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PRISON HELL

PRISON HELL

Sep. 3 | BAD SORES: No medical attention A detained two year old illegal immigrant denied medical care A two year old Zimbabwean boy developed mysterious black sores all over his body after he spent a night in a Police cell. The toddler was locked up with his...

Guilty or innocent?

Guilty or innocent?

Sep. 3 | Ramadeluka Seretse Seretse in court The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) believes it has a strong case against former Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Dikgakgamatso Ramadeluka Seretse. Seretse appeared before Village Court Magistrate...

SEEK GOD, NOT ME

SEEK GOD, NOT ME

Sep. 3 | STUNNED: Apostle Francis Sakufi wa Pastor warns women who seek his hand in marriage A shocked Pastor is not amused by some members of his congregation who are making passes at him in church. Speaking during the church’s congress last week, Pastor Francis...

PREGNANT AND FLOGGED MOB-STYLE

PREGNANT AND FLOGGED MOB-STYLE

Aug. 27 | NURSING THE WOUNDS: Mooketsi Bakgatla regiment publicly attack and whip an expectant woman and her boyfriend Just as the Department of Public Prosecutions is preparing to launch an application for the imprisonment of Kgosi Kgafela II, his brother Mmusi...

BEGGAR OR CON ARTIST?

BEGGAR OR CON ARTIST?

Aug. 27 | AT WORK: Jenamo The scary woman who lives off others’ hard earned cash A mentally disturbed woman who begs for money from people in the city centre has became a menace to shoppers especially men moving along the busy Blue Jacket in street Francistown. To...

SINS OF THE SON

SINS OF THE SON

Aug. 27 | TROUBLED: Molefhi Murder suspect’s mother living in fear A mother whose murder suspect son, Ditiro Molefhi, was recently granted bail by a Francistown court says she is leaving a miserable life at the hands of the residents of Kgaphamadi. They are...

“THEY KILLED MY SON”

“THEY KILLED MY SON”

Aug. 20 | DISTRAUGHT: Joyce Maphanyane Moemedi Maphanyane is dead and his mother blames government for lack of Organ Banks A distraught mother has blamed the absence of an Organ Bank in Botswana for the death of her son. Aggrieved and distressed, Joyce Maphanyane...

I FOUGHT A LEOPARD

I FOUGHT A LEOPARD

Aug. 20 | LIVED TO TELL HIS STORY: Bontshetse Moeng Herd man survives a vicious wildcat attack “For a moment I thought it was going to kill me, then the thought of my 10 children and who would take care of them when I die gave me the strength to fight back.” This...

I AM NOT GOD

I AM NOT GOD

Aug. 20 | SERETSE: I did all I could Seretse dismisses family’s allegation that he played a part in the death of a Kokong woman The family of the late Keorapetse Noko of Kokong village in Ngwaketse West who died requesting for answers over her son’s disappearance,...

ROASTED ALIVE

ROASTED ALIVE

Aug. 13 | TRAGIC END: Moromi Moalosi Burnt to death while warming himself by the fireside A corpse of a 37 year old man who was recently roasted alive could be exhumed for forensic analysis.  Moromi Moalosi’s agonizing death was never reported to the police...

PAID, BUT STILL NO WORK

PAID, BUT STILL NO WORK

Aug. 13 | WAITING IN VAIN: Casual firefighters under the tree 'office' Mokaila may retrench the 80 trained fire fighters at the height of raging desert fires Six months after The Voice broke the story, trained casual fire fighters in the department of...

WHO’S LAND IS IT ANYWAY?

WHO’S LAND IS IT ANYWAY?

Aug. 6 | HELPLESS: Khabenyana Olefhile Block 5 residents take multi-million Pula developers to court over the land they are being evicted from Forty-eight Gaborone families are facing homelessness following the order to move out of their residential plots to...

THE LAST ACT

THE LAST ACT

Aug. 6 | SNIFFED AWAY: Raphael Shoopara Sekele Married priest dies of heart attack while having sex with girlfriend CHEATING Maun businessman and New Apostolic Church priest, Raphael Shoopara Sekele, died during an illicit lovemaking session on the back seat...

MOYO’S MOVE THREATENS SKELEMANI’S SEAT

MOYO’S MOVE THREATENS SKELEMANI’S SEAT

Aug. 6 | UNSAFE: Phandu Skelemani MP said he moved to Francistown for the benefit of Tati East residents Tati-East Member of Parliament Samson Guma Moyo has flatly dismissed allegations that his sudden relocation of MP’s offices to Francistown is an indication...

DISMISSED EMPLOYEES IGNITE DEBATE ON MP’S BUSINESS INTEREST

DISMISSED EMPLOYEES IGNITE DEBATE ON MP’S BUSINESS INTEREST

Jul. 30 | AGRIEVED: Colin Khali Silence on the law regarding the running of businesses by Members of Parliament became loud this week as a dismissed employees of Ellies Botswana questioned the involvement of Tsapong North MP Prince Maele in their sacking. Maele’s...

FOR MY WIFE YOU PAY

FOR MY WIFE YOU PAY

Jul. 30 | CHEATED: Tau Powane A 54-year-old single man of Moganetsi ward in Mochudi was caught red handed in bed with a married woman and instead of running away as could be expected, he threatened his lover’s husband before jumping back to bed again. Sekang...

HALF-BODY CORSPE SAGA RAGES ON

HALF-BODY CORSPE SAGA RAGES ON

Jul. 30 | HELICOPTER MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED: Seretse bidding farewell to MP Mephato Reatile Minister Seretse’s tactical approach leaves Kokong villagers more angry and baying for blood The Minister of Justice, Defence and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse left Kokong...

ELEPHANT HUNTERS DEMAND P3MILLION FROM A COMMUNITY TRUST

ELEPHANT HUNTERS DEMAND P3MILLION FROM A COMMUNITY TRUST

Jul. 23 | picture from Internet: Botswana Elephant Akunamathata sues villagers over elephants A Community Trust made up of Pandamatenga, Lesoma and Kazungula villages has been slapped with a P3, 1million law suit, for allegedly auctioning 21 elephants contracted...

TRIUMPHED AGAINST ALL ODDS

TRIUMPHED AGAINST ALL ODDS

Jul. 23 | BNF ‘S THINK TANK: Boko Duma Boko promises to build not burn bridges His campaign had been marred by controversies. He was accused of having forged his membership card and that he was a member of another opposition party. On the eve of the election...

BACK TO THE DRY LAND

BACK TO THE DRY LAND

Jul. 23 | ACTIVIST: Roy Sesana Court rules against Basarwa’s right to access to water The long wait for access to a water borehole ended on a depressing note for Basarwa of Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) after a Lobatse High court dismissed their application. Justice...