Allen MosiwaAs students, we are not happy with how the Minister of Higher Education is handling our issues. We feel ignored while he continues to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, leaving students in deep pain and struggle. We expected the minister and the...
Led by different student leaders of multiple affiliated political parties, including Neville Sechele, who was handcuffed and later released, the students demanded an end to April fare increases and the promised P2,500 living allowance.Following the...
Delivering a national briefing today, President Duma Boko said the Department of Road Transport and Safety’s renewal system had failed to keep up with growing demand, forcing government to invoke extraordinary measures.“The national transport...
Earlier today, UB students embarked on a protest to hold the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government over exorbitant transport fares and called for an increase in student living allowances as promised.The Minister of Higher Education, Prince...
The plan, which proposed extending the village into the Mabutswe area where their fields are located, has sparked widespread concern, prompting the government to return it for further consultation.Speakers at a kgotla meeting held on Saturday,...
Speaker after speaker, including traditional leaders, voiced deep concern that such a move would erode their cultural identity, heritage, and the authority of bogosi.Leading the debate, Kgosi Puso Gaborone, who is also the chief of Batlokwa,...
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Tshepo Motswagole found that both the conviction and sentence were sound, ruling that there was no basis for the appellate court to interfere with the lower court's decision.“The appeal against both...
His death sentence was confirmed by three Court of Appeal Justices led by Judge President Tebogo Tau after he failed to convince them that he did not kill the then-Form 2 student.Amongst those who attended the case was Marks ‘Kganka’ Ofentse,...
According to Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, the matter was reported around midnight by the suspect himself.Oteng said the suspect alerted his grandmother after realising that his girlfriend was unresponsive following a...
Police have launched investigations to determine whether the victim was assaulted or hit by a vehicle, as he was discovered lying motionless by the roadside.Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, said the man was found by a...
Mahalapye Central Assistant Police Station Commander, Assistant Superintendent Malakia Gabana, confirmed the incident, stating that the deceased, a native of Serowe, was discovered in a decomposed state after being reported missing for four...
According to police, the incident occurred on Friday when the pensioner received a call from an individual claiming to be from Standard Chartered Bank. The caller allegedly informed him that his Know Your Customer (KYC) details had not been updated,...
In the first incident, Mahalapye Central Police Station assistant commander, Assistant Superintendent Malakia Gabana, said the 45-year-old victim allegedly received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Sefalana Cash & Carry headquarters...
Five of the seven men appeared before Village magistrate, Tshepo Thedi, yesterday. According to their charge sheet, the seven men, Thabang Lesaumako, Bokamoso Ralotsia, Tumelo Letsapa, Daniel Gideon, and Kgosimolao Aobakwe, are accused of having...
The apex court has reversed a High Court decision that determined that four incidents of forced sexual intercourse over three days constitute a single count of rape.Rivers Kakana, who had thought he had completed his 10-year sentence for rape, has...
CoA justices, Leatile Dambe, Tebogo Maruping, and Modiri Letsididi were in agreement, confirming the decision of High Court judge, Godfrey Radijeng, in awarding him P20,000 as general damages.Tshimologo had sought a total of P900,000 as a combined...
Delivering judgment recently, Justice Tshekiso said Moses was charged with murder contrary to Section 202 of the Penal Code, following the death of Bashe at or near Coloured location in Tati Siding. Moses had pleaded not guilty, placing the burden on...
Backed by ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) legislators, the Bill sailed through yesterday with a commanding majority, cementing Boko’s determination to establish a Constitutional Court (ConCourt), even as voices from across the country...
Scheduled for continuation of trial today before Justice Oteng Motlhala, the first accused, Mogotsi, was a no-show in court despite being remanded in custody.His defence attorney, on one end, Leitshamo Phil, was present in court and sought answers...
The matter arose from a court ruling in which four DIS agents successfully challenged the legality of their scheduled disciplinary hearing and obtained an order directing that no action be taken on it.The officers, Pulane Kgoadi, Kuda Malikongwa,...
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