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JOY FOUNDATION SOCCER CHALLENGE
Sep. 3 | ON A MISSION: Foundation Director Joy Setshedi *Gunners to unveil new faces Extension Gunners Chairman William Maboane said his club will be going all out to win Saturday’s pre-season tournament organized by Joy Foundation. The Chairman said...
MORE TROUBLE FOR BFA
Aug. 31 | Setete Phuthego • Additional three Premier League clubs said to have defaulted • Premier League suggests play-offs The Botswana Football Association might be turned on its head again this coming week after suggestions that three more Premier...
ACCUSED COCAINE DEALER BACK IN COURT
Aug. 4 | CHARGED: Chakalisa A Francistown man accused of drug dealing was back in court this week charged with receiving stolen medical equipment and drugs. Charles Chakalisa, 34 charged together with two other people who were not in court was allegedly...
CONSUMER FAIR HAILED AS A SUCCESS
Aug. 4 | CONCERNED: Tebogo Matome The Botswana Consumer Fair stall sales and number of exhibitors grew by three percent compared to last year,Fairgrounds Marketing Manager Thabo Mogomotsi revealed. The fair which was first held in 2006 following restructuring...
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Jun. 15 | BLOODY SUNDAY: Some of the key players Dubula and Makhwengwe exchange words ahead of Mascom Top 8 derby showdown Amongst the numbers thrown up by the first ever Mascom Top 8 ‘tse di tona’ P1million tournament is the fact that for the first time in...
MAMOJA WARNS MAGOSI
Jun. 15 | JOURNEY TO THE NORTH: Chiefs 2011/2012 beMobile Premier League Champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Ecco City Greens rivalry continues this Saturday in a Mascom Top 8 semifinal clash penciled for Francistown stadium. The ground is expected be full to capacity...
THE BLAME GAME
Jun. 15 | OVERDUE: FRANCISTOWN STADIUM Minister reports further cracks in Francistown Stadium project The P175 million Francistown Stadium originally due for completion in April 2010, just got more expensive and further delayed. Briefing journalists at yet another...
Pregnant doctor dies due to hospital negligence
Apr. 7 | HOUSE OF DEATH: Nyangabgwe hospital A four months pregnant expatriate doctor allegedly bled to death after lying at Nyangabgwe Referral hospital for more than 10 hours before being attended to. Esther Mgiba 36, from the Democratic Republic of Congo who...
HIS LAST WORDS
Dec. 12 | Lethebe Maine “May I ask for forgiveness from all my loved ones as I face my God” – Maine Last Friday, former Ombudsman and prominent lawyer Lethebe Maine shocked the country when he killed himself. Contrary to media reports and rumours of a...
WORD OF ATTRACTION
Dec. 2 | ART: Infinite Word Festival When festivals become a crowd puller The past couple of years have seen me chasing cultural festivals that help Botswana diversify its tourism from big game viewing. This weekend I decided to stay within Gaborone and not chase...
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ON THE INCREASE
Dec. 2 | CONCERNED: Dr John Seakgosing The Minister of Health John Seakgosing says that over the years the world has observed a general increase in Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). These include cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, chronic and respiratory diseases...
Long trip
Sep. 12 | Fish It was a long tiring journey to Togo. We took five hours to Ethiopia where we spent a night and a further five hours to reach Togo. The flights were incident free so I can’t complain about anything. The food was good and I have to make it clear...
ANOTHER DOWNTURN LOOMS
Aug. 12 | Dr Keith Jefferies: ECONOMIST Economics experts attending the offshore investors’ conference in Gaborone this week have thrown some light into the dark possibility of another wave of global recession.The 5th Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM...
THE NAKED TRUTH
Jul. 29 | By Thobo Ketikilwe Billboard We live in a world of our own – a world where people look at things differently. People perceive things differently because perception differs from person to person. This can be influenced by the environment that...
ONE WAY TAFIC
Apr. 15 | Joel Mogorosi They say that there are no easy games at our level, but our game against Tafic in Molepolole last weekend was like taking sweets from a baby. We scored four and could have had more had we been more ruthless. It was good scoring against...
Bakwadi makes history
Jun. 4 | Sensei Mpho Bakwadi started karate back in 1985 as a small boy in the dusty streets of Naledi. Today he is a fifth Dan black belt and the youngest in the county. The other two are Soccer Moruakgomo and Million Masumbika. Bakwadi is also a coach of the...
LAB TEST!
May. 28 | REALITY CHECK: Rollers players at the gym Township Rollers warm up to African adventure Premier League and Coca Cola Champions, Township Rollers are far from relaxing following their double league and cup conquest. Last week they took a break off the...
