The Voice

NOT SO DIVINE

KENOSI DANIEL — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:05 +0000

HAPPIER TIMES: Kalakachane and Rabantheng KNIFE WIELDING RADIO DIVA SLASHES EX LOVER’S TYRES If attention is what radio’s Divine Diva and her friend were looking for over the weekend, they got more than they had bargained for. The former RB2 immensely popular presenters, One Rabantheng, 40, and her friend Anastacia Stazo Maruapula allegedly stormed BEE 6 bar [...]

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CULTURAL FEAST

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:59 +0000

All roads lead to Marobela for Zhizha next weekend Whet your appetite and put on your dancing shoes. Ikalanga cuisine and songs will be in abundance next weekend at Marobela, in celebration of’Zhizha’ a fast fading tradition for Bakalanga. The cultural event which is the first of its kind will invoke sweet memories for the [...]

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TEACHER CHARGED FOR ASSAULTING STUDENT

KENOSI DANIEL — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:58 +0000

WHIPPED: Ntwaetsile A male art teacher is facing assault charges for beating a female student black and blue with a stick on the butt. The form 3 student Thato Ntwaetsile was whopped so hard that she was forced to take leave from school for a week to recover from the beating. She could not sit [...]

GROOVING IN THE GHETTO

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:58 +0000

SA NOTSHI SET TO ROCK F/TOWN Southern Africa’s next Motswako king, Notshi is scheduled to set burning Lizard Entertainment on fire in Francistown tomorrow night. Popularly known as the Killer Bee, Notshi is a South African-born artist and will be performing at a gig code named Motswakolicious Nite alongside some local disc jockeys (DJs). He [...]

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CHURCH GOING AND MEAT EATING

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:57 +0000

On Monday morning, The Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole was on his way to the library in Mochudi when he overheard a conversation between the Combi driver, woman passenger, and the conductor. Woman passenger: I do not understand why some people never go to church . I always ask myself how they are able to make [...]

GLOVES OFF

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:57 +0000

COMBATANT MOOD:Bright ARMY MAJORS LEAD THEIR TROOPS TO WAR Football lovers are expected to come in mass to witness two army Majors put their combat tactics on show this Saturday at Lobatse stadium. The weekend’s Mascom Top 8 final between BDF XI and Gaborone United could turn out to be one of the best cup [...]

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Thieving Mothers talk of making ends meet

SHINGIRAI MADONDO — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000

ACCUSED: Patricia Thobogang Two Francistown single mothers who were caught stealing heaved a sigh of relief after escaping prison by a whisker. “We do not have criminal blood in our body,” They said. The duo said they were coerced into committing the offense because of the financial challenges they face on a daily basis. 25-year-old [...]

BDP ‘BIG WIG IN COURT FOR CHILD MAINTENANCE

KENOSI DANIEL — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000

PENNILESS: Olebeng Ngwakwena A prominent Gaborone businessman and Botswana Democratic Party publicity committee member, Olebeng Ngwakwena was last week dragged before the High Court to answer for a child maintenance charge. Court papers indicated that the Belshane property Group Company Director was brought to court after a DNA test conducted late last year confirmed that [...]

ASK GASE 17.05.13

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000

MY 12-YEAR-OLD SON’S BEHAVIOUR IS WORRYING DEAR GASE, My first-born child stays at Sowa town with my aunt, but there are serious problems. Every day he is reported for unbecoming behaviour such as breaking into neighbours’ houses, but he is only 12-years -old. Last year he had an incident where he kissed his brother and [...]

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CHILLIN’ OUT 17.05.13

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:52 +0000

MC MASWE UNDERWENT OPERATION Popular and energetic mbanxanga musician MC Maswe is currently on bed rest after he underwent an operation in South Africa last week. Followers of the great entertainer are expected to bear with his disappearance from the stage for an unspecified period as he is still healing from the operation. MC Maswe, [...]

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LEADING FROM THE FRONT

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:50 +0000

THE CAPTAIN: Gade Capital Bank Chief Executive Officer, Sriram Gade has been a banker all his working life, but the ‘family’ man says it was not even his first career choice. The modest banker even suggests that we should change the name of this column to “meet the captain” because the word boss is associated [...]

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO WRITE FROM CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE?

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:50 +0000

Chimamanda Adichie The Farafina Trust Workshop is being held again in Lagos Nigeria. The main teacher for the workshop is Orange Prize winner and author of Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Adichie. You will need to pay for all cost to get yourself there but accommodation is provided for. The workshop [...]

NO NONSENSE WOMAN

KENOSI DANIEL — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:49 +0000

Mrs Rose Seretse Those who have dealt with her will tell you that she is not a pushover. Rose Seretse the woman at the helm of the Directorate On Corruption and Economic Crime has dragged bigwigs including Cabinet Ministers to court in her fight against corruption and won. Voice Reporter Daniel Kenosi got closer to the DCEC [...]

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SHOROBE HOST WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:48 +0000

The Ministry of Transport and Communications together with different ICT stakeholders will commemorate the annual World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) in Shorobe this Friday. The purpose of this event to be conducted under the theme “ICTs and Improving Road Safety.” is to raise awareness on the effects of ICT and Road Safety and [...]

BONA, SPAR PARTNER IN COACHING DEVELOPMENT

THEVOICEBW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:45 +0000

INTERNATIONAL FACILITATOR: Elize Kotze Botswana Netball Association (BONA) has partnered with their sponsor; Spar Supermarket in supporting the association’s coaching staff. This is after BONA has identified coaching as a glaring area of concern that has contributed to the compromised quality of the game in the country. Limited coaching development at team level is [...]