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Founder of Action on Behavioural Change Society, Faith Guga says teenagers are involved in sexual acts hence the high cases of teenage pregnancy.She says the filming of explicit acts of pornography that at times gets leaked and widely circulated...

Murder accused Abueng Gaobonwe was discharged and acquitted by Gaborone High Court on Friday after the state failed to prove that he caused the death of Oageng Makabe in February 07, 2016 at Zoom Night Club in Gaborone.Assuming the injuries caused by...

Mucha Moalosi, a 37-year-old mother from Moroka village near Francistown says her 15-year-old daughter, Nicolette Moalosi was born normal, only to develop abnormalities at around nine to 10 months, and was later diagnosed with...

The High Court has granted an eviction order for 26 central market stalls in Francistown.Speaking at the Francistown City Full Council on Monday, Mayor Godisang Radisingo said the remaining 20 respondents were served with notice of heads on the 11th...

Francistown City Council is experiencing high volumes of child welfare cases especially on sexual related offences such as rape, defilement and indecent assault.According to the Mayor of Francistown, Godisang Radisigo, currently there are 206 welfare...

Kgosi Moeti Moeti Boyei ward in Maun has raised alarm regarding the influx of illegal migrants from Zimbabwe, as most of them engage in prostitution and bring illicit drugs in the area.In an interview with The Midweek Sun, Kgosi Moeti said if it was...

A 29-year-old woman of Samsam ward in Serowe has been arrested for concealment of birth.Serowe Police Station Commander Poloko Oteng said the newly-born baby was found dumped in Sebinanyane ward in Serowe on September 10th 2023.The baby girl was...

Someone or some people in Xere, a rural village in the Boteti district are sleeping with school going girls, impregnating them, and forcing them to perform backyard abortions.The girls’ ages range from 10 to 11 years.Xere Tribal chief Kgosi Molaodi...

The fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) continues to elude the law enforcement agencies as women especially, continue to pardon their abusers and withdraw filed cases. With thousands of cases withdrawn across the country, it was particularly...

A 38-year-old man of Somerset East in Francistown is suspected to have drunk a poisonous Tick and Flea Dip usually used to treat dog ticks, to kill himself.Superintendent Neo Serumula of Kutlwano Police Station in Francistown told The Midweek Sun...

A 55-year-old man is assisting Police in Serowe with investigations after he allegedly hit and killed an unknown man with a stone.Officer Commanding No. 2 District, Paul Oketsang said they received a report on Monday that a man in Seabe ward in...

Kgomo-Khumo operation within the Botswana Police Service has made a significant number of arrests with a total of 892 convictions made before courts throughout the country.Assistant Director of Anti-Stock Theft Unit, Council Moyo voiced concern over...

A 24-year-old man committed suicide this past Saturday in Dimajwe village near Serowe after he told his family that he was afraid of some traditional medicine potions he believed were planted in their yard.Officer Commanding Number 2 District Paul...

Botswana Police Service urges members of the public who own illegal weapons or arms to surrender them to the police.Senior Superintendent Gosekwang Sebitla of the Central Arms Registry said in an interview with The Midweek Sun that next month there...

A 20-year-old Zimbabwean national, Methulesi Moyo appeared before Extension 2 Magistrate Court on Monday accused of killing his friend, Fortune Sibanda in Modipane last week.Representing the state, Sub Inspector Elsie Kgaodi said their investigations...