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In their mission to curb drug use amongst learners as drugs continue to find their ways into schools, police have moved to reinforce operations and educational campaigns targeting schools.There have been concerns about the increase in students'...

In papers filed by his lawyers, the former president argued that the State’s case against him should be suspended as he has applied to the High Court to set the charges aside. The High Court case is set to be decided on later this year.Khama is...

The accident occurred at around 5:30am when the duo was driving from the west facing the eastern part into Mochudi village.In an interview with The Monitor, Mochudi Police Station Commander, Superintendent Joel Masilo said the accident occurred after...

Presenting to the Committee of Supply, the Minister of Defence and Security, Kagiso Mmusi said the current police workforce has proven to be insufficient to address the increasing and complex crimes and other emerging security challenges. Some of the...

Unmasking the brutal reality behind crimes that attract violence and death in the village, Mmegi Staff Writer, PINI BOTHOKO observes that shebeens are catalysts for alcohol-related crimesAlcohol is believed to be among the primary drivers of...

Even though road fatalities occur on several roads around the country, the most outstanding cases occurred on the A1 highway as demonstrated by the police statistics. Accidents caused by stray livestock along highways across the country have been a...

Kutlwano Police Station Commander, Superintendent Neo Serumola told The Monitor that the accident occurred around 1:30am. He further stated that the deceased was in the company of another woman who was the driver.The two were from the town centre...

The furious 38-year-old man pounced on the teenage girl’s family in an attack at around 3am while they were sleeping. He destroyed doors and ended up being stabbed to death with his own knife in the attack.Whilst harassing the family, breaking into...

His luck ran out recently after he gave a Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) student a lift, demanded sex on the way, and assaulted and injured her after she spurned his advances.Palapye police recently nabbed...

For a while now, the Member of Parliament for Letlhakeng/Lephephe Constituency, Liakat Kably and Tshenyego have not been seeing eye to eye after Kably had laid threats-to-kill charges against the latter in what was viewed as a political fight.On...

The learner lost her life on March 3 at Princess Marina Hospital where she was hospitalised after she was assaulted by a man who had given her a lift from Gaborone to Palapye recently. According to the police, the driver had demanded sex from the...

The 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after threatening to kill his two children and commit suicide.In the recent incident, the father visited Broadhurst Police Station to seek help from the police after having a misunderstanding with the...

The trio’s arrest followed a police tip-off on Saturday morning after suspicion that the Zimbabwean woman was selling marijuana.Police followed up on the tip, searched the woman’s house and found her in possession of 74 small sachets of...

The anti-robbery operation that started a week ago had about 100 police officers from each district on the ground patrolling the streets of the city and crime-prone neighbouring villages. Working with the law enforcement arm, members of the Botswana...

The anti-robbery operation that started a week ago had about 100 police officers from each district on the ground patrolling the streets of the city and crime-prone neighbouring villages. Working with the law enforcement arm, members of the Botswana...