Miner on trial for killing teacher

FRANCISTOWN: A case involving a lover who hacked his mistress to death with an axe after being jilted in Selebi Phikwe three years ago is continuing at the High Court before Justice, Zibani Makhwade.

The accused, Sam Sethume, a BCL employee, is facing one count of murder. The indictment alleges that on 31 January 2006 at Tlhabololo Primary School (TPS) in Selebi Phikwe he murdered Dineo Nare.

It is the prosecutions case that Sethumo had an extramarital affair with the deceased Nare, a teacher at TPS.

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Let’s fight GBV as a collective

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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