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Sharon Mathala
  • YAMAs raises the bar high

    Although the inaugural awards started relatively late, Yarona FM made sure they give the crowd a world –class event, which was nothing short of spectacular. Kicking off the show was performances from Vee, Dramaboi, Joint and Scar before the...

  • Accident or murder?

    Kealeboga Danster an 18-year-old labourer who was killed by DeBeers Botswana Resident Director Neo Moroka in April this year after allegedly being mistaken for a dog may have been shot twice before he succumbed to his death, the deceased’s...

  • �Ko mantlwaneng I wanted to play daddy but with another daddy�

    When most children reach puberty stage, they struggle with all changes they come across, be it body changes, mood swings, or just struggling to fit in with peers. For 22-year-old Bachidzi Seamus Kwele, at the time he was grappling with the fact that...

  • More EFF members on visa �blacklist�

    The latest five join their leader, Julius Malema, who was slapped with a visa restriction last year in June, which was subsequently denied in September when he applied for entry for the launch of an Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)...

  • GBV cases on the rise � Police

    During the launch of the Botswana policewomen network campaign against GBV, director of forensic science services, Helen Tumediso-Magora said that last year in the same period, a total of 80 cases were recorded compared to this year’s figures,...

  • Bissau in court for �threat to kill� charges

    Bissau is said to have threatened to kill one Mandlenkosi Masuku saying “I will shoot you on the head three times.” Bissau allegedly said this on August 18 at Masetlheng ward in Tlokweng. Previously when appearing before court, 39 year...

  • 66 year old kills leopard

    When The Monitor team visited him last week at his home, Sefatlho had just been released from Bamalete Lutheran hospital, where he spent three nights. “Ne ke tlhathela dipodi, it was around 5 pm, then I realised my dogs were barking at...

  • Peach impresses SA�s Mi Casa

    Mi Casa later tweeted: “We out at @Botswanacraft for the album launch of Peach ... Too nice out here! #teamMiCasa”. Mi Casa was in the country to perform at the 24th Mascom Live Sessions, before deciding to make a surprise stop at the...

  • No leads in murder of BDP founder�s son

    Leon Steinberg, 64, was found dead in his vehicle in July, with multiple wounds and blood spatter indicating that he met a violent end. He was cremated in Mahalapye shortly after. Police subsequently posted a P25,000 reward for information leading...

  • Batswana show a determined spirit in court

    This has been evident from Batswana’s massive attendance of the just-ended constitutional case at the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Yesterday, as CoA president Justice Ian Kirby announced the verdict of the five-men panel, the crowd...

  • Surveillance cameras to be placed in cities

    “ The city will be policed through a network of surveillance cameras installed at strategic locations. The surveillance cameras will be monitored at a centralised office known as the command and control centre,” the police said in a...

  • Mbau impressed with Botswana

    Clad in her knee-high boots, Mbau rocked Gaborone along side her country mate TV presenter, Nonhle Thema.  The two divas featured at the newly opened club on Saturday.  Before their appearance the women treated locals fans to an hour-long...

  • Mascom Live Sessions Sizzles with Mi Casa

    The 24th installment of the Mascom Live Sessions, was headlined by the group, with local rapper Game ‘Zeus’ Bantsi and DJ Kuchi as support acts. The racially diverse audience comprised of both the young and old who had the time of their...

  • Police Launch Massive Crime, Road Safety Operation

    Speaking at the  launch, acting police commissioner, Victor Paledi, said: “You only live once” (YOLO), an expression often used to stress that one’s life cannot be lived twice.”  This year’s campaign will be...

  • Supernatural Vol 2: A Star Studded Launch

    The Supernatural Vol 2 launch also featured two South African acts, Naak Musiq and Casper Nyovest. The mega launch held at the Kiss Africa Entertainment formerly known as Lizard Lounge was filled to capacity by 9:00 pm. It was Team Distant of the...

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