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Pini Bothoko
  • Around 400 on-road fatalities annually – Police

    This was revealed by the Director of Traffic Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Pilane Sibigi when addressing participants at the 2024 Road Safety Stakeholders Engagement meeting held at Travel Lodge. He said the majority of deaths are mainly...

  • Man found in pool of blood

    Tlokweng Police Station Commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, stated that the victim was discovered not far from a nightclub in Lesunyana ward, Tlokweng, with two stab wounds.He said the matter was reported around 2:20am. “Police rushed to the...

  • Tlokweng police investigate rape incident

    The pair initially met at the bar in the evening, and later that night, the 32-year-old suspect allegedly invited the victim to his place where they continued drinking. Superintendent Unoziba Rari, the commander of Tlokweng police station, stated...

  • Rampant drug abuse: 116 teens arrested in 2023

    “There is a just cause, therefore, to raise a red flag and address this social ill in an endeavour to eliminate the demand and use of drugs particularly by our youth population. Our nation, known for its resilience and unity, is facing a silent but...

  • Botswana vows to prevent biological weapons use

    Botswana ratified the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1992 and has domesticated the treaty by passing the Biological and Toxin Weapons (Prohibition) Act, 2018.Defence and Security minister, Kagiso Mmusi made the remarks on the subject when...

  • Two die in accident near Tropic of Capricorn

    Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku, said the accident occurred around 9:30pm when a truck driving south collided with the VW Polo heading north. He said the truck driver, aged 29, was accompanied by a single passenger, both...

  • Motorists don’t respect police – Mantswe

    Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), Solomon Mantswe said this when officially opening a capacity building seminar for senior traffic officers in Selebi-Phikwe.He said most drivers seem to be oblivious of the responsibility to respect and give...

  • 'Assist female-headed families with land'

    Speaking before Parliament on International Women’s Day on Friday, she emphasised that, despite notable progress, global gender inequality persists, affecting areas such as equal pay, education, healthcare, and representation in leadership roles....

  • Thamaga man allegedly fatally stabs girlfriend

    Thamaga Police Station commander, Superintendent Moses Kwarare, said the suspect's sister reported the incident at around 3pm after he revealed to them that he had killed his girlfriend and locked her inside the house. The couple resided in a...

  • Pedestrian hit by motorist in Ramonaka

    The accident involved a 35-year-old motorist of a Toyota sedan, which was heading towards Sikwane. Divisional Traffic Officer for South Central, Assistant Commissioner Reginald Matlhaba, reported that the woman is currently recovering at Deborah...

  • DPP to take over prosecutorial function

    He stated that the objective of the project is to relieve the Botswana Police Service (BPS) of the responsibility of prosecuting for them to focus on their core mandate, which is to detect and prevent crime.He said in any event, the prosecution of...

  • Truck driver dies in road mishap

    Confirming the accident investigation, Superintendent Molly Lebala-Moduke, the commander of Palapye police station, stated that the accident occurred at around 4am.She mentioned that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the head-on...

  • Dibete police intercept suspected dagga dealers

    During the search, Dibete police discovered the quartet in possession of suspected dagga weighing approximately 15kg in a bag hidden inside the car they were driving. Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the quartet was...

  • Zim man arrested for stealing copper cables

    Broadhurst Solice station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae stated that the man’s two co-accused managed to escape the crime scene upon the police's arrival.However, the police have launched investigations to locate the duo. According...

  • Toddler killed by reversing visitor’s car

    According to the Palapye Police Station commander, Superintendent Molly Lebala-Moduke, the 35-year-old man from Extension 7, Palapye, had visited the family of the deceased in Madiba.Unfortunately, while reversing at around 9am, he accidentally...

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