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27/07/2022

BREAKING: Tertiary students' allowances to increase by 18.5% from September - Serame

20/07/2022

Kopong Murde charge sheet.

16/07/2022

KOPONG TEACHER MURDER SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Suspects who were allegedly involved in the brutal killing of a teacher based at Kopong village have been arrested.

A joint-investigation- team from the Directorate of Intelligence and Botswana Police Service arrested the three suspects today.

The three are the deceased's husband, a traditional doctor and a hitman. They were arrested last night and are currently in custody.

16/07/2022

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo has just broken the World Junior Record, blazing to a Lifetime's Best of 9.94s (+1.1).

15/07/2022

!!! KOPONG TEACHER BUTCHERED TO DEATH!!!

Police in Mogoditshane are on a man hunt for a cold blooded murderer who allegedly butchered a female Kopong teacher in full view of her child.It is reported that the criminals broke in to the teacher's house where she was sleeping, brutally killed her and removed her internal organs.

14/07/2022

KGOSI NGAKAAGAE WRITES
"Tota ke gore mapodisi a rona le one a bolawa ke bodutu, waitse. Ke gore ba kile ba tshwara bo Sonny, bo Salebani, bo Outsa, bo ATI, bo Ozzie F. Teddy, bo Thuso Tiego, bo Carter Given BW, bo Katlego, le bo Masvingo, tota. Gompieno ba tshwere, Moeladilotlhoko, wa modimo. Ke gore for the why, I dont know."

14/07/2022

Moeladilotlhoko granted P2000.00 bail and set to return to court on the 6th of september 2022.

13/07/2022

13/07/2022

TLHALOSANG TSHIRELETSO REVEALED AS SECOND DOPING CASE FOR BAA

13/07/2022

!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!

Moeladilotlhoko have been arrested right now at Mogoditshane block 9

13/07/2022

ACTING PRESIDENT COMMEND TEACHERS

His Excellency the Acting President Mr Slumber Tsogwane has commended teachers for the great work they are doing in the building of the country’s human capital. Acting President Tsogwane said this yesterday at the on-going Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) Congress of Delegates held in Palapye.

He said education plays a central role in shaping and transforming Botswana’s human capital. The Acting President therefore acknowledged the need to capacitate and empower educators saying educational transformation cannot be achieved without this.

“The shift we need in our approach to education and skills development requires that we take a fresh look at how well we invest in our educators. Government recognises that educators must be sufficiently resourced to provide relevant and high-quality education to learners,” he said.

However, Acting President Tsogwane said government cannot be a sole bearer and sponsor of all processes of human capital formation. He therefore called on all stakeholders to come together through an appropriate model of Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to vigorously implement the creation of human capital in the country.

The Acting President said government is aware of issues of concern to teachers saying they are duly attended to. He assured teachers that the recent reorganization of Government portfolios is premised on aligning implementation of government mandate and budgetary allocations to address a number of concerns that affects them and all other public servants.

The BTU Congress is held under the theme: Empowering Educators; Building Globally Competitive Human Capital for the Nation.

SOURCE BW GOVERNMENT

13/07/2022

!!! NIJEL AMOS SUSPENDED FOR DOPING!!!

Nijel Amos has been provisionally suspended ahead of next week’s World Championships after the 2012 Olympics 800 meters silver medalist tested positive for a banned metabolite, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday.

SOURCE
SABC NEWS

12/07/2022

Moeladilotlhoko lands on Police Wanted List.

12/07/2022

Dithapelo Keorapetse is the new leader of Opposition.

12/07/2022

Former president Ian Khama is back in Gauteng.

12/07/2022

Olympic star Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was trafficked to the UK from Djibouti at the age of 9, and forced to work as a domestic servant.

12/07/2022

LOVEMORE SITHOLE REMANDED IN CUSTODY PENDING INVESTIGATIONS ON TLOTSO KAREMA MURDER CASE

Lovemore Sithole has been remanded in custody pending investigations on the murder of his stepson, Tlotso Karema.

The state submitted that if released on bail, Sithole could interfere with investigations, adding that his life could also be in danger because the case has caused public outcry.

In court Sithole had requested a Shona translator as he was not comfortable speaking in Setswana.

Sithole has so far been charged with one count of murder.

Lobatse Magistrate Kaveri Kapeko has postponed the case to July 27th for status hearing.

12/07/2022

TLOTSO KAREMA CASE IN LOBATSE MAGISTRATE COURT THIS MORNING.

12/07/2022

South African police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with the tavern shootings over the weekend that left a total of 19 people dead.

Fifteen people were shot dead in a bar in Soweto and four others in another bar in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, but police do not think the incidents are related.

