The stats show that since January 5, 2024 when the national voter registration exercise began, a total 319,632 eligible voters have been captured. 130,541 people were registered in week two beginning January 8-12, with the numbers dropping to 113,525...
The case was originally scheduled to be heard yesterday (Monday).According to the chairperson of the Serowe Land Board, Sefane Phuthego, there was a delay in the process necessitating the rescheduling of the hearing.“It’s not just Khama’s case...
Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, the IEC spokesperson, Osupile Maroba said: “it’s true that a case of theft of voters’ registration books has been reported to the police and it’s a matter that is under investigation as we speak.”He...
Even Motshegwa himself has vowed to throw his weight behind the man anointed by the UDC leadership to contest in Mmadinare in the October general election. This comes after he had initially shown interest to contest the constituency, but a BPF...
Kgosi Gasebalwe's promotion means that the dikgosi from the three villages, who until now have been reporting to Palapye, will start reporting to Pilikwe which will in turn report to Serowe directly. Until now, Pilikwe, whose kgosi was at the...
The first signs pointing to possible simmering tensions in the future unfolded on Friday when Kgosi Tshipe Tshipe of Mahalapye landed in Radisele to deliver the message from Acting Bagammangwato regent, Kgosi Serogola Seretse, sparking discontent...
Masisi expressed his appreciation for the warm hospitality extended by Uganda and congratulated President Yoweri Museveni on assuming the Chairmanship of the summit. The President’s address was delivered with a focus on the theme, “Leaving No One...
Rachel wept for her children and refused to be comforted because they were no more. You come face-to-face with this reality when you witness a mother bird crying bitterly at a freedom square space for instance, because it cannot find its young ones...
While the BCP president Dumelang Saleshando admits that five out of 61 constituencies is not enough, energised by the fact that the BCP chief campaigner for the General Election is a woman, the five candidates are expected to inspire even more women...
The events were confirmed by Sehithwa Police Station Commander, Nshaki Mabophiwa, in an interview with Mmegi Online. He stated that the victim had visited his aunt at the cattlepost in Tswelenyane where he found the gun and killed himself. "On...
Residents of Tawana ward were left speechless when the news of the man's arrest by the police started spreading around the village on Thursday, amid talk that the alleged rape could have been going on for quite a while until the girl's mother...
The prospective 'buyer' had just left the garage accompanied by a garage employee when on the way the man made a phone call that left the employee traumatised. Superintendent Boemo Bok of Mogoditshane police said the matshelonyana truck...
They only discovered his lifeless body in the morning at about 8am. The incident was confirmed by Superintendent James Maabong who said the man sustained serious injuries in the elephant attack.
Following the incident on Wednesday last week, the man, a kgosana, was arrested the same week after the child was rushed for medical assistance in Francistown.Superintendent Michael Maphephu said preliminary investigations point to the suspect as the...
Ntsuape, who was convicted last year after pleading guilty to two counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder, said this on Thursday when he appeared for mitigation before Gaborone High Court judge, Barnabas Nyamadzabo.The convict has been...
He lost the BCP primaries to Boniface Mabeo after which he retraced his steps to the opposition coalition where he quickly secured parliamentary candidacy. He will now renew his rivalry with Mabeo in the October general election.When launching...
He is optimistic that the projects will be completed on time and within budget, which will benefit the community and the district as a whole. Mochotlhi highlighted the 25 km internal road project as one of the main projects that are progressing well...
In an interview with The Monitor, he emphasized that failing to pay attention to the Ministry of Health’s recommendations could leave the country vulnerable to the disease’s outbreak. Currently, there is cholera outbreaks and associated deaths...
Kgosi Mmereki described the low numbers as disappointing and worrisome, saying in some instances it was not uncommon for Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) registration officers to register an average of two people per day. He said the officers...
The initiative is the brainchild of the Ministry of Defence and Security working in close cooperation with BPS, and was designed to bring the high crime rate in Botswana's towns and cities under control. In recent times, crimes of an intrusive...