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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has abandoned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) name following a sustained assault to snatch the party from him by his opponents.

NewsDay Zimbabwe | 25 January 2024

Nelson Chamisa Quits CCC

Singer Kelly Khumalo at the center of deceased boyfriend , soccer star Senzo Meyiwa murder trial again

Meyiwa case investigator accused of offering cash for cooperation

Defence attorney Thulani Mngomezulu has alleged that the lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Bongani Gininda, offered one of the accused R3 million in exchange for cooperating.

SABC News | 25 January 2024

Tupac Shakur: Duane Davis charged with 1996 murder of rapper

US police have charged a former gang leader with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in a long-running case still gripping the public.

BBC.COM . | 30 September 2023

Submarine Titanic. PIC INDEPENDENT.CO.UK

Last hope for Titanic five as rescue mission enters final hours

Story by Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline:Last hope for Titanic five as rescue mission enters final hours: French vessel carrying deep-sea diving robot reaches search zone with missing sub's oxygen supply running out at 12.08pm (7.08am EST) - as map shows ships scrambling to site to join frantic hunt.

Mail Online | 22 June 2023

EFF 'NATIONAL SHUTDOWN' UPDATES

EFF members have gathered at Pretoria's Church Square as they peacefully march and sing around the Paul Kruger Statue during the national shutdown.

Correspondent | 20 March 2023

President of the United states of America Joe Biden

Classified files found at Biden's former private office

The US justice department is reviewing documents marked classified found in President Joe Biden's former office at a think tank, the White House says.

Correspondent | 10 January 2023

Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria

A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. Of the 43 people on...

BBC.COM . | 07 November 2022

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after just 45 days in the job

The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week. Tory MPs urged Ms Truss to go after her government was engulfed by political turmoil, following the ditching of most of her economic policies.

Correspondent | 20 October 2022

Mahsa Amini: Protests over woman’s death claim more lives in Iran

Nine people are now reported to have been killed at protests in Iran sparked by the death of a woman detained for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules.

BBC.COM . | 23 September 2022

US Supreme Court strikes down abortion rights

Millions of women in the US will lose the legal right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised it nationwide.

BBC.COM . | 24 June 2022

Afghan earthquake: Hundreds killed and scores wounded, says state media

BBC.COM . | 22 June 2022

Biden approves return of US troops to Somalia

BBC.COM . | 17 May 2022

Burkina Faso: Former president sentenced to life over Sankara murder

BBC.COM . | 06 April 2022

South Africa: Ramaphosa ends Covid restrictions

BBC.COM . | 05 April 2022

Tanzania opens auction for hunting of old wildlife

BBC.COM . | 22 March 2022

China Eastern plane carrying 133 people crashes in Guangxi

Correspondent | 21 March 2022

Molapisi 'afraid' as she awaits appeal

Gilbert Mangole, Botswana's High Commissioner to India including Bangladesh and other South Asian countries has just revealed that a Bangladeshi Appeals Court is yet to set a court hearing date for condemned Motswana drug mule, Lesedi Molapisi who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh last year.

Murder's accused prayers heard, bail granted

Murder accused Daniel Sitwane, 34, is a free man after his prayers were answered following numerous bail applications before the Extension II Magistrates' Court recently.

Rich soils:
Boseto Mine closed several years ago, weighed down by high operating costs which included diesel powered electricity. Now new developers on the Kalahari Copperbelt have access to the grid network, enhanced technology and escalating commodity prices

World’s biggest miner wants slice of Kalahari Copperbelt

BHP, the world’s largest mining group, plans to invest up to $25 million (P341 million) to earn a 75% interest in an upcoming project on the Kalahari Copperbelt, as the global race for the key mineral heats up.

Balopi to apologise to Masisi’s victims

Even though Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidential hopeful Mpho Balopi claims he never fell out with former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, the former Gaborone North legislator says he wants to apologise to people who were hard done by the past regime.

School caretaker gets 22 years for 'indecent assault'

MOKGENENE: A Mokgenene Primary School caretaker has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for indecently assaulting 16 schoolboys. Kgotlayame Peloyakgosi, who hails here from Maaloso ward, was convicted of unlawfully and indecently assaulting the boys at the school's hostels by pulling their penises backwards and forward between March 1 and 12, 2024.

Balopi addressing the media. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Khama's name ‘unavoidable’ in BDP resurgence attempt

As the once mighty Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) seeks to rise like a phoenix, one name that keeps popping from the red ashes is former president Ian Khama’s and the bards of the party say any mention of his name is unavoidable in the annals of history.

Ramoreboli backs' Phoko's selection

Zebras head coach, Morena Ramoreboli, has made a bold statement of loyalty and recognition for surprisingly including Goitseone 'Chichima' Phoko in his 26-man squad despite spending half of the 2024/ 2025 season on the sidelines due to an injury.

Justice served, but healing must follow

His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...

The Monitor Editor | 18 March 2025

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