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According to the charge sheet, Aobakwe George is accused of raping an underage girl on an unknown day in September 2019 in Monarch. George pleaded not guilty to the offence after the charge was read to him. Prosecutor Janet Mothowakgosi informed the...

Thuso Tiego, the president of BMD, and Biggie Butale, the leader of BRP, will be battling for the keys of the State House with President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the BDP, Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Dumelang Saleshando of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...