The duo was found by a passerby slaughtering the ass in the bush and reported the matter to the police who subsequently caught them red-handed skinning the suspect donkey which they failed to account for when interrogated. Mahalapye Central Police...
Gantsi Police Station commander, Superintendent Modiro Lekone said nine more people were also charged for driving unlicensed motor vehicles. "Since we had anticipated a large turnout and crime incidents to occur at the show we had tasked police in...
Concerned with her behaviour of moving out of home, the teenage girl's relatives allegedly interrogated her about her actions and the Standard 7 pupil disclosed having been sexually assaulted by her stepfather and they reported the matter to the...
Palapye Police Station's assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Goletwa Kethamile said they received a report of the matter at around 3am, rushed to the crime scene, and took the victim to Palapye hospital. He was later referred to...
He appeared before the Court of Appeal (CoA) on Friday with the hope that his litigation would come to an end but the bench of justices, Baaitse Nkanbinde, Singh Walia, and the apex court President Tebogo Tau refused to grant him his wish. Morupisi,...
Although the intra party elections were less chaotic than the previous ones, many potential voters say they feel cheated as they were "denied the right to vote for their preferred candidates". In Mogoditshane East, a relatively new constituency, one...
Securing 1,014 votes, Manake who was contesting her first ever election beat area veteran Opelo Makhandlela in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries. Makhandlela was previously BDP’s MP candidate in the area in the 2014 General Election and...
Jubilant members stood up and shouted, "Ehee! Ne re batla go nna jalo." They continued, "We are not going to sleep, we will be celebrating." Six candidates, Obakeng Kgabo, Makwinja, Kenalekgotla Sebolao, Masego Thantshane, Kgopolo Lenkutwane and...
The anniversary was celebrated under the theme, 'More than Diamond Mining,’ to underscore Debswana's significant role in Botswana's modern development beyond mining activities. The ceremony was attended by workers from OLDM, its...
Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of a ’ More than a Mother’ campaign organised by Merk Foundation, at Avani Gaborone Resort and Casiono, various speakers emphasised that infertility affects both men and women. They highlighted the importance...
Both the names of the former president and former first lady are engraved on the accommodation halls at LKC. The boys' halls are named after Ketumile while those for girls are named Olebile. The halls can each accommodate 48 students. Gaone...
While observing elections in Marapoathutwa Ward, The Monitor learnt that council candidates, whose names were not revealed to this publication, exchanged harsh words with election officials, even threatening to close down the polling station. The...
Journalists covering the primaries known as Bulela Ditswe in the constituency faced a standoff with the electoral officers, as they were denied interviews and updates during the electoral process. It has been a common practice in the country for both...
In recent BDP primary elections, held over two weekends, three female Cabinet ministers, Peggy Serame, Talita Monnakgotla and Welheminah Makwinja, failed to secure nominations for the upcoming general election. Despite President Mokgweetsi...
RAMOTSWA: At Baitlotli Junior Secondary School (JSS), the media thought they were entering an idyllic place with soft white sandy beaches. But, it was a war zone as they were greeted with a hostile storm of brooms from some brute election officers...
Her story is similar to that of the confession of the Phase 2 robbery shoot-out survivor, Tsaone Reboeleng. The pair fell into a love relationship with a cash-in-transit mastermind, unknowingly.Gaopatwe, also called, ‘the Bomber’ known for his...
The background of the matter is that, back in November 2022 in Mogoditshane, Toko allegedly had sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent. He pleaded not guilty to the offence. During the trial, the court heard that Toko and the...
Badubi at the time he was fired on February 20, 2023 was accused and found guilty of security breach. He and three others were accused of leaking President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s security vehicles. He later filed a review application to set aside the...
This is after the trade union hosted all political parties at Woodland Hotel, Riverwalk, to present the BOSETU’s position paper. The paper is titled, “BOSETU national policy advocacy strategic intent for the 2024 General Election”, which...
Even the first ever Gaborone Central Member of Parliament (MP) the late political icon and stalwart Michael Dingake served for one term between 1994 and 1999 only to lose after defecting from the Botswana National front (BNF) to Botswana Congress...
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