Debene Natale fails to secure appeal

Traditional music artist Otlaadisa Debene Tshipa suffered a devastating blow at the Court of Appeal after Justice Ian Kirby dismissed his application yesterday.

The ruling effectively means that Tshipa will have to complete the 10-year jail term imposed on him by a Molepolole magistrate in 2009.

However, he was given a reprieve when Kirby allowed his appeal to backdate his sentence. 

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