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Police are yet to arrest anyone in the suspected murder of an 18-year-old Kagiso Senior Secondary School student whose body was found in a trench along the Ramotswa Unified School road last Thursday.Police are appealing to anyone with information to...

Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Motsamai Motsamai, has urged farmers affected by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) not to lose hope, saying the government remains committed to containing the disease and supporting the livestock...

Botswana recorded 7 035 abortion cases in health facilities in 2025, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.The figures form part of abortion-related data covering the period from 2020 to 2025 and show that reported cases increased from 4...

A 23-year-old Zimbabwean woman, Sinqobile Ndlovu, appeared before the Broadhurst Magistrate Court on Tuesday charged with concealment of birth and entering Botswana through an ungazetted point of entry.According to the charge sheet, Ndlovu, who...

A tragic family loss has turned into a criminal case after a Zimbabwean couple allegedly buried the body of their newborn without lawful authority.The Zimbabwean lovebirds, Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube acted in consent, and unlawfully buried...

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) continue to pose a major public health challenge in Botswana, with the Ministry of Health revealing that infections have been increasing over the past two years, particularly among young people and residents in...

The Botswana Police Service's Gender and Child Protection Unit has observed that rape and defilement continue to be among the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence affecting children and young people in Botswana.In an interview with The...

Police in Gumare are investigating a case of attempted murder and suicide involving a 35-year-old man who allegedly tried to shoot his 31-year-old former partner over the weekend.Gumare Station Commander, Superintendent Chenamo Orateng, confirmed...

Sex work in Botswana is not solely a women’s issue but affects both men and women, hence the need for greater recognition and inclusion of male sex workers, Sisonke Botswana Organisation has said.Founder of Sisonke Botswana, Tosh Legoreng shed...

A 60-year-old man (sexagenarian), Thomas Sibanda, was arraigned before the Broadhurst Magistrate Court on a charge of indecent assault.It is alleged that on 20 March 2026, Sibanda indecently assaulted a six-year-old girl by touching her body,...

Local businessman Bakang Seretse was taken before the Broadhurst Magistrate’s Court in a child maintenance dispute after the mother of his seven-year-old child alleged that he stopped providing financial support in March 2024.Appearing before...

Francistown City Council is considering terminating the contract of a company awarded a tender to develop the Francistown Central Market stalls three years ago, following prolonged delays in implementation.Mayor Gaone Majere told The Midweek Sun that...

Golebaone Sekobo (30) was on Tuesday sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment by the Broadhurst Magistrate Court after being convicted of grievous bodily harm inflicted on another woman in a dispute allegedly involving a man.The incident occurred at a...

A 29- year old woman of Tlokweng, Amelia Nketso, this Monday withdrew a threat-to-kill case that she had opened against her boyfriend, Kebareng Keorapetse, at the Extension 2 Magistrate Court.Nketso told Magistrate Kamogelo Mmesi that she had...

A Palapye woman has been left shattered after discovering that her jailed husband is filing for divorce — even as he faces trial for allegedly molesting her 15‑year‑old daughter.Banyana Ramotswiri‑Seema, 49, says she is devastated by the move...