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Slow justice » TheVoiceBW

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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

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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

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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…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

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

Copper cable thief needs 70k for freedom

A convicted copper cable thief remains behind bars, desperately hoping his family can find the P70,000 required to secure his freedom. Having admitted his guilt before Molepolole Magistrates Court, Lawrence Murindi, 32, was fined 70k but warned that failure to pay would see him sent to prison for five years. It is a small fortune the Zimbabwean simply does not have. “I’m asking to be given time to look for piece jobs so I can pay back the money.…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Battery thieves caned and jailed for 18 months

Two thieves who confessed to stealing truck batteries will serve an 18-month prison sentence and endure four strokes of the cane, as ruled by the Molepolole Magistrates Court. The two men, 37-year-old Zimbabwean nationals Timothy Svapangana and Pardon Botsa, both pleaded guilty to charges of store breaking and theft. The court heard that on August 11th of the previous year, the duo broke into a storeroom belonging to the Chinese construction com…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

Soldier remanded for assault and threat to kill

A Botswana Defence Force soldier stationed at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) was this week Tuesday remanded in custody by a Molepolole Magistrates’ Court for assaulting and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Mathangwane native Chiyapo Mwanza (30) is facing three charges of threat to kill, assault common and malicious damage to property, all the offences committed the same day on April 20, 2025. It is alleged that on the fateful day at Mol…Molepolole · Molepolole Read Article

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