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Market makers to help improve BSEL liquidity

More liquidity is expected on the local bourse next year when the exchange introduces market makers for equity and fixed income securities. The development comes after the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) approved rules...

04 September 2018

Women in Mining body on the cards

Mining is often considered male dominated but gears are shifting to inspire more women into the sector.Organisers of the annual Women in Mining Conference said plans have been set in motion to form a new industry body – Women in Mining Botswana to...

04 September 2018

Well-endowed Galaxy

It is only the third week of the 2018/19 BTC Premiership and things are already heating up. Leading the charge is a marauding Jwaneng Galaxy who have already thrown a heavy-handed gauntlet at their rivals after recording a highly impressive 10 goals...

Isaac Pheko | 04 September 2018

Bridge team fails to impress

The local team comprised of under 16, under 21 and under 26 categories. In an interview this week, BBF spokesperson Mbakiso Malilo did not mince his words when he described the team’s performance as terrible with all the three teams failing to...

Sun Reporter | 04 September 2018

Phikwe Volleyball team collapses

The relocating of Selibe Phikwe ladies Volleyball Club coach from Phikwe to Kang has since collapsed the club. In fact, the team has moved swiftly to withdraw from the second round of the ongoing Mascom Volleyball league. The former coach Makgetla...

Neo Masanako 04 September 2018

Gaborone Netball League starts

The first Gaborone Netball League (GNL) games are expected to begin at UB netball courts soon before the remainder of the league relocates to the league’s permanent courts. Managing Director of GNL, Loretta Stevens recently explained that so...

Irene Shone | 04 September 2018

Malete to defend the cycle challenge

The 2017 Mascom Cycle challenge champion, Abeng Malete intends to defend his title during the 2018 edition scheduled for the 16th of September. Speaking to Sun Sports this week, Malete said his body was ready to spin the wheels, “I have been...

Neo Masanako 04 September 2018

Botash Open for Chess enthusiasts

The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) ladies national team will be put to a litmus test during the 2018 Botash International Open scheduled for this coming weekend in Sowa Town. According to BCF president, Mothokomedi Thabano, the Botash open will...

Neo Masanako 04 September 2018

Ag, shame Kgathi!

How the mighty have fallen! This past weekend’s Botswana Democratic Party’s Bulela Ditswe primary elections were a demonstration of democracy in action. We need to get accustomed to the painful truth that in life you win some, you lose...

Ernest Moloi | 04 September 2018

Of today’s men sharing beer with women and children

The world in which I grew up is no more. This weekend I met with my boys – most of whom are now senior citizens - at the usual Motswere tree. I am not known to imbibe in alcoholic beverages of any kind, but every time I find myself with these boys,...

Matshediso Fologang | 04 September 2018

Freedom Square

Pilane is lucky because of Boko When the future of Pilane was looking bleak under the BMD, it was Boko who came to his rescue as UDC President by making a ruling that saw everybody else run away from the BMD to leave him as the party president....

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

No weapon formed against you shall prosper

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, said the LORD. (Isaiah 51:17) Some...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Workplace politics and “bully” bosses

Earlier this year I attended a seminar on wellness and the workplace and one panellist remarked that bullying is wide in workplaces. The panellist noted that bullying negatively affects many employees’ health and insinuated that bosses are often to...

Keletso Thobega | 04 September 2018

Beware the turncoats in your camp Sisiboy!

Dear SisiBoy Rraetsho yo ke mo lopelang, without whom I am a nobody, how have you been lately? Kana once in a while I have to keep checking on you especially every time there are issues that have the potential to mentally drain you. As I said...

Joe Brown 04 September 2018

Questions remain on safety of ART pill, DTG-Tsepamo Study

There have been no new cases of neural tube defects (NTD) reported among infants born to women taking dolutegravir (DTG) at conception, as ongoing surveillance on NTD link to dolutegravir,continues according to scientists. In 2014, researchers in...

Rachel Raditsebe | 04 September 2018

70 million people live in Cholera hot spots in Africa

Appropriate disposal of human waste is a basic requirement for sanitation, public health protection and good health and dignity. Executive Director of Kenya Water for Health Organisation, Patrick Alubbe said this recently in Nairobi, Kenya at a...

Irene Shone | 04 September 2018

How can mindfulness help us deal with our depression?

