BPF spokesperson denied bail by Lobatse High Court

The duo who are facing four charges, the first two being ‘publishing statements with intention to deceive persons about the COVID-19 infection’, and last two being ‘use of offensive electronic communication’ had approached the High Court urgently to seek bail after they were previously denied by the Regional Magistrate's Court.

They were charged alongside Letsogile Barupi after the police established that they are administrators of a Facebook page called ‘Botswana Trending News’ which is alleged to have published ‘fake news’ pertaining to President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the COVID-19 world pandemic.