Police to mount 'Sobriety Checkpoints' over Christmas

As the anti-alcohol drive gains momentum, the Traffic Division of the Botswana Police Service will mount Sobriety Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols from December 5 in Mahalapye.

A spokesman of the traffic police, Bruno Paledi, said at a press briefing yesterday that the objective of the operation is to have the community see the seriousness of the problem first hand.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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