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Pini Bothoko
  • Search for missing toddler intensifies into second week

    Boitshepo Khumoetsile is believed to have left his home on February 16, 2026, and has not been seen since.According to police investigating the matter, the toddler was at home with his mother and grandmother on the night he went missing. The two...

  • Police chiefs urged to tackle SADC crime root causes

    Speaking during the official opening of the consultative meeting of SADC police chiefs in Kasane on Wednesday, Member of Parliament (MP) for Chobe, Simasiku Mapulanga, challenged delegates to reflect on the broader implications of their mandate,...

  • Teachers down tools as water crisis cripple Sekgoma JSS

    At Sekgoma Junior Secondary School (JSS) in Tsau village, an acute shortage of water has brought operations to a near standstill, exposing learners and teachers to harsh and undignified conditions.For years, the school has struggled with unreliable...

  • 'I Am Part of the Solution' unveiled amidst escalating GBV

    The resolution was adopted at the recently concluded Senior Officers’ Annual Conference, which was held at Otse Police College, where police commanders spent three days reviewing strategies to respond to emerging crime trends and evolving public...

  • Trio face murder charge as 'interrogation' goes awry

    Confirming the incident, Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, said the matter was reported by a 58-year-old man of Dinokwane Ward, owner of the missing goat.Oteng explained that on the day of the incident, the complainant...

  • 'Think before you post or face the law'

    The resolution was reached at the recent Botswana Police Service (BPS) Senior Officers’ Annual Conference, held at the Police College in Otse, where police leadership expressed concern about the rising spread of misinformation, cyberbullying, hate...

  • Man kills older brother in Selebi-Phikwe

    The incident was confirmed by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Officer-in-Charge at Botshabelo Police Station, Detective Assistant Superintendent Modisaotsile Kajata.Police received the report of the duo's fight at around 8am from a tenant...

  • Man, 61, dies in donkey cart accident

    The deceased, 61, is suspected to have fallen from a moving donkey cart whilst travelling alone. He was later discovered by passerby from a nearby farm who were passing through the area.Police revealed that the deceased was lying in the middle of the...

  • Serowe police investigate suicide by hanging

    According to Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, the deceased is alleged to have called one of his relatives earlier, informing her of his intention to take his own life.Alarmed by the call, the relative quickly alerted...

  • Pedestrian dies in A1 mishap

    Confirming the incident, No.12 District Traffic Officer, Superintendent Itumeleng Maruru, said the police received a report of the accident at around 9pm.He explained that the deceased, who was working as a herder at a cattlepost on the outskirts of...

  • ‘Suspending corporal punishment promotes non-violent discipline’

    Addressing Parliament this week, she maintained that the suspension, pending a review of relevant laws, is in the best interests of the child and forms part of broader efforts to promote non-violent discipline in schools.The Minister was responding...

  • Over 3,000 dangerous driving death cases recorded in a decade

    Mohwasa revealed this when responding to a question that was asked by Nkange Member of Parliament, Motlhaleemang Moalosi. Moalosi had asked the minister to provide statistics on reported cases of causing death by dangerous driving over the past ten...

  • Overcrowding crisis persists in Shashe West primary schools

    Despite years of pleas from parents, teachers, and community leaders, the project remains stalled, leaving pupils to learn under strained and increasingly difficult conditions. This came to light during a parliamentary session when Shashe West...

  • Justice sleeps as ‘mother killer’ walks free

    Delivering judgment recently, Justice Tshekiso Tshekiso ruled in favour of Kesentseng Tsietsa, who had applied for a permanent stay of prosecution over a murder allegedly committed on December 2, 2016, in Nata.Tsietsa filed her application on...

  • Illegal slaughter persists in Serowe despite FMD restrictions

    Serowe jurisdiction is registering at least one or two cases every week involving people who defy the ban by slaughtering their animals.The latest incident occurred on Saturday in Moiyabana, where a man was found slaughtering a goat in his yard. A...

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