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Botswana polls: Lessons for Zimbabwe
DUMA Boko began his reign as Botswana's sixth President on Friday, ending the 58-year reign of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).Boko's Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) swept to power wi...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean guilty of Botswana ex-MP murder
A Zimbabwean national, Jabulani Dube, is awaiting sentencing in Botswana after being convicted for the murder of former Member of Parliament Isaac Davids. Dube, alongside his Motswana accomplice Mokga...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:02hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Motswana thief causes mayhem in Zimbabwe
A suspected thief from Botswana Chakalasi Zwimbili (27) together with his Zimbabwean colleague Lucky Ncube allegedly gave wholesalers in Matebeleland torr...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Probity warrants reinstatement of unduly recalled MPs
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, throughout history, true greatness of presidents has always been measured by the probity with which they stand up for the common good during tr...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | 10 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Jailed Zimbabwean killed in Botswana prison fight
A Zimbabwean prisoner was killed by his Motswana cellmate after a brawl ensued between the two in the dead of night on Sunday at a prison in Maun, Botswana.The Zimbabwean has since been identi...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans arrested in Botswana
FOUR Zimbabweans have been arrested in Botswana after they were found in possession of 40 lithium batteries worth over 1 million pula.The four aged between 25 and 38 were arrested on Tuesday i...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motswana fuel smuggler arrested in Zimbabwe
BOTSWANA police have foiled a bid by a Motswana to smuggle 1 450 litres of petrol into Zimbabwe.Police in Tshesebe recovered the fuel from the suspect along the Botswana-Zimbabwe border....Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean attacks Motswana MP on street
A Zimbabwean man who allegedly attacked Francistown West Member of Parliament, Ignatius Moswaane, with a rock was yesterday remanded in custody....Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 07:52hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
22 Gwanda villagers on the run after rampage
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have launched a manhunt for 22 villagers alleged to have kidnapped and assaulted fellow villagers whom they accused of stocktheft.This was revealed in a G...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man murders Motswana woman, steals bicycle and rides it to Zimbabwe
A ZIMBABWEAN man living illegally in Botswana has been arrested for strangling an elderly Motswana woman to death and stealing her bicycle which he rode to Zimbabwe.The murder took place on Va...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robber jailed 10 years in Botswana
The Botswana High Court has dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence by two robbers - a Zimbabwean man and his Motswana accomplice - who threw chilli powder into the eyes of a Chinese busin...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Rename Botswana
Not all citizens of the country are Batswana. The name of the country celebrates tribalism before independence. Bakalanga were not called Batswana. I am not a Motswana - Dr Habaudi Hubona The name is ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 21:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in 1 million Pula heist
TWO Zimbabwean men are languishing in a Botswana prison after being arrested for armed robbery where a local businessman lost cash and valuables worth 1 million Pula in Gaborone.Castro Ncube (...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe part of Kazungula Bridge project'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said Zimbabwe was now part of the Kazungula Bridge project that was snubbed by his predecessor, the late President Robert Mugabe.Kazungula Bridge is a...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans escape Botswana prison
Two Zimbabweans, one from Bulawayo and the other from Masvingo are on the run after they escaped from a Botswana prison yesterday morning, alongside a Motswana murderer.According to a statemen...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for robbery in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN man and his Motswana accomplice have been slapped with a 10-year effective jail term each for an armed robbery which they committed in Maun, Botswana in 2018.Llyod Choto (37) and ...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gun thief caged in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN man is languishing in Botswana's Francistown Remand Prison after he allegedly robbed a Motswana man of his shotgun, property and cash all worth P30 750.Courage Chisoso (32) last week ...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor in hot soup over ID
A Zimbabwean pastor who was recently arrested in Botswana for giving false information while applying for a national identity card got a temporary reprieve after a magistrate threw out the case for la...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana man kills Zimbabwean girlfriend in SA, jailed 12 years
A 39-year-old Botswana man has been jailed for an effective 12 years in South Africa for killing his Zimbabwean girlfriend whom he accused of terminating the pregnancy of their unborn baby without his...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motsepe's money trail, Botswana security company accounts frozen
The Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has frozen Avante Security Services bank accounts in Gaborone on suspicions that the company was used by South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Botswana deal stinks
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his inaugural speech following the November 2017 coup that thrust him to power, promised to make State institutions work, unlike his predecessor former President Rober...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
EXCLUSIVE: Former VP Mphoko speaks on Choppies saga
Former Vice President Prelekezela Mphoko has set the record straight from his perspective on the boardroom struggles bedevilling one of the biggest retail companies in the country, Choppies Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:55hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bangwato in Zimbabwe seek repatriation
A short walk from Matsiloje village in north-eastern Botswana across the Ramokgwebana River into Zimbabwe leads to Mphoeng's Reserve. Though administratively in Zimbabwe the residents of the reserve a...Published: 06 May 2018 at 12:44hrs | 6 | by Mmegi
Zimbabwean man nabbed in Botswana over fake ID, passport
A 35-year-old Zimbabwean Lizwe Ngwenya pleaded guilty to fraudulently acquiring a Botswana national identity card, commonly known as Omang, and a Botswana passport.Ngwenya was arrested by a sp...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tensions run high after Zimbabwean woman kills shop manager in Botswana
BOSTWANA - Tensions are running high amongst locals and Zimbabweans here, after a Zimbabwean woman allegedly stabbed a male manager to death at PR Cash and Carry during a botched shoplifting.T...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 12:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe addresses mourners at Ketumile Masire's burial in Botswana
