Govt accused of sabotaging trade unions
The Botswana Federation of Public Private Parastatals Sector Union (BOFEPUSU) Deputy Secretary General, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa has accused the government of plotting to destroy trade unions. Speaking...
View ArticleAFM Mochudi’s Pastor Mogomotsi denied bail
Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Pastor, Mooketsi Mogomotsi was denied bail on Thursday morning.The Mochudi Magistrates Court was packed to capacity with shocked AFM congregants and curious members of the...
View ArticleIt’s a time of prayer
Easter, one of the oldest festival in the Christian calendar is here. Many pilgrims will travel to various holy destinations and embark on different spiritual activities within the Christian faith to...
View ArticleBopeu vs Bofepuso
Gaongalelwe refuses to recuse himself In a packed high courtroom on Wednesday afternoon, advocate, Duma Boko accused senior judge, Justice Stephen Gaongalelwe of prejudice and asked him to recuse...
View ArticleMan kills lover, hangs himself
A Ntlhantlhe man allegedly murdered his girlfriend and hanged himself last week. It is alleged that 23-year-old Ookeditse Botsotso Bantusitse was blinded by anger after the unpleasant confrontation...
View ArticleMasire family’s son in bar brawl
The son of the former Botswana Defense Force (BDF) Commander, Tebogo Masire, 22-year-old Tuduetso Masire was this evening at loggerheads with his long-time friend, Nasrin Masuga after allegedly...
View ArticleBrutalised man sues police for P4.5 Million
Lashes land Zimbabwean man in a wheelchair Life has not been the same for a Zimbabwean man who lost the use of his legs after being lashed at the Tlokweng Customary Court. A seemingly straightforward...
View ArticleAFM Pastor appeals to the High Court
Following a failed bail application at the Mochudi Magistrates court, Apostolic Faith Mission Pastor, Mooketsi Mogomotsi, has now turned to the high court for mercy. Pastor Mogomotsi is set to appear...
View ArticleRude son whipped
A disrespectful young man was given a painful reminder to mind his manners by Old Naledi Customary Court on Monday. Rude 24-year-old Odirleng Letsebe was sentenced to six lashes of the cane on the bare...
View ArticleLove triangle
Court fines ‘nyatsi’ P40 000.00 A Maitengwe village man, Noah Phanda, 40, has been ordered to pay P40, 000 to his love rival, Roggers Dubani, 60, for marriage wrecking. Phanda was dragged to court...
View ArticleHigh court grants Mochudi AFM pastor bail
Jubilant Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) members reacted with delight at the Gaborone High Court’s decision to grant shamed pastor and suspected murder mastermind Mooketsi Mogomotsi bail. The AFM pastor...
View ArticleWho’s fooling who?
‘Conflicted’ cop in pastor’s murder case suspended, or studying Did superintendent Olebile Sitale of the Mochudi police go on study leave, was he suspended or is he still at work? The case involving...
View ArticleDouble tragedy
13-year-old friends die in suicide pact The sleepy village of Malolwane village in Kgatleng East this week was left reeling from double suicide of 13-year-old friends, who hung themselves one after the...
View ArticleAxe attack
Husband chops rival in bloody fight for woman A bloody fight between a cheating man and his love rival has landed the love cheat in hospital with a gaping axe wound on the shoulder. Mine Maintenance...
View ArticleFather rapes own daughter
Child diagnosed with STI’s In a despicable incident that has shocked residents of Naledi Lands near Jwaneng, a 37-year-old man is alleged to have been having sex with his nine-year-old biological...
View ArticleWinning for women
Over the past week, after years of deliberation, Botswana took the monumental decision to sign the SADC Gender Protocol. The protocol advises on how best to achieve equal and meaningful participation...
View ArticleLocals blaze Mascom live sessions
The 2017 Mascom Live sessions began in thrilling style at Botswanacraft last Friday, with a world-class performance from pint-sized Afro-pop vocalist, Lizibo. On a chilly night, the local singer warmed...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day celebrations in Serowe
Journalists and media practitioners are in Serowe to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. During his welcoming speech, the President of Botswana Media and Allied Workers Union (BOMAWU) Phillmon Mmeso...
View ArticleDaniel Kenosi’s high court appeal dismissed
Controversial journalist Daniel Kenosi’s bid to have his cybercrime case moved to the High Court has failed. Village Magistrate Mompati Taolo dismissed Kenosi’s appeal this morning (Monday 8th May),...
View ArticleAFM Pastor pleads for his laptop
Troubled Apostolic Faith mission (AFM) pastor, Mooketsi Mogomotsi, was today denied access to his laptop which was confiscated five months ago for investigations into his wife’s murder. This morning he...
View Article