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Pini Bothoko
  • Prisons record smuggling surge –Mmusi

    Mmusi stated that in order to ensure safety and security within prisons, the service has established the strategic operational support units being rapid response teams, prison police unit and prison intelligence unit in 2022. However, Mmusi said the...

  • Botswana records first combat death

    The BDF joined other SADC forces to combat terrorism and acts of violent extremism. The previous two deaths of BDF members were not combat related. The first BDF member was killed in a vehicle accident in July 2021 while the second died in an...

  • Serowe police probe Thabala murder

    The deceased succumbed to the injuries on Saturday afternoon at the Sekgoma Memorial Hospital where he was hospitalised. No.2 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang said their preliminary investigations have revealed that...

  • Passenger dies in A15 car crash

    The single-vehicle accident occurred at around 5am on Saturday along the A15 Road (Serule and Selebi-Phikwe road).No 2 district officer commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang said the car had two people on board, the deceased and a...

  • Commission says no to sex work, yes to abortion

    While some viewed sex work as immoral and demeaning to women, others said it should be recognised as a source of livelihood.Batswana made the submissions during kgotla meetings that were held across the country on the Constitutional Review that was...

  • Bobirwa farmers to be compensated post FMD

    The development follows the completion of a commission of inquiry that probed cross boarder cattle rustling in Bobirwa area with some perpetrators reportedly being from neighbouring Zimbabwe. Recently, Bobonong Member of Parliament (MP), Taolo Lucas...

  • Kill minor rape assailants - Commission

    The Commission revealed that during kgotla meetings that were held across the country on the Constitutional Review, there were views that those convicted of rape should be castrated or hanged. This social ill remains the country’s nightmare as...

  • Three robbers, two bystanders die in CIT heist

    The incident follows just a day after the Minister of Defence and Security Kagiso Mmusi announced in a media briefing that CIT heists have been replaced by ATM blastings.Police confirmed the deaths from yesterday's crossfire at Sefalana Cash and...

  • 17 ATMs blasted in 2022

    Minister of Defence and Security Kagiso Mmusi told a media briefing this morning that from recording 15 incidents of cash-in-transit heists in 2021, they have this year recorded zero while 17 ATMs were blasted.“The country has experienced an...

  • Dibete police investigate suicide incident

    The deceased was last seen by his neighbour on Sunday at around 9pm when they were both going to sleep. Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said to his surprise when waking up the following morning, the deceased's...

  • Three perish on A1, A15 road mishaps

    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...

  • Unemployment haunts Takatokwane-Dutlwe residents

    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...

  • Stock thieves wreak havoc in Palapye

    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...

  • Violent crimes perpetrators should account

    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...

  • Man jumps to death from a moving car

    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...

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