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BRIGHT LIGHTS – BIG BREAK ENLIGHTENED TONOTA COUNCIL GIVE GO AHEAD TO SOLAR POWER BUSINESS
May. 17 | BRIGHT IDEAS: Abigail Maxala and her sister and business partner Ruth Masenya Village entrepreneur Abigal Maxala jumps for joy and waves a piece of paper in the air. After struggling for almost a year to get a license to sell solar lights, Tonota...
DAD DIES AWAITING JUSTICE FOR HIS SON
May. 17 | A few days after telling his story of how police shot him, OratileSankoloba was involved in a car accident in Zimbabwe. LATE: Keifasi Johanne His father KeifasiJohanne died on the spot. Johanne was quoted in last week’s issue of The Voice declaring...
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATED
May. 13 | 1. Calistus Kolantsho2. Obusitse Kologwe3. Oaitse Sejakgomo Last weekend journalists and media practitioners untied in song, dance and speeches to mark the World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Francistown. The theme for the day was ‘Safe...
COPS SHOOT AND WOUND BUSINESSMAN
May. 13 | IN PAIN: Sankoloba A Francistown businessman, Oratile Sankoloba is nursing a bullet wound to his leg. Sankoloba, 31 was shot by a police officer at Tati Siding village last week for allegedly trying to flee police interrogation.The Director of Fassy Spares...
MOROKO SETS NEW COSSASA RECORD
May. 10 | WINNING TEAM: BISA and BOBSA athletes NEW XADE SENSATION SCOOPS THREE MEDALS 16 year old Galefele Moroko has set a new record in COSSASA games held in Zimbabwe last week. Young upcoming athlete Moroko recorded 55:15 time in 400m. The BISA North region...
WANNA’ BE A SOLDIER WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Apr. 26 | HORSE POWER:Mounted soldierson parade Flags waved, hands clapped, kids screamed, soldiers galloped on horses and shots rang out whilst parents were advised to hold onto their children. It also rained. Welcome to the 36th anniversary of BDF Day. The event...
SIX APPEAL
Apr. 12 | DERBY DOUBLE: Mathumo shields the ball from GU’s Moeng in last years semi HALF A DOZEN REASONS WHY CHIEFS MIGHT FEAR BDF XI Chiefs will hope that six ain’t nothing but a number when they face the BDF XI firing squad in this Sunday’s Mascom Top Eight...
DIAMOND-STUDDED BAILOUT FOR CASH-STRAPPED DIV ONE TEAMS
Apr. 12 | ROLE MODELS: Showing off sample kits at the launch For the past seven years Tonota FC chairman MaokanengBontshetsehas been running thesoccer team from his own pocket. But now he hopes those days are gone, thanks to a P6 million sponsorship from Debswana...
KARATE KID KICKS ASS
Apr. 12 | THE SMILING ASSASSIN: Oratile Caiphus Botswana’s original Karate Kid Oratile Caiphus has three words of advice for aspiring karatekas. Don’t eat chilli. “It kills your stamina,” he warns. Twenty-four year old Caiphus knows what he is talking about. He...
AMOS RECEIVES A BOOST
Apr. 5 | SPECIAL TALENT: Amos Botswana’s 400m Olympic Silver medalist Nijel Amos is the latest local athlete to benefit from the Olympic Solidarity Athlete Support grant. The scholarship covers both sports and academics. The release from Botswana National Olympic...
WHO IS BOBBY SHILLINDE?
Mar. 22 | BOBBY SHILLINDE? UK based Zebras hopeful was a fake April Fool’s day came early for Botswana Football Association, local promoters, the media and football supporters this year. For all the publicity and excitement of Botswana’s first UK based player...
ZCC PASTOR SLAUGHTERS WIFE ON SUNDAY
Mar. 22 | KILLER PASTOR: Selomo A 48- year- old ZCC pastor of Molalatau village has been accused of killing his wife. Man of the cloth, Isaac Selomo, 42 allegedly slit his wife’s throat with a knife while their children watched on a Sunday. The couple were...
OLDM RE-LAUNCHES ETHICS HOTLINE
Mar. 15 | FIGHTING CORRUPTION: Gale Orapa Letlhakane Damtsha Mines re-launched their ethics hotline this week under the theme ‘don’t support it, report it’. This is a toll free number which is used to report any wrong doing like fraud, theft and corruption. Speaking...
BOCCIM FACILITATES BUDGET REVIEW IN FRANCISTOWN
Feb. 8 | IMPRESSED: Chinyepi Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) held their annual budget review this week in Francistown. Every year following the budget speech the north region BOCCIM hosts reviews in its different constituencies. Addressing...
VICTIMS BURIED AS COPS PROBE ACCIDENT
Feb. 1 | REST IN PEACE: Baganetsi Kakuwa and Phenyo THREE people lost their lives whilst others were fighting over tins of baked beans and sweets when a van and a CA Sales truck were involved in a head on collision. Another motorist who took pictures at the scene...
FLOODS WRECK HAVOC IN NATA
Feb. 1 | A Three-year-old boy, Tshotlego Kabana drowned in a pool of water at Gubukabakhwe cattle post near Nata last week amidst floods that left at least 15 people homeless. The distraught mother of the drowned boy, Semoganeng Kabana said she left Tshotlego...
LAID TO REST
Jan. 18 | Respected Police X1 player, Mathews buried Former Police X1 and Wonder Sporting left back Enaganeng Mbukutu Matthews has been laid to rest. Mathews was buried at his home village, Nkange over the weekend. He passed away on January 5thin fatal car accident...
NEW YEAR HORROR
Jan. 11 | A 30- year- old Francistown woman has been remanded in custody after she recently set Area S military garrison barracks in on fire. The Pandagala Junior School Guidance and Counselling teacher is said to have lost it after she found women clothing in...
SAXOPHONE BLOWER
Dec. 1 | AN ARTIST WITH A BIG HEART Lister Boleseng For many years, award winning local jazz saxophonist and Botswana Defence Force band veteran, Lister Boleseng well known for Maikutlo a Lorato song has been synonymous with BDF Band Charity Shows. They move...
