What was scheduled to be a smooth evening of elections quickly spiralled out of control, as allegations of cheating and confusion over procedures led to the destruction of ballot boxes and the abrupt suspension of voting. The congresses, initially...
The conference, originally scheduled for Friday, was pushed to Saturday due to the pending case.The matter was first set for a hearing last Friday but was postponed to Tuesday after the applicants told the court they had only been served with the...
Confirming the incident, No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, said police are investigating the matter. He explained that three workers were welding a damaged portion of the trailer when it suddenly caught fire,...
No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, said the incident was reported around 1am after a passerby discovered the victim lying by the roadside and alerted the police.“Although we don't know exactly what...
Dibete Police Station commander, Superintendent Keoagile Tau, said the first incident was reported in the early hours of Friday. He explained that on the fateful night, the deceased, a 37-year-old man of Mochudi, and the suspect, a 36-year-old man of...
The employees want the minister to intervene as they decry that management has withheld funds meant for their salary increment, amongst other issues.Led by BOPEU/BGI Branch Executive Chairperson Kagiso Gakale, the employees marched to the District...
Confirming the incident, Rakops Police Station commander, Superintendent Joel Machete, said the fight broke out when police officers who were on duty patrolling the village attempted to disperse a crowd that had gathered in front of a bar which was...
Speaking during a full council meeting on Monday, Tlokweng Council Chairperson Ontiretse Bogatsu revealed that antenatal HIV testing coverage has declined from nearly 99% in the previous quarter to just 88% this quarter. She emphasised that this drop...
The case involves Major Gaenamele Baitsemi, a former officer in the Botswana Defence Force (BDF), who successfully challenged disciplinary action taken against him by the army, where on December 8, 2023, Justice Moesi issued a spoken ruling that...
According to the Botswana Police Service (BPS), the accident occurred when a Gaborone–Serowe-bound bus carrying 65 passengers collided head-on with the Audi A3 vehicle.Both vehicles caught fire after the impact and were completely burnt. BPS...
The court found that none of the conditions prescribed under Regulation 20 are met, and the convenience of the encounter of the benchmarking team with Emeritus Training Academy (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) does not qualify as justification for the direct...
The court stressed that the matter involved questions about security, government authority, and the responsibilities of different departments and took the decision not to interfere with what had been set, though it recognised that it was the duty of...
Last week, President Duma Boko declared a state of emergency, citing the collapse of the country's medical supply system and deploying military personnel to distribute life-saving medications.Addressing the media recently, Botswana Nurses Union...
The court bench of Justices Lot Moroka, Leatile Dambe, and Modiri Letsididi struck out the appeal, saying the notice and grounds of appeal were filed without any signature of either appellant or the attorney representing it."There was no compliance...
As the family and Batswana prepare to bid farewell to ATI real name Atasaone Molemogi who passed on Sunday, his family is full of gratitude for the support.The 36-year-old artist passed away after he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.The...
Justice Zein Kebonang, yesterday, in his ruling, held that the allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and unlawful arrest raised in the plaintiff’s declaration are neither scandalous, vexatious, nor irrelevant, but rather central to her...
The officers, Pulane Kgoadi, Kuda Malikongwa, Paul Setlhabi, Sebuweng Mukani, and Mpho Molokwane, have approached the High Court on a certificate of urgency, seeking to have Magosi cited for contempt of Justice Boipuso Makhwe’s December 2024...
Following President Duma Boko’s declaration of a public health emergency on Monday, the BDC has been charged with establishing a fund to support various healthcare initiatives.Known as Unity Healthcare Botswana Partnership Fund I (UHBP I) and...
DCEC Director General, Botlhale Makgekgenene, told a press conference this week that the properties and monies traced in 2024 and referred to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for recovery amounted to P144,240,085.52 (approx P144m).This is...
Garekwe, in a newly filed notice of motion, claims that he has been wrongly suspended from the party without due process and in violation of the BPF constitution. He was suspended from the party on August 21, 2025, which he now challenges as unlawful...
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