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The council has since requested the release of over P9 million from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to complete their intended projects. Briefing councillors during a full council meeting on Tuesday in Mabutsane, the council...

Furthermore, service levy and interest-free building material loan arrears currently stand at over P417,000 and P820,000 respectively. In 2015 the council resolved to take legal action against plot owners in the town who failed to pay their rates and...

The chief by-law technician Ishmael William assured residents in a kgotla meeting last week that they will act on the matter and close some of the sources of noise. He said though there is freedom of worship in Botswana, other people’s peace...

In one incident, she allegedly told the victim that she lives in a mine house and would like to rent out the servant’s quarters. She convinced the complainant to e-wallet the money citing high demand before disappearing after receiving the...

In Jwaneng, women have turned to cooperatives where they empower each other with business skills. The programme, referred to as Community Women in Cooperative (CWiC), a brainchild of the Member of Parliament for Jwaneng/ Mabutsane Shawn Ntlhaile, has...

Hundreds of unemployed youth flocked to Jwaneng last week to register at the labour office but some were unfortunate to have met fraudsters who claim to be agents from the mine’s recruitment department. Their trend was simply asking...

Being suspected of crime is a nightmarish experience. The trauma is amplified when the crime happens to be a violent murder. For Morgan Kagiso* the nightmare began in 2012 when he was accused of killing his girlfriend with a knife. Since then, he...

In one such case, residents of Thankane village are fighting tooth and nail to block Maokane Sub-Land Board from allocating farms in their area. Thankane, which is situated between farms, has no land to grow. To make matters worse, most of the farms...

Boikobo Tumisang, who is currently serving a prison term for a different matter, failed to appear before the Jwaneng Magistrate Basetsana Keakantse for continuation of his robbery case on Monday. The prosecutor, inspector Lorato Chabaetsile...

The hawkers said they have decided to return to the front of the mall after being chased away from their new place, which was close to the First National Bank Botswana (FNBB). “We agreed to move to an open space next to FNB and the manager...

Sesinyi proved the difference in a fierce encounter as both teams showed the tenacity to grab a win. Although the game started slowly, Sankoyo gave a strong rear guard action, making it difficult for the home side to penetrate. Former Orapa United...