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Elections reveal BNF factions in Kgatleng - Mmegi Online
"We have done our job, even though Tladi has lost," said a BCP councillor who did not want to be identified. "We agreed that we would support them and give them the position of chairman while we take that of deputy. "The BCP is guided by the party's ...
Matambo accused of ignoring LCW workers - Mmegi Online
Employees of LCW who spoke on condition of anonymity told Mmegi that when they sought Matambo to intervene to save their jobs, he ignored them, saying only that he would communicate with the management of BDC. The employees said BDC management had ...
Gunners' camp in disarray - Mmegi Online
A player, who refused to be named, said they had decided against training last week because 'management never took their welfare seriously'. "They take money issues lightly, but all of us here have responsibilities. We have worked and it is in order ...
Coaches fume over licence fees - Mmegi Online
Several participants, who requested anonymity, questioned why the Botswana Football Association (BFA) made them pay P2,000. Sources said there was a heated lunch meeting with acting BFA chief executive officer (CEO) Tlhagiso Sethibe on Saturday. ...
Neighbourliness still practised - Mmegi Online
I told him to stop once and for all," said the neighbour who did not want to be identified. Neighbourliness is one of the virtues that Batswana have always been known for. In the not so distant past in villages, towns and cities, Batswana used to help ...
BFA to appoint Kgame new CEO - Mmegi Online
According to sources close to developments, the BFA was expected to issue a statement on the appointment last week. Reports were that the BFA was negotiating with a mining company over the CEO's remuneration, but the association's vice president ...
Choppies reaches neighbourhoods - Mmegi Online
Her neighbour, who declined to be named, said she felt guilty that after years of depending on the tuck shops, she has never poked her face inside one since Choppies opened its doors. She said: "I have never been happier. ...
Now Mutharika declares war on critics - Mmegi Online
Meanwhile, a person close to the talks fears the president's remarks could lead to the collapse of the UN talks. Ironically, the Malawian leader has been criticised for threatening his critics with arrests. Last month, he threatened his opponents that ...
Mogoditshane teachers to petition MoE - Mmegi Online
According to one teacher who declined to be named, "When most of the teachers are broke after lodging with friends, they go back to their former schools where their belongings are only to show up at month-end. "Things are just falling apart at the ...
'ANCYL apology linked to ANC succession battles' - Mmegi Online
A source close to the ANC has revealed that the youth league made a tactical retreat and apologised for its public statement that the BDP government was a puppet regime under the control of imperialistic forces and that ANCYL would set up a support ...
Opposition forms umbrella against BDP - Mmegi Online
The three parties that make up Botswana's largest opposition alliance have agreed to form one umbrella party, sources close to the development said yesterday. The Botswana National Front (BNF), the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and the Botswana ...
De Beers, govt agree 10-year diamond deal - Mmegi Online
... an unprecedented 10-year diamond sales and marketing contract that will set the platform for Botswana's transformation from a mere gem producer to a global diamond sales and distribution centre, sources close to the proceedings have revealed. ...
BNF's commitment to unity in doubt - Mmegi Online
Mmegi is informed through a source close to the talks, that the issue is so serious that since it came up for discussion there have been heated debates over the matter resulting in the deferral of the opposition unity talks. The model of unity to adopt ...
Match-fixing allegations rock local football - Mmegi Online
A Motlakase player, who refused to be named, said that he heard about the issue before the game but was surprised to see Nico play their hearts out. "I knew about the issue, though not officially, but I was surprised because Nico players looked so ...
Four Zambian soldiers shot in Sudan - Mmegi Online
UN sources said the peacekeepers had been forced by armed men to turn back at the same place earlier in the day, and were retreating to the town of Diffra when they came under fire. The Zambian Minister of Defence, Dr Kalombo Mwansa confirmed the ...
Strike chokes Chobe District - Mmegi Online
One of the patients, who refused to be identified, complained that the situation was unhealthy for her because she desperately needed treatment for TB. She could not afford to travel to Kasane Primary Hospital because she did not have money for ...
Yale's safe sex criminals - Mmegi Online
But I could do nothing, because the women chose to remain anonymous, and because the university treated each case as top secret. Alleged perpetrators were free to teach in a new university - where more young women (and in some cases, young men) would ...
Report: Libyan capital deserted; opposition seizes major city - Mmegi Online
"There's nobody walking in the street, nobody is trying to get out, even to look through the window," a resident who did not want to be identified for security reasons told AC360. "It's a little scary." The caller said she is risking her life by ...
Botswana-Namibia coal rail link work to start 2012 - Mmegi Online
... field with the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, pegged at up to $9 billion, is expected to start in 18 months' time, a government official said on Friday. ...
SOS girls engage in sex-for-sale? - Mmegi Online
exclaimed a source who refused to be identified. Fears have been raised that because most of the girls are minors, they might not be acting on their own. ...
ZBC faces collapse as managers plunder resources - Mmegi Online
The sources said ZBC was in serious financial problems and almost failed to pay workers last month. "Ordinary workers at ZBC only got their October salaries ...
Jilted husband unleashes hell - Mmegi Online
The woman, who refused to be identified because that would incense her husband who has been terrorising her for months. Her attempts to flee from him have ...
No more Fongkongs - Mmegi Online
One Mogoditshane dealer who chose to remain anonymous says he buys his Japanese and Singapore cars directly from Japan and Singapore and ferries them to ...
Allegations of nepotism at Urban Police Station - Mmegi Online
Speaking on condition of anonymity the officers said that just last Friday there was an auction at the station of goods recovered from suspected thieves and ...
Exam challenges as teachers boycott - Mmegi Online
According to a teacher, who requested anonymity for fear of victimisation, at St Josephs Senior Secondary School the students had to wait for more than 45 ...