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The plaintiff, Oteng Moilwa, wants the AG to pay him P250,000 for assault, P100,000 for disfigurement and permanent disability, P250,000 for unlawful arrest and detention, and P250,000 for invasion of privacy and wrongful search.When Moilwa appeared...

Mooketsi said this when sentencing Thabani Sibanda, a 26-year-old Zimbabwean man on Tuesday.Sibanda was arrested on 9th January,2023 at or near Matsiloje village whilst unlawfully mining gold.He had previously pleaded guilty to illegal gold mining...

Matlakala allegedly raped his 26-year-old maid on November 9, 2020, at or near Bull Bull in Letlhakane. Matlakala, who is popularly known as Smarh in music circles, has joined a list of discredited local and international musicians following his...

Boko upped the ante during the launch of the UDC candidate for the Mapoka-Nlaphkwane by-election, Nebulani Lenyatso over the past weekend. During the launch, an animated Boko told attendees that it was only a matter of time before the AP joins the...

The departing women, Segametsi Moleele and Maitumelo Makwate, were allegedly caught in a crossfire following an argument between alleged murderer, Gasebonno Boitumelo Makgasane and his co-worker Realotswe Bioko Kaisara.The State alleges that...

Old disused gold mines in Francistown, Matsiloje and surrounding areas are where most people, particularly Zimbabweans are caught and hauled before the Magistrate’s Courts to answer to charges of unlawful gold mining. Hardly a week passes before a...

The state alleges that Phatsimo Ketshabile fraudulently and unlawfully obtaining P9,500 from Kemang Busang at or near the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) camp by falsely representing that he was selling a Honda Fit car to Busang while he knew what he...

According to the charge sheet, the fraudster, Morekolodi Moseki, 28, who is a sales agent at Bayport acted together with a common purpose with Michael Gabatshabe, 23, and Mauba Moreti, 32, to obtain money by false pretences.They intended to defraud...

BFTU secretary-general, Thusang Butale vowed yesterday, a few days before the World Labour Day which is celebrated globally on May 1. BFTU and BOFEPUSU will hold a joint Labour Day commemoration at Sam Sono Stadium in Selebi-Phikwe.The ceremony will...

The state alleges that Phatsimo Ketshabile with intent to defraud, unlawfully obtained P9,500 from Kemang Busang at or near the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) camp by falsely representing that he was selling a Honda Fit car to Busang while he knew what...

The accused appeared in court yesterday (Tuesday) to face one count of counterfeiting currency. According to the charge sheet, the accused, Opelo Joko, 31, Kopo Aaron, 25, Tapenta Chitupu, 25, Olerato Mosweu, 21, Benedict Zikhale, 36, Nchidzi...

However, the alleged mastermind of the crime was denied bail. According to the charge sheet, the agent, Mauba Moreti, 32, Morekolodi Moseki, 28, and Michael Gabatshabe, 23, acting together with a common purpose by false pretence and with intent to...

In the midst of the losses mostly to its parent organisation, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), some sections of the public, including some BCP bigwigs, are of the view that the party should swallow its pride and hold talks with the UDC to...

Making an application for the alleged fugitive to be extradited to Zimbabwe, prosecutor Omphemetse Makala said to Magistrate Thapelo Buang: “The accused is a fugitive from Zimbabwe who is wanted in connection with two counts of murder. We submit...

Bonyongo had won the ward in 2019 with 692 votes. He was followed by the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), an independent candidate and Botswana Patriotic Change (BPF) with 356, 321 and 176 votes respectively.The political dynamics in the ward...