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Pini Bothoko
  • Two die in a road mishap

    Southern Divisional traffic officer, Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho said the accident involving a Kanye/Mmathethe public transport combi carrying eight passengers and a truck occurred at around 5:15pm. "It is alleged that the combi had just...

  • Man stabs girlfriend's uncle, threatens to kill her

    Martin's Drift Police Station commander, Superintendent Moses Morolong said the matter occurred at around 8pm in Morebodi ward, Tumasera. He said the irate young man pounced on his 32-year-old girlfriend in an attack at her home after the...

  • House break-ins resurface in Tsholofelo

    Broadhurst Police Station assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Maemo Leshaba, noted they are seeing an increase in such incidents during daytime. "Since two months we have seen a growing trend of house break-ins in Tsholofelo East and West,"...

  • 2024, the year of bloodbath

    Road fatalities In May this year, during the Easter holidays, the country was plunged into a devastating shock following the tragic loss of 45 Batswana who were members of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) in a horrific accident on a bridge...

  • Four dead in separate accidents in Greater Gaborone

    In an accident that occurred on Friday afternoon at around 1:40pm along KT Motsepe Road along the Western Bypass, a man, likely to be aged between 25 and 30 years, was fatally hit by a horse and trailer truck in Block 5 whilst attempting to cross the...

  • Five seriously injured in Kumakwane accident

    Southern Divisional traffic officer, Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho said the accident occurred when church members were travelling from East to West. On the other hand, he added the Toyota Corolla, which was driven by a 36-year-old man, was...

  • Legislators call for more GBV sensitisation

    Dow had requested the government to establish, as a matter of urgency, peace desks and assign officers at Magistrate Courts and police stations to facilitate and enable the use of Section 335 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act as a quick,...

  • Mahalapye police probe rape incident, launch 'manhunt'

    The incident occurred at around 2:30am, according to Mahalapye Central Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku. "The victim said whilst walking home alone she met three men on the way who attacked her. She said one of them pulled her...

  • Top cop arrested for defilement

    No. 20 Police District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent, Meshack Pulenyane, confirmed that Marape was arrested on Friday and has since been arraigned for defilement before the Kasane Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. He stated that Marape...

  • Maaloswana man critical following stabbing incident

    The incident occurred after midnight when the victim was walking home alone from a local shebeen. Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng said they have launched a probe to establish what really transpired."We are investigating...

  • Driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run in Palapye

    The suspect was arrested at a nightclub he was heading to when the accident occurred. Palapye Police Station traffic officer, Assistant Superintendent Ntshesane Rammapudi, said the accident happened on Sunday morning at around 4:23am. He explained...

  • Unidentified man fatally struck by car

    Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho, a traffic officer in Southern Divisional, said the accident which occurred at around 10pm involved a single vehicle. He said the victim sustained serious head injuries and was certified dead upon arrival at...

  • Boko’s fight against corruption

    Following their election into power, Boko’s government moved swiftly to remove the crime busting agency, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) from the Office of the President (OP) to be an independent entity, which raises hope that...

  • Man arrested for impregnating girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter

    The victim's mother, a 40-year-old woman of Meriting ward in Gantsi, is aware of the pregnancy and concealed the matter allegedly crying terribly when the police arrested her boyfriend.The arrest comes after the victim's uncle discovered the...

  • Teen son fatally stabs father

    The reason for the teen killing his father is unclear, however, police say the father and son had a heated altercation after the deceased instructed the teenager to go to the lands with him.The teenage boy allegedly attacked and stabbed him to death...

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