The death of former President of Botswana Sir Ketumile Masire has robbed Africa of a great statesman who served with valour and honour, President Mugabe said yesterday.The President said in Si...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean pair found with 90 bags of mbanje in Botswana
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested in Botswana for allegedly unlawfully possessing dagga which was in 90 bags.Botswana Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Witness...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
State appeals Zimbabwean amputee case in Botswana
Botswana - The state has filed papers opposing the High Court Judge Zibani Makhwade's decision to discharge and acquit Keitumetse Khunou of attempted murder charge.Khunou was accused of shooti...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean man charged for smuggled medicine in Botswana
Maun Police are investigating a case in which two men, a Motswana aged 24 from Chadibe and a 35-year old Zimbabwean were found in possession of 2 421 bottles of Broncleer with Codeine cough syrup at M...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Fierce contact with the Rhodesian forces
IN our last week's Lest We Forget Column we were talking to former Zipra Deputy Commander of the Northern Front which stretched from Bulilima up to Nyamapanda Border Post Nicholas Gibson Nkomo whose p...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff write
Drunk Zimbabwean stabs Motswana
A 37-year-old Zimbabwean living illegally in Botswana has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a Motswana in a drunken argument over money. According to Botswana paper The Voice, Lungisani Ndlovu, is ...Published: 25 Apr 2016 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Swazi King' son loses $5 000 to drinking mates
A night of fun and drinks ended amid ugly scenes at Avani Hotel (formerly Gaborone Sun) on Sunday night when Swaziland's King Mswati III's son lost US$5 000.00, allegedly to his drinking mates....Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean denied bail in Botswana
A Zimbabwean illegal immigrant in Botswana accused of brutally assaulting a Motswana and argued in court that delays in his trial have prolonged his incarceration unnecessarily has been denied ba...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbo with fake Botswana ID dragged to court
A Zimbabwean man who has been masquerading as a Motswana for the past eight years was this week brought to court to answer for a charge of obtaining by false pretense.Simbarashe Mafumo, co...Published: 19 Jul 2015 at 10:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean robber suspect granted bail in Botswana
A Zimbabwean man suspected to have committed robbery at Kanye in Botswana has been granted bail by the Botswana Regional magistrate.Evans Mhiwatiwa (43) was arrested in that country follo...Published: 07 May 2015 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Jealous' man fatally stabbed in bar brawl
A Zimbabwean man based in Botswana lost his life in an altercation with a Motswana man who had mistaken his girlfriend for a prostitute.Mogami Dijo, told the Gaborone High Court that he di...Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 22:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Slizer threatens to expose Peter Moyo
Motswana musician Naledi Kaisara - popularly known as Slizer - has threatened to expose local musician Peter Moyo if he persists to peddle lies about their alleged relationship.Slizer was in t...Published: 30 Jun 2014 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Marwizi
Zimbabwe deport Motswana woman
A MOTSWANA woman who eloped with her boyfriend from the neighbouring country to stay in Zimbabwe illegally after her visa had lapsed was on Tuesday convicted and fined $100 before being deported to Bo...Published: 02 May 2014 at 15:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Botswana border post at Ramokwebana, service very bad - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender...Published: 25 Apr 2014 at 15:25hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Zim man shot dead in Botswana
BOTSWANA police are reportedly investigating a case of a Motswana man who allegedly shot and killed a yet-to-be identified Zimbabwean man, who had allegedly broken into his residence at Mahalapye last...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 03:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo artistes being sidelined
November is here and with it comes a number of developments on the entertainment scene that many music fans have been waiting for.Most musicians, starting this month, will be busy with shows. ...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 07:22hrs | | by Courage Musariri Saturday Leisure Reporter
'He should fix my private parts'
A Ugandan man has vehemently denied accusations leveled against him that he has abused a Motswana woman and disfigured her private parts.Issah Batambuze, a 50- year-old Gaborone based busine...Published: 10 Oct 2013 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana 'Magistrate dies at TB Joshua prayers', SCOAN responds
The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has responded to an article by a Botswana newspaper 'The Monitor', titled 'Mostwana Magistrate Dies At TB Joshua Prayers'.SCOAN has dismissed it ...Published: 07 Sep 2013 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Deported 96-year-old admitted at Plumtree hospital
NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Alfred Khumalo, who was deported from Botswana last week, is still admitted at Plumtree Hospital.Sources at the hospital yesterday told Southern Eye that no arrangement had...Published: 19 Aug 2013 at 10:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana has deported 60 000 Zimbabweans
BOTSWANA has deported 62 117 illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe since 2011 amid reports that President Ian Khama has declared 406 foreigners as prohibited immigrants.Labour and Home Affairs min...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
96-year-old Zim man dragged out of Botswana hospital bed and deported
SELEBI-PHIKWE: There was drama at Selebi-Phikwe Government Hospital when Immigration officials dragged a 96-year-old man believed to be a Zimbabwean from his hospital bed. The patient put...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Four Zimbabweans up for armed robbery in Botswana
A prosecution in the case in which four Zimbabweans and a Botswana national are facing charges of armed robbery and possession of arms and ammunition in Botswana, made it clear Tuesday that they will ...Published: 14 Aug 2013 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tuku billed for Canada charity concerts
SUPERSTAR Oliver Mtukudzi is billed to headline charity benefit concerts lined up in Canada in August beginning in Vancouver on August 16 then Edmonton on August 17 before heading to Toronto on August...Published: 06 Jul 2013 at 05:37hrs | | by Lifestyle Writer
Stolen Botswana car found in Zimbabwe
A Toyota Corolla that was reported stolen in Botswana's Selebi-Phikwe town at the beginning of last month has been recovered in Zimbabwe. Selebi-Phikwe CID boss, Assistant Superintendent, Marv...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean steals P300 and rapes a Zim woman in Botswana
A Zimbabwean man and a Motswana are in trouble with the Botswana authorities after they allegedly stole 300 Pula from a Zimbabwean woman before raping her.Vusumuzi Nkomo (20), from Bulawayo an...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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