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Murder accused Kitso Sephonono (20) cut a sorry figure when he briefly appeared before the Extension ll magistrate court this past week.From a distance, it appeared he was all alone, with no one in sight to support him. Kitso is the prime suspect in...

Tshenolo Mogapaesi of Gabane village breathed her last early Monday morning at Bokamoso Private Hospital following a gut-wrenching accident that left her with severe bone fractures.Tshenolo’s father, Odirile Mogomotsi (60), told The Midweek Sun in...

The family of the late Gaoberekwe Pitseng who died on the 21st of December 2021 is finally planning burial for the old man in the next 22 days.Speaking to The Midweek Sun this past Tuesday, Smith Moeti who considered Pitseng his father, said that...

Today, (Wednesday) marks exactly nine days since Smith Moeti’s two aunts - Letsomelo and Tshekokom Kgadikgadi - went missing in Metsiamanong, in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR).The two women who are sisters, one in her 50s and the other...

Jenamo Sephonono (58), the father of murdered former Taung Junior Secondary teacher, Thato Sephonono, has also died.Thato was allegedly killed by her son, Kitso Sephonono early this year at the teacher’s residence where the duo stayed. According to...

Fifteen people charged with arson and malicious damage to property following riots that happened in Molepolole last week have caused damage of over P700 000.The riots happened shortly after the police found the decomposed body of 35-year-old Phenyo...

A 55-year-old man of Lepokole village in the central district committed suicide inside Bobonong Police Station cells in the wee hours of Tuesday this week.According to sources, the man is a murder ex-convict.He had served his sentence wholly but was...

In a disturbing incident that occurred in Tsetsebjwe this past week, two young girls injured each other after inserting sticks in their vaginas.The two girls aged five and eight are suspected to have been playing together in the afternoon when they...

Some farmers think that just because the Botswana Police operatives are busy traversing the country and arresting livestock thieves, they can now relax and not bother make their own efforts of preventing their livestock from being stolen. This is how...

A suicidal 59-year-old man of Gabane was interrupted in his mission to end his life on Friday morning after concerned family members called the police on him.The man was found by the police at Gabane Hill, where it is alleged he was intending to hang...

Six Zimbabwean men were arrested at Martins’ Drift border-post after being found in possession of Marijuana weighing around 14kg and valued at over P65 000.Martin’s Drift station commander, Moses Morolong confirmed to this publication on Tuesday...

Cases in which mothers sell their daughters to men, mainly older ones with heavy pockets, are increasing in Botswana.Once mothers realise that their children are maturing into adults but often still underage, they allow them to go out and find men...

The appalling behaviour of a section of Mphuthe Junior Secondary School students who have organised themselves into gangs, is worsening by the day. They are forever intoxicated, they beat up other students and threaten to kill teachers. This past...

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) decided to hire public servants as voter registration clerks because the youth and the unemployed messed up the Voter’s Roll in 2018 ahead of the 2019 elections.IEC Secretary Jefferson Siamisang told The...

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was clueless regarding being dragged to court by the Umbrella for Democratic Party (UDC) late Tuesday afternoon this week.The UDC went to court seeking relief after the IEC refused to allow them (UDC) a...