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Recording industry embraces new business strategies

Faced with the decline of hard copy music distribution, the likes of CDs and their predecessors, the music recording industry is compelled to shift their traditional way of doing business contracts into what they have dubbed 360 deals, entailing a...

12 February 2019

Royal Moscow Ballet on second Gaborone spectacle

The exquisite dancers from the Royal Moscow Ballet are coming back to Gaborone for their annual Southern African tour. The dancers are pencilled to light up the Mantlwaneng Hall at Westwood International School on March 5th and is organised by OP...

12 February 2019

Oskido reminisces his Gaborone beginnings

The metropolitan that is Gaborone was a launch pad for one of the most creative recording artist, DJ, record producer and businessman namely Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa popularly known as Oskido. Long before he became one of the most sought after and...

12 February 2019

Bonang! the girl from next door

The celebrated and famous Bonang Matheba goes through the same struggles just like any ordinary woman. The South African personality tells this publication in an interview that after a busy day working and pushing her brand, the first thing she looks...

12 February 2019

The fabric craze of the YAMAs

The annual Yarona FM Music Awards(YAMAs) caused some fashion frenzy this past Saturday at the GICC. The event was held under the theme, Retro Five in recognition of the awards celebrating five years since inception. A number of locals came out...

12 February 2019

BOTESSA’s presidential seat up for grabs

Botswana Tertiary Students Sport Association (BOTESSA) Vice-President Technical, Keorapetse Setlhare is reported to be positioning himself well to take over as president, BG Sport can confirm. BOTESSA will be going to the polls on the 22nd of...

12 February 2019

Legacy interrupted: Reikeletseng reflects

BGSport: You recently resigned from your position as Chairman of the Botswana National Sports Commission. Can you share some of the highlights of your journey at the Commission?Solly: I took the position at a very young age and back then I did not...

12 February 2019

BNSC in new era

The wait continues as the local sporting fraternity is anxious to learn of the name of the next Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) Chairperson. This is after Solomon ‘Solly’ Reikeletseng, the immediate past Chairperson, resigned a...

12 February 2019

Draft tourism policy ushers hope for local players

Government is currently finalizing the review of the National Tourism Policy, which was formulated in 1990, amidst concerns of neglect from the local participants in the industry. Commenting during the stakeholder briefing last week, Botswana...

12 February 2019

Prime Time confident on retail space

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed property company, PrimeTime is optimistic that its retail portifolio will record positive growth, as impasse on licensing of foreign retailers has been resolved. The company’s 2018 annual report released this...

12 February 2019

BSB rolls out Automated Teller Machines

Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) plans to roll out Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to several villages and towns in its drive to reach more customers and make banking services more accessible. The state savings owned bank would launch its eighth ATM...

12 February 2019

Matsheka applauds Masisi for the ‘empowerment’ budget

Seasoned economist Dr. Thapelo Matsheka currently campaigning for a parliamentary sit in Lobatse under the ruling party ticket, has applauded President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s administration for its endevours to prop up local entrepreneurs and...

12 February 2019

LLR pumps P500m on new assets

Letlole la Rona (LLR) intends to pump over 500 million pula into new property acquisition on both the local market and neighbouring Namibia. Chikuni Shenjere-Mutiswa, LLR Chief Executive Officer said the company plans to finance the transactions...

12 February 2019

Records management extolled as tool of good governance

Records are an important and a powerful tool in attaining good governance therefore should be taken into consideration all the time. Assistant Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture (MYESC) Phillip Makgalemele said this at the two-day...

12 February 2019

HIV response structure and data flow

A vital document in the HIV response is the National Multisectoral HIV and AIDS Response Strategic Framework 2018 - 2023 which is currently on its third cycle - NSF III. The document serves to guide the national response and is reliant on...

12 February 2019

Prof. Max Essex came, saw and conquered HIV/AIDS

During the early 1990’s HIV/AIDS was a monster sweeping across the entire African continent killing adults, youth, children as well as infants. While the whole continent was in despair, American health researcher, Professor Max Essex arrived as a...

12 February 2019

Who could be Venson-Moitoi’s choice?

There are 10 Cabinet Ministers in the southern part of the country, but who amongst them would dare to challenge the vice president, Slumber Tsogwane for the position of BDP chairmanship? Below Botswana Guardian hazards an opinionVincent Seretse:...

12 February 2019

Minister from south challenges Tsogwane for BDP chirmanship

A cabinet minister from the southern part of the country will challenge Vice President Slumber Tsogwane for the position of chairperson of Botswana Democratic Party under the group led by Pelonomi Venson- Moitoi. The name remains a closely guarded...

12 February 2019

Drugs and substance abuse on the rise

Police are worried that drugs still remain a problem among students despite their continuous public education campaigns, and efforts to curb this problem. The Botswana Police Service (BPS) is now looking at taking their fight against illegal...

12 February 2019

Taxi drivers, Airtime hawkers to pay tax

Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is working on several initiatives meant to facilitate Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs), and reduce the burden of filing tax returns. The Tax Administrative Act will be passed this year in Parliament...

12 February 2019

Plans to boost beef industries in the pipeline

The latest Statistics Botswana report on agriculture has attributed the decline in the country’s cattle population to stock theft and straying.The Annual Agricultural Survey Report 2017 indicates that cattle losses increased significantly from 48,...

12 February 2019

‘Dependency on SACU, minerals revenue precarious’

The repercussions of an undiversified economy will show their ugly side into the budget in the medium to long term, a situation which will affect all and sundry, economic observers have pointed out. The 2019/2020 budget, presented by finance and...

12 February 2019

Prof. Mokgwathi’s UB exit certainly imminent

The Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Affairs at the University of Botswana Professor Martin Mokgwathi has been suspended from work. At press time, it was not immediately clear if the suspension was for his recently reported allegations of plagiarism...

Sun Reporter | 12 February 2019

BFA FIRES BRIGHT

Allegations coming out of the Botswana Football Association (BFA) are that national football team head coach Major David Bright has been fired as of Tuesday this week. The illustrious veteran tactician took over from Englishman Peter James Butler...

Sun Reporter | 12 February 2019