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For years now, Molepolole, the home to Bakwena tribe, one of the major ethnic groups in Botswana, has never experienced quietness as it kept on trending across social media platforms following strings of horrible killings. Cases of missing people in Molepolole come a long way and some people have been missing for decades now and to date their family members are yet to find closure.

After arresting Tshepo Sethibe popularly known as Moeladilotlhoko, the police have revealed that the man behind the endeared Moeladilotlhoko News Boiler Facebook page is yet to be charged.

MOLEPOLOLE: Life came to a standstill here on Thursday as residents ran amok burning houses, shelter at the village kgotla, and tyres to block the road following the suspected ritual murder of Phenyo Jacoba, 35, a taxi driver.

MOLEPOLOLE: Leader of the Bakwena tribe, Kgosi Kgari Sechele III has condemned as ‘gratuitous thuggery’ rioting that broke out here on Thursday night in the aftermath of the suspected ritual murder of a 35-year-old taxi driver.

With Cabinet ministers facing each other in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primaries, it is now a certainty that heavyweights are going to fall as challengers aim to cause major upsets.

Two separate meetings that Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) President Duma Boko held with Alliance for Progressives (AP) leader Ndaba Gaolathe and Botswana Patriotic Party (BPF) Patron, Ian Khama, in an attempt to lure them to join the umbrella, are the reason behind the deadlock in the negotiations between the three parties, according to UDC members.

In Botswana, I sailed on the Chobe River, spotted wildlife on safari, and toured a diamond mine.

FRANCISTOWN: After failing and discontinuing his studies at the University of Botswana (UB), Kgosietsile Segola, 30, also known as Kgosi Tlhanka, has found comfort and hope in art in the face of a financial crisis.

LOBATSE: In a recent turn of events, Ofentse Ramolala, Phenyo Molefe, and Alfred Lesego, all hailing from Molepolole, have pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and robbery in a case dating back to 2016.

In a dramatic court session, Lobatse Magistrate's Court came to a standstill last week when an offender in an assault case resorted to extreme measures to disrupt proceedings.