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Pini Bothoko
  • Child rape: Sehithwa’s ‘ticking time bomb’

    The children from this small village located in the North West of Botswana suffer perpetual cruelty at the hands of men old enough to be their parents or guardians. The village remains a ‘hub’ of rapists with disturbing cases involving children...

  • Crime in 100 days: Legal loopholes persist

    GBV has become a daily concern for a country believed to be a peace-loving nation with a strong cultural value of Botho. Over the past festive season, police recorded 298 reported offences against persons, with 181 of them being GBV-linked crimes....

  • Form 3 teen commits suicide

    The teenage boy, who was living with his aunt in Mogoditshane, was doing Form 3 in one of the local junior schools.No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae said after receiving the report of the matter, police rushed...

  • Rising defilement cases cause concern in Serule

    Serule Police Station assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Mbobo Serokolo told The Monitor last week they recorded three cases which were reported by the victims' parents. He explained that all of the victims were girls aged between 14...

  • Goats belonging to gov't stolen at NARDI, Serule

    According to police, workers at the facility established four of the small stock were missing on Saturday evening after others returned from grazing. The employees then tried to search for them until they discovered that the fence was destroyed at...

  • Herder, 63, attacked and robbed of traditional beer

    The old man, who works as a herder at Mmalehutso cattle posts, had on the fateful afternoon left the area after receiving his salary to pay debts at Diphukujane cattle posts. Machaneng Police Station commander, Superintendent George Mabuta narrated...

  • Inmate stabbed in Mahalapye Prison fight

    Mahalapye Central Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the prisoners allegedly fought on Friday night at around 9pm but the matter was reported on Saturday morning. "We have arrested a 25-year-old man, also a prisoner, and...

  • Gov't returns health clinics to councils

    In August last year, when supporting a motion that was tabled by the then Member of Parliament (MP) for Takatokwane, Tshoganetso Leuwe, collectively, MPs conceded that it was overdue for healthcare services to be relocated to the Ministry of Local...

  • Phane harvesters’ disappearances worry police

    Law enforcement officials say Batswana tend to concentrate more on collecting the worms from trees and paying little attention to their whereabouts, hence, they get lost. No.2 Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang has urged phane...

  • Teenage girl attacked, raped

    Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Michael Maphephu said the incident occurred at around 2am. He stated that the victim and her peers were walking home when a 22-year-old man of Korea Ward, Khwee approached them from behind."When...

  • Festive rape: 'Men don't respect women' as 60 cases recorded

    In 2023, Botswana reviewed and increased penalties for sexual offences, but this has not deterred men from sexually violating women. Government, through the BPS, has conducted numerous men's conferences (Pitso ya Borre) in villages across the...

  • 'Hitchhiking' trio robs woman of Madza CX5

    Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe said the incident occurred on Saturday night at around 10pm.Letsholathebe said the victim who was driving from Gaborone said it was at around 10pm when she saw a woman who...

  • Feminist calls for comprehensive support for GBV survivors

    The association’s concern follows the country’s festive season statistics on GBV incidents by the police revealing that 60 women and girls were raped, 19 murdered, and 13 defiled from December 19, 2024 to January 2, 2025. FAB noted with concern...

  • Five people die in road accidents weekly

    The police have revealed that on average, five lives are lost on the road with more male motorists more likely to be killed whilst behind the wheel compared to women. The latter are said to usually lose their lives as passengers. Despite the...

  • Boko raises crime concerns

    The President made the remarks when officiating the recent launch of this year’s Botswana Police Service (BPS) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) joint festive season crime prevention operation. The event was held under the theme ‘A crime-free...

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