Fraudulent chief convicted

No Image

JWANENG: A headman of arbitration in Mabutsane, David Pule who sold six cattle to the government through the Rural Areas Development Programme (RADP) and later stole them has been convicted for stocktheft.

Delivering the judgement on Monday Magistrate Odirile Mokgatle noted that the 58-year-old sold the cows in question bearing his brand mark, the district mark and the RADP brand mark and he was paid a sum of P20,000.

The five cows and a bull were then handed over to the beneficiary Dolly Mapere on November 2014. It was noted in court that Mapere later reported to Mabutsane Sub-District that her cows were missing after using all her energy to look for the cows in vain.

Editor's Comment
Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up