Mzwinila appeals

Michael Mzwinila
Michael Mzwinila

Michael Mzwinila has approached the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the 15 years jail term for the Bank of Baroda armed robbery. Mzwinila who was convicted along side his brother Edward, was found guilty of robbing the bank of P1 million in 2003.

The case was heard by Judge President Ian Kirby while Mzwinila appeared in person.

In convicting the two brothers, the then Regional Magistrate Lot Moroka said that it was unfortunate for former Gaborone North Member of Parliament, Michael Mzwinila, who is an uncle to the two convicts, to have come to court and lied about having given his nephew Michael money amounting to P200,000 in South Africa. Moroka is now judge of the High Court in Lobatse

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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