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Feb. 17 |
FROZEN MOMENT: Choonora and Tapologo
BLOODIED AND BRUISED
Suspect lover presses charges after attack
A furious husband’s violent attack on his wife’s suspected lover that left his victim bloodied and bruised has been charged with assault.
Keorapetse...
Feb. 17 |
Tebby’s DVD sleave
Local gospel artist Tebogo Setlhomo popularly known as Tebby in music circles has just dropped her third Botswana Democratic Party album.
The album will be one of the highlights of the party’s 50th celebrations on the 25th...
Feb. 17 |
Nelson Mandela
South Africa is to issue a complete set of banknotes bearing the image of its first black president, Nelson Mandela.
Mandela, now 93, was released from prison on 11 February 1990 after 27 years in prison.
President Jacob Zuma said...
Feb. 17 | Shebeen (pic from: The portfolio travel blog)
Angry Gaborone West residents have vowed to fight the government’s decision to ban the sale of traditional brews in homesteads to the bitter end.
Speaking at a consultative meeting called by their MP last...
Feb. 17 | Prison (Picture from Internet)
Allegations that a Gaborone maximum prison inmate was recently drugged and raped by other prisoners have rocked the institute.
A concerned inside source who claimed that prison warders did not act fast enough to attend...
Feb. 17 | Homicide (picture from internet)
Nata Police detained and released a Sua Pan secondary school employee for the murder of a Zimbabwean man who was recently found dead on the road side.
The support staff member at the school, Dikakanyo Jerrison revealed...
Feb. 17 | HOPELESS: Heebe kakubis and Maphe Xharai
Residents left with no water as council removes borehole
Resident of Ranyane settlement in Gantsi District are fighting for portable water with their domestic animals after the Council took away the settlement’s...
Feb. 17 | UNDER SCRUTINY:The set book
Set novel’s language too strong for form two students
The Ministry of Education (MoE) and Skills Development will this week assess whether an English Literature set book for junior certificate students is too vulgar for...
Feb. 17 | BODY FOR SALE: Naledi
Local NGO aims to help workers
A local NGO counted 2013 prostitutes in Selebi-Phikwe between October 2010 and September 2011, working the 64 locations identified as ‘hot spots’ in the mining town. 23-year-old Naledi is one...
Feb. 17 | Trans Africa Wholesale Botswana
More than 15 Trans Africa Wholesalers employees landed in Princess Marina hospital last week Friday after inhaling a toxic gas used to trap criminals inside the store.
Some of those who were hospitalized only managed to...
Feb. 17 | Picture from Internet
Girl, 13 survives 15 knife stabs
A 13- year-old Moshupa schoolgirl who survived 15 brutal knife stabs by an obsessed sex pest was on Wednesday fighting for her life at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in Kanye.
The standard seven...
Feb. 17 | LOBBYING: Tshireletso
The Assistant Minister of Local Government, Botlogile Tshiretso has called on government to legalise abortion.
In response to the budget speech in parliament on Monday, Tshireletso said that the recent Voice headline news about...
Feb. 17 | UNCERTAIN: Taolo Lucas
The Botswana Congress Party was set to boycott a meeting of the opposition umbrella talks which was scheduled for yesterday (Thursday) the party’s information and publicity secretary, Taolo Lucas confirmed.
Speaking in an interview...
Feb. 17 | NEW BEGINNINGS: G4S MD Moraki Mokgosana and Lobatse Mayoress Caroline Lesang
G4S Botswana this week donated a sick bay to Bothakga Primary school in Lobatse.
Bothakga Primary is one of the pilot projects for an initiative by the government called Health...
Feb. 17 | The historic win of African Cup of Nations by Zambia had revellers envying the country and praising ancestors for the unexpected victory.
Voice reporter Phillimon Mmeso shared a cab with three football fanatics when going home after the final game on...
Feb. 17 | ADVISING: Raphael Sikwane
Consultant teaches leaders about mind power and wellness
A mind power consultant Raphael Sikwane says it is important for leaders to be physically, mentally and spiritually well all the time so that they can effectively deliver.
Addressing...
Feb. 17 | FINANCIALLY EMBARASSED: Monare
Arrested for failing to pay workers
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National Youth Executive Committee Chairman, Bontsi Monare, was last week arrested in Francistown for failing to pay his employees and defying an order...
Feb. 17 | Tati River Kidney Dialysis Centre which is the only and first one of its kind in the northern part of the country is facing closure due to underutilization.
“When we opened the centre we had four patients, and 10 months down the line the number has...
Feb. 17 | Mini Skirt (Picture from Internet)
The African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League of South Africa is set to hold a mini skirt march in Johannesburg today (Friday) protesting against abuse of women.
“All women who feel that the rate of women...
Feb. 17 | BLOW BY BLOW: Batshegi against Tebogo
Francistown Boxing Club put on a dominant display at the interclub Boxing Tournament held in Francistown last weekend. The northerners won the tournament which was also used as the qualifiers for August Keone Mooka...