FCC takes blame for tender gaffe
Francistown City Clerk, Lebuile Israel has revealed that those wishing to do maintenance works for three primary schools in the city will have to re-tender. According to Israel, the decision was...
View ArticleGlory Unadulterated In Historic Mascom Cup Victory
Gaborone United were crowned this year’s Mascom Top 8 champions as they defeated local rivals Township Rollers in a dramatic, action-packed final played on Saturday night at the National Stadium....
View ArticleMadinda quits rollers
Township Rollers have announced a change of guard in their technical team following the resignation of coach Madinda Ndlovu. The Rollers mentor who has been under immense pressure to redeem his...
View ArticleCourt To Rule On HIV Case
A protracted legal battle in which foreign prisoners seek to be provided with Anti-retroviral drugs is far from over. Following last year’s ruling by Justice Bengbame Sechele that all foreign prison...
View ArticleDE Graaff resigns
The Office of the President has announced the resignation of Minister of Agriculture, Christian De Graaff, who was relieved of his position due to health reasons. In his place, the ailing De Graaff...
View ArticleFinger Licking Good
Jealous lover bites off more than she can chew A Francistown mother narrowly escaped jail-time after being convicted of grievous bodily harm for biting off a love rival’s finger. Tapiwa Mabuto, 29,...
View ArticleFraudster jailed
A former employee of Dillar Kumar in Francistown has been jailed for seven (7) for refusing to speak audibly in court. Keneilwe Mokgathi (30), who pleaded guilty to a single of fraud and tendering a...
View ArticleTroublesome 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...
View ArticleBNYC 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...
View ArticleFCC 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...
View ArticleDangerous 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...
View ArticleWar 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...
View ArticleCaught 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...
View ArticleMan 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....
View ArticleGhetto 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...
View ArticleAffiliates 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...
View ArticleMorocco 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...
View ArticleGovt 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleBeyond 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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