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Lebogang Mosikare
  • Letsholathebe: I am in good terms with Masisi

    Recently, there were allegations that Letsholathebe was targeted by Masisi following the latter’s remarks during the ground breaking ceremony of the A3 road in Mathangwane. During the event ceremony, Masisi appeared to be taking a dig at...

  • BoB governor speaks on economic headwinds

    Dekop revealed this during the 17th Biennial National Business Conference, themed 'Invigorating Economic Transformation through the Private Sector' and organised by Business Botswana last Sunday.“For 2024, initial projections announced by...

  • BDP nominates Sethodi for Maun East

    Sethodi recently resigned from his post as the acting chief of Chanoga to pave way for the heir apparent, his cousin Kabo Sekopo. Before Sethodi traded his traditional garbs for politics, rumours were abound that the BDP had identified him as the...

  • Stepfather kills toddler for crying

    Mpho Sefhemo murdered Bame Aron on December 18, 2014 at Moselane cattle post near Mahalapye. Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi sentenced Sefhemo to an imprisonment term of not more than 15 years after finding him guilty of the toddler's murder with...

  • UDC looms large over BPF internal battles

    However, its name somewhat loomed large over the urgent application that was launched by Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang and Rajaba Lekgaba respectively. The respondents in the matter were: the secretary-general (SG) of the BPF, Lawrence...

  • Children born out of wedlock entitled to inheritance– Moroka

    This came to the fore recently when Justice Lot Moroka delivered judgment in the Lebogang Botsalo versus Lesego Sehunelo case. Moroka said: “The matter before this court is fairly straightforward. The Applicant who is the mother of the minor child...

  • BPF wins UDC withdrawal case

    The Applicants in the matter are Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang and Rajaba Lekgaba, respectively, while the Respondents were the secretary-general (SG) of the BPF, Lawrence Ookeditse, the president of the BPF, Mephato Reatile, and the BPF in...

  • BPF battles laid bare in court

    The three members of the embattled party, Mmapula Amos, Boatametse Nthobogang, and Rajaba Lekgaba are challenging the decision of their president, Mephato Reatile, to withdraw it from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instead of forming a pact...

  • Foreign Affairs delays South Korean murder case – DPP

    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...

  • BOSETU hit by false insurance benefits claims

    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...

  • BOSETU tightens security to prevent bogus insurance claimsCORRECTION

    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...

  • BDP downplays opposition threat

    Botswana will go to the polls in less than three months. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is the only party that has thus far launched its manifesto-a move that was lauded by political observers. Political observers are of the view that for a party...

  • Minibus driver in stable condition following fatal accident

    When giving an update on the accident, Tatitown Police Station commander, Boipuso Baatweng said that investigations into what may have caused the accident are ongoing. “We are yet to interview the driver of the minibus who is still hospitalised but...

  • Murder accused dad denied bail for triple filicide

    According to the charge sheet, France allegedly murdered his three children on July 17 in Mmoroso ward in Tati Siding. France is also charged with unlawfully wounding his mother after he allegedly murdered his three children. The accused allegedly...

  • Majaga survives another political storm

    The idiom ,“a cat has nine lives”, aptly captures Majaga’s political career. Love or loathe him, Majaga is probably the only politician since the advent of democracy in Botswana to face serious criminal charges for the most part of his...

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