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Mbatsi Chubiye, who has been remanded in custody since his arrest in September 2017, pleaded with the court to be merciful when sentencing him. According to the charge sheet, the accused attacked, robbed and raped a woman in Maipaahela location near...

Matshidiso Marokolo was arrested after the incident took place on October 19, 2015.  This was after she secretly gave birth without acknowledging to anyone her pregnancy.  According to the charge sheet, Marokolo attempted to hide the baby’s...

The State alleges that Sean Coetzee raped a 22-year-old woman on August 26, 2018 at Selepa in Francistown. The prosecutor in the matter, Tawana Kapongo told the court that they are still awaiting medical results from the police forensic laboratory in...

Kwaeta Mbikiwa tried without success to hold on to his freedom before Justice Phadi Solomon.  When denying Mbikiwa bail, Solomon said that there was no change of circumstances that warranted Mbikiwa to be granted bail.  Solomon had previously...

The event was held under the theme ‘Disruption, Data, and Digitisation’.   According to a press release from OLDM, the expo was hosted by OLDM as an auxiliary activity to the Orapa Diamond Golf Challenge, which was also held recently.  The...

In 2014, the FCC launched Vision 2022, which was mandated to turn Francistown into an investment hub. Moreover, through the plan, the city envisioned that by the year 2022, Francistown would boast a private sector-led economy, vigorous industrial...

When giving a presentation on the Urban Development Committee, Mangole discredited some parts of the mayor’s speech, which spoke about deployment of 11 doctors in all the health facilities in the city.  In her speech when opening the full council...

The councillors expressed their displeasure after BNSC’s director of the games, Game Mothibi told them that the games would no longer be held in Francistown as a result of lack of accommodation and other related logistical reasons. Hopes were high...

BB regional manager north, Eileen Van Der Est told Mmegi that the logistics for the trade fair are complete. She said that some of the exhibitors have finished setting up their stalls. Van Der Est said that the five-day trade fair will be one of a...