Basupi shocked witnesses and family members who had filled the court gallery as he finally took the stand to state what happened on the night Tsogwane died. According to the investigating officer in the matter, Detective Mmaonyana Seitei, Basupi told...
Tsametse allegedly killed Ofentse in order to claim P50,000 from the Botswana Life where he had insured his little cousin. The then 16-year-old Ofentse's lifeless body was found in the vicinity of Mogoditshane Senior Secondary School in March...
First to take the witness stand was Tsogwane’s grandmother Kegomoditswe Semathane who stayed with her. Asked what he knew about the relationship between the two, the old woman said that she knew the two were lovers and that Basupi had even paid for...
The trial began before Lobatse High Court’s Justice Modiri Letsididi with at least 10 State witnesses. Amongst those who gave evidence was popular traditional healer Kamogelo Keitholetse also known as Rabeisane. He together with his nephew and...
The business of stealing and selling, especially cattle to butcheries and small-scale caterers in Gaborone, Kanye, and Lobatse amongst other areas is well organised with even intelligence units.The Botswana Police Service operation aimed at nabbing...
Tsametse allegedly slit his cousin’s throat to claim insurance money which he used to buy a car and a cellphoneOn March 5, 2018, The Monitor broke a story of a 16-year-old Ledumadumane Junior Secondary School Form 2 student who lost his life under...
Rrabeisane is one of the traditional healers who Tsametse sought protection from. He, however, would not have any of it and went on to report to the police. Rrabeisane became widely popular with his 'flying dish' last year in the search for...
The ceremony was held in Moshupa on Saturday, with various dignitaries, including former president Festus Mogae, veterans in the political arena, Cabinet members, parliamentarians, members of civil society, and South African Member of Parliament...
According to a woman living with albinism, Beauty Ramogapi, they and their children still get abused emotionally and physically.People living with albinism had gathered at Ramotswa Kgotla on Saturday to witness an occasion where Mascom Wireless...
Kgosi Mosadi Seboko told Bamalete at a Kgotla on Saturday that they have engaged consultants on how to best reap from the land as a tribe. She was, however, quick to state that she would not allow for plot allocations.Kgosi Mosadi said she would love...
The BCP has produced a position paper on the ongoing contract negotiations between De Beers and Botswana. The current contract expires end of this month."The BCP has, from inception, been consistent in advocating for Botswana to retain more of...
According to the committee chairman, Wynter Mmolotsi, the members of the committee met on Monday and asked that they be excused to focus on their constituencies.The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) was supposed to make the first...
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, Keorapetse revealed that most Parliamentary Committees cannot sit and perform their oversight duties as they cannot quorate.“All the 24 Committees are BDP except three. For the first time in many years, the PAC...
While little has been documented about her, speakers at her memorial service organised by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) here this week spoke highly of her invaluable contributions to the party, especially in the Moshupa area.The BDP hosted a...
Through the occasion, the BDP hosted a memorial service for Mma Tshelang, 95, who was also wife to former legislator, the late Sethomo Masisi and mother to the late Francistown West legislator, Tshelang Masisi. It was revealed that Mma Tshelang was a...