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IS THIS THE MAN?
May. 3 | DANGERZONE: The suspects area of operation VILLAGERS IN FEAR AS KILLER RAPIST TERRORIZES SEBINA AREA Some say he is tall, some swear he is short, some say he is dark in complexion, others believe he is light -some have even named him. Amongst...
WRONGLY LASHED ZIM MAN TO SUE
Mar. 29 | LASHED: Khulekani A Zimbabwean man who was wrongly lashed after he was mistaken for an illegal migrant was contemplating a lawsuit against the state for the unnecessary pain infliction and trauma. Khulekani Ndhlovu,26, from Tsholotsho had five...
I WAS BEWITCHED, MURDER SUSPECT
Mar. 16 | CHARGED: Willie A 27-year-old man from Natale village who is being accused of killing his girlfriend has blamed the deceased’s relatives for bewitching him. Musa Willie told a fully packed court when he appeared before Francistown principal magistrate,...
TUTUME CID OFFICE SET ON FIRE
Mar. 16 | BURNT: CID offices A 30-year-old man who is charged with house breaking and theft was yet again nabbed by the police for allegedly setting Tutume Police office which had some exhibits for his case on fire. Boitumelo Taboka of Senete village allegedly...
HOME SICK INDIAN MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Feb. 15 | HOME AT LAST: Innacimuthu An Indian man who had expressed his wish to go back to India was finally returned home in a body bag after he hanged himself. 29- year- old Innacimuthu Innacimuthu, who was employed as a machine fitter with Matsiloje Portland...
LETHAL STRIKE
Feb. 8 | DECEASED: Senoka BIG BLACK MAMBA GIVES GRANNY KISS OF DEATH An 81- year- old woman of Mapoka village was last week killed by a snake bite. Grandma Senoka Nothisani died at Masunga Primary hospital a few hours after a 2.5 metres long black mamba bit...
WORKER TRAPPED IN CONCRETE MIXER DIES IN HORROR ACCIDENT
Feb. 4 | DEATH MACHINE Mother of six dies instantly A council worker died instantly when she was trapped inside a concrete mixer in a horrific accident that left fellow workers traumatised. Stunned colleagues at a Francistown City Council poverty alleviation project...
NIGHT WATCHMAN, NOT A JOB FOR THE OLD
Feb. 1 | Tutume Police station commander ,Vusumusi Jorowe has warned businesses to desist from employing old people as night watchmen especially if they are assigned to guard alone. Jorowe who sounded the warning, after a 70-year-old security guard was attacked...
“I ‘LL DIE AND COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU”
Jan. 25 | IN PAIN: Mosarwe EVICTION ORDER LANDS GRANNY 95, IN HOSPITAL PENSIONER MADE HOMELESS IN PROPERTY ROW THREATENS NEW TENANT An ailing 95-year-old granny who became homeless and sick following an eviction court order out of her family home has threatened...
GRAVE YARD DISASTER
Jan. 25 | Flooded -Still open grave Woman buried at home as rain floods graveyard A Maitengwe woman was on Sunday buried in her family home backyard after the torrential rains which fell in most parts of the country flooded the village cemetery. Mourners had...
MOTHER IN COURT FOR KILLING SON
Jan. 11 | SUSPECT: Letsopa A young mother from Dzoroga village was on Friday last week charged with the death of her three months old baby and imprisoned to await trial. Moeti Letsopa, 20 allegedly strangulated her baby to death two days after Christmas and...
COUNCILLOR ADVOCATES FOR A F/TOWN RADIO STATION
Dec. 28 | CONCERNED: Mpuang Monarch East Councillor Raoboy Mpuang has vowed to re-table the recently rejected motion lobbying for a community radio station in Francistown in the next full council meeting. Mpuang who is convinced that this time around the motion...
CHURCH DONATESHOUSE TO A BEGGAR
Dec. 28 | GRATEFUL: Kgalajwe officially opening the house Christmas came early for Luza Jenamo a Francistown renowned beggar and mentally challenged woman when she received a donation of a house from the Catholic Church last Friday. The Catholic Church youth team...
PETROL ATTENDANTS DOWN THEIR TOOLS
Dec. 14 | ON STRIKE: Staff members Employees of Engen Tatitown filling station in Francistown downed their tools this week after the management allegedly refused to address them pertaining rumours that the business has been sold to another dealer. The 14 employees...
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
Dec. 10 | RELIEVED: Obert and mum Boy 7,lost and found A seven year -old boy of Tutume village in the north east district who got lost while gathering edible insects last Saturday has been found. Obert Chinani who wandered off 30 kilometres away from home while...
NO TO PETER NGOMA STADIUM
Dec. 10 | Cllrs reject motion to name F/town stadia after former mayor Ngoma Francistown councillors have rejected a motion calling for the naming of the second city’s stadia which is still under construction, Peter Ngoma stadium. During the recently ended...
F/TOWN MAYOR ACCUSED OF DICTATORSHIP
Dec. 1 | BLAMED: Kgalejwe Deliberations at the Francistown City Council came to a stand still on Tuesday as some councillors threw tantrums and accused Mayor James Kgalajwe of dictatorship. Fuming with rage, Cllr Ignatius Moswaane, dismissed minutes and matters...
MAKGOPHE WALKS FOR CHARITY
Nov. 24 | Botswana Police Commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe is expected to be the chief walker at a sponsored walk meant to raise funds for crime prevention activities. Spokesperson for No 1 District crime prevention executive committee, Motsholathebe Mothibi revealed...
VICTIM BEGGED RAPIST TO USE PLASTIC BAG AS A CONDOM
Nov. 24 | CHARGED: Jazire A Tati-siding woman on Monday told a Francistown court how she begged an axe wielding man to use a plastic bag for protection when raping her in March last year. The 44-year-old mother said Herbert Jazire, 23 from Zimbabwe ignored her...
