Fake Zim healers nabbed in thokolosi scam
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
The trio is facing two counts of attempting to obtain by false pretences as well as entering Botswana through an un-gazetted point.
Prosecutors say Gift Chihwayi (27), Phillip Rusari (39) and Emmanuel Chihwayi (42) all residing at Rasoko ward, Gabane village, acted in consent on October 13, 2017 at Phiring location in Gaborone to try and obtain the sum of P1,000 from Linet Mmali David by falsely pretending that they were traditional doctors. The three told David that they had removed a thokolosi from her house, which prosecutors say they knew was false as they had planted the dead baboon.
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....