Cab driver killers hanged

Death row. Cab driver killers hanged. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Death row. Cab driver killers hanged. PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana Prisons Service has confirmed the execution of Moabi Mabiletsa and Matshidiso Boikanyo, both convicted murderers who 2013 brutally killed a cab driver Vincent Mopipi, stabbing him 44 times with a knife.

Statement from Prisons:

The Botswana Prison Service wishes to inform the Public that the execution of the death penalty passed on Mr Moabi Seabelo Mabiletsa, 33 years of Mafitlhakgosi in Tlokweng and his co-accused Mr Matshidiso Tshid Boikanyo, 39 years of Lesetlheng Ward in Tlokweng, was carried out today, Saturday  28th March  2020 at Gaborone Central Prison in the morning.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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