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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...

Women who choose not to breastfeed to maintain the shape of their breasts have been cautioned against sexual activity.Councillor Sinki Lephalale issued this warning, stressing the importance of breastfeeding for every infant's health.The Umbrella...

Tshegetseng Itshokeng, a 79-year-old grandmother, left the Kanye Magistrate Court with a smile on Monday after securing maintenance fees from the fathers of four of her grandchildren.These children are the offspring of her fourth-born daughter,...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has expressed deep concern over the alarming prevalence of gender-based violence in Botswana, where women and girls are being killed by those they trust for love and protection.While delivering the keynote address at the...

Edwin Moroka, widely known as Serurubele, is a traditional poet on a mission to make Botswana culture more appealing to the youth.He is a seasoned poet with a firm belief that a well-rounded individual should take pride in their heritage. Serurubele...

Former cabinet minister, also former Secretary General of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Kentse Rammidi bowed out with grace and a smile on his face as he lost the Kanye East Bulela Ditswe contest to incumbent MP Thapelo Letsholo. The former...

Poor academic performance at Seepapitso Senior Secondary School in Kanye has been attributed to lack of parental involvement, a Kanye Council stakeholder meeting heard last week.The school is historically one of the region's underperforming...

Two Batswana males Tshepiso Serumola (30) and 35 year-old Thapelo Rasepatela were fatally shot in an exchange of fire with the Police at Tladi cattlepost near Taupye village last week Thursday.The incident occurred when the police intercepted the...

A 29-year-old man from Pilane, Tshepiso Moutswi, who had been chased away and disowned by his family, returned home in Marulamantsi ward on Saturday and attacked his family members and those who tried to help, with an axe handle.According to...