Family sues over missing child

Justice David Newman will in November hear a case in which a Molepolole family is compelling the Commissioner of Police to release evidence relating to the disappearance of their son two years ago.

Olefile Momphitlhi was accompanied by his brothers, Shakes Momphitlhi and Simon Momphitlhi, to Molepolole Police Station on August 7, 2011 to hand himself over after he was suspected of armed robbery.He was detained and police later claimed he had escaped from custody.

Now Mpho Laolang, on behalf of the Momphitlhi family, has instructed Attorney Letsweletse Dingake to sue Commissioner Keabetse Makgophe.  Attorney Letsweletse Dingake has filed a notice of motion before Justice Newman and wants an order directing the police to release a complete copy of the record of the docket of the investigations.

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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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