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Pini Bothoko
  • Police advise donkey cart drivers on road visibility

    The call follows an accident that recently occurred between Mosolotshane and Moiyabana villages in which two donkey carts were involved in an accident with a Toyota Vitz at around midnight along the Lephephe-Serowe road.Serowe Police Station...

  • Soldier dies, four injured in car crash

    The car crash occurred at around 10.30pm when the quartet was driving from Moletemane village heading toward Selebi-Phikwe.No. 20 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Meshack Pulenyane said the deceased was a passenger. “It looks like...

  • Community participation critical in fighting crime

    Ramakorwane said community involvement in the fight against crime is an essential tool to curb escalating crime incidents. He stated that the police are trying hard to curb crime but they could only achieve much success with community involvement....

  • Toddler hit by car, dies

    The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Modikwane ward in Serowe and the baby boy was rushed to Sekgoma Memorial Hospital but was later referred to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following morning while...

  • Eight petty criminals in police custody

    The team arrested five men over the weekend after they came up as suspect(s) in the case of a man residing in Extension 4, Palapye was stabbed with a sharp object and robbed him of money and a mobile phone.No 2 district officer commanding, Senior...

  • Thieves commit crime just for the fun of it - Lesetedi

    Robbers wreak havoc despite the police’s determination to fight crime as criminals continue to find their way into businesses and make off with large sums of money. However, some Batswana across social media platforms have been attributing the...

  • Tlokweng police investigate another teen rape

    The teen girl, who is a pupil at one of the primary schools in Tlokweng, was allegedly raped by her cousin’s ex-boyfriend on Saturday morning.When confirming the investigation, Tlokweng Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari said...

  • Quartet charged for illegal traditional beer brewing

    Dibete police station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said on the fateful day the quartet being all women had their traditional beer seized by the police after failing to produce permits for brewing.Two suspects aged 75 and 52 years are...

  • Zim men arrested for 'dagga' worth P40,000

    Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the duo was found in possession of two big bags estimated to weigh about 20kg each at the Dibete barrier gate yesterday. He further stated that they also had in their possession five...

  • Pizza delivery guy stabbed, robbed

    According to the police, the incident occurred between 10:30pm and 11pm when the delivery driver from Debonnairs Pizza in Riverwalk Mall had gone to drop off the pizza in Metlhabeng ward, Tlokweng.Tlokweng Police Station commander, Superintendent...

  • Ex-cop in SA court for rhino horns

    North West provincial spokesperson, Colonel Adele Myburgh confirmed the quartet’s arrest in an interview with The Monitor.Myburgh said Johane Marumo, 42, Douglas Mathamba, 51, Keagile Rakanang, 37, and Emmanuel Obini, 34, were arrested on October...

  • Keorapetse rubbishes Ombudsman appointment

    On Wednesday, through a media release, the Permanent Secretary to the President and Secretary to cabinet, Emmah Peloetletse announced the appointment of the former Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Tiroyakgosi as the Ombusman...

  • Girl, six, recuperates from stab injuries

    The minor was stabbed with a sharp object by her 12-year-old playmate last Wednesday afternoon in Tlokweng.Police have launched investigations into this unlawful wounding case because the cause of the fight between the girls is not yet known....

  • Mother succumbs to gas cylinder explosion burns

    On September 9, the Zimbabwean mother’s one-roomed rented house caught fire following a gas cylinder explosion.Then, the gas cylinder exploded when the young mother was preparing supper for her children, a two-year-old girl and a one-year-old...

  • Tlokweng police investigate teen rape

    Tlokweng Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari said the incident occurred at around 11am at Maratanang ward. Rari said on the morning of the incident the victim had been hitch-hiking from one of the senior secondary schools in...

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