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The prospective 'buyer' had just left the garage accompanied by a garage employee when on the way the man made a phone call that left the employee traumatised. Superintendent Boemo Bok of Mogoditshane police said the matshelonyana truck...

They only discovered his lifeless body in the morning at about 8am. The incident was confirmed by Superintendent James Maabong who said the man sustained serious injuries in the elephant attack.

The initiative is the brainchild of the Ministry of Defence and Security working in close cooperation with BPS, and was designed to bring the high crime rate in Botswana's towns and cities under control. In recent times, crimes of an intrusive...

While 72 defilement cases were reported across the country over the same period in 2022, police say they recorded 42 cases in 2023, an indication that efforts that have been put in place to curb the scourge might be bearing fruit.For years, the...

The victim, aged 48, is said to have arrived home at about 02:30hrs and went straight to bed only to wake up later to realise that he had been robbed.The robbers are said to have removed aluminium windows to gain entry into the house and helped...

Superintendent Poloko Oteng of the Serowe Police said the finding was reported by a passerby last week Friday who then alerted the police, adding that investigations are ongoing to establish the cause of the man's death. It has since been...

Neighbours watched helplessly as the house went up in smoke only to discover the house owner's body hanging by a rope from what remained of the rafters.The incident was confirmed by Superintendent Poloko Oteng who said the deceased left no...

The accident occurred at about 01:25hrs in what the police suspect was as the result of driver fatique.“The deceased was rushed to Sekgoma Memorial Hospital where he was certified dead on arrival," said Superintendent Poloko Oteng when...

The deceased was a passenger in the Mercedes Benz car which was north-bound.Broadhust Police Station Commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae said in all four people were involved in the accident with three of them surviving with minor or no...

The unknown suspect, who was hiding behind a face mask, is said to have pounced on the victim from behind and dragged her to a nearby bush where he raped her. Broadhurst Police Station commander, Superintendent Obusitswe Lokae said the rape incident...

The overall road safety situation depicts an increase in the total number of road traffic accidents recorded countrywide, from 440 in 2022-2023 to 687 in the 2023-2024 festive season.Driving along the major hot spots highways in Botswana, namely the...

Contrary to what they had expected, police say the festivities went along peacefully without serious crimes such as murder, rape and others. Mahalapye Central police station commander, Superintendent Boitshepo Modongo, said the single incident...

The incident, which occurred at Tobela village, took place after police who were conducting patrols after midnight, found a group of people entertaining themselves at a local shebeen. When officers attempted to disperse the crowd, angry youths pelted...

The arrest of the duo adds to a total of three suspects linked to the security officer's murder.Tshesebe police were alerted about the 58-year-old security officer's murder on December 23 around 6am after he was found lying in a pool of blood...

Police told MmegiOnline that the victim’s upper body was completely destroyed in the incident.Shoshong assistant police station commander, Superintendent George Mabuta, told MmegiOnline that the driver fled the scene and a search is on.“The...