Mmegi Online

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

The Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, has suspended the Palapye District Council (PDC), triggering mixed reactions across the political spectrum. Some praise the move as necessary to restore order, whilst others condemn it as excessive and potentially damaging to relations within the governing coalition.

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 June 2026

Motshegwa

Mokomeng rejects pro deo counsel, opts for Ngakaagae attorneys

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier and Kgomokasitwa triple murder accused, Moagi Mokomeng has outrightly rejected representation by pro deo counsel, insisting that he is already represented by a private attorney from Ngaakagae attorney’s law firm.

Larona Makhaiza | 11 June 2026

Maele hails Limkokwing as Botswana’s TVET model

Gofiwa Gobonwang | 11 June 2026

Sepopa double murder trial edges closer

Larona Makhaiza | 10 June 2026

Nkawana: BCP’s tactician and marksman, patient to the course

Ryder Gabathuse | 05 June 2026

Athlone receives P70,000 medical boost

staff writer | 09 June 2026

PDC suspension sparks political fallout

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 June 2026

Serviced plot shortage halts allocations in Tlokweng

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 09 June 2026

Witness details how Mojadigo sexually assaulted minor girl

A state witness in a case in which convicted rapist, Goitsekgosi Mojadigo, is facing yet another rape charge has narrated to court how the disgraced pastor would sexually assault a 13-year-old complainant in Francistown.

Police crack Zone 11 crossborder stocktheft syndicate

DITLHARAPA: Villagers along the Botswana-South Africa border in the Good Hope District are sighing with relief following the arrest of a 33-year-old man from Ditlharapa who is believed to be at the centre of a cross-border stock theft syndicate that has been breaking through the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) controls.