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Monday, November 07, 2022

Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria

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

FILE - Prince Charles is seated next to the Queen's crown during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 10, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the opening of Parliament amid ongoing mobility issues. Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, that moment has finally arrived. Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became king on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

Charles formally confirmed as king

Charles III has been proclaimed as king at a ceremony at St James's Palace.

BBC.COM . | 10 September 2022

UK Prime Minister Johnson resigns

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader and will step down as prime minister when a new leader is found.

BBC.COM . | 07 July 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

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 300 people and left many more injured in Afghanistan, according to the country's supreme leader.

BBC.COM . | 22 June 2022

Biden approves return of US troops to Somalia

US officials say President Biden has approved the redeployment of US troops in Somalia, reversing a decision by his predecessor Donald Trump.

BBC.COM . | 17 May 2022

Burkina Faso: Former president sentenced to life over Sankara murder

A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has sentenced former President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara.

BBC.COM . | 06 April 2022

China Eastern plane carrying 133 people crashes in Guangxi

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people on board has crashed in Guangxi province, Chinese state media is reporting.

Correspondent | 21 March 2022

Diébédo Francis Kéré: The first African to win architecture's top award

BBC.COM . | 17 March 2022

Namibia removes mandatory mask wearing mandate

BBC.COM . | 16 March 2022

Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist killed in Kyiv

BBC.COM . | 15 March 2022

Thousands of Mali's ancient transcripts go digital

BBC.COM . | 10 March 2022

Opposition candidate elected South Korea president

BBC.COM . | 10 March 2022

Trapped Africans drinking melted snow in Ukraine city

BBC.COM . | 07 March 2022

Woman, 21, fatally stabs boyfriend

FRANCISTOWN: A 21-year-old woman allegedly fatally stabbed her 34-year-old boyfriend, who was a popular taxi operator.

Passenger dies in A15 car crash

A 30-year-old woman has died after a BMW X3 driver she was travelling with lost control of the car which overturned a few kilometres away from the Damochongina village turn-off along A15 Road.

Three robbers, two bystanders die in CIT heist

Three robbers were fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with the police on Friday evening leading to the deaths of two bystanders caught in the crossfire after a G4S cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle heist.

Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

CDC muzzles bars, churches, gatherings

Bar-hopping around Serowe over the weekend could leave one thinking they stumbled upon a neighbour's funeral with entertainment establishments playing music at minimal volume.

The comments from Batswana suggest that the Constitution should be neutral

Tribalism 'exposed'

Should the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution be accepted, and adopted Districts, Sub Districts and councils will be renamed. According to report, concerns were raised that some laws of Botswana have provisions that provide and promote tribal inequalities.

Ngakaagae pleads lunacy in Metlha murder case

FRANCISTOWN: The attorney of a former Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) employee who has been found guilty of murdering his stepdaughter had submitted that his client was mentally diseased when he committed the offence.

Police officer shoots wife, turns gun on himself

In another act of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), a 39-year-old woman is currently fighting for her life in a hospital after she was shot by her husband, a police officer, who turned the gun on himself.

Are police trigger-happy?

Unfortunately, that day turned sour for those who were shopping at Sefalana Cash and Carry in Gaborone West Industrial.The exchange of fire that ensued between members of the Botswana Police Service (BPS) and robbers who had allegedly robbed a G4S cash-in-transit vehicle left two civilians dead, three robbers struck down, and an undisclosed number of citizens wounded.One deceased civilian is reportedly an employee of the Citizen Entrepreneurial...

The Monitor Editor | 28 November 2022

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