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  • Association warns against fake Healers

    A traditional healer from Dikakapa tsa Dingaka Association of Botswana, Dr Cosmos Tshukuru, cautions Batswana about the reality of witchcraft, acknowledging that some may doubt its existence.When speaking to The Midweek Sun this week, Dr Tshukuru who...

  • Kgosi Malope II unimpressed as nemesis changes surname

    In a new twist to the recent Bangwaketse saga, Metlhaeno Gaseitsewe, a nephew in the Gaseitsewe family and a cousin to Bangwaketse paramount chief Kgosi Malope II, is taking a step to adopt a double-barrel surname, incorporating his maternal...

  • Man drives truck into boss's wife after dismissal

    A disgruntled 29-year-old truck driver at Union Town Holdings in Gaborone’s Broadhurst Industrial site allegedly hit his boss' wife with a truck after being handed a letter dismissing him from work.According to employees close to the scene, the...

  • Grandmotherly love saves ZCC bus crash survivor's life

    The eight-year-old sole survivor of the St Engenas ZCC bus crash that happened in Mmamatlakala-Mokopane, South Africa over the Easter holidays, has reportedly been saved by her late grandmother.Unconfirmed reports say that the eight-year old was...

  • Bush mechanic ordered to compensate car owner P35 000

    Frustrated by the lack of cooperation from a bush mechanic despite years of seeking mediation from the police for his car, Kanye native Gabriel Michael, 35, has finally taken legal action against the mechanic.On Monday this week, the duo, Michael and...

  • Court rejects woman's plea for child maintenance allowance increase

    A 32-year-old Chedu Uyapo from Moshupa was issued a stern warning and advised to grant permission to Shatani Nthobatsang, the father of her son, visitation rights.The case was presided over by Principal Magistrate Reuben Sebetlela of the Kanye...

  • Man threatens to kill his childhood abuser

    A 29-year-old man from Lotlhakane East, Kutlwano Walobaka was given a six-month suspended prison sentence for three years after threatening to kill the man who abused him during his childhood.Details presented before the Kanye Magistrate Court...

  • Taolo Moshaga quits BDP, enters race for Kanye East as Mokoko

    Taolo Moshaga, a former musician, businessman and member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has announced his departure from the party to run as an independent candidate in the parliamentary race for the Kanye East constituency. Moshaga recalls...

  • FAKE SHERIFFS!

    Sheriffs are urging members of the public to be vigilant and identify bona fide deputies to avoid falling victim to scammers impersonating them.Deputy Sheriffs say many Batswana often experience fear upon encountering them, prompting some to turn off...

  • Kgosi Malope II Accuses Cousin of Harassing him through Letters

    This morning, Bangwaketse Paramount Chief Kgosi Malope II addressed the Bangwaketse community at Kanye Main Kgotla, revealing that he has been receiving troubling letters from his cousin, Metlhaeno Gaseitsewe.According to Kgosi Malope II, this is the...

  • Traditional healer admits to owning huge snake

    In Goo-Lobekwe ward in Kanye, a 27-year-old man, Phemo Keakaetswe is well-known for keeping a large snake.Passers-by often spot it from a distance and rush to report to the police. Keakaetswe is a traditional doctor and he operates from a compound...

  • Brawl over goats leads to three deaths

    A 26-year-old man from Kgwakgwe in Kanye allegedly committed a shocking crime in Matlholejane cattlepost on Saturday, resulting in the tragic deaths of his great aunt, a family daughter-in-law, as well as himself.A 40-year-old man residing in the...

  • No arrests yet in Masire's mysterious murder

    Police in Kanye are intensifying the search for the killers of 86-year-old Ephraim Kabo Masire, who was strangled to death on Monday 4th February at his well-secured residence in Goo Motebejane ward in Kanye.Masire, who was former president Sir...

  • School teacher ordered to pay P350 in child maintenance

    A teacher at Digawana Junior Secondary School, Ishmael Lebani, was heavily criticised in court for taking a loan to support his parents' wedding while he failed to financially support his own child.Lebani was dragged before Kanye Magistrate Court...

  • Concern as some Kanye families are headed by 10-year-olds

    A Social and Community Development Officer at Kanye District Council has expressed concern over the prevalence of child-headed families, citing instances where children as young as 10 years old are responsible for leading households.The social...

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