Divisional Traffic Officer for Southern division, Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho said the single-vehicle accident occurred at around 3am. He explained the crash happened after a 24-year-old Molepolole man lost control of the Toyota Corolla...
The disgraced officer, Alidy Alidy, was charged with corruption. According to the facts presented in court, the officer had received the bribe to help destroy evidence and avoid investigating a company that had allegedly been fraudulently awarded...
In a bid to win in the upcoming general election, the BCP aims for all seven North West constituencies. Saleshando invaded Maun West one more time on Sunday to inform the constituents that they could trust Hikuama with their vote come October. After...
He is said to have consistently made himself available to the constituency whenever needed. Moreover, Taolo Lucas, the BCP vice president, emphasised during Kgosipula's campaign launch, that his love for the area was evident when, as an MP for...
Thato’s life was cut short back in September 2015 after Legwale ordered a hit on his now ex-wife Dimpho Meswele, the sister of the murder victim. Justice Michael Leburu concluded if Legwale hadn't believed that Dimpho and his mother-in-law,...
In most cases brought before the Magistrate’s Courts, it's been revealed smugglers are paid by the parents in SA to illegally bring their children into the country, making Botswana a major transit route for smuggled individuals. Ngada told The...
Defence and Security Minister, Kagiso Mmusi recently told Parliament following a question asked by Member of Parliament (MP) for Ngami, Carter Hikuama, who sought the minister to update the House on the state of the long-closed police building and...
In a letter addressed to the Greater Gaborone District Health Management Team (DHMT) Coordinator, the union demands the temporary closure of the clinic until adequate staffing and equipment are provided, warning of legal action if the situation is...
The incident, which allegedly occurred in 2016, involved the deceased, Ja Chul Koo and his compatriot Moonhan Jang, who were working on a project led by a Korean company to refurbish Morupule A Power Station in Palapye. The accused three, Kabelo...
The scheme, which is a subsidiary of Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), has been making significant strides in the market. In partnership with Metropolitan Life Botswana, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), and Bank Gaborone, BOFUS...
“The recent global surge in Mpox cases has resulted in WHO declaring Mpox disease a public health emergency of international concern, in line with this declaration African CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) declared Mpox disease a...
“In particular, prior to the arrests, we had been jointly charged by the President Dr Masisi, with an investigation. The instruction was issued to us personally by the President and had to do with allegations of wrongdoing wherein the Director of...
Following their suspension, the agents said they were subjected to a series of unlawful arrests, detention and searched by the same joint team of DIS officers and the Botswana Police Service (BPS) officers over the same allegations of leaking...
Kgosi, the founding Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), died an innocent man despite having had numerous criminal charges levelled against him since leaving office in April 2018.He was fired from his position by...
Kgosi joined the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) at a young age and rose to the ranks of Colonel. Except that Kgosi served as Khama’s first private senior secretary for 10 years when the latter was the Vice President of the country from 1998 to 2008,...
Speaking at the High-Level HIV/AIDS private sector forum, organised by the Botswana Business Coalition on AIDS (BBCA) in partnership with the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, she pointed out that through their BIAS report of 2021, they recognised that...
This was revealed by the Minister of Defence and Security, Kagiso Mmusi when officially closing Southern Accord 2024 exercise that was held in Shoshong this week.Since the beginning of August this year, the BDF and US military have been conducting...
Francistown and neighbouring areas have in recent weeks been hit by a wave of cases of vehicles theft. In Matsiloje, the police suspect that a Ford Ranger ambulance that was stolen a fortnight ago at Matshelagabedi village might have crossed to...
BOFUS is a funeral scheme that caters for the funeral benefits of BOSETU members and their dependants. When contacted by Mmegi to give the prevalence of such cases, if any, whereby some BOSETU members tried to obtain false insurance benefits from...
But BOSETU did not anticipate that some of its members, in conjunction with other people, would design elaborate schemes meant to fraudulently obtain money from its funeral scheme.This came to the fore this week when two people, a 45-year-old...
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