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Pini Bothoko
  • African Apostolic Church donate to Makaleng elders

    Village elders who used to seat on the floor when they visit the post office to collect their old aged pension funds popularly known as 'tandabala' will now seating on chairs. The initiative came as courtesy of AAC elder, Kesentseng Modie who...

  • Public advised to report stray animals

    The plea was made by Botswana Police Service’s (BPS) assistant public relations officer, Assistant Superintendent Selebatso Mooketsi currently behind the ongoing police’s Kgomo-Khumo anti-stock theft campaign. Mooketsi has observed with concern...

  • Six people killed in road crashes during President’s Holidays

    In an update following the long weekend, Botswana Police Service (BPS) public relations unit stated that six people died as opposed to three in 2023. BPS spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube said the total number of road traffic...

  • British tourist dies in car crash

    The 82-year-old woman and other 26 tourists were traveling to South Africa when their 65-seater mini-bus was involved in a collision along the Martin's Drift- Palapye road. Palapye acting police station commander, Assistant Superintendent,...

  • Passenger dies in Ngwapa road mishap

    The man who was a passenger in a Honda Fit vehicle, was certified dead on arrival at Sefhare clinic. Machaneng assistant police station commander, assistant superintendent, Kebueng Hulela said the accident occured about 7km before Ngwapa village....

  • Police warn home ‘butcheries’ owners

    The police view the illegal operations as a health hazard as a similar method is employed by livestock thieves. Of recent, with many Batswana struggling to make ends meet, many have now resorted to slaughtering and selling meat from the comfort of...

  • Police warn men over consent as Palapye man faces rape charge

    Palapye acting station commander, assistant superintendent, Goletwa Kethamile said men must know that "no means no" despite being in a relationship with their partners. The plea follows an incident in which a 25-year-old woman of Extension...

  • Two die in truck collision

    The deceased were traveling south in a horse and trailer truck that collided with a fuel tanker heading in the opposite direction. The fuel tanker had one occupant, the driver who survived the crash and is hospitalized in a stable condition. Palapye...

  • Police concerned about alcohol, cigarettes smuggling from Zim

    Dibete police station commander, superintendent Meshack Ranku said they register such cases on a daily basis, an indication that there is a market for the smuggled products in Botswana. "We are currently investigating two cases in which a...

  • South African man arrested for dagga possession

    The incident occurred at the Dibete Barrier gate on Wednesday morning. The South African national was a passenger in a Toyota Hilux enroute to Zimbabwe from South Africa. The Dibete Police Station Commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku, said the...

  • Baby daddy wanted for baby mama's rape

    It is alleged the mother, who claims to no longer be in a relationship with the father of her two children, had visited him at Palla Road to collect money for the children on Thursday but upon arrival, he raped her. Narrating the baby mama’s story,...

  • Two suspected drug peddlers fatally shot

    Botswana Police Service (BPS) spokesperson, Dipheko Motube, said the incident occurred when the police intercepted the suspects who were believed to be in possession of illicit drugs.Motube stated that upon confrontation, one of the suspects...

  • Two die in road mishap along Modipane road

    No.3 District Officer Commanding, Assistant Commissioner Theriso Thatayotlhe said the accident involved two VW golf vehicles. He added the matter was reported at around 11:20pm by another motorist who found the two cars engulfed by fire following the...

  • Two arrested with copper cables worth over P1m

    Mogoditshane Police Station’s assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi said the duo and the other at large, also a Zimbabwean, are operating an unlicensed scrap yard in Mogoditshane Block 9 and Ledumadumane, Mogoditshane....

  • Two die in road mishap along Modipane road

    No.3 District Officer Commanding, Assistant Commissioner Theriso Thatayotlhe said the accident involved two VW golf vehicles. He added the matter was reported at around 11:20pm by another motorist who found the two cars engulfed by fire following the...

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