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Lesedi Mkhutshwa
  • Tutume suspected serial killer still lurking

    According to the media statement, the triple murder suspect is a regular in the Tutume area and goes by various names such as Vincent Dube, Tapiwa, Bheki Masuku, Alias, Sitlhe and Bhuki. Tutume Police Station Commander Lesego Kgosiemang told this...

  • Letlhakane teen dies, police seek hit-and-run driver

    Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Michael Maphephu told Mmegi Online that the hit-and-run accident occurred on Sunday along the Francistown-Letlhakane road. Furthermore, the accident happened approximately three kilometres away from...

  • Woman, 20, hangs herself in pit latrine

    Kutlwano Police Station commander, Neo Serumola told The Monitor that they are investigating a suicide case involving the young woman. He said a neighbour found the deceased hanging from the rafters of a pit latrine in her parents’ home.It is...

  • Swimming buddies drown in Ntshe River

    According to Tutume Police Station commander, Lesego Kgosiemang, the drowning incident took place last Thursday at Sebina village.He said the two boys from Nzinda ward were buddies doing Standard Five together adding they had alerted their families...

  • BDF records 12 suicides, one homicide in 13 months

    The army worriedly recorded 12 suicides and a homicide. In one of the major incidents registered by the military from the two that occurred during a SADC mission, a high ranking officer deployed in Mozambique killed a female subordinate before...

  • 73-year-old Tutume elderly found dead

    Tutume station commander Superintendent Lesego Kgosiemang told MmegiOnline that the elderly woman who was reported missing was found dead by her 43-year-old son.He said that on January 29,2023 they received a report from a 43-year-old man that his...

  • Three men gang- rape a woman

    When confirming the incident, Letlhakane police station commander, Michael Maphephu said they are still searching for three men who allegedly gang raped a woman last Friday.He said the suspects allegedly attacked the woman at around 4am and dragged...

  • Police seize 20 suspected stolen goats

    Letlhakane Police Station Commander, Superintendent Michael Maphephu has appealed to farmers in his policing area who have lost their goats to come forward.He said over the weekend his office found 20 suspected stolen goats with a market value of...

  • One killed, four sustain injuries on A30

    Tatitown police station commander, Boipuso Baatweng, said the accident involving two private happened on Saturday evening.He added that the accident took place just after Orapa Junction towards Borolong village. He said the accident claimed the life...

  • Two weeks later, missing Tutume girl still not found

    The shocking incident took place just less than 24 hours after Marcus Tshabang was buried. The five-year-old Tshabang disappeared on January 6 and was found dead five days later.Tshabang’s body was found floating in a river at Tjiripa cattle post...

  • Turning artistic passion into profitable hustle

    Raised by a single mother with three siblings, the Tsamaya native did not let his Form 3 performance be a hindrance to attain his lifetime goals.Though he under-performed in most of his subjects for Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) in 2021,...

  • Six stolen Honda fits not recovered

    In an interview with No.20 District Officer Commanding Meshack Pulenyane, he said they have not recovered the stolen cars nor made any arrests in connection with them. Therefore, he pleaded with the members of the public who witnessed or have any...

  • Rape suspect still on the run

    Letlhakane Police Station Commander, Michael Maphephu has sounded another appeal to the public to help find the suspect. He said they are appealing to anyone who has information about the whereabouts of the suspect to contact them or any nearest...

  • Letlhakane rape cases up by 41%

    The statistics do not come as a surprise as the area has been a hub for social ills such as murder, defilement and rape for the past decade or so .The nerve-wracking trend has become a norm despite several interventions by the police and stakeholders...

  • Police officer commits suicide

    Tatitown Police Station Commander, Boipuso Baatweng said the police officer, who was deployed under Special Support Group (SSG) in Gaborone, took his own life and left a suicide note. Baatweng said the suicide note read 'I suffered a great...

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