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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...