Mmegi journalist files urgent application
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Basimanebotlhe was on or about July 16, 2019, indisposed and home at Lenganeng Block 4 ward in Tlokweng when four detectives from Broadhurst Police Station and Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Services ambushed her with a warrant of entry, search and seizure issued by Magistrate Thandi Baleseng on July 19, 2019.
In her founding affidavit, Basimanebotlhe who is also seeking to stay the execution of the order, said the mean-looking and uncompromising officers forced their way into her living room and demanded that she produce my phones and computers.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...