The child, whose name has not yet been released, reportedly disappeared while swimming near the Thamalakane River on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses told Police that the boy was last seen in the water before suddenly vanishing, prompting fears of a...
The conference aims to confront a growing list of social ills, including the proliferation of drugs and illicit substances, homelessness/ street children, high divorce rates, crime and rising levels of corruption.Botswana has in the recent past...
The formal signing, held at BA ISAGO University, was attended by senior members of the University’s leadership, including President Dr. R. Tadu, Vice President Dr. M. Nyakudya, and representatives from various faculties. Their presence underscored...
A pastor from The Testimony of Jesus Fellowship Ministry, Geoffrey Jikijela finds himself in serious trouble for allegedly defiling a teenage girl who had been taken in for counselling by her parents at the church.Jikijela faces a single count of...
The spy agent (names withheld), who is in his late fifties, faces a charge of raping his daughter, who is a minor. The incident allegedly took place early this year between March 1st and 31st.It is alleged that the spy agent violated his child on...
Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the smart classroom this week, Mascom board chairperson Agang Gabana said it has always been the mandate of the telecommunications company to support the government's efforts.Gabana stated that it has...
They open up about their love life, secret romantic date nights around Gaborone, and jewellery shopping sprees in Prague, Czech Republic. It is a 'ride-or-die' love affair that will this weekend be made public at traditional Pato and Magadi...
On November 12, the High Court issued an interim order restraining the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and Absa Bank from paying any funds to Pro-Serve Consulting arising from the Modipane–Mabalane road project. The order also restricted...
The company argued that whilst the liquidator, Kopanang Thekiso, received leave to appeal from the High Court, he failed to meet the filing requirements at the CoA.The liquidator’s leave to appeal is in relation to a recently granted interdict...
The deceased was reportedly at home with his family before they woke up to discover his body hanging from a tree behind their yard. Witnesses immediately alerted the police.Confirming the incident, Palapye Police Station Assistant Commander,...
According to Assistant Superintendent Goletwa Kethamile, the assistant commander of Palapye Police Station, the officers caught the trio offloading the meat at one of the suspects’ yards in Palapye.He said the men failed to account for the...
Confirming the incident, Serowe Police Commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, said they received the report on Friday, whilst preliminary findings suggest the attack occurred in the early hours of the morning. Oteng added that investigators are...
Palapye Assistant Police Station Commander Goletwa Kethamile confirmed the incident, stating that the victim is a 27-year-old Zimbabwean woman who was walking alone from her home in Extension 10 heading to work in the village centre.Kethamile said...
The deceased, 35, is said to have been the woman's boyfriend.According to Serowe Police Station Commander Superintendent Poloko Oteng, police received the report at 8 am on Friday. Initial investigations found that the deceased man had been...
The Monitor team travelled to Modipane to interview the family of the deceased, David Ditsele. Ditsele died on Saturday, a few metres from his home. Sources suggest the 51-year-old was mauled to death by dogs, an incident which his family refused to...
Addressing Parliament recently, Manyeneng, who is also the Deputy Speaker, said that whilst technological advancement has brought opportunities for progress, it has also created new spaces where GBV is flourishing.“This campaign calls on each one...
Bogolo Kenewendo, the Minister of Minerals and Energy (MME), told Parliament recently that the enactment introduced harsher punitive measures that will see people fined up to P1,000,000.“Owing to the prior limitations on the legislative punitive...
Speaking during a full council meeting on Monday, he said the issues include, but are not limited to, inadequate city illumination, which compromises community safety, financial constraints that hinder service delivery, maintenance issues for...
She revealed that HIV testing numbers rose sharply from 820 in Quarter 1 to 1,826 in Quarter 2.Moreover, the chairperson noted that whilst the positivity rate stands at 1.4 percent, the majority of those testing positive are males.She said this...
The city’s mayor, Oarabile Motlaleng, said during a full council meeting on Monday that the strengthened efforts are beginning to reveal critical insights into the well-being of residents.He reported that screenings have so far reached 351 people,...
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