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NFD faces club licensing challenge

The First Division north and south leagues are supposedly ready for the daunting challenge of club licensing. This announcement made this week comes when the more advanced BTC premiership clubs are struggling to impress the First Instance Body, an...

21 August 2017

BAA shifts focus to Australia

The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development Thapelo Olopeng has called on Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and all other stakeholders to start preparing for the 2018 Commonwealth games scheduled for Australia. Olopeng was...

21 August 2017

Magosi’s raging battle continues

The raging internal battle atcoutfit Mochudi Center Chiefs seems to be far from over. For a moment there was light at the end of the tunnel when a transitional committee recently reconciled the two warring groups within the team. However, a recent...

21 August 2017

Fencing body split in two

The Botswana Amateur Fencing Society (BAFS) is currently in a state of crisis   as two opposing forces are   fighting for control of the fairly new association.  The sport of fencing rose to prominence   during the 2014 Africa Youth games held in...

21 August 2017

IAAF purged Makwala - Khama

The President of  Botswana Lieutenant General Dr Ian Khama said the IAAF should have given   Isaac Makwala  the  opportunity to run another solo time  trial  for the  400m final. Khama,  who is  both  passiionate  and   enthusiastic...

21 August 2017

News paper

If you have been watching SKY News recently, or indeed, following any online international media, you can’t have failed to notice that the world is getting its collective knickers in a twist over plastic waste.   SKY’s main focus has been on...

21 August 2017

Orange brings light to Phikwe

BG Travel took a trip up north as part of the Selibe Phikwe participants in the out of town Phikwe Orange Botswana National Marathon, which is one of the many contributions to resuscitate the town’s economy. We came came with different...

21 August 2017

Shed that winter fat!

Fitness guru, Boitshwarelo Lebang and her dedicated gym enthusiasts are back in the gym working on getting rid of the extra fat, and weight that comes with the winter season.  Passionate and dedicated to looking their best, the fitness enthusiasts...

21 August 2017

Handsome new Nissan Navara

Perhaps the most handsome double cab ever, the 2017 Nissan Navara is here to shake things up in the market.  Nissan has ditched the powerful petrol models for a more economical yet less powerful 2.3 litre power train.  However, the Navara has made...

21 August 2017

Segametsi Chabo unleashes her creativity in leather art

Portia Segametsi Chabo is very talented when it comes to using her hands. She has always used her hands to put food on the table. Chabo, who hails from Maokane, is one of the promising visual artists right now. Funny enough about this artist is that...

21 August 2017

Rave reviews for Elle Creations

Located in Block 3, Gaborone, is a trending business that is the entire rave right now on social media. The business is none other than Elle Creations, a business that specialises in providing a number of services to a diverse number of...

21 August 2017

House of Kay’s big boost in limbo

Kaone Moremong of House of Kay is one of two local designers who have been invited to showcase their designs at the upcoming World Fashion Week Asia 2017.  The event is slated to take place on September 5th-10th in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia. The...

21 August 2017

Opera music concert at GICC

Mowana Opera Ensemble has collaborated with SA Chamber Orchestra to stage an Opera Music Concert on August 27th at the glittering Grand Palm’s Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). Senior Coordinator Killer Modiba of Exact Group...

21 August 2017

Kwa Ga Ncinci unveils ambitious blueprint

Kwa Ga Ncinci blueprint is heaving with an array of plans that seek to transform the local brand into a global empire.  Kwa Ga Ncinci is the brainchild of Ncinci Moitsadi, a self taught chef who is passionate about creating a unique dining...

21 August 2017

Mophato Dance Theatre in America

Earlier this week, the trailblazing Mophato Dance Theatre jetted off to the United States of America where they are expected to perform at the internationally acclaimed Battery Dance Festival.  The festival that is held over six days is in its 36th...

21 August 2017

Unemployment still high despite buoyant economy

At 17.7 percent, unemployment rate in an economy considered to be performing well, is still high, says Statistics Botswana Deputy Statistician General, Dr Burton Mguni. But the reasons are evidently clear - the country’s undiversified economy is...

21 August 2017

Sechaba H1 profits down on tight regulations

Sechaba Breweries has reported lower interim results to June 2017, citing tough regulatory regime which has been a thorn for the country‘s biggest brewer since 2008.  For the period under review, profit after income tax closed at P47, 5 million,...

21 August 2017

BMC customers can now pay through BancABC

BancABC Botswana, the unlisted bank this week announced that it has partnered with Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) under an arrangement which is aimed at providing a convenient payment solution for farmers who sell cattle to BMC in the Northern...

21 August 2017

Letshego mulls listing in Namibia’s Stock Exchange

Letshego Holdings Limited has announced plans to list in the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) as part of its financial inclusion strategy.   This will see the company put up its shares for sale to Namibians through a planned Initial Public Offering...

21 August 2017

RDC opens purse for regional expansion ….despite a blend of economic projections

RDC Properties is surging ahead with its regional expansion push despite a mixed bag of economic growth projections within Southern African region, which impact heavily on their return on investments.  The various expansions were announced by the...

21 August 2017

BBS goes for special meeting

Botswana Buildings Society (BBS) goes for a special general meeting this coming Thursday which if all its resolutions are passed, will pave way for demutualisation that will convert the 40 year old Society into a company limited by...

21 August 2017

Convicted murderer escapes hangman’s noose

Francistown High Court Judge, Lot Moroka has expressed concern over the escalating ‘passion killings’ in which women continue to lose their lives at the hands of their lovers. In a tragic vagaries and vicissitudes of a woman who was held hostage...

21 August 2017

Members jittery as Symphony Health faces imminent closure

A local medical aid scheme Symphony Health, is said to be in financial woes that have resulted in major medical service providers cutting ties with the organisation, Botswana Guardian has established. Investigations by this publication have revealed...

21 August 2017

ANC joins BDP for 55th Anniversary celebration

African National Congress Secretary General Gwede Mantashe is expected to lead a delegation to Serowe for a joint celebration with the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). The BDP’s 55th anniversary celebration will be held next week in Serowe and the...

21 August 2017

Miller implores Govt. and Media to work together

United States Ambassador Earl Miller has urged members of the Press to do their work without fear of intimidation from government officials.Speaking at a capacity building workshop aiming at ‘engaging the government,’ Ambassador Miller said that...

21 August 2017

Livestock Act to incorporate donkeys

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security is planning to strengthen laws that govern regulations of slaughter and rearing of donkeys. The ministry’s Legal Counsel Thamsanqa Silitshena revealed this week that they have discovered that...

21 August 2017

Mphothwe appointed Ambassador to Nigeria

Director of Public Relations, Research and Information Department in the Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation, Pule Mphothwe has been appointed Botswana’s Ambassador to Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, He takes over from...

21 August 2017

Boko summons BMD factions for hearing

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has summoned the two warring Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) factional National Executive Committees to present their case before UDC jurisdiction next week. Botswana Guardian has gathered that the...

21 August 2017

‘We are not a colony of China’ – Khama

In a no holds barred interviw this week with the Botswana Guardian President Ian Khama reveals for the first time details of how China engaged in intimidation in its efforts to block the Dalai Lama’s visit to Botswana. Khama wished the Dalai Lama a...

21 August 2017