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. 

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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