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Sharon Mathala
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  • 52nd Mascom Live Session show banger

    Notably the thirst for the popular event was at an all-time peak as the organisers announced the sold-out show a week before the event. By 7:30pm at the venue, there was a long queue which stretched for quite a distance. As time went by, attendants...

  • Masisi family in a court drama

    Today, the legal court battle that has pitted the first family against each other ensued before Gaborone High Court judge Michael Leburu. In the case, Pilane has taken his aunts and their business associates to court over the P550 million Goodhope...

  • Masisi relatives' tender trial begins

    At the High Court tomorrow, the President’s nephew Olebile Pilane will take the stand to give oral evidence in a case in which he has dragged his aunt and Masisi's sister, Boitumelo Mmutle-Phadi and their business associates to court over a...

  • No safe houses for child victims- report

    Most officers who were interviewed in the report highlighted the inadequate infrastructure to create a child-friendly environment for managing child victims and those in conflict with the law across many police stations. “Many police stations do...

  • Local artists bring their A game to Leteisi on Fleek

    Whilst getting into the venue was tedious because of the uncontrolled traffic, inside the venue the attendants got their monies worth. Unlike most events, all the artists on line up turned up for the event and delivered their A-game...

  • Fashion galore at Leteisi On Fleek

    Traditionally, the fabric is used for events like Kgotla meetings or weddings. But overtime it has become prominent in the fashion industry as more and more Batswana embrace our tradition.With many fashion brands trialing and testing out different...

  • BCP bound Dow says SONA lacks hope

    Yesterday was no different when she responded to President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) address. “I must start with a bit of honesty – the address did not fill me with hope. The address was neither inspirational nor...

  • Leave event planning to promoters, events companies - Keorapetse

    Keorapetse was responding to Monday’s State Of The Nation (SONA) address delivered by President Mokgweetsi Masisi. He said that when and if his Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) takes over government in next year’s general election, it would...

  • Sexual abuse case turns into possible human trafficking

    The police now find themselves having to deal with an even 'dirtier' criminal case. In a previous court session, Village Senior Magistrate Tshepo Thedi had issued a warrant of arrest against the child’s mother. Then, the suspicion by the...

  • I have no influence in awarding the police stations tender - PSP

    The husband's company, Legacy Pursuit Proprietary Limited according to the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) records, was only registered on March 28, 2023. But two months later on May 17, 2023, it was part of the nine...

  • The State is insulting my intelligence- Legwale

    Eight years ago (September 10, 2015) at around 5am, Thato Meswele was killed in cold blood. Two years later, the deceased’s sister’s husband Legwale (48) was arrested and charged for her murder. Legwale is charged alongside one Hamadi Mkhuha...

  • Man accused of hiring hitmen to kill wife takes the stand

    48-year-old Legwale is charged alongside 52-year-old Hamadi Mkhuha for the murder of Thato Meswele aged 35, at Oodi village back on September 10, 2015. In court today, Legwale who was clad in an all-blue suit continued to tell the how he had fallen...

  • Mother accused of hiding sexually abused child

    The court was shocked this morning to learn that the mother to the young girl is allegedly hiding her to avoid trial and that the young girl has not been to school for close to a month.Giving a brief this morning, the State believes that in...

  • Botswana reviews sexual offence penalties

    According to a Savingram dated September 14, 2023, the Minister of Justice, Machana Shamukuni officially announced that the Penal Code amendment Act of 2021, has "been amended to enhance penalties against morality, make provision for...

  • State clashes with retired soldiers again

    Just two days before the four-year-old case trial could commence, the State filed a new application. The State applied for leave to appeal and stay of execution.Arguments for the application have been set for November, further postponing trial that...

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