Councillor’s son in court for posing as traditional healer in con gone wrong The son of a Francistown councillor, Mooketsi Matsoo seems to have inherited his politician mum’s gift of the gab. The 32-year-old is facing three counts of obtaining by false pretences after allegedly sweet-talking a man into giving him cash and gifts in […]
A 30-year-old Tonota man looking for a donkey has made an ass out of himself after allegedly threatening to kill his mother when she refused to tell him where the missing animal was. The suspect, Mompati Nswazwi, was hauled before Francistown Magistrate Court on Tuesday to answer for his alleged outburst. It is said that […]
Suspected human trafficker caught with seven kids A Zimbabwean trucker has been charged with ill treatment of children after being caught travelling with seven school kids from his native country. Police suspect 29-year-old Eric Mpofu had been transporting the minors, all aged between nine and 12, from Zimbabwe to South Africa, where their parents now […]
Man hacked to death after drinking spree Growing tensions between rival gangs, fuelled by the destructive power of booze, is believed to be behind a murder in Matsiloje at the weekend. Kgalemang Baliki, 27, died on Saturday evening, breathing his last in the back of an ambulance as the van sped for Nyangabgwe Hospital. Earlier […]
Man hacked to death after drinking spree Growing tensions between rival gangs, fuelled by the destructive power of booze, is believed to be behind a murder in Matsiloje at the weekend. Kgalemang Baliki, 27, died on Saturday evening, breathing his last in the back of an ambulance as the van sped for Nyangabgwe Hospital. Earlier […]