Freed accused sues govt for 300k
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Dube at High Court yesterday PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Dube was accused of murdering a woman who was found floating in a river near Monarch location in Francistown on December 25 2009. Sylvia Motsamai, who is the plaintiff’s girlfriend, has been cited as a witness.
In a lawsuit filed before Justice Dr Key Dingake of the High Court, Dube is seeking P100.000.00 compensation for wrongful arrest and P200.000.00 for malicious prosecution. The Attorney General, Botswana Police Services and the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) have been cited as respondents in the matter. Yesterday, Dube, who is represented by Unangoni Tema, told court that his wrongful murder arrest has had a detrimental effect on his life, adding that although he was granted bail his good name had been tarnished.
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...