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Despite years of pleas from parents, teachers, and community leaders, the project remains stalled, leaving pupils to learn under strained and increasingly difficult conditions. This came to light during a parliamentary session when Shashe West...

Delivering judgment recently, Justice Tshekiso Tshekiso ruled in favour of Kesentseng Tsietsa, who had applied for a permanent stay of prosecution over a murder allegedly committed on December 2, 2016, in Nata.Tsietsa filed her application on...

Serowe jurisdiction is registering at least one or two cases every week involving people who defy the ban by slaughtering their animals.The latest incident occurred on Saturday in Moiyabana, where a man was found slaughtering a goat in his yard. A...

Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said the incident occurred around 6 am after the victims had left a nightclub.He said the suspects allegedly found the owner of a Mazda Demio standing next to...

Lekgwapheng Police Station commander, Superintendent Mothosera Busang, said police record between two and three cases of housebreaking and theft every week in the area.This came to light when Busang was commenting on two separate incidents that...

The remains, believed to be human bones, were found under a tree with a rope tied to it, raising suspicion that the deceased may have died by suicide.Kazungula Police Station commander, Peter Masole, told The Monitor that police received a report...

Presenting the 2026/2027 Budget Speech earlier this week, Gaolathe said repeated cost overruns, inflated budgets, and poor project execution had in the past undermined development outcomes and eroded public confidence in government institutions.He...

Confirming the incident, Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said the two victims were standing at a bus stop near Mmankadile Grounds, waiting for public transport with other commuters when the...

Confirming the incident, Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said the fire was first noticed by an employee at the garage in the early hours of the morning.“The employee reported that he heard...

So far, Selebi-Phikwe police have recorded three cases of motor vehicle theft, with the Honda Fit emerging as the most targeted model.Confirming the trend, Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Superintendent Moathodi Makumula, expressed concern to...

Confirming the incident, Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said they received a report at around 10 pm from a passerby who found the victim lying by the roadside with stab wounds.“The victim...

Mogoditshane Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said police received a tip-off and immediately rushed to the scene, where they found the farmer in the act of slaughtering the animal.He said officers were...

Presenting the 2026–2027 Budget Speech yesterday, Gaolathe said that despite significant public investment in education, learning outcomes have not kept pace with spending, resulting in a persistent gap between expenditure and performance.He warned...

50-year-old Stella Sibanda, a Zimbabwean national, escaped from Gaborone Women’s Prison on Wednesday. However, her freedom was short-lived, as she was recaptured the following morning in Block 3, Gaborone.Confirming the incident, Botswana Prison...

Each account of a woman killed by her boyfriend, husband, or former partner seems to mark only a brief pause before the next tragedy unfolds.Despite years of public debate, advocacy, and government interventions, these killings persist as civil...