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The State alleged that sometime in December, 2016, Unangoni Jonas unlawfully wounded Ntshegetsang by hitting her with an axe on the head while she was asleep.  When the matter came for trial date setting before magistrate Cele Lebakeng this...

The headman might be slapped with a defilement charge if it is proven that he indeed fathered a child with a minor.  Defilement allegations against the headman emerged when magistrate Cele Lebakeng called a young woman from the court gallery to...

When Galeboe appeared before Moroka on Monday, Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) prosecutor Keneilwe Jeremiah shared with the court that on Sunday she received a phone call from Ngakaagae Attorneys who told her that Kgosietsile Ngakaagae would...

Dube, who is commonly known as Dodo in social circles, is charged together with Adam Tafila in connection with the alleged robbery.  The state alleges that Dube and Tafila acting together in concert and with a common purpose, robbed a US Peace...

Feledi had approached the Francistown High Court praying for it to tamper justice with mercy and make an order that his sentences run concurrently. However, Justice Matlhogonolo Phuthego quashed Feledi’s application and upheld the lower...

Gaboratanelwe Sejaka pleaded guilty to the offence of assaulting an officer of the court while in due execution of his duties.  Sejaka assaulted crack prosecutor Gasemotho Pitlagano at Area L Magistrate Court on April 12, 2019.  Sejaka...

Dr Shatani Mugoma, a forensic pathologist who conducted Mulaladzi’s post-mortem, presented the results in court.  Nthoiwa Maxala, 36, is accused of the alleged shooting of Mulaladzi, who met his death in September 2015.   He is...

Maxala allegedly killed Mulaladzi, a former Physics teacher at Tutume McConnell College, on September 13, 2015 at Somerset East location in Francistown. Maxala, 36, was initially charged along with Tshoganetso Maxala, 25, Thabani Manala, 31, Tsaone...

Attorney Kagiso Jani, managed to secure bail for his client Jivas Chizunza and his co-accused Passmore Gondo (Gondo is not Jani’s client) following lack of strong opposition by the state. The two were granted bail on condition that they pay...

The case involves Dumisani Moyo, a Zimbabwean allegedly found in unlawful possession of a rhino horn in Francistown in 2012. The State made the application to be condoned to file its appeal out of time after the magistrate who is handling the matter...

This came to light Thursday when Lefoko Masudisa, 28, was arraigned in court for the alleged murder of Thembani Mazinyane. The State alleges that Masudisa murdered Mazinyane on April 2 at Block 2, Francistown. Masudisa, who’s plea was...

The state alleges that on April 25, 2018, the accused, Kediitse Masisi, left her home village leaving behind her two children with her grandmother.  In the process, she failed to offer the children protection or health.  Kediitse pleaded...

The State alleges that Frederick Christian de Jager, 47, ran over Onneile Mbotho  with his car on August 25, 2018 at Matsiloje village in the North East District and in the process, left Mbotho with a fractured leg. The reason de Jager...

In the first case, the State alleges that Kabelo Otsetswe, 19, defiled the then 14-year-old during a date unknown to the prosecution in 2017 at Kgaphamadi location. In the second case, the State also alleges that Thabo Thatayaone defiled the minor...

The State alleges that Jabulani Kesiile of Tutume alongside two Zimbabwean illegal immigrants, Jivas Chizunza and Passmore Gondo, acting jointly stole Oabona Rapekenene’s taxi between March 6 and 7 at Tonota. It is said that the three accused...