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Five men arrested for mobile phone theft

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Five men have been arrested by Mogoditshane police in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday night in Tsolamosese, a location in the peri-urban area.

The arrests were confirmed by Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe.

He explained that the suspects, who are aged between 24 and 42, allegedly robbed a 24-year-old man of his mobile phone and wallet at knife point around 8:45pm whilst he was walking home alone. “The victim was approached by the group driving a van. They stopped beside him, got out of the vehicle, and began harassing him.

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Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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