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The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested 110 people across the country in a sweeping operation targeting illicit drugs and related crimes.The nationwide operation, which began in September 2025, uncovered 72 cases involving Dagga, nine of...

A stock theft case in Kanye continues to drag on due to delays in preparing a police photo album.This came to light on Monday when five accused persons appeared before the Kanye Magistrate Court for final mention to set a trial date.The accused,...

Theft of electricity cables has thrown several Dinokeng villages into darkness, with frustrated residents warning that they will take the law into their own hands if the culprits are caught.Over the weekend, Sikwane and Mabalane villages near the...

The Lobatse Magistrate's Court on Monday denied bail for the three men accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Kgoro village while shooting a video. The accused, 30-year-old Oabile Mothomi, allegedly a Sangoma, 19-year-old Phenyo Khubitla, and...

The controversial topic of 'girlfriend allowance' has been making waves on social media, with some women boldly demanding that men provide them with P5,000 monthly. While the idea has stirred banter and memes online, others fear it could...

The streets are getting flooded with fake P200 notes just days before Independence celebrations, raising fears that unsuspecting Batswana may lose their hard-earned money to scammers.Police in Letlhakeng arrested a Zimbabwean man on Sunday after he...

Kgatleng District Council has ordered the closure of 13 pre-schools and daycare centres that were found operating without licenses. The move follows inspections by the Department of Social and Community Development, which revealed that the centres...

Sikwane village in Kgatleng East is gripped by shock and speculation following the sudden death of a 38-year-old man at Phataneng ward.The man, who lived alone, was discovered by a neighbour lying lifeless on his bed. Soon after the discovery,...

What was meant to be a quiet evening journey to prepare for a dignified burial turned into a horror story on Saturday, when a hearse overturned along the Bokspits–Struizendam gravel road.The vehicle, belonging to Arable Magic Funeral Parlour, was...

Botswana’s entertainment industry is fast becoming a battlefield for survival, as musicians, actors, comedians, and influencers open up about the struggles they face behind the glitter of fame. While many appear to live glamorous lifestyles, the...

Former Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National Youth Executive Committee Chairperson, Thabo Autlwetse has announced his resignation from the party, saying he has no intention of ever returning.Autlwetse contested for the Secretary General position...

Kanye Magistrate Court was packed to the brim on Tuesday as Bangwaketse tribesmen turned up in large numbers to show support for their paramount chief, Kgosi Malope II Gaseitsiwe.Among the crowd that filled the courtroom to an extent that...

Mismanagement of funds is crippling parts of Botswana’s private security industry, with some companies failing to pay their workers, even after receiving full payment from clients.Minister for State President, Moeti Mohwasa, revealed in Parliament...

A 29-year-old man from Lepapa ward in Moshupa, Obusitswe Nkaelang, has alleged that police CID officers forced him to defecate in the bush behind the station, and then compelled him to consume his own faeces.He told the Kanye magistrate court that...

The Kanye Magistrate Court on Thursday heard a case involving a letter sent by Metlhaeno Gaseitsewe Bathoen to Bangwaketse Paramount Chief, Kgosi Malope II.Before the matter landed in court, Gaseitsewe (59) told The Midweek Sun that the letter was...