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Obakeng Gonewe (40), accused of murdering his sister and harvesting her private parts into a three-legged pot in Moshupa, was rejected by family members during his bail hearing on Monday in a case presided over by Kanye Magistrate Court Principal...

Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) Secretary General, Lebogang Philip has urged government to permanently employ temporary nurses.Phillip argued that the lack of job security frustrates them and drives many to seek better opportunities abroad.Speaking...

As the festive season approaches, local artists and event MCs are voicing frustrations over what they describe as exploitation by event promoters.Speaking to The Midweek Sun, many lamented being taken for granted, with some resorting to performing...

The late Gaoberekwe Pitseng will finally be laid to rest on December 10, 2024 in his ancestral home of Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) after nearly three years of contentious legal battles, financial strain, and emotional turmoil.The...

Some Bangwaketse residents are rallying behind the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to uphold the legacy of their late chief, Bathoen II as the 2024 elections approach in just a few days.Bathoen Seepapitso Gaseitsiwe, popularly known as Bathoen...

'The New facility to improve sanitation and farming' On Thursday morning, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Lemogang Kwape, officially opened the Kanye Waste Water Treatment Plant. The event took place at the plant near Mmakgodumo Dam,...

An aunt searching desperately for her 20 year-old mentally challenged niece, saw a man fleeing from a neighbouring house and vanishing into the bush in Ditshegwane village, near Molepolole.As she walked towards the house, her niece emerged from a...

Botswana Democratic Party (BCP) has launched its parliamentary candidates for Kanye East, Thapelo Letsholo, and for Kanye West, Dr Lemogang Kwape, along with their respective councillors.Both candidates won the 2019 general election and are now...

A man accused of killing his mother, dismembering her body with an axe, and placing a wardrobe over her remains, appeared before the Kanye Magistrate court last Wednesday.Kefentse Keke Rangaka, 37, dressed in black and holding a red Kappa bag,...

Police in Kanye have finally apprehended a 37-year-old man, Peke Rangaka of Goo Kgano ward for questioning in connection with his mother’s death. He is due to appear before court this Wednesday.Rangaka had been on the run since last Thursday after...

Mmalekwa royal cemetery in Kanye remains in a dilapidated state, despite receiving over one million pula in donations in 2021 to refurbish it.This has left residents and stakeholders deeply concerned about the project’s transparency and progress.On...

Kanye District Health Management Team (DHMT) has urged a group of traditional doctors and healers to encourage patients who avoid hospitals, yet require medical care, to seek appropriate treatment at health facilities.This was said during the recent...

An incensed 42-year-old Ntsweletau woman stormed into Molepolole police station on Saturday to report that her boyfriend torched and reduced to ashes her one-room house along with its furnishings. The fire incident occurred on Friday night around...

On Tuesday, 48-year-old Israel Bobo Legotlwane, the Headman of Records in Tshidilamolomo village, was suspended from his duties and temporarily barred from serving the community.On August 1, 2024, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development...

A 51-year-old man is currently in police holding cells, after being caught red-handed, having sex with his 15-year-old step daughter.The unemployed Namibian national, married to a Motswana woman who works at an agriculture university in Gaborone, was...