It seems the hardest hit is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where officers have been reportedly thrown out with career diplomats basically misplaced. There has been hullaballoo in the corridors of power that the public service is somewhat awash with...
The coalition had mapped out that their manifesto launch would be hosted at the University of Botswana (UB) Amphitheatre tomorrow but have now moved the launch to Royal Aria Stadium. “We had booked at the UB sports centre where we were supposed to...
The withdrawal was made by the Minister for State President, Kabo Morwaeng on Friday, five days after his surprise announcement of the removals on national television. The decision by the minister followed intense public pressure from Batswana, who...
When addressing Parliament today, Youth, Sport, Gender and Culture minister Tumiso Rakgare poured heartfelt accolades to the late Seratiwa Tebogo, Letsile’s mother. The minister’s address was in reaction to the historic achievement by Letsile at...
Although many candidates have appealed, their reasons are not deemed strong enough case for a re-run, therefore, it could mean that many possibly face outright dismissals. The CC has given its regional committees until Friday to finalise the...
The wards are Matebele-Ramodibe in Kgatleng East, Maruapula in Gaborone Central, Kgale View in Gaborone Bonnington South, and Medie in Lentsweletau-Lephephe constituencies which resulted in a deadlock. This comes hardly after the BDP central...
The coalition will go into the October billed polls seeking nothing but victory under the stewardship of Duma Boko. For the first time, an opposition party candidate is confident enough to target only the State House. The UDC had initially planned to...
Tebogo powered to victory in 19.46 to set a new Africa mark, in the process obliterating his own record of 19.50 set last year. The swashbuckling moment sees him move to fifth on the 200m all-time list. Odds were heavily stacked against...
Kesupile also said that the man was taken to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital(NRH) where he was certified dead upon arrival. He further stated that the 63-year-old travelled to Francistown on an early bus from Serowe for a doctor's appointment. It is...
Narrating what transpired, Mahalapye Police Station commander, Superintendent Omphile Malemenyane said the suspect, a 24-year-old man who also resides in Bonwanotshi cattle posts, allegedly saw the deceased walking with the woman to his place and...
The duo sustained serious head injuries and fractured legs respectively and are currently fighting for their lives at Princess Marina Hospital. Investigating the matter, Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Boemo Bok said the...
The young man was arrested and handed over to the police by the community. According to Broadhurst Police Station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae members of the community found a duck struggling, looking like it was deliberately trapped and...
The accused, Bontle Ratladi appeared before the Mogoditshane Magistrate’s Court last week facing a single arson charge, a crime she is alleged to have committed early this year. According to her charge sheet, she is alleged to have "on or about...
According to the police, the victim had on Saturday night left for the bar with her friend and they later met the friend’s boyfriend. When retiring from the bar, the friend asked the alleged victim to make a stopover in Block 3 to drop her...
Appearing for arraignment following a lengthy probe, the accused, though slapped with a single count of rape, could end up facing more should the other 30 cases lead to further charges. Investigating Officer (IO) Tiboni Lucas stated that Loeto might...
Last Thursday, High Court's Justice Godfrey Radijeng ordered that the deceased be exhumed for postmortem and for the police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances that led to Mosarwa’s death. The court also ordered the...
Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Boemo Bok told The Monitor the deceased did not leave any message.However, Bok stated that the deceased’s family disclosed that he had been sick and they suspect it might be what caused his...
Broadhurst Police Station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae said on the fateful night the owner of the house, a 31-year-old woman was out attending a funeral wake in Oodi. “On arrival home in the morning around 4am she found her rented...
Tshepiso Letsididi appeared before the Mogoditshane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of rape. According to the latest charge sheet, he is accused of having unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim (name withheld) without her consent on or...
According to Tutume Police Station commander, Superintendent Lesego Kgosiemang, the woman was buried following weeks of her being kept at the Tutume Primary Hospital mortuary. He further said that the unclaimed corpse stayed in the mortuary without...
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