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Troublesome family fined

  A 44-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son appeared before Maun Customary Court Senior Representative Kgosi Charles Letsholathebe, after they were arrested for assaulting and causing injuries to an...

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BNYC chair denied interdiction

  Efforts by the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC), executive chairman, Louis Sibanda, to challenge his suspension were thrown out on Wednesday afternoon. After several hours of listening to...

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FCC audit unearth mess

  The Auditor General has unearthed serious irregularities in the City of Francistown’s operations that include failure to adhere to the general international accounting standards and the Township Act...

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Dangerous Nurse suspended

  A nurse at Sedie Clinic in Maun who was caught using the same syringe on multiple patients has officially been suspended. 22-year-old Given Raboile hit the headlines in March, after it was discovered...

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War of words

  BDP and BCP councillors in DIS torture threats saga An Old Naledi councillor is not amused. His cause for concern is that he has been told in a full council meeting that the Directorate of...

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Caught in the act

  Cheating Constable hit with his panties down A distraught 33-year-old woman was left holding a pair of panties and a handbag belonging to her husband’s 26-year-old mistress after she caught the...

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Man hangs himself after car accident

  Maun Police are investigating a rare case in which a 47-year-old man of Bothatogo village in the North West District hanged himself after an accident near Sitatunga, a few kilometers outside Maun....

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Ghetto Sees Dust As Ecco Relegates

BR Highlanders’ Kebatlogetse ‘Go Man’ Batsweletse and Emmanuel ‘Petit’ Tlhakadu netted two goals to secure victory for the Mahalapye side over Ecco City Greens. The result means Ecco, who have been...

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Affiliates take BAA to court

  Clubs protest election of new Committee Botswana Athletics Association will soon appear before court to answer charges of vote rigging. Orapa and New Vision Club are querying the process in which the...

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Morocco Colors the World with the Pigment of Peace

The ‘Morocco International Law Conference’ was held on April 23rd 2015 at the HEC Maroc University in the city of Fès where the whole town is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The conference...

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Govt Chooses Deportation Over ARVs For Foreign Inmates

If  they had their way, the Attorney General’s Chambers would rather have HIV positive foreign inmates deported to their respective countries instead of being given anti-retroviral drugs. This appeared...

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A Nation In Mourning- Nepal Needs Your help

You can never be too far to help. Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal recently, killing nearly 5000, injuring 7000 and with 200 missing, Nepal has sent out an SOS call to the...

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Beyond evil

Man attacks ex lover’s private parts with a big spanner In an incident reminiscent of a scene from a horror movie, a 39-year-old man recently attacked his former girlfriend’s private parts with a huge...

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Suspect demand freedom

  An alleged serial burglar and robber, who last week was granted bail by a Palapye Magistrate only to lose his freedom minutes later after another magistrate issued his warrant of arrest, has pleaded...

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Monarch builds new shelter

  The mysterious fire that gutted down the Monarch Kgotla shelter (leobo) on the 1st April may have been a blessing in disguised for residents of the popular Francistown location. The community, with...

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Vision 2016 report paints bleak future

  HIV/AIDS reaches disturbing levels in Botswana A recent study by UNAIDS has revealed that sexual relations between young girls aged about 15 years and adults ranging from 49 years and above are...

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Swindled granny missing

  A palapye pensioner whose lucrative home was demolished amidst claims that she was swindled by a businessman in a shady deal that the Ngwato Land Board remains mum about, has gone missing. Watshimo...

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Motorcross national champs off to a flying start

  The first leg of the 2nd Botswana National Motocross National Championship has been widely described as a resounding success. The event, hosted by Lobelo Racing Club of Francistown and sponsored by...

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Moalosi attacks BCP

  The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has come under fire from one of its members, for refusing to join the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Motlhaleemang Moalosi, who was a parliamentary candidate...

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Baying for traffic cop’s blood

  Public transport operators in Francistown’s Gerald Route have complained about the ill-treatment they receive from some traffic police officers in Gerald Estate. At the centre of the controversy is...

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Down and out

  Please help me find my wife, pleads a desperate husband What started as a match made in heaven has turned into a nightmare and a marriage from hell for a German national. Desperate, desolate and in...

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Nkabiti back in the gym

  Boxer eyes a locally staged title fight Hard hitting boxer Hebert Nkabiti is back in training to prepare for his twelfth professional bout later this year. Nkabiti’s last action was an intense Junior...

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Batswana condemn xeno attack

  News on xenophobic attacks in South Africa made headlines across the world. On Saturday in the morning, Voice cartoonist, Lesole Ntshole heard a raging conversation on the matter as he was travelling...

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Bazezuru refuse immunisation

  The Ministry of Health’s attempts to reduce infant childhood illnesses and deaths were rebuffed by BaZezuru tribal leader in Mandunyane last Friday. Speaking during the Africa Vaccination Week...

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KIA motors helps Malawi

  KIA Motors has joined forces with the Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to provide an emergency vaccination programme across the Nsanje district of southern Malawi. The company will...

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