Abortion lands three in court
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The trio, Onkabetse Boitumelo, Chandapiwa Badiyi and Koketso Nyambe, all from Tati Siding, are facing a charge of procuring abortion after allegedly helping Joyce Tshekedi from Tutume to abort. Tshekedi, 30, who turned state witness, was giving her evidence before Principal Magistrate Peggy Madandume.
In her evidence before court, she said she was directed to the trio's home in Tati Siding, where Boitumelo inserted a stick of a mokhure plant into her private parts to induce delivery. "I was in pains and under stress. That is why these people talked me into committing the abortion. Now I have lost everything, my baby and the man who was to marry me," she said.
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...