Also known as: Magistrate Mareledi Dipate · Justice Mareledi Dipate · Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate · Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate
Broadhurst Regional Magistrate presiding over high-profile corruption and National Petroleum Fund cases.
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Mmegi
… After listening to the two sides, Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate agreed that the defence should not be ambushed. …
Play fair- Defence tells State as Moagi trial stallsWeekend Post
… A regional magistrate in Gaborone, Mareledi Dipate, has already ruled that the men are extraditable and ordered their surrender to Mozambique for trial. …
Ramaotwana to decide on extradition of six Mexican fugitivesWeekend Post
Before Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, prominent businessman Bakang Seretse challenged a sweeping 63-count indictment, arguing that the state’s lead prosecutor lacks the legal authority to handle the case. …
Seretse seeks removal of DCEC’s Malambane from prosecutionA former legislator and his company were arraigned on 12 counts including obtaining by false pretences and money laundering, alongside four co-accused, in connection with a P272.3m tender scandal. The former legislator, listed in the charges, was not present in court as the DCEC could not serve him with summons while he was reportedly out of the country.
19 October 2026 · Mmegi →
A former legislator and his company were arraigned on 12 counts including obtaining by false pretences and money laundering, alongside four co-accused, in connection with a P272.3m tender scandal. The former legislator, listed in the charges, was not present in court as the DCEC could not serve him with summons while he was reportedly out of the country.
19 October 2026 · Mmegi →
Bakang Seretse and three others have filed an appeal against a ruling by Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate that permitted DCEC officers to continue prosecuting the National Petroleum Fund case. The defendants are facing 63 counts including stealing by agent, money laundering, forgery of an official document and conspiracy to defraud government.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Businessman Bakang Seretse has filed a High Court appeal challenging a lower court's decision to deny his bid to remove DCEC executive Thabo Malambane from prosecuting him in a National Petroleum Fund case. Seretse argues the officials have no lawful standing to prosecute, citing a dispute over whether a written authority to prosecute from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions amounts to a valid delegation of power.
8 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Mpho Balopi, BDP president, is set to be arraigned in court on September 16 on corruption-related charges involving P5 million alongside several companies and individuals. The BDP central committee has decided not to throw its weight behind him, leaving him politically exposed despite remaining in his leadership position.
11 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Rammidi reversed his earlier stance, now defending the party's central committee decision to withhold action on president Mpho Balopi pending further information. Balopi is set to appear before a regional magistrate on September 16 facing corruption charges related to CEDA loans, after appearing before the committee to present his account.
8 September 2026 · Mmegi →
Salakae, who recently served as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure and is now an MP, appeared in court without his ministerial entourage. The case proceeded before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate and the Director of Public Prosecutions, demonstrating that political office carries no weight in the criminal justice process.
2 September 2026 · Mmegi →
In a court appearance before Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, the Director of Public Prosecutions indicated that investigations into another individual had been concluded and that person would be added to the charge sheet in count three; the prosecution signalled the corruption probe could ensnare more individuals, with more accused persons expected at the next mention.
28 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Alphonse Ndzinge, the Third Accused in a high-profile NPF-related case, has filed an application with Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Court seeking to be tried separately from his co-accused, arguing that a pending interlocutory appeal by one co-accused is infringing his constitutional right to trial within a reasonable time.
24 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Seretse has filed leave to appeal Magistrate Dipate's dismissal of his bid to quash 63 counts including stealing by an agent, money laundering, forgery, and conspiracy to defraud the government. His interlocutory appeal challenges the legal authority of Deputy Director Malambane of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime to lead the prosecution, arguing that the delegation of prosecutorial powers lacked constitutional mandate and proper documentation.
5 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Magistrate Mareledi Dipate dismissed a defence application on June 30, 2026, finding that the prosecution team had legal authority to conduct the case. Seretse, Sharifa Noor, Alphonse Molamu Ndzinge, Kgori Capital (Pty) Ltd and Kgori Holdings (Pty) Ltd face a 63-count indictment including charges of stealing by agent, forgery of an official document, conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.
13 July 2026 · Mmegi →
The second trial of Moagi on corruption and money laundering charges began before Broadhurst Regional Magistrate, with the defence objecting to a State witness's testimony, arguing the accused had not been given adequate time to review the witness statement and was being ambushed by the State.
23 June 2026 · Mmegi →
Justice Minister Nelson Ramaotwana has yet to decide whether to extradite six Mexican fugitives arrested nearly six months ago to Mozambique, where they face drug-related and organized crime charges. The delay reflects broader regional concerns over cross-border drug trafficking and organized crime networks operating in Botswana.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
Businessman Bakang Seretse challenged a 63-count indictment before Broadhurst Regional Magistrate Mareledi Dipate, arguing that the state's lead prosecutor lacks legal authority to handle the case.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →