Author

Sharon Mathala
  • AG reveals gross case backlog

    Molokomme said case backlog in the courts largely begins right at the mouth of the pipeline when a case is reported to the police. She said for criminal cases in particular, the delays may start from when the case is reported, to who investigates...

  • Police helicopter crash case returns

    Justice Abednego Tafa of Lobatse High Court is set to preside over the matter next week Thursday, as the state and the families of the deceased go head to head for the first time, on whether or not the police should release a detailed report of the...

  • LSB joins fray, supports suspended judges

    “This matter is sub judice and I will not say anything on the legal merits or demerits of the matter, save to say that because of the important constitutional issues raised by this matter in relation to separation of powers, independence of the...

  • Matsha student warned driver of overloaded truck

    He told The Monitor yesterday at the Molepolole College of Education where they are attending a six-month counselling session that he warned the driver that the truck was overloaded. “I finished early and waited for others in the truck that was...

  • Makau to come back after a lull

    The trio of Tiro Thebe, Bakang Mphele and Leo Malomo with their trademark nerd glasses, custom made clothes were once the darlings of many with their debut single and title track Sebinjolo. Their fame was however to dim over the years as they failed...

  • Alleged CEO killers granted bail

    Appearing before Village Magistrate Ike Raphael, the duo was finally able to secure bail after several unsuccessful attempts since their arrest in December. Bail was set at P10,000. Having previously argued successfully that Tumelo Tshukudu and...

  • Police offer P15,000 to implicate lawyer in murder

    Modise is charged along with two others for killing the Fairground Holdings chief executive officer last October. The court was once again filled to the brim, with family members, police officers and lawyers when Modise mentioned for the first time...

  • Judge orders magistrate to decide bail for accused

    Dube ruled that the decision to hold the accused men in prison is unjustifiable and is using it to punish the accused person before conviction. Six men, including a bishop, are accused of brutally murdering an intern at the Molepolole Magistrate’s...

  • I can't kill, i'm bishop

    Mokate denies ever seeing, let alone killing a Molepolole Magistrate Court intern last year October. In the affidavit signed on December 22, 2015, filed at the High Court of Botswana, Mokate says that he has never seen the deceased, Nthabiseng...

  • �All My Troubles Are Because Of Women�

    Garogwe’s social media stunt went spiral Saturday afternoon with a scare that he had committed suicide. He, however, refuted the rumours that he tried to commit suicide saying the post was about personal problems he is currently facing in his...

  • Cyclists demand protection after tragic accident

    The move comes after one of their experienced members, Warren February, was knocked down and killed by a motorist last weekend. BCA secretary general, Tlamelo Dube said although he could not delve into the contents of the petition, the association...

arrow up