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Lebogang Mosikare
  • No date yet for BPP primaries

    The voters’ registration process was delayed by a court application that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instituted legal action against the electoral management body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).The UDC eventually lost the...

  • Mupane Gold Mine accused of cracking homes

    Residents aired their concerns during a kgotla meeting that was convened by the village leadership of Matsiloje and top officials from MGM on Tuesday.Some residents fear that their houses might collapse any minute and they would not have anywhere to...

  • Man threatens to axe wife to death

    According to the charge sheet, Thapelo Kealotswe, 43, threatened to bludgeon his wife Francinah Kealotswe to death by uttering the words, "O jele madi ngwanyana ke wena mme o tsile go nyela gompieno...Ke tsile go go bolaya..ke tla a go rema ka...

  • Virus granted bail in Magomora’s murder case

    Bright, also known as Virus in social circles, landed in hot soup after he allegedly murdered Kabelo ‘Magomora' Mantswe on December 24, 2023 in Block One. He was ordered to bind himself with P2,000 as well as bring two Batswana sureties who...

  • BPP bags Francistown East

    This latest development was confirmed by the BPP deputy secretary general Tiroeaone Ntsima who is also tipped to represent the UDC in Francistown East in this year's general elections."The BPP is happy with the number of constituencies it...

  • FMD compensation to end next year

    Agriculture Ministry’s public relations officer in the North East District, Kelebogile Mosarwe mentioned on Friday that only a few farmers are yet to be compensated.“Following the compensation of farmers, the MoA will start the process of...

  • Tight race anticipated in Lepokole-Borotsi by-election

    The by-election was occasioned by the resignation of a former Botswana Congress Party (BCP) councilor, Motseothata Mafoko, from active politics for a Civic Society Organisation (CSO) job.In the 2019 General Election, Mafoko who was deployed by the...

  • Invest in Sowa Town – Thamane

    Giving a keynote address during the Botash Christmas Party and Excellence Awards ceremony, Thamane, a former employee of Botash, said there are various opportunities in Sowa Town that people can exploit to generate money for themselves.Major projects...

  • DCEC cracks down on dubious road permits

    According to information gathered by Mmegi, some public transport operators are said to have illegally acquired the road permits in connivance with some unscrupulous Department of Road Transport and Safety officials. Mmegi has also learnt that other...

  • Mental illness saves man from gallows

    He allegedly hacked Gofiwa with an axe several times on the body and head. When Onkgoptse appeared for extenuation, the prosecution called a psychiatrist, Dr Paul Sidandi, to give evidence on whether he was fit to have taken the plea. Dr Sidandi said...

  • IEC fails in stay recusal bid

    The IEC has applied that Ketlogetswe should recuse himself from presiding over the case in which UDC wants its agents to observe and monitor the election registration process. The respondent in the matter is the IEC. The registration process has...

  • Ketlogetswe refers joinder application to another judge

    The case was instituted by the AG against Ketlogetswe. When the case resumed, Justice Ketlogetswe told all parties in the matter that he would not be presiding over a matter in which he is cited as a respondent because the situation would be akin to...

  • Elections may not be held in 2024 – IEC

    The IEC was recently taken to the High Court by the UDC on a certificate of urgency.The UDC wants its agents to observe and monitor the voters’ registration process, but the IEC denies that saying that what the former wants is not provided for by...

  • More drama as IEC seeks expedited appeal

    The Commission in the notice of motion filed before the Court of Appeal (CoA) wants an expedited appeal. One of the UDC attorneys, Owen Nsala, told members of the press late on November 21, 2023, that the UDC received documents from the IEC that were...

  • Judges’ drivers cry foul over standby allowance

    The drivers, who spoke to Mmegi on condition of anonymity for fear of possible victimisation by their employer, said the 120 days that the AoJ was given by Moesi to have complied with the order have elapsed. They bemoan that they are yet to receive...

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