Thanana Kebonang, 28, who was on bail for an offence of breaking into a motor vehicle and theft common, was at it once again when he allegedly broke into a motor vehicle at the traffic lights next to Botswana Unified Revenue Authority (BURS) on New Year's Eve (31 Decembere 2010) and grabbed a red Nokia cell phone valued at P2 500.00 and P90.00 in cash, the property of Boitumelo Makhunga. During police investigations, Old Naledi police nabbed him only to be left bamboozelled as he was on bail for a similar offence which was pending trial. According to court records, Kebonang was granted bail after breaking and stealing from a motor vehicle on May 3, 2010. He was granted bail on June 7 the same year. One of the conditions of his bail was that he should not "fall under reasonable suspicion of having committed another offence whilst on bail". Appearing before Extension 2 Senior Magistrate Kofi Acqua Dadzie, Kebonang sent the court into laughter when he rudely commanded the magistrate to grant him bail during his first mention. He alleged that the police officers did not like him as they had an agenda to keep him behind bars. "Your worship just grant me bail because you know that I didn't do it. The police simply hate me," Kebonang charged. The magistrate remanded him in custody and he will appear for another mention on January 28, 2011 when his bail application will be considered.
In a separate incident, a house burglar was arraigned before senior magistrate Abigail Masawe on Tuesday for stealing property worth P24 335.00 in Extension 5, Gaborone. Teacher Chaloba Chaloba and another accused still at large, are alleged to have on December 14, 2010 broken into Lehlohonono Matsela's house and looted almost every valuable in the house. When the prosecution requested the magistrate to remand him in prison, the accused pleaded with the court as he claimed that he will help the police to locate his co-accused.
