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The state alleges that Diketso Dipelaelo raped the septuagenarian during a date unknown to the prosecution in 2019 in Tonota.When Dipelaelo’s trial commenced, the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court that she was...

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana’s cooperative movement comprises consumer cooperatives, agricultural marketing and supplies cooperatives, savings and credit cooperatives, producer cooperatives and thrift and loan cooperatives.Cooperatives had and continue to...

The congress will be held at Majestic Hotel in Palapye from July 11-15 and it will be held under the theme, “Empowering educators; building globally competitive human capital for the nation”.The objective of the theme, Tupane explained, is to...

Moses Lesaro was convicted on his own plea of guilt for murdering the mother of his four children, Diane Jeremea, on August 16, 2017 at Manowe ward in Tonota.When pleading for his client to not receive the ultimate sentence of death, Lesaro’s...

Justice Bengbame Sechele condemned Legae, 41, to death for brutally killing Olerato Legae, a meteorological services worker in Letlhakane, on July 13, 2016.Before passing the ultimate penalty, Justice Sechele said there were no exceptional...

The state alleges that Gasebonno Boitumelo Makgasane murdered Realotswe Kaisara, Segametsi Moleele, and Maitumelo Makwate between February 2 and 4, 2016, in Mmadiphala ranch in Moletemane village.So far, three of the 15 witnesses that had testified...

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) this week set July 7, 2022 and July 30, 2022 as the dates for nomination of candidates and by-election respectively, but BDP was Wednesday still undecided on when it will hold primary election.The Moselewapula...

From the onset, the constitutional review has been criticised by key stakeholders such as the Botswana’s main opposition party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).In December last year, UDC president Duma Boko told the nation during a press...

The by-election was occasioned by the death of councillor Reuben Ketlhoilwe in May following a long illness. In the 2019 general elections, Ketlhoilwe won the ward under the UDC ticket with 579 votes. He was followed by Gilbert Boikhutso of the...

The State alleges that Boitumelo Makgasane murdered Realotswe Kabare, Segametsi Moleele and Maitumelo Makwate between February 2 and 4 in 2016 at Mmadiphala ranch in Moletemane village.Makgasane’s attorney, Reneetswe Rabosotho, told Justice...

Speaking at the unveiling of the new Woolworths Store on Thursday in Galo Mall, Lekau said that Woolworths will continue to work with local farmers who supply them across their 16 stores across the country. “Currently, we source 27 different types...

Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Neo Chengeta revealed the effort on Thursday during the unveiling of the new Woolworths store at Galo Mall in Francistown.Digital technologies, Chengeta said, have the potential to provide...

Passing judgement recently at the High Court, Justice Bengbame Sechele said the State has proved beyond reasonable doubt that Mogomotsi Legae, 41, had murdered Olerato Legae, a meteorological services worker, on July 13, 2016 in Letlhakane.Justice...

The BCP, a constituent party of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) together with the Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP), will be represented by Oagile Wairi during the by-election. Wairi will stand under the...

Moroka said on Tuesday in a case in which Ontiretse Batumi had made an application for permanent stay of criminal proceedings against him that were ongoing at the Nata Magistrate's Court.Batumi, now 19, was arrested and subsequently tried for...