The announcement of the arrests came as the minister for police, Bheki Cele, on Monday received a report on the mass shootings.

In a statement, the police assured that the arrest of the two linked to the Pietermaritzburg shooting was “a first step of bringing to book all those who orchestrated one of the country's bloodiest weekends”.

The police said that some of its response team had been deployed to Soweto to assist with policing in response to the needs of the community.

It comes amid pressure for the authorities to find those responsible for the killings, with the police being blamed for not doing enough to protect the citizens.

The country has one of the highest crimes rates in the world.

BBC

10/07/2022

BCP has advised its parliamentarians not to partake in the Opposition caucus scheduled for today. The caucus aims to topple the Leader of Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, who has been suspended from the UDC.

10/07/2022

Thirteen people have been shot dead at a tavern in Soweto.

Four others are in critical condition in hospital.

Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"Primary investigations suggest the people were enjoying themselves in the tavern," he said.

"They just came in and shot at them randomly."

Mawela said detectives are on the scene.

"The age range is just an estimation from my detectives to say they are between 19 and 35 years."

ENCA

06/07/2022

The mass funeral for 21 teenagers who died in mysterious circumstances at a South African nightclub more than a week ago is due to take place on Wednesday.

The funeral ceremony for the teenagers aged between 13-17 will be held in a giant tent at Scenery Park, in East London.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and government officials, friends, relatives and pupils are among about 3,000 people who are expected to attend.

No official cause has yet been released for the deaths of the teenagers who were reportedly celebrating the end of their exams.

Experts have said initial results showed that the teenagers inhaled or ingested something that led to their deaths, but the toxicology report is yet to be finalised.

The tragedy has prompted a review of nightclub licences and premises in East London, and the Enyobeni tavern, where the bodies were found, has been closed.

BBC

29/06/2022

!! G4S CASH TRANSIT SECURITY OFFICERS THREATEN TO GO ON Strike!!

G4S security officers are planning to go on strike. One of theG4S employees told this publication that they were on a meeting yesterday with management to discuss salary increment. However they unfortunately could not reach a concensus with their employer. "We resolved that we will go on strike tomorrow. We can't settle for P2600 while our lives are at stake here. We tranport millions of Pula's and this place our lives at risk," they said. Efforts to reach management on salary increment negotiations update have since rang futile.

28/06/2022

POLICE IN A MANHUNT FOR ROBBERY SUSPECTS WHO ROBBED GOODHOPE POLICE STATION THIS MORNING

27/06/2022

Motorists are lining up at various fuel stations across Gaborone ahead of price hike tonight.

This follows a decision by cabinet this morning to increase prices of fuel as per below:

Unleaded 93 P1.93
Unleaded 95 P2.04
Diesel P1.28
Paraffin - P3.67

27/06/2022

"I was deputy SG when BDP suspended me
And I was VP when BMD suspended me.
Ke neetse Jeso gore a lwe dintwa tsame.

note well. I come in peace"
Writes Wynter Mmolotsi

24/06/2022

𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗛𝗜𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗔

A Motswana National has been hijacked by four armed men in South Africa while driving in Limpopo area.

The Tswana citizen was driving a white dyna truck before being attacked by four men who had guns with them.

Hijackers made away with the vehicle and were later tracked by police following a tip off.The mini truck was then abandoned in a bush by the gunmen who then fled away.

The whereabouts and current state of the Motswana victim are unknown at this point.

21/06/2022

𝗙𝗕𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔,𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗔

America's Federal Bereau of Investigation(FBI) has been asked to investigate the matter involving swindling of millions of cash from various SADC Countries.

It is alleged that millions of cash involving a number of currencies such as Rand,Pula and Dollar was swindled and kept at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm.

Several individuals including former President Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama,Namibia's President Hage Geingob and Bridgette Motsepe Radebe are also alleged to be linked to the millions.

SA's Democratic Alliance(DA) leader John Steenhuisen has since approached top US investigating unit FBI to assist with probing pf the matter.

30/12/2021

STATEMENT FROM THE PROMOTERS OF TAKE IT EASY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MAUN..👇👇👇👇

"Take It easy Music Festival Patrons & Followers:

We Regret to inform you that our Main Act for Today's Show - Zodwa Wabantu wont be able to attend the Event due to reasons/circumstances beyond our control which some of them include restraintments from The Laws Of Botswana. Recently Zodwa Wabantu was slapped with a Warrant Of Arrest for violiating the Laws Of Botswana & Humanity Ethics on her last Gigs/Performance in Botswana.

Even if she was to bypass the Restraining Orders from the Botswana Police, the Bogosi Leadership of Maun Village were Against her performing here in Maun today!

We are truly sad to deliver this Announcement to you all as we know that you have been waiting for this day with keen intrest"