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Pini Bothoko
  • Teen author targets 100,000 African youth

    Zilwa recently visited Botswana as part of her growing continental outreach, engaging learners and sharing her journey of discipline, resilience and self-belief. Her story is one of early purpose. At the age of 13, she founded the Future Global...

  • Drunken driving, phone use a concern

    According to the national crime and road safety report for the just-ended Easter holidays, police recorded 322 cases of drunken driving and 216 cases of motorists using mobile phones whilst driving. These figures reflect an increase from 291 and 91...

  • Post Office boss, three others arrested over alleged staged robbery

    According to the police, the post office had received old age pension funds on March 31, 2026, and it is suspected that the accused began siphoning the money shortly after its arrival.Confirming the development, Tatitown Police Station Commander,...

  • Slow police promotions raise welfare concerns

    Even the Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa has acknowledged this. Speaking before Parliament, he said career advancement within the police service has been significantly sluggish over the past five years, largely due...

  • BGCSE results reflect stable performance amid structural changes

    A total of 35,366 candidates sat for the 2025 examinations, marking a 4.20 per cent decrease from the 36,917 who wrote in 2024. Of the 2025 cohort, female candidates constituted the majority at 59.18 percent (22,930), while male candidates accounted...

  • Man killed while pushing vehicle off the road in Mogoditshane

    Confirming the incident, Mogoditshane Acting Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent, Mompoloki Ramaphoi, said the accident occurred between 2am and 3am along the A10 (Gabane–Kanye) road, near A10 Mall.Ramaphoi explained that the...

  • Man dies after being hit with a stone in Kopong

    Mogoditshane Acting Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, confirmed the incident, stating that police received a report at around 3 am and responded swiftly.“The injured man was rushed to Nkoyaphiri Clinic, where he...

  • Fatal crash near Tewane leaves woman dead, nine injured

    According to police, the crash occurred around 3am at Tewane Bridge along the A1 road when the bus attempted to overtake the combi. No. 16 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Dennis Zilawe, confirmed that the vehicles were transporting...

  • Two Mahalapye men swindled in separate phone scams

    In the first incident, Mahalapye Central Police Station assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Malakia Gabana, said the 45-year-old victim allegedly received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Sefalana Cash & Carry headquarters...

  • Pensioner loses P30,000 to KYC phone scam

    According to police, the incident occurred on Friday when the pensioner received a call from an individual claiming to be from Standard Chartered Bank. The caller allegedly informed him that his Know Your Customer (KYC) details had not been updated,...

  • Traditional doctor found hanging in a tree in Tewane

    Mahalapye Central Assistant Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Malakia Gabana, confirmed the incident, stating that the deceased, a native of Serowe, was discovered in a decomposed state after being reported missing for four...

  • Man found seriously injured by Letlhakane roadside

    Police have launched investigations to determine whether the victim was assaulted or hit by a vehicle, as he was discovered lying motionless by the roadside.Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, said the man was found by a...

  • Serowe police probe Mogorosi tragedy

    According to Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, the matter was reported around midnight by the suspect himself.Oteng said the suspect alerted his grandmother after realising that his girlfriend was unresponsive following a...

  • CoA dismisses Meswele convicts' appeal against 40-year imprisonment

    Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Tshepo Motswagole found that both the conviction and sentence were sound, ruling that there was no basis for the appellate court to interfere with the lower court's decision.“The appeal against both...

  • Prisons face overcrowding as gov’t pushes for reform, independence

    Presenting a speech to the Committee of Supply on Wednesday, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nelson Ramaotwana revealed that as of March 18, 2026, the country’s prisons were holding 4,457 inmates against a designed capacity of...

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