Living our best life requires an investment in our health. It requires a lifelong commitment to practices that keep the mind and body nourished and restored for the increasing demands of this world. The essence of meditation is singular – to...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Looking Beyond HIV

A lot changed since I decided to tell everyone on Facebook about my status; my habits, my outlook on life. I value my relationships and myself. But I still make myself find the positive in difficult situations. I still make jokes, mainly about my own...

Onalethata Mpebe 04 September 2018

Dr Moeti: First woman WHO Regional Director for Africa

Give us some background on you and WHO. I joined WHO’s Africa regional office in 1999 and served as deputy regional director, assistant regional director, director of non-communicable diseases, WHO representative for Malawi, and co-ordinator of...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

DEALING WITH GRIEF

Every family at some point in their lives experience death. Reactions to death vary from individual to another with others having overwhelming responses. Grief is a natural expression to the loss of someone. Grief is encompassed by a wide range...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Embattled BOMU needs forensic audit

The legacy of Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) is being tampered with and founding members Duncan Senyatso and Spencer Sekwabale are turning in their graves over this. Former BOMU committee member Seabelo Modibe said this in an interview with The...

Keletso Thobega | 04 September 2018

Secret UDC meeting sidelines BMD

Central committee members of the three Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) partners met secretly in Francistown this past weekend minus Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) to discuss the turmoil engulfing the coalition. However, the presidents...

Yvonne Mooka 04 September 2018

PPP weeps again

Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Tonota South Member of Parliament Pono Moatlhodi was at it again last Saturday when he cried in front of multitudes gathered at Semotswane Primary School. It was prize giving ceremony for pupils...

Yvonne Mooka 04 September 2018

‘I am gay to the core’

Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) advocacy manager says he discovered that he was gay while in primary school.Then he did not know there was a term for his sexual orientation. Nonetheless, he was different from the other boys....

Yvonne Mooka 04 September 2018

Communities enlisted to craft malaria solutions

Acting together with communities to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic has led government to positive interventions that have earned the country accolades and saved human lives. Using the same engagement concept, government is now interrogating new ways to...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

HIV stigma: the last hurdle to an AIDS-free generation

The mid-eighties were some of the loneliest years for Kgosi Kebinatshwene Mosielele of Manyana, as he experienced the ugliest and brutal form of HIV stigma during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The first person with HIV had just been...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Deaf persons trained on HIV prevention

The National Aids Coordinating Agency (NACA) has collaborated with Botswana Association of the Deaf (BOAD) to explore alternative ways to getting HIV/AIDS education to the deaf community in a way that accommodates their needs. Nearly 400 000...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Financial education should start from childhood

Teaching children about the value of money and importance of healthy financial management would improve their quality of life, says business consultant Vusi Jamal. He spoke to The Midweek Sun following the launch of his book ‘The Making of A...

Keletso Thobega | 04 September 2018

“Govt doesn’t care about Basarwa” – Khwedom Council

As rain clouds gather above the Boteti skies, the clouds dance seductively but the scorching heat hits hard to dismiss any hope of rain pelts. The veldt is warm with backdrops of the cold. There is little sign of life as it is midweek. Ocassionally,...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

Standard 4 Phakalane pupil, 9, publishes her first book

A standard four pupil at Phakalane Primary School, Lone Moepswa is proving that age is just a number that can’t prevent one from realising one’s dreams. The nine-year old has published her first book, ‘The Family Dolphin: The Dolphin’s...

Rachel Raditsebe | 04 September 2018

SMEs benefit from Consumer Fair growth

The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) has applauded Botswana Consumer Fair’s continued efforts to improve small to medium enterprises’ linkages. BITC Chief Executive Officer, Keletsositse Olebile, when opening the fair, said the...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

‘Involve SMMEs in standards development’-Minister

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Bogolo Kenewendo appealed to Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) to include the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) when developing the standards to improve the sector. She said the Ministry of...

Keikantse Lesemela | 04 September 2018

BIH stimulates female entreprenership

Winners of the FemBioBiz – Female in Bio-technology Businesses Programme Competition will get an opportunity to compete in the SA Innovation Summit start-up competition in Cape Town for a trip to Silicon Valley where they will stand a chance to win...

The MidweekSun Admin 04 September 2018

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