the monitor

Driver dies in road mishap

Accident scene
Accident scene

A 49-year-old man has died following a road accident in Block 8, Gaborone, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

According to Broadhurst Traffic Officer, Assistant Superintendent Matlhogonolo Baraedi, police received a report of the incident at around 1 am. The deceased was the sole occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Preliminary investigations suggest the driver may have been speeding and lost control upon reaching the traffic circle. Police also suspect that fatigue could have been a contributing factor.

Editor's Comment
Let the courts follow the money

“Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”– B.R. AmbedkarThe amount of money at play threatens to test the integrity of the country’s financial system, giving more reason to why the courts must be fully given leeway to lean on the matter and reach a conclusion.Botswana has spent decades building her reputation as a stable and credible financial jurisdiction.The...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up