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Boy, 16, Allegedly Kills Man Over Spilled Chibuku » TheVoiceBW

Kweneng District · Kweneng District

Boy, 16, Allegedly Kills Man Over Spilled Chibuku » TheVoiceBW

There were tragic tears shed over spilt chibuku on Wednesday morning, when a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed a man to death in a drunken dispute over ‘shake shake’ and a cellphone. The bloody incident occurred at around midnight near Sesanankgopa lands on the outskirts of Thamaga village in the Kweneng District. It is believed the deceased, aged 25, provoked his killer, demanding his phone, which he had lent the teenager, and also accusing the you…Read Article

Slow justice » TheVoiceBW

Molepolole · Molepolole

Slow justice » TheVoiceBW

Suspected battery thief busted two years later Having successfully evaded Sojwe police for close to two years even though he was in jail for some of the time the long arm of the law has finally caught up with a suspected battery thief. Thabani Sebata, 40, is accused of making away with P196, 120 worth of goods on 9 September 2023 in a robbery on the outskirts of Sojwe village. Arrested on 17 June, the Zimbabwean was arraigned before Molepolole M…Read Article

Youth impregnates 11-year-old sister » TheVoiceBW

Molepolole · Molepolole

Youth impregnates 11-year-old sister » TheVoiceBW

*Sentenced to 15 years for rape *Baby is now aged five In an extremely disturbing case, a young man will spend the next 15 years of his life behind bars for impregnating his 11-year-old orphan sister. The suspect, who is now aged 29 but cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, was found guilty of raping his biological sibling on two separate occasions back in 2020. The child was doing Standard 4 at the time and ended up falling pregnan…Read Article

Fatal Family Fallout » TheVoiceBW

Youth charged with brother’s brutal murder The Lesetedi family in Molepolole are mourning the loss of two of their sons, one to prison and one to an early grave after the older sibling was allegedly stabbed to death by his little brother. Charged with murder, 21-year-old Maatla Ofentse Lesetedi is accused of killing his big bro, Boniface Teko Lesetedi, 36, at their home in Lerwetleng ward in the early hours of Tuesday morning. In a brief intervi…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Kweneng Council Chair Defends P207K to Fix an Ambulance

Much of the public consternation is caused by the double whammy of direct appointment of NTT Nissan Gaborone for the contract and the king’s ransom of P207,056.89 to repair an ambulance in a time of acute economic austerity for the nation SESUPO RANTSIMAKO Kweneng District Council has defended awarding a controversial P207,056.89 direct procurement contract…Kweneng District · Kweneng District Read Article

Old man in hot soup for heated outburst » TheVoiceBW

An elderly man will spend the next two weeks cooling off in a prison cell after Molepolole Magistrates Court remanded him in custody for allegedly threatening to kill his 65-year-old girlfriend. Rabicca Sebonego, 61, is in hot soup for the heated words he reportedly uttered against his partner, Malebogo Kejelepula at Modibedi ward last Thursday, 5 June. “Ke tla go bolaya fa ke sa go bolaya ka diatla ke tla reka petrol ke tla go go tshuba (I will…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Dumped boyfriend allegedly slits lover’s throat » TheVoiceBW

A 30-year-old man from the small village of Sesung is facing a murder charge after allegedly slitting his lover’s throat in an apparent jealous rage last week Friday (6 June). After spending the weekend on the run, Tebogo Dimponye Mokhe handed himself into Maboane Police Post the following Monday. He is accused of brutally killing 37-year-old Kebagopotswe Ramogotswana, who was laid to rest today (Monday 16 June). Ramogotswana was found by her au…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Change of heart » TheVoiceBW

‘Victim’ backtracks on rape claim, wants case dropped A rape trial scheduled to start before Molepolole Magistrates Court on Tuesday suffered an unexpected delay when the complainant announced she was no longer interested in pursuing the matter. However, with the case involving extreme violence and a knife, the trail is likely to go ahead regardless of the complainant’s change of heart. “Maybe you should request for assistance from Directorate o…Kweneng District · Kweneng District Read Article

Emeritus donates P100,000 to flood-affected families in Molepolole

Sunday Standard Emeritus donates P100,000 to flood-affected families in Molepolole Emeritus International Reinsurance Company has donated P100,000 to ten families in Molepolole who were severely affected by recent floods. The handover ceremony, held at St Paul Kgotla on May 22, 2025, brought together community leaders, company executives, and residents in a collective moment of compassion and support..ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story …Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Teacher implicated in goat theft » TheVoiceBW

A teacher swapped the classroom for the courtroom on Tuesday morning, hauled before Molepolole Magistrates to answer for a case of stock theft. Mphuthe Junior School teacher, Oagile Ramosukwana, 47, and a herdboy, Omphile Kebaitse, 40, stand accused of stealing two goats belonging to one Handy Norwebb almost five years ago. Valued at P2,000, the livestock was taken from Kubutona cattlepost on June 9, 2020. In court, the two suspects, who reside …Stock Markets · Molepolole Read Article

Murder In Molepolole » TheVoiceBW

‘Rasta’ Stabbed to Death While Visiting Friend On Monday morning, for the 6th time this year, residents of Kweneng woke to the news of a murder in the District. The latest killing occurred in Molepolole at around 7 pm on Sunday evening when 34-year-old Boys Raborwane, who only moved to the area three weeks ago for work, was brutally stabbed to death in Raranta ward. Popularly known as ‘Rasta’, the Serinane native was killed while visiting a frie…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

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