragically in a helicopter crash back in March aged 27 and now copyright on her works of art have been...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 July 2021
Mourning after: The inevitability of living legends
From Tebogo ‘Tebby’ Sethomo, Tops Masole, Angus Mcneil and Sasa Klaas earlier this year to Lekofi Sejeso and Rabojalwa Keetile recently, the year has seen mass mourning by the public for major arts figures. While COVID-19 related deaths...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 July 2021
Nathan's explanatory colour schemes take off
Nathan is a conceptual artist who mostly worked with themes related to abstract art and he believes that abstract art is non-figurative, non-representational. “Colours speak through the artist rather than to the artwork of abstract. Art has no...
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane
| 30 July 2021
Kweneng Land Board's COVID-19 excuses rejected
The land body is currently butting heads with nine employees who accuse the Board of failing to subdivide and allocate them ploughing fields despite the approval of their application to that effect in 2019. The Board had failed to file court...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 July 2021
JSC wants Kebonang decision set aside
JSC wants the Court of Appeal to set aside the decision after the judge ruled that the Commission was bound by its undertaking in the recruitment of senior positions within the Registrars and Masters at the AoJ, as outlined in a circulated 2020...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 July 2021
Another BDP activist in a defilement case
The party’s Francistown East branch secretary, Boikanyo Bateng was recently charged with defilement by the Francistown Magistrates Court. Until his suspension this week Wednesday, Bateng was still holding his position in the party. He...
Chakalisa Dube
| 30 July 2021
Parties call off meetings due to COVID-19 surge
Prior to the postponements, the parties were busy planning to hold virtual meetings in order to choose new leaders since the mandate of the current central committee members had long elapsed. Though the congresses were to be held in a digital...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 July 2021
Is Botswana winning the COVID-19 war? YES
Beijing’s laws have resulted in China’s containment of the virus and enabled a return to normality so perhaps the recent control measures like alcohol ban, night curfews, schools closure and regional lockdowns in Botswana are laying...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 July 2021
Is Botswana winning the COVID-19 war? NO
Every battle is won or lost before it begins. This signifies the importance of preparation before the real war begins, and that has actually been Botswana’s let down in the fight against COVID-19. Botswana recorded its first positive case and...
Goitsemodimo Kaelo
| 30 July 2021
PTA chief slams parents for negligence
Earlier during this month, Botswana Sectors for Educators Trade Union and Botswana Teachers Union implored government to close schools for two weeks to monitor COVID-19 cases. Following the public hue and cry, the Ministry of Basic Education took a...
Lesedi Mkhutshwa
| 30 July 2021
PPE in short supply as COVID-19 worsens
Speaking during a media briefing this week, Rahube requested the Ministry of Health and Wellness to ask for supplementary funds to buy resources that are important in hospitals and PPE clothing. If not addressed, the nurses fear for the worst to...
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe
| 30 July 2021
US promises Botswana vaccines
While US authorities cannot say when Botswana can expect a shipment from its long time strategic partner, yesterday Covid-19 Presidencial Task Team deputy coordinator Professor Mosepele Mosepele announced that the US government through COVAX would...
Mompati Tlhankane
| 30 July 2021
Emergency Powers Act not a blank cheque - KBL
The brewer’s country director, Brinno Diaz said President Mokgweetsi Masisi should not hide behind the EPA to do as he pleases because just like everyone else, the President is constrained to act legally and in the interest of the...
Mpho Mokwape
| 30 July 2021
BNF rebuilds lost glory
For instance, the BNF will next week deploy its executive leadership to the north of the country led by president Duma Boko and his deputy Prince Dibeela, amongst others, in an endeavour to ramp up its presence north of the Dibete cordon fence. The...
Ryder Gabathuse
| 30 July 2021
The COVAX question: Blame-shifting or truth-bomb detonations?
It is all a simple error, COVAX authorities say when asked why Botswana does not appear in the last updated list of countries participating in the facility. Run as an arrangement between the World Health Organisation, the GAVI Alliance as well as...
Mbongeni Mguni
| 30 July 2021
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