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Pini Bothoko
  • 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...

  • Injured soldier and Kopong murder suspect hospitalised

    As a result, the suspect's arraignment is still on hold until he is fully recovered, Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe said. A police report alleges that on Saturday evening, he went to Kopong at his...

  • Police investigate murder, suicide

    No.16 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Nicholas Kadiatla said they received a report of the murder on Saturday afternoon at around 2pm. He they then rushed to the crime scene at Maaloso ward, Dibete, and found the teenage girl lying...

  • Pedestrians severely injured in separate accidents

    The first incident occurred on Friday late afternoon near Puma Filling Station along the Gabane highway when a 13-year-old boy was hit by a car whilst attempting to cross the road. As a result, the teenage boy sustained a fractured right chin and is...

  • Illegal immigrants arrested whilst crossing overflowing Limpopo River

    The 15 were seven Bangladesh nationals, four Ethiopians, three Somalis and a Zimbabwean. Machaneng Police Station commander, Superintendent George Mabuta explained law enforcement officers, police and soldiers nabbed the illegal immigrants whilst...

  • Flooding conditions improve significantly – Mohwasa

    These heavy rains that later turned into flooding resulted in road closures, relocation of people from their homes, traffic congestions, disruptions to daily activities and school closures. The rains even forced the relocation of prisoners from...

  • Police record 1,463 murder cases in five years

    This was revealed by the Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, when he recently responded to a question asked by the Member of Parliament for Molepolole South, Arafat Khan, before Parliament. Khan, given government's commitment to a human...

  • The irony of ‘disciplined’ forces: Bullets and bullies?

    The recent killings involving members of the disciplined forces, have raised concerns over the quality of screening during recruitment and the overall operational culture within the armed forces.Last week, a soldier based at Botswana Defence...

  • Machaneng police probe mud house-related death incident

    Machaneng Police Station commander, Superintendent George Mabuta said one of the deceased's family members told the police that the old man retired for bed last Thursday at around 8pm when it started raining. He said the kin was shocked to wake...

  • Fight over khadi leaves Sefhare man dead

    The incident occurred recently at Mookametsane cattle posts located on the outskirts of Shakwe village. On the fateful day, the deceased, a local man and the suspect, a herder from Zimbabwe, were allegedly hired to maintain a house that was destroyed...

  • Pedestrians injured in separate incidents

    In an accident that occurred on Saturday at around 5:30am, the woman was hit by a car along Tshekotsheko Road opposite Shoprite located at the Old Mall. The station commander for Maun Police, Superintendent Joseph Lepodise, explained the victim...

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