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Pini Bothoko
  • We can win the battle against drugs—Mmusi

    However, in partnership with the newly established Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Defence and Security ministry is confident that there is new hope that the country can win the battle against drug use.Minister Kagiso Mmusi said this when...

  • Political parties ready for Serowe-West by-election

    Khama has been in South Africa since last year after he and his wife, Thea Khama and his twin brother, Anthony were briefly detained and questioned by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) over alleged possession of weapons of...

  • Pedestrian dies in Mochudi hit-and-run

    Following the incident, police are appealing to members of the public to help them identify the driver of the unknown vehicle that reportedly hit the deceased and drove off. The deceased was found lying in a pool of blood along Mochudi–Rasesa road...

  • Killer ex-cop to hang

    Justice Lot Moroka of the Francistown High Court in 2021 sentenced Mojanki, a former Botswana Police Service (BPS) officer, to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Socks who was a former nurse at the Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital.Subsequently the...

  • No charges yet in 'baptism gone wrong'

    The tragic incident occured two weeks ago. Commenting on progress on investigations, Ramotswa Police Station Commander Superintendent, Keoagile Tau said to date his office has not laid charges to anyone. According to Tau, they received a report...

  • Trio nabbed over bodily harm charge

    This follows two incidents that occurred over the weekend in Palapye and Lesenepole villages respectively in which three men were attacked and stabbed with sharp objects while walking. Police are yet to establish the suspects’ motives for attacking...

  • Passenger dies in Gamodubu car crash

    Divisional Traffic Officer for South Central, Assistant Commissioner Reginald Matlhaba said the accident occurred at around 1am and investigations into the matter are ongoing to establish what transpired. “An Audi vehicle had three people on board...

  • Man, 69, attacked, stabbed

    The duo allegedly pounced on the victim in an attack after they meet him while walking alone in the streets of Serorome ward, Palapye and ended up stabbing him with a sharp object on his stomach and right thigh.No 2 district officer commanding,...

  • No threat in BPF retaining Tshekedi’s seat — Political analyst

    Without an MP for the constituency, the party strongly believes that the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) will easily retain the seat with a high margin.Tshekedi was last week disqualified by the National Assembly as an MP after missing two consecutive...

  • Tshekedi disqualified as MP

    The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Pono Moatlhodi confirmed the disqualification meaning that BPF’s representation reduced in Parliament and the area does not have an MP. In an interview with Mmegi, Moatlhodi explained that Standing Order...

  • Masisi awards servicemen

    Masisi awarded the deserving officers at a parade held at the Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) in Mogoditshane on Wednesday. Three senior officers, Brigadiers Jame Maphanyane, Bruce Thobane and Simon Barwabatsile received Foreign Service Medal...

  • Road deaths escalate

    Even though road fatalities occur on several roads around the country, the A1 highway remains the most affected as demonstrated by the police statistics. For years, Batswana have been advocating A1 highway to be a dual carriageway road from Gaborone...

  • Police record increase in road fatalities

    In a media release, the Botswana Police Service (BPS) public relations officer, Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube said the five fatal accidents occurred on the Tsabong-Kokotsha, Serowe-Palapye, Maun-Nata, Nkange-Maitengwe, and Sebina-Tutume roads...

  • Another woman attacked, raped

    This follows an incident in which a 39-year-old woman of Maaloso ward in Poloka was also roused from sleep by an intruder and raped last Saturday night.On Thursday night, yet another woman, 22, of Borotsi ward, Mookane was attacked and raped whilst...

  • Three perish in grisly Palapye road mishap

    The accident occurred at around 3:30am according to the No. 2 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang told The Monitor. Oketsang said the passenger trio lost their lives when their Toyota Runx collided with a Toyota...

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