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Pini Bothoko
  • Fire guts Choppies truck, destroys P75k stock

    Confirming the incident, No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, said police are investigating the matter. He explained that three workers were welding a damaged portion of the trailer when it suddenly caught fire,...

  • Ramotswa police hunt hit-and-run driver

    No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, said the incident was reported around 1am after a passerby discovered the victim lying by the roadside and alerted the police.“Although we don't know exactly what...

  • Weekend bar fights in Mookane leave two dead

    Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Keoagile Tau, said the first incident was reported in the early hours of Friday. He explained that on the fateful night, the deceased, a 37-year-old man of Mochudi, and the suspect, a 36-year-old man of...

  • Rakops bar fight ends with man shot, cop injured

    Confirming the incident, Rakops Police Station commander, Superintendent Joel Machete, said the fight broke out when police officers who were on duty patrolling the village attempted to disperse a crowd that had gathered in front of a bar which was...

  • Three perish in crash near Leshibitse

    According to the Botswana Police Service (BPS), the accident occurred when a Gaborone–Serowe-bound bus carrying 65 passengers collided head-on with the Audi A3 vehicle.Both vehicles caught fire after the impact and were completely burnt. BPS...

  • Father in custody for sexually assaulting six-year-old daughter

    According to Kazungula Police Station acting commander, Assistant Superintendent Sefane Mokgethi, on the fateful late afternoon, the 38-year-old mother had left her boyfriend with the children, one of them being the victim and her siblings aged three...

  • Herder dies in accidental gunshot at Madale cattle post

    The deceased, a man from Majwaneng, is reported to have been visiting fellow herders in the area when the accident occurred.According to police, the man was handling the gun recklessly, striking it against a stone, when it discharged and fatally...

  • Police nab two with dagga worth P70,000

    The duo, aged 34 and 35, were intercepted during a stop, question, and search operation at the CA Sales traffic lights near Game City Mall on Saturday afternoon.They were reportedly travelling in an Altezza vehicle from the southern part of the...

  • Police probe Honda Fit theft at Mogoditshane carwash

    According to the police, the vehicle owner had left his car at the car wash to be cleaned when an unknown man allegedly arrived, claiming that the owner had sent him to collect it. The suspect reportedly told the carwash attendants that the vehicle...

  • BOCHAMANASHA donates 266 mattresses to Tlhalogang JSS

    The gesture comes after it was revealed that some boarders had been sleeping on the floor whilst others endured worn-out mattresses due to a severe shortage at the boarding facility.BOCHAMANASHA, which derives its name from the villages Borolong,...

  • Man on five rape charges rapes fellow inmate

    Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, confirmed the incident and said investigations were ongoing.He said the police received the report from the 27-year-old victim, who narrated that the suspect lured him to another section...

  • Woman nabbed for possession of illicit drug in Tsolamosese

    No.12 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, confirmed the Saturday evening arrest, saying the suspect was found with 50 grammes of the substance following a police tip-off.“The methcathinone was wrapped in 19 small...

  • Old Naledi night out ends in rape allegation

    According to No.12 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday.Sebako said the victim reported that she had been drinking with the suspect and his friends before they went...

  • Kopong shop broken into, suspects wanted

    The incident was confirmed by No.12 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako.He told The Monitor that the theft is believed to have occurred on Friday night or Saturday early morning.The estimation of the time was arrived at...

  • Woman kills another in bottle fight

    The incident has been confirmed by the No.12 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako.He explained that the police received the report around 2am from a home in Old Naledi where the duo and others had spent the night...

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