No.2 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang confirmed the two fatalities when The Monitor made a routine interview for updates. Oketsang said the first accident was recorded on Friday at around 4.47am along the A1, involving...
On Friday, The Monitor visited the two villages to chat with the area councillor, Johane Gaosafelwe who revealed that he is worried about the lack of opportunities and unemployment in the villages.Gaosafelwe said poverty hangs over the majority of...
The rampant stock theft in the area is said to be difficult to contain thus keeping the police on their toes and remains one of the greatest threats to the long-term sustainability of livestock production and farming in the vicinity.The police have...
President Mokgweetsi Masisi made the remarks when delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.Masisi said it is disheartening that while the country has tried various interventions to combat GBV, more reports of horrendous acts of...
The deceased who was at the back of a backie was heading to South Africa from Zimbabwe with four others who were on board in the same vehicle but seating at the front. Confirming to be investigating the incident, No 2 Police District officer...
The concern follows an incident in which a woman was attacked and robbed in Tsholofelo East when arriving home on Saturday towards midnight. Broadhurst Police Station Commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae told The Monitor, there is a gang of...
Investigating the case, Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the incident occurred at around 3am when the victim had just arrived home from the bar. Ranku stated that the victim arrived home at around 2am and went to the...
Kentsheng Precious Rantutu was granted her wish to be freed from her marriage to Keabetswe Rantutu citing that the man is not who he claimed to be, he lied about being a medical doctor and also about his family background.Passing judgment on the...
Last week residents of Gaborone took to social media platforms to condemn the city’s drainage system and pleaded for more long term solutions to regular issues caused by overflowing of storm drainage. The residents expressed concern that stagnant...
In the process the gang stole their phones with some belonging to the DIS. One of the DIS agents is said to have been in the company of his wife (a police officer) and children. The thugs allegedly attacked the couple when they were arriving home...
These concerns stem from being informed by last Friday’s stop, question and search activity that formed part of the 60 Days of Action on Crime and Road Safety Days.The No 2 District operatives were targeting secondary schools in the area since Form...
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...
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...
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....
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...