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Dow had requested the government to establish, as a matter of urgency, peace desks and assign officers at Magistrate Courts and police stations to facilitate and enable the use of Section 335 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act as a quick,...

The incident occurred at around 2:30am, according to Mahalapye Central Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku. "The victim said whilst walking home alone she met three men on the way who attacked her. She said one of them pulled her...

No. 20 Police District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent, Meshack Pulenyane, confirmed that Marape was arrested on Friday and has since been arraigned for defilement before the Kasane Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. He stated that Marape...

The incident occurred after midnight when the victim was walking home alone from a local shebeen. Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng said they have launched a probe to establish what really transpired."We are investigating...

The suspect was arrested at a nightclub he was heading to when the accident occurred. Palapye Police Station traffic officer, Assistant Superintendent Ntshesane Rammapudi, said the accident happened on Sunday morning at around 4:23am. He explained...

Assistant Commissioner Boiki Mojalemotho, a traffic officer in Southern Divisional, said the accident which occurred at around 10pm involved a single vehicle. He said the victim sustained serious head injuries and was certified dead upon arrival at...

Following their election into power, Boko’s government moved swiftly to remove the crime busting agency, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) from the Office of the President (OP) to be an independent entity, which raises hope that...

The victim's mother, a 40-year-old woman of Meriting ward in Gantsi, is aware of the pregnancy and concealed the matter allegedly crying terribly when the police arrested her boyfriend.The arrest comes after the victim's uncle discovered the...

The reason for the teen killing his father is unclear, however, police say the father and son had a heated altercation after the deceased instructed the teenager to go to the lands with him.The teenage boy allegedly attacked and stabbed him to death...

police have confirmed. Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng said the murder occurred on Friday at around 1am in Mogadingwane ward, Mabuo village. He explained that on the fateful night, the deceased, a 28-year-old man of the...

According to the Botswana Prisons Service (BPS) Public Relations Officer, Senior Superintendent Oagile Kojane, people who commit offences such as murder, rape, treason are not eligible for early release. Kojane further told Mmegi in an interview that...

According to Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Superintendent Goitsemang Sekgabo, the suspect visited the girlfriend on Sunday morning and they quarrelled on allegations that she was cheating on her-a dispute that led to a fight. "Whilst...

As this year’s General Election swiftly approaches, custodians of the law, Botswana Police Service (BPS) have cautioned candidates, voters, and election officials to comply with the Electoral Act. Mmegi Staff Writer, PINI BOTHOKO had a chat with...

It is allegedl that the deceased and another had a fight over a girlfriend.Mahalapye-Central police station commander, Superintendent Moatlhodi Onalenna said the murder incident occurred Sunday at around 10pm near a shebeen in Bokaa ward,...

Her body was discovered in the wee hours of Independence Day.Mahalapye-Central police station commander, Superintendent Moatlhodi Onalenna said the woman was found by one of her children around 3am hanging from a tree in their yard and reported the...