Convicted armed robber fails to ‘escape’ jail
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Lobatse High Court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Khupe was convicted of house-breaking, stealing from a dwelling house, robbery, and theft of a motor vehicle, and sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
According to court documents, on or about October 27, 2017, at Pitikwe Township in Lobatse, Bokani Khupe and Godknows Ncube broke into a dwelling house of Charles Kabomo. The duo stole some items, and those recovered were a Sony radio with four speakers, a clipper set, a pink school bag, and a pair of blue Nike trainers.
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...