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Sharon Mathala
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  • Tebogo in the country ahead of mother's burial this Saturday

    During Seratiwa's memorial hosted in her honor by her employer, the sprinter's late mother is said to have shared with a friend on her hospital bed that she wished God could increase her days so she could watch her son's first Olympic...

  • Tebogo's mother's memorial service begins today

    Family spokesperson, Ralph Kgabanyane told Mmegi Online that as they hold the memorial service for the sprinter's mother, they are yet to finalise his mother's funeral arrangements, which will be tentatively on Saturday.“Along the airport...

  • Heartbroken widower, 95, loses wife, home in fire

    KANYE: Ogopoleng Mmolaatshephe, 75, was laid to rest last Wednesday in Kanye, but for Ketlhagafetse Mmolaatshephe, the memories of that fateful evening are as vivid as ever. In an intimate conversation, he shared the heart-wrenching details of his...

  • Letsile Tebogo’s mother passes on

    According to a source, she had not been well for some time before her passing on Sunday morning at Gaborone Private Hospital. Reached for comment the family spokesperson told The Monitor as of yesterday (Sunday), the family was working on a statement...

  • Misinformation, disinformation: A concern for African journalists

    As discussions unfolded and with elections looming across many African nations, the imperative for local journalists to spearhead the narrative became unmistakably clear. “It should be journalists in those countries feeding international media,”...

  • Supplementary voter registration resumes Monday

    According to a Government Gazette released this morning, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that this time around the supplementary period will last only 11 days. “Notice is hereby given that the IEC has in terms of Sections 8...

  • Murder accused prison warder for psychiatric assessment

    Konongwe's circumstances changed for the worse when his lesser charge of unlawfull wounding metamorphosed to murder after his victim succumbed to knife stabbings. Appearing before Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi this week, Konongwe who is accused...

  • Unlawful wounding turns to murder

    Konongwe who is also a prison warder based in Serowe appeared before Village senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi on Thursday following a scuffle with the deceased and another at the Airport junction Mall in Gaborone. For his arraignment the 37-year-old...

  • Ill-mannerism reason for Bulela Ditswe rejects – Masisi

    Addressing a rally here yesterday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi mentioned the tough call they made in rejecting some applicants. “In some constituencies, you will realise we rejected all applicants.“We instead opted to approach other members to...

  • Re-elect me as your President – Masisi

    Speaking at the inaugural Ngamiland Field Farmers Day launch just five kilometres outside Nokaneng village in the northwest, he emphasised the importance of mindset change in farming and value chain development for food security in Ngamiland....

  • ‘Powerful’ DIS agents arrested, agency in turmoil

    On Friday, the two agents, Paul Setlhabi and Pulane Kgaosi, through their families, filed an urgent application for the court to order the DIS to grant them access to their family-appointed lawyer.It became apparent that the two top DIS officers had...

  • Newly crowned Miss Botswana pleads for no comparison

    Gaothuse’s lithe frame and pretty face earned her the 55th Miss Botswana title.Her second and first princesses are Sebaga Manyepetsa and Halle Hirschfeld respectively. Gaothuse, who also previously held the title of Miss teen Botswana 2019, is a...

  • Hero's welcome for Chombo

    Hundreds of her well-wishers thronged the airport, quadruple the number of people who attended her send off a month ago.Clad in their blue, black, and white regalia, they chanted songs like, ‘lesego la rona’ as soon as the airport staff announced...

  • Arts Council reinstates CEO

    But her reinstatement is not with immediate effect as she still has to further engage with the board to facilitate her return.Ellis was reinstated this week following her suspension in July last year in a scenario that shook the creative industry....

  • Police expresses concern over fatal road accidents

    Mantswe was speaking at the just ended capacity building seminar for senior traffic officers hosted in Selebi-Phikwe. According to statistics shared by the deputy commissioner, during the past festive season, deaths as a result of road accident shot...

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