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Pini Bothoko
  • Bar assistant stabbed with sharp object

    Goodhope Police Station commander, Superintendent Mogogi Mathaba said the victim was stabbed whilst controlling movement of patrons following the midnight closure of the bar. "A known young man who is still at large stabbed the victim after they were...

  • Radisele man nabbed for late teen's murder

    The suspect, who works as a herder at Makoro Lands, allegedly fatally stabbed his 18-partner with a sharp object. The incident happened recently at Makoro Lands on the outskirts of Palapye village. Palapye Police Station commander, Superintendent...

  • Mahalapye police probe Kalamare murder-suicide

    A passerby found a young man hanging from a tree on Saturday morning and reported the matter to the police. On arrival at the crime scene, police officers discovered the lifeless body of a young woman about five metres away from where the 23-year-old...

  • Bogosi documentation to avoid succession conflicts

    The Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, has called for profiling and documentation of Bogosi to prevent future succession conflicts. The minister made the remarks at a recent Tribal Administration Leadership...

  • 'Economically-challenged women more vulnerable to GBV'

    The MPs made the remarks when commenting on a statement presented by the Parliamentary Caucus on Women chairperson, Helen Manyeneng, on International Women’s Day celebrated on Saturday. They added that many women remain trapped in abusive...

  • Power cable theft on the rise in Mmathethe

    Mathaba told The Monitor that crime statistics show an average of three to four cases per week with most of the incidents seeming to occur at night.He said it appears criminals target unoccupied houses, which they have spotted, assessed, and later...

  • Selebi-Phikwe teen attacked, raped

    It is reported that the teenage girl had accompanied her sister to her boyfriend's place and when they arrived, the big sister decided to stay behind. As a result, the teenager was forced to walk back home alone. Selebi-Phikwe Police Station...

  • Gantsi man fatally stabbed in beer brawl

    Gantsi Police Station commander, Superintendent Dennis Zilawe, said the fight occurred around 6am. "It is alleged that prior to the fatal stabbing incident, the 24-year-old man, the suspect, had accused the deceased of taking his bottle of beer,...

  • Selebi-Phikwe police investigate murder, suicide

    Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Superintendent Goitsemang Sekgabo said they received the report of the incident early Saturday at around 3am. "We received the report of the matter from a man who had received a phone call from the suspect...

  • Selebi-Phikwe police investigate murder, suicide

    Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Superintendent Goitsemang Sekgabo said they received the report of the incident early Saturday at around 3am."We received the report of the matter from a man who had received a phone call from the suspect...

  • Francistown-bound hitchhiker dies in road mishap

    The woman had on Friday asked for a lift from a South African national's vehicle en route to Francistown from Zambia. Sowa Town Police Station assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Oteng Selalame, said the South African national's...

  • Two men rape another following gang assault

    In an interview, Mahalapye Central Police Station Commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku, said the rape incident was reported on Tuesday. It was alleged to have occurred Monday early morning. Narrating what transpired, Ranku told MmegiOnline that...

  • Parly calls for better welfare for Dikgosana

    The legislators made the remarks responding to the committee of supply presentation by the Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa. MPs revealed that headmen of arbitration (dikgosana) currently hold their...

  • Card game turns deadly

    Whilst quarrelling over a game of cards, a 24-year-old man of Tshikinyega ward, Mahalapye took out a sharp object and fatally stabbed the victim, it was reported. Mahalapye Central Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said the...

  • Classroom shortages worsen as student admissions soar

    The situation has forced some schools to accommodate as many as 50 students per class especially in secondary schools. Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, revealed the state of affairs earlier this week when answering...

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