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,...
The ward has only two polling stations, namely Moreomaoto Primary School and a tent at Menoakwena mobile stop.The by-election comes shortly following the passing of the area's former councillor, who died due to a brief illness.Consequently,...
The legislator had also requested government to consider instituting a 15-year forensic audit covering all land allocations in Mogoditshane.The proposed audit would scrutinise the conduct of land board officials and employees, councillors, MPs, and...
This innovative scheme, according to the government, is designed to address the shortcomings of previous subsidy programmes like the Arable Land Development Programme (ALDEP), Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD),...
Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Edwin Dikoloti, told Parliament that this will include borehole drilling and acquisition, equipping and reticulation, desalination, and the rehabilitation of boreholes, wells, and dams across agricultural production...
Speaking whilst at the first-ever Boteti Manufacturing Expo, Maoketsa said that supporting citizen-owned businesses is evidenced by the achievement of a P23 billion citizen spend and 18,000 jobs supported, milestones delivered in their CEEP five-year...
The inaugural expo was held under the theme 'Creating Successful Opportunities'. During his keynote address, the Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) Public Relations Manager, Patrick Molokwe, stated that manufacturing is the engine that...
From its earliest days, every president who has attempted to steer the party forward has faced continuous internal conflict, persistent divisions, and unending power struggles. These tensions have often spilled beyond internal forums, extending into...
The contested contract involves the recapitalisation and provision of rolling stock investment by a local joint venture involving equity interest of Baaitse, who is also an operative of the ruling Umbrella for Democractic Change (UDC).A source in the...
The two top leaders were implicated in the procurement controversy late last year by suspended DIS legal officer, Kuda Malikongwa, in a civil lawsuit. The procurement is alleged to have been ordered by Masisi using the DIS to avoid any leak, as he...
President Boko spoke as though he was doing the media a favour, almost like a stern father warning wayward children, insisting he was “helping them” avoid imprisonment for defamation by admonishing them early. It is an odd kind of help. The sort...
Journalism is at a make-or-break juncture with President Duma Boko, appearing to be vehemently leading a crusade against journalists hence endangering its very existence, press freedom and free speech, which ought to be fundamentally protected in any...
The five-day conference included a wide array of presentations and workshops by seasoned journalists and media academics on data investigations, AI in journalism, climate and health investigative reporting, countering disinformation, uncovering human...
While the victors celebrated, the unfortunate contenders dismissed the outcome as not accurately reflecting the nationwide perspective. Understandably, a lot was riding on this election. It has been a year since the UDC took power, and many saw this...
Addressing supporters at a rally in Lentsweletau, he made it clear that the party’s leadership is prepared to make serious and decisive interventions against any members who engage in conduct that undermines the organisation’s integrity....
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