Majaga's alleged victim whisked to safety

Friday, May 15, 2020

FRANCISTOWN: A 16-year-old girl linked to a case of defilement against the Nata-Gweta legislator Polson Majaga has since been removed from her parents’ home in Malelejwe to a place it is believed she would be safer, Mmegi has learnt.

The Social and Community Development (S&CD) Department at Sowa Town Council is said to have made an urgent court application at the Magistrate’s Court in Nata on Sunday to move the girl to a safer facility.

It is alleged that the Council made the application to move the girl from Malelejwe as a ‘cautionary measure’ to shield her from any form of coercion and pressure that might come from some members of the community.

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Majaga's alleged victim whisked to safety

FRANCISTOWN: A 16-year-old girl linked to a case of defilement against the Nata-Gweta legislator Polson Majaga has since been removed from her parents’ home in Malelejwe to a place it is believed she would be safer, Mmegi has learnt.