Father Rapes Two Daughters
Monday, August 04, 2014
The magistrate court had sentenced Kemoiponetse Mosweu to 20 years imprisonment for charges of incest and rape of his 13 and 14-year-old daughters.
Dismissing his appeal, Justice Lord Arthur Hamilton, said that Mosweu who had pleaded not guilty to the charges did not deny that the two children were his own. He stated that although Mosweu had submitted to the CoA that the girls’ testimonies were inconsistent, critical issues in their testimonies were in each case ‘internally consistent’.
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....