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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has abandoned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) name following a sustained assault to snatch the party from him by his opponents.

NewsDay Zimbabwe | 25 January 2024

Nelson Chamisa Quits CCC

Singer Kelly Khumalo at the center of deceased boyfriend , soccer star Senzo Meyiwa murder trial again

Meyiwa case investigator accused of offering cash for cooperation

Defence attorney Thulani Mngomezulu has alleged that the lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Bongani Gininda, offered one of the accused R3 million in exchange for cooperating.

SABC News | 25 January 2024

Tupac Shakur: Duane Davis charged with 1996 murder of rapper

US police have charged a former gang leader with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in a long-running case still gripping the public.

BBC.COM . | 30 September 2023

Submarine Titanic. PIC INDEPENDENT.CO.UK

Last hope for Titanic five as rescue mission enters final hours

Story by Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline:Last hope for Titanic five as rescue mission enters final hours: French vessel carrying deep-sea diving robot reaches search zone with missing sub's oxygen supply running out at 12.08pm (7.08am EST) - as map shows ships scrambling to site to join frantic hunt.

Mail Online | 22 June 2023

EFF 'NATIONAL SHUTDOWN' UPDATES

EFF members have gathered at Pretoria's Church Square as they peacefully march and sing around the Paul Kruger Statue during the national shutdown.

Correspondent | 20 March 2023

President of the United states of America Joe Biden

Classified files found at Biden's former private office

The US justice department is reviewing documents marked classified found in President Joe Biden's former office at a think tank, the White House says.

Correspondent | 10 January 2023

Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria

A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. Of the 43 people on...

BBC.COM . | 07 November 2022

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after just 45 days in the job

The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week. Tory MPs urged Ms Truss to go after her government was engulfed by political turmoil, following the ditching of most of her economic policies.

Correspondent | 20 October 2022

Mahsa Amini: Protests over woman’s death claim more lives in Iran

Nine people are now reported to have been killed at protests in Iran sparked by the death of a woman detained for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules.

BBC.COM . | 23 September 2022

US Supreme Court strikes down abortion rights

Millions of women in the US will lose the legal right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised it nationwide.

BBC.COM . | 24 June 2022

Afghan earthquake: Hundreds killed and scores wounded, says state media

BBC.COM . | 22 June 2022

Biden approves return of US troops to Somalia

BBC.COM . | 17 May 2022

Burkina Faso: Former president sentenced to life over Sankara murder

BBC.COM . | 06 April 2022

South Africa: Ramaphosa ends Covid restrictions

BBC.COM . | 05 April 2022

Tanzania opens auction for hunting of old wildlife

BBC.COM . | 22 March 2022

China Eastern plane carrying 133 people crashes in Guangxi

Correspondent | 21 March 2022

De Beers sees surprise jump in festive sales

De Beers CEO, Al Cook, says initial diamond sales over the key holiday season are proving surprisingly stronger than expected.

BPF to possibly rejoin UDC – Molapisi

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana People's Party (BPP) president and chairperson of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Motlatsi Molapisi, has said there is a possibility of the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) rejoining the coalition following the election victory in the 2024 polls

Top cop arrested for defilement

Othusitse Marape (61), an Assistant Superintendent in the Botswana Police Service based at Kasane Police Station, who was in 2008 convicted and sentenced to 10 years for defiling a girl under 16 years, has been arrested yet again for defiling a 15-year-old girl in Kasane.

Setlhomo Tshwanelang. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Tshwanelang wins against CEDA

Whistleblower and social media influencer, Setlhomo Tshwanelang, will not be jailed for 30 days after emerging victorious in a legal battle against Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA).

Remembered: Hermans in his earlier years

Quill Hermans: A lifetime of service

Quill Hermans, the architect behind the Pula currency, passed away recently. This week, leaders of the financial services gathered to remember him, his diligence and integrity, while sharing anecdotes such as how some Batswana initially wanted the Pula to be named “motokwane”. MBONGENI MGUNI writes

Magosi shared that he bid farewell to the former President Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

DIS knew the BDP would lose – Magosi

After a historic election that saw the Umbrella for Change (UDC) wrestling power from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Peter Magosi, claims the security organ had the intelligence and knew the BDP would lose power after a 58-year rule.

Sharing experiences: Dingake PIC: NEWSDAY

Navigating judicial independence and accountability

I bring you greetings from the Second Republic of Botswana.

A step in the right direction

It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...

The Monitor Editor | 03 December 2024

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