Fake traditional healers plead guilty
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The duo, Gift Chihwayi and Phillip Rusari together with Tafala Chihwayi, who pleaded not guilty, are alleged to have planted a dead baboon in a woman’s yard and charged her P1,000 claiming their powers had ‘discovered’ and removed it. They claimed that the baboon was a thokolosi.
The trio is facing two counts of attempting to obtain by false pretences as well as entering Botswana through an un-gazetted point.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...