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Paledi is currently suspended from his lucrative job for allegedly aiding former president Ian Khama and the Directorate of Intelligence (DIS) boss, Isaac Kgosi, to acquire ammunition and weapons of war.Before he was appointed as deputy permanent...

The noble gesture by Botash, Flamingoes and other stakeholders is in line with the objectives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights which recognises everyone’s right to an adequate standard of living, including...

Delivering a brief ruling on the application, Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo said it was common cause that Mothuso was once granted bail in 2016 but did not attend several court appearances when his trial commenced only to be re-arrested in...

The BPF suspended Butale late last year following allegations that he had sexually violated a female student party activist amongst others. But Butale denies the allegations.He says that the allegations are politically motivated by some very powerful...

In an interview with Mmegi, Baleseng stated that one of the nagging issues that affect the nursing cadre that he will strive hard to address is the issue of lack of accommodation. He credited the Ministry of Health (MoU) for creating more health...

This is the question that is on the minds of multitudes of TAFIC fans across the country as the team enters the lion’s den in Serowe to play in the Debswana First Division North Playoffs this weekend.The former Premier League giants will get a...

Many football stars, such as Sadio Mane, Marcus Rashford of Senegal and England respectively and others, have used their fame and fortune to change the lives of communities in their respective countries and beyond.While there is no breakout soccer...

FRANCISTOWN: Minors aged 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in court Tuesday on a certificate of urgency asking to be granted bail following a spate of shop breaking, theft and armed robbery cases that rocked Kasane and Kazungula...

FRANCISTOWN: Recent events happening in the controversy-plagued UDC have dampened the trust that the people had in the tripartite coalition. The suspension of Dumelang Saleshando and Goretetse Kekgonegile, the president and the secretary-general of...

Francistown Magistrate Thapelo Buang noted the public outcry on Friday when sentencing Gift Maposa, who also goes by the alias Buzwani Poloko, to five years in prison for two counts of obtaining by false pretences.Maposa landed in hot soup after he...

The duo, Kabelo Modise, 19, of Boseja in Mochudi and Tefo Buka, 25, of Mabunda ward in Marapong, is alleged to have violently robbed Laone Nthobatsang of a Samsung cellphone worth P1,500 and P2,580 cash on July 13 at Mathangwane.On the second count,...

This came to the fore when the president of the Alliance for Progressives (AP), Ndaba Gaolathe, officially opened the party’s elective congress on Saturday at Adansonia Hotel.It is in the public domain that two protagonists, the Botswana Congress...

As such, a prosecutor is required to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the person committed the crime if that person is to be convicted. To do so, proof must be shown for every single element of a crime.However, president of the Alliance for...

The AP will hold its congress under the theme, “To move Botswana into a paragon of nation building and prosperity”, stated the party’s spokesperson, Dr Phenyo Butale.However, Butale said AP does not allow lobbylists. “Our members compete for...

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...