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Lebogang Mosikare
  • UDC, Boko delusional - BDP

    Over the weekend, the leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Advocate Duma Boko told a UDC rally in Francistown West that the 2019 General Election were rigged.Boko, who will be attempting to win the presidency on his fourth time in...

  • Poisonous mushrooms land 8 in hospital

    Seven of the family members in varying conditions are now hospitalised at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital (NRH). One has been discharged from yesterday while another is expected to be yet discharged today. According to a source privy to the incident who...

  • Defilement case remitted to Magistrate's Court

    This follows an application by Zibuse Nxabile who is alleged to have defiled a girl under the age of 16 sometime between December 2018 and January 2019 in Ditladi village. Nxabile is also accused of having entered Botswana illegally during an unknown...

  • Labour disputes between gov't, unions worry DPSM

    He shared his concern at the recent triennial congress of the Botswana Land Board and Local Authorities and Health Workers (BLLAHWU) that was held at Adansonia Hotel.Kereteletswe said it is the government's wish that the relationship between the...

  • TAFIC coach coy about Premier League ambition

    Rejuvenated TAFIC defeated Calendar Stars 2-1 to remain a contender for automatic promotion to the Premier League.Coach Saulos said they are taking one game at a time. "I do not want to put my players under unnecessary pressure. I am happy that...

  • BLLAHWU urges gov’t to resuscitate PSBC

    When delivering an address during the congress, BLLAHWU president, Thatayaone Kesebonye said the revival of the PSBC was long overdue.Kesebonye stated that the PSBC is the only legal structure that the employer and trade unions can use to discuss...

  • Murder suspect predicts illness ahead of court appearance

    When Habana Million appeared before Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi on Tuesday, he surprised the court when he said that he is certain he will be unfit to appear in court on February 22, 2023, because he always gets ill around that time of the...

  • Morupisi's sentence 'very light'—BLLAHWU president

    Morupisi was convicted and given a two-year suspended sentence after he was found guilty of money laundering and two counts of corruption. His wife, Pinny Morupisi and her company R7 Group Limited were discharged and acquitted.Morupisi was also...

  • Son murders father with knife, machete

    According to the charge sheet, Innocent Mothonyana allegedly murdered Anthony Obed around 9pm on May 29, 2019, at Coloured. Mothonyana had on Tuesday admitted to murdering his father but proceedings took a different twist on Wednesday after Justice...

  • Ngakaagae pleads lunacy in Metlha murder case

    In April this year, Motlatsi Khoto, 48, was convicted of murdering nine-year-old Metlha Sibanda in 2018 in Marobela. Previously, Justice Bengbame Sechele stated that although the forensic scientist who examined Metlha’s body concluded that a DNA...

  • BMWU, Mupane Mine fight over bonus payment

    BMWU represents 111 who are working at MGM, the only gold mine currently in operation in Botswana, located about 30 km south east of Francistown.The dispute over the payment of bonuses started after MGM informed BMWU that it has no obligation to pay...

  • Gweta man awaits judgment for girlfriend's murder

    The State alleges that Nsununguli Lewanika, 42, of Gweta village in the Central District murdered Shashamulani Bango on October 7, 2017, at Xhinixhwa cattle post near Gweta and based on the first impression of evidence presented and accepted as...

  • No retreat, no surrender for Segokgo

    Segokgo is clearly reinventing himself after losing several delinking exercise cases that junior soldiers launched against him. It is not surprising that Segokgo, who is represented by the Attorney General (AG) in his appeal, is now appealing the...

  • Expectations high before Masisi’s SONA

    This year’s SONA is expected to be not different from the previous ones, but it will be delivered against the backdrop of recent controversial issues that engulfed the nation entangling the powers that be in the process. In the not so distant past,...

  • UDC, BCP relationship was destined to fail - Mfundisi

    The political future of the UDC and BCP is now in tatters because of the sustained onslaught against each other from either side. This, analysts opine, will imperil the UDC and BCP’s chances of removing from power the Botswana Democratic Party...

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