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Pini Bothoko
  • Drive cautiously on A3 road-police

    Police revealed that A3 road is thin, dumpy and has pot holes, hence urging motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving on this road. Reached for an interview, Sowa Town Police Station commander, Superintendent Tizhani Kobole, said revellers...

  • Police call for public vigilance

    In an interview this week, Botswana Police Service (BPS)’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, Senior Superintendent Near Bagali appealed to the public to unite and cooperate with the police in fighting crime, exercising vigilance on the roads.He said...

  • Police advise against hitch-hiking

    In an interview with MmegiOnline, No:16 district traffic officer, Superintendent, Tuelo Komanyane, said they have observed a growing trend of hitch-hikers being subjected to dangerous life threatening incidents in private vehicles, and he explained...

  • Neighbour arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl

    MmegiOnline has learnt that on the fateful day, the teenage girl, 13, had gone to the neighbour’s place to watch television.The matter was confirmed by Palapye Station commander, Superintendent, Molly Lebala-Moduke, who said the suspect has since...

  • Father allegedly rapes five-year-old daughter

    In an interview with MmegiOnline, Palapye Police Station Commander, Superintendent Molly Lebala-Moduke said the matter occurred last Friday and was reported on Sunday."Investigations into the matter are ongoing to establish whether he sexually...

  • Neighbourhood watch programmes can help fight crime

    Molepolole Police Station commander, Superintendent Benedict Matlho said residents of the village, who are troubled by theft incidents, have moved to form neighbourhood watch groups in their respective wards to assist the police fight crime.He told...

  • Four die in A1 Highway head-on collision

    The accident, which involved a Toyota Vits and an Audi A3, occurred at around 6:00am near Kgorwana Lands. In an interview, Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku said one car had four people onboard including the driver, all...

  • BDF Day charm remains popular, unmatched

    As the defence force celebrated its 46th anniversary over the weekend, this year’s event attracted thousands of enthusiasts across different ages and social divides.When The Monitor team arrived at around 6:00am, multitudes of patrons had already...

  • Dow: strong, bold intelligent woman

    Since she left her ministerial post last year, Dow who resigned from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) on Tuesday has been on a war-path with her party. During a press conference that was held at Blue Tree Restaurant, Dow confirmed that she had...

  • Mogoditshane police probe murder

    The man was later certified dead by doctors on arrival at the Nkoyaphiri clinic. Police are still trying to piece together what happened as they interrogate the duo who brought in the deceased to the police station.Acting Mogoditshane Police Station...

  • Defilement on the rise in Machaneng area

    Even though he did not have detailed statistics Machaneng Police Station commander, Superintendent Gagopale Gaselarona said they are investigating cases of defilement in which a 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl were defiled in Serafhe and...

  • Cable thief hospitalised after electric shock

    It was around 3:30am when the whole street experienced a blackout and residents contacted the police as they suspected it was not an ordinary load shedding.Local police in the village reacted to the report and arrested four men aged between 24 and 30...

  • BPF not intimidated by new party

    In the past Khama made it public that he wants to be BPF president-a move that elicited mixed feelings within the party and it is believed to have caused tensions too.For a while now, some disgruntled members have been rumoured to be working behind...

  • AP faction numbers to boost the BCP

    This comes after Botswana Congress Party (BCP). BCP and ally Botswana Labour Party (BLP) were recently dumped by the AP leadership in their cooperation talks, a decision which has divided the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) splinter...

  • Court convicts SA nationals

    The two had pleaded guilty to the offences. Sentencing for the two will be delivered soon. Matlou, 43, and Maphoto, 29, both residents of Lephalale township in South Africa, were arrested in January this year in Gaborone and Tlokweng respectively....

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