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Lebogang Mosikare
  • TAFIC: Catch us if you can

    TAFIC beat Matebele 3-1 as other chasers continue to breath down TAFIC’s neck in the battle for the FNB Premiership league title. Matjimenyenga’s win puts the team on 33 points, three ahead of second placed Township Rollers with 15 games played....

  • Chinyemba sees red in blockbuster fixture

    The rescheduled blockbuster fixture between Matjimenyenga and Moyagoleele took place at the colossal Obed Itani Chilume Stadium and ended in a one-all draw. Before the game started, there was uncertainty about whether it would be played after it was...

  • End of the road for Ostriches

    The Ostriches needed to win the penultimate game in order to keep alive their chances of reaching the quarterfinals provided they also win their remaining game against ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast. USM Alger top Group C with 11 points after Sekou...

  • New Francistown mayor spells out vision for city

    Majere, who is a councillor for Tshwaragano ward and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) activist, was elected on Monday after he defeated Lesego Kwambala of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) by 17 votes to 12. Majere is deputised by Uyapo Nyeku,...

  • BPP suspends Ntsima for ‘misconduct’

    The BPP insiders told Mmegi that Ntsima’s suspension has nothing to do with misconduct but rather just a smokescreen to jeopardise his meteoritic rise within the BPP. Before Ntsima joined the BPP, he was a member of the Botswana Congress Party...

  • TAFIC coach credits impressive start to hungry players

    The Francistown side lead the FNB Premiership by two points with 12 games played. Quizzed on the secret behind TAFIC's stellar run, Chinyemba said: “I think we have young hungry players. Most of these players came last season and did not have...

  • Fist of fury: Boyfriend fatally punches girlfriend

    According to the charge sheet, Kopelo Mokaloba allegedly murdered Kelebogile Kgatso by hitting her on the head with a fist on January 2, 2025, in Kachikau ward in Nata. Mokaloba allegedly murdered Kgatso during an alcohol-fuelled frenzy in a shebeen....

  • Man attacks girlfriend with hammer

    Oabetswe Itemogeng allegedly used a hammer to assault his girlfriend on the head resulting in her sustaining injuries. According to the charge sheet, Itemogeng allegedly struck Sedirile Taola on the head with a hammer on January 23, 2025, in Nata....

  • New Francistown mayor spells out vision

    Majere, a councillor for Tshwaragano ward and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) activist, was elected on Monday after he defeated Lesego Kwambala of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) by 17 votes to 12. Majere is deputised by Uyapo Nyeku,...

  • Majere elected new Francistown Mayor

    He will be deputised by Uyapo Nyeku, also of the same political organisation. Both Majere and Nyeku faced competition from Lesego Kwambala of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Lillian Griesmier for the positions of mayor and deputy mayor...

  • We are on a learning curve - Tiiso

    . Orapa United were held to a goalless draw by ASC Jaraaf in the continental competition played at the Obed Itani Chilume on Sunday. “I am very happy with how my boys applied themselves. Games of this magnitude are difficult to play but there is...

  • Growing demands for electoral reforms

    The demands were made at a recent Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) 2024 General Elections Evaluation Meeting in Francistown. The Principal Elections Officer of the IEC in Francistown, Itumeleng Gabaake, told the participants that the purpose of...

  • Botswana registered fewer internally displaced people in 2023

    The most recent data reflects a significant reduction in displacement numbers compared to peak years like 2014 and 2017. Internal displacement refers to the forced movement of people within the country they live in. Internally displaced people (IDP)...

  • It is premature to write the BDP off-Kario

    On October 30, 2024, voters in Botswana ousted then ruling party, BDP, handing the presidency to human rights lawyer, Duma Boko, of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). It was the first time after 58 years that the BDP tasted defeat at the...

  • What does Boko's SONA have for Francistown?

    Already there are high expectations that he must honour his campaign promises to the people of Botswana and use the SONA to reassure and outline addressing issues of greatest national concern. Francistown(ers), residents of the country’s second...

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