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A 36-year-old man is in police custody for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl of Seleka village situated in the Tswapong area.The accused is uncle to the 32-year-old mother of the Tumasera Primary School standard four pupil.It is suspected that...

A 65-year-old woman of Madimo ward, Mabalane village, in the Kgatleng District woke up in the early hours of Monday to an intruder standing inside her house and demanding to have sex with her.Confused and scared at the same time, the woman rubbed off...

The corpse of Keotshepile Naso Isaacs who was allegedly killed by husband Mompati Christopher Dodo Isaacs on New Year’s Day is expected to arrive in Botswana this month.Naso, as Keotshepile was affectionately known, met her demise while residing in...

Gabane South East Village Development Committee (VDC) chairperson, Obakeng Sekolokwane has announced that Gabane internal road will soon get a facelift.Speaking to The Midweek Sun this week, Sekolokwane expressed delight that government has finally...

Government’s huge investment in education is not bearing much fruit if statistics for the past years are anything to go by. This week, government announced that for the financial year 2024/25, the Ministry of Education will get the largest share of...

Samuel Selolwane (59) who was in court this past Monday for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old last week is one of the few that get caught abusing children in Botswana under the watch of guardians and parents.It is alleged that Selolwane had before...

In the small village of Pitseng which is located some 30km from Jwaneng town, there is a popular name of ‘Motlogelwa’ which is on the lips of many villagers.This is a man well-known for making people’s sufferings and pain disappear. The mention...

Some 29 former students of Gaborone Technical College (GTC) who graduated on the 24th of February 2023, have still not received their certificates.The aggrieved complain that after finishing their studies, they proceeded with a graduation ceremony...

Business came to a standstill this past Monday when about 12 students of Nata Primary School unknowingly ingested drugs after being offered food by unknown people.Reports from the school say the affected students say they were offered what looked...

A 51-year-old woman of Mokhomba village is nursing serious body injuries after her lover repeatedly stabbed her with a pair of scissors on the chest and back this past week. The injured woman allegedly bears nine stab wounds; she was nearly killed...

Schools that have been experiencing acute shortages of educational resources are currently receiving new furniture and books at different learning institutions countrywide, The Midweek Sun has learned.This follows a story that was carried by this...

The population of Botswana is stagnant because women are deliberately delaying giving birth due to different personal reasons. Some want to focus on their careers while others are busy pursuing higher education.Population statistics released this...

A man suspected to be a thief was caught red-handed as her threw clothes out of the window of a home owner at Botshabelo ward in Charles Hill village this past Monday.The man was caught by the house owner around noon when she came to check progress...

In a devastating development that has thrown the people of Mabutsane village into deep sorrow, baby Clinton (7) was found dead in the bush in the wee hours of this past Tuesday.The standard one pupil of Mabutsane Primary School disappeared on Sunday....

Students fail in schools every year because of poor teaching, Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) Secretary General, Tobokani Rari has claimed.Rari says teachers give out poor quality because they are overworked, the workload is too...