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Ruele could miss Rio

It all looks dark and blurry for freestyle swimmer, Naomi Ruele after the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) yesterday announced that her standard ‘B’ time in the 50 metre freestyle does not automatically qualify her for a place in...

26 July 2016

Dirang takes a bow

Former Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Township Rollers midfield maestro Dirang Moloi has confirmed his retirement from local football this week. In a brief interview, on the sidelines of the recent 50/50 Ditsala charity tournament held in Tlokweng, Moloi...

26 July 2016

Chiefs pull out

The highly anticipated Premier League play off game between Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Township Rollers, which was expected to conclude the controversial 2015/2016 season is no longer on, according to Chiefs’ spokesperson, Clifford...

26 July 2016

Think La Sante, think healthy food

La Sante Restaurant is revolutionising the way that local foodies and those who enjoy eating out see food. The restaurant, that opened its doors in April, is coming with a new approach to food. Instead of the normal oily food seen on the local food...

26 July 2016

Tandem jumps, a hit at Makgadikgadi Epic

He stood there for some minutes, pale and withdrawn.Prior to that he’d been seen talking nonstop. People tried to engage him in conversation but he would just speak a bit but go back to his silence. Later on he would call it his near death...

26 July 2016

Acrophobia sends our brave newshounds into the cockpit

“When a person is dying from oxygen deprivation, you can’t see they are dying because they don’t put up a struggle, they look as if they are sleeping when in fact they are dying.” When the soldier said this to us we all kept quiet, all of us...

26 July 2016

Trio retains allure of traditional instruments in music repertoire

Kabomo Mongweotsile, Mokgweetsi Kabomo and Batladira Radipitse are the winners of the 2016 edition of the Traditional Instruments in the just-ended ninth edition of the President’s Day Celebration competition. The trio was competing in the...

26 July 2016

Dazzling Seperu dances win hearts at President’s Day fiesta

Traditional song and dance lovers thronged SSKB Auditorium to once again witness first hand the crème de la crème of Botswana’s performing arts. They had come to see their favourite groups competing in the traditional song and dance...

26 July 2016

Letshego looks back at the last 18 years

Botswana based financial services institution, Letshego Holdings Limited last week celebrated an eighteen year history of growth, diversity and improving lives across its 10 country African footprint. Today it prides itself as the largest indegenous...

26 July 2016

Debswana output declines q-q

Debswana, a leading local diamond producer has seen its quarter-on-quarter production taking a sharp decline, as demand for the world’ precious stones continue to plummet. This is according to the company’s parent, De Beers, which reported this...

26 July 2016

Botswana, Namibia vow to grow aviation sector

Transport and Logistics Sector Chairperson, Gobusamang Keebine has appealed to investors to invest in the aviation industry of Botswana as the sector needs to grow. Addressing Namibia business delegates recently, Keebine said Namibia and Botswana...

26 July 2016

BSB to apply for commercial licence

Minister of Transport and Communications, Tshenolo Mabeo has said efforts are still under way to obtain a commercial banking licence for Botswana Savings Bank. BSB currently operates with a development banking licence and its merge with BotswanaPost...

26 July 2016

Nkaigwa, Masisi fight from the same corner

Member of Parliament for Gaborone North, Haskins Nkgaiwa has called on Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to bring a Bill on declaration of assets if they are serious about fighting corruption. He made this call when debating the Whistleblowing Bill in...

26 July 2016

Borehole tensions looming in Kgatleng

Kgatleng Beef Producers Association (KBPA) has expressed concern about the impending overstocking of cattle in their area, which would have adverse impact on the environment. The association has on several occasions approached the Kgatleng Land...

26 July 2016

Opposition vows to block Khama’s proposed retirement package

The Speaker of the National Assembly has suddenly found herself on the other side of the aisle as the opposition parties, Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) take her for just another Botswana Democratic Party...

26 July 2016

Japan intensifies direct investment in Africa

The academic wing of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) - the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) is poised to participate at next month’s sixth Summit of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI). This was...

26 July 2016

Are we a nation of failures?

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) said President Ian Khama is to blame for the unsuccessful campaign of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi in her bid to ascend the chairmanship of African Union Commission over the weekend. The Minister...

26 July 2016