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According to the party, there will be re-runs in Goodhope/Mmathethe, Okavango West and Tati West. The contentious Goodhope/Mmathethe will see two Cabinet ministers, Peggy Serame and Edwin Dikoloti, face off again. Okavango West and Tati West will...

Through her lawyer, Kgosietsile Ngaakagae, Reboeleng is challenging the confession she made saying she was forced into doing so and that it was not voluntary. Although she is yet to take the stand, the defence says when she made the confession, she...

Reboeleng, 31, is challenging a confession statement the state say she made back in 2022 following an intercepted robbery in main mall which led to 10 people later dying in a shoot-out. “She did not look emotionally distressed, she was not crying,...

Mthimkhulu had been hospitalised for some time to receive clinical care. The deceased minister’s niece and family spokesperson, Sibongile Jinya, confirmed that the government will hold a memorial service for the late Gaborone South Member of...

This has just been confirmed by the President Mokgweetsi Masisi in a telecast on social media.“The general election will take place Wednesday October 30th 2024. Both October 30th and 31st will be public holidays,” Masisi said.Masisi continued:...

A statement released on his official Facebook Page says Solly Mholo’s health has deteriorated and he now needs an operation to be performed on him, this is an update from the initial statement which said the ‘Ke Latlhile Bokinza’ was...

The Monitor was present to cover the proceedings that followed the events of February 2022. Around mid-afternoon, a brazen daylight cash-in-transit robbery in Gaborone's busy Main Mall brought the area to a standstill. A police chase ensued,...

Fort he first time court will hear from the only survivor of the shoot out on what happened on the day, well at least partly as she is expected to address the court on how the police obtained her confession.Tsaone Reboeleng appeared before court...

The disgraced officer, Alidy Alidy, was charged with corruption. According to the facts presented in court, the officer had received the bribe to help destroy evidence and avoid investigating a company that had allegedly been fraudulently awarded...

The athletes were greeted by thunderous applause from Batswana who thronged the airport and later filled the National Stadium. By midday, when the Mmegi team passed by the national stadium, hundreds of Batswana had already shown up.At the airport,...

The accused, Bontle Ratladi appeared before the Mogoditshane Magistrate’s Court last week facing a single arson charge, a crime she is alleged to have committed early this year. According to her charge sheet, she is alleged to have "on or about...

Tshepiso Letsididi appeared before the Mogoditshane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of rape. According to the latest charge sheet, he is accused of having unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim (name withheld) without her consent on or...

In court, Kabo Moremong faces charges of robbery. He now stands accused alone because four of his accomplices are now deceased. On November 25, 2022 they attempted to rob a G4S cash in transit (CIT) vehicle at the Sefalana store in Gaborone...

The first to take the fall was Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni. Shamukuni faced fierce competition from Luckson Likototo, a man he defeated in the last primary elections back in 2018, for the Chobe constituency. In Chobe, Shamukuni only managed...

Her story is similar to that of the confession of the Phase 2 robbery shoot-out survivor, Tsaone Reboeleng. The pair fell into a love relationship with a cash-in-transit mastermind, unknowingly.Gaopatwe, also called, ‘the Bomber’ known